Tim Hardwick This week, Google Maps is introducing several new features for iOS and Android users, focusing on improved navigation and trip planning tools. Along with the Start button, a new, prominent Add Stops button is being added to make route planning easier by displaying restaurants, gas stations, and points of interest along the way. …
Tim Hardwick The iPhone SE 4, due out early next year, is expected to feature Apple's first proprietary 5G modem, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers companies in Apple's supply chain. In a research note published this week with Hong Kong-based investment firm Haitong International Securities, Pu said Apple is expected to release …
Joe Rossignol The first Geekbench 6 test results for the M4 Pro chip appeared today. Impressively, the results available so far show that the highest-end M4 Pro chip is faster than the highest-end M2 Ultra chip in terms of peak multi-core CPU performance. Here's a comparison of the results: Mac mini with M4 Pro (14-core …
Joe Rossignol While the new MacBook Pro lineup features faster M4 chips, Thunderbolt 5 support on higher-end configurations, a nano-texture display option, and more, most previous MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon still offer a cutting-edge overall design and strong performance, which might make you decide not to upgrade this year. If you're planning to …
Julie Clover Apple today presented its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 (calendar quarter three), reporting quarterly revenue of $94.9 billion, up six percent from the prior year. During the call, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri discussed Apple's performance, iPhone 16 sales, growth in Apple services, and more. …
Julie Clover The new Apple Intelligence features Apple introduced in iOS 18.1 are encouraging people to upgrade to the new software, Apple CEO Tim Cook told CNBC today. Cook said users are downloading and installing iOS 18.1 at twice the rate they installed iOS 17.1 during the same period last year. Apple hasn't yet provided …
By Julie Clover With the release of the new M4 Mac computers this week, Apple introduced USB-C versions of the Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Keyboard to continue its phasing out of the Lightning port. Apple users planning to buy these new accessories should be aware that there are currently some software limitations. The …
By Julie Clover For Snoopy fans using the Snoopy watch face on Apple Watch, Apple has a selection of Halloween-themed animations available today. The Snoopy watch face cycles through different animated scenes featuring Snoopy and Woodstock, so the Halloween options will appear randomly if you're using the Snoopy watch face. There are at least three …
Joe Rossignol Apple CEO Tim Cook today said the company will donate an unspecified amount to flood relief efforts in Valencia, Spain, following deadly floods in the region on Tuesday. “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the devastating floods in the Valencia region of Spain,” Cook wrote in a post on social media. “Apple …
Julie Clover Apple unveiled new Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro models this week, adding faster, more efficient M4 chips, as well as some other updates like Thunderbolt 5 and nano-texture display options for some models. One upgrade we thought we might see was support for the latest Wi-Fi spec, but the new machines didn't …
