Tag: Apple

Apple and Google collaborate on digital privacy effort to address unwanted tracking

Stephanie Beck
Digital privacy - Partnership

The technology giants are accepting input from advocacy groups and industry participants. Location-tracking devices have become extremely commonplace as consumers use them to make it easier to find everything from luggage to their car keys, but digital privacy has become a serious concern. These gadgets can relatively easily be misused by wrongdoers for unwanted tracking of others. As a result, Apple and Google submitted a joint proposal for industry specifications that could help to combat the misuse of tracking gadgets using Bluetooth technology for unwanted tracking and threatening personal and…

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AR and VR headset from apple to reportedly run hundreds of thousands of iPad apps

L. Green
VR headset - iPad with apps

Media reports have indicated the device will be compatible with the massive library of applications. The highly anticipated Apple AR and VR headset, reportedly nicknamed the Reality Pro, will be able to run hundreds of thousands of third-party iPad apps, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. The device is being developed for both an augmented and virtual reality experience. Unlike other existing AR or VR headset products, Apple’s upcoming model is expected to take an all-encompassing feature approach, said the Bloomberg report. As a component of a strategy to…

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Apple mobile devices increasingly made with renewable energy

Stephanie Beck
Mobile devices - wind and solar renewable energy Apple

The iPhone maker said that a rising portion of its supply chain is powered by cleaner sources. Apple recently announced that a growing proportion of its supply chain is making commitments for the use of renewable energy in the production of its mobile devices such as its iPhones, Apple Watches, Macs and others. The company has said that its suppliers are already using a rising amount of alternative clean energy. According to Apple, its suppliers are supporting 13 gigawatts of active renewable energy projects. This represents a notable increase over…

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Here’s why you want a mixed reality headset, says Apple CEO

L. Green
Mixed reality headset - Welcome to Mixed Reality

According to Tim Cook, there will be advantages to creativity, business, and communications. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, recently took the opportunity to use a media interview to describe why he believed a mixed reality headset produced by his company is something consumers will want to have when one launches in coming months. The company is traditionally quite closed lipped about the projects it has underway. While Tim Cook didn’t officially confirm that Apple would be launching a mixed reality headset in the interview with GQ, he did spend some…

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Apple Pay Later launches, letting US consumers buy now

Stephanie Beck
Apple Pay Later - Buy Now Pay Later - Mobile

This type of popular way of shopping has reached the iPhone maker and its mobile wallet. Earlier this week, Apple Pay Later was launched by the iPhone maker as a “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) service for consumers in the United States. The initial rollout is only to select users, but they do intend to complete a full rollout this year. The launch of Apple Pay Later is starting in the United States and will begin with a number of select users, expanding in coming months to a full rollout.…

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