The Federal Communications Commission is refreshing its text alert system, combining two types of alerts into a single “National Alerts” category for iPhones and other Wireless Emergency Alert-supporting devices. The new system will also introduce checks to prevent false alerts from being made. As part of the change, the existing “Presidential Alerts” category that was […]
Apple announced its Q4 fiscal earnings on Thursday, citing September quarter revenues of $64.7 billion and a $12.67 billion profit. The company cited earnings per share of $0.73, beating the Wall Street consensus estimates. As noted, those revenues marked a new September quarter record, but earnings of $12.67 billion were down from $13.68 billion in […]
This is pretty nifty. Within iFixit’s full teardown of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, the company located new features such as a new thermal architecture and a new “lid angle sensor” that presumably monitors the opening and closing of the notebook and the precise position of the lid. The report also noted a magnet embedded […]
When in doubt, listen to the supplier. During its investor conference call on Wednesday, Qualcomm offered optimistic predictions for a wider 5G market with some 200 million smartphones equipped with 5G in 2020. Analysts are currently stating that the chipmaker is hinting at Apple’s iPhone. During an investor conference call following Qualcomm’s earnings reveal, CFO Akash Palkhiwala […]
Late Wednesday, the super cool cats at iFixit published their full teardown of the iPad Air 3, complete with x-rays for good measure. Per the teardown “Our first peek inside reveals an internal layout that’s rather different from Airs past, featuring a central logic board—as seen in certain Pro iPads […] [That’s not the only […]