By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) An extensive Twitter thread spells out which free or inexpensive fonts to start with to at least closely mimic the logos of Netflix, LinkedIn, Google, Amazon, and so many more.A surprising number of corporate, big brand logos are based on fonts that any Mac user can access for free or at low cost. A thread on Twitter has demonstrated around how readily 30 different logos can be done with these fonts.Fonts used by big brands. A thread: Netflix …
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) A class-action antitrust case has been filed that claims Apple and Google have violated U.S. antitrust laws in how they deal with each other, up to and including the payments that keeps Google’s search engine as default on Apple products.The complaint claims that Google and Apple have agreed that Apple would forego developing its own search engine to avoid competing with Google.It also alleges that there has been a secret agreement that Google would share its search profits with Apple, and that Apple would give preferential treatment to Google on all Apple devices. By doing so, both companies are alleged to have worked together to suppress the competition of smaller competitors, effectively pushing them out of the search engine market. It also claims because of the alleged collusion, advertising rates are higher than in a competitive system. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) Ahead of CES 2022, the Withings Body Scan has debuted, allowing users to monitor segmental body composition, heart rate, and vascular age with Apple Health integrations.Withings Body ScanThe all-new Body Scan scale features a tempered glass platform and a retractable handle used for administering the 6-lead ECG. There are four weight sensors and 14 ITO electrodes within the platform as well as an additional set of stainless steel electrodes within the handle. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, Oral-B debuted three new smart toothbrushes dedicated to helping users improve the health of their teeth and gums with real-time feedback and on-device pressure control — and brought back the Cavity Creeps.Oral-B initially launched the iO line in 2020 to help users achieve superior at-home cleaning. Oral-B iO brushes achieve this through 3D brushing recognition, pressure control, and a built-in brushing timer.According to Oral-B, iO users involved in a clinical trial experienced: …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple has eclipsed $3 trillion in market capitalization, becoming the very first publicly traded company in the world to cross that threshold.Credit: Laurenz Heymann/UnsplashThe company’s share price briefly hit $182.86 in intra-day trading on Monday at 1:46 PM Eastern Time. Multiplying that share price by the number of outstanding shares results in a market valuation over $3 trillion — bigger than the economy of the U.K. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Apple just hit $3 trillion in valuation, making it the first company to do so. And yet, today’s news is far less important and notable than what the company has in mind for the future — and how it gets it done.It’s no secret that the constant internet chatter about Apple’s earnings don’t excite me. I’ve been clear about it for a decade.And, in actuality, they’ve been dull for longer than that. Any real drama surrounding Apple’s earnings was well over in 2003, and the question about profit or loss stopped being a real concern in 2001. …
