As has become an annual tradition, Apple just reported blockbuster earnings for the company’s most recent holiday quarter. “Today Apple is reporting our best quarter ever, with revenue of $124.3 billion, up four percent from a year ago,” CEO Tim Cook said in a press release. Revenue was up nearly across the board for the company’s Mac, iPad, and services divisions.
But the numbers show a slight dip in year-over-year iPhone revenue, seemingly confirming that Apple Intelligence isn’t doing much to drive iPhone sales. The same goes for that new Camera Control button, I suppose.
Every day, I get deeply moving notes about the many ways our technology is enriching our users’ lives. I recently got a note from a customer who put his watch on his father’s wrist when he feared something was wrong with him. The watch alerted them that the father was in AFib and they were able to get him to the hospital for potentially life-saving treatment. Another user put his new watch on for the first time, and within 15 minutes was notified of a low heart rate that led to a necessary pacemaker. And there are so many touching notes around the profound impact of our new hearing health feature, like a recent user who told me it had changed her life, allowing her to take part in conversations with her children and grandchildren.
These are the kind of stories that remind us of how profoundly important our work is, and it drives us to innovate each and every day. At Apple, the future is full of promise and potential. We’re always searching across a world of possibilities, finding those places where we can do the most good, and putting all of our energy and ingenuity into making something special.
Popular game series PGA Tour is coming to Apple Arcade, with PGA Tour Pro Golf set to launch on the gaming service on February 6. This will be the first PGA Tour game on Apple Arcade, and it will feature true-to-life PGA Tour locations.
In a new support document, Apple provided separate instructions on how to prevent an Apple silicon Mac from turning on when the lid is opened or when it's connected to power. Both processes require the Terminal app.
Of course, Apple Intelligence is free to anyone with a Mac using Apple silicon, but Grammarly also offers a free version with limited features. If you need assistance with your text and find Apple Intelligence too clumsy, consider trying Grammarly’s free version. It might be adequate for your needs, or it could encourage you to subscribe to the comprehensive feature set that I’ve come to depend on.
There are two major technological barriers that I think will hamper broad adoption of Bookshop.org’s ebook sales—and unfortunately, they’re both out of Bookshop’s control. One is due to the current status quo of the publishing industry when it comes to technology, and the other is…drumroll…Apple.
You don’t have to be in the Super Bowl stadium to be exposed to a lot of noise during the game. A new Apple Watch study found that noise levels across America are significantly higher than normal for about nine hours on Super Bowl Sundays.
Back to work today. And now: weekend!
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