iOS 10 became official last Tuesday. Figure out if you should upgrade now, later, or never. And iPhone 7 shipments started to arrive on Friday. If you’re still waiting for your iPhone, you can check out this slideshow of the important Apple-related headlines from the past week. Click on the link to get more information.
Of the iPhone 7 online preorders tracked by Slice Intelligence during the initial 48 hours of availability, 55 percent were for the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus. The remaining 45 percent were for the 4.7-inch iPhone 7.
Also: iPhone 7 Plus teardown reveals what Apple did with the headphone jack’s space (Macworld) Apple is attemping to sort out iPhone Upgrade Program preorder issues (Macworld) Block & Leviton Files Lawsuit Against Apple on Behalf of iPhone Upgrade Program Members Shut Out of iPhone 7 and 7 Plus (Block & Leviton LLP)
Apple announced that AppleCare+ customers will only have to pay $29 to fix their cracked iPhone screens at an Apple Store. Previously, these customers had to pay $79 for screen repairs, or $99 to fix a larger Plus-sized screen. This lowered price also applies to customers who have purchased AppleCare+ in the past as long as they have an iPhone 6 or beyond.
If you get this survey, please do everyone a solid and tell Apple that of course you use the headphone jack on your MacBook Pro. Thanks.
Last month Apple made a change to Spotlight so that articles are now displayed from the Apple News app, instead of from publishers’ websites, according to some of Apple’s publishing partners.
In a retrenchment of one of its most ambitious initiatives, Apple has shuttered parts of its self-driving car project and laid off dozens of employees, according to three people briefed on the move who were not allowed to speak about it publicly.
Mr. Stern will report to Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services, a person familiar with the matter said. Mr. Cue oversees Apple’s growing services segment, which includes businesses like the iTunes Store, Apple Pay and Apple Music.
That could be bad news for Tidal, which is losing money like it’s going out of style. Jay-Z’s streaming service lost $28 million in 2015, more than double its $10.4 million loss in 2014. The company is pulling in some money, up from $36.2 million in 2014 to $47 million last year, but it’s not enough to stem the losses.
The jury unanimously voted that US patent number 8,055,820 was valid and infringed. It also found that the ‘820 patent was wilfully infringed by Apple and returned a damages award of $22.1 million.
Also: VirnetX Plunges After Patents Deemed Invalid in Apple Dispute (Bloomberg)