Stories by Michael Simon

Apple pays out a penny every time you stream a song on Apple Music

Apple has told artists and labels that it pays out a penny per Apple Music stream, which is more than double what Spotify pays.

This Apple's Spring Loaded event invite theory is kinda blowing our minds

Apple's 'Spring Loaded' event invite seems like a simply play on the tagline, but there could be a lot more hiding in its illustration.

Next year's iPhone could bring massive camera improvements, no more mini

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with a new report about the 2022 iPhone, and it could bring a huge leap for the camera.

The next Apple event is actually happening on April 20 for real

Apple has announced that its 2021 Spring Loaded event will be held on April 20 at 10 am PT at Apple Park.

Now Siri says the spring event is April 20 and Apple may just be trolling us

After numerous rumors and false predictions, Siri has started telling people that the Apple event will be held next week.

Legal briefs: Senator wants to ban Apple from ever buying another company

Apple is sending its chief compliance officer to the Capitol for a hearing, a senator wants to block future mergers, and Cook has some choice words to share about Epic Games.

A radical new Apple TV is in the works with a HomePod speaker and camera

Apple is planning a future Apple TV that has a speaker and a camera to augment its smart home offerings.

Weekly Apple Update: New iPads finally on the way but supply shortages cause delays

New iPad Pros should finally arrive this week, Apple expands Find My to third-party devices, and supply shortages delay some future releases.

Samsung's iTest web app is like an April Fools' Day joke that arrived a week late

Samsung has launched a new web app that lets you try out a Galaxy S21 on your iPhone, though we're not really sure why.

Apple confirms what we knew all along: iMessage is never coming to Android

New filings in Epic's legal fight with Apple show just how important iMessage is to iPhone lock-in and why Apple decided long ago that it's never coming to Android.

Why new Apple products are arriving later than ever this year

Apple has never waited this long into a new year to announce something new. But these are difficult times.

Apple just made its long-rumored AirTags trackers completely unnecessary

Apple has launched a massive expansion of its Find My program, opening it up to third-party device makers and possibly undercutting the usefulness of AirTags.

The iPad Pro may finally launch next week with no event, nothing else

A new rumours says the new iPad Pro will arrive last week with little fanfare, no event, and no other products alongside it.

Apple opens up its Find My network to third-party device; no AirTag needed

Apple has announced a massive expansion of the Find My app, with a crowd-sourced network that can now track third-party devices, too.

Will.i.am’s new US$299 Bluetooth face mask is like AirPods Max for your face

Former Black Eyes Peak rapper Will.i.am is launching a new high-tech face mask for $299 that has noise-canceling headphones built-in.