By Rob Walker November 04, 2022 Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Recently, some visitors to Apple’s App Store noticed some strange suggestions when searching for new apps. Some of those looking at apps to help with a gambling addiction were prompted to try gambling apps. Looking … Continue reading Why is Apple gambling its brand reputation on selling ads?
Key Exec Driving Apple Web Search Leaves To Rejoin Google by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 11, 2022 Four years after Laserlike was acquired by Apple to boost its web search technology, at least one of the three founders has quit to rejoin Google. Anand Shukla, Srinivasan Venkatachary, and Steven Baker were Google employees prior to … Continue reading Key Exec Driving Apple Web Search Leaves To Rejoin Google
Apple Reportedly Will Build Ad Network Around Major League Soccer by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 6, 2022 Apple plans to build a live television ad network in preparation for streaming Major League Soccer games, adding to the focus on search ads in the location-based app in Maps. The company agreed to expand its advertising as part … Continue reading Apple Reportedly Builds Advertising Network Around Major League Soccer Deal
By Jesus Diaz October 21, 2022 Apple’s vice president of industrial design, Evans Hankey, is leaving the mothership only three years after taking over Jony Ive’s post, the company has confirmed. Apple hasn’t offered an official explanation for why Hankey is leaving such a coveted position, perhaps the hottest, most visible design job on … Continue reading Apple is losing its industrial design boss . . . again
By Samar Marwan October 19, 2022 After the closing bell, Tesla held its third-quarter earnings, revealing lower revenue than expected and delivering fewer vehicles in the third quarter. The company’s reported gross margin was 27.9%, down from 30.5% last year. Analysts at RefinitivIt had forecasted $3.5 billion in earnings, while the company reported adjusted earnings … Continue reading Q3 earnings: Musk claims Tesla could be worth more than Apple and Saudi Aramco combined
Apple Store employees in the US are quietly trying to unionize Workers claim the pay isn’t keeping up with the cost of living. J. Fingas @jonfingas REUTERS/Brendan McDermid It’s not just Amazon and Google workers hoping to organize. Sources speaking to The Washington Post claim workers at six or more US Apple Store locations … Continue reading Apple Store workers in Oklahoma City vote to unionize
Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max review: Just different enough Making screen holes fun since 2022. C. Low @cherlynnlow Design Living on Dynamic Island Display and audio Emergency SOS and eSIM setup Cameras Performance and battery life Wrap-up For years, Apple has been the lone holdout in a sea of all-screen phones with … Continue reading Apple updates iOS 16 to fix shaky iPhone 14 Pro camera and copy-paste issues
iOS 16 review: Apple opens the lock screenApple’s annual upgrade brings lots of small additions that add up to a better iPhone experience. M. Smith @thatmatsmith A personalized lock screen A better messaging experience Health and Fitness Everything else Wrap-up Just in time for the arrival of the iPhone 14 line, iOS 16 is … Continue reading Apple listened to your complaints and is changing iOS 16’s battery percentage icon
By Jared Newman September 09, 2022 Beneath its cheery veneer, Apple’s iPhone 14 keynote was unusually dark. From the outset, the company seemed to be warning users that danger lurks everywhere. Its opening Apple Watch montage had users personally thanking Tim Cook for saving them from an array of freak accidents—including a plane crash and … Continue reading What Apple and Amazon suddenly have in common
By Sarah Lynch August 22, 2022 Apple reportedly announced its plans to bring employees back to the office at least three days per week starting September 5. Now, some workers are pushing back. Apple Together, a global solidarity union of Apple workers, launched a petition to demand flexible work location arrangements. “This uniform mandate … Continue reading Apple employees are the latest to push back against tech companies’ return-to-office plans
