Apple has teams investigating a push into personal robotics, a field with the potential to become one of the company’s ever-shifting “next big things”, according to people familiar with the situation. Engineers at Apple have been exploring a mobile robot that can follow users around their homes, said the people, who asked not to be … Read more
Xiaomi has got off to a racing start in the country’s crowded electric vehicle (EV) market, after saying it sold around 50,000 vehicles within half an hour of the launch of its new model, the SU7. The Chinese smartphone and gadget maker, which has been competing with Apple for years, now has its sights set … Read more
A 2020 prototype of the so-called “Apple Car” was dubbed “the Bread Loaf” for its looks, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. In a deep dive of the costly project, which Apple canceled last month, the report described the vehicle as “a white minivan with rounded sides, an all-glass roof, sliding doors, and whitewall … Read more
Apple iPhone 15 Plus (left) and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Andy Boxall / Digital Trends When Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone on January 9, 2007, it was a moment that changed the cell phone market forever. In one of the most famous product reveals in history, Jobs said it was three products in one: a … Read more
When Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs called it a “revolutionary product” in a handset category that he said needed to be reinvented. Now, nearly two decades and 42 models later, the iPhone is one of the world’s most popular phones. Apple has sold over 2.3 billion units of the iPhone and has … Read more
Image used with permission by copyright holder Today marks 40 years since Apple released the very first Mac, upending the entire computer industry and sowing the seeds for four decades of success for the company. Dubbed the Macintosh 128K, the device was an unprecedented success for Apple, and it quickly became one of the most … Read more
The Ahwahnee hotel dining room is reopening in time for Christmas. Courtesy of Yosemite Hospitality. The dining room at Yosemite National Park’s Ahwahnee hotel is scheduled to open just in time for the Christmas rush. Hotel officials began notifying waitlisted visitors this week that the dining room, adorned with chandeliers, stone walls, a beamed ceiling … Read more
