Friday, March 31, 2017




High iPhone sales surge Foxconn quarterly revenues higher





Apple killing the competition, especially Huawei




Himax reportedly joining 3D sensor supply chain for 'iPhone 8'






Teardown finds Apple's new iPad largely similar to first-gen iPad Air






Apple's new $329 iPad features a display 44% brighter than the iPad Air 1






First impressions of Apple's 2017 9.7-inch A9-powered iPad






Apple to cut several business & events positions at retail stores - report






But on the flip side

Apple & SAP launch enterprise-oriented Cloud Platform SDK for iOS






Automation platform IFTTT gets applets for iOS Calendar & App Store






That's saying something, in fact, it's pretty incredible!

Streaming services pushed U.S. music industry to biggest gain since 1998






ACCC denies Australian banks to collectively bargain, boycott over Apple Pay






Apple debuts App Accelerator in Bangalore as Phil Schiller visits India







Seems like there is a ton of work to be completed: If they move in April 31st, that's only two months away.

Apple Park April 2017 Drone Tour 4K: Matthew Roberts



Above and below: Quiting time




Cascading staircases


Apple Park stair cases above similar to recent staircase designs in Chicago and Nanjing, below.

 

Above: Chicago River, Nanjing below three landing straight staircase


Below: Apple Park's "back 40" waiting to be planted.





Apple Park: April 2017 by Duncan Sinfield









Former Apple CEO Sculley: iPhone manufacturing in US not practical







Apple Patent Describes using Liquid Metal (Metallic Glass) for the Backside of an iPhone






Apple Park April 2017 Drone Tour 4K: Matthew Roberts






Apple Invents an Advanced Lubrication System to Ensure Future Foldable iPhone Displays Don't get Damaged






New Apple ads tout on iPad Pro battery life, laptop replacement features






Apple hires former YouTube, Spotify exec to further video content ambitions






Apple: WWDC isn't big enough anymore






Thursday, March 30, 2017





Apple investors send stock upward, shrug off Samsung Galaxy S8 event, 






Look who's got iPhones






Apple Music saw over 40M users on mobile last month, leading Spotify by 10M







Good

Apple is pushing iPad like never before






Apple sticking with climate change fight despite Trump administration regulation loosening






Massive  Store on the Chicago River  

I imagine a lot of Chicagoans will be eating lunch inside the immense glass structure to escape the city's fierce winds, especially in the winter.

Apple shares latest vision for new Chicago River retail store 



Above: Apple architectural drawing released to Chicago's Chanel 5 NBC affiliate.


Above and below:  Curved glass pieces lifted into place from river barge





Above & below: Carbon fiber roof sections being lifted into place


Below: Architectural drawing of the new Chicago River Store at the top of the Loop





Apple's Chicago River flagship taking shape (17 photos)








Looks like they are applying the terrazzo floors in new flyover video of Apple Park





Apple's artificial intelligence guru talks about a Sci-Fi future






Apple's APFS against the world








Apple Music beats Spotify in monthly unique users 






Apple Invents a Wireless Charging System that Puts Equal Emphasis on Wireless Data Transfers