AAPL Q1 2021
Time to upgrade! Get an iPhone 12 mini + Unlimited Data for $60/mo
Analysis & Editorials
Exec Shakeup
Apple's got a new hardware boss... and a new reality!
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Big Mac Roll-Back
Why Apple is hitting CMD-Z on the MacBook Pro
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Smart Speaker in a dumb home
Is the smart HomePod mini worth putting in your dumb home?
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Surprising Cheers
These are the best Apple TV+ shows right now
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Help & How To
A more accessible world
For accessibility, using Real Time Text (RTT) on iPhone is best
All Together Now
Does Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury offer local multiplayer?
Bowser Jr. is here to help
Is it possible to play Bowser's Fury without Bowser Jr.'s help?
Mobile and Nintendo Gaming
Must I play the previous Monster Hunter games?
Monster Hunter Rise for Switch: Must I play the previous games first?
Team up adventure
How much game time is packed into Bowser's Fury?
But you still gotta catch 'em all
February brings eight Legendary Pokémon to Raids and more in Pokémon Go
Deals
Latest Stories
AAPL
Apple target share price raised to $164 by Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has raised its Apple target share price to $164 from $152 on the back of its best-ever quarterly earnings report.
Fine Weather
CARROT Weather 5 is a complete redesign of an already great app
CARROT Weather has a new look, new features, and a new business model
move over
Telegram testing importing chats from WhatsApp
A new Telegram update that brought importing chats from WhatsApp has been pulled, as the feature may still be in development.
Q4
iPhone 12 surge drives Apple to number one in global smartphone market
New research indicates that iPhone shipments in Q4 saw Apple become the leading smartphone vendor in Q4 of 2020.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp Web and Desktop gets extra biometric security layer
WhatsApp has rolled out a new feature that will let users secure their Desktop and Web chats with Touch ID and Face ID using a linked device.
lockdown
iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency will be a requirement from next beta
In a new press release, Apple has hailed how its own privacy features let users take control of their data, and confirmed that App Tracking Transparency will be required from its next round of beta updates.
NBA
CASETiFY and NBA partner to create some gorgeous new accessories
CASETiFY has a history of working with brands to create new lines and the NBA is the latest to get in on the act.
Another record
iPhone 12 and 5G triggered a record number of upgrades in Q1 2021
Apple CEO Tim Cook says that the company saw "the largest number of upgraders that we’ve ever seen in a quarter" in Q1 2021.
More from Mark
Facebook says Apple's privacy protections help Apple more than users
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that Apple's privacy changes in iOS 14 "track their competitive interests."
Only some
Google avoids iOS privacy pop-up by stopping personalized ads in some apps
Google is stopping the use of an Apple tool that allowed the company to serve personalized ads in apps like Maps and YouTube.
M #1
M1 chip drives the Mac business to new Q1 record of $8.7 billion
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says that the demand for the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini "has been very strong."
iPadOhYes
iPad revenue grows by 41% in Q1 2021, setting a new record in Japan
iPad continues to set new records internationally. What you need to know iPad revenue hit $8.4 billion in Q1 2021, reaching 41% growth year over year. Apple says multiple countries are launching the biggest iPad deployments ever to schools. The iPad continues to see enormous growth despite, in a lot of ways, staying in the shadows compared to the limelight that the iPhone lives in...