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Apple TV+ has landed “Fingernails,” a sci-fi love story to star Jessie Buckley (“The Lost Daughter”) and Riz Ahmed (The Sound of Metal). It marks the English language debut of Apples director Christos Nikou. Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini and Andrew Upton of Dirty...

Henry Eikenberry (“Euphoria”), Henry Zaga (“Beyond the Universe”), Thomas Sadoski (“Life in Pieces”), Will Chase (“Dopesick”), Laila Robins (“The Walking Dead”), Sam Vartholomeos (“Bridge and Tunnel”) and Levon Thurman-Hawk have joined Tom Holland in Apple TV+s “The...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From MacRumors: The European Union is pressing ahead with legislation to heavily regulate companies like Apple, setting plans to force “gatekeepers” to open up access...

The “Apple Glasses” — the rumored augmented reality/virtual reality headset —will incorporate 14 cameras and other features, according to a new report from The Information. The article says Jony Ive, Apple’s former head of design, is still involved in the project,...

Matt Shakman will to direct the first two episodes of Apple TV+s upcoming live-action “Godzilla and the Titans” series based on Legendary’s Monsterverse franchise, from Legendary Television, reports Deadline. He most recently helmed the Disney+/Marvel series...

Warped Kart Racers is now available on Apple Arcade, Apple’s U.S.$4.99/month or $49.99/year game streaming service that has over 200 games. Apple Arcade is also available as part of the Apple One bundle. The game is available for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the Apple...

Apple defeated an appeal to revive a would-be class action over allegedly defective MacBook Pro displays, after the Ninth Circuit said Thursday that the company had no duty to disclose the flaw, reports Patently Apple. Filed with the U.S. District Court for the...

The Pixelmator Team has released Pixelmator Pro 2.4.3, an update of its image editor designed exclusively for the Mac. It sports an improved Photos Browser, syncing improvements, and more. The Pixelmator Team says the revamped Photo Browser has been “redesigned from...

As noted by The Mac Observer, Apple has stopped accepting credit and debit card payments for app purchases and subscriptions made by users in India. The company’s change its policy comes to adhere to new banking laws set to take effect starting June 1, 2022. From an...

In a note to clients — as noted by MacRumors — Wedbush analysts Daniel Ives and John Katsingris say that iPhone demand for the quarter has remained “surprisingly resilient.” They write: The albatross for the June quarter in our investor conversations over the past...

Apple supplier BOE hasn’t yet gotten approval from Apple to manufacture OLED displays for the upcoming iPhone 14, according to The Elec. Why? “The most likely reason is that the panel maker likely changed the design of the OLED panels, such as expanding the circuit...

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman tweets that there’s “a very nasty iPhone and @TMobile  bug where iMessage and FaceTime for a device’s phone number will randomly deactivate and there is no way to reactivate it.” He says the only solution that worked for him is...

Pebblebee, which makes smart tracking devices, has introduced two newly enhanced, rechargeable tracking products that are now compatible with the Apple Find My app: Pebblebee Clip and Pebblebee Card.  They’re also compatible with the Apple Find My app, and...

Aqara, a provider of smart home products, has expanded its smart door lock portfolio by releasing a new mortise-style lock, the D100 Zigbee, which is the brand’s third smart lock for the global market.  Unlike the previous N100 Zigbee and A100 Zigbee which are...

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first look and the premiere date for the third season of the comedy series “Trying,” which will make its global debut exclusively with the first episode on Friday, July 22, 2022 with new episodes every Friday through September 9, 2022. About...

The Miami-set bilingual thriller, “Now and Then,” premieres today on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday. It’s an eight-episode series shot in Spanish and English. About ‘Now and Then’ Here’s how the series is described: “Now and Then” is a...

Apple led the global smartphone market in revenue terms in quarter one of 2022 with revenue of over US$50 billion, according to Counterpoint Research. The top five smartphone brands contributed more than 80% of the total revenue. Global smartphone market revenue...

Apple TV+ ’s “The Essex Serpent” and “Severance” were two of the top 10 most popular streaming shows of last week according to numbers shared by JustWatch, an international streaming guide. The former was in ninth place on the list; the latter in 10 place. Also, in...

Apple has released the first public betas of macOS 12.5, iOS 15.6, and iPadOS 15.6. Public betas are available on Apple’s Beta Software Program website.  Just remember that beta software is unfinished software, so proceed with care. Apple does public betas in...

North American smartphone shipments reached 39 million units in the first quarter of 2022, up 3.7% year on year, according to Canalys. The research group says Apple grew 19% to achieve a 51% market share, powered by the strong performance of the iPhone 13. ...

Last month a group of over 100 people in TV and film production worldwide sent an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook about Final Cut Pro, the company’s professional video editing software. Now Apple has responded. The letter asked Apple to “publicly stand by the use of...

For the second time this week, Apple is being accused of illegal union-busting tactics, reports Bloomberg. The tech giant violated federal labor law by interrogating staff, restricting the posting of union fliers and requiring employees to attend mandatory anti-union...

Apple’s attempt to get a new trial against PanOptis — which I consider to be a “patent troll” — has been rejected, so the tech giant will have to fork out US$300 million in damages, reports Reuters. In February 2019, a group of firms operating under the name Optis...

Audi says it’s integrating Apple Music directly into select models of its luxury vehicles, giving users the ability to access their subscription directly and intuitively from the Multi-Media Interface (MMI) screen using in-car Internet data, says Christiane Zorn, head...

James D’Arcy will star as Jo’s husband Magnus in the upcoming Apple TV+ thriller “Constellation,” reports Variety. Additionally, Oliver Hirschbiegel and Joseph Cedar have been set to direct three episodes each of the eight-episode series. D’arcy’s credits include...

Apple has released iTunes 12.12.4 update for Windows with security fixes to address vulnerabilities. It’s available for Windows 10 and later. More info can be found here. iTunes for Windows can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store or from Apple’s website.

Foretllix, a provider of Verification & Validation (V&V) platform for automated driving systems, has announced that Alexander Hitzinger, who was once part of the “Apple Car” project, has joined as a member of its Board of Directors. Hitzinger is a German...

Camp K12, an ed-tech startup building a global online school for 21st century skills for kids aged 5-18, has launched Hatch Kids, its very own Metaverse and AR/VR creation platform for young learners. And it’s iPad compatible. Hatch Kids is a free online creation...

Margaret Richardson, former director of Trust & Safety for Services at Apple, has joined GoFundMe, the online fundraising site, as chief corporate affairs office.  She will be responsible for building and leading GoFundMe’s corporate affairs team consisting...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From Macworld: Researchers have found a way to install malware on a shut-down iPhone—and it can’t be fixed with an iOS update. ° From DigiTimes: Apple supplier...