Business & Tech Apple Gears Up to Unveil First Generative AI Phone, the iPhone 16, on September 9 — But AI-Powered Siri Likely a Year Off It's once again about time for Apple's annual, post-Labor Day product launch event, and this year it comes with a semi-big new product, with a lot of caveats.
Business & Tech Apple Hit With Sweeping Antitrust Lawsuit From Justice Department and 16 States Over iPhone Monopoly After years of scrutiny by regulators and rumblings from states' attorneys general, and following similar prosecutions against Google and other major tech players, Apple was hit with a sweeping lawsuit Thursday accusing it of creating a monopoly around its popular smartphones.
Business & Tech Apple Urges iPhone, iPad Users to Update Devices Immediately, Hackers Could ‘Take Control’ of Device A newly discovered security exploit is already taking over iPhones, iPads, and other Apple devices in the wild, and Apple people should drop everything and get the latest software update.
Business & Tech Apple Relents and Will Let You Repair Your Own Devices, But Only On the Newest iPhones The long-sought consumer “right to repair” will finally arrive from Apple, but only for iPhone 12 and 13, and you have to buy the tools from them.
Business & Tech Apple Will Scan Your iPhone for Child Porn; Critics Wonder What Else They’ll Snoop On A coming iOS upgrade will scan users’ iPhones for any images of child sexual abuse, but one wonders how many livelihoods will be ruined whenever the bots make a mistake.
SF News You Can Now Pay Your Muni and BART Fares By Waving Your Apple Watch or iPhone Over a Clipper Reader At last, a couple years behind other cities, San Francisco now has added Apple Wallet and Apple Watch paying capability on mass transit, with Android capability on the way soon.
Business & Tech Apple's War With Facebook Continues as New Privacy Controls Will Stop Apps From Illicitly Tracking Our Movements Apple issued an 11-page report on Thursday titled "A Day in the Life of Your Data," and announced plans to roll out a new layer of privacy control this spring that will prevent iPhone apps from tracking our movements without our knowledge.
Business & Tech Apple iOS Update To Include Fix For Face ID With Masks, New Contact-Tracing Software for COVID-19 The next iOS update for the iPhone is set to include new software being developed with Google that uses Bluetooth signals to help identify if you've been in close contact with someone who's tested positive for COVID-19.
Business & Tech Apple Fined $27M In France For Purposely Slowing Down Older iPhones Apple has agreed to pay a 25 million euro fine (about $27 million) in a case brought by French regulators concerning the now widely known — and widely derided — practice of using software updates to slow down older iPhones and push people to buy newer models.
Business & Tech Apple Clashes With Justice Department Yet Again Over iPhone Backdoor A case backed by Attorney General William Barr is escalating quickly at the Department of Justice that will once again pit Apple against the federal government in a fight over smartphone privacy.
Business & Tech Apple’s AirPods Die Within Two Years, Can’t Be Fixed, Cause Environmental Damage There’s another reason to loathe those $159 AirPods — a Washington Post investigation finds they have a very temporary shelf life, and are likely to end up as environmental waste.
Business & Tech Do Not Upgrade To iOS 13: Latest iPhone Software Update Plagued By Bugs Apple has had a decent track record in recent years when it comes to its iOS updates, but the latest is being described by reviewers as "rushed out the door," "super messy," and "a clusterf**k." Be warned!
Business & Tech Apple Unveils iPhone 11, Uses Free Apple TV+ To Sell More iPhones CEO Tim Cook unveiled some more details and trailers for Apple TV+, as well as a new 10.2-inch iPad, Apple Watch Series 5, and the new iPhone 11 models that are just supercharged versions of the X models that came out in 2018.
Business & Tech Apple Kills Off iTunes, Adds iOS 13 Dark Mode Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose today, and the big announcements have begun rolling in — even though no major product announcements are expected at this one, except maybe a new Mac Pro.
SF News Google's New Pixel 2 Phone Proves They're Serious About Mobile Hardware Back with the highest-rated smartphone camera ever, meet the new Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL → https://t.co/jdr9S9hBzb #madebygoogle pic.twitter.com/OtU78fLTJB— Google (@Google) October 4, 2017 Google unveiled
Arts & Entertainment Pictures Show Two iPhone 8 Pluses That Split Open, Possibly From Swollen Batteries 届いたiPhone8plus、開けたら既に膨らんでた pic.twitter.com/eX3XprSzqv— まごころ (@Magokoro0511) September 24, 2017 A couple of photos are circulating showing two iPhone 8 Pluses bought in two different countries that spontaneously split open at the
SF News Apple Recommends Avoiding Face ID If You Have A Twin Or If You're Under 13 According to a new security guideline issued by Apple, children and people who have a twin sibling should refrain from using the new Face ID unlock feature on their new iPhone X's. The
SF News iPhone 8 Launch Fails To Draw In Crowds As Everyone Holds Out For iPhone X Looks like with these relatively lackluster iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus lines, Apple may not exactly reel 'em in like they used to. The new iteration of the ubiquitous iPhone launched worldwide
SF News iPhone X's Facial Recognition May Be Terrible For Multiple Reasons One of the big revelations though a widely anticipated one from yesterday's Apple launch event was the Home-button-free iPhone X and its facial-recognition technology. The internet has been abuzz ever since with concerns
Arts & Entertainment [Updates] Apple Unveils New iPhone X, Series 3 Watch, iPhone 8, And Animoji! "I love hearing his voice, and I love hearing his message," said Apple CEO Tim Cook, coming out on stage at the new Steve Jobs Theater at Apple's new Cupertino campus just after
Arts & Entertainment New iPhone 8 With Facial Recognition And Bezel-less iPhone X Rumored For Tuesday Reveal It's the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone this year, and thus it's been rumored for months that Apple would be revealing some fantastic new iteration of the smartphone with their annual September
SF News 'Kill Switch' Cuts SF Smartphone Robberies By Half Your iPhone is a lot less likely to get swiped on Muni than it used to be. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, new San Francisco Police data says that smartphone robberies in
Arts & Entertainment Video: The Rock Stars In Absurd New iPhone Ad Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the star of a new commercial for Siri and the iPhone 7 called "The Rock x Siri Dominate the Day," and it's all about how insanely busy the
SF News Day Around The Bay: The iPhone Turns 10 A brush fire is threatening homes in East San Jose. [CBS 5] That adorable kitten that was found curiously stranded on the Golden Gate Bridge last weekend will soon be up for adoption.
Arts & Entertainment Apple Introduces Echo Rival HomePod And More At WWDC17 The long anticipated Apple rival to the Amazon Echo and Google Home, dubbed HomePod, has arrived. The centerpiece unveiling at Monday's WWDC keynote presentation, the HomePod is a predictably good looking and well
