Thailand’s First Apple Store Coming to Icon Siam Mall Next Month

Apple will reportedly launch its first Thai store at Icon Siam, the mixed-use property located on the banks of Chao Phraya River that will become Bangkok’s biggest mall when it opens on Nov. 9, according to multiple sources.

Genius Lyrics are now Available in Apple Music

Music encyclopedia and lyrics database Genius has announced a partnership with Apple Music, pairing the website’s lyrics with songs.

Apple’s Original TV Shows Will Reportedly be Free for People who Own its Devices

As Apple continues to work on producing a slate of original programming that’s decidedly PG in tone, the upcoming content will be made available for free to customers who own Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs.

Apple Bought a Machine Learning Green Screen Startup to Focus on AR

​Apple has quietly bought Spektral, a Danish machine learning startup that specializes in real-time green screen technology.

Tim Cook Says Apple Will Donate to Hurricane Michael Recovery & Relief Efforts

In a series of tweets this evening, Tim Cook revealed that Apple will make a donation to hurricane relief efforts in the Gulf Coast region.

Is iOS 12.0.1 any Faster than iOS 12.0? Find Out in this Speed Test Video

When Apple released iOS 12.0.1​ it did so with a few high profile bug fixes in tow.

About a Fifth of Android Phone Owners Plan to Switch to an iPhone

Most smartphone buyers tend to stick with the platform they're familiar with.

Apple is Still Signing iOS 11.4.1 OTA Update Randomly

For some unknown reason, Apple has started signing iOS 11.4.1 again. Read on to find out how you can take advantage of this brief signing window.

Filmmaker “Shocked” at How Good iPhone XS Video Capture is vs. a $10K Cinema Camera

Having pitted his iPhone XS versus Canon’s C200 cinema camera that sells for $10,000, filmmaker Ed Gregory came away impressed by the quality of video capture on Apple’s smartphone and was “quite shocked” at how good the new Apple phone is at shooting video.

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Visit to China Coincides With Chinese Spy Chip Story

​All the signs point to Bloomberg having gotten things badly wrong with its story claiming that Apple discovered Chinese spy chips in its servers.

Apple's Dual-Camera iPhones Subject of a New Patent Lawsuit

A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Apple's dual-camera iPhone technology, deployed in smartphone models dating back to iPhone 7 Plus

Bank of America Says buy Apple Shares Because iPhone Upgrade Interest is Rising 'Significantly'

Bank of America Merrill Lynch says Apple sales will get a lot of momentum from people upgrading their iPhones

Apple Seeds iOS 12.1 Beta 3 to Developers

​Developers received a brand new beta for iOS 12.1 this morning, bringing a host of new tweaks and performance improvements to the iPhone and iPad.

CBC News Uses Hidden Camera to Investigate Apple Repair Practices

The National, the flagship newscast of CBC News, released a segment last night called “Attacking the Apple empire,” an 18-minute investigative segment where it dived into the iPhone maker’s “controversial business practices including allegations of overpriced repair charges and the battery/slowdown scandal.”

iPad Pro Face ID Details, 4K HDR Video over USB-C, AirPods-like Apple Pencil 2 Pairing, more

Apple is widely expected to hold an event this month to introduce new 2018 iPad Pro models, new Macs, and more.

iOS 12 Screen Time Suspected to Cause Excessive iPhone Battery Drain

Are you seeing excessive or even extreme iPhone battery drain after updating to Apple’s latest and greatest mobile operating system?

YouTuber Trolls Google Pixel Fans with Photos that Were Really Taken with an iPhone XS

YouTuber trolls Google Pixel fans with photos that were really taken with an iPhone XS

Someone Recreated Apple’s New Campus with 85,000 LEGO Bricks

2018 has been a good year for ridiculous, gargantuan LEGO builds.

Apple Seeks Deal with UK Telecom to Sell Apple TVs, Says Report

Apple is attempting to expand the reach of its Apple TV, according to a report today from The Telegraph.

Apple Stops Signing iOS 11.4.1

Apple stops signing iOS 11.4.1, preventing downgrades from iOS 12 to iOS 11

Apple Discontinues Lightning to 30-Pin Adapter

Apple has discontinued its $29 Lightning to 30-pin Adapter and has removed the accessory from its website as of this week.

Apple’s iOS 12.0.1 Update Fixes Slow Reception, Charging Issues on iPhone XS

Apple has issued an update to iOS 12, which fixes several bugs that have plagued iPhone XS and XS Max users since the phones were released.

Consumer Reports Testing Shows iPhone XS Offering Significantly Better Battery Life Than iPhone X

Consumer Reports is out with its detailed testing of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max where it praises the devices for their noticeably improved battery life.

A12 Bionic Chip Makes iPhone XS Nearly as Fast as High-end Desktop

Apple may have seriously undersold the processing power of the iPhone XS. A12 Bionic brings big gains Anandtech found that Apple did a total revamp on the neural accelerator. The cache feature hasn’t seen changes this big since the A7 processor. Big changes were also made to the CPU core and memory compression on the GPU. “A lot of workloads will be seeing performance improvements I estimate to be around 40%, with even greater improvements in some corner-cases,” writes the site. “Apple’s CPU have gotten so performant now, that we’re just margins off the best desktop CPUs; it will be interesting to see how the coming years evolve, and what this means for Apple’s non-mobile products.” Different benchmark testings have shown the A12 chip performing between 24% and 28% better than the A11 chip on average. It could be only a few years before Apple’s custom silicon start to outperform the fastest desktop CPUs in some areas.