Apple

Samsung sees smartwatch growth of 127% in Q1 2019, but Apple is still king

Samsung, Fitbit, and Huawei all saw increased sales of smartwatches in the first quarter of 2019, but Apple easily outsold all of them.

A Chunk of Change

Patent settlement with Apple nets Qualcomm a cool $4.5 billion (or more)

Alyse Stanley 2 weeks ago

A two-year legal dispute between Apple and Qualcomm ended last month after a settlement granting Qualcomm a six-year licensing agreement and between $4.5 billion and $4.7 billion, a company earnings report revealed this week.

It's Over

Qualcomm and Apple settle patent dispute, Intel leaves market entirely

Joe Maring and Andrew Martonik 1 month ago 23

After nearly two years of legal disputes, Qualcomm and Apple have reached a settlement over patent disputes.

Headphone showdown

Are the Jabra Elite 65t worth it over a pair of AirPods?

Joseph Keller 1 month ago

Apple's AirPods go head-to-head against Jabra's Elite 65t wireless earbuds. Which should you get?

Recap

Here's everything Apple announced at its March 25 Special Event

Joe Maring 1 month ago 15

On March 25, 2019, Apple held an event at the Steve Jobs Theater to talk about its streaming service, credit card, gaming platform, and more. Here are all the big details!

Crossing the floor

How to set up an iCloud email account on Android

Mick Symons 2 months ago 3

If you've left iPhone for Android but still have an iCloud account for storage or iTunes purchases on your iPad, you can add that account to your Android device. Here's how.

The forever war

U.S. judge says Qualcomm owes Apple nearly $1 billion in rebate payments

Harish Jonnalagadda 2 months ago 5

A U.S. judge ruled that Qualcomm owed Apple nearly $1 billion in rebate payments that were part of the business cooperation agreement of the two companies.

ADB all the things

How to install the Android SDK on Windows, Mac and Linux

Jerry Hildenbrand 3 months ago

If you want to use the Android SDK command line tools and have your computer "talk" to your phone, here is how to get started.

You're next

Google says it's working to resolve banned iOS apps

Joe Maring 3 months ago 55

Following a similar move against Facebook, Apple's now decided to ban Google from distributing any of its internal iOS apps.

HDR to HDR

NVIDIA Shield TV or Apple TV 4K: Which should you buy?

Phil Nickinson and Marc Lagace 5 months ago

Spoiler: The specs don't matter as much as which platform you live in, and which streaming services you use.

Hits keep coming

Qualcomm bans the sale of iPhones in another country, this time Germany

Joe Maring 5 months ago 9

Following a ban of some iPhone models in China earlier this month, a similar ban's been granted in Germany.

Qualcomm v. Apple

Apple is appealing Qualcomm’s attempted ban of iPhone sales in China

Joe Maring 5 months ago 15

As the Qualcomm v. Apple dispute keeps on going, a court in China has ruled in Qualcomm's favor — requiring Apple to stop selling some iPhones in the country.

Alexa can you play Apple Music?

Does Amazon Echo support Apple Music?

Andrew Myrick 6 months ago

If you're a faithful user of Apple Music and own an Amazon Echo, you've probably wondered whether you can use the two together. We're here to answer that question and much more.

The other side

Here's where you can watch Apple's iPad + Mac event today

Joe Maring 6 months ago 4

Want to see what Apple's showing off at its third hardware event of the year? Here's where you can watch it!

The grass is always greener

5 things from the iPhone and iOS we want Android to get ASAP

Joe Maring 7 months ago 67

Android may be our operating system of choice, but that doesn't mean there aren't some features on iOS that we'd like to see come over to Google's platform.

Trolololo

Huawei hands out battery packs and apple-free juice to iPhone XS buyers

Joe Maring 8 months ago 38

Today's iPhone XS launch day, and to celebrate, Huawei came to various Apple stores around the globe with battery packs and apple-free juice.

fight me

The Apple Watch Series 4 is light-years ahead of anything running Wear OS

Joe Maring 8 months ago 105

Wear OS has seen some big improvements lately, but with the announcement of the Apple Watch Series 4, we're reminded just how far behind the platform still is.