Microsoft on Thursday updated Sunrise Calendar for iOS with a new scheduling tool called Meet, while HBO brought the iOS edition of HBO Go up to par with a redesigned interface.
Source: Apple Insider
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Apple refutes report of delayed HomeKit launch, says first products coming in June
Apple on Thursday refuted claims that software issues have forced the company to push back its HomeKit Internet of Things initiative, saying the first compatible devices are on schedule to launch in June.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple Watch is better for you than Obamacare, Jeb Bush says
During a Thursday stop in Phoenix, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush –?widely expected to challenge for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016 –?reportedly said that he would do away with the Affordable Care Act in favor of health tracking on the Apple Watch.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple overhauling data services ‘front-to-back’ for future version of Maps, job listing reveals
Apple is planning major changes to Maps that will involve radically overhauling the data services behind the platform, according to a job listing posted on Thursday discovered by AppleInsider.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple on track for another 51+ million iPhone sales this quarter, research says
Demand for Apple’s iPhone continues to stay extremely strong, even as the life cycle of the current iPhone 6 series begins to wind down heading into the fall, new data from UBS reveals.
Source: Apple Insider
LifeProof launches ruggedized Fre Power battery case for iPhone 6
Case maker LifeProof on Thursday launched preorders for the Fre Power, a new battery case for the iPhone 6 also designed to be rugged and waterproof.
Source: Apple Insider
Software problems force Apple to delay HomeKit launch – report
Apple is reportedly facing technological issues with HomeKit, the company’s forthcoming smart home platform designed to act a central hub for iOS-connected products like light bulbs and door locks, that have forced a re-evaluation of the platform’s launch timeline.
Source: Apple Insider
Monterey Apple Store evacuated after handling contaminated package
The Del Monte Apple Store in Monterey, Calif., was evacuated on Wednesday after a dozen people in the store were nauseated by a chemical-contaminated package delivered by FedEx.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple display supplier Sharp posts $1.9 billion annual loss, avoids collapse
One of Apple’s key display suppliers, Sharp, posted an annual net loss of $1.9 billion on Thursday and cast doubt on its ability to keep operating, although it will continue to live on in the short-term thanks to investments by banks.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple intervenes in Radio Shack sale in effort to protect customer data
Bidding for the RadioShack brand and customer data has ended, but not before Apple weighed in on the proceedings, saying that information collected during the sale of its own products should be left out of the deal.
Source: Apple Insider