Apple and Google are reportedly in a “standoff” with the UK’s National Health Service over the development of the companies’ joint program to build contact tracing APIs. According to a re...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702803/apple-and-google-in-standoff-with-nhs-over-contact-tracing/
Now that the super-cheap 2020 iPhone SE is finally out Apple fans can turn all their anticipations to the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro launch this fall. There has been no shortage of video concept...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702771/sleek-iphone-12-pro-concept-brings-new-industrial-body-to-life/
Apple seeded the second beta of macOS Catalina 10.15.5 to developers this morning, bringing with it a major change to the way MacBooks charge. Several tech sites got an explainer from Apple on ho...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702715/latest-macos-beta-brings-fab-new-tool-for-boosting-battery-life/
Even people who never realized Apple Watch’s awesome motivational power are standing up and testifying: The device helps get your butt up off the couch during the coronavirus quarantine. “It�...
https://www.cultofmac.com/697733/coronavirus-quarantine-apple-watch-fitness/
3D Touch, the pressure-sensitive screen tech ushered in by Apple, has officially met its end. Introduced as one of the major new features on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple said 3D Touch was goi...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702425/3d-touch-is-dead-long-live-haptic-touch/
The new iPhone SE comes with one of the lowest-ever pricetags for a new iPhone. Keeping the new device safe from accidental damage is also ridiculously cheap compared to other iPhones as Apple cu...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702355/applecare-for-iphone-se-gets-50-price-cut/
Apple is ready to cover up your gorgeous new iPhone SE with some beautiful new cases that are available in both silicone and leather options. Prices on the new cases start at $35 for the silicone...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702341/iphone-se-gets-leather-and-silicon-cases-ready-for-launch-day/
The new iPhone SE isn’t the only new product Apple unveiled today, but unless you already have a Mac Pro and an extra $700 to spend on making it more mobile, you’re probably not interested. A...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702269/apple-introduces-mac-pro-wheel-kit-for-only-700/
The new iPhone SE is finally here and boy was the wait worth it. $399 gets you an iPhone with the same processor as the iPhone 11 and a camera that is pretty much just as good too. All of that is...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702237/slick-apple-video-introduces-all-the-iphone-ses-killer-features/
Now that Apple has finally taken the wraps off the 2020 iPhone SE, it’s time to say goodbye to the iPhone 8 lineup. Apple discontinued the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus this morning. The move isn�...
https://www.cultofmac.com/702209/apple-discontinues-iphone-8-and-iphone-8-plus/
Oprah Winfrey is set to host a conversation about how COVID-19 has impacted black America during an Apple TV+ special that will be available for free. The special, “Oprah Talks COVID-19 – The...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701963/oprah-to-address-covid-19-impact-on-black-america-on-apple-tv/
Comcast is jumping into the streaming wars this week with an early preview of Peacock that gives customers access to over 15,000 hours of movies and TV shows from NBCUniversal. Peacock isn’t se...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701955/nbcuniversal-streamer-peacock-comes-early-to-comcast-customers/
Running OS X on a tablet was a pipe dream for many Apple fans long before the iPad came out. Now that the iPad Pro has a processor that can compete with desktop CPUs, that pipe dream is almost a ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701879/watch-mac-os-x-leopard-running-on-2020-ipad-pro/
Facebook launched an experimental new app today that aims to make it easier to message friends and family from your wrist while stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new app, called Kit,...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701813/facebook-creates-experimental-messaging-app-only-for-apple-watch/
Apple has responded to US lawmakers’ concerns regarding the company’s COVID-19 screening site that was created in coordination with the CDC and the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and FEM...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701585/apple-responds-to-lawmakers-concerns-of-covid-19-screening-site/
Instagram pushed out a big update to its IGTV app Monday focused on helping users discover more content from popular creators directly in the app. IGTV, Instagram’s house for all long-form vide...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701499/igtv-app-gains-new-discovery-tab-and-hands-free-video-recording/
An all-new iPhone 12 Pro concept is out this week, hot on the heels of the latest report that Apple plans to introduce four 5G iPhones this fall. The beautiful new video concept created by Donel ...
Apple has registered its first COVID-19-related domain name as the total number of global confirmed cases inches towards 2 million this week. The iPhone-maker scooped up the domain name AppleCoro...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701429/apple-registers-domain-name-applecoronavirus-com/
Apple and Google revealed Friday that they’re teaming up to take on one of the most colossal tasks in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19: contact tracing. If you’re like me, you probabl...
https://www.cultofmac.com/701107/contact-tracing-apple-google/
In a rare moment of collaboration, Apple and Google said Friday they have teamed up to create a contact-tracing program that uses smartphones to stop the spread of COVID-19. The privacy-focused s...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700945/apple-and-google-team-up-to-build-covid-19-contact-tracing-apps/
Looking for a new Mac but don’t want to put a dent in your bank account during the COVID-19-induced economic meltdown? Apple added a bunch of 2018 Mac mini and 2019 Mac Pro units to its online ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700861/mac-pro-and-mac-mini-land-on-apple-refurb-store-with-huge-savings/
Apple TV+ could become the home of Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese’s next major film. Scorsese’s project, Killers of the Flower Moon, is reportedly looking to find a new partner to pro...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700805/apple-in-talks-to-takeover-martin-scorseses-next-movie/
NASA needs your help on its mission to save the planet’s coral reefs. The US space agency created a new video game for iPhone, iPad and Mac that sets players off on an underwater voyage to map ...
TikTok is chipping into the global fight against COVID-19 with one of the largest financial contributions we’ve seen yet from a major tech company. The video-sharing platform has been one of th...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700537/tiktok-commits-375-million-to-covid-19-relief/
Some of the most anticipated iOS 14 features that allegedly leaked though an early beta build of the upcoming software are on full display in a fresh iOS 14 concept that’s full of stuff like wi...
Disney+ is catching up quickly to Netflix’s total number of paid subscribers thanks to the services’ recent launch in Europe and India. The Walt Disney Company revealed today that it has almo...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700355/eu-and-india-launches-push-disney-past-50-million-subscribers/
Hospitals across the country are turning to iPads to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers are fiercely advocating for more telemedicine tools like Apple’s tablet, ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700311/hospitals-turn-to-ipad-to-help-fight-covid-19/
The COVID-19 pandemic has done nothing to damage iPhone’s popularity among teens. A survey of 5,200 ‘Gen Z’ teens shows 85% own an iPhone and 88% expect an iPhone to be their next phone, bo...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700215/iphones-popularity-among-gen-z-hits-all-time-high/
Developers received a new build of Apple’s Safari Technology Preview this morning. The experimental browser gives devs a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies for macOS and iOS. Safari Techno...
Apple and other big tech companies are scrambling to update their summer intern roles in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Google, Microsoft, Twitter and IBM all revealed to Axios that they will ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/700145/covid-19-might-not-kill-on-site-apple-internships-this-summer/
Investors won’t get their first glimpse at just how badly the COVID-19 pandemic hurt Apple’s business until the very end of April. April revealed this afternoon that it will host a conference...
Apple still hasn’t given an official launch date for the new Magic Keyboard that brings the iPad Pro closer to being a PC-replacement than it’s ever been, but Amazon’s UK site may have spil...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699933/ipad-pros-magic-keyboard-listed-to-launch-on-may-30-by-amazon/
Netflix finally made it possible to keep your personal profile private from other people using your account with a new update today that lets users create individual pins. The new feature is part...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699891/how-to-lock-your-netflix-account-with-a-pin/
Face masks are the hottest trend of 2020 whether we like it or not. If you’re looking to level up your mask game while also supporting a good cause, Lumen Couture’s new LED Matrix Face Mask i...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699821/iphone-controlled-led-face-mask-is-the-apocalyptic-tech-we-deserve/
Apple’s Information Systems & Technology division (IS&T) has come under scrutiny in a new book that analyzes the business practices and cultures of America’s biggest tech companies. Scoring a...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699781/apples-ist-division-sounds-like-a-chaotic-war-zone/
A new support document gives a detailed look at the face shields Apple designed for medical workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. In true Apple design fashion, the shields are minimalist yet...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699729/apple-reveals-covid-19-face-shield-details-in-new-support-doc/
With all the iOS 14 leaks dropping ahead of WWDC 2020 we already have a pretty solid idea which new features will make the cut, but concept designer Stijn van Oosterwijk has a couple dozen other ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699715/action-packed-ios-14-concept-crams-tons-of-new-features-on-iphone/
Whoop is the latest wearable being enlisted to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical researchers hope the fitness band company’s data could prove an invaluable tool for measuring symptoms caused...
CBS has found a novel way to continue filming its TV show All Rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. The courthouse legal drama will film a virtual episode using FaceTime, WebEx and Zoom from the act...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699551/cbs-turns-to-facetime-and-zoom-to-shoot-new-episode-of-all-rise/
A brilliant new iOS 14 concept shows how useful it would be to have multiple docks at the bottom of the iPhone’s Home screen. The multiple-dock UI, published by designer Alessandro Chiarlitti o...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699467/ios-14-concept-multiple-docks/
The last episode of Amazing Stories season 1 already aired last week, and if you haven’t binged the Steven Spielberg-led series yet, Apple’s new behind-the-scenes look at the show will have y...
Apple is hooking up its employees with some huge discounts on a few of its audio products this week. It’s unclear whether it’s being done to help employees be entertained while working from h...
https://www.cultofmac.com/699041/apple-slashes-homepod-price-in-half-for-employees/
Amazon’s annual shopping bonanza holiday, Prime Day, has reportedly been delayed due to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Day, which started in 2015 as a way to boost sales in t...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698977/amazon-plans-to-delay-prime-day-due-to-covid-19/
Some Apple Card users received a surprise APR rate drop this week thanks to the two recent interest rate cuts made by the U.S. Federal Reserve in March. The Apple Card’s base APR decreased by 2...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698909/apple-card-base-apr-rate-drops-2-for-some-users/
After months of waiting, the successor to the iPhone SE is allegedly ready to launch any day now. Apple is supposedly ready to accept orders for its new entry-level iPhone “as soon as tomorrow�...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698729/low-priced-iphone-se-reportedly-near-imminent-release/
HBO is joining the wave of companies that are offering free access to their content to placate everyone sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on April 3, the HBO Now and HBO ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698719/hbo-unlocks-500-hours-of-free-content-but-not-game-of-thrones/
SXSW 2020, one of the biggest annual conferences covering the convergence of music and film, was canceled last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic last month, but it’s getting a brief second lif...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698693/sxsw-film-festival-goes-free-on-amazon/
The official name of Apple’s Bluetooth tracking tiles leaked online on Thursday and Apple only has itself to blame. Apple published a new iPhone support video on YouTube the educates customers ...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698673/apple-leaks-airtags-name-in-support-video/
Apple has been working tirelessly to make the iPhone more and more waterproof over the last four years. Now it appears that the company wants to make it possible to actually use the display under...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698603/apple-wants-to-make-iphone-easier-to-use-underwater/
Apple is teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs and the Ford Foundation to create a new fundraiser aimed at ensuring all Americans have reliable access to food during the COVID-19...
TikTok, the popular video-sharing app that is especially popular among young people, is going to get some fresh competition from Google later this year. Google is reportedly planning to create it...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698279/youtube-wants-to-take-on-tiktok-with-upcoming-shorts-feature/
Amazon is making some huge changes to how it handles rentals and movie purchases for its Prime Video app on Apple devices. Starting today, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV users can rent or buy movies a...
Most Americans are used to celebrating April Fools’ Day on the first day of April, but there’s another hugely important holiday happening today that you probably don’t know about: Census Da...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698195/us-deploys-500000-iphones-for-2020-census/
Apple is gearing up to celebrate Earth Day 2020 later this month with an all-new animated film and the greatest actress of her generation, Meryl Streep, has lent her voice to the project as the n...
Apple shocked us with its acquisition of the Dark Sky weather app and dev team yesterday leading many fans to wonder how the app and its tech will be integrated into iOS in the future. And thanks...
https://www.cultofmac.com/698083/gorgeous-concept-integrates-dark-sky-into-apples-weather-app/