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Before iCloud became the backbone of the Apple ecosystem, it spent more than a decade evolving through three distinct services: iTools, .Mac, and MobileMe. iTools, as part of Mac OS 9 | Image Credit: Matt J Fuller If you've got an iPhone , you've got an iCloud account. Sure, you might only have the base account, but you're still signed up for it. And for most of us, we probably actively engage wi…

While price increases didn't worry the investors at JP Morgan, ongoing supply chain constraints will have a short-term impact, and thus their new price target is $340. Apple's record-breaking quarter wasn't enough to keep investors from worrying It's been a bumpy few months for Apple thanks to RAM shortages , price increases , and supply constraints. Investors expect that these problems will cont…

Long outages catch people off guard, but a few smart tools make it easier to stay charged, informed, and reachable while you wait for the power to return. Maintaining a tech emergency kit is crucial You know how it goes — power outages are becoming more frequent and lasting longer. These days, our smartphones are our lifeline, not those old landlines on the wall. When you think of an emergency ki…

Monetizing AI is a tricky business and it seems Apple's only plans so far are tying daily usage limits to users' iCloud+ subscription tier, but whether or not that'll be enough isn't yet known. Siri AI could get costly for Apple Apple may be prioritizing on-device AI, but the requests that need to go to Private Cloud Compute servers still cost money. Those costs will be offset by offering increas…

There seems to be no ceiling for mechanical keyboards and the Keychron Q1 Ultra 8K is proof. It features an all metal build, wireless options, ZMK, 8KHz polling, and layer after layer of foam. Keychron Q1 Ultra 8K review Keychron continues to pump out new keyboards at a breakneck pace. The Q1 Ultra 8K is the latest model to sit at the top of Keychron's lineup, replacing the Max . I've reviewed a …

As it has been almost all of 2026, Apple's September-quarter growth is expected to be slowed by a lack of supply-side availability that won't be able to meet "incredibly strong demand" for iPhone , iPad, and Mac products. Supply chain constraints will impact revenue in spite of high demand If you're going to have a problem in this world, it isn't so bad to have an Apple problem. In spite of its $…

Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook has presented his final earnings call, the quarterly financial phone meeting the company has with analysts, and just as at WWDC, he made a relatively quiet farewell. Apple CEO Tim Cook had already presented his final WWDC, now it's his time for him to bow out of the quarterly earnings calls - image credit: Apple In a change to the usual format of these earnings calls, …

Apple has reached 1.5 billion paid subscriptions across its platform, adding another milestone to an Apple Services business that generated record June-quarter revenue of more than $30 billion. Apple apps CEO Tim Cook disclosed the milestone during Apple's fiscal third-quarter earnings report . Apple didn't provide a breakdown showing how many subscriptions belong to its own services or third-par…

Apple's gross margins and earnings per share were boosted by the tariff refunds the company received so far. Another $1 billion in tariff refunds are still unaccounted for. Tariff refunds helped boost Apple's June quarter Even as new potentially illegal tariffs affect Apple's supply chain, the company has received refunds for some of the damages done by the previous illegal ones . Apple's record-…

Apple will pay shareholders a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share on August 13, maintaining the rate it introduced earlier in 2026 after reporting its strongest June quarter on record. Apple Park The dividend will go to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 10. Apple's board approved the payment alongside the company's fiscal third-quarter earnings results. The board ra…

Apple's Mac sales rose by more than 25% in the last quarter, compared to the same time period in 2025, solely on the back of the MacBook Neo that incoming CEO John Ternus championed. MacBook Neo: The Mac laptop for most people Shortly before John Ternus was announced as Apple's next CEO, it was noticeable that he was the one championing the MacBook Neo instead of Tim Cook . As well as part of han…

Apple has reported its third-quarter financials for 2026, posting revenue of $109.4 billion, in what is the last full quarter under the control of current CEO Tim Cook . Current Apple CEO Tim Cook [left], CFO Kevan Parekh [right] The third quarter of Apple's financial calendar is usually the quietest of the year. For 2026, it's still something for Apple's investors to shout about. During the quar…

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As wildfires continue to devastate southern Europe, Apple is backing relief efforts with a donation announced by CEO Tim Cook . Apple donates to European wildfire relief North America isn't the only region struggling to combat the growing problem of wildfires; it's an ongoing problem in Europe as well. According to the Joint Research Centre, more than 434,976 hectares have been burnt in 1,400 fir…

A new Federal Communications Commission order goes far, far beyond banning just humanoid robots, and will leave Apple Home users with fewer new autonomous robot vacuums to choose from. A robot vacuum in Apple Home The FCC added foreign-produced "advanced robotic devices" to its Covered List on July 28, citing surveillance, remote-control and supply-chain risks. Covered devices can't receive new F…