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Larry Jackson is leaving his role as Apple Music’s global creative director, reports Variety. The executive’s last day is Monday, Sept. 19. Jackson joined the tech giant in 2014 following its acquisition of Beats Music and Beats Electronics in May of that year for $3...

Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 16.1. Public betas are available on Apple’s Beta Software Program website.  Just remember that beta software is unfinished software, so proceed with care. Apple does public betas in order to increase the size of the...

Apple and Amazon have both passed on the media rights to LIV Golf, reports The Wall Street Journal (a subscription is required to read the article). The two tech giants were purportedly approached by LIV about potentially carrying its events on their streaming...

IOGEAR has introduced the Dock Pro Universal 4K Quad Docking Station, which connects to four 4K displays, as well as a variety of USB-A and USB-C accessories to any laptop with just a single USB-C cable .$399.95, this productivity powerhouse beats competitors like...

D3O is showcasing what it says is its latest innovation in consumer electronics protection for the new iPhone 14 with a new collection of D3O-protected phone cases and screen protectors.  CEO Stuart Sawyer says the company engineers smart materials that are found...

MacStadium, acloud provider exclusively for Apple products that offers scalable and secure enterprise-class infrastructure-as-a-service for all workloads that require macOS, has announced the inaugural 2022 MacStadium User Conference. It will be held Sept. 20 at The...

Element Case has debuted their rugged X5 iPhone 14 case collection. The Special Ops X5 case collection offers protection and tactical functionality, along with a sleek look, ergonomic and lightweight design and an option for MagSafe capabilities. Here’s how the...

The company Apple Card‘s head of credit, Abhi Pabba, has left the company, according to CNBC. He helped developed policies around creditworthiness for the Apple Card, but has left the tech giant to join credit card startup X1. Before Apple, X1′s new chief risk...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites. To wit: ° From AppleInsider: Apple’s vice president of health, Dr. Sumbul Desai, is heading to Lisbon, Portugal to speak at Web Summit 2022. °...

U.S. shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations fell by 23% year on year in the second quarter of 2022 to 19.8 million units, reports Canalys. Meanwhile, tablet shipments faced a relatively modest decline of 4%, reaching 10.9 million shipments, adds the...

Apple has provided developers with the first developer beta of iPadOS 16.1 and the second betas of iPadOS 16.1, tvOS 16.1, and watchOS 9.1. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or it can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper...

Academy Award winner Jim Rash (“Bros”) has signed on to star alongside Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Project Artemis — the high-profile Apple Original, to be directed by Greg Berlanti, reports Deadline. While unconfirmed, the article says Rash will...

Apple’s upcoming M3 chip for Macs and A17 chip for iPhone 15 Pro models will be manufactured based on TSMC’s enhanced 3nm process, according to Nikkei Asia.  N3E is an upgraded version of TSMC’s current 3-nanometer production tech, which is only starting to go...

A tweet from (the unofficial) Apple Software Updates Notes that the iPhone 14 line-up, which should start arriving to customers tomorrow, will ship with an earlier version of iOS 16, so you’ll get a day one update to the final release build (20A362), which will show...

As noted by the Korea Herald, Apple Jamsil will open in South Korea’s Songpa-gu District on September 24 and will be in the Lotte World Mall. The announcement was made on Apple’s official store website, which revealed that Apple Jamsil will open at 10:30 a.m. local...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer and new first-look images for “Shantaram,” its upcoming drama starring Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”).  Based on the internationally bestselling novel by Gregory David Roberts, “Shantaram” will make its global debut with the...

Synology has released Synology Router Manger (SRM)1.3.1 that expands the mesh capabilities of the RT6600ax to work with both RT2600ac and the MR2200ac models in mesh. There are also some solid features in the upgrade, including VLAN support. You can check out in the...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites. To wit: ° From Cult of Mac: Three of the new iPhone 14 series models first reach customers on September 16, but not the iPhone 14 Plus. That’s on...

In July Apple announced that it would expand its ad business by adding new ad slots to the App Store. Now CNBC reports the tech giant plans to release new ad “placements” as soon as the holiday season. The article notes that the new ad units represent a significant...

According to a new report from Apptopia, which provides “actionable mobile app insights,” the average price of an in-app purchase (IAP) in the U.S. on the iOS App Store has increased 40% year-over-year (YoY) in the month of July. That compares to 9% on the Google Play...

mophie has announced a new lineup of Apple-exclusive portable charging accessories. They sport  USB-C Ports and internal batteries ranging from 5,000 mAh up to 25,000 mAh. Here’s the new line of powerstations with Sophie’s descriptions: powerstation mini...

Grovemade has just released a new floating Wall Shelf. Made the hard in the company’s Portland, Oregon factory, the Wood Wall Shelves are crafted from 15-ply premium maple or walnut plywood, and have aluminum-reinforced natural cork brackets.  According to...

Last night at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” joined the ranks of comedy legends with its win for Outstanding Comedy Series for its first and second seasons, becoming only the eighth series in the genre in 74 years of Emmy history to do...

Apple’s new iPhone 14 series are so popular in China that a deluge of pre-orders crashed the tech giant’s online services and pushed shipments out five to seven weeks beyond the September 16 launch date for the Pro and Pro Max, the two most premium models, reports The...

Apple suppliers are getting ready to produce and ship upgrades of Apple’s 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, reports DigiTimes. They’re  expected to feature M2 Pro and ‌M2‌ Max chips. Besides the processor upgrades, the laptops aren’t expected to feature any major...

A new survey by The Streamable says that 40% of NFL fans would be willing to subscribe to a streaming service just to watch games. And according to Dylan Byers at Puck News, Apple now has the best shot to get the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket as Disney has dropped out...

Assurant — a global business services company that supports, protects and connects major consumer purchases — has revealed that consumers are continuing to hold on to their smartphones for longer, with the average age turned in through trade-in and upgrade programs...

Since I can’t cover everything, I like to offer a daily round-up of must-read articles from some other great websites. To wit: ° From MacRumors: Apple does not advertise battery capacities for its new iPhone 14 lineup, but MacRumors has obtained this information from...

iOS 16 is now available. Apple says the update delivers the biggest update ever to the Lock Screen, and new sharing, communication, and intelligence features. Lock Screen iOS 16 was previewed at Apple’s June Worldwide Developer Conference. At the time, Craig...

macOS Ventura will likely arrive next month; however, Apple today released macOS Monterey 12.6 with security updates.  According to Apple’s release notes, these include:ATS Available for: macOS Monterey Impact: An app may be able to bypass Privacy preferences...