On this day 41 years ago, Apple’s first Macintosh went on sale, just two days after being introduced to the world during a commercial break in the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. Although “1984” became a cultural phenomenon and a watershed moment for product launches, Apple’s Board of Directors was against it from the start. Here’s how the legendary ad almost didn’t air…
On January 22, 1984, Apple instantly became a household name
Apple is launching three new Home products this year: ‘ HomePad ,’ a new Apple TV 4K , and HomePod mini 2 . At least two of these devices will come with a key upgrade that could make a big difference for the smart home’s future.
Mark Gurman has reported that Apple’s new Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini 2 are coming near the end of this year.
At this point, we don’t know a lot about the upgraded Home products.
What we do know:
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Tim Cook has officially revealed his innie, Tim C., in the latest of many Severance promos for Apple TV+.
Cook’s, I mean C.’s, acting chops just might top what we saw in the before the iPhone 15 event in 2023.
Severance season two premiered on Apple TV+ last week after a nearly three year hiatus. Episode two is out today.
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Apple Watch bands are safe to wear, says the company , after concerns were expressed about the presence of PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) in a number of smartwatch bands.
PFAS has been linked to a number of health concerns, and is known as a “forever chemical” as it doesn’t break down in the body or the environment …
Research by the found that PFAS was found in nine different smartwatch and fitness tracker brands. The specific brands which tested positive are not identified, but the study does say Apple bands
Scheduled Threads posts are now available to all, after the company first began rolling it out to a small number of users last month. Additionally, users in a few countries can now highlight and annotate parts of other people’s posts when sharing them …
Instagram head Adam Mosseri made the .
Some Threads updates today to help manage your presence on the app: You can now schedule posts on Threads, and metrics for individual posts are rolling out in Insights.
We’re also adding the ability to “markup” a
The newly-launched copied more than a dozen iPhone features, argues Macworld , pointing to everything from the slab-sided design to Siri’s glowing border.
The piece acknowledges that both companies copy from each other, but suggests that Samsung is a little less subtle in its approach …
Mahmoud Itani makes the case, starting with Apple Intelligence .
Apple Intelligence offers built-in ChatGPT integration with others, including Google Gemini, coming down the road. One of Samsung’s marquee AI features is that its AI infrastructure is
Apple commentator John Gruber yesterday described Siri’s current performance as “ ,” giving its inability to correctly name the winner of Super Bowl 13 an example, noting that this is a basic query that any US chatbot ought to be able to answer.
It turns out that wasn’t an entirely random example: it was prompted by his friend Paul Kafasis, who decided to test Siri on Super Bowl 1 to 60 inclusive – and the results were not good …
Kafasis shared the results in .
So, how
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Apple’s developer site has of a new API coming for apps that will offer expanded options for managing In-App Purchases. It’s called the Advanced Commerce API, and here’s what we know so far.
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The App Store facilitates billions of transactions annually to help developers grow their businesses and provide a world-class customer experience. To further support developers’ evolving business models — such as exceptionally large content catalogs, creator experiences, and subscriptions with optional add-ons — we’re introducing the