Just as it did last year, Apple will be making donations to the National Parks Foundation when you use Apple Pay to make a purchase from the Apple Store – whether it’s in a retail store, online or through the app … The company is also offering a new Activity Challenge for Apple Watch customers on September 1, to celebrate Redwood National Park’s 50th anniversary. “America’s national parks are treasures everyone should experience, and we’re proud to support them again this month by donating a dollar for every purchase made with Apple Pay at one of our stores,” said Apple’s CEO Tim Cook....

Apple has agreed to wait for money owed to it by Japan Display in order to assist the bailout of the troubled display-maker … Reuters doesn’t go into details on the money owed to Apple, but it likely relates to the Cupertino company paying most of the upfront costs of a new LCD factory built specifically for iPhone production back in 2015. It was reported back in March that Apple paid most of the $1....

A Bloomberg analysis of the presumed acquisition of Beats Electronics by Apple says that while the two companies may have very different cultures, the partnership is not so strange as it might first appear. “These aren’t strange bedfellows at all,” said Peter Csathy, chief executive officer of entertainment law firm Manatt Digital Media Ventures. “Steve Jobs really drove the relationship with the music industry. The executives at Apple and Beats know each other very well, and there’s a comfort level there” …...

Apple and Google seem set for another bidding war with both companies said to be sniffing around at purchasing mobile payments firm, BOKU. A TechCrunch report explains both Apple and Google are considering acquiring the firm, or at the least an extensive partnership with it. “BOKU President and CEO Mark Britto and co-founder Ron Hirson have held multiple meetings with executives at the helm of Apple’s iPhone business in the course of the past 3 weeks....

AmpliFi launched its first Wi-Fi 6 router last month, but it was only sold as single units. Now AmpliFi is offering an Alien bundle that includes the primary router with touchscreen and a meshpoint. The new option saves users $60 getting set up with two Aliens. As we previously covered, AmpliFi Alien offers a compelling package: 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 5 radios Increase your network capacity by 4x and boost coverage by 2x, while reducing battery drain in mobile devices Powered by 8×8 MIMO Wi-Fi 6 Technology, a single AmpliFi Alien router performs with far greater range and speeds than previous Wi-Fi solutions Watch local programming, video call and connect with family or check smart home security from your iOS, Android device, or another AmpliFi Router with AmpliFi Teleport, a free VPN service available to all AmpliFi owners Quickly set up through the AmpliFi app (iOS & Android compatible) to set parental controls, create guest access, create secondary local networks, and prioritize preferred traffic using automatic quality of service (QoS) After going hands-on with it, we said it “might be the most powerful home router on the market....

Over the weekend, Bank of America analysts released a report predicting that the flagship 5G iPhone series could be delayed by a month as another example of the COVID-19 coronavirus impact on the supply chain. Apple’s flagship iPhones usually debut in September; the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro were released on 20 September 2019. However, some models have previously launched in late October/early November (iPhone XR / iPhone X). As the production of iPhone 12 continues to be held up, the September launch window is looking increasingly unlikely....

As several reports have suggested, Apple Watch is eating into the traditional watch business. Now, analysts are predicting that demand for the Apple Watch this holiday season will eat at sales in the already-slowing traditional watch industry. As noted by MarketWatch, Citizen’s Bank explains that by charging more for its “essential tech products,” Apple is taking a larger share of discretionary spending in general. This year more than past years, Citizens Bank expects the jewelry industry to take a hit from this due to the new Apple Watch....

Hot on the heels of Reuters claiming that Apple’s low-cost iPhone will be sold for $99 comes a report from Japanese site Macotakara that states the same plus the 5S will be offered in one extra color: gold. Perhaps not the urine-colored version above – maybe a more muted bronze color like the below… We saw last month what appeared to be prototype iPhone SIMs which appeared to be a bronze (or sort of gold)-colored SIM tray along with the current silver, which also suggested it was from the 5S....

Apple has acquired Novauris Technologies, a company with a lot of talent in the automatic speech recognition field, according to a report from TechCrunch. The purchase of Novauris Technologies actually happened sometime last year, and the team is now at Apple working to improve speech recognition features of Siri. A quick look at CEO Yoon Kim’s LinkedIn page shows that the company likely joined Apple in September of last year....

Just a week ago, a report came in that Apple would be reducing its iPhone X forecasts from 50M to 30M for Q1, causing a temporary drop in the price of AAPL shares. Now, one analyst believes that not only will Apple indeed post results closer to the rumored 30M mark, but is also concerned about iPhone sales across 2018. Conversely, another analyst puts AAPL’s target price at $200 with Apple trading for around $171/share currently....

Mobile app analytics firm App Annie is today out with its latest report. As usual, the data shows that Apple’s App Store has a significant lead in terms of revenue when compared to Google Play, but this report notes of a change. The firm estimates that Android will overtake iOS in terms of app revenue this year… In saying this, there’s one important factor to distinguish: App Annie is saying that Google Play, combined with third-party Android app stores from device manufacturers and the like, will overtake Apple’s own App Store....

One good thing about Android is that the operating system is open-source, which means you can make your device as airtight or as secure as you deem fit. With that in mind, here are some Android phone security tips you can implement to improve your device’s defenses and enhance security throughout your company. 7 Android security tips for 2021 1. Let Android look for threats Did you know that Android can monitor a device for suspicious activity or harmful code?...

In her latest video to retail store employees, Apple Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores Angela Ahrendts discusses upcoming deeper integration of business sales across Apple Retail Stores as well as new back to school sales tactics for the Apple Watch. Currently, sales to small and medium-sized businesses via Apple Stores are mostly handled by a small group of specialized employees. Ahrendts says that she wants all employees to “own” business sales in order to provide a better experience to business customers....

Predictably, AAPL’s brief dip below $400 yesterday is resulting in a lot of excited reporting in the press, but how much does it all really mean? The 5.5 percent slide yesterday was a combination of two factors. First, yesterday was a bad day for the market as a whole, with broad selling across a range of US stock triggered by the government reporting slower growth in hiring than the market had expected (via The Economic Times) …...

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the AOSP Android 11 on Nokia 7.2 (codename daredevil). Recently, Google released its latest stable Android 11 for the general public. The update brings notification history, Chat bubbles, Conversation notifications, screen recorder, new media controls, smart device controls, one-time permission, improved dark theme with the scheduling system, app suggestions, wireless android auto, and many more. For more, check out our article Android 11 supported list, Android 11 Custom ROM list, best Android 11 features, and many more....

While it would be tough to name the biggest movie star in the world (because there are so many of them), a strong contender would have to be Angelina Jolie. You’d be hard-pressed to find a moviegoer who isn’t familiar with Jolie’s work or hasn’t seen at least one of her movies. There are a number of reasons for this. She’s talented, compelling, charismatic, likable – and she’s also been in a huge variety of movies, from big-budget video game adaptations to contemplative period dramas directed by Clint Eastwood....

Ant-Man and the Wasp will, in fact, begin filming this summer as previously reported. Marvel has got its fair share of important, noteworthy titles and sequels set to be released in theaters over the next few years. Films like Black Panther and Captain Marvel have already gotten fans talking, with the two movie set to be released on either side of Avengers: Infinity War. However, one of the most interesting films included in that lineup is Ant-Man and the Wasp, the sequel to 2015’s Ant-Man film....

Anthem can be daunting to new players. It’s a game that rewards people for adapting to the style that BioWare intended, and squad-based combat is a priority in virtually every design element present within the world of Anthem. Even those familiar with Destiny, the closest point of comparison for Anthem, will find the game’s focus on both a horizontal and vertical axes during combat and exploration takes some getting used to....

Apple has announced today that it is revising its App Store guidelines with a handful of notable changes. The latest version of the guidelines offers new details for template applications, cryptocurrency trading clients, VPNs, and more… Perhaps most notably, Apple has clarified its controversial language on template-based applications. It was reported earlier this month that the company was cracking down on apps generated using template services, but that decision ended up having a detrimental effect on many legitimate applications....

Apple and AT&T have been able to identify the man believed responsible for sending seizure-inducing tweets to Newsweek journalist Kurt Eichenwald. Tracing the perpetrator initially looked impossible, reports The Verge. In theory, it was the perfect setup: an anonymous Twitter account on a prepaid SIM card, bought with cash. With no credit card or other identifiable info tied to the account, there should have been no way to trace tweets back to a human …...