69 posts tagged ‘Apple’
Apple Acquires Pixelmator
mjtsai,
Pixelmator (Hacker News): Today we have some important news to share: the Pixelmator Team plans to join Apple. […] Pixelmator has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval. There will be no material changes to the Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps at this time. Stay tuned for […]
Apple’s Q4 2024 Results
Apple (transcript, MacRumors, MacStories): The Company posted quarterly revenue of $94.9 billion, up 6 percent year over year, and quarterly diluted earnings per share of $0.97. Diluted earnings per share was $1.64, up 12 percent year over year when excluding the one-time charge recognized during the fourth quarter of 2024 related to the impact of […]
LLMs make good analysts, bad oracles
kbps,
I’m not an AI apologist by any means, but I’m frustrated by the muddled way LLMs have been marketed, portrayed, and used. I want to focus on the utility of them here, rather than the moral or legal implications of using copyrighted content to feed their corpora. One of the first things we started doing […]
Apple TV+’s takeover of the Apple TV app Home Screen
Part of what used to be great about the Apple TV is that — unlike an Amazon Fire TV, for instance — Apple didn’t really have specific content it was trying to push on you. Sure, it might suggest that you rent or buy a movie from iTunes instead of from Amazon; and it would […]
A new dawn for maker tech startups
TechCrunch,
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Friday. The startup train just keeps on rumblin’ down the tracks, and I’m back with a smattering of “what happened in the world of startups this week.” […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
I spent the morning with the Apple Vision Pro
Update: The Vision Pro is now available for preorder on Apple’s site for $3,500. Apple has also offered a better look with a 10-minute “guided tour” of the device. It’s set to start shipping February 2. “Avatar” first arrived in theaters in 2009. It was a technological marvel that gave audiences one of the most […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Half of Apple’s India smartphone shipments are now iPhone 15
The iPhone 15 and its many iterations comprised more than half of Apple’s Q4 smartphone shipments of nearly 2.8 million units in India, Canalys said in its quarterly report. The handset has seen remarkable success in India as Apple pushed the latest models during the festive sales, which occur across online and offline channels in […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Here Are All the Apps You Will and Won’t Get on the Vision Pro
Gizmodo,
Those diving into Apple’s new mixed reality headset might be missing a few of their favorite apps as they navigate the Cupertino company’s new “spatial” environment. Pre-orders for the Vision Pro go live Friday, but if you’re considering dropping $3,500 on this big-budget headset, you should know what kinds of virtual… Read more...