Following the release of Becoming Steve Jobs, an acclaimed biography of the late Apple co-founder, Fortune has named Tim Cook the “world’s greatest leader,” accompanied by an in-depth profile that reflects on the chief executive in the post-Jobs era. The interesting article provides a closer … Read More
The Qantas Watch App has been selected as one of the first “announced by Apple” apps for the Apple Watch. Reports AuissieMacZone Read More ~ http://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/apple-watch/global/en
Google has formed a partnership with medical and consumer goods firm Johnson & Johnson that will see the development of robots to help surgeons in the operating room, according to an announcement made on Friday. Reports AppleInsider
“Apple has bought a start-up company that makes super quick database technology,” Eric Zeman writes for InformationWeek. “The acquisition of FoundationDB points to Apple’s desire to smooth out some of its software services, which have a knack for being flakey.” … Read More
A report on Wednesday claims Apple is moving forward with a long rumored overhaul of its streaming music services lineup that will incorporate a reworked Beats Music app developed with the help of Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, as … Read More
So the new Force Touch trackpad for the MacBook and MacBook Pro has been released, great. When can I have one for the desktop (he asks jumping up and down). Please sir, please when? I can’t wait to use it with … Read More
A $17.5 million project led and partly funded by Apple to increase the use of recycled water in Sunnyvale and Cupertino has been approved by city officials. Mercury News reports that the Santa Clara Valley Water District has given the project the … Read More
Pressure-sensitive drawing is now capable with any stylus or just a finger on the new MacBook Pro with Force Touch trackpad, thanks to an update to the Inklet OS X app from Ten One Design. Reports AppleInsider ~ http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/03/24/ten-one-designs-inklet-is-first-3rd-party-app-to-support-apples-force-touch-trackpad
Facebook on Tuesday announced the debut of a new feature for users of its website and mobile apps, “On This Day,” meant to spark nostalgia by highlighting content posted to the site in years past. Reports AppleInsider
The job of Apple Retail Store employees will begin changing in profound ways next month. In order to showcase and sell the Apple Watch, retail employees will be trained to provide personal fashion and styling advice to customers, according to employees briefed on the plans. Until now, … Read More