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Apple ranks second in the “Most Attractive Employers of 2022” list in the U.S. and number one globally. The list was compiled by Universum, an employee branding specialist.  The top 10 in the U.S. are Google, Apple, J.P. Morgan, Walt Disney Company, Goldman...

The third quarter of 2022 brought about a fifth consecutive year-on-year decline for the worldwide personal computer (including tablet) market, according to the latest Canalys data. Apple was the exception to the rule. The tablet market decline continued in the...

Laptops continued to struggle this year as shipments declined -15% compared to last year, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. However, Apple’s Mac laptops are the exception.  Apple was the only vendor to deliver positive results among top 7 personal...

A new study conducted by CX Innovation Officer of Arise, Jonathan Shroyer, found that 83.5% of people play video games regularly. And exactly who is playing might surprise you. Here is what the survey found: 17% of 35-44 year olds play video games for 20 or more hours...

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Apple’s retail store in Glasgow, Scotland, has become the first UK store to unionize, reports The Herald Scotland. In what was called a “historic moment” by union representatives, Glasgow’s Buchanan Street branch of the American tech giant will now be unionised after...

A former Apple employee has pled guilty to mail and wire fraud charges related to schemes that defrauded the tech giant of more than US$17 million, the US Attorney’s Office for Northern California said Tuesday. As noted by CNET, Dhirendra Prasad, 52, pleaded guilty in...

As noted by MacRumors, macOS Ventura’s Mail is sometimes parsing addresses in signatures as missing recipients. With the operating system update, Apple updated Mail app with, among other things, the ability to remind you if you forget to add an attachment or...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites. ° From Lux Camera: The changes in the iPhone 14 Pro camera is a “small step,” but a “huge leap.” ° From Wired: Next week, a law takes effect that...

A special Take Control/MacVoices Special Live Event, “About An Hour with Josh Centers on iOS 16 and iPadOS 16,” will be held on November 2, 2022, 9 pm (Eastern). Join Josh Centers, the author of “Take Control of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16” and MacVoices host Chuck Joiner...

As noted by Deadline, nominations are out for the inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys, which will be handed out over two nights next month. And Apple has nabbed 17 nominations. The Children’s & Family Emmy winners will be announced Saturday and Sunday,...

An Apple Band, anyone? Apple has been granted a patent (number 11484264) for “fabric-based items with stretchable bands.” One of those is a wristband with built-in circuitry. Background of the patent In the patent, Apple says it may be desirable to form items using...

Following the announcement that Apple Design Chief Evans Hankey will be leaving Apple within six moths, two more executives are exiting the tech giant. Anna Matthiasson (pictured above), Apple’s vice president of online retail, and Chief Information Officer Mary...

Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for its newest animated series, “Interrupting Chicken,” premiering Friday, November 18.  Based on the 2011 Caldecott Honor-winning book series written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein, “Interrupting Chicken” is an animated...

Saïd Taghmaoui (“Wonder Woman”) will appear alongside Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan in the action-comedy “The Family Plan” from Apple Original Films and Skydance, reports Deadline. About the movie Written by David Coggeshall, “The Family Plan” tells the story of...

Director Greg Berlanti has tapped Ray Romano to join the cast of “Project Artemis,” the Apple Original Films production that stars Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum and Jim Rash, reports Deadline. The Emmy-winner takes the role after recently setting at Lionsgate and...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites.  ° From Macworld: Google has issues an emergency security update for Chrome for Mac that patches a high-security flaw. ° From The Mac Observer:...

China’s smartphone sales in quarter three (Q3) 2022 declined 12.4% year-over-year (YoY) on weak demand. However, Apple took the crown in September in terms of market share growth, with its new iPhone series being launched a week earlier than usual, according to a new...

Worldwide tablet shipments were down 8.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), totaling 38.6 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker.  Apple’s...

Apple TV+ has added eight to the cast of its workplace thriller, “Severance” as principal photography gets underway on Season 2, reports Deadline.  “Game of Thrones” alumna Gwendoline Christie, Bob Balaban (“The Chair”), Merritt Wever (“Godless”), Alia Shawkat...

Salvador Chacón (“Mayans M.C.”) has joined the cast of Apple’s “For All Mankind” for season 4 in a recurring role, reports Deadline. He’ll portray Gerardo, one of Miles’ (Toby Kebbell) bunkmates on Mars.  About ‘For All Mankind’ Here’s how the series is...

According to a report from Reuters, hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are set to strike again after almost two-thirds of employees rejected a pay and benefits deal. Results released on Monday show 68% of Apple workers rejected a workplace agreement proposed by...

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There are several factors that may impact iPhone production, according to various reports. To wit: ° From Reuters: Production of Apple’s iPhones could slump by as much as 30% at one of the world’s biggest factories next month due to tightening COVID-19 curbs in...

The latest Canalys smartphone analysis indicates weak demand in quarter three of 2022 caused worldwide smartphone shipments to decline by 9% year-on-year to 297.8 million units.  Samsung defended its first place in the market despite an 8% decline, shipping 64.1...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites.  ° From Macworld: Apple is making Great Pumpkin available for free to watch for a few days at the end of the month. And those who currently...

According to new research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments fell -9% year-over-year (YoY) to 297 million units in quarter three (Q3) 2022. Apple ranked in second place with 16% share, the highest third quarter performance over the past 12 years...

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for new audio series “Little America: The Official Podcast,” hosted by Kumail Nanjiani, a nonfiction exploration of the immigrant experience in America, premiering Thursday, November 3.  Each of the audio series’ eight episodes...

Stitch is now available on Apple Arcade, Apple’s U.S.$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 200 games. Apple Arcade is also available as part of the Apple One bundle. Stitch is available for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV set-top box....

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 71.1 million smartphones shipped in China in the third quarter of 2022, down 11.9% year-on-year (YoY). The decline was narrower than the previous two quarters despite the continued weak demand.  IDC...