Свежие новости и отзывы о Apple

Apple тайно открыла в районе Лунтан (север Тайваня) лабораторию, в которой разрабатывает новые дисплеи, сообщил Bloomberg со ссылкой на источники, знающие о существовании объекта.... →

Apple is reported to be working on its own display technology in a move that could lessen its dependence on third-party suppliers like Samsung and Sharp, and boost the battery life of its products. Read More... →

NEW YORK (Reuters, Andrew Chung) – Samsung took to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a last-ditch effort to pare back the more than $548 million in damages it must pay Apple for infringing the patents and designs of the iPhone. Samsung’s petition must first be accepted for review by the Supreme Court. It […]... →

The rush to develop apps for Apple’s two newest products has kicked into high gear, as platform providers roll out tools to facilitate this trend. The latest entry comes from Parse, which today has launched two new SDKs for devices built around Apple’s watchOS 2 and tvOS systems — the Apple Watch and TV, respectively. […]... →

It’s been pretty quiet around Facebook’s Parse developer platform this year. The team launched its Internet of Things service in March and open-sourced its SDKs in August, but otherwise, we haven’t heard much about it. It looks like Facebook is putting a bit more emphasis on the service. The company today announced two new SDKs for Parse. The service now supports both… Read More... →

Google today updated its Google Maps app for iOS with a slew of new features. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store. Although the app’s changelog only mentions “See popular times at more than a million places around the world” and “See up-to-date gas prices when searching for gas stations […]... →

Samsung is set to take a leaf out of Apple’s playbook for the next iteration of its flagship Galaxy smartphone. According to the WSJ — quoting “people familiar with the matter” — the Galaxy S7 will have a pressure sensitive display when it launches next spring. Read More... →

Александр Доманицкий стал управляющим партнером инвестиционного портфеля the Untitled Retail Lab. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании.  Ранее компания сотрудничала с ним по развитию отдельных проектов в России и Европе. Управляющий партнер венчурной компании the Untitled Retail Lab Константин Синюшин считает, что Александр Доманицкий в новой должности сможет продвинуть весь формируемый портфель в сторону отраслевой международной экспертизы в ритейле.  В портфель the Untitled Retail Lab входят P2p-сервис для ... →

Главные выводы и российские победители фестиваля креативности... →

(Reuters) – Pop star Taylor Swift’s “1989 World Tour Live” concert video will be available exclusively on Apple Inc’s music streaming service, Apple Music, starting Dec. 20, Apple said on the service’s Twitter account on Sunday. Swift, who celebrated her 26th birthday on Sunday, tweeted a trailer for the concert video and said: “Thank you […]... →

After a series of back-and-forths between Apple and Taylor Swift over royalties, a near-break up between the superstar and Apple Music and a final mea culpa between the two, Swift is now planning on releasing a documentary for her 1989 concert tour exclusively on Apple Music. Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes. I have a little surprise for you. #1989WorldTourLIVE… Read More... →

Самые популярные и обсуждаемые тексты уходящей недели на vc.ru — в традиционном воскресном дайджесте.... →

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... →

Международный фестиваль рекламы объявил последних победителей... →

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.... →