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Apple experienced “strong double digit growth” in the number of iPhone users who were upgrading an older device or swapping to an ‌iPhone‌ from an Android device, Apple CEO Tim Cook said during today’s earnings call covering the third fiscal quarter of 2021. Cook said that it was the largest upgrade quarter for Q3 ever, […]

During today’s earnings call for the third fiscal quarter of 2021 (second calendar quarter), Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked how Apple decides what components to purchase and what components to develop, and Cook said that Apple asks if it can be done better. We ask ourselves if we can do something better. If we […]

Apple today announced financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2021, which corresponds to the second calendar quarter of the year. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $81.4 billion and net quarterly profit of $21.7 billion, or $1.30 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $59.7 billion and net quarterly profit of $11.25 […]

Macs and iPads are selling in record numbers as people continue to work and learn from home. According to Apple’s latest earnings report for the third fiscal quarter of 2021 (second calendar quarter), Apple’s Mac category brought in $8.8 billion, up from $6.5 billion in the year-ago quarter. Sales were just a bit down from […]

Apple today released the fourth betas of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, introducing additional refinements to the new features that are coming in the software updates. In these betas, Apple has introduced changes for Safari, Notifications, Focus mode, and more. Safari Updates Apple is continuing to refine the design of Safari on the iPhone, and […]

The fourth beta of iPadOS 15 that was released today introduces tweaks to Safari, with the Safari layout now mirroring the updated layout that was introduced in macOS Monterey Beta 3. The new Safari design in iPadOS 15 beta 4 Prior to this beta, Safari on iPad was similar to Safari on iOS with no […]

The latest beta update of macOS Monterey, released to developers today, has brought Live Text functionality to Intel-based Mac computers, removing the requirement for users to use an M1 Apple silicon Mac to utilize the feature, according to Rene Ritchie. Live Text, included in the forthcoming ‌macOS Monterey‌, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15 updates, allows […]

The next-generation iPad Air will feature a design that’s similar to the third-generation iPad Pro, according to Japanese site Mac Otakara. Citing a Chinese supplier, the site says that the fifth-generation ‌iPad Air‌ will continue to feature a 10.9-inch display and a Touch ID button on the side, but it will gain a dual-lens camera […]

Apple today seeded the fourth beta of the upcoming tvOS 15 update to developers for testing purposes, with the new beta coming two weeks released the third beta. Developers can download the new tvOS 15 beta by downloading a profile onto the ‌Apple TV‌ using Xcode. Apple shared little about tvOS 15 when it was […]

Apple today seeded the fourth beta of the upcoming watchOS 8 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming two weeks after Apple released the third watchOS 8 beta. To install ‌‌watchOS 8‌‌, developers will need to download the configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once installed, ‌‌watchOS 8‌‌ can be downloaded […]