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Hardware News Rumor

Suppliers hint at iWatch components, Apple’s interest in the wearable biometric device field

There may be some more concrete proof as to an iWatch this October. Per Nikkei Asian Review, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, announced the company’s entry into health-monitoring services at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on Thursday. Over at its Worldwide Developers Conference event, Apple said that this autumn bring […]

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iOS News security Software

iCloud keychain feature goes missing from iOS 7 golden master, no clear explanation given as to why

Ok, this is a little weird. Per AppleInsider, developers updating their devices to the iOS 7 Golden Master seed have found that iCloud keychain, Apple’s new cloud-based credential storage system, has disappeared. iCloud Keychain, a new feature of iOS 7 and OS X 10.9 Mavericks that allows users to securely store account names, passwords, and […]

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iPhone News retail

Leaked internal memo shows Apple blocking AppleCare employees’ vacation time between Sept. 15 – 28, next-gen iPhone, iOS 7 launches cited

When a company blacks out employee vacation days, they’re up to something. Per AppleInsider, AppleCare employees have been restricted from taking time off for a two-week period, from Sept. 15 through 28 — a span during which Apple is expected to launch its new iPhone lineup, as well as the revamped iOS 7 mobile operating […]

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Finance News retail

Apple releases Q3 2013 numbers, cites $35.3 billion in revenue, $6.9 billion profit

There wasn’t massive growth, but the numbers were still good. Per Macworld, Apple reported sales of US$35.3 billion, with net profit at US$6.9 billion for its third fiscal quarter. That translated to earnings of US$7.47 per diluted share. Apple’s revenue marked a record for the June quarter, ticking up 1 percent from the $35 billion […]

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MacBook Pro News

Geekbench entry hints at next-gen 15-inch, Haswell-based MacBook Pro

This could point to something cool down the road. Per MacRumors, a new entry that surfaced last month in the results database for popular benchmarking tool Geekbench 2 appeared to reveal Apple’s next-generation 13-inch MacBook Pro. Many observers had expected the update to come at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last month, but Apple has yet […]