Smart glasses race heats up as Apple prepares late-2026 entry
…competition builds. Render of Apple's smart glasses The company is preparing to launch its first smart glasses by late 2026 as it moves into a growing field of AI wearables…
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A long-planned Apple CEO transition meets an analyst-driven AI hype cycle
…intense market competition to deliver next generation form factors." The firm sees the move as a logical fit given rising competition to define the hardware that will deliver AI experiences. JPMorgan…
Apple's future smart glasses plan is just part of a larger computer vision play
Apple Glass will be a direct competitor to Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, but it will be only a part of a larger three-pronged AI wearable strategy for the…
Siri could support third-party AI tools in iOS 27 as Apple expands access
…The bigger challenge is keeping Siri competitive as AI models improve and specialize in different types of tasks. Opening Siri to third-party AI tools allows Apple to expand capabilities without forcing…
Apple distills Google Gemini into smaller chunks for on-iPhone AI processing
…Apple's pulling out chunks of Google Gemini for on-device processing The deal Apple made with Google allows the iPhone maker to use Google's Gemini AI models as…
iPhone Air C1X modem matches Qualcomm speed & wins on latency
…Apple has over its competitors. Lower latency matters more than raw speed for many modern workloads. Services that need real-time interaction, like cloud processing and AI features, benefit more from responsiveness…
iPhone gets more important as every AI improves, Perplexity CEO says
…Users already rely on third-party AI tools on Apple devices, which shows that control of hardware doesn't guarantee control of intelligence. Apple owns the platform, but competitors still define…
Italy targets iCloud interoperability for DMA investigation
…In the latest salvo, Italy's Competition Authority is now going after the company. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Autorita Garante Della Concorrenza E Del Mercato said it had launched…
What the analysts said about Apple's record-breaking second quarter
…AI demand tightens supply and raises execution risk Needham highlighted rising risks in Apple's supply chain as AI-driven spending by Amazon, Google, and Meta tightens availability of key components. Competition…
SharePlay is not why co-streaming app Rave was kicked off the App Store
…It's likely Apple wouldn't love direct competition, because it does have a competing feature. It's not that cut and dried. Out of character So, let's say Apple sees…