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Apple TV+ has unveiled the premiere date for and a first look at “Women in Blue” (“Las Azules”), its upcoming 10-episode Spanish-language crime drama featuring an entirely Hispanic cast and crew. They’re led by Ariel Award nominee Bárbara Mori (“Perdidos en la noche,”...

Apple has seeded the release candidate of macOS 10.5 to developers. A release candidate, also known as “going silver,” is a beta version with potential to be a stable product.  Registered developers can download the beta via Apple’s developer portal. Or it can be...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From The MacObserver: An Indian doctor claims that he has used Apple Vision Pro in more than 30 surgeries, so far, and plans to keep using it when needed. °...

Apple has filed for a patent (number US 20240152218 A1) for a “Mountable Tool Computer Input” that hints that the Touch Bar could be revived as a Mac laptop strip that supports the Apple Pencil. About the Touch Bar Apple added the Touch Bar to its laptops in 2016,...

U.S. smartphone shipments declined 8% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2024, the sixth consecutive quarter showing an annual decline, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung’s market share grew to 31%, its highest Q1 share since Q1 2020. Apple’s market...

OtterBox has announced a new case design for iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch, iPad Air 13-inch and iPad Air 11-inch. The Statement Series Studio is designed with the working professional in mind, the company says. “Statement Series Studio for the new Apple iPad Pro...

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first look at “Lady in the Lake,” the upcoming, seven-part limited series starring Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Natalie Portman, who also serves as executive producer, and Emmy Award nominee Moses Ingram.  “Lady in the...

ESR has announced a new lineup of cases and accessories for the new iPad Air and Pro.  The collection, designed to maximize productivity and unleash creativity, includes a complete range of versatile cases and innovative screen protectors tailored to work...

Apple has seeded the second developer release candidate of watchOS 10.5. A release candidate, also known as “going silver,” is a beta version with potential to be a stable product.  Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or...

Apple has updated iTunes for Windows to version 12.3.2.  It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store or from Apple’s website. According to Apple’s release notes, the update offers support for the new iPad Pros and iPad Airs. This this update follows a December...

 MacStadium — a private Mac cloud provider enabling enterprise macOS workloads — has obtained Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Level 1. This means that MacStadium has publicly documented its compliance with...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From MacRumors: The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) today announced the debut of a new Matter 1.3 specification that’s available for device makers and platforms....

Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive have announced “What If…? – An Immersive Story”, the first-ever interactive Disney+ Original story coming exclusively to Apple Vision Pro.  The announcement says fans will be invited to step inside the Multiverse like never before...

Workers at the first unionized Apple retail store in the US are preparing for a strike sanction vote to address unresolved issues with management, reports AppleInsider. The article says that, despite over a year of negotiations, critical issues such as work-life...

The exodus is now nearly complete for the Apple Inc. design group that worked under Jony Ive, “a legendary team that helped the company pioneer music players, smartphones, tablets and smartwatches,” reports Bloomberg. Duncan Kerr, one of Ive’s few remaining design...

Apple announced its quarterly results last week, and consistently superior iPhone gross margins helped offset stagnating iPhone revenues.  The folks at Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) have long thought one steady driver of high margins is Apple’s...

Apple is looking into making its own Star Trek communicator device as evidenced by a newly granted patent (number  US 11979721 B2) for “Wearable Device With Direct Audio.” The patent relates generally to wearable devices, and, more particularly, to wearable...

The new science-fiction thriller “Dark Matter,” starring Joel Edgerton alongside Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley, is now streaming on Apple TV+. Based on the book by New York Times bestselling author...

Macally has released three  Mac-compatible keyboards tailored for comfort with enhanced features to cater to the diverse needs of users at home, in K-12 and higher education and business environments.  According to CEO Mike Chen, they are: ° UCAMINIZHUB...

Plugable has announced two new products—a port expansion for iMac users with the AD-6IN1, and a 2.5GbpsEthernet and charging solution for port-limited laptop users with the USBC-2500PD. Here is how CEO Lynn Smurthwaite-Murphy describes the products: The AD-6IN1, a...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From MacRumors: The new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models are equipped with OLED displays that support a refresh rate as low as 10Hz, but the devices still lack an always-on...

Ricky Strass, Apple TV+’s head of marketing, is departing after 16 months, reports The Wrap. During his tenure at the tech giant, Strauss led consumer marketing campaigns, creative advertising, media and promotions across Apple TV+’s original series and films. He...

“Schmigadoon!,” Apple TV+’s musical comedy TV series is about to become “Schmigadoon!,” the musical comedy stage production, reports Deadline. Kennedy Center’s Broadway Center Stage in Washington D.C. announced today that the Schmigadoon! stage musical will get its...

Apple has announced the iPad Pro with a thinner-than-ever design and the power of the new M4 processor. Available in silver and space black finishes, the new iPad Pro comes in two sizes: 13-inch and 11-inch models. Both sizes feature what Apple says is the world’s...

Apple has introduced Final Cut Pro for iPad 2, bringing huge updates that unleash the remarkable capabilities of the new iPad Pro and take creativity to the next level, according to Brent Chiu-Watson, Apple’s senior director of Apps Worldwide Product Marketing. It...

Apple has announced the redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air with the M2 chip.  Now available in two sizes for the first time, the 11-inch iPad Air is super-portable, and the 13-inch model provides an even larger display for more room to work, learn,...

Apple has announced M4, its latest chip. It’s built using second-generation 3-nanometer technology. M4 is a system on a chip (SoC) that advances the industry-leading power efficiency of Apple silicon and enables the incredibly thin design of iPad Pro, according to...

Rafe Spall (“Trying”), Greg Kinnear (“Black Bird”), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Lincoln Lawyer”) and Hannah Emily Anderson (“The Purge”) round out the ensemble cast of “Firebug,” Apple TV+’s upcoming drama series, from Apple Studios and creator Dennis Lehane,...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From AppleInsider: Foxconn saw its best-ever April revenues partly because of better than expected iPhone demand. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple’s homepage added an interactive “eraser”...

Apple illegally interrogated staff at its World Trade Center store in New York City, the U.S. labor board ruled today, reports Bloomberg. A trio of Democratic-appointed labor board members ruled against the company, affirming the findings last year of an...