The latest stories on everything Apple.
There are many manufacturers currently developing their own autonomous, or self-driving, technology. Since 2014, California has had an autonomous vehicle testing program; Manufacturers must obtain permits for both their cars and their drivers, from the California DMV. We have been following Apple’s self-driving program for years now, and have reported many times on the changing … Read more
In May, we reported that Apple had increased their number of self-driving cars, and yet cut their number of drivers by half. Now, according to the California DMV, a little more than two months later, we see that Apple has added another car to its fleet for a total of 69 vehicles with an autonomous … Read more
Apple’s AirTag is a small tracking device designed to fit easily in or on all sorts of things that you may want to keep track of. You can attach one to your keys, put one in your wallet or even attach one to your pet’s collar. After setting up your AirTag, you can use the … Read more
Today we have learned that Apple has increased its number of self-driving cars and decreased the number of drivers licensed to drive those cars by almost half. This is the first increase to their autonomous car fleet since August 2019. At that time, we reported that Apple was operating 66 vehicles. The number of Apple’s … Read more
Verzuz is a popular online webcast featuring live music battles between some of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest names. Verzuz was founded by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland and was originally available only on Instagram Live. After making a deal with Apple Music, the first episode streamed on Apple Music was the July 22nd showdown between Snoop … Read more
After almost a year later, Apple has again increased the number of drivers for its fleet of autonomous test vehicles. We have been closely monitoring the numbers. Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are vehicles that can sense the environment and “drive” themselves without (or with little) help from a human driver. In our last report … Read more
macReports submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We submitted our request in 2017. After more than three years, the FDA finally responded and made every document available. Our FOIA request asked the FDA to release everything about Apple. The document includes a lot of sensitive, … Read more
Apple just released iOS 13.7 with a new feature to help public health authorities with Covid-19 contact tracing. Exposure Notification Express is built into iOS 13.7 so that users no longer need a separate app to participate. If you live in an area that has adopted the contact tracing system, you can opt in to … Read more
Apple has slightly increased the number of test drivers, although the total number of vehicles remains the same. According to new data from the California DMV, Apple now has a total of 66 self-driving cars and 149 certified drivers on the road. This is an increase in drivers since our last report in September, when … Read more
So Huawei wants to trademark “Honor Flypods”. Huawei applied for a European trademark on the word “Honor Flypods”. Huawei submitted its application with European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). Huawei submitted this electronically. Huawei is the parent company of the Honor brand which carbon copies of Apple’s AirPods. Honor’s copy product is called Flypods. Huawei … Read more