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When Tim Cook steps down as Apple CEO in September, he’ll have set a Tim Cook has been the company’s longest-serving head honcho, having served as CEO for nearly 15 years from August 2011 to September 2026. He even beat out Steve Jobs’ longevity. Steve Jobs The late...

Wow. It’s been expected, but no one was expecting it this soon: Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple CEO with John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, assuming the role on September 1. Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s Board of...

Apple has announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer. Srouji, who most recently served as senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, will assume an expanded role leading Hardware Engineering, which...

Apple has released the third developer betas of macOS 26.5,  iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5 Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper...

India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on ‌smartphone phones, reports Reuters. Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique identification number issued by UIDAI to...

This is great news at a time when the right of free speech is under attack in this country: a court has stopped the U.S. government from forcing Apple to take down ICE reporting apps from the App Store, due to it being a violation of the First Amendment, reports...

Smartphone sales in the US increased 24% week-over-week (WoW) and 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the week of March 8-14, driven by new model launches, according to Counterpoint Research’s US Weekly Smartphone Sell-through Tracker.  Launches of the Samsung Galaxy S26...

Apple hasn’t ’submitted data sought by India’s antitrust body after an investigation found ‌the U.S. firm abused its dominant position in the iPhone apps market, reports Reuters. As a result, the country’s antitrust watchdog will fast-track a decision on penalties to...

The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit (USITC) nixed Masimo’s request to reinstate a ban on the Apple Watch. In a statement received by AppleInsider, an Apple spokesperson said: “We thank the ITC for its decision, which ensures we can continue to offer this...

Actress Jessica Chastain confirmed to Variety that the long-delayed Apple TV series, “The Savant,” will finally be released this summer. (A subscription is required to read the article). In September Apple TV quietly canceled the release of “The Savant,” days before...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the App Store. It’s doing so at precisely the time is needs to do...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of April 13-17. ° The foldable iPhone is rumored to have better screen quality and durability than current foldable smart phones.  ° Apple may be testing four or more types of...

Global personal computer (PC) shipments grew 3.2% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026 to reach 63.3 million units, according to Counterpoint Research’s...

India’s smartphone shipments declined 3% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, marking their weakest quarter in the last six years, according to Counterpoint Research’s Monthly India Smartphone Tracker. But it was pretty good news for Apple. The iPhone...

China’s smartphone shipments fell 4% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, according to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Tracker. Apple delivered the strongest growth among the top six brands.  China-based Huawei led the...

Stan Ng, Apple’s vice president of product marketing for Apple Watch, AirPods, Health, and Home, has retired after 31 years at the company, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Ng publicly announced his departure on LinkedIn with this message: After 31 years at Apple,...

Here are some of the latest hardware and accessory announcements: ° Plugable Technologies has announced the USBC-10IN1E, a 10-in-1 USB-C hub. It combines 140W pass-through charging with native 8K HDMI output and 2.5Gbps Ethernet, the USBC-10IN1E bridges the gap...

Here are some of the latest software announcements: ° For Earth Day 2026, the folks at iScanner have launched a new Eco Tips feature to their app that helps declutter the office and home. The new feature helps users understand how long to keep hard copies of...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° ° From Bloomberg: Claire Lomas, a British paraplegic adventurer being filmed for an Apple Vision Pro immersive video series, died during an aircraft crash in the...

Apple has sold out its MacBook Neo inventory for April. The earliest deliveries for new orders from Apple now quote delivery dates in May, reports 9to5Mac. The MacBook Neo seems to be an even bigger hit than Apple expected. It’s apparently spurred Mac sales, which,...

Apple TV documentary, ‘Deaf President Now!’ Is a recipient of a Television Academy Honor “Deaf President Now!,” a documentary that premiered in May 2025, is a recipient of a Television Academy Honor. The awards honor shows that raise awareness of complex issues facing...

Brand loyalty in the smartphone market has long been dominated by Apple, but how does that loyalty look in 2026? To find out, SellCell, a site for selling used phones, surveyed over 5,000 smartphone users across iPhone and Android devices, exploring whether...

Apple has announced that a record 30% of material across all of its products shipped in 2025 came from recycled content. The achievement, along with other key progress milestones Apple shared today, is the result of innovation by teams across Apple and deep...

The Apple TV and Peacock Premium Plus streaming bundle is now available on Prime Video in the United States, giving customers access to savings of over 30% by subscribing to two streaming services through one subscription for a limited time, rather than individually....

The Mimms Museum of Technology and Art (Mimms Museum), a metro Atlanta non-profit home to one of the largest collections of digital-era artifacts and technology-inspired artwork, will host Emmy Award-winning CBS News correspondent and New York Times bestselling author...

After starring in Apple’s veteran drama “Causeway” and crime drama series “Dope Thief” and earning major awards recognition for both, Brian Tyree Henry has inked a deal to star in “Running” from Apple Original Films, reports Deadline. Rising English actor Spike Fearn...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From tom’s guide: Apple’s Greg Joswiak and John Ternus talk about the MacBook Neo revolution, what’s next for AI and the “inevitability” of smart glasses. ° From The...