Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) has approved the hearing test and hearing aid features for the AirPods Pro 2. The device, which was released two years ago, was touted during…
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The Apple Intelligence home invasion is about to start
Apple is rarely the first to bring a new technology to the masses. Going back to the first Mac, most of what it brought (menus, windows, the mouse) came from…
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Thoughts on Apple Intelligence
It’s been a few months since WWDC 2024 and Apple’s announcement of its take on AI. As a long-time observer of Apple – I was a contributor and editor of…
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Apple pushed by EU to open the iOS app floodgates
Apple has been forced into a range of sweeping changes to the way apps are sold, distributed and paid for. The $USD100B business will be subject to a litany of…
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Health app showdown – Athlytic v Welltory
While the Apple Watch has many different use-cases that make it a great companion to the iPhone, one of its most powerful applications is as a health monitoring tool. With…
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Apple unveils the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards – AI is nowhere to be seen
Apple has unveiled the winners of the 2023 App Store Awards. The 14 apps and games that were included in this year’s winners include developers from across the world were…
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Blue vs Green – the battle for text message supremacy
In the green corner we have Android and the rest of the world. In the blue corner there’s Apple. The battle over text and rich messaging interoperability is in full…
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The Apple Watch needs to lose its iPhone dependency
When the first iPhone was released, you needed a Mac to set it up and manage the device. But over time, Apple cut the umbilicus, enabling iPhone owners to get…
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Apple’s subscription revenue is the foundation of the Apple’s next generation
In Apple’s Q3 2023 earning call, Services revenue for the quarter was booked in at $21.2B*, an 8% increase on the same period last year. But there is a lot…
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iPadOS 17 – Apple Health on the iPad
iPdOS 17 brings a number of new features to the tablet. Among those changes is the arrival of Apple Health. Securely syncing from the iPhone, Apple Health for the iPad…
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