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Apple planning product launch on March 21
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple will hold its spring product launch on March 21, one day before it squares off with federal prosecutors over the government’s demand for help unlocking an encrypted iPhone....
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Apple’s latest product event isn’t causing a big stir
SAN FRANCISCO — It wouldn’t be an Apple event without some hoopla. But the company’s upcoming product announcement on Monday doesn’t seem to be stirring much passion. Apple has invited tech reporters...
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Apple’s new iDevices say: Small is beautiful, too
CUPERTINO, Calif. — As it struggles to match the success of its big-screen iPhones, Apple is now contending that small can be beautiful, too. The giant tech company showed off downsized versions of its...
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FBI: Might have way to unlock San Bernardino attacker’s iPhone
LOS ANGELES — A much-anticipated court hearing on the federal government’s effort to force Apple Inc. to unlock the iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attack was abruptly...
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Israeli firm aiding FBI search of terrorist’s iPhone: report
SAN FRANCISCO — An Israeli firm that specializes in extracting information from cellphones is the company aiding the FBI in its attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists,...
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Justice Department cracks iPhone; withdraws legal action
WASHINGTON — The FBI said it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple’s help to break into an iPhone linked to the gunman in a California mass shooting. The surprise development...
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Apple to start showing ads in App Store
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple says that it will start showing paid ads when people search for apps in its popular mobile store. It’s also encouraging app-makers to sell more apps on a subscription basis, by...
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Apple boosts iPhone security after Mideast spyware discovery
PARIS — A botched attempt to break into the iPhone of an Arab activist using previously unknown espionage software has trigged a global upgrade of Apple’s mobile operating system, researchers said...
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Apple expected to show new iPhone at event next week
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is expected to show off a new iPhone next week when the company holds its fall product launch event in San Francisco. The tech giant announced the date for the Sept. 7 launch by...
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Apple unveils iPhone 7 with better camera, no headphone jack
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s latest iPhone may be more notable for what’s missing from previous models than what’s being added. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus unveiled Wednesday won’t have an analog headphone jack...
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Apple Pay expands to charities, Samsung Pay to offer rewards
NEW YORK — Apple is making it easier for people to give to charities by expanding its Apple Pay payments service to nonprofits. Apple Pay is mostly known for enabling purchases at retail stores with...
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Steinberg: Something big behind iPhone, and it wasn’t just Apple
Follow @neilsteinberg Alexander Graham Bell was not trying to invent the telephone when he did just that. What he was trying to do, at first, was make a better telegraph. It was the 1870s, and the...
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Apple cuts prices on lower-end iPads, releases red iPhones
NEW YORK — Apple is refreshing and cutting prices on two of its iPads, but held back on updating its higher-end tablets. A much-speculated 10.5-inch iPad didn’t materialize, nor did new versions of...
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Apple unveils ‘HomePod’ speaker, first new product in years
SAN JOSE, California — Apple nodded to several up-and-coming technology trends, unveiling a new “smart” home speaker and device features touching on virtual reality, online privacy and a form of...
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Apple expected to unveil next iPhones at showcase Sept. 12
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s faithful fans and investors won’t have to wait much longer to see what the iPhone maker has in store next. The company sent out invitations Thursday to set Sept. 12 as the date...
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Apple may test the bounds of iPhone love with a $1,000 model
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that’s become an...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Apple to live up to hype for the iPhone X
The iPhone X’s lush screen, facial-recognition skills and $1,000 price tag are breaking new ground in Apple’s marquee product line. Yet the much-anticipated device is testing the patience of consumers...
View ArticleApple orchestrates deal for song-recognition app Shazam
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has bought Shazam, the maker of a song-recognition app that Apple’s digital assistant Siri has already been using to help people identify the music playing on their iPhones. The...
View Article‘Pokemon Go’ unleashes its critters in Apple’s AR playground
SAN FRANCISCO — “Pokemon Go” is moving into a different dimension on the iPhone, thanks to software that allows the game to play new tricks with its menagerie of digital critters. An upcoming game...
View ArticleSTEINBERG: Is that a new battery in your iPhone?
Yeah, the Sun-Times pays me a salary, helps with health insurance and provides an office. All of that is nice. But the really great perk is this: a phone. Not merely for the money saved, whatever that...
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