In brief: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday said cryptocurrency is something the company is looking at, but not something they have immediate plans to get involved in. They do, however, have ideas about segments they wouldn't want Apple to mingle in. Cook's thoughts on crypto came during an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin as…
Key Takeaways Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated that he owns cryptocurrencies. Cook also stated that Apple is looking into allowing Bitcoin payments through Apple Pay. Whether Cook's allocation means Apple will also invest in cryptocurrencies remains to be seen. Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed that he owns cryptocurrencies while discussing the asset class…
The CEO of the tech mogul Apple, Tim Cook, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin or Ethereum. With a current market cap of around $2.476 trillion, Apple is ranked the second-largest company in the world. Its CEO, Tim Cook, speaking at the DealBook conference Tuesday, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin…
Now that Netflix is offering mobile games on Android, there's a lingering question: how will iOS players join in when Apple's policies bar all-in-one gaming services? The hard way, apparently. In his "Power On" newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (with help from developer Steve Moser) claimed to have seen code indicating Netflix would release all its…
In brief: Most people buying an iPhone 13 likely aren’t aware of the fact that Apple has made it more difficult to repair through independent repair shops. When it comes to the screen, choosing to repair it more cheaply now comes at the cost of losing Face ID functionality, and Apple has yet to explain…
hit the bricks — T2 bug "prevented a very small number of users from booting" after updating. Andrew Cunningham - Nov 5, 2021 8:08 pm UTC Enlarge / A MacBook Pro running macOS Monterey.Apple Apple has fixed a Mac firmware bug that had bricked some users' Macs after they installed the macOS Monterey update, according…
Back when the iPhone 13 was first released, a teardown video from Phone Repair Guru revealed that Apple had made the iPhone 13 more difficult for third-party repair shops to work with. Now, iFixit has confirmed the news, which could spell trouble for many phone repair shops that rely on iPhone fixes to get by.…
App Store developers will soon be able nudge customers over email to make them aware of alternative payment options and perhaps avoid platform fees. The change is being ushered in as Apple attempts to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of U.S. developers in 2019 who took issue with the App Store's "profit-killing" commissions and fees. In a…
Even before Apple’s M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBooks hit the market, rumblings of future Apple silicon were already hitting the wire. Dubbed the M2, this chip is the likely successor to the M1 that powers the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and the 24-inch iMac. According to reports, it will arrive in the first half of…
State of Repair is Motherboard's exploration of DIY culture, device repair, ownership, and the forces fighting to lock down access to the things you own.A tweak to the iPhone’s repairability that has been long prophesied and feared has finally come to pass, giving staggering new urgency for legislation that makes repair more accessible: The iPhone…
