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Building on the success of HOMER Reading, HOMER Learn & Grow takes kids on a personalized learning journey that... read more Arlo introduces Pro 4 Spotlight Camera Otter Products announces collaboration, strategic Investment with Brydge Brain Balance Achievement Centers announce launch of virtual program A Total War Saga: TROY releases for macOS on October 8 PDFpen 12.2 adds items to the Library from the Context Menu and more More MacTech News Opinion AI chips market will showcase positive impact during 2020-2024 Technavio has been monitoring the artificial intelligence (AI) chips market and says it’s poised to grow by US$54.03 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a compound annual growth rate of over 42% during the forecast period. The research group says that, although... read more COVID-19 drives strong growth in the tablet apps processor market Global online book market projected torch $23.8 billion by 2026 Smartphone market to showcase neutral impact during 2020-2024 Smartphone apps processor revenue surges in quarter two More Opinion Scanners News Rumors Documentation Wednesday December 30 27 mins ago Apple's App Store again dominates Google Play in Christ... | AppleInsider Apple's App Store again dominates Google Play in Christ... On Christmas Day 2020, iPhone and iPad owners spent record-setting amounts on apps, with the App Store seeing a 35.2% rise over 2019.The App Store again dominated Christmas Day mobile-app salesMarket intelligence firm SensorTower released its data on app store spending, showing a record-breaking $407.6 million spent across both Apple's App Store and Google Play — a 34.5% year-over-year improvement. Like in previous years, the App Store led the way, taking in $278.6 million and making up 68.4% of total earnings. Read more... Read more » 34 mins ago Private party app pulled from App Store by Apple | Ars Technica Private party app pulled from App Store by Apple "Secret party app" also pulled from TikTok after posting videos of unmasked ragers. Read more » 48 mins ago Beleaguered Intel has few good options as investor demands b... | Mac Daily News Beleaguered Intel has few good options as investor demands b... Activist investor Daniel Loeb wants Intel to consider splitting its chip manufacturing operations from its chip design and development… The post Beleaguered Intel has few good options as investor demands break-up appeared first on MacDailyNews. Read more » 1 hour ago Apple’s report card 2020: My take on Apple’s performance... | 9 to 5 Mac Apple’s report card 2020: My take on Apple’s performance... Apple’s report card 2020 is the latest in my annual look back at the company’s product launches and other key activities across the year. It follows similar pieces in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Normally, I’d kick off with the latest iPhone lineup, but not in 2020 … more… The post Apple’s report card 2020: My take on Apple’s performance this year appeared first on 9to5Mac. Read more » 1 hour ago Killer deals: last call to save $100 to $150 on every M1 Mac... | AppleInsider Killer deals: last call to save $100 to $150 on every M1 Mac... The best M1 Mac mini deals are going on today, with year-end savings knocking $100 to $150 off every single configuration with 16GB of memory — and prices from $625 across the compact desktop line.M1 Mac mini prices from $625The year-end deals are courtesy of Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama and offer shoppers anywhere from $75 to $150 off every single model, with 16GB Mac mini configurations eligible for the steepest discounts at $100 to $150 off. Read more... Read more » 03:33 pm Study Finds More Than $100 Billion Spent on App Stores in 20... | Slashdot Study Finds More Than $100 Billion Spent on App Stores in 20... A new report by Sensor Tower reveals that 2020 has been a record-setting year for worldwide spending on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, which collectively passed $100 billion in a single year for the first time ever in November. From a report: The trend of increased spending continued over Christmas, when consumers around the world spent an estimated $407.6 million across Apple's App Store and Google Play. This represents a 34.5 percent year-on-year growth from approximately $303 million in 2019. At the same time in 2019, spending only increased by 17.1 percent year-on-year. Spending on Christmas day constituted 4.5 percent of December's total spending so far, which reached nine billion dollars globally on December 27. The majority of holiday spending was on mobile games, which climbed by 27 percent from $232.4 million at the same time last year to $295.6 million. Tencent's "Honor of Kings" was the leading game with approximately $10.7 million in consumer spending, which is a 205.7 percent increase from Christmas 2019. TikTok was the top app for spending outside of games, generating $4.7 million globally. Following previous years, Apple's App Store captured the majority of spending between the App Store and the Google Play Store, with 68.4 percent of spending, up 35.2 percent year-on-year. The Google Play Store saw $129 million in revenue compared to the App Store's $278.6 million. Read more of this story at Slashdot. Read more » 03:31 pm Make your own MagSafe Duo Charger with this 3D printer file | 9 to 5 Mac Make your own MagSafe Duo Charger with this 3D printer file Apple’s MagSafe Duo hasn’t been received too well with a $129 price tag and lacking features like a power brick and upright iPhone 12 charging. It turns out there’s a neat MagSafe Duo alternative that can be 3D printed and used with the MagSafe Charger and your existing Apple Watch charger. more… The post appeared first on 9to5Mac. Read more » 03:28 pm Executive Producer of ‘Earth at Night in Color’ Talks on... | TMO Executive Producer of ‘Earth at Night in Color’ Talks on... Alex Williamson, executive producer of “Earth At Night In Color” on Apple TV+ spoke with Ben Consoli on the Go Creative Show podcast. Topics include filming the series, using special low-light cameras, discovering new animal behaviors, the benefits of using infrared light, the impact of using lights in nature, finding a narrator for the show, and how the pandemic affected production. It’s an hour-long show and you can listen by clicking the link below. Read more » 02:56 pm Apple’s App Store generated more than double the revenue o... | Mac Daily News Apple’s App Store generated more than double the revenue o... Apple’s App Store has once again captured the bulk of the revenue generated between the two major platforms, iOS and the derivative Android… The post Apple’s App Store generated more than double the revenue of Google’s Play Store in 2020 appeared first on MacDailyNews. Read more » 02:35 pm Group of online heavyweights bands together to defend Sectio... | AppleInsider Group of online heavyweights bands together to defend Sectio... A group of internet-based companies outside of the historical champions of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act have formed a coalition to defend the...