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Apple has provided developers with the second developer betas of macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, and watchOS 9.2.  Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the...

Apple has provided developers with the second developer betas of macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, tvOS 16.2, and watchOS 9.2.  Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the...

Incase has announced the new A.R.C. Brief and A.R.C. Organizer premium carry products. The new solutions join the existing A.R.C. collection (Travel Pack, Commuter Pack, Daypack and Tech Tote) to provide on-the-go creatives with...

Svetlana Efremova (“The Americans”) has been cast as a series regular in the upcoming fourth season of Apple TV+’s space drama series “For All Mankind,” reports Deadline. She’ll play Irina Morozova, a high-ranking Soviet official. The ensemble cast includes...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites. ° From Reuters: Thousands of smartphone applications in Apple and Google’s online stores contain computer code developed by a technology company,...

Apple is offering small and midsize businesses up to 10% off 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, reports Bloomberg.The article says the tech giant is attempting to spur sales as Mac sales are expected to drop “substantially” in the current fiscal quarter.  Why? No...

India’s smartphone market declined 10% year-over-year (YoY) shipping 43 million units in quarter three of 2023 (July-September), according to the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. However, there was a bit of good news...

Apple TV+ has landed a comedy starring, co-written, directed and executive produced by Seth Rogen with a straight-to-series order, according to Deadline. Written by Rogen, Goldberg and “Veep” alums Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory and to be directed by Rogen and Goldberg,...

Apple’s iPhone shipments dropped 11.9% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) in the third quarter of 2022, but had a dramatic growth of 173.3% year-over-year, according to IDC. The research groups says the QoQ drop was a result of channel partners clearing inventory and...

Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers around the world are now able to complete same-unit repairs for all four iPhone 14 models, instead of having to replace the entire device, reports MacRumors.  The article notes that the change came into effect...

As the World Cup kicks off, hosts Brendan Hunt, actor and co-creator of the multi-Emmy Award-winning Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso, and Rebecca Lowe, NBC Sports host, will follow the tournament on After the Whistle with Brendan Hunt and Rebecca Lowe, a new limited series...

Apple TV+ productions received nine nominations in the 2022 Royal Television Society Awards by the Royal Television Society (RTS). The RTS is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and...

CleverFiles has released version 5 of Disk Drill for Mac, which is fully compatible with the latest macOS Ventura and recovers lost data from iPhones and iPads running the latest iOS and iPadOS 16. According to the folks at CleverFiles, the new version introduces...

And it continues: Apple is heading into a courtroom face-off against Epic Games today, reports Reuters.  The article says that oral arguments before three judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals “are the latest volley in legal battle revolving around an app...

Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for the “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” Night of the Lights holiday special, premiering globally Friday, November 18. Jim Henson’s musical Fraggles — Gobo, Red, Wembley, Mokey, Boober and new Fraggle friends — have returned for...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for season two of its BAFTA, Independent Spirit, NAACP Image and GLAAD Media Award-nominated anthology series, “Little America.”  Created by Emmy Award nominee Lee Eisenberg and Academy Award winner Siân Heder, the series, which...

Omnicom, one of the world’s biggest ad firms, representing brands like Apple, McDonald’s, and PepsiCo, is recommending clients pause spending on Twitter, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. Omnicom Media Group is recommending clients “pause activity...

Another day, another lawsuit. Apple records users’ private activity on mobile applications without their consent and despite its privacy assurances in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act, a new proposed federal class action alleges, reports Bloomberg...

As noted by AppleInsider, in advance of the annual shareholders’ meeting, Apple investors have filed challenges that the board must address, such as the company’s stance on unions and human rights in China. Trillium Asset Management — which “offers investment...

The exodus of Apple talent seems to be continuing. Four years after Laserlike was acquired by Apple to boost its web search technology, the founders have quit to rejoin Google, reports The Information. In late 2018, Apple boosted its development of a web search engine...

Today is Veterans Day, and we thank our vets for all the freedoms we have in this country.  Veterans Day is always on November 11, originally commemorating the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I “on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month” of...

Football Manager 2023 Touch 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. Football Manager 2023 Touch is available for the Mac,...

Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple the workforce at its iPhone factory in India over two years, reports Reuters, quoting two unnamed “government officials with knowledge of the matter.” The article says this points to “a production adjustment as it faces...

As noted by MacRumors, Apple has introduced new 5B58 firmware for the AirPods 2, the AirPods 3, the original AirPods Pro and the AirPods Max. The update offers “bug fixes and other improvements.” Firmware updates are delivered periodically while your AirPods are...

Yesterday at the Linwood Dunn Theater in Los Angeles, Apple TV+ held the season three premiere event for theApple Original comedy “Mythic Quest,” which will premiere with the first two episodes today, followed by one new episode weekly through January 6, 2023....

Feral Interactive and Creative Assembly have announced that the Kingdoms expansion for Total War: MEDIEVAL II is now available on iOS and Android. Here’s how the expansion pack is described: Total War: MEDIEVAL II Kingdoms introduces the Americas, Britannia, Crusades...

Apple has released a new firmware update designed for its AirTag trackers. There’s no release notes on what the update involves.  As noted by MacRumors, you can’t force an AirTag update, as it’s something that’s done over-the-air through a connected iPhone. To...