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Rumor: Next-gen Apple Pencil could detect colors and textures

It’s the patent applications that sometimes show when something really interesting is around the corner. Apple may be planning a version of the Apple Pencil that features a real-world equivalent of the eye-dropped/sample tool found in image applications. Per an Apple patent application in 2019, Apple created a document concerning an Apple Pencil that could […]

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Apple, Qualcomm settle years-long legal battle

After several years of slugging it out in a prolonged patent-based legal battle, Apple and Qualcomm have agreed to a last-minute settlement. The first issue began when chipmaker Qualcomm, instead of charging Apple a flat license fee for permission to use its patented technology in iPhones, insisted upon a percentage of the iPhone’s value. Apple […]

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Legendary Apple designer Bart Andre to retire, cost-cutting efforts leading to “unrest” inside design team

Sometimes even the legends move on. Bloomberg has reported that Apple’s longest-running senior designer, Bart Andre, is retiring. Andre, who joined Apple in 1992, worked with Jony Ive and his team, his departure marking “the near-complete turnover” of Ive’s former design team. Andre announced his plans to retire this month. His departure is a significant […]

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Rumor: Apple Vision Pro could see “imminent” release in U.S. Apple Store locations

Apple’s Vision Pro headset could be on the brink of launch which are U.S. Apple Store retail locations, beginning final preparations for the device to go on sale. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest “Power On” newsletter, Gurman said that the Vision Pro is now shipping in small quantities to warehouses across the […]

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Apple Watch import ban paused by appeals court following emergency request

This is why you have a legal department. The ban on imports of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 units was paused on Tuesday, allowing for the devices to go back on sale for a short while longer within the United States. Apple filed an emergency request to the United States Court […]