The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an iPhone, and 86 percent plan to purchase an iPhone as their next smartphone. While the iPhone is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an iPhone and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...
Apple announced measures on Friday to make it easier for music streaming apps on its App Store in the European Economic Area to inform users of other ways to purchase digital services, as it looks to comply with a European Union mandate. The announcement comes weeks after the iPhone maker was fined 1.84 billion euros ($1.99 billion) by the EU for thwarting competition from music streaming rivals via restrictions on its App Store. The European Commission had said in March that Apple's...
Apple this week shared an introductory video for its new Apple Developer channel on YouTube, where developers will be able to watch WWDC 2024 sessions in June. "The Apple Developer channel is where coders, students, and creatives of all kinds stay up to date on the latest Apple software, technologies, and platforms," says Apple. "Subscribe and watch our latest videos from the Worldwide Developers Conference and beyond." Apple has already uploaded a collection of WWDC 2023 videos to the...
Taylor Swift is about to release her newest album called “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19. Last week, the singer had already partnered with Apple Music to release a series of playlists with a voice message from Taylor to promote her new album. Now Taylor Swift is using Apple Music lyrics to share some riddles with her fans. more
Taylor Swift has debuted five curated playlists on Apple Music, dubbed
Everyone gather round because Taylor Swift just dropped 5 shiny new Apple Music playlists based on the 5 stages of heartbreak: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. Which, btw, might remind you of this:And on top of dropping the playlists, Taylor gave her unfiltered thoughts on each stage of heartbreak. DENIAL"This is a list of songs about getting so caught up in the idea of something that you have a hard time seeing the red flags, possibly resulting in moments of denial and...
It’s been a good number of months since Apple first announced the Apple M3 and the processor has only expanded to more devices since. The question is, how does the Apple M3 compare to the Apple M2 chip that came before it? Keep reading to discover all the big differences between the Apple M3 and the Apple M2 to help you decide whether it’s worth upgrading. Specs The Apple M3 features the exact same core configurations as the Apple M2, including 8 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores as well as...
As the calendar inches closer to June 10th and WWDC 2024, the tech world’s eyes are firmly set on Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024. Known for being a showcase of innovation and the future direction of Apple’s ecosystem, this year’s event is buzzing with anticipation for a mix of software updates and the potential […]
Apple has announced a new Apple Developer Academy for Bali, which will have a nine-month program teaching coding, marketing and all the skills to create apps. Members of the Apple Developer Academies in Indonesia In 2018, Apple opened its first Apple Developer Academy in Indonesia, and since expanded it from Jakarta to Surabaya and Batam. Over 2,000 students have attended and Apple says that 90% of its graduates have gone on to what it calls meaningful employment. "We've seen many...
[caption id="attachment_3572774" align="alignnone" width="900"] Rihanna[/caption] R9 may never come out, but Rihanna won’t let her singing talents go to waste. In an Interview magazine feature published on Tuesday, April 9, the publication’s editor-in-chief, Mel Ottenberg, asked Rihanna, 36, what songs she sings to RZA and Riot, the two boys she shares with ASAP Rocky. “Oh, my gosh. There’s ‘Penguins Salute,’” the pop star said. “There’s ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.’ Oh, my gosh. RZA...
Apple has reversed course in the battle over music-streaming services in Europe. As Bloomberg News reported Friday (April 5), the tech giant has accepted demands by the European Union that it stop blocking music apps from notifying listeners of cheaper services outside the Apple app store. Now, Apple says music apps can link to developer websites and […]