Johny Srouji Named to Executive Team; Phil Schiller Adds Ecosystem Responsibilities Apple today announced that Jeff Williams has been named chief operating officer and Johny Srouji is joining Apple’s executive team as senior vice president for Hardware Technologies. Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, will expand his role to include leadership of … [Read more...] about Apple Names Jeff Williams Chief Operating Officer
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Apple’s ‘ResearchKit’ is Aimed at Medical Research
Apple SVP of Operations, Jeff Williams, today announced "ResearchKit", a new software framework in the vein of HomeKit and HealthKit that will turn an iPhone into "powerful diagnostic tools for medical research." Williams mentioned multiple conditions that ResearchKit will be aimed at, including: Parkinson's, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Asthma and Breast cancer. Apple … [Read more...] about Apple’s ‘ResearchKit’ is Aimed at Medical Research
Apple Watch was Tested With Fake Samsung Casing to be more Discreet
The New York Times is offering more details about the Apple Watch ahead of Apple's 'Spring Forward' event on March 9th. The watch, code-named Gizmo, was apparently a difficult engineering challenge. Apple experimented with advanced health sensors nearly two years ago but decided to drop them from the device after they proved unreliable and cumbersome. … [Read more...] about Apple Watch was Tested With Fake Samsung Casing to be more Discreet
Apple confirms unethically sourced tantalum is not used by suppliers
In today's report Apple released the results of its supplier audit program from 2013. They confirmed that its partners use only ethically sourced tantalum, which is a primary metal used in electronic components that can be also be mined from war-torn regions in Africa. In January 2014, we confirmed that all active, identified tantalum smelters in Apple’s supply … [Read more...] about Apple confirms unethically sourced tantalum is not used by suppliers