Year: 2022

U.S. President Biden to award Apple former CEO, Steve Jobs, the Posthumous Medal of Freedom

CompuScoop Staff July 1, 2022 1

The Biden Administration has announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this year. Included among the list of 17 recipients is the late Apple CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs.

The posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded to Jobs for his role in changing the way the world communicates, as well as for “transforming the computer, music, film and wireless industries.” The announcement from President Biden explains:

Steve Jobs (d. 2011) was the co-founder, chief executive, and chair of Apple, Inc., CEO of Pixar and held a leading role at the Walt Disney Company. His vision, imagination and creativity led to inventions that have, and continue to, change the way the world communicates, as well as transforming the computer, music, film and wireless industries.

You can find the full list of the Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients on the White House website.

Via: 9to5Mac.com

Apple offers 4% Daily Cash back using Apple Card at select merchants through July 31

Apple Inc June 30, 2022 2

This summer, enjoy an exclusive offer from Apple Card. Shop some of your favorite merchants and double your usual 2% to 4% Daily Cash back.

Now through July 31, turn what would be 2% real cash back into 4% when making a purchase in apps or on the web using Apple Card with Apple Pay at StubHub, Petco, HotelTonight, Fandango, YETI, J.Crew, Ray-Ban, and Crocs. There’s no need to enroll. Simply double your Daily Cash.

Continue to earn 2% Daily Cash back at all other merchants when you use Apple Card with Apple Pay. And 1% back, wherever Mastercard is accepted, anytime you use your physical card or virtual card number.

As a reminder, Apple Pay is accepted at over 85% of merchants in the U.S., and Apple Card has no fees. No annual fees, no late fees, no foreign transaction fees. Not even hidden ones.

An Apple Cash card is required to use Daily Cash, except if you do not have an Apple Cash card, in which case you can only apply your Daily Cash as a credit on your statement balance. See apple.com/apple-pay for more information. Daily Cash is earned on purchases after the transaction posts to your account. Actual posting times vary by merchant. Daily Cash is subject to exclusions, and additional details apply. See the Apple Card Customer Agreement for more information.

This offer is valid on qualifying purchases directly at participating merchants (stubhub.com, jcrew.com, yeti.com, crocs.com, petco.com, ray-ban.com, hoteltonight.com, fandango.com) up to a cumulative maximum spend total of US$3,000 per person when using Apple Card with Apple Pay online or in app (where available) from June 28, 2022, to July 31, 2022. This offer excludes purchase of gift cards at StubHub, J.Crew, Fandango, Crocs, and Petco. Product shipments from YETI are limited to the 50 U.S. states and Washington D.C.

How to change the Color and Size of the Cursor on an iPad

Dan Uff June 29, 2022 1

If you use the Apple Magic Keyboard with an iPad, you may have noticed a small, round circle cursor appearing on the screen. If you want to change the color or the size of it, here's how:

Go to "Settings"
Choose “Accessibility”
Go to “Pointer Control”
Adjust the “Pointer Size” slider to increase or decrease the size of the cursor
Tap on “Color” to adjust the color of the cursor
While in Color settings, you can also adjust the ‘Border Width’ to increase or decrease the size of the color border of the cursor
That's it.

Qualcomm jumps after analyst predicts Apple will use its 5G modems

CompuScoop Staff June 29, 2022 1

CNBC.com: Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple has failed in its own 5G chip development and will continue using Qualcomm chips. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Dan Nathan, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour and Jeff Mills.