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Apple has continued its recent efforts to improve its mapping service by partnering with several new data providers, according to Apple Maps Marketing. The company has historically partnered with companies like TomTom, as well as its own in-house mapping data and others for its information. These new companies don’t yet appear on the list of map data attributions, Apple is recommending businesses who wish to submit bulk locations to be listed in its Maps app instead go through one of the company’s partners, including these ten new names:...

Apple Events for Apple TV has been updated ahead of Tuesday’s education event in Chicago. The new version includes a theme refresh to match the event invitations with the Apple Pencil-sketched logo, but it also includes confirmation on live streaming plans. Apple typically uses its Events app for delivering its live stream of product announcements and keynotes, but next week’s education event will not be streamed in realtime. We had reason to suspect this might be the case, and Apple has confirmed it through the new Events app update:...

According to the AP, the Economic Development Board of Nevada approved a deal negotiated by the state to lure Apple Inc. to Reno with $89 million in tax breaks. Apple plans to build a 350-acre data center east of nearby Sparks. It will employ up to 200 contract workers and 35+ full-time workers with an hourly wage of $25. Apple will also build a purchasing and business center in a blighted area near downtown Reno....

Yesterday, we noted that Apple has begun allowing customers to purchase a new iPhone 5s through its online store and then pickup the product that day (or another day) at their local Apple Retail Store. This “Personal Pickup” option could have been the most efficient way to get a new iPhone from Apple, with online shipments reaching ship dates in October and lines at Apple Stores still going strong. However, multiple readers have noticed that the in-store pickup option has disappeared from both Apple’s Online Store and its Apple Store mobile app....

Apple is now inviting iOS, iPadOS, and macOS app developers to join its engineers and designers in a special online event that will provide insights into improving app widgets — which are part of iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and macOS Big Sur. Developers are being invited by email to register for the “Building Great Widget Experiences” event, which will take place live on February 1, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be conducted entirely online, which gives developers from all over the world the chance to attend the conference....

Following a number of complaints from consumers regarding graphics issues with Apple’s 2011 MacBook Pro, the company today announced a replacement program to remedy the issue for customers still experiencing problems. The affected models include 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros built in 2011, as well as 15-inch Retina MacBook Pros built in 2012 and early 2013. MacBook owners who believe they may have one of these machines can check their warranty coverage on Apple’s website to determine whether they are eligible for a repair under this program....

Apple is opening a new data center in China, in partnership with a local Chinese data management firm, following tightened legislation over how companies can store data about users in the country. Apple says the new data center will allow it to comply with the regulations and improve the speed of Apple cloud services in the region. It reaffirmed earlier statements that it would not create a backdoor for any third-party (via CNBC)....

As spotted by Kyle Seth Gray, Apple Maps is sending out push notifications to travelers to remind them of the recommended self-isolation guidance following an international trip. The notification appears to be somewhat contextual. Rather than a blanket message sent out to all Apple Maps users, it seems to be targeting people who have traveled internationally recently, perhaps having visited an airport. This is likely using on-device intelligence due to Apple’s stringent privacy-preserving approach to features like this....

Apple Music has signed a deal with digital media/lyrics company Genius that will see its artist interview show Verified on the streaming service. As part of the deal, Apple Music will get exclusive premieres for new episodes of the series that looks at the meaning and stories behind artists’ lyrics. Genius shared about the new deal with Apple Music in a press release today: The deal with Genius will see Apple Music co-produce on new episodes that will premiere “every weekday, Monday through Friday....

Anthem has been broken once more, and this time players have discovered a way to make the Storm Javelin generate infinite health, essentially making it invincible. The glitch was discovered alongside another game-breaking one involving damage calculation, and while one was implemented after the game released its most recent 1.0.3 patch this past Saturday, one may have been in the game for a while now. Anthem’s Update 1.0.3 had already caused some problems prior to players discovering this latest batch of glitches....

Apartment 212 (AKA Gnaw) is a creepy horror movie about a woman being attacked by a creature in her new apartment - let’s explore the movie’s ending and post-credit scenes. Apartment 212 follows Jennifer, played Penelope Mitchell (Hellboy), who moves into a new apartment after leaving her abusive husband. She makes a new friend in kindly neighbor Terry, played by Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass, but after another tenant commits suicide she inherits an old jewelry box from the apartment, which has a strange creature decoration on the lid....

So API Testing is: Testing without GUI Programmatically simulate data or control follow scenarios. Focus on functionality, not on behavior or customer experience. Why is API Testing important? API Testing have four significant advantages 1. API testing is the trend As you see the following figure, Api Testing grown up very fast in the last 10 years. It becomes very popular testing compared to other testing. 2. Time efficient With API Testing we can use parallel execution to reduce test execution time....

Apple’s mindset has been mostly positive over the past several years in terms of modernizing the App Store. With iOS 11, the company revamped it with an all new design, and rolled out a refined subscription model for developers who choose to go that method. These changes were the first major improvements since the App Store originally opened for business back in 2008. However, some developers are still not happy and would like to see Apple to do more with the App Store in the long-term....

The latest Gartner data (below) shows that both Apple and Samsung lost market share in the first quarter of the year as Chinese brands continued to increase their sales. iPhone sales actually grew very marginally year-on-year, but the market as a whole grew 9% in the same period, resulting in the decrease in market share. Apple saw its global share fall from 14.8% to 13.7%, but market leader Samsung was hit harder …...

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AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson will soon announce that a consortium of 33 companies, including Apple, AT&T, Google and Comcast are joining the FCC in an effort to crack down on phone call spam made by robots, according to Reuters. In the inaugural “Robocall Strike Force” meeting, the companies will announce their initial plans on how to stop US phone owners from receiving advertorial spam run by automated machines … The AT&T CEO said the 33 companies, which includes tech smartphone giants Apple and Google, will work on solutions to present a concrete plan by October 19 in a couple of months time....

Apple has just issued a press release confirming they have topped one million pre-orders for the iPhone 4S in 24 hours. This surpasses the previous single day pre-order record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. It also comes after AT&T on Friday confirmed processing over 200,000 preorders in the first 12 hours alone. Apple quoted its worldwide marketing honcho Phil Schiller in the release: Full press release after the break....

Apple is no stranger to acquiring companies to bolster its Apple Maps offering and now it appears that the company has acquired yet another company to do just that. According to a report out of Re/code, Apple today has acquired Mapsense, a San Francisco-based startup that focused on building software that analyzed and visualized location data. Mapsense was founded in 2013 by a former engineer for Palantir Technologies, Erez Cohen. The company’s cloud-based service allows users to divide up graphical models of maps that store large amounts of data for easier digestion....

The Guardian is reporting that Apple has acquired media analytics startup Semetric, apparently as part of the ongoing Beats Music relaunch. Of note, Semetric owns Musicmetrics, an analytics tool for artists to track the popularity of their music around the web. Apple replied to the Guardian with its typical company acquisition statement: The Musicmetrics platform measures things like BitTorrent activity, social network reach and other sales data to offer comprehensive reports on the uptake and reactions of the general public for a given song....

Apple has announced a major new sports game franchise that is now available on Apple Arcade. “Ultimate Rivals,” developed by Bit Fry Game Studios, Inc., brings together athletes from hockey, basketball, football, baseball, and soccer. The first title in the franchise is “Ultimate Rivals: The Rink.” In this game, players choose from over 50 athletes to compete in two-on-two hockey matches. Here’s how Apple describes the game: Following this release, Apple says that the next game in the series will be “Ultimate Rivals: The Court,” coming in spring of 2020....