Nine days after patent management company Lodsyssued seven independent developersin district court in Texas for infringing in-app subscription patents, Apple has finally moved to intervene in the case, filing a motion because the Cupertino-based company believes it is “expressly licensed to provide to the developers products and services that embody the patents in the suit, free from claims of infringement of those patents”. The court must grant Apple’s motion to enter the case as an intervenor, but with the company already submitting an answer and counterclaim, it should be granted access – even if Lodsys moves against Apple’s motion....

Siri recently hit10 years of disappointing users— but that’s not stopping Apple from ploughing ahead with it. Yesterday, the company unveiled the Apple Music ‘Voice’ plan, a way of using the streaming app with only Siri. Yay for HomePod users, I guess? At itsMacBook Pro event, the company announced this new Apple Music plan “designed around the power of Siri.” At the outset, it looks like a weird move. Why would I need Siri to play music when I can control it through my iPhone or iPad?...

Have you heard? Apple’s considering making iPads with bigger screens. The rumor comes from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who wrote about it in hisPower On newsletter. Currently, the largest iPad the company sells isthe 12.9-inch Pro, a goddamn beautiful machine with a gorgeous new mini-LED screen known as the Liquid Retina XDR. In terms of portable devices, the 16-inch MacBook is the largest screen Apple makes. I’d assume the rumor of an iPad with an increased screen size shows that the company is dedicated to further exploring the divide between the company’s actual computers and its tablets....

Apple needs to release a HomePod with a screen, SCHNELL! A failure isn’t always bad Why the HomePod failed Contrary tosome people’s viewsthat the HomePod was “misunderstood,” it simply wasn’t an engaging or well thought out product. First off, function. For whatever reason, Siri did — and still does — suck. It’s just not good enough to operate as a smart speaker in the way Google Nest and Amazon Echo devices can....

According to areport by DigiTimes, Apple’s internal target to ship 40 million iPad tablets in 2011 has required the company to occupy as much as 60% of global touch panel capacity, placing considerable pressure on its rivals to fulfil orders from the resulting supply. The chinese-language publications cites sources from other tablet manufacturers, highlighting that they are unable to fulfil the shipment quantities that their orders specify. Apple has used its considerable buying power to control the manufacturing capacity of suppliers including Wintek and TPK, affecting not only second-tier electronics manufacturers but also companies including RIM, Motorola and HP....