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The Altice One app is available on Apple TV today. Photo: Altice USA The nation’s sixth-largest cable TV provider announced Wednesday the addition of an Apple TV app to its streaming service beating Roku to the punch in the competitive streaming video market. Altice USA provides broadband and pay television Continue Reading

A treasure trove of Steve Jobs-related goods is going under the hammer in an upcoming March auction titled, well, The Steve Jobs Auction. Organized by RR Auctions, the lot consists of various Apple-related items. These include a PowerBook signed by Jobs, an original Apple-1 computer, and an incredibly rare Apple Continue Reading

Become road-trip proof by adding between 3 and 6 ports to your car. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals With mobile devices, the need for power follows us everywhere. There’s never enough outlets, so it’s good sense to ensure you can access one wherever you go, including on the go. These Continue Reading

February 26, 2008: Less than five years after launching, the iTunes Music Store becomes the No. 2 music retailer in the United States, second only to Wal-Mart. In that relatively short period, iTunes sells more than 4 billion songs to more than 50 million customers. The rapid rise to prominence Continue Reading

Thinking the iPhone XR would have been worth the wait? Photo: Apple The iPhone XR was the world’s most popular smartphone last year, claims market research firm Omdia. The iPhone 11 followed in second place. In its Smartphone Model Market Tracker report, Omdia says Apple shipped 46.3 million iPhone XR Continue Reading

Apple makes some of the coolest products in the technology industry, which is one of the reasons why you see them in so many movies. But have you ever noticed that only the good guys use Apple products? That’s because Apple won’t let the bad guys use devices like iPhone Continue Reading

Tim Cook meets with a Foxconn assembler during a previous trip to China. Photo: Apple Apple manufacturer Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer, has hired a man dubbed the “SARS hero” by Chinese state media as part of its efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus. 83-year-old scientist Zhong Continue Reading

It’s all about the music subscription services these days. Photo: Stas Knop/Pexels CC Music streaming subscription services grew 13% in the United States in 2019, while iTunes-style downloads continued to decline. According to a new report by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), streaming accounted for 79% of the Continue Reading

A Tesla Model X similar to this one was involved in a fatal crash last year while the driver was on his iPhone. Photo: Tesla The National Transportation Safety Board criticized Tesla for a 2018 crash that killed the driver, but also said Apple played a role in the accident. Continue Reading

The United States Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday it is sending refund checks totaling more than $1.7 million to almost 58,000 people who were victims of a nationwide tech support scam claiming to be endorsed by Apple and Microsoft. The FTC along with consumer protection agencies in Connecticut and Pennsylvania Continue Reading