Apple will start to collect imagery to expand the Apple Maps feature ‘Look Around’ to Austria starting next week until December. According to the Austrian website Der Standard, people will start to see dozens of Apple cars navigating in the country. As for now, only cars will record the street through the next months, not people with cameras on backpacks, for example. In many ways, Look Around is Apple’s version of Google’s popular and useful Street View feature....

Apple has officially unveiled the new redesigned MacBook Pro at its special event in Cupertino, California. The new design is all metal like the 12-inch MacBook (no plastic along the hinge) and available in space gray (looks darker than 12-inch but we’ll see) and traditional silver. 13-inch and 15-inch options are available. Much more below: Here’s what we’ve been tracking before today’s announcement: MacBook Pro (2016) Guide macOS hints at new MacBook Pro’s OLED touch bar on keyboard ahead of Apple’s event Welp, Apple leaks its new MacBook Pro with Magic Toolbar ahead of this week’s event More leaked macOS assets show Touch ID on new MacBook Pros w/ unlocking functionality Comment: This is the year to pay attention to new MacBook Pros And here’s what we now know:...

Apple is now live on stage at the Yerba Buena Arts Center in California, where Vice President of Worldwide iOS Product Marketing Greg Joswiak just announced the fifth-generation iPod touch. Specs: High-quality anodized aluminum The lightest iPod touch—almost as thin as the Nano (Height: 4.86 inches, Width: 2.31 inches, Depth: 0.24 inch, and Weight: 3.10 ounces) Same display as the iPhone 5: Retina display with 1136-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch A5 chip: dual-core processor, 2x faster CPU, and dual-core graphics iOS 6 (Siri, Nike+ support built in, etc....

We already got a look at Apple’s redesigned earphones and shared some more details this morning including the “EarPods” name. Apple has now officially unveiled the new “EarPods” and explained they have been in the works for the last three years. The company also confirmed that the new Earpods would come packaged with the new iPod touch lineup, iPod nanos, and the iPhone 5. The EarPods will also be available as a standalone accessory starting today, but there is no word on pricing as of yet....

Apple is out with another weekly Apple Pay promotion. This time the company is drumming up awareness for its mobile payment solution with $5 off movie tickets with Fandango when you buy at least two. The window of this promotion is a bit shorter than others we’ve seen recently as it only goes through March 4. However, as a percentage (depending on your local prices), this could be one of the better deals to come through the program....

According to a report from the New York Post, Apple is planning to launch a new television streaming service by Christmas despite roadblocks with potential content partners. The report cited sources “familiar with the talks” between Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddie Cue and content providers that have “largely balked” at Apple’s attempt to “exert control over all aspects” of negotiations: The report said Apple wants content providers to offer their channels through apps accessible on Apple TV as well as other Apple devices....

Update: Volvo has posted a CarPlay experience video. Apple has officially announced CarPlay in a press release. CarPlay is Apple’s new branding for the iOS in the Car feature originally announced at WWDC last year. Apple says CarPlay enables users to make calls, navigate maps, listen to music and access messages from the dash of compatible cars. Siri can be activated by pressing the dedicated button on the steering wheel. Apple describes the system as a “smarter, safer and more fun way” of using an iPhone in the car....

Apple has released macOS High Sierra beta 7 for developer testing. macOS High Sierra includes the new Apple File System, HEVC video playback, Metal 2, Photos and Safari upgrades, and more. macOS High Sierra beta 7 is currently only available to registered developers for now. Apple typically holds new public beta versions for a few days for major updates. We’ll update with any changes discovered in the latest macOS High Sierra release below....

Apple is releasing iOS 12.0.1 for iPhone and iPad today. This is the first bug fix update for iOS 12 and the iPhone XS since their release in September. Apple details five problems with iOS 12 that have been resolved in iOS 12.0.1 according to release notes already spotted by a tipster: Fixes an issue where some iPhone XS devices did not immediately charge when connected to a Lightning cable Resolves an issue that could cause iPhone XS devices to rejoin a Wi-Fi network at 2....

Windows usage could fall beneath 90 per cent by the end of 2008, while Apple’s Mac OS X claims double-digit market share, Net Application’s latest internet figures suggest. Aggregating data collected from approximately 160 million website visitors every month, the company charts things like browser usage online, as well as operating system statistics. June’s figures reveal Mac OS X use to have climbed 0.11 points last month, ending with 7....

Apple’s Holiday Gift Guide just went live as part of the online Apple Store. The new page breaks down gifts by product line, catalogs the best of the Apple Store, and Apple notes it offers free shipping on all products. Santa, if you are listening… We’re also hoping to get a preview of Apple’s Black Friday savings brochure as we did last year, so look out for that, and stay tuned to 9to5Toys....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ-xC3g0duA] We’ve spent a lot of time talking about Apple’s new Assistant which is expected to be one of the headlining technologies shown off at the October 4th event. The video above is the work of artist Jan-Michael Cart who was contacted by MacRumors to put together this concept video of Apple’s new iOS 5 feature that we detailed just a few weeks ago. Below is another artist rendition showing off what the Assistant interface might look like based on sources with “knowledge of the feature”....

Update: The promo is also now live in Brazil. Apple today is launching its annual Back to School promotion on Macs and iPads in New Zealand and Australia. The promotion, which is localized to ‘Back to Uni’, is similar to the Back to School promo in the United States… In New Zealand, Apple shoppers can get up to NZ$340 off a qualifying Mac with Apple education pricing. Further, customers will receive a free pair of Beats Solo3 headphones – including the latest “Pop” color collection....

As the market just begins to open today, Apple’s market cap crossed the $600 billion threshold. Today’s accomplishment comes just a month after the company hit the $500 billion threshold. The market overall is down. To compare, Microsoft holds the record for the highest market cap ever of $619 billion in 2000 (over $800 billion in today’s dollars). At the time of this writing, Microsoft is sitting at a $250 billion market cap....

Apple didn’t just set a new record for the company when it beat every forecast in the Q1 results announced yesterday, it set a new world record for the most profitable quarter of any company in history, says credit ratings giant Standard & Poor’s. Its net profit of $18B far exceeded the previous record of $15.9B, set by oil company ExxonMobil back in 2012. With such huge numbers difficult to grasp, there have been various attempts around the net to put the numbers into perspective....

Apple has released macOS 11.3 beta 3 today for developers. The build arrives two weeks after we got 11.3 beta 2. macOS 11.3 includes a variety of changes and new features like sorting in the Reminders app, Safari customizations, improved support for stereo HomePods, Autoplay in the Apple Music app, and more. Update 3/3: The public beta 3 for macOS 11.3 is now available. macOS 11.3 beta 3 is available and the OTA should be showing up in System Preferences > Software Update if you’re enrolled in the developer or public beta program (keep checking back if you don’t see it yet)....

Meanwhile, worldwide PC shipments reached 80.6 million units in the third quarter of 2008, a 15 percent increase from the third quarter last year, the analysts said. The news is that Apple’s share of quarterly US PC shipments shot to 9.5 per cent, up from 7.7 per cent in Q3 ’07. And US shipments increased 29.4 per cent, year-on-year – far, far, far – look really far ahead of total industry shipment growth of four-point-six percent (4....

We recently heard that Apple is planning to open a new retail store at The Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates, and today Apple officially unveiled its plans for the new location. Apple retail SVP Angela Ahrendts shared the news: The new Apple Store location doesn’t have a grand opening date set yet as preparations are still ongoing… Apple plans to announce the new store’s opening date soon, however, an Apple spokesperson tells local media....

The iPhoto update (v 8.1.1) addresses issues affecting face recognition performance and accuracy. It also resolves minor issues with book ordering and iPod touch support. This update is recommended for all users of iPhoto ’09. It is available through Software Update or as a standalone installer here. Final Cut Server 1.5.1 includes a range of improvements, as described in the tech support note these include: Fixes possible slowdown in the check in and check out process....

Following a positive outlook on Apple’s earnings call last week, Loup Ventures is out today with an in-depth look at the state of Apple Pay. Currently, Loup Ventures estimates that just 20 percent of global smartphone users rely on their phone as a wallet, but it expects that number to rise to 80 percent… Gene Munster of Loup Ventures estimate that Apple Pay currently has over 252 million users, which comes out to 31 percent of the active iPhone install base....