Apple’s popular smartwatch is getting an update, called the Apple Watch Series 6, with a key new health sensor, as well as features focused on making the gadget easier to use with kids. The new sensor for the Apple Watch can measure your blood oxygen level in 15 seconds, Apple said, and will also track your …
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Hmm, Apple seems to have an AR trick up its sleeve for today’s event
When Apple sent invitations to the press and public to watch its “special Apple Event from Apple Park” on Sept. 15 through apple.com, the company included an artistic rendering of its logo, along with two words: “Time Flies.” Most people interpreted that to mean a next-generation Apple Watch, but there was an augmented reality surprise that hints at much more. If you tapped …
Read More »Apple changes App Store rules to allow streaming game services, Xbox says not enough
Apple is changing its App Store rules to allow game streaming services, which let people play video games over the internet in a way that’s similar to how they stream movies on Netflix. The move marks the iPhone maker’s acknowledgement of the changing ways some people are playing video games. Apple said the new rules will allow apps that connect to …
Read More »Apple to offer retail employees masks custom made by iPhone design teams, reports say
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple’s iPhone and iPad design teams have developed face masks that the company reportedly plans to offer to its retail employees to help protect them while working amid the coronavirus pandemic. The new masks, earlier reported by Bloomberg and MacRumors, have a three-layer …
Read More »Apple lets existing Fortnite players use ‘Sign in with Apple’ to log in to accounts
In 2019, Apple announced a new sign-in feature, similar to Facebook’s and Google’s ubiquitous buttons around the internet, designed to help people with iPhones, iPads and Macs more easily create and sign in to their accounts on other websites and apps. Now that feature is caught in the crossfire between Apple and Fortnite maker Epic Games. On Sept. 9, Epic …
Read More »Apple asks court to make Epic pay damages in Fortnite lawsuit
Apple raised the stakes Tuesday in its lawsuit with Epic Games over the hit video game Fortnite. The iPhone maker requested monetary damages if it successfully convinces a judge that it was within its rights to kick Fortnite off its more than 1.5 billion active iPhones and iPads last month when Epic activated code it knew broke Apple’s app store …
Read More »Apple’s AirPods Studio headphones could have a lay
In a series of patent filings published Thursday, Apple detailed technologies for its rumored upcoming AirPods Studio headphones, describing tech that identifies details about a person’s ears as well as new designs to fold headphones down flat for travel. In patent applications called Headphones With Increased Back Volume, Headphones With Magnetic Sensor and Headphones With Removable Ear Pieces, Apple outlined designs for …
Read More »Apple, Google promise better coronavirus tracking with ‘exposure notifications express’
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple and Google want to make it easier for health agencies to join its coronavirus exposure notification system, creating a new option that will allow them to help people track and alert one another about coronavirus infections without having to build an app. …
Read More »TikTok sale hits some bumps, but could still come soon, report says
Chinese tech giant ByteDance may be ready to give up its control of TikTok after all, with reports in recent days saying the social networking app’s sale may be finalized soon. A deal for TikTok’s US, New Zealand and Australian operations is expected to be announced sometime in the near future, according to reports in CNBC, The Wall Street Journal …
Read More »Apple officially kicks Fortnite off the iPhone, iPad, banning Epic’s developer account
Apple’s battle with Fortnite’s developer just got a little more epic. Apple ratcheted up pressure on Epic Games Friday, banning the company’s developer account, effectively cutting it off from updating its Fortnite game on iPhones and iPads. Apple and Epic are locked in a battle over money and power, and who gets to have them. Apple charges commissions of up …
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