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A Texas federal jury on Tuesday ruled that Apple must pay $506.2 million for willfully infringing on a handful of 4G LTE patents owned by PanOptis and related companies. The complaint, first lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 2019, accused Apple of infringing on seven patents covering various

Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds Live on Wednesday, its latest attempt to take on Apple’s AirPods lineup, but how does it compare against the AirPods Pro? We take a look at the ANC-equipped wireless earphones. The Samsung Galaxy Buds Live are a continuation of the South Korean electronic company’s take on wireless earphones, and are

Users of Apple’s upcoming operating systems will be redirected to the Apple News app when clicking on links from participating Apple News+ publishers, bypassing those publications’ websites. The setting, which is enabled by default in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur, is an Apple News+ feature, meaning only users with an active subscription to Apple’s

Apple has joined a long list of tech companies in filing an amicus brief, one that claims an executive order suspending foreign work visas like the H-1B visa is does more harm to US workers and the economy than good. In June, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that suspended foreign work visas. The

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s personal net worth has recently crossed the $1 billion mark, per a new report citing regulatory filings and market estimates. Apple has more than doubled its revenue and profits since Cook took over for Steve Jobs in 2011. Apple’s Share price is also up nearly 5% since the beginning of August,

Apple has made available a public beta for watchOS 7 for the first time, allowing non-developers their first chance to try out the milestone operating system update on their own Apple Watch. Public beta builds can be acquired from the Apple Beta Software Program website, once users have signed up to take part. Typically public

Apple AirPods Pro are currently on sale at Verizon this week, with the popular earphones now $30 off, matching VZW’s best price. Fresh AirPods Pro markdown Latest Apple AirPods deals Additional Apple deals AppleInsider and Apple authorized resellers are also running additional exclusive discounts on Mac hardware that will not only deliver the best Apple

A new profile examines how Apple CEO Tim Cook, with “cautious, collaborative and tactical” leadership, honed the Cupertino tech giant into the world’s largest company. After the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, both Wall Street and Silicon Valley worried about Apple’s future. But, nine years later, Apple’s revenue and profits have more than doubled

Every so often, a government puts forward a bill that threatens our privacy on the internet. One of these is the American EARN IT bill, which caused discontent amongst privacy enthusiasts due to potentially making privacy a thing of the past. Let’s explore what the EARN IT bill is, what it’s trying to achieve, and

Creativity is about mixing two or more elements into something wonderful. Learning to combine photos using Photoshop is a basic skill. The steeper learning curve really starts after that when you have to create eye-catching effects from the simple mix of images. Adobe Photoshop is a powerful piece of software, so there are many ways

Woz’s wife Janet Wozniak is holding an online “11-days of Wozdom,” celebrating her husband’s 70th birthday and also raising funds for the charity Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation. It’s being billed as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s “surprise birthday” party, so keep this to yourself for now. But on his 70th birthday, August 11, there will be

Amazon is reportedly in talks with mall owners to use empty department stores previously operated by J.C. Penney and Sears as distribution hubs, and it, coupled with Apple’s high retail draw give American malls the best chance to withstand the coronavirus pandemic. Online retail has been a thorn in brick and mortar retail’s side, with

Apple’s move to using SSDs across the iMac lineup instead of hard drives offer considerable speed benefits to users. AppleInsider explains what these terms all mean to Mac users, and how they apply to your computing needs. Storage on computing devices, including desktops, notebooks, and mobile devices, is a precious commodity that could easily be

Wedbush has raised its AAPL price target to $515 ahead of an expected “iPhone 12” super cycle and Apple hitting a $2 trillion market valuation — and it sees a potential path to $600 per share. In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, lead analyst Daniel Ives said that supply chain checks are indicating

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has warned investors that the Administration’s decision to ban US companies from having business relationships with firms including WeChat, may have a significant impact on Apple’s sales worldwide. In a research note seen by AppleInsider, Kuo cautions that the ban means WeChat being removed from the App Store worldwide. Even if the

This week, on the HomeKit Insider podcast, your hosts discuss the US’ first HomeKit air purifier from VOCOlinc, talk about the Yobi HomeKit doorbell, examine why you should use a Home Hub, answer listener questions, and more! The biggest story of the week was our review of the VOCOlinc PureFlow air purifier. There was a

Apple has previously bought clothing for Apple Store uniforms from a subsidiary of a company that the US Government is alleging violated human rights in China’s Xinjiang region. Following Tim Cook saying to the House of Judiciary that Apple will not tolerate the use of forced labor in its business or any part of its

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has asked Apple to make it easier and faster for users to unlock their iPhones without removing their masks, a problem that Apple has already worked on as part of May’s iOS 13.5 update. The New York MTA has sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook about the problems it

OWC, known for its line of Mac & PC accessories and upgrades, will be holding a contest that gives artists a chance for their creative content to reach new heights — outer space. They challenge contestants to show the OWC team what they’re capable of producing with OWC products. Winning submissions will be loaded onto

Foxconn has commenced its annual recruiting drive to bring on more staff to its facilities in China, in preparation for the start of mass production for the “iPhone 12.” Foxconn’s main production facility in Zhengzhou has put out a call for candidates for roles in its assembly lines. The start of the new hiring spree

  A prolific leaker has revealed pricing, specs, and camera information spanning the entire 2020 “iPhone 12” and “iPhone 12 Pro” lineup expected in the fall. “iPhone 12” renders from a combination of leaked CAD designs and allegedly leaked information Rumors about the fall 2020 iPhone refresh have pointed to Apple offering up to four

  The “iPhone 12 Pro” will include a 120Hz ProMotion display, a rumor claims, with annual fall iPhone refresh also anticipated to have an improved Face ID system and an upgraded telephoto zoom on the back. iPhone 12 render (via EverythingApplePro) The yearly update to the iPhone lineup is rumored to offer three models across

  Digital camera specialist DxOMark on Thursday released a comprehensive review of the front-facing selfie camera on Apple’s iPhone 11, finding the device to offer good, if not great, performance compared to competing smartphones. Calling it the “junior partner” to iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, DxOMark in its review notes iPhone 11 shares

  The same sources who were wildly wrong about Apple’s inability to sell iPhone X were also way off base earlier this year in fantasizing dire impacts COVID-19 would have on Apple’s global supply chain, its presence in China, and the effect that retail closures and an economic downturn would have on the demand for

  It’s not exactly surprising that with all of the uncertainty in the world, Apple decided that it couldn’t provide useful revenue guidance for its fiscal Q3 ending in June. It is unexpected, however, that Apple felt confident in announcing a silver lining to the pandemic —it expects to sell more Macs and iPads in

  The Australian government has admitted that its Covidsafe app doesn’t work properly on the iPhone because it isn’t using Apple’s Exposure Notification frameworks, and an update to do so is planned. The Australian Covidsafe contract tracing app, developed by a company called the Digital Transformation Agency for the Australian Department of Health, has been

  NBC’s new television and movie streaming service Peacock will be available on the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Apple TV starting July 15. Peacock is scheduled to launch nationwide on July 15. NBC has announced that the service will be fully integrated with the Apple TV app, allowing customers to tune in on their

  The NFC Forum, an industry group tasked with setting global standards for near field communication technology, on Tuesday announced the adoption of a new Wireless Charging Specification (WLC) that could one day enable smartphones to juice up smaller consumer devices. Samsung’s Wireless Powershare is based on the Qi charging standard. NFC Forum’s WLC relies

  Despite the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has reported strong sales of its newly launched iPhone SE. But the company isn’t seeing customers scaling down buying decisions to save money, as pundits have predicted. iPhone SE “well received” Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook included the new iPhone SE in a list of

  An iPad stolen from a FedEx truck, a Sam’s Club theft scheme, and more news from the brother of Pablo Escobar’s iPhone competitor. A man in handcuffs (image courtesy of Pixabay) The latest in a regularAppleInsider series looking at the world of Apple-related crime. $4,000 in Apple products stolen from Maryland Target Police are