Apple airs 2015 Christmas TV ad starring Stevie Wonder & Andra Daye
Apple on Wednesday uploaeded its annual Christmas TV ad to YouTube, which this year stars singers Stevie Wonder and Andra Daye. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Month: November 2015
Confirmed: Apple Acquired Real-Time Motion Capture Firm Faceshift
Earlier this year, MacRumors uncovered some evidence suggesting Zurich-based real-time motion capture firm Faceshift was acquired by Apple, and as of today, that acquisition has been confirmed by Apple in a statement given to TechCrunch. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” Prior…
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Best Buy Offering Up to $100 Off Apple Watch Today Only in Pre-Black Friday Sale
Best Buy is hosting an early access online-only sale today that includes significant discounts on the Apple Watch and the iPad Air 2 ahead of the traditional Black Friday shopping holiday. Customers can get $50 off the Apple Watch Sport and $100 off the stainless steel Apple Watch, dropping entry-level prices to $299 and $449,…
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Danish man reports severe burns from Apple Watch following earlier, more minor reports
Danish news site Ekstra Bladet reports that a man received severe burns from his Apple Watch, and has been waiting for several weeks for the results of an Apple investigation. Photos accompanying the report (below, not for weak stomaches) seem to show two long burn marks on the wrist of Jørgen Mouritzen, together with what appear to be burn…
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Apple Pay Expected to Launch in China by February 2016
Apple plans to launch Apple Pay in mainland China before the weeklong Spring Festival starting February 8, 2016, also known as the Chinese New Year, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report claims Apple recently reached deals with China’s big four state-run banks to launch Apple Pay, but the iPhone maker could still face…
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iMessage, iTunes, Apple TV, more being affected by widespread Apple outage
Update: Apple’s system status page now reflects that the issues have been resolved. Apple this evening appears to be suffering from a widespread outage, affecting a number of its online services. According to the company’s status page, The issues began roughly half an hour ago and are affecting the App Store, Apple TV, iBooks Store,…
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KGI expects Apple to sell 2.5M iPad Pros in Q4 as TSMC found to be sole provider of A9x chip
Respected analyst Ming Chi-Kuo from KGI Securities has this evening issued an investor note in which he predicts sales for Apple’s latest tablet, iPad Pro. Kuo predicts in his note that Apple will sell between 2.4 million and 2.6 million iPad Pro units in the fourth quarter of 2015. As we head into 2016, Kuo expects those numbers…
Apple promoting popular apps and games on new Apple TV with short clips [Videos]
Apple is highlighting the new Apple TV App Store and the many games and entertainment services on it with a new series of short video clips. Each 15 second video starts with the same Apple TV graphic, then promotes a popular game or video service app on the new Apple TV with some gameplay or…
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Apple Pay is now available in Canada with American Express, UK Apple Pay adds Tesco Bank and TSB
Update: For Canada, the feature appears to have jumped the gun too early — the Add Card screen has disappeared from Wallet but we expect it to return later in the day. You can still get Apple Pay early in Canada by changing Region to US in iPhone Settings and adding the card….
First Apple Pencil Orders in the U.S. Now ‘Preparing for Shipment’
Though the iPad Pro has been widely available in Apple retail stores since its launch last Wednesday, supplies of the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard have been much more limited. At launch, there were no Apple Pencils or Smart Keyboards available for purchase in the U.S. with in-store pickup, and the first online orders listed…
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iPhone 6s owners report losing messages, recent calls when restoring from iCloud
Some people picking up a replacement iPhone 6s are finding that their Messages and Recent Calls data is missing after restoring from iCloud, according to numerous complaints. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
iOS 9 How-To: Quickly delete multiple images in Messages to free up space without losing your conversations
When you send pictures, videos, audio messages and other attachments in Messages on iPhone and iPad, it stays on the device by default taking up memory. For a lot of people, Messages is the second biggest app on their device in terms of storage, with Photos often being the biggest, because of the fact that the…
Apple adds black ribbon to French homepage to commemorate victims of Paris attacks
Apple has acknowledged the recent terrorism attacks in Paris with a commemorative ribbon on the Apple France homepage, www.apple.com/fr. The black ribbon is a sign of remembrance and mourning; Google has also added the symbol to its homepage in response to the attacks. In addition, Apple has been contacting affected employees in French Apple retail stores to check they are safe. Apple…
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Solving the mysterious failure of Apple’s iPad
Across Apple’s fiscal 2015, annual iPad unit sales fell by an astounding 19 percent while iPad revenues fell 23 percent, a plunge from fiscal 2014 of just over $ 7 billion. The tech industry pundits love to talk about the failure of Apple’s tablet business, but are short on the specifics of what’s happening. Here’s…
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Review: SteelSeries Nimbus is the best gaming controller for Apple TV and iPad
Comfortable, competitively priced and featuring a Lightning port for recharging, the SteelSeries Nimbus is the best iOS-compatible gaming controller we’ve ever tested, and it’s the best option to pair with your new fourth-generation Apple TV. But without a clamp to hold an iPhone, it should be the go-to choice for Apple TV and iPad gamers…
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