Month Archives: May 2021

Apple customer satisfaction slips below Samsung in new smartphone data

Opinions Rumors

Rumor: MacBook Air with M1 successor, Mac Pro with Apple Silicon coming this year

iMac, iPad Pro, Apple TV 4K in stores this Friday

14-inch, 16-inch Mac laptop supplies may be limited at first (or not!)

Apple releases fourth developer betas of macOS 11.4.6, iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, watch OS 7.5, and macOS 11.4.

Opinions Rumors

Rumor: one final Mac Pro will sport Intel processors

News items you should check out: May 18

Music News Opinions

Say what? AirPods Max, AirPods Pro don’t support Apple Music Lossless

Spring Cleaning for your Mac Part 1

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Opinions Rumors

Rumor: 14-inch and 16-inch Mac laptops delayed until next year (but I don’t think so)

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Apple Music announces Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos

How to hide (and “unhide”) the menu bar in macOS Big Sur

News Opinions Patents

Apple files for patent for ‘foveated display’ for ‘Apple Glasses’

36,000 fake AirPods worth $7.16 million seized by Cincinnati CBP

Notable apps and updates: May 17

Apple Music: ‘Get ready-music is about to change forever’

News Opinions Patents

If you drop your iPhone or iPad in an ‘Apple Car,’ the vehicle could help you find the device

Apple no longer making space grey versions of the Magic Mouse, magic Trackpad, Magic Keyboard

The Beats brand will apparently live on (though I’m not sure why)

Updated: Robert De Niro injures leg (but not while filming Apple TV+’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’)

FDA continues to monitor the effects of magnets in consumer electronics on implanted medical devices

News Opinions Patents

Apple patent filing involves 3D interaction via gestures on the iPhone, other devices

How to use passes in Wallet in iOS 12-14

Opinions Rumors

Rumor: third get AirPods and HiFi Apple Music coming next week

Apple reportedly plans a smaller Face ID sensor for upcoming iPhones, iPads

Cherry Joins joins cast of Apple TV+’s ‘Five Days at Memorial’

Latest Apple Pay promotion involves ‘spring time savings’

Apple shares trailer for season two of Apple TV+’s ‘Home Before Dark’

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Ultenic launches T10 robot vacuum cleaner with multiple cleaning modes and Auto Dust disposal

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Zuma’s Lumisonic combines a loudspeaker with a ceiling light fixture

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NewerTech announces USB-C to HDMI, USB-C to DisplayPort adapters

Apple’s Mac laptop sales see 94% year-over-year growth

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News Opinions Patents

An Apple Watch could one day be used to implement gesture controls on a Mac

India: Apple’s Mac sees 335.5% year-over-year growth in quarter one

Brand loyalty soars to 93% as Apple rolls out new products and privacy features

Report: solutions such as Apple Pay will make travel experiences better

Patent trollin’: Apple fends off Uniloc’s challenge in patent dispute case

Aeva adds veteran Apple, Volkswagen execs to its Advisory Board

Hello, goodbye: Apple fires just-hired ex-Facebook product manager

Teradici, MacStadium team up for high-performance remote access for the Mac

Apple posts trailer for second season of Apple TV+ series, ‘Trying’

News items you should check out: May 13

Canada: Apple must pay $175 CAD to owners of 2011 Mac laptops with graphic issues

24-inch iMac up to 56% faster than the previous high-end 21.5-inch iMac

‘The Tragedy of MacBeth’ with Denzel Washington coming to Apple TV+

Two human rights groups condemn Apple’s ‘app store monopoly’

GameSir debuts X2 Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller, F7 Claw Tablet Game Controller

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