Apple’s pedestrian-level data gathering operations have begun. The company has confirmed plans to conduct more on-foot data collection for Apple Maps, going beyond the first efforts in San Francisco. Between November 26th and December 23rd, Apple will be deploying a Lidar-equipped team to operate in the California counties of Alameda, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San […]
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Apple has apparently signed a 10-year lease on 313,978 square feet of industrial manufacturing space in Milpitas, California. While it’s not yet known what Apple intends to do with the space, as it could be used for manufacturing, research and development, or warehousing needs. This also comes at a strange time frame for Apple, especially […]
There’s an adage about omelettes and broken eggs… An Apple Lexus SUV test car was rear-ended by a Nissan Leaf while merging onto the Lawrence Expressway in California’s Bay Area on August 24th. The Apple vehicle suffered “moderate” damage and the Leaf, which was moving at 15 miles per hour, was also damaged. While details […]
If you’re willing to pay for a piece of history, an extremely rare fully functional Apple-1 computer will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction during its Remarkable Rarities live auction event in September. The Apple-1 being auctioned is one of only 60-70 remaining of the original 200 that were designed and built by Jobs and […]
You can now use the iTunes Store and App Store to donate to the flooding victims of Kerala, India. The programs now feature donation banners, which allow donations in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, and $200 increments. The full amount will be sent to Mercy Corps, an international humanitarian aid group.