Availability of the Apple Watch Herm?s has expanded online, as the French fashion house is now selling its exclusive collection of custom wearables via its website.
Source:: Apple Insider
Monthly Archives: January 2016
New Samsung Pay TV ad takes shots at Apple Pay’s retail reach
A new Samsung TV ad, featuring comedian Hannibal Buress, continues a theme of pointing out that Samsung Pay can be used in stores where Apple Pay isn’t supported.
Source:: Apple Insider
Google’s Android revenue $31 billion over OS’s entire lifetime, Oracle lawyer says
The Android operating system has reportedly generated $31 billion in revenues for Google since it first launched in 2008, creating $22 billion in profits largely from mobile advertising.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday
A peek at the schedule of Pope Francis has revealed that the Holy See met with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Friday, though what the two discussed remains a mystery.
Source:: Apple Insider
AppleInsider podcast talks Apple manufacturing, ‘iPhone 6c’ expectations, streaming TV
This week the AppleInsider podcast explores Donald Trump’s dictate that Apple build it’s “computers and things” in America, “iPhone 6c” rumors, ESPN in an Apple streaming service, GarageBand and Music Memos, and more.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple expands Maps capabilities with new Flyover, Nearby and Traffic location data
Apple’s efforts to build out its in-house Maps service moved forward on Thursday with the addition of four new Flyover locales, public transit data for Los Angeles, a European expansion of Nearby POI suggestions and Traffic data for Hong Kong and Mexico.
Source:: Apple Insider
Google paid Apple $1B in 2014 to serve default iOS search bar
Court documents from Oracle’s copyright lawsuit against Google show the Internet search giant paid some $1 billion to Apple in 2014 in return for making its search bar the default option on iOS.
Source:: Apple Insider
New Apple hire suggests increased interest in immersive virtual reality
A report on Thursday revealed Apple recently hired Doug Bowman, a top researcher in the fields of virtual reality and augmented reality, suggesting the company is seriously investigating immersive computing.
Source:: Apple Insider
Latest Apple TV commercial puts focus on apps
Apple posted a fun new Apple TV commercial to the Web on Thursday showing off the tvOS App Store’s deep selection of apps, games, over-the-top content streamers, interactive shopping services and more.
Source:: Apple Insider
Munster: Apple Pay distribution low, but peer-to-peer and in-browser payments to goose adoption in 2016
Fresh data from investment firm Piper Jaffray shows Apple Pay adoption hovering between 10 and 20 percent, but analyst Gene Munster expects numbers to rise in 2016 as Apple integrates attractive new features like peer-to-peer payments and in-browser integration.
Source:: Apple Insider