Apple Original Films and Apple TV productions collect five Eddie Awards nominations
American Cinema Editors has announced the nominees for its 76th annual Eddie Awards, which honor the best in film and television editing. Apple picked up five nominations. “F1” is nominated for “Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical).” “The Studio” is...
Apple and Google’s app stores continue to host dozens of ‘nudify’ apps
Apple and Google’s app stores are still hosting dozens of “nudify” apps that can take people’s photos and use AI to generate nude images of them, according to watchdog group Tech Transparency Project. A review of the two app stores conducted in January by Tech...
SellCell: One in Five iPhone Users Still Haven’t Upgraded to iOS 26
According to new data from SellCell, a site for selling used smartphones, 78% of iPhone users report having updated to iOS 26, while 22% say they haven’t. Highlights from the report: ° Only 28% of respondents say nothing they’ve seen puts them off updating,...
Apple Store rankings rise 4% to 79 in ACSI Retail and Consumer Shipping Study
Despite an uncertain economy, overall customer satisfaction with the retail sector continues to inch forward, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Retail and Consumer Shipping Study 2026. Among the industries measured, general merchandise and...
Apple seeds third round of developer betas for its operating systems
Apple has released the third round of developer betas for its operating systems. They include macOS Tahoe 26.3, iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, and watchOS 26.3. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal....
Richard Gere joins cast of Apple TV+’s ‘The Off Weeks’
Richard Gere (“The Agency,” “Chicago”) has been cast in the 8-episode Apple limited series “The Off Weeks,” starring and executive produced by Jessica Chastain and Ben Stiller, reports Deadline. Here’s how the series is described: When divorce throws writing professor...
News items you should check out: January 27
Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Days before Apple earnings, Morgan Stanley has chimed in on the quarter, and believes that high iPhone 17 demand means Apple will beat its own revenue...
The iPhone now has 9% of India’s smartphone market
Apple’s iPhone is gaining ground fast in India, shipping about 14 million units in 2025, based on market data shared exclusively with TechCrunch. The country’s overall smartphone market stayed largely flat at around 152 million to 153 million devices. This means that...
Masimo wants Apple’s bid to erase a $634 million patent-infringement verdict overturned
Masimo Corp. has urged a California federal judge to reject Apple’s bid to erase a US$634 million patent-infringement verdict over Apple Watch heart-rate alerts, arguing trial evidence supported the damages award, reports Bloomberg Law. The jury heard sufficient...
Data leak includes 900,000 usernames and passwords for Apple accounts
Cybersecurity Researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a data leak of 149 million logins and passwords, and shared his findings with ExpressVPN. The records include 900,000 usernames and passwords for Apple accounts. According to Fowler: ° The publicly exposed...
Apple introduces new AirTag with expanded connectivity range and improved findability
Apple has unveiled the new AirTag, an update of the accessory that helps users keep track of and find items with Apple’s Find My app. The new version has an expanded finding range and a louder speaker. Powered by the strength of the Find My network, AirTag allows...
Apple unveils the new Black Unity Apple Watch band
Apple has revealed the new Apple Watch Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop, honoring Black History Month. This special-edition band is now available for order. Aligned with this theme, Apple says it’s proud to support organizations that inspire connection and promote...
Apple may be less than a month away from unveiling the results of its Google Gemini partnership
Apple appears to be less than a month away from unveiling the results of its Google Gemini partnership, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company has been planning an announcement of the new Siri in the second half of February, when it will...
Apple wants its devices to be able to assist folks with color blindness
Apple wants its devices to be able to assist color-deficient folks (as in color blindness). The company has been granted a patent for a “Color Enhancement Algorithm for Color-Deficient People.” About the patent The patent generally relates to image processing, and,...
iPhone users begin receiving payments from class action lawsuit
In January 2025 Apple agreed to pay US$95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users’ privacy. Claims started being accepted mid last year, and now users are starting to receive their payouts,...
Ji-young Yoo joins second season cast of Apple TV’s ‘Presumed Innocent’
Ji-young Yoo (“KPop Demon Hunters,” “Expats”) has joined the cast of Apple TV‘s “Presumed Innocent” second season in a recurring role, reports Deadline. She joins the previously announced cast led by star and executive producer Rachel Brosnahan, along with Matthew...
News items you should check out: January 26
Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple Cash users, there’s a change coming soon to the fee for instant transfers to a debit card, with increases both to the percentage and max fee. ° From...
Top Apple-related stories for the week of January 19-23
Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of January 19-23. ° The iPhone led China’s smartphone shipments in quarter four of 2025. ° A company named UnaliWear, which makes wearables for older adults, is suing Apple, Samsung,...
According to Apple’s Weather app, those of us in Nashville can expect Snowmageddon this weekend
Several news outlets — including MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and The New York Times — have pointed out that Apple’s Weather app can deliver some ridiculous predictions for snow and ice. I can attest to that. A major storm system is expected to deliver significant...
Apple invites select folks to an ‘Apple Experience’ January 27-29
An Instagram post by creator Petr Mara shows that Apple has sent out invitations to certain folks for an “Apple Experience” in Los Angeles, California, scheduled for January 27 to 29. The event is likely to focus on “Apple Creator Studio” and new hardware. On January...
Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ hits a new streaming high
Apple TV’s “Pluribus” hit a new streaming high with the debut of its finale episode, per the Nielsen ratings, reports The Wrap. The hit series tallied 483 million viewing minutes during the week of Dec. 22, during which the sci-fi series dropped its finale on Dec. 24....
Patricia Clarkson joins cast of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming feature ‘What Happens at Night’ for Apple Original Films
Patricia Clarkson is set to join Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming feature “What Happens at Night.” Hailing from Apple Studios, and made in partnership with Studiocanal. It’s an adaptation of the ghost story novel What Happens at...
Apple accuses the European Union of using ‘political delay tactics’
Apple is accusing the European Commission of using “political delay tactics” to postpone new app policies as a “pretense to investigate and fine the iPhone maker,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (a subscription is required to read the article). Here’s Apple’s...
Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s ridiculous lawsuit against Apple
A federal judge, U.S. Magistrate Judge Hal R. Ray Jr, has blocked a key move by Elon Musk’s X and xAI in their lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI over AI features on the iPhone, reports The MacObserver. In August 2025 Musk filed a lawsuit in a Texas court against...
Look for more ads in Apple App Store search results starting in March
Last December an update on Apple’s Ads website said more ads will appear across search queries, appearing at the top as well as further down in App Store results. Apple has now confirmed that this will go into effect beginning March 3, starting the UK and Japan,...
UK class action lawsuit claims Apple Pay pushes up costs for banks, then to customers
Another day, another lawsuit. The financial campaigner James Daley has launched a £1.5 billion (approximately US$1.76 billion) class action lawsuit against Apple over its mobile phone wallet, reports The Guardian. He claims the tech giant blocked competition and...
Apple granted patent for ‘Risk Assessment for Metabolic Syndrome’
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News items you should check out: January 23
Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: New peer-reviewed research suggests Apple Watch could play a much bigger role in spotting atrial fibrillation. ° From The MacObserver: If your Xbox...
Apple spent $10 million on federal lobbying in 2025
9to5Mac reports that it checked the US Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act records and found that Apple spent an US$10 million on federal lobbying in 2025. That is a 27.9% increase from 2024, and marks the company’s highest annual lobbying total on record. Other...
National Legal and Policy Center wants Apple shareholders to support a proposed ‘China Entanglement Audit’
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) has submitted a new filing with the SEC, using Apple shareholders to support a proposed “China Entanglement Audit.” Not surprisingly, as 9to5Mac notes, Apple wants shareholders to vote against the proposal. The tech giant...