Articles by Ben Lovejoy

With Lensa AI taking the top slot in the App Store charts, thanks to the viral appeal of its “magic avatars,” brace yourself for a deluge of AI photo apps – both real and fake.
AI and machine-learning have so far been buzzwords that developers love to…

A series of tweets from Tim Cook in Japan include the usual fare – praising developers who work with Apple, celebrating the use of Apple tech in education, and so on – but one less usual one. Cook also tweeted a photo of a visit to Sony’s secretive ca…

An Apple patent battle with healthtech company AliveCor has been won by the Cupertino company, likely saving the Apple Watch from a potential import ban next week.
It’s a big step forward for Apple, but doesn’t end the legal fight between the two comp…

Proton Drive, a Dropbox and iCloud rival, has today launched iOS and Android apps for both free and paid cloud storage tiers.
As you’d expect from the company that launched an encrypted email service, Proton Mail, the emphasis is on privacy and securi…

Apple CEO Tim Cook said yesterday that TSCM Arizona plants would see Apple Silicon made in America. This appeared to contradict earlier reports that the US plants would always remain a step behind the most advanced chip tech TSMC uses in Taiwan.
On th…

Later today, Apple CEO Tim Cook will be attending a celebratory event for the upcoming TSMC Arizona chip plants in Arizona. We’re now learning a little more about the company’s plans, including a tripling of the original investment.
However, it’s beco…

The National Labor Relations Board’s Atlanta regional director has concluded that Apple anti-union tactics deployed in the Atlanta store broke the law. The company’s actions led to a planned unionization bid being abandoned after what was described as…

In a series of local press releases, Apple has announced a new set of HomePod mini countries, as the slow global rollout continues. This follows hints back in July.
Finland, Norway, and Sweden will each get the smart speaker on December 13. South Afri…

Apple is being sued by two women over AirTag stalking, with the company accused of making it too easy for exes to track their movements. The case could form the basis of a class action lawsuit.
In a separate case, police are being sued for conducting …

The Apple Self Service Repair program has now launched in eight more countries, following the initial US-only debut back in April.
The program lets customers access repair manuals, purchase genuine Apple parts, and rent the tools needed to carry out D…