Tag: apple

• Apple and the End of the Car as We Know It

  May 30, 2021

  As cars become computers with wheels, Apple is joining other tech companies in eyeing the $5 trillion auto market https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-and-the-end-of-the-car-as-we-know-it-11621656010 more ›

• Apple robbed the mob’s bank

  May 16, 2021

  Last week, Apple introduced a new ad unit to the App Store: a paid placement on its Search page. https://mobiledevmemo.com/apple-robbed-the-mobs-bank/ more ›

• Security researcher hacks AirTag; modifies NFC URL for Lost Mode

  May 10, 2021

  A security researcher was successful in hacking the AirTag by reverse-engineering its microcontroller. This is apparently the first time an AirTag was hacked or, say, “Jailbroken”. https://the8-bit.com/airtags-hacked-for-first-time/ more ›

• Apple’s App Store hosted kiddie games with secret gambling dens inside

  April 18, 2021

  In popular culture, access to an illicit gambling den is as easy as stumbling into the right shop and saying the password — or greasing some palms. https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/15/22386533/ios-app-scam-jungle-runner-magical-forest-apple-kosta more ›

• Apple Supports Independent Artists With New Investment

  April 2, 2021

  Tech giant teams up with artist-services company UnitedMasters, an alternative to the major label system https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-supports-independent-artists-with-new-investment-11617184804 more ›

• Apple Hosts Apps Run by China Paramilitary Group Accused of Uyghur Genocide

  March 27, 2021

  Apple’s App Store has been distributing more than a dozen apps created by a Chinese organization sanctioned by the U.S. for human rights abuses against Muslim minorities in China’s Xinjiang… more ›

• Vaccine Emoji Comes to Life

  February 28, 2021

  Apple has updated the 💉 Syringe emoji to remove the blood, allowing this existing emoji serve as a vaccination emoji in 2021. New emojis and new vaccines have more in… more ›

• Apple, Its Control Over the iPhone, The Internet, And The Metaverse

  February 6, 2021

  One of the neat things about the internet is who created it, why, and how. The web’s cross-platform, standards-based and non-profit origins are inseparable from the internet’s rapid growth, the… more ›

• How Apple Is Organized for Innovation

  October 25, 2020

  Major companies competing in many industries struggle to stay abreast of rapidly changing technologies. They are typically organized into business units, each with its own set of functions. https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-apple-is-organized-for-innovation more ›

• Apple Watch and a Paradigm Shift in Computing

  October 4, 2020

  Despite being only four years old, the Apple Watch has fundamentally changed the way we use technology. Due to the sheer number of Apple Watches now seen in the wild,… more ›