Apple SVP Eddy Cue yesterday suggested that we might not need an iPhone ten years from now. It echoes a report back in 2019 , where the company’s execs were cited saying the same thing – also with a decade-ish time-frame.
Apple is absolutely right to take this possibility seriously. It’s the job of the company’s leadership to think long and hard about future scenarios, and there are four very good reasons why this possibility cannot be ignored …
There are four reasons
In court testimony yesterday, Apple SVP Eddy Cue told the judge that usage of search in Safari fell for the first time ever in April, suggesting users are turning to AI alternatives like ChatGPT instead.
This led to Google investors getting cold feet on the search giant’s outlook, with the company stock dropping about 8% in response. However, Google has now formally contested Cue’s comments in a .
Google released a short statement on its blog that seems to run counter to what Cue said yesterday. Google said
Apple has asked the U.S. District Court in Northern California to pause the enforcement of new App Store rules following its recent loss to Epic Games.
In the emergency motion , Apple requested a stay on the court’s injunction , which currently requires the company to allow developers to link to alternative payment methods in their apps.
The court order stems from a years-long legal battle with Epic Games, which began after the Fortnite developer challenged Apple’s App Store business model. While the court sided with Apple
After , Google Maps has rolled out a feature that can scan screenshots on your iPhone and save any found locations.
With this Gemini-powered capability, Google wants to streamline how people screenshot places they find on the web, social media, etc. Instead of users having to manually return to their gallery, remember the name, and then open Maps to search for the location, Maps will automatically identify those places and save them to a list.
Make sure you’re using the of Google Maps and go to the
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Vacation season is coming up fast, and for many, this could be the first time traveling since Apple gave AirTag a brand new feature in iOS 18.2 . Here’s how that feature works, and why it’s perfect for your upcoming trip.
One of the most popular uses for AirTag is as a luggage tracker.
Airlines lose luggage every day, and AirTag provides an easy way for you to track down your belongings fast.
But recently, that was made a whole lot easier with a feature
We’re likely going to see yet another version of AirPods Pro this September, alongside the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup. Despite the coming up on nearly three years old, I don’t think that those in the market to buy new AirPods should necessarily waste their time waiting for a potentially upcoming model.
Even though we should get a new pair of in the coming months, that hasn’t stopped Apple from continually making this pair of AirPods better and better.
Just last fall, Apple introduced two
Apple acquired Shazam nearly seven years ago , and since then the music discovery service has had a number of integrations with Apple Music. The latest: a for Apple Music users that’s powered by daily Shazam data.
Shazam has just launched its Viral tracks list , but Apple Music users will want to go straight to inside the Music app.
Essentially, Apple is taking live Shazam data from each day and funneling it into the new playlist.
That means the Viral Chart playlist will be updated daily, so it always features
There are few individuals better positioned to make a major impact on personal computing’s future than Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s CEO. And some of his recent comments appear very much aligned with what a top Apple exec shared earlier today about AI’s influence on our computing habits.
Earlier today, Apple SVP Eddy Cue quite remarkably admitted that, due to AI, the iPhone might not be needed in a decade.
Though Cue didn’t go into greater detail, my assumption is that he sees how AI could
After adding and in recent weeks, Gemini now has an iPad app. Audio Overviews are also now available in more languages.
Google launched a standalone Gemini app on iOS that replaced the integrated Search experience . The application was just for the iPhone. As such, Gemini on the iPad opened as a letterboxed phone app that meant users had to use the small iOS keyboard. It wasn’t particularly elegant, with the Gemini website offering a better experience.
Today’s update introduces a “full-screen, optimized iPad