The body of water previously known in the U.S. as the Gulf of Mexico—and still known as that in many other parts of the world—will henceforth be labeled as “Gulf of America” for U.S. users of Apple Maps. The jingoistic decision to rename the gulf was made by President Donald Trump on January 20 amid…
A common quibble on the PCPer Podcast, for at least two of us, is that the computer enthusiast market has become significantly less exciting in recent years. We don't see performance revolutions… Source
Lawyer Jonathan Morrison is thought to have worked on the Apple Car project An Apple lawyer believed to have worked on the canceled Apple Car project has been appointed to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, by President Trump. According to his sparse LinkedIn profile Jonathan Morrison joined Apple in March 2021 following three years…
Apple's lamp robot concept - Image credit: Apple Machine Learning Research Apple's work in robotics has been impressive so far, but consumers will have to wait until 2028 at the earliest to be able to buy an Apple robot. Apple's development in robotics has been long-running, and has recently resulted in the demonstration of one…
If you want a smart speaker with great sound and a small footprint, you can’t go wrong with a HomePod mini even at its full $99 MSRP. But today it’s an even better value: Best Buy is selling the HomePod mini for $80, savings of $20. This HomePod mini rarely ever goes on sale, so…
Enrollment screen for the US-only Apple Research app Following very many specific studies and research collaborations, Apple has announced a new program that takes a holistic overview of health. Previously, Apple has collaborated with medical researchers on issues ranging from menstrual cycles and even pickelball, to hearing loss and also sleep tracking. Now the company…
iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Plus -- still banned in Indonesia Four months since Indonesia banned sales of the iPhone 16 and demanded increasing investment from Apple, it is reported that the company is talking to its suppliers about building the iPhone locally. Indonesia banned sales of the iPhone 16 in October 2024, shortly after…
Apple Maps slowly being updated with Gulf of Mexico name change The Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America on Apple Maps for users in the United States after a mapping database update and further criticism from Republican lawmakers. It appeared that Apple would take a half-step in renaming the Gulf of Mexico…
Purchases can now be migrated from one Apple Account to another Apple has made it possible for users to move their purchased content, such as apps and music, from one Apple Account to a different one of their choosing. Here's how it works. The change was revealed on Tuesday through a support document on the…