Month: May 2022

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has called Apple’s App Store, which has helped app makers earn over $260 billion since its launch, a “disservice to developers” that forces them to treat their apps as “sub-par.” Sweeney made the comments in an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, where he repeated ?Epic Games?’ previous talking points…

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Apple plans to produce roughly 220 million iPhone units in 2022, a production target that is mostly unchanged from the previous year despite supply chain constraints and expected high demand for new iPhones this fall, Bloomberg reports. Apple has reportedly told its suppliers that it still wants to make up to 220 million ?iPhone? units…

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Nikkei Asia reported this week that Apple and its suppliers are struggling with iPhone 14 production due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China. Now analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities has brought more detail to this story by saying that iPhone 14 Max production is delayed by three weeks. more… The post Report: iPhone 14…

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Google has reportedly delayed the launch of its first foldable smartphone yet again, due to the device reportedly failing to meet the company’s expectations. According The Elec, the company had planned to launch the device during the fourth quarter of this year, but Google has now chosen to delay its release. The outlet’s sources said…

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Apple today notified employees that it is increasing starting pay for hourly workers to a minimum of $22 per hour, and higher in certain markets, reports The Wall Street Journal. The move comes as the company seeks to deal with inflation, a tight labor market, and recent unionization efforts. The new starting wage represents a…

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Twitter this month officially launched its “Circle” close friends feature to the public, so that users can have an “alternative timeline for trusted friends.” While Circle was only available in Twitter’s mobile app and website, the feature has now arrived in the Mac version of Twitter’s app. more… The post Latest Twitter for Mac update…

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Apple has begun notifying employees that it will increase the starting pay for hourly workers to a minimum of $22 per hour, with other markets seeing even higher wages.Apple issued a statement to employees on Wednesday, informing workers that it would be increasing its hourly wages for retail employees.”Supporting and retaining the best team members…

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Apple TV users should install a system software patch released Wednesday. tvOS 15.5.1 apparently fixes a small bug in the latest big update, which Apple released last week. The patch comes out in unison with a small update to HomePod software. How to update Apple TV to tvOS 15.5.1 Apple’s release notes for macOS, iOS…

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Apple appears to have recently updated the Wallet app to allow users to add an Apple Account Card, which displays the Apple credit balance associated with an Apple ID. If you receive an App Store or Apple Store gift card, for example, it is added to an Apple Account that was previously visible in the…

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Apple has picked up a live-action “Speed Racer” series for Apple TV+, reports Variety. The series has reportedly been in the works for years now, and will be executive produced by J.J. Abrams. “Speed Racer” is a Japanese automobile racing media franchise that originated in 1966 as a manga, and it was then adapted into…

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On the first day of the Worldwide Developers Conference, a select number of developers will travel to Apple Park in Cupertino, California to experience a special viewing event at Apple’s ring-shaped campus. The June 6 event will include a viewing of the WWDC keynote and the Platforms State of the Union as previously announced, but…

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Amid ongoing speculation that Apple is nearing a deal (or has already inked a deal) for the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, the NFL is also planning its own “NFL Plus” streaming service. A new report from Sports Business Journal now indicates that NFL Plus could ultimately be bundled with the Sunday Ticket package if…

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Earlier this year, 9to5Mac discovered that Apple had been working to rebrand iTunes Pass as “Apple Account Card” in the Wallet app with iOS 15.5. Although there was no mention of this feature in the official release notes for iOS 15.5, the Apple Account Card is now live and available to users running the latest…

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Twitter has been going through a lot of internal changes recently, but this is only part of the company’s crisis. The US government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Twitter as it claims that the company misled and failed to tell its users how their data was used for advertising. more… The post US government…

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Bluetti is releasing its new EB3A Solar Generator in the United States on June 14, a portable 268Wh power pack that can be recharged via a solar panel or by an outlet.The Bluetti EB3A can quickly recharge to 80% in just 40 minutes. First introduced during CES 2022, the Bluetti EB3A is part of the…

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