Apple designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod media player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its online services include iCloud, iTunes Store, and App Store. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites. Apple is the largest publicly traded corporation in the world by market capitalization.
Apple has acquired U.K.-based music data startup Semetric, which is better known for its Musicmetric service. Apple declined to provide details on the acquisition, which was first reported by Musically, but… Read more »
The popular international messaging app WhatsApp has unveiled a web browser-based version of its service. In a blog post, the company announced that millions of WhatsApp users will now be able to… Read more »
It looks like Amazon’s diapers weren’t the only product the e-commerce giant retired Wednesday. The company has shut down its mobile wallet beta, which allowed Android and Fire phone users to… Read more »
Looking for a Wi-Fi hotspot isn’t complicated, since your phone can find nearby networks. Walking around and searching that way isn’t optimal, although it’s a nice way to boost the step… Read more »
Acer was the first company to launch a Chromebook with fifth-generation Intel chip and there’s no signs of the company slowing down. It released… Read more »
A growing number of people have a connected device or three in their home, but don’t really want to trouble themselves with a home automation hub or sensors or programming a… Read more »
Apple iPhone and iPad owners are probably pretty happy with how most iOS apps look on their devices, but perhaps a second look at Chrome for iOS is in order. Google… Read more »
Following Amazon’s quiet commitment to use 100 percent clean energy for its AWS cloud, on Tuesday Amazon announced that it will support the construction and operation of a wind farm in Benton… Read more »
At some point in the future, you may be able to speak text in Facebook Messenger and watch the app transcribe your words. That’s according to Facebook’s vice president of messaging products, David… Read more »
Will the third time be the charm? In the last five years, Congress has twice tried to fix the country’s dysfunctional patent laws only to see those efforts founder at the hands of shrewd lobbying by reform opponents. Now, lawmakers… Read more »