Apple has enjoyed a monumental past year on all fronts, breaking records left, right and center. From iPhone sales to the last earnings call back in January, Tim Cook's company can seemingly do no wrong, and with Apple Watch now on the horizon, it's likely that the success stories and exponential growth will only continue. Hitting another landmark, Apple today closed at a market cap of over $705 billion, making the Cupertino the very first company to exceed the $700 billion threshold.
The Touch ID fingerprint sensor that Apple first introduced with the iPhone 5s back in 2013 was, by some, dismissed as a gimmick. Sure, we'd seen such implementations with business-standard notebooks and such, but the idea of adding one to an iPhone did seem a tad James Bond. As we've seen, though, Touch ID has much to offer, and having enjoyed third-party support software with the iOS 8 update, was also included as a part of last year's iPad refresh. Now, reports indicate that Touch ID will be subject to further improvements in time for the next-generation iPhone, providing a more accurate experience for seamless and secure authentication.
Remember that mysterious Dodge Caravan kitted out with multiple cameras cruising the streets or Northern California last week? The fact that it was actually leased to Apple managed to not only turn a few heads, but also got a few tongues wagging about the possibility of Tim Cook's company working on a next-generation vehicle to extend its current product offering.
If Apple Pay is to truly take off then it is going to need support from as many retailers as it can get, so the news that airline JetBlue is to start accepting Apple Pay as an in-flight payment method will be a welcome one for those of is who are tired of carrying around little plastic cards in order to buy things. With other retailers coming on board and an international launch said to be on the horizon, 2015 looks like it could be the year of Apple Pay.
Here are all the features new in iOS 8.3 beta 1 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Complete list of changes can be found right here.
Wow! This is just in. Apple has just released iOS 8.3 beta 1 download for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. iOS 8.2 also remains in beta mode, beta 5 of which was released only a week ago.
Could the all-new 12-inch MacBook Air hit the market as early as the end of this month? One leak of information is pointing fingers at the possibility of a refresh of the existing 11 and 13-inch MacBook Air models, which should purportedly be coming out on the 24th of February. More details to follow, right after the jump.
A newly released concept video gives us an idea of what Apple could really do if it went all-in with Notification Center and actionable notifications.
The iTunes App Store is packed to the gills, featuring thousands of great (and not so great) apps and games. With such a high volume of content available, users must take advantage of the various methods of finding the best, most interesting or most popular. But while those high on the most-downloaded lists are bound to be heavily-used, one ethically questionable Chinese firm demonstrates how even download / install stats can be manipulated.
Here's something that was bound to happen, but sure, let's all blame the Apple Watch for it. Some schools and colleges in Britain have put a ban on smartwatches to be worn into an examination hall, citing concerns about students' use of the wearable for cheating on a test or exam. Details to follow after the jump.
















