Свежие новости и отзывы о Apple

Square’s latest payments reader is coming to an Apple store near you, the company tells TechCrunch. The devices will retail for $49 and be available online and in-store throughout the U.S. Launched last fall, Square’s new contraption is NFC-enabled and works with Apple Pay. Now the standard in many countries, it accepts EMV chip cards, which are more secure than credit cards… Read More... →

Back when I reported on whether we would see a full new ‘Apple Watch 2.0’ in March (still no), I mentioned that a March event from Apple could still happen — and that likely releases would be an iPad and smaller iPhone. At the time, the event was in a state of flux, according to a couple of sources — basically in a holding pattern that depended on what hardware was… Read More... →

With opportune timing, given Apple’s decision to put its curated iTunes Radio stations behind a paywall, music streaming service SoundCloud today launched its own take on continuous, lean-back listening with the debut of “Stations.” Similar to other radio services, like Pandora, Stations allow users to listen to an endless stream of music based on a track, search terms,… Read More... →

Google has added a playful feature to its iOS application that lets you kick off a random trivia search – aka, the “I’m Feeling Curious” search feature – just by hard pressing on its app icon. The feature takes advantage of 3D Touch, which means it only works on Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices. After tapping on the “I’m Feeling Curious”… Read More... →

ANALYSIS: When the stock markets open this morning, it’s quite likely that the company formerly known as Google (GOOG) will seize the crown as the world’s most valuable company from Apple (AAPL). It is the latest twist in Silicon Valley’s favorite feud between two giants who once were friends until they became bitter enemies and rivals. And […]... →

Обозреватель vc.ru изучил биографию генерального директора Apple Тима Кука — от учебы, работы в IBM и собеседования с Джобсом, после которого он стал правой рукой легендарного предпринимателя, до полноправного руководства компанией.... →

Каждое утро Rusbase рассказывает о трендах в мире бизнеса и технологий на цифрах... →

Холдинг Alphabet, в который входит Google, обошел по рыночной капитализации Apple и стал самой дорогой публичной компанией в мире. Акции компании значительно выросли после публикации отчёта за четвёртый квартал 2015 года — результаты холдинга превысили ожидания аналитиков.... →

Google’s parent company, Alphabet (GOOGL), is now the most valuable company in the known universe, with a market cap of about $570 billion in after-hours trading after reporting a stronger than expected Q4 FY2015 earnings report. This appears to be the first time Google’s value has exceeded Apple’s since 2009. Apple (APPL), by comparison, is now valued at $534.66 billion, […]... →

We spend so much time touching our devices — but what if they could touch us back? Apple’s recent leaps with 3D Touch technology show that this could soon be a reality. Feel a surface texture, communicate with braille, even play an instrument — the tactile capabilities of future technologies are set to transform our digital experiences. Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис ONDOC для контроля здоровья, который позволяет анализировать данные из Apple Health, сохранять историю посещений и рекомендации врачей, а также записываться на прием. Передаем микрофон.... →

The tablet market is still in decline. Q4 2015 is the fifth straight quarter in a row to see a decrease year-over-year: 65.9 million units shipped, down 13.7 percent from the 76.4 million units that shipped the same quarter last year, according to market research firm IDC. For the whole year of 2015, shipments were […]... →

With the release of iOS 9 last year, Apple introduced support for ad blocking within its Safari web browser. On Sunday, smartphone maker Samsung debuted its own support for content and ad blocking in the default web browser installed on its Android smartphones. The update, which is rolling out now to devices running Android Lollipop or higher, works in a similar way as ad blocking on… Read More... →

Аналитическая компания Brand Finance составила ежегодные списки самых дорогих и влиятельных брендов. По итогам 2015 года самым дорогим брендом остался Apple, а в рейтинге самых влиятельных лидером стал Disney, сместив с первого места Lego.... →

В 2013 и 2015 годах число устройств с iOS увеличивалось после новогодних распродаж.... →

Президент РФ Владимир Путин поручил ФАС, Минэкономразвития, Минфину, ФНС, Минпромторгу, Минкомсвязи и Институту развития интернета (ИРИ) разработать поправки в законодательство, которые обеспечили бы равные условия работы интернет-компаний в России. Об этом сообщается на сайте президента России. Ведомства должны предоставить свои предложения до 1 сентября. Обеспечение равных условий работы может подразумевать, в частности, введение налога на добавленную стоимость (НДС) при продаже в России услуг иностранным... →

Говорят, сможет заряжать гаджеты на большем расстоянии, чем уже существующие беспроводные зарядки... →

Компания Apple продолжает оставаться коммерчески успешной, но разработчики из Кремниевой долины относятся к ней с опаской из-за закрытой и крайне строгой внутренней культуры. К тому же технологическая составляющая корпорации уже не кажется им такой прорывной, пишет The Guardian.... →

Apple is working on changing an algorithm in Siri and Apple Maps that has been directing people to adoption centers when they asked for an abortion clinic. Though the company knew this was a problem since at least 2011, it said at the time that this was a “glitch” and promised Siri would get better. But not much changed in five years. UCSF researcher Alexis Hoffman tested search… Read More... →

This week we saw a slew of Twitter executives leave the company, a voluntary Apple product recall, quarterly earnings reports from major tech companies and much, much more. These are the stories you need to catch up on. Read More... →