Свежие новости и отзывы о Apple

DuckDuckGo запустил новую функцию Directions. Теперь при поиске по адресу пользователи смогут выбрать картографический сервис для прокладки маршрута к найденному месту. В списке доступных вариантов значатся Apple Maps, Bing Maps, Here Maps, OpenStreetMap и Карты Google. При выборе одного из сервисов из данного списка в дальнейшем он будет установлен по умолчанию для кнопки Get Directions («Получить маршрут»). Новая функция также работает на мобильных устройствах. После выбора нужного провайдера пользовате... →

Smartphone sales are slowing down, and it looks like Apple might see its first iPhone sales decline in the next quarter. That pinch is now being felt by one of Apple’s key suppliers. UK company Imagination Technologies announced today that it is restructuring its company. It will lay off 350 people and shutter some operations in the process — 200 announced today, on top of… Read More... →

If Facebook announces the “Messenger Bot Store” at F8, as many predict, it would be arguably the most consequential event for the tech industry since Apple announced the App Store and iPhone SDK in March 2008. Even Steve Jobs could not have foreseen the impact of what he described as “a new application that lets users browse, search, purchase and download third party… Read More... →

Автор блога Above Avalon Нил Сайбарт купил новый iPhone и на полгода отказался от Facebook и других продуктов компании. По итогам эксперимента автор пришёл к выводу, что пока Facebook и Apple — скорее дополняют друг друга, нежели конкурируют. Но такое положение вещей не будет сохраняться вечно. Редакция vc.ru перевела материал.... →

As Apple continues to battle the US government’s desire to workaround the security of its mobile operating system, European encrypted email startup, ProtonMail, is choosing the latest skirmish in the crypto wars to launch its end-to-end encrypted email service out of beta — switching from invite-only to public signs up today. Read More... →

SAN FRANCISCO AND FRANKFURT (By Dan Levine and Georgina Prodhan, Reuters) — A German court has ruled against Apple Inc in a case over video streaming patents, handing Kudelski’s OpenTV unit a victory in its ongoing intellectual property licensing campaign against major technology companies. OpenTV sued Apple in 2014, alleging that various products infringe its patents, […]... →

A German court yesterday ruled against Apple in a video streaming patent case brought by Swiss company Kudelski’s OpenTV unit against the Cupertino company back in 2014. Read More... →

(Reuters) – U.S. officials will travel to Brussels this week to drum up support for a transatlantic data transfer pact agreed last month that will facilitate billions of dollars worth of online business but which must overcome European regulators’ concerns over privacy protection. Agreed on Feb. 2 after two years of difficult talks, the Privacy […]... →

Rumors are flying today that Apple is moving part of its cloud business from AWS to Google’s Cloud Platform. We did some asking around and yes, it does appear that Apple has made some moves to diversify its iCloud storage, tapping Google for some of that business. This is another huge win for Google and a — at the very least perceived — loss of ground for AWS, which… Read More... →

If I had to choose a sound to identify the second year of my daughter’s life it would probably be one of the collaborations between Sesame Street superstar Cookie Monster and one of the hot pop stars of the day. Though “Me want it (but me wait)” will never win any lyricist awards, it was catchy, taught patience and provided the kind of cultural crossover that has kept… Read More... →

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, aka the Woz, shared his feelings about the Apple Watch today in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session. His feelings were, well, not the most positive. Here’s how he put it: I worry a little bit about — I mean I love my Apple Watch, but — it’s taken us into […]... →

Last week I sat down with apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak to hear about his newest creation, Silicon Valley Comic Con. The event, which will be held this weekend at the San Jose Convention Center, will play host to celebrities like Michael J. Fox, William Shatner, and Stan Lee. Woz and his team says they expect almost 30,000 attendees throughout the weekend. The convention will also feature… Read More... →

I bought an Apple Watch six months ago. This was no casual purchase. As an Apple fan, a watch collector and with more than 20 years of experience in the design innovation space, I had extremely high expectations of the purchase. While I have enjoyed the stylish Apple Watch’s features and functions, I have occasionally felt frustrated with the overall experience, for two, admittedly… Read More... →

A medtech startup called AliveCor today unveiled what may be the first medical-grade EKG band for the Apple Watch, the Kardia Band, pending its FDA clearance. The product is intended to help wearers detect cardiac arrhythmia conditions that can cause stroke, as well as indicate whether your heart rate and rhythm are normal. The band works with an accompanying Apple Watch application,… Read More... →

Основатель российской компании-производителя чехлов для iPhone со встроенным кардиографом CardioQVARK Александр Ежков рассказал vc.ru о создании проекта, клинических испытаниях и получении сертификации Apple. Чехол стоимостью 8,5 тысяч рублей позволяет пользователю самостоятельно снимать кардиограмму, приложив пальцы к специальным датчикам.... →

Everalbum now lets you import photos and videos from more sources to create well-rounded shared albums. The company announced today that it has added support for Microsoft OneDrive, Apple’s iMessage, Amazon Cloud Drive, and Flickr. It has also implemented a feature that lets you opt in to have duplicate photos removed at any time. As […]... →

Apple’s News app, which is installed on all iOS devices, is now open to all publishers. When it launched in fall 2015, News app’s publishing tools were only available to Apple’s partners, including big media players like Conde Nast, The New York Times, and CNN. Now anyone, including humble bloggers, can sign up and monetize their content. Read More... →

18 апреля 2016 года Google обновит UserAgent поискового робота для смартфонов. В новой версии строка агента пользователя будет выглядеть так: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.96 Mobile Safari/537.36 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html) Текущая версия строки: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 8_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/600.1.4 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/8.0 Mobile/12F70 Safari/600.1.4 (compatible... →

Hacker Ryan Collins pleaded guilty to stealing a number of nude photos — including images of Jennifer Lawrence — from Apple’s servers, after getting snared by the FBI. In the process of the trial, it became clear that the hack didn’t involve Apple’s services being compromised through brute-forcing or password cracking, but rather that they were the result of… Read More... →

On March 22nd, Apple and the FBI will head to federal court to determine whether or not the government can force Apple to open up an otherwise deeply-encrypted iPhone used by terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook leading up to the San Bernardino shootings. The lead up to the hearing has been an unending game of back-and-forth between Apple and the government, and Apple has just lobbed the ball back to… Read More... →