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LONDON - Apple's released its latest UK accounts on Thursday. They showed the company generated a turnover of £1.37 billion ($1.72 billion) in the year ending September 28, 2019.…

Apple released the Public Beta of iOS 14 on Thursday. The public Beta of iPadOS 14 was also made available.…

In a new video, Tom Hanks, the writer, and star of Greyhound tells the story behind the film. It revolves around the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II and the perilous journeys convoys had to make across the ocean. It will be available on Apple TV+ from…

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Charlotte Henry and Jeff Butts join host Kelly Guimont to discuss updates to Apple’s Swift educational resources and new features in iOS 14.

Nokia launched a set of tools for data center networking in collaboration with Apple on Thursday. Reuters reported that the aim is to help firms manage increased traffic as 5G networks are rolled out.…

Quibi lost 90 percent of early users after their free trials expired. That’s according to data from Sensor Tower, reported on by The Verge. …

Apple announced updates to its coding programs and resources for educators and students on Thursday. The Develop in Swift and Everyone Can Code curricula have been given an overhaul. Furthermore, it launched a new professional learning course for Develop in…

The graphic is all well and good, but sometimes you want to see the battery percentage on your iPhone XR. It's easy to via the Control Center, and the method works on the iPhone 11 too.…

There's an easy way to look up your Apple warranty status for any product you own. And then proceed if you need assistance.…

Apple won 63 patents on Tuesday. Perhaps the most interesting was for a new repositionable control that could be used with iPads, Macs, and other devices (via Patently Apple).…

In a blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft revealed details of a major phishing campaign that its Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) first observed in December 2019. The criminals targeted user accounts in 62 countries,…

In a new video, James Blake showed Apple his MacBook-powered  home studio as he works on his latest song, Are You Even Real. The clip shows the GRAMMY® award winner editing, looping, pitching, and layering the track in Logic Pro X.

Its clear that the rollout of App Clips in iOS 14 will have a significant impact on developers and users. However, it will has have an impact on brands and marketing. A new video from Campaign explored the issue.

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We have a deal on the Innotech Smart Scale, a device that provides 9 precise ways to look into your body measurements including weight, body fat, water, muscle mass, BMI, BMR, visceral fat, bone mass, and protein. It connects to an app on your iPhone or…

Bryan Chaffin and host Kelly Guimont chat about an interview with a designer of the original PowerBook and their own Apple Portable histories.

Apple announced that it was expanding its Independent Repair Provider Program on Wednesday. Businesses in Europe and Canada can now sign up to offer customers iPhone repairs using genuine Apple parts.…

Australia's Heritage Bank rolled out Apple Pay on Tuesday. It comes as more and more institutions look to facilitate contact payments to help stop the spread of COVID-19.…

Tom Hanks used a TV interview on Tuesday to walk back his eyebrow raising comments about Apple. He said that he is “actually thrilled that Apple TV+ is making it possible for everybody to see” upcoming film Greyhound.…

NBCUniversal is set to fully enter the streaming wars next week. Variety took a look at the story behind the Peacock service, which has suffered delays to some of its major launch productions.…

iOS 14 Developer Beta 2 landed Tuesday. It is the first update since WWDC.…

Google+, the search giant's ill-fated social network, is officially no more. It has been replaced on iOS and Android with Google Currents, reported 9to5Mac Google.…

As happens with every new update to iOS, we've got some great new features to look forward to. Apple is making some hefty changes to Messages, widgets, and how you organize your apps. We're also going to get a new way to translate text and picture-in-picture…

John Martellaro and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the latest iteration of APFS and how it could affect Time Machine drives.

Samsung Smart TVs now have the Apple Music lyrics tool. The feature is available on all sets released in 2018 and later.…

Apple has cut the trade-in values of many iPhone models (via MacRumors). It adds to the speculation that the iPhone 12 will be announced in the coming weeks.…

The H.266 video codec was recently revealed, and it was designed for 4K and 8K video streaming. It can steam at these resolutions using half the data as previous codecs.…

Today Logitech has launched the MX Master 3 mouse and MX Keys keyboard for Macs and iPads.…