Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday. John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, is widely seen as Cook’s most likely…
Apple is reportedly nearing a final agreement to integrate a custom version of Google’s Gemini model into the more capable version of Siri, which is set to debut in 2026. This partnership will see Apple pay Google an estimated $1 billion annually for the technology, according to a report from Bloomberg. Read: Bandwidth Blog &…
Apple has reportedly scrapped plans to launch a second-generation iPhone Air in 2026 and has already “sharply scaled back production of the first version,” according to The Information. The original super-thin iPhone Air, which was released in September 2025, has not proven to be the expected commercial success, prompting the significant shift in the company’s…
Apple is preparing to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time, developing a budget Mac specifically aimed at pulling customers away from Chromebooks and entry-level Windows PCs. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Supersonic plane takes flight! This new machine, currently code-named J700, is in active testing and early production. It…
Apple topped US$4-trillion in market value for the first time on Tuesday, the third Big Tech company to hit the milestone, as robust demand for its latest iPhone models allayed fears over its slow progress in the AI race. The stock was last up 0.2% at $269.20 in early trading, hitting an all-time high. Apple’s…
Apple has unveiled a series of product updates, including a refreshed MacBook Pro, an iPad Pro and a second generation of the Vision Pro headset, as it embeds its latest M5 chip across devices aimed at creative professionals. The introduction of M5-powered devices positions Apple to counter performance gains from rivals using Qualcomm and Intel’s…
The upgraded Apple Vision Pro features the powerful M5 chip, the comfortable Dual Knit Band, innovative features with visionOS 26, and all-new spatial apps and Apple Immersive content. Courtesy: Apple Inc. Apple announced new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro models on Wednesday with an updated M5 chip that allows them to run faster…
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence model. Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik, professors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, New York told the court in…
Apple is winding down support for its video editing app, Clips, confirming it has removed the app from the App Store and will no longer issue updates. Read: Starlink pledges R2.5 billion investment in South Africa, ready to launch In an update to its support page, Apple announced that as of October 10, Clips is…
Intel has approached Apple about securing an investment in the struggling chip maker, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The iPhone maker and Intel have also discussed how to work more closely together, the report said, adding that the talks are at an early stage and may not lead to…
