Joe Rossignol

Apple shipped an estimated 14.5 million iPads in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Apple no longer discloses iPad, iPhone, or Mac unit sales in its earnings reports, leaving us with these estimated figures, which can vary quite significantly between research firms. With the ‌iPhone‌, for example, estimated shipments have ranged from 65.9 million to 68.4 ...

Apple has replenished stock of the iPhone SE on its online clearance store for the third time this month. These are brand new, unopened, and unlocked models starting at $249 in the United States. Availability dwindled very quickly in the each of the first two times the ‌iPhone‌ SE was added, so act fast. Apple is offering the ‌iPhone‌ SE with 32GB of storage for $249 and with 128GB for $299 in...

Intel today announced that it has appointed Robert Swan as its new CEO, ending the chipmaker's long search for a new leader. Swan had served as Intel's interim CEO since Brian Krzanich resigned seven months ago after violating the company's non-fraternization policy. Early reports indicated Swan was not interested in the role on a permanent basis, but he has evidently changed his mind and...

Taiwanese manufacturer Compal Electronics is expected to be a supplier of the so-called iPad mini 5 when the tablet launches later in 2019, according to DigiTimes. This would likely entail final assembly of the device. ‌iPad mini‌ 4 Rumors suggest Apple will release the new ‌iPad mini‌ as early as this spring, likely alongside a new seventh-generation iPad with a slightly larger 10-inch display....

The Music Business Association today announced that Beats 1 anchor Zane Lowe will be the keynote speaker at its 2019 conference on May 5 at 5 p.m. local time. The event will take place at the JW Marriott in Nashville. In addition to his Beats 1 role, Lowe is the Global Head of Artist Relations for Apple Music. The Grammy-nominated producer and DJ has been part of ‌Apple Music‌ since its...

Apple yesterday reported its earnings results for the first quarter of the 2019 fiscal year. Apple's CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri then went on a conference call with analysts to discuss the results. Key takeaways are below. Revenue of $84.3 billion. For financial details, see our earnings report coverage. 1.4 billion active devices at end of quarter. Apple Music now has over 50...

Apple today announced that, starting February 1, Apple Music subscribers can access ‌Apple Music‌ on any American Airlines flight in the United States equipped with Viasat satellite technology with no Wi-Fi purchase required. American Airlines is the first commercial airline to provide exclusive access to ‌Apple Music‌ through complimentary inflight Wi-Fi. This applies to the iPhone and likely...

iFixit today announced that its do-it-yourself iPhone battery replacement kits will remain $29.99 until the end of 2019. The repair website lowered the price of its kits in late 2017 to match Apple's discounted ‌iPhone‌ battery replacement fee of $29, which ended on December 31, 2018. Apple now charges $49 to replace the battery in the ‌iPhone‌ 6 through ‌iPhone‌ 8 Plus and $69 for the ‌iPhone‌ X...

Apple is set to report its earnings results for the first quarter of its 2019 fiscal year at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time today. The quarter began September 30, 2018 and ran through December 29, 2018, according to Apple's fiscal year accounting calendar. Apple issued a rare earnings warning for the quarter on January 2, its first in over 16 years. The revised guidance is as follows:revenue of...

Apple Stores are getting a series of over 50 new Today at Apple sessions for 2019. The new sessions, being added to the Today at Apple page alongside the announcement, relate to Skills, Walks, and Labs.Skills are meant for those interested in learning new creative techniques to go further with our products, such as making a quick video with the Clips app or editing photos on iPhone. New...

While it only made the news yesterday, it appears Apple was alerted to a major FaceTime privacy bug over a week ago. Twitter user MGT7500 tagged the official Apple Support account in a January 20 tweet claiming that her 14-year-old son discovered a "major security flaw" that allowed him to "listen in to your iPhone/iPad without your approval." The user also tagged Tim Cook on the issue in a...

Aetna, the third-largest health insurance provider in the United States, today announced the upcoming launch of Attain, a personalized well-being app for iPhone and Apple Watch created in collaboration with Apple. Through the use of an Apple Watch, the Attain app will provide Aetna members with personalized goals, track their daily activity levels, and recommend healthy lifestyle choices....

Apple appears to have disabled Group FaceTime on its server side as a temporary workaround for a major bug discovered today that allowed anyone who places a ‌FaceTime‌ call to listen to audio from the recipient without them answering the call. The bug even extended to video in some circumstances. As spotted by Mark Gurman, Apple's system status page now says "Group ‌FaceTime‌ is temporarily...

Repair parts are temporarily constrained for 42mm models of the Apple Watch Series 1 and first-generation Apple Watch, nicknamed Series 0, according to an internal document distributed to Apple Authorized Service Providers today. If a customer initiates a repair order for one of those Apple Watch models, Apple has permitted Apple Authorized Service Providers to offer a 42mm Apple Watch...

As noted in the MacRumors Buyer's Guide and discussed in the MacRumors forums, it has now been 602 days since Apple last updated its iMac lineup, a new record for the longest span between ‌iMac‌ refreshes ever. The previous record was 601 days between October 2015 and June 2017 refreshes. In fairness, the ‌iMac‌ Pro was released in December 2017, but standard 21.5-inch and 27-inch ‌iMac‌ models...

Well-known developer and 9to5Mac contributor Guilherme Rambo has released a new macOS utility named AirBuddy that extends iOS-like AirPods integration to the Mac. We were provided a copy of the utility to try out in advance. AirBuddy comes with a helper tool that allows you to enable the utility for AirPods. The helper tool also lets you choose where the floating AirPods status window...

Well timed with a report from The New York Times today that explained why Apple is unlikely to manufacture more of its products in the United States, Apple has published a press release highlighting how several components it uses are manufactured by U.S. suppliers such as Finisar, Corning, and Broadcom. Finisar Apple says it spent $60 billion with 9,000 American component suppliers and...

Apple has held discussions with developers about a potential gaming subscription service, according to Cheddar's Alex Heath. The report, citing five unnamed sources, claims the service would function like "Netflix for games," providing paying subscribers with access to a bundle of games for a set price. Apple began privately discussing the service with game developers in the second half of...

The New York Times today published a story explaining why Apple is unlikely to manufacture more of its products in the United States. The report reveals an interesting anecdote about the latest Mac Pro. In late 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook touted that the computer would be "Made in the USA," but sales were supposedly postponed by months in part because Apple could not secure enough custom screws ...

Nine out of every ten iPhone users who upgrade their smartphone will stick with the ‌iPhone‌, a recent survey suggests. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners surveyed 500 consumers in the U.S. who activated a new or used phone in the final three months of 2018 and found that 91 percent of iOS users upgraded to another ‌iPhone‌. Android users were also loyal, with 92 percent of respondents...