Juli Clover
Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.
Juli Clover's Articles
Apple Offering Onsite Device Repairs in Select Cities Through Go Tech Services
Apple is now offering an onsite repair option for customers in select cities who need issues with their Apple devices addressed but aren't able to visit a repair shop or Apple Store. The onsite repair options are available through Apple Authorized Service Provider Go Tech Services, which promises to repair your device "at your home or office." When visiting Apple's Support site to...
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Apple Providing Free Replacement AirPods Pro Tips Under AppleCare+
Customers who have AirPods Pro that also purchased an AppleCare+ protection plan for $29 appear to be able to receive free replacement tips for their AirPods Pro. Multiple MacRumors readers have reported being provided replacement tips at no cost after going through Apple's support repair steps for the AirPods Pro. From MacRumors reader Boshii:I'm not sure if it's an AppleCare+ thing or...
FCC: Wireless Carriers Violated Federal Law by Sharing Consumer Location Data
One or more wireless carriers violated federal law by failing to protect sensitive customer information like real-time data location, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai confirmed today in letters sent to Congress as part of a wireless location investigation [PDF]. As noted by Bloomberg, Pai's letter comes after the U.S. Committee on Energy and Commerce in November accused the FCC of "failing in its duty to ...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Tuff Nano SSD From CalDigit
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with CalDigit to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company's 512GB Tuff Nano SSDs. Priced at $130, CalDigit's Tuff Nano SSDs are designed to be rugged and durable, making them ideal for an on-the-go lifestyle. The Tuff Nano is CalDigit's smallest SSD, and it fits in the palm of a hand and can be tucked into a pocket. It measures...
Satechi Debuts USB-C Multi-Port Adapter With 7 Ports
Satechi today announced the launch of its new USB-C Slim Multi-Port with Ethernet Adapter, designed for Apple's Macs and other USB-C machines. The adapter, which is designed to be slim and portable, features a Gigabit Ethernet port, an HDMI port, a 60W USB-C port for charging, two USB-A ports, and micro/SD card readers. Satechi says the added Gigabit Ethernet port is useful when working...
Apple Confirms Redesigned Maps App Has Rolled Out to All Users Across United States
Apple today confirmed that its redesigned Maps app is now available for all users across the United States, offering better road coverage, more accurate pedestrian data, more precise addresses, and more detailed views of roads, parks, buildings, airports, and more. Apple began testing an expansion of the new Maps app to the Southeast and Central United States in late December, which were the...
Apple Ordered to Pay Caltech $838 Million for Infringing on WiFi Patents
Apple and Broadcom have been ordered to pay the California Institute of Technology a fine of $1.1 billion for infringing on Caltech's patents related to WiFi transmissions, reports Bloomberg. Apple has been ordered to pay $838 million, while Broadcom has been ordered to pay $270 million, but Apple plans to file an appeal. Caltech in 2016 filed a lawsuit against Broadcom and Apple,...
Apple Signs Production Deal With Carmi Zlotnik, Known for Overseeing 'Outlander,' 'American Gods' and More
Carmi Zlotnik, president of programming at Starz, has signed an exclusive executive producer deal with Apple, reports Deadline. Zlotnik's deal comes a few days after he announced his departure from Starz, and he will begin working with Apple next month. During his time at Starz, Zlotnik oversaw the production and development of shows that include "Outlander," "American Gods," "Vida," "Black...
25 Must-Know macOS Tips for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Mac Users
There are dozens if not hundreds of macOS shortcuts and tricks to streamline your workflows and make it easier to use your Mac, but many of these shortcuts are easily overlooked or forgotten. For this guide and accompanying YouTube video, we asked MacRumors readers on Twitter and YouTube for their most useful macOS tips, which we've compiled below. Some of these are more basic and will work...
Apple Temporarily Closes Two Additional Stores in China Due to Coronavirus
As the coronavirus outbreak in China continues to spread, Apple today shuttered two more of its retail locations in the country. Stores located in Nanjing and Fuzhou, China, have been temporarily closed, according to Bloomberg. During yesterday's earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that one store location in Qingdao, China had already been shut down, bringing the total stores closed to ...
New Emojis Coming in 2020 Include Polar Bear, Bubble Tea, Teapot, Seal, Feather, Dodo, Black Cat, Magic Wand and More
The Unicode Consortium today announced the finalized Emoji 13 characters that will be introduced alongside Unicode 13 in 2020, and which will eventually be adopted by Apple for use on the iPhone, iPad, Macs, and more. There are a total of 62 new emojis included in the Emoji 13 update, such as smiling face with tear, polar bear, seal, bubble tea, pickup truck, fondue, teapot, magic wand,...
Apple Hires Top Netflix Engineer as Part of Effort to Build Technical Support Team for Apple TV+
Apple recently snatched a top engineer from Netflix as Apple works to build out a technical team to support Apple TV+ and the company's other services, reports The Wall Street Journal. The new hire, Ruslan Meshenberg, helped build Netflix's platform and participated in key initiatives to create a faster and more consistent service for viewers. He ran the infrastructure guaranteeing Netflix...
Review: Samsung's Portable SSD T7 Touch is Compact, Super Speedy and Keeps Your Files Safe With Fingerprint Sensor
Samsung at CES unveiled the T7 Touch SSD, a follow-up to its super popular T5 SSD. The T7 Touch is now available for purchase, and Samsung sent us a 500GB model for review purposes. Design wise, the T7 Touch SSD is just about palm size, measuring in at 3.35 inches long, 2.24 inches wide, and 0.31 inches thick. It weighs just two ounces, so it's small enough to tuck into a bag or even a pocket. ...
HomePod Coming Soon to India
Apple plans to make its HomePod speaker available in India in the near future, according to an updated HomePod section on the Apple India website. The news of the HomePod's upcoming launch follows the release of the 13.3.1 software for HomePod, which included support for Indian English Siri voices. The HomePod will be priced at ₹19,900 in India, which is equivalent to $279 in United...
Apple to Start Online iPhone, iPad and Mac Sales in India in Third Quarter
Apple will be opening an online Apple Store in India to start official online sales of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and more in the country starting in the third quarter of 2020, reports TechCrunch. The news comes courtesy of a "source familiar with the matter," and Apple's online store rollout is taking a "little longer than previously expected." Apple originally wanted to begin online sales in the...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Excited About AR Because of Appeal to Both Businesses and Consumers
During the question and answer section of today's earnings call for the first fiscal quarter of 2020, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked when he felt that people would feel the first impact of AR on their lives. Cook said that AR is exciting to him because there are AR uses for consumer applications and enterprise applications, which is a rarity. There are consumer applications and there are...
Apple CEO Tim Cook on 5G: 'We're Excited About Our Pipeline'
During today's earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2020, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about 5G, and how much of a demand driver it might be for Apple. Cook of course said that he wouldn't comment on future Apple products with respect to 5G, but said 5G is in the "early innings of its deployment on a global basis." Cook went on to say that Apple "couldn't be prouder" of its ...
Apple Limiting Employee Travel to China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Working to Avoid Supply Shortages
During today's earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook commented on the coronavirus outbreak in China, which investors fear could potentially impact Apple's business, affecting production of both current iPhones and the new low-cost iPhone that's on the horizon. Cook said that Apple is donating to China to help with the outbreak and working with partner companies. We're donating to groups that...
Apple's iPhone 11 Was the Top-Selling Model Every Week During the December Quarter
Following poor iPhone sales in the first quarter of 2019, Apple saw significant improvement in the first quarter of 2020, with iPhone sales bringing in $56 billion in revenue for 8 percent growth. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, response to the iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max has been highly positive. The iPhone 11 was the top-selling iPhone every week during the December quarter, and the...
Apple's Services Revenue Hits New All-Time High of $12.7 Billion in Q1 2020
Apple's services category, which includes iTunes, the App Store, the Mac App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay, AppleCare, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and more, has become a significant revenue driver for Apple. In the first fiscal quarter of 2019, Apple's services segment brought in $12.7 billion, up from $10.9 billion in the year-ago quarter, marking growth of 17 percent. Every geographic saw...
