Michael Royzen is at it again. The 18-year-old Seattle software developer and entrepreneur has created another company and today released another new app for iOS — his seventh. SmartLens is… Read More
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He drinks Coca-Cola and eats at Dairy Queen, presumably in part to promote the stocks and companies owned by Berkshire Hathaway. So when will CEO Warren Buffett, who said… Read More
Apple reported record earnings and revenue in the most recent quarter, but iPhone sales slumped over the holiday season. Apple said it sold 77.3 million iPhones last quarter, down 1… Read More
Apple is under fire after the discovery that the company slowed down older phones as their batteries deteriorated. Many customers see the revelation as proof that Apple was pushing iPhone users… Read More
A bruised Apple issued a letter of apology to customers on Thursday, a week after the tech giant had to admit that it wasn’t entirely upfront about how it deals… Read More
Those hoping to buy an iPhone X today at the Apple Store in Seattle’s University Village are leaving empty-handed. Apple employees spent Friday morning turning away customers who wanted to… Read More
Amazon is rolling out a new augmented reality feature for iPhone users, dubbed AR view, that lets customers place virtual versions of products into real-world scenes before buying, allowing them… Read More
Those long lines for the latest iPhone are poised to return with the release of the iPhone X next month. Apple announced this morning that in addition to pre-orders, which… Read More
Microsoft Edge, the default web browser for Windows 10, will be available as a preview for iPhone starting today and for Android soon, the company announced this morning — fulfilling… Read More
If the release of iOS 11 and Apple’s new ARKit — which lets developers create augmented reality apps — has you dancing over to the App Store, perhaps learning a… Read More
Microsoft Pix was released last year with a goal of improving on the native iPhone camera experience, but it just wouldn’t be a Microsoft project without a business productivity use. Today Microsoft… Read More
Apple held its big iPhone X unveiling this morning, and while much of the news leaked in advance, there were lots of details to chew on. In addition to the… Read More
Ten years after the release of its first iPhone, Apple executives took the stage Tuesday morning at the brand new Steve Jobs Theater — at the spaceship-like headquarters in its new… Read More
The hype around Apple’s next smartphone is intense. Predictions from high-profile techies are spreading like wildfire, rumors trickling out of the company find an eager audience and leaks from Chinese… Read More
Apple this afternoon reported iPad sales of more than 11.4 million units for the quarter ended July 1, a 15 percent increase that bucked the trend of declining sales for… Read More
Microsoft released a new app called Seeing AI for the iPhone this week. It’s billed as a “talking camera for the blind,” but it’s also a showcase for the company’s… Read More
Microsoft released a new artificial intelligence app for iPhone this morning that can read text from signs and documents aloud, describe people and their emotions, identify currency values, and narrate… Read More
Don’t drop your iPhone while reading this news, but Apple is planning a major shift when it comes to the repair of cracked screens on its devices. In an exclusive new report,… Read More
Unit sales of the iPhone fell by 1 percent and the iPad by 13 percent but Apple nonetheless posted an overall revenue increase of 5 percent to $52.9 billion in… Read More
The new iPhone is months away from being released, but some insiders are already getting chatty about its design. Bloomberg reported this week that the next generation of iPhones will… Read More
The speculation is over! After months of anticipation, Samsung has revealed its next smartphone: the Galaxy S8. Andru Edwards, co-host of our Geared Up podcast, got his hands on one at… Read More
T-Mobile customers can now get AppleCare Services included when they sign up for the Bellevue, Wash.-based carrier’s Premium Device Protection. When a T-Mobile customer buys a new iPhone or iPad… Read More
Apple came out with a flurry of announcements this week — unveiling a cheaper 9.7-inch iPad, more storage in the iPad mini 4, a new (Product) Red iPhone, a Snapchat-like app called Clips, and… Read More
Could this be a plot twist in Act Three? While we were all watching Facebook’s attempts to take on newly-public Snapchat, Apple was building its own app that could challenge… Read More
Alexa is the brain behind the Amazon Echo, and has helped Amazon become a leader in the voice assistant market, and now she is making her way to smartphones. Starting today, and… Read More
Champagne was popping at the Seattle offices of Moment on Friday morning after the smartphone lens and case maker reached a $500,000 goal on its latest Kickstarter campaign. Founder Marc Barros… Read More
The folks at Moment, the Seattle-based makers of lenses and cases for a range of iPhone sizes, are spreading the hardware love around a little bit. The company announced Thursday… Read More
Marc Barros has spent three years building a team and a product and learning about his customer. Now, his Seattle-based startup Moment is ready to offer a second generation of lenses… Read More
Apple posted record revenue of $78.4 billion for the December quarter, returning to overall growth as unit sales of the iPhone climbed nearly 5 percent to 78.3 million units during… Read More