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Apple and Alphabet have raised concerns with Amazon after learning that sexually explicit photographs could be accessed by children on the Kindle app, reports Reuters. The tech giants are calling on Amazon to strengthen its content moderation. The warnings were...

MacStadium, a Mac private cloud and software-as-a-service provider enabling macOS workloads, has announced new and existing customers can purchase a pre-packaged, self-service Orka environment directly from MacStadium’s website, enabling immediate use of their popular...

The global smartphone market experienced a fifth consecutive quarter of decline, falling by 12% year-on-year in quarter one (Q1) of 2023, according to Canalys. Despite limited improvements in major unfavorable macro factors, the market is yet to recover, adds the...

Apple has launched a new “Apple Trade In” website that talks about how trading in your product for a new one can be good for the planet and for you. You can trade online or at an Apple Store. “With Apple Trade In, you can get a great value for your current device and...

Web hosting company GoDaddy has announced that it will start accepting in-person, contactless payments without having to deal with a dongle or card reader.  With the free GoDaddy Mobile App and Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone technology, small U.S.-based businesses...

F. Murray Abraham was booted from Apple TV+’s “Mythic Quest” over sexual misconduct allegations, according to Rolling Stone.  The 83-year-old’s exit was announced last April with little explanation. However, Rolling Stone says it’s learned that at least two...

The Display Supply Chain Company (DSCC) launched its Monthly Flagship Smartphone Tracker, a report that includes monthly panel shipment results and a rolling two-month forecast for all flexible and foldable OLED smartphones for all the major smartphone brands and...

Starting today, Apple Card users can choose to grow their Daily Cash rewards with a Savings account from Goldman Sachs, which offers a high-yield APY (annual percentage yield) of 4.15% — a rate that Apple says is more than 10 times the national average. With no fees,...

According to a Forbes report, Apple has revealed a raft of new technologies designed to take FaceTime calls to the next level, incorporating new concepts such as multi-camera setups, in-air hand gestures and vibrating input devices. The article says the list of new...

Global personal computer (PC) shipments dropped 28% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 to hit 56.7 million units, the lowest quarterly numbers in the past 10 years, reports Counterpoint Research. (Though this excludes Q1 2020 when the COVID-19...

Apple has previewed Apple BKC, the first Apple Store in India. Located in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex financial, arts, and entertainment district, Apple BKC will serve as a dynamic space where customers can come together, explore Apple products and services,...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily roundup of must-read articles from other websites:  ° From 9to5Mac: Apple’s online services have faced a lot of outages this month, and it seems that there’s a new issue around. According to reports from...

BlackMagicDeign has made several product announcements. Following are summaries from their various press releases: DaVinci Resolve 18.5(free update, beta available now) – a major new update which adds new AI tools, over 150 feature upgrades such as Resolve FX relight,...

Monopoly Go! 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. Monopoly Go! is available for the iPhone and iPad, but, sadly, not...

Apple TV+’s Tetris ranks third and Ted Lasso ranks eighth on this week’s top 10 streaming chart by Reelgood.  Other shows in the top 10 list are: Beef (first place): The Night Agent (second place);Yellowjackets (fourth place); John Wick (fifth place); Murder...

Apple Books has launched a new “vertical reading manga” page and a domestic exclusive distribution series of popular genres in Japan. Vertical reading manga is a popular content type produced specifically for digital media, and it is optimized to scroll vertically and...

Apple Original Films and A24 have announced that the documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Peter Nicks, will be released in select theaters and premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, July 21. Here’s...

Rogue Amoeba has unveiled Farrago 2, a new version of its soundboard app for macOS that adds over 50 new features, as well as dozens of additional bug fixes and refinements. The app offers playback of audio for use in podcasts and live performances. Farrago provides...

JumpCloud Inc. has announced several upcoming releases as part of its Open Directory Platform designed to make hybrid work easier, more secure, and less expensive for IT admins and the users they manage. JumpCloud’s new mobile functionality includes the JumpCloud...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily roundup of must-read articles from other websites:  ° From MacRumors: Apple plans to let iPhone users in China customize their transit cards with illustrated designs in celebration of Earth Day on...

Apple TV+’s “Pachinko,” “Severance,” and “Bad Sisters” series have been nominated for Peabody Awards. The Peabodys “honor 2022’s most compelling and empowering stories across broadcasting and streaming media.” All are nominated in the Entertainment category. All three...

Apple TV+ has made a multi-year content deal with Canal+ in France and will become available to all Canal+ subscriptions in the nation plus other European territories, reports Deadline. Canal+ is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned...

Setapp, the curated app subscription service for macOS and iOS by MacPaw, has released its 7th annual Mac Developer Survey results. The survey collected responses from 701 developers worldwide about their common practices and challenges, preferred distribution...

Apple has announced a major acceleration of its work to expand recycled materials across its products, including a new 2025 target to use 100% recycled cobalt in all Apple-designed batteries.  Additionally, the goal is that, by 2025, magnets in Apple devices will...

Apple has significantly increased its production of iPhones in India, accounting for almost 7% of its total iPhone production, up from 1% in 2021, Bloomberg News reports. The tech giant assembled more than $7 billion worth of its smartphones in the country in the last...

Apple is in talks with suppliers to make Mac laptops in Thailand as the tech giant continues to expand its manufacturing footprint outside of China amid geopolitical uncertainties, according to Nikkei Asia. The article says the suppliers involved in the talks already...

Another day, another (potential) lawsuit. Bizmodeline, a “patent troll” that owns more than 1500 patents, claims that Apple Pay infringed upon one of its patents, reports Business Korea. According to the company, the payment method of Apple Pay infringes upon its...

Albertsons Companies, Inc.. has announced a collaboration with Apple to bring activity data from Apple Watch and iPhone to the Sincerely Health digital health and wellness platform.  Customers who wear Apple Watch Series 3 or later can choose to share their...

The limited series “The Last Thing He Told Me” premieres Friday, April 14, on Apple TV+ and will be followed by new episodes every Friday through May 19. It follows Hannah (played by Jennifer Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old...

Truecaller, a global communications platform, has updated its Live Caller ID for the iPhone with features for more secure communication experience for iPhone users. Here’s how to set it up: 1. Go to the Premium tab within the app and click on “Add to Siri.” (This...