Mac news and trends

Apple To Let Developers Challenge App Store Rules, Mum On Apple Pay During WWDC
Apple // June 23, 2020

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference kicked off Monday (June 22) with Apple announcing new developments for its ever-expanding ecosystem. New software is coming soon to iPhone, iPad, Mac Computers, Apple TVs and Apple Watches — and old partnerships are evaporating as Apple has announced that...

Apple Preps Installment Pay Plans On Apple Card
Apple // June 07, 2020

Buyers of Apple products will soon have the ability to pay for those products, including iPads, Macs and AirPods, in monthly installments using the Apple Card. The tech giant, planning to introduce the service over the next few weeks, will allow buyers to split up...

Apple Earnings Transcend Pandemic Economics
Earnings // April 30, 2020

For a company that doesn’t have a retail location open outside of China or South Korea because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple acquitted itself nicely in the second quarter. On Thursday (April 30), the company posted quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion, an increase of 1...

Facebook Launches Desktop Messenger Video Chat
Facebook // April 02, 2020

The desktop version of popular app Facebook Messenger has arrived on Mac and Windows computers, letting people communicate via video chat during a time when everyone is using that means of communication. Video chat and other similar modes of connection have become a lifeline for...

Quick Reads
Apple Adds iPhone 14 and New Macs to Self-Service Program

June 25, 2023
Apple has expanded its Self-Service Repair program to include some of its latest devices. The tech giant announced last week that its iPhone 14 lineup and new Mac models are now included in the program. Launched last year, the Self-Service Repair program gives anyone with experience with electronic device repair access to the same manuals, parts and […]

Apple Preps Installment Pay Plans On Apple Card

June 07, 2020
Buyers of Apple products will soon have the ability to pay for those products, including iPads, Macs and AirPods, in monthly installments using the Apple Card. The tech giant, planning...

Apple Earnings Transcend Pandemic Economics

April 30, 2020
For a company that doesn’t have a retail location open outside of China or South Korea because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple acquitted itself nicely in the second quarter. On...

Facebook Launches Desktop Messenger Video Chat

April 02, 2020
The desktop version of popular app Facebook Messenger has arrived on Mac and Windows computers, letting people communicate via video chat during a time when everyone is using that means...