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Around September or October each year, Apple announces new vice presidents as part of its performance-review season. Now the tech giant has named new vice presidents for engineering, maps and its silicon teams, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his latest Power On...

Apple SIM is no longer available for activating new cellular data plans on supported iPads, according to an Apple support document. The tech giant says that, beginning October 1, Apple SIM technology will no longer be available for activating new cellular data plans...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites.  ° From 9to5Mac: Apple is once again teaming up with Billie Eilish, this time to exclusively stream her concert from the O2 Arena in London on...

GRIS+ 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. The game is available for the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV set-top box....

Apple TV+ has announced the premiere date and unveiled a first look at “Echo 3,” the 10-episode action thriller created by Academy Award winner Mark Boal (“The Hurt Locker,” “Zero Dark Thirty”), and starring Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman alongside Jessica Ann...

Oakes Fegley (“The Fabelmans,” “The Goldfinch”) and Dayo Okeniyi (“See,” “Rise) are set as leads opposite Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly in Dark Matter, an adaptation of Blake Crouch’s sci-fi novel, at Apple TV+, reports Deadline. In addition to Edgerton and...

OWC has announced Copy That for Mac, which is described as “an intuitive, easy to use backup tool for content creators to speed up their camera, memory card, and storage device offloads to multiple destinations with 100% exact matching data verification.” Using OWC’s...

The “Greatest Beer Run Ever’ movie starting Zac Efron debuts today on Apple TV+. About ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ The movie is based on the book “The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War” by J.T. Malloy and John “Chick”...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites.  ° From the US Consumer Product Safety Commission: Hyper is recalling its 65W and 100W HyperJuice Stackable GaN Chargers and its 130W Battery...

My nephew Will, six at the time, told me that he got in trouble for talking in school because, in his words, “I can’t keep my big mouth shut.” Seems he’s not the only one with that problem. Tony Blevins, one of Apple’s senior executives is leaving after he turned up...

As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple TV+ announced on Twitter some of its fall lineup, which included beloved series that are coming for another season. “Mythic Quest,” “Little America,” “Slow Horse,” and “The Mosquito Coast” had their new release dates confirmed. Season three...

Alice Braga (“Queen of the South”) and Jimmi Simpson (“Pachinko”) are set as leads opposite Joel Edgerton in Dark Matter, an adaptation of Blake Crouch’s hit sci-fi novel, at Apple TV+, reports Deadline.  Jennifer Connelly also stars in the series from Sony...

In a tweet, CEO Tim Cook says Apple is donating to relief efforts on the ground to all those affected by Hurricane Ian. From the tweet: We are keeping everyone being affected by Hurricane Ian in our thoughts, and we thank the first responders for helping those in...

Global handset market revenues declined for a second consecutive quarter, falling 2% year-over-year (YoY) and 15% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) to US$95.8 billion in quarter two (Q2) 2022, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service....

The “Time Bandits” TV series at Apple TV+ from Taika Waititi has found its main cast, reports Variety. Joining the series are: Lisa Kudrow (“Friends,” “The Comeback” as Penelope; Kal-El Tuck (“Unseeing Evil,” “Band in the Sand”) as Kevin; Charlyne Yi (“Knocked up,”...

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has rejected Apple’s US310 million settlement of claims that the tech giant disguised certain iPhone battery defects by throttling their system performance, reports Bloomberg Law. In March 2020, Apple agreed to settle...

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the second season of “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show,” premiering globally on Friday, October 7.  Here’s how the series is described: Jack is one of Clover Grove’s most thoughtful and caring residents, greeting everyone with...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites.  ° From 9to5Mac: More Apple Music Classical app references have been spotted in Apple Music code, as we get closer to the company’s self-imposed...

Apple has released the seventh public beta of macOS Ventura 13 and the third public betas of iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Public betas are available on Apple’s Beta Software Program website.  Just remember that beta software is unfinished software, so proceed with...

Logitech has announced a new “Designed for Mac” collection of products, crafted to be compatible and reliable with Mac setups across a variety of use cases.  The new collection includes the MX Mechanical Mini for Mac keyboard, MX Master 3S for Mac mouse, Lift for...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,457,300) with the goal of making its AirPods Max headphone even more comfortable. About the patent When it comes to headphones, Apple says that consumers have become accustomed to regular, essentially yearly improvements in...

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The age of caller ID hasn’t entirely lived up to its promise, because it’s still not clear whether a call is truly important. Some 86% of Americans report they only answer calls if they can identify the person or business calling.  Truecaller, a global...

Square has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone to its millions of sellers across the U.S. Available within the Square Point of Sale iOS app, Tap to Pay on iPhone lets sellers of all sizes accept contactless payments directly from their iPhone, with no additional hardware...

Apple has removed the iOS apps belonging to VK, the technology conglomerate behind Russia’s version of Facebook called VKontakte, from its App Store globally due to the latest round of UK sanctions on the country, reports The Verge. VK is a Russian online social media...

Apple is backing off plans to increase production of its new iPhones this year after an anticipated surge in demand failed to materialize, reports Bloomberg, quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter.” The article adds that the tech giant has told suppliers to...

Apple TV+’s Colin Farrell-led series “Sugar” has added Nate Corddry (“For All Mankind”), Sydney Chandler (“Don’t Worry Darling”), Elizabeth Anweis (“Echo 3”), Miguel Sandoval (“Barry”), and Jason Butler Harner (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) to its ensemble cast, reports...

Apple has disabled Fast Company‘s Apple News account overnight after hackers gained control of it and sent two offensive push notifications to the channel’s followers. In a tweet Apple said: “An incredibly offensive alert was sent by Fast Company, which has been...

 Adonit has launched Adonit LOG, its first-ever stylus with a sustainability-sourced wooden casing for iPad users.  Hand crafted with FSC & PEFC-certified wood from sustainably managed forests, each Adonit LOG stylus casing features a one-of-a-kind grain...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites.  ° From MacRumors: Apple is rolling out a new policy for the sixth-generation iPad mini that will allow customers to get their batteries...