Свежие новости и отзывы о Apple

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GUEST: When Apple Pay was first announced back in September 2014, I was very enthusiastic about it. Finally, a dream come true! Someone, and not just someone but the biggest company in the world, had come up with a new generation of payment technology that would combine mobile and biometric forces. The long chain of disappointments, […]... →

GUEST: Last week, Samsung decided it was ready to pay Apple the $548 million that the federal courts said it owed for infringing Apple’s patents. In the spirit of the holidays, however, Samsung gave itself its own money-back return policy, in the event any appeals were to go in Samsung’s favor. But even assuming Samsung never […]... →

В начале декабря пользователи старых моделей iPhone стали замечать в магазине приложений App Store полноэкранный баннер, предлагающий им приобрести последнюю версию устройства — iPhone 6s. Об этом сообщает Techcrunch.... →

Walmart has now become the latest large retailer to carry the Apple Watch. The company’s U.S. website has begun selling the Apple Watch Sport and various accessories, including the Sport Band and a magnetic charging cable. Currently, only the 38mm and 42mm Sport models are available in either Silver or Space Gray, for $349-$399. While the retailer is not yet stocking the Apple Watch on… Read More... →

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Likely in hopes of boosting its holiday sales, Apple has surprised a number of iPhone owners by displaying unsolicited pop-up ads within the App Store application that promote the iPhone 6s. The ads are full-screen interstitials, and appear on iPhones that are older than the iPhone 6, according to reports. The ad’s text, meanwhile, reads “iPhone 6s Ridiculously… Read More... →

Nearly every American is familiar with Apple, the crown jewel of technology firms, but it’s just as likely they’ve never heard of a company dubbed the “Apple of China”: Xiaomi. On the surface, the two companies have opposing strategies; Apple products sell for a premium at industry-leading margins, while Xiaomi targets budget-conscious consumers by charging little more […]... →

8 декабря Apple выпустила чехол для iPhone 6 и iPhone 6s со встроенным аккумулятором, дизайн которого многие обозреватели посчитали неудачным. Корреспондент The Verge Ник Слэтт в своей статье назвал дизайн последних продуктов Apple «непростительно плохим».Обозреватель vc.ru подготовил адаптированный перевод материала, а также вспомнил, какие спорные решения в дизайне своих продуктов Apple применяла раньше.... →

Компания App Figures провела первое исследование магазина приложений App Store для tvOS — операционной системы телеприставок Apple TV. Согласно результатам, большую часть магазина составляют недорогие игры, пишет Business Insider.... →

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Доля Google на рынке десктопного поиска США демонстрирует тенденцию снижения. Об этом свидетельствуют результаты исследования SurveyMonkey. Отчёт SurveyMonkey основан на данных, полученных в ходе опроса американских пользователей. Респондентов просили указать основную поисковую систему, которую они используют.  С помощью инструмент SurveyMonkey Audience было опрошено 379 респондентов в США. По мнению менеджера по онлайн-маркетингу компании Элая Шварца (Eli Schwartz), этого количества достаточно, чтобы счит... →

If you’re a Tumblr user who happens to have an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus, today is your lucky day. The Tumblr team dropped an update which includes support for both 3D Touch and Live Photo. The Live Photo bit is super interesting because Tumblr is a place where GIFs and animated images tend to get shared and re-shared at pretty rapid rates. The best part is that you can view them even if… Read More... →

Google today updated its Google Wallet app for Android and iOS with support for sending money to phone numbers. You can download the new version of the app from Google Play and Apple’s App Store (it’s rolling out “in the next few days” so don’t fret if you don’t see it yet). Until now, you […]... →

A new report out today details the growth of the Apple TV App Store in the month or so it’s been live, noting that the store has already grown to include 2,624 applications, the majority being games. At the current rate of growth, the store is estimated to reach 5,000 apps a month from now, and as high as 10,000 applications by early next year. The data was collected by appFigures, which… Read More... →

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GoPro has made it possible to activate your head-mounted camera by tapping on your Apple Watch. The San Mateo, Calif.-based company, which has pioneered the market for action video cameras, has added features for the Apple Watch in the GoPro app for iOS. It gives quick access to the camera’s controls right from your wrist. […]... →

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Pound Sand, a group of combat game veterans, is launching its first iOS game Fantastic Plastic Squad. The title is a third-person shooter game that will run on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The title is an interesting test about whether shooter games, a multibillion-dollar market on the consoles and PCs, will work on […]... →

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