Cupertino, California — Apple today announced it is awarding $10 million out of the Advanced Manufacturing Fund into COPAN Diagnostics, a market leader in sample collection kits which play a critical part in COVID-19 testing. This funding will allow COPAN Diagnostics to rapidly accelerate their supply of sample collection kits to hospitals across the USA,…
Apple chip manufacturer TSMC is reportedly on schedule to deliver prototype chips using its new 7nm process by the summer of this year, which means the extra-tiny chips will be ready for mass production in 2018, just in time for the iPhone 8s… and the start of President Trump’s re-election campaign. The report from sometimes-reputable…
Consumers inside the U.S. who purchase an iPhone or iPad or Apple Watch online, can use the Personal Pickup option available from Apple, to pick up their shiny new device one hour later at a nearby Apple Store. Not available overseas at the moment, it appears that the program will be extended to Apple Store…
Last week, Apple outed iOS 9.1 for supported iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices, bringing more than 150 new emojis and better Live Photos functionality. Now, the Cupertino-based company has stopped signing iOS 9.0.2. Needless to say, this means that if you have already updated your device to iOS 9.1, you won’t be able to…
The latest numbers from research firm IDC show that Samsung and Apple continue to lead the worldwide smartphone market, but Chinese handset maker Huawei is placing increasing pressure on the industry giants after experiencing strong 60.9% growth compared to the year-ago quarter. IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reveals that Samsung continues to be the…
Apple has officially seeded the first beta version of the iOS 9.2 update to developers along with a new beta version of the Xcode software used to build apps for Apple’s mobile platform. From the looks of it iOS 9.2 doesn’t have huge new features waiting inside, but there are a couple interesting tweaks that…
Apple Inc told a US judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, but the company has the “technical ability” to help law enforcement unlock older phones. Apple’s position was laid out in a brief filed late Monday, after a federal magistrate judge in…
