Apple's next smartwatch is expected to test blood sugar levels, and the prototype has reportedly been strapped to none other than CEO Tim Cook. The next-generation Apple Watch will, if the rumors are to be believed, double-down on its health applications. Likely to be the flagship feature is something that, until now, has only really been offered by medically-licensed devices.
Tim Cook has again voiced his enthusiasm for augmented reality, suggesting that the technology - which blends the real world with digital elements - could be as big as the iPhone. The Apple CEO has previously expressed his interest in AR, though Apple is yet to release a product based on the technology. However, with Microsoft, Google, and other big names all at different stages of augmented reality and virtual reality systems, it's widely considered a foregone conclusion that Apple will dive in too.
An exciting new iPhone, advanced wearables, and a seamless smart home: Tim Cook was light on specifics but not short on the big picture as he described Apple's year to come. Speaking on his company's financial results call, in the afterglow of a record-breaking quarter which saw iPhone sales beat expectations and Mac turn around its decline, Cook name-checked a number of areas Apple will focus on moving forward. Even for struggling sectors like tablets, the CEO is buoyant.
Apple ended Q1 2017 with $246 billion in cash, the vast majority of which is outside of the US, with CEO Tim Cook "optimistic" that tax reform will allow that to be brought back this year. The news came as part of Apple's record three-month period ending December 31 2016, with "blockbuster" iPhone sales and average selling price of each handset being $695. However, a growing amount of Apple's cash is locked up abroad.
Apple's AirPods "are a runaway success" CEO Tim Cook says, promising that "we're making them as fast as we can" to keep up with demand. The entirely wireless earbuds, which hit shelves this month after unexpected delays, have proved to be this holiday season's hot item, with supplies getting snapped up in hours or less. Now, with online availability not guaranteed until well into 2017, questions are being asked whether Apple is making all that they can.
US President-elect Donald Trump promised Apple incentives to bring manufacturing to America, claiming to have spoken to CEO Tim Cook about the possibility. Restoring America's position as a manufacturing behemoth was one of Trump's biggest campaign promises in the run up to the US election, with the outspoken then-candidate promising a resurgence in steel, coal, and other industries. However, it wasn't just traditional manufacturing Trump had in mind.
Apple's WWDC 2016 is now in full swing, and CEO Tim Cook began the keynote presentation by sharing a number of stats highlighting the growth of the App Store on various platforms, developers' earnings, and information about WWDC's attendees. The most impressive feat is that the App Store is now host to 2 million apps, only eight years after Apple launched it with a modest 500 apps.
The once untouchable Apple has recently become the subject of the same kind of scrutiny, even prophecies of doom, that its rivals, like Samsung, have been enduring for the past years. All for a series of numbers for the past months that have failed to meet analyst projections. Some are going as far as saying that Apple, or at least innovation in Apple, is dead. Unsurprisingly, CEO Tim Cook remains undaunted. In an interview with CNBC, the chief exec tried to correct the perspective, claiming that what's important for Apple right now, more than its first quarter earnings, is customer loyalty.
It's true that we still know next to nothing about Apple's plans for its car-related project, whether it's a full-on vehicle decked out with iPads and built-in Apple Music streaming, or just an infotainment system beyond our imagination. But with the company's hiring for automotive-related positions and its research vehicles seen periodically, we do know they're working on something. Well, CEO Tim Cook made a comment to whet our appetite, teasing that the wait is similar to Christmas Eve.
Apple CEO Time Cook appeared on ABC World News Tonight last night, and in a 30-minute interview with David Muir, he goes into detail about Apple's stance encryption, as well as why they will not give in to the FBI's demands for backdoor access into an iPhone that belonged to a terrorist. The television broadcast of the program only included a small portion of the interview, but ABC has now posted it online in full, and it's a must-watch for anyone closely following the Apple/FBI topic, as well as the larger issue of privacy and the government.
If you're an Android user with a certain acquired taste for some of Apple's services and were surprised, even elated, at the recent Apple Music app update, here's some more good news. Apple might be bringing a whole lot more of its services to its rival platform. This was revealed by no less than chief executive Tim Cook himself at a company-wide town hall meeting. So unless Cook is thwarted by a company upheaval, you can probably expect popular services like iCloud and Apple Pay to come to Android in the, hopefully near, future.
This weekend's episode 60 Minutes on CBS featured a detailed look at Apple, with in-depth interviews with Angela Ahrendts, Apple's head of retail, design head Jony Ive, and even CEO Tim Cook. Host Charlie Rose covered an incredible range of topics, from Apple's design and retail practices, the issues of encryption and terrorism, to even the construction of the company's new "spaceship-shaped" campus.
