Apple is yet again putting its voice and name behind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, policy. The United States Supreme Court is set to review the policy this term, and Apple has filed a new amicus brief in support of DACA. This also marks the first time that both Apple CEO Tim Cook and senior vice president of retail and people Deirdre O’Brien have put their names on the brief as well....

Jamf, an Apple-focused mobile device management system, announced that it has acquired Wandera for $400 million, which is its biggest acquisition to date. Wandera provides zero trust cloud security and access for mobile devices. By acquiring Wandera, Jamf will continue expanding its enterprise security offering for both remote and in-office employees. Jamf announced the deal during its Q1 2021 fiscal results. During the quarter, Jamf: Jamf and Wandera are able to take advantage of the immense market opportunity to shape the future of the zero trust cloud....

Apple has announced that the App Store had its best ever holiday season in 2015, setting records for Christmas and New Year’s Day. January 1st 2016 saw $144 million of App Store spending, the best day in App Store history. It beat the previous record set just a week earlier on Christmas Day. In total, in the two weeks up to January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion on apps and in-app purchases …...

Others on reddit confirmed they’re seeing the same problem. When I finally got someone from amazon on the phone, I was told that it was because their systems are starting to recognize the card number as Apple Pay, and amazon does not accept Apple Pay. Huh. Mine was removed, too. No notification. What the heck? — Jason™ (@yuusharo) October 23, 2020 I experienced this on my iPad, but switched to my phone and had no problem...

Apple today has continued its barrage of new advertisements for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. This company this evening shared yet another new video to its YouTube channel promoting the device. This ad, called “Prince Oseph,” features SNL star Bill Hader. Much like the ads debuted over the weekend, this ad focuses on the ‘Hey Siri’ functionality of the device. Hader can be seen using Siri and asking her to read him his unread emails....

Nearly 1,000 Apple employees have signed an internal letter that calls on CEO Tim Cook to publicly condemn violence against Palestinians. As reported by the Verge, the authors of the letter are asking that Apple acknowledge that “millions of Palestinian people currently suffer under an illegal occupation.” The letter was initiated by the Apple Muslim Association, which is an internal official employee group. The letter has nearly 1,000 signees, according to the report, and was sent on Monday directly to Cook....

It was reported back in February that all new apps submitted to the App Store had to support the iPhone X’s Super Retina display starting last month. Today, Apple has informed developers that all new apps, whether updates or new submissions, will be required to support the iPhone X’s screen resolution, beginning in July of 2018. With this new rule, means that all apps must now be built with the iOS 11 SDK, in addition to supporting the iPhone X’s edge-to-edge display....

Apple’s quarterly earnings day has arrived, and with it, we learn how the company performed during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020. We continue to get a closer look at how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Apple’s business, with a specific focus on the iPhone, or lack thereof, this time around. For the fourth fiscal quarter of 2020, Apple has announced revenue of $64.7 billion with $12.67 billion in profit....

(Image via Michael Steeber) Apple announced its Q1 2015 earnings results today reporting $74.6 billion in revenue earning $18 billion in profit during the three-month period. In addition to its revenue and profit disclosure, Apple reported sales numbers for the following categories: iPhone: 74.4 million units iPad: 21.4 million units Mac: 5.5 million units iTunes: $4.7 billion Accessories: $2.6 billion Totals: Revenue: $74.6 billion EPS: $3.06 per share Apple CEO Tim Cook said the following regarding the quarter:...

With the release of a new iPhone naturally comes issues that are discovered by users. Every year, one or two of these issues tends to gather a substantial amount of attention. With the iPhone 12, it appears one of these issues lies with the display. Users have begun to report display issues with the new iPhone 12, including a greenish tint and flickering. These complaints have slowly been popping up all over the internet, even on Apple’s Support Communities page, with no fix currently available....

After reporting strong earnings and forecasting a record-smashing holiday quarter this week, Apple’s market capitalization has crossed over $900 billion during intraday trading. As MarketWatch notes, this makes Apple the first publicly traded US company to reach this milestone. Apple previously broke records last week when it reached $900 billion market capitalization during after-hours trading, but today markets the first time this has happened during intraday trading. Investors are partly jazzed about the strong results Apple reported last Thursday....

After recently overhauling its iBooks apps for iOS 7, Apple has enabled the ability to purchase iBooks for others through its gifting system as Macworld first noted. The change comes at an opportune time as the holidays approach and gifting will likely be quite popular. With the launch of OS X Mavericks in late October, iBooks debuted on the Mac for the first time enabling Mac users to read iBook purchases away from iOS for the first time....

Siri has always been above average when it comes to talking about sports. Now, Apple is adding support for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in its virtual assistant. Announced via a press release, Apple says that Siri will now be able to answer questions regarding the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Users can ask questions like When does France play Australia or Who is on the England squad? In addition to Siri, Apple will also be expanding its knowledge to the App Store with curated stories from App Store editors....

At WWDC, Apple has officially announced the new version of its mobile operating system, iOS 9. The update will be available in the fall for free. iOS 9 runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Developing. Follow our liveblog here. iOS 9 includes: New Siri New Siri UI with additional functionality. Such as photo lookups, reminders including when you get in and out of you car, contextual reminders about current app content....

Leo’s Fortune previously won an Apple Design Award for its game on iOS, thanks to its engaging gameplay and beautiful art style. Over the last year, it has become a smash hit across multiple platforms including iPhone, iPad, Android and more. Today, the same great game is now available in the Mac App Store for $6.99 accompanied by beautiful high-resolution textures. This platformer is super-simple, effectively controlled by just one button, but the level variety gives the game a lot of depth with several challenging obstacle puzzles to navigate around....

Update: Apple has since stated that Cook intended to describe the Microsoft Surface Book as “diluted” rather than “deluded.” The Irish government has announced that Apple will be employing an additional 1,000 staff in Ireland, the country where the company declares much of its revenue from sales throughout Europe, reports Reuters. There had been some concern about whether Apple would maintain a significant presence in the country if the European Commission investigation into Apple’s tax dealings in the country went against the company … Ireland’s main foreign investment agency, the IDA, said Apple was to add 1,000 jobs to its office in Cork by mid-2017 from 5,000 at present....

Whether the Apple Card benefits justify the hype has been a hotly-debated topic ever since the card was launched. Never before has a mainstream credit card attracted so much media attention and generated so much discussion. There are those who have been as excited about receiving the card as you’d expect them to be about a new iPhone or Mac. And there are others saying the Apple Card really is nothing special…...

We have received images of a white building under construction behind the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts, the venue for Apple’s ‘Spring Forward’ event on March 9th. The tipster said that security guards are patrolling the scene, wearing ‘Apple Security’ shirts, confirming the connection between the building and Apple. Apple built a similar external structure for the Apple Watch’s original unveiling in September, which acted as a demo hall for the products (iPhone 6 and Apple Watch) that Apple had announced at the event prior....

Apple is developing a new app as part of its work on iOS 14. The new app, codenamed Gobi, will allow users to get more information about the world around them by using an augmented reality experience on the phone. The AR experience would also be part of Apple’s forthcoming AR headset project. The iPhone or iPad would know about what augmented reality experience to begin based on QR-code like tags in the area....

Apple announced in a support document this evening (via The Loop) that its plans to release a tool for detecting and removing the Flashback virus currently installed on 1 percent of all Macs. Furthermore, Apple also plans to work with ISPs across the globe to disable the computer servers that are hosting the malware. Security experts over the past few weeks warned Mac users about the Flashback virus, which is now installed on roughly 600,000 Macs worldwide....