As part of its continual effort to rebuild Apple Maps, Apple has added detailed terrain features to the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico as well as the southern portion of Nevada, including the city of Las Vegas. The additional data is derived from Apple’s street-level data gathering via LiDAR-equipped vehicles, which Apple has […]
Author: Chris Barylick
It looks like Intel will continue providing 4G modems for Apple’s iPhones for the foreseeable future. Intel, which recently announced that it would be exiting the 5G modem chipset business, said that it still plans to supply 4G modems through this year – likely including the 2019 iPhones. During Intel’s Q1 2019 earnings call, CEO […]
This isn’t the greatest of all possible news you could receive, but at least you can get a replacement component without too much hassle. Apple has announced that the three-prong adapter used in the Hong Kong, Singapore, and U.K. versions of its World Travel Adapter kit “may break,” Apple having recalled the part. To identify […]
A class action suit filed against Apple in 2013 regarding broken iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, and iPhone 5 is set to proceed to jury trial in San Diego state court. The trial is set to begin on October 25th. The lawsuit alleges that Apple knowingly sold the aforementioned iPhone models with “defective” power buttons and […]
Sometimes you need some extra servers on hand. Although Apple and Amazon are often viewed as competitors, it appears that Apple is spending more than $30 million per month using Amazon Web Services to power Apple services such as iCloud. Apple is reportedly spending more than $300 million per year via Amazon’s cloud services. Apple […]