Even though the company is not involved in this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, Apple wants to remind its current and future users that what is on their iPhone stays on their iPhone, as this photo suggests.
Their is a new scam targeting Apple users. The scammers call the user claiming to be from Apple Support stating that the user's account has been compromised. The caller's phone number spoofs it so it appears to be coming from Apple itself.
One person targeted by the scam, called the 1-866 number that's mentioned in the automated message. He encountered an automated system but then a real person answered the call. He then placed the user on hold, before eventually disconnecting the call.
The effected user then called the real Apple Support phone number, which they confirmed that the call was indeed fake.
There's also a similar scam with persons posing as Microsoft support claiming that their computer has been compromised by a virus, and the user needs to give them immediate access to their computer so the company can get rid of the virus in question.
These calls are from people seeking personal information (such as Credit Card numbers, Social Security information, etc.) to turn around and sell it on the dark web for money.
Since 2006, we have been known for easy to read and understand how-to articles when it comes to the Mac and iOS platforms.
Now we're announcing that we are expanding that section to include Apple's Swift Programming Language.
Our editors will be posting news, how-tos, and tips regarding the language starting soon. However, instead of this section being mixed in with other news, it'll have its own section on the web site. Just scroll down and it'll be called Programming / Swift.
The menu option will also have links to web sites that also have information, help and how-tos about this innovative programming language.
In the meantime, you can get a sneak peak of the content by going to our Main Menu, and selecting Programming > Swift > Articles.
Customers Spent $1.22B During the 2018 Holiday and Kicked off 2019 With a New Single-Day Record on New Year’s Day
Cupertino, California — Apple today announced that App Store customers worldwide set new spending records over the holidays, wrapping up a record-breaking year. App Store spending topped $1.22 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Customers also spent over $322 million on New Year’s Day 2019 alone, setting a new single-day record.
“The App Store had a record-breaking holiday week and New Year's Day. The holiday week was our biggest week ever with more than $1.22 billion spent on apps and games, and New Year’s Day set a new single-day record at more than $322 million,” said Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Thanks to the inspiring work of our talented developers and the support of our incredible customers around the world, the App Store finished off an outstanding 2018 and kicked off 2019 with a bang.”
Apple announced Wednesday that the App Store helped drive Services revenue to an all-time record in the holiday quarter. Apple services set new all-time records in multiple categories, including the App Store, Apple Music, Cloud Services, Apple Pay and the App Store’s search ad business.
Gaming and self-care were the most popular categories of app downloads and subscriptions during the holidays. Globally, multiplayer games including Fortnite and PUBG were among the top downloaded games over the holidays, along with Brawl Stars, Asphalt 9 and Monster Strike. Productivity, Health & Fitness and Education apps are already capturing the attention of customers in the first few days of the year with 1Password, Sweat and Lumosity charting in their respective categories.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
