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Apple May Introduce Autonomous Electric Vehicle with New Battery Tech by 2024
Apple could bring its own autonomous electric vehicle to market by 2024, using a new battery design that improves range and lowers the cost of the batteries themselves.
The new-car program, which has been on and off since 2014, is internally known as Project Titan.
The move could stem from the return of Apple veteran Doug Field, who had worked at Tesla for a period of time before returning to the Cupertino-based …
Apple Releases iOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2, Adding Fitness+, ProRaw Support, and Animal Sounds
Apple made new versions of its mobile operating system, iOS 14, available along with a new version of its operating system for the Apple Watch and for the iPad.
With the release of iOS 14.3, Apple is adding support for the ProRaw camera format to the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max as well as support for its new Apple Fitness+ service. The new release also includes support in the Safari …
Amtrak Moves to Support Apple Pay on Website and in App
Amtrak, the operator of most of the United States’ passenger rail services, announced it would accept Apple Pay on its mobile app as well as on its website.
The railroad will also accept Google Pay and PayPal going forward.
“We know every minute counts for our customers and now purchasing tickets is as simple as the touch of a button,” said Roger Harris, the railroad’s chief marketing officer.
Ridership on Amtrak has fallen …
Apple Updates Maps App with Transit Directions for Austria
Apple said it has added transit directions to Austria in an update to the Apple Maps app.
While the update adds public transit directions for the entire country, the focus of the update is Vienna, where travelers
In addition to the Alpine nation, the list of countries on the continent where Apple Maps now supports transit directions includes Estonia, Finland, France (Paris only), Germany, Italy (Rome only), the Netherlands, Norway, Spain (Madrid …
Apple CarPlay Gains Enhanced EV Charger Info with ChargePoint Integration
ChargePoint, which operates a network of electrical vehicle chargers, announced integration with Apple CarPlay.
“This new integration brings essential EV charging data inside the vehicle,“ ChargePoint said in a statement, calling it a “pivotal step” in the shift to electric mobility.
The action adds new EV charging data to Apple’s in-vehicle infotainment system.
Drivers who install the ChargePoint app on their iPhones will be able to easily locate nearby chargers, check the status …
Apple Mac, MacBooks Get Refresh with New Apple-Designed Chips
At the company’s third virtual-only product launch, Apple introduced a new microprocessor for its desktop and laptop computers, reinvigorating the almost 40-year-old product line with several new MacBooks and a Mac Mini.
It took Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives under three-quarters of an hour to introduce all of the new devices during the event, dubbed “One More Thing.”
The event centered on Apple’s introduced of the new M1 chip. The M1 …
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Has Secret Button on Back: Here’s How to Use It
The Apple iPhone 12 Pro has been out in the wild for almost two weeks now and, among the many new features the phone has is one that has not been highly publicized, namely a secret button on the back of the phone that the user can customize to perform certain actions with a mere tap.
The secret button is not activated out of the box, but setting up this feature …
