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Worldwide personal computer (PC) shipments totaled 71.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 9.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the full year, worldwide PC shipments totaled more than 270...

Apple productions have picked up three nominations at the 2026 Irish Film & Television Awards: Kerry Condon of “F1” is nominated for “Supporting Actress-Film.”  Ruth Bradley of “Slow Horses” is nominated for “Supporting Actress-TV.” “Severance” is nominated...

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) wants the company’s Reserve Bank of Australia to deploy its new powers, granted by Canberra last year, to pursue Apple’s growing dominance in the market for digital wallets, as the European Union regulator has done, reports the...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From MacRumors: Select configurations of MacBook Pro models on Apple’s online store are seeing up to a two-month delivery timeframe in the U.S. ° From 9to5Mac: The M5 Max MacBook...

Apple is honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a full-page tribute on its website.  There’s a black-and-white picture of the civil rights leader. It also lists several of his many famous quotes. Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, an American...

Another day, another lawsuit. A company named UnaliWear, which makes wearables for older adults, is suing Apple, Samsung, and Google, claiming the companies stole its fall detection technology, reports TechRadar. The article says it’s that ability to differentiate...

New data from Counterpoint Research says China’s smartphone shipments declined 1.6% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter four (Q4) of 2025 and 0.6% YoY for the full year, primarily due to weak demand caused by rising prices resulting from memory shortages. In Q4, Apple’s...

Apple recently announced that its environmental chief Lisa Jackson would be retiring this month, and she’s been removed from the company’s leadership page. “I am deeply appreciative of Lisa’s contributions. She has been instrumental in helping us reduce our global...

Apple plans to upgrade the iPad mini, MacBook Pro, iPad Air, iMac, and MacBook Air with OLED displays between 2026 and 2028, reports DigiTimes (a subscription is required to read the entire article). Based on previous reports from sources such as DigiTimes and...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From MacRumors: Apple’s Beats brand is no stranger to collaborations with big-name celebrities on marketing campaigns, and the brand’s latest effort involves Los Angeles Dodgers...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of January 12-16. ° Apple says 2025 marked a record-breaking year for Apple services. ° Apple TV shows collected three wins at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes Awards. ° Apple led...

Apple has announced that the new Apple Sainte-Catherine in downtown Montreal has opened its doors for customers in a reimagined space.  Situated in a historic building on the vibrant corner of Sainte-Catherine Street West and Rue de la Montagne, Apple...

The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined Apple over €98 million (roughly US$114 million) for abusing its dominant position in the app market, reports iPhone in Canada. The investigation, which has been ongoing since 2023, focused on Apple’s App Tracking...

Things are changing at Apple World Today — and we hope you’ll join us in our new adventure. Back in February of 2015 when Apple World Today (AWT) first launched, we had a rather simple goal in mind — to create a new website for Apple news, reviews, and tutorials that...

Apple has agreed to pay the state a $150,000 penalty and agreed to change its business practices to resolve allegations that certain New Jersey locations didn’t properly display prices, reports NJ.COM. A total of 11 Apple stores across New Jersey were accused of not...

Apple has been filed for yet another patent for a “wireless power transfer system and method.” It’s yet another patent filling that hints that the tech giant is still considering an AirPower-like charging system. What’s AirPower? The AirPower (pictured in an image...

In iPadOS 26, you can manage Safari downloads by implementing their download locations. A save location can include iCloud Drive, On My iPad, or Other/Custom. To change this: ° Open the Settings app on your iPad. ° Scroll down and tap Safari. ° Under...

Apple TV has given a series order to a thriller starring and executive produced by Dakota Fanning (“All Her Fault”).  Here’s how Deadline described the series: Fanning will star as an undercover Treasury agent in a multi-billion dollar international conglomerate,...

MacWeb, a provider of Mac-based cloud infrastructure for AI inference and macOS application workloads, has announced MacWeb MiniCluster, an on-demand, pre-configured bare-metal Apple silicon cluster service for teams that have outgrown individual cloud...

Apple has announced the expansion of Apple Pay cross-border payment support. This means users in mainland China can use Visa credit and debit cards issued by local banks to complete payments in-store and online to accept contactless payment no matter where they...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 235. The update includes fixes and updates for CSS, Canvas, Clipboard, Editing, Encoding, Forms, HTML, JavaScript, MathML, Media, Networking, Rendering, SVG, Web API, Web Inspector, WebAssembly, and...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From MacRumors: Apple has updated its trade-in values for select iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models. Trade-ins can be completed on Apple’s website, or at an Apple...

Apple takes the crown in laptop reliability ranking, with a first-place score from Consumer Reports and a second-place score from PCMag, reports BGR.  Apple’s top-rated laptop from Consumer Reports is the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro, with its namesake processor...

The Mimms Museum of Technology and Art (Mimms Museum), a nonprofit metro Atlanta attraction that is home to one of the world’s largest collections of digital-era artifacts and rotating art exhibits, will host its fifth annual BYTE fundraising gala on Saturday, March...

According to Omdia’s latest research, the mainland China smartphone market posted a 1% year-on-year decrease in the fourth quarter, with shipments reaching 76.4 million units.  Apple led the market with 16.5 million units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2025,...

India has issued a final warning to Apple that it will proceed in an antitrust case against the tech giant as Apple has delayed responses to officials for over a year and undermined the investigation, a confidential order shows, reports Reuters. In November 2025 Apple...

Air France has announced that it’s teaming up with Apple TV to enhance its in-flight entertainment offer.  Over 45 hours of original content including hit series are now available for all passengers on the airline’s long-haul flights. Customers can also enjoy...

Apple’s deal with Google to use its Gemini for an AI-powered Siri is structured as a cloud computing contract that will see Apple pay “several billion dollars to Google over time,” according to the Financial Times (a subscription is required to read the article)....