Doubt around the headset, a wish for a corporate marriage, and make way for “Big Beasts.”  Ming-Chi Kuo Casts Doubt on Near Future of MR Headset from Apple Throwing uncertainty into Apple’s mixed reality headset mix — ladies and gentlemen it is TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Really using the Twitter Blue badge for which […]

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Dates and deets for WWDC, news around noise machines, and Apple Pay goes sleepy time. Apple Announces Remote WWDC 2023 The wait is not nearly over, but it does have an end date. Apple issued a press release Wednesday announcing WWDC 2023 — and once again, most people can stay home for it. Right off […]

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Apple Pay Later starts its slow roll, the OS beta train is already moving again, and the curtain is finally up on Apple Music Classical. Apple Pay Later Begins Slow Rollout Apple Pay Later is slowly making its way out. Originally announced in June of last year, Apple says the service lets users “split purchases […]

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Tim Cook and China and iPhone and China, updates aplenty for Apple gear, and Apple’s big plans for the big screen come into focus. Apple CEO Meets with China’s Commerce Minister Tim Cook’s time in the Middle Kingdom continues. After visiting at least one Apple store over the weekend and speaking at the China Development […]

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Stories of discord around Apple’s MR headset, Tim Cook makes a big trip to China, and new titles teased for Apple TV+.  Negativity and Doubt Around Apple’s Mixed-Reality Headset Four pages of doubt. On Sunday, the New York Times ran a lengthy piece on turmoil inside Apple tied to the company’s anticipated mixed-reality headset. Single-spaced, […]

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Apple may be getting serious on the back to work thing, another Epic rant from Tim Sweeney, and Apple may be sinking big bucks into cinema. Apple Reportedly Leaning on Employees to… Show Up for Work Here’s a weird story: Zoe Schiffer, Managing Editor @platformer, hit Twitter on Thursday with… something that seems to have […]

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User privacy versus national security, Free Friday Night Baseball is a thing of the past, and a glitch in the Apple Music matrix. User Privacy vs National Security Report: Apple Most Compliant When Governments Ask for User Info While Apple has built a bit of a reputation on user privacy in the past few years, […]

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iPhone 14 Plus fails at failing, Apple and Foxconn rerun a play in India, and developers get release candidates of Apple operating systems. DSCC Data Shows iPhone 14 Plus Outperforming iPhone 13 mini Interesting notes and an odd assertion today on iPhone 14 Plus. The notes are from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), brought our […]

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Crazy numbers from Counterpoint Research, South Korea’s open for Apple Pay, and the Kremlin has it out for iPhone. Report: Premium Smartphones Owned 2022 (and Apple Owned Premium Smartphones) Two crazy data points from Counterpoint Research: No. 1 — Sales of premium smartphones (that’s phones costing $600 or more) made up more than half of […]

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Big tech does well post SVB collapse, Apple Retail may hit Mumbai next month, and Team Lasso heads to the White House. Barron’s: Big Tech Fares Well Despite SVB and Other Banking Issues As fascinating as I find financial news, there’s a lot about it that I don’t get. No expert am I — I’m […]

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