SAN RAMON — Apple says it will roll out a new privacy control in the spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. The delay in its anticipated rollout aims to placate Facebook and other digital services that depend on such data surveillance to help sell ads. Although Apple...
Apple Unveils First Macs Built to Run More Like iPhones
SAN RAMON — Apple is rolling out new Mac computers powered by the same kind of chips that run iPhones and iPads, a move aimed at making it easier for its most popular products to work together. For instance, Macs using the new chips will be able to run the...
Apple Will Now Replace Your Crackling Airpods for Free
[aggregation-styles] Business Insider Apple will now replace people's crackling AirPods Pro earphones for free after months of complaints from customers. Apple created a support page on Friday for the AirPods Pro exchange program. "Apple has determined that a small percentage of AirPods Pro may experience sound issues," the tech giant...
Apple Delays Debut of Anti-Tracking Tool in iPhone Software
SAN RAMON — Apple is delaying a new privacy feature in the next version of its iPhone operating system that will make it more difficult for app makers to track people online to help sell digital ads. The decision outlined Thursday affects iOS 14, which is expected to be released as a...
27 New COVID-19 Deaths in Fresno County, Officials Warn Against Labor Day Gatherings
Fresno County reported 27 new deaths related to COVID-19 since Friday. Dr. Rais Vohra, Interim Fresno County Health Officer says it's a sobering reality of where we are in the pandemic. Vohra says many of these recent deaths are people that have been hospitalized for several weeks. Others had underlying...
Apple Is 1st US Company to Be Valued at $2 Trillion
NEW YORK — Apple is the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after it became the first to reach $1 trillion. Apple shares have gained nearly 60% this year as the company overcame the shutdown of factories in China that produce the...
Apple Closes Stores in 4 States, Again, as Infections Rise
SAN RAMON — Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as coronavirus infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin to rise. The decision announced Friday is another sign that the pandemic might prevent the...
Apple, Google Release Technology for Pandemic Apps
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software. It relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to detect...
Health Officer: 'I Think We Will Be on Track' for Fresno Reopening May 7
The city of Fresno's shelter-in-place order goes until the first Wednesday in May. Mayor Lee Brand extended the shelter-in-place order to May 6 based on modeling that indicated COVID-19 cases will peak in late April. Fresno County's Health Officer, in response to a question Friday from GV Wire said: "I...
Apple Rolls out Cheaper iPhone as Pandemic Curbs Spending
NEW YORK — Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending. The second-generation iPhone SE introduced Wednesday will sell for as little as $399,...