Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
Software Safeguards Coming to Protect Against Potentially Dangerous USB-C Cables
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) today announced the launch of the USB Type-C Authentication specification, a software protocol that will serve as a line of defense protecting USB-C products from non-compliant USB-C cables that are potentially able to damage a device.
With the USB Type-C Authentication specification, computers and other devices with USB-C ports will be able to confirm the...
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Teen Interest in iPhone Remains High, Apple Watch is Most Popular Smart Watch
Teen interest in Apple's iPhone continues to grow, according to data gathered by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster in the latest semiannual teen survey. 69 percent of teens surveyed own iPhones, up from 67 percent in the Fall 2015 survey. 75 percent of teens queried expect their next device to be an iPhone, up one percent from the previous survey.
Smart watches are not as popular among...
Facebook Introduces Chatbots for Messenger, Pushes Further Into Live Video
As was rumored last week, Facebook today announced plans to bring chatbot support to its Messenger platform. At the Facebook F8 Developer Conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated a Messenger chatbot on stage, using the Messenger platform to order flowers from 1-800-Flowers through a text conversation.
"To order from 1-800-Flowers, you never have to call 1-800-Flowers again," said...
Worldwide Mac Sales Hold Steady as PC Market Sees Shipments Decline 9.6% in Q1 2016
Amid a decline in worldwide PC shipments, Apple's Mac sales have held steady, according to new PC shipping estimates from Gartner. During the first quarter of 2016, Apple shipped 4.6 million Macs worldwide and held 7.1 percent of the market, up from 4.56 million Mac shipments and 6.4 percent of the market during the first quarter of 2015.
While Apple only saw 1 percent worldwide growth, it...
Apple Debuts 7 New Apple Watch Ads Highlighting Fitness Capabilities, Fashion and More
Apple today uploaded a series of seven new ads to its YouTube channel, all of which focus on different aspects of the Apple Watch. Each spot, which has a different colored background, is 16 seconds in length, giving a quick look at a single feature set to music.
Three videos, "Row," "Chase," and "Golf," featuring a rower, a runner, and a golfer, respectively, all focus on the fitness...
Quick iOS Tips: Mass Selecting Photos, Pausing Your Email
Though most of us use our iOS devices on a daily basis, there are so many hidden tips and features built in that some of them go under the radar. We’ve been collecting hidden iOS secrets and creating quick videos around them, giving our readers a second look at essential time-saving features that may have been missed.
Our most recent videos cover two handy tips for Photos and Mail,...
Senate Draft Encryption Bill Called 'Absurd,' 'Dangerous,' and Technically Inept
A draft of an encryption bill created by Senate Intelligence Committee leaders Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein was released last night, revealing the scope of the legislation that would require technology companies to decrypt data and share it in an "intelligible format" when served with a legal order.
The Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016, a copy of which was shared by Re/code,...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Duet Apple Watch and iPhone Dock From Antsy Labs
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Antsy Labs to give away three of the company's Duet docks for the Apple Watch and iPhone.
The Duet features a dock for any Lightning-enabled iPhone along with an arm that can accommodate any Apple Watch, with both able to be charged at the same time through user-supplied official charging cables. The design of the Duet lets it support iPhones from ...
AT&T Raises Smartphone Upgrade Pricing From $15 to $20 to Match Verizon's New Fee
Starting last year, AT&T began charging a $15 activation fee for customers who wanted to upgrade to a new smartphone purchased outright or through an AT&T Next plan, and as of yesterday, that fee has been increased from $15 to $20.
As Droid Life noticed yesterday, AT&T updated its wireless activation and upgrade fees document to reflect the new $20 pricing on April 6, matching Verizon's...
Apple's Developer Center Gets New Account Page With Refreshed Look
Apple today updated the Developer Center portal designed for developers an interface redesign for the account page that makes it easier to access all of the different developer resources.
The new account page, which features a clean look with quick access to Certificates, Identifiers, & Profiles, and iTunes Connect, replaces the previous "Member Center" for developers. Along with...
Apple's Swift Programming Language May Be Adopted by Google for Android
Google is considering making Apple's Swift programming language a "first class" language for Android, reports The Next Web. Executives from Google, Facebook, and Uber reportedly attended a meeting to discuss Swift in December, around the time that Apple officially made Swift an open source language.Google's Android operating system currently supports Java as its first-class language, and sources...
Apple Shares 'Behind the Scenes' Look at Recent Siri Ad Starring Cookie Monster
Last month, Apple shared a charming iPhone 6s ad starring well-known Sesame Street character Cookie Monster, who used the iPhone 6s and the always-on "Hey Siri" feature as a cookie-baking aid.
The spot, which garnered more than 8 million views on YouTube, is one of the most popular ads in Apple's recent history, which is likely why the company today released a followup "Behind the Scenes"...
Apple Releases First OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan Beta to Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming OS X 10.11.5 beta to public beta testers, just a day after releasing the first OS X 10.11.5 beta to developers and two weeks after releasing OS X 10.11.4, the fourth update to the OS X 10.11 operating system.
The new beta is available through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store for those who are enrolled in Apple's beta testing...
Apple Seeds First iOS 9.3.2 Beta to Public Beta Testers
Apple today released the first beta of an upcoming iOS 9.3.2 update for public beta testers, just a day after seeding the first iOS 9.3.2 beta to developers. iOS 9.3.2 comes just over two weeks after the public release of iOS 9.3 and a week after the release of iOS 9.3.1, a followup bug fix update.
Beta testers who have signed up for Apple's beta testing program will receive the iOS 9.3.2...
GarageBand for Mac Updated With Music Memos Support, 2,600 New Apple Loops and Sounds
Apple today updated GarageBand for Mac, improving compatibility with GarageBand for iOS and Live Loops projects. The update also includes support for Music Memos projects, allowing them to be opened in GarageBand, and it offers support for Logic Remote for iPhone and iPad Pro.
The Music Memos app, designed for musicians and songwriters, was introduced in January alongside a GarageBand for iOS...
Twelve South Announces 'TimePorter' Travel Case and Charger for Apple Watch
Twelve South today announced the launch of a new product designed for the Apple Watch, the TimePorter. Described as a travel tote and portable charging stand, the TimePorter is shaped like an eyeglasses case with room inside a hinged compartment for an Apple Watch charging puck, a power adapter, and extra Apple Watch bands.
The Apple Watch charging puck fits into a slot at the top of the...
Google Testing Support for Native OS X Notifications in Chrome
Google's Chrome browser has long supported push notifications, but it's always used its own notification center instead of relying on the OS X Notification Center that was built into Apple's operating system in 2012.
That may change in the near future, as Google is experimenting with the built-in OS X Notification Center. Available to all Chrome users as an experimental feature, OS X...
Apple Campus 2 to Feature Custom Designed 18-Foot Tables Inside 'Collaborative Pods'
Apple Campus 2 has been designed from the ground up to meet Apple's exacting specifications, and the same careful attention is also being applied to the interior of the building, including the furniture. In a recent visit to the Apple Campus, design-focused site Design Milk was given a small tidbit of information regarding one element of the interior design of Apple Campus 2 -- the tables....
Huawei Introduces Dual Camera Smartphone with Refocusing and Improved Low Light Performance
Amid rumors that Apple plans to release a dual camera feature in the iPhone 7 Plus, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei today unveiled the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus, a set of smartphones that are equipped with impressive dual camera setups with some interesting capabilities.
The 5.2 and 5.5-inch P9 and P9 Plus both come with dual 12-megapixel rear cameras equipped with Leica-certified lenses....
Apple Seeds First OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan Beta to Developers
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan update to developers for testing purposes, just over two weeks after releasing OS X 10.11.4, the fourth major update to the OS X 10.11 operating system.
The new OS X 10.11.5 update can be downloaded through the Apple Developer Center.
We don't yet know what improvements the fifth update to OS X El Capitan will bring,...
