Apple has reportedly acquired augmented reality (AR) headset maker Mira. The tech company retained at least 11 employees from the acquired firm, The Verge reported Tuesday (June 6), citing unnamed sources. Mira makes headsets used by Nintendo World for its Mario Kart rides and by the U.S. Air Force...
Some customers of Apple’s savings account have reportedly found it difficult to move their money out. In one case, a customer who deposited $100,000 found it took three weeks to transfer it elsewhere, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (June 1). Apple’s savings account was launched in...
Apple is reportedly planning a new iPhone interface in the style of a smart home display. The interface, which will show information like notifications, calendar appointments and weather, is part of several new features for the iOS 17 software update, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (May 24). This view...
The European Commission (EC) is reportedly seeking information about Apple Pay from retailers and Apple’s rivals. The requests by the antitrust regulators of the EU were sent out three months after Apple testified at a hearing on Feb. 14, Reuters reported Wednesday (May 10). Because...
It was another busy week for artificial intelligence (AI). As noted in a Saturday (May 6) Seeking Alpha report, the technology continued to capture the attention of Wall Street, with both the CEO of Apple and the head of the Federal Trade Commission expressing concerns. Per the report, Apple chief...
Hardware’s growing — specifically, the phones — but for Apple, services are slowing. Drilling down into the Q2 results, the tech giant’s iPhone revenue was $51.3 billion, up from $50.6 billion a year ago, against a backdrop where industrywide smartphone sales declined. The demand for...
At one time, it seemed like only the most tech-forward or foolhardy were conducting financial transactions over smartphones, as they were then viewed as less secure than personal computers. That sentiment began shifting as app purchases and similar activities “normalized” mobile financial transactions, which quickly...
Consumers want to make their daily routines simple and more connected, and hands-free voice-activated technologies can fit the bill. Consumers already use voice assistants to find information, play music or find and book airline tickets, among many other possibilities. Consumers performed an average of six tasks...
Developers may soon be able to offer links enabling payments outside Apple’s App Store. A United States appeals court upheld an earlier ruling in a case that said Apple can no longer prohibit such links, which developers want to use to avoid paying sales commissions...