Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to launch the next iPhone on September 12 1:12 Even if you don’t have an iPhone or plan on getting a new one, you should still pay attention to Apple’s September 12 event. For one thing, it takes place in a new location, Apple Park, the company’s new headquarters …
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Apple’s Tim Cook sells iPad while advertising Auburn U.
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. So that’s what he does in his office. Auburn/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET CEOs are fond of saying they live and breathe the products their companies make. Many, indeed, just can’t resist peddling them at every opportunity. Here, then, is Apple CEO Tim Cook appearing …
Read More »Apple’s Siri team gets a new boss
In a management shuffle at Apple, Craig Federighi, the head of software, is now also in charge of the company’s Siri team, according to his bio on the tech giant’s site. With the new responsibility, Federighi takes over Siri from Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services. “Craig oversees the development of iOS, MacOS, and Siri,” Federighi’s …
Read More »Can you leave the iPhone’s Home button behind? (Apple Byte Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 98)
Now playing: Watch this: Can you leave the iPhone’s Home button behind? (Apple… 2:20 Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Periscope Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 98 Your browser does not support the audio element. …
Read More »‘iPhone 8’ rumored to be called iPhone Edition
Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image Do these look like iPhone Editions to you? MacRumors When it comes to ‘iPhone 8‘ (and really every iPhone launch), everyone knows, yet no one knows for certain. The most reliable rumors suggest Apple’s most advanced new phone to be unveiled on Sept. …
Read More »AirPods are gobbling up the totally wireless earphone market
Everyone laughed at AirPods when they were announced a year ago. Now, consumers are buying them faster than Apple can make them. While Apple doesn’t provide specific sales data, the latest report from NPD analyst Ben Arnold says that AirPods are leading the category of totally-wireless earphones by a huge margin. Specifically, 85 cents of every dollar spent so far this year on the category …
Read More »Apple sends invites to its Sept. 12 event at Apple Park
Now playing: Watch this: Apple set to launch the next iPhone on September 12 1:12 The next iPhone (or, iPhones). A new Apple Watch. Siri. Lots and lots of augmented reality. These are just a few of things we’re expecting from Apple this year, and now the date is official: Tuesday, September 12. This year, Apple’s big reveal is at …
Read More »Apple’s iPhone event is official (The 3:59, Ep. 277)
Apple on Thursday sent out invites for its latest event, to take place on Sept. 12 at the new Steve Jobs Theater. This one is widely expected to be the launch for the newest iPhone. Plus, we may see some updates to the Apple Watch, Siri and AirPods. For today’s show, we run through expectations, wish list items and potential disappointments. …
Read More »Apple iPhone 8 launch invokes Steve Jobs one more time
Steve Jobs memorably unveiled the original iPhone more than a decade ago. So it’s appropriate that the 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone be held at the theater named in his honor. Apple sent out the invitations for the launch of its next iPhone (or iPhones), confirming the rumored date and location of Sept. 12 at the new Apple Park …
Read More »Calling all fitness freaks: Samsung’s Gear Sport, Gear Fit 2 Pro want you
Samsung’s long appealed to the fashionistas with its smartwatches. It now wants to go after the jocks too. When Samsung first jumped into wearables three years, it took pains to emphasize the look of its Gear smartwatch. It partnered with a fashion designer to make special accessories to go with the watch, and it sought to show its wearables were …
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