Apple says its mapping service is now used more than three times as often as its next leading competitor on iPhones and iPads, with more than 5 billion map-related requests each week. Research firm comScore says Apple has a modest lead over Google on iPhones in the U.S., though comScore measures how many people use

Drew Houston und Arash Ferdowsi: Building new products is about learning as much as it’s about making. It’s also about tough choices. Over the past few months, we’ve increased our team’s focus on collaboration and simplifying the way people work together. In light of that, we’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Carousel and

Eddy Cue bestätigt die (seit Sommer geplante) Anhebung des Song-Limits der iCloud-Musikmediathek sowie iTunes Match, die zuerst Kirk McElhearn aufgefallen war. Anstelle von 25.000 eigenen Musiktiteln lassen sich nun 100.000 Songs online hinterlegen. Jedes Mal wenn ich über Apple Music und die (auch weiterhin separat zu buchende) Zusatzkomponente iTunes Match schreibe, muss ich die Unterschiede

Apple seems to plan removing the headset jack from the next iPhone 7, according to a reliable source. […] Supplied Ear Pods will equip a Lightning connector, which means a DA (Digital to Analog) converter is required. The DA will be built in the Lightning connector without sacrificing the size, according to the source. Macotakara

Swiss watch exports had their biggest decline in six years in October, led by a 39 percent slump in shipments to Hong Kong, the industry’s largest market. […] “2015 has been one to forget for the watchmakers,” said Jon Cox, an analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux in Zurich. Corinne Gretler | „Swiss Watch Exports Fall Most

Rdio meldete am Montag Insolvenz an. Die jetzt veröffentlichten Details lesen sich…verheerend: The bulk of Rdio’s revenue came from its $9.99 per month subscriptions. The company took in $1.5 million per month there. Advertising only accounted for $100,000-$150,000 per month.That was dwarfed by the nearly $4 million in monthly operating expenses, including payroll for 140

Apple Maps has updated its Acknowledgements Page as of 10/22/15 to include Foursquare as a supplier of business listings data. […] This is pretty great news for Foursquare. Everything I have heard from other Apple Maps data suppliers is that the traffic to these listings has been accelerating at a rapid clip – Apple apparently

Den ersten Testbericht, den ich zum iPad Pro lese, stammt natürlich von jemandem, bei dem die Arbeit (fast) ausschließlich auf einem iPad stattfindet. The device I’ve used every day for a year to get my work done for this site now seems tiny and limited, with small apps, less content shown on screen, and a