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Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of May 4-7. ° Apple’s update to watchOS 27 will purportedly include a simplified version of the Modular Ultra watch face for the Apple Watch Ultra. ° The upcoming iOS 27 will...

This Apple Arcade has rolled out the red carpet “for some of the world’s most iconic and celebrated characters in its family-friendly lineup of fun games,” according to Apple. They include: Nick Jr. Replay!, a game that’s packed with characters from children’s shows...

India’s TWS (true wireless stereo) market shipments declined 2% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) 2026, as growth from first-time buyers in urban areas slowed down, according to Counterpoint’s Consumer IoT service.  The research group says brands are...

I’m sure some Apple World Today readers figured this out a long time ago, but I just noticed an issue with using my iPad Pro with SideCar and my 16-inch MacBook Pro. You can’t watch full screen copyrighted video under such a set-up. Evidently, it’s an issue that’s...

Apple has rolled out the second release candidates of iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. A release candidate (RC), also known as gamma testing or “going silver”, is a beta version with the potential to be a stable product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs...

Perplexity is expanding access to Personal Computer through the new Perplexity app for macOS, making it available to all Pro, Max, and Enterprise users.  Personal Computer is an advanced version of Perplexity Computer, bringing Computer out of the browser and...

Here are some of the latest hardware and accessory announcements: ° Synology has announced the BC510 and TC510 surveillance cameras, the next generation of its BC500 and TC500 lineup, focused on more flexible deployment and improved cost efficiency. The new models...

Lizzy Caplan (“Fleishman is in Trouble,” “Masters of Sex”) has joined the season five cast of Apple TV‘s “The Morning Show,” reports Deadline. She will play Gwen, a passionate and uncompromising Broadway theater director. Caplan is the latest big-name recurring cast...

Apple is now requiring customers in the U.S., Canada, and Chile to verify their status as a student or educator to get educational discounts, notes MacRumors.  The tech giant is adopting the UNiDAYS verification system that it uses in other countries, with a new...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 243 that includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Animations, CSS, Editing, Encoding, Forms, HTML, JavaScript, Media, Networking, PDF, Rendering, SVG, Scrolling, Spatial Web, UI, Web API, Web Extensions, Web Inspector,...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Apple Newsroom: Apple has posted an article about four emerging filmmakers who are using MAMI Select Filmed on iPhone. ° From AppleInsider: Apple and Formula 1 executives...

Apple wasn’t able to narrow the scope of a UK lawsuit accusing it of locking 40 million UK consumers into iCloud, reports MacRumors. In the lawsuit, which was filed in 2024, UK consumer rights group Which? claims that since 2015, millions of UK owners of Apple devices...

Apple is publicly opposed a Canadian bill that the company says could require it to break the encryption of its devices if passed, reports Reuters. As of March, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-22, the Support Authorized Access to Information Act (or Lawful...

Another day, another lawsuit. Rave Inc., the developer and operator of the Rave app, has filed antitrust lawsuits against Apple in five countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands and Russia.  The lawsuits challenge Apple’s unilateral and...

Apple has spotlighted four Distinguished Winners of this year’s Swift Student Challenge, ahead of June’s Worldwide Developer Conference. They are: Gayatri Goundadkar, Anton Baranov, Karen-Happuch Peprah Henneh, and Yoonjae Joung. The annual Swift Student Challenge...

Apple TV has announced that the new three-part docuseries, “The Dynasty: UConn Huskies,” featuring the University of Connecticut (UConn) women’s basketball team, will premiere globally on Friday, August 21. Spanning 40 years of the program’s historic run under Hall of...

Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for “Cape Fear,” the new psychological horror thriller. It’s showrun and executive produced by Nick Antosca, executive produced by Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Academy Award winner Javier Bardem and...

The global tablet market remained flat in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, with shipments rising just 0.1% year-on-year to reach 37 million units, according to the latest research from Omdia. However, it was good news for Apple. The tech giant sold approximately 15 million...

Apple has announced new initiatives to expand renewable energy infrastructure, reduce plastic pollution, and foster green entrepreneurship in India.  These include a partnership with renewable energy developer CleanMax to support the development of new renewable...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From MacRumors: A new alleged CAD renders of Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro are doing the rounds on social media, offering the latest twist in the to-shrink-or-not-to-shrink Dynamic...

Apple TV has announced it will expand its slate with “Disavowed,” ad thriller led by Emmy and Golden Globe nominee James Marsden (“Your Friends & Neighbors,” “Paradise”), and created by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (“Iron Man,” “Uncharted”). The show is an ongoing...

Apple has objected to a European trademark filing from a Chinese keyboard maker, Yichun Qinningmeng Electronics Co, because the logo the company wanted to use was too close to Apple’s own logo, reports MacRumors. The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) partially...

The US Supreme Court rejected Apple’s request that would have temporarily paused the Epic Games case from returning to the District Court, reports Reuters. Earlier this week the tech giant filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court, asking for a stay on App...

As graduation season approaches and competition for entry-level tech roles intensifies, new research from resume.io reveals a divide in the industry, with some of the tech’s biggest names sitting near the very bottom of the rankings. The resume creation company...

Apple Original Films has unveiled the trailer and key art for the new feature “Propeller One-Way Night Coach.” It’s written, directed, narrated and produced by two-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner John Travolta. “Propeller One-Way...

With 2026 first quarter data in hand, you can see the impact of Apple’s moves to simplify the iPhone lineup – and offer annually-updated entry-level phones.  Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) notes that five of the current seven models were released...

Apple’s R&D spending hit 10.3% of revenue in the March quarter, as the the tech giant ramps up investments in artificial intelligence. The increase puts Apple closer to the rest of megacap tech on R&D, though the iPhone maker is still taking a very different...

Emerson, a company with a automation portfolio, has announced the election of Jennifer Newstead, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Apple, to its Board of Directors, effective August 3.  She will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Corporate...

Apple has released new firmware for the AirPods Max 2. There are no release notes. To install the firmware, make sure your AirPods are in range of your Mac, iPhone, or iPad and are connected via Bluetooth. Connect the Apple device to Wi-Fi, then connect the AirPods...