It’s the end of an era as Apple has apparently discontinued its SuperDrive CD and DVD reader from its online store. Back in 2008, when Apple first introduced the MacBook Air, it also announced an accessory called the Apple USB SuperDrive – which is essentially a CD and DVD player that can be connected to […]
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Good products will get your foot in the door. It’s the services that make you money. Apple has announced the close of a decade of services, complete with a 2019 that included the launch of Apple Arcade, Apple TV+, Podcasts, Apple News+, and Apple Card. The company also cited the continued success of the App […]
As part of a wave of nostalgia, Apple this week released its Texas Hold’em game for iOS. The game, which was released over 11 years ago, was the first game ever sold on the App Store, which Apple claiming that the update is to celebrate “the 10 year anniversary of the App Store.” The new […]
A cool app just got some major support. Pocket Casts, considered to be one of the best mobile apps for podcast listening, has been acquired by a collective group that includes NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life. Moving forward, Pocket Casts will operate as a joint venture between the new owners. Philip […]
Apple may in fact be en route to designing its own processors, which could replace Intel as the supplier of Mac CPUs. The company began in 2008 when Apple bought chip manufacturer P.A. Semi. The acquisition led to the design of the A4 processor, popularized in the original iPad released in 2010. The same year, […]