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Apple TV+’s “Shining Girls,” starring and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning actress Elisabeth Moss, premieres today. The metaphysical thriller debuts with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly every Friday.  ABOUT ‘SHINING GIRLS’...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From Cult of Mac: People who ordered a top-tier MacBook Pro in February are being notified that it won’t be delivered until June. The delay results from COVID-19...

Apple posted a March quarter revenue record of US$97.3 billion, up 9% year-over-year. It was mostly good news for all the company’s products/services. The iPhone was the company’s top earner with US$50.57 billion. The Mac followed with $10.43 billion, trailed by the...

Apple has announced the financial results for its fiscal 2022 second quarter that ended March 26, 2022. The tech giant posted a March quarter revenue record of US$97.3 billion, up 9% year-over-year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.52. “This quarter’s...

Apple continued its success with the M.x-equipped Mac laptops, seeing see Mac sales rise from 6.6 million to 7.1 million year-over-year in quarter one of 2022, according to Counterpoint Research. Apple now has  8% of the global computer market, the article adds....

Apple wants users of “Apple Glasses” — the rumored augmented reality/virtual reality headset — to be able to use it for modeling, measuring and drawing purposes as evidenced by a new patent filing (number 20220130118). About the patent filing In the patent filing,...

Apple has been recognized by the Television Academy Honors for “The Year Earth Changed,” an original documentary special narrated by Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning broadcaster and UN Champion of the Earth Sir David Attenborough.  Showcasing exclusive footage from...

The European Union (EU) says Apple breaks EU law by unfairly blocking third-party access to the iPhone’s NFC payment tech, reports the Financial Times, citing unnamed “sources familiar with the matter.” (A subscription is required to read the article.) The article...

Pretzel, a new shopping assistant, has launched in the Apple App Store. By automatically building collections of online purchases or wishlist items—and with swipe-able, shareable features like many photo-sharing and dating apps—Pretzel keeps track of online purchases...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From The Mac Observer: A recent report suggests Apple and others may be using conflict minerals in their products. The system helping companies avoid purchasing...

Apple TV+ has announced a new untitled feature film about the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox (“Back to the Future” franchise, “Spin City,” “Family Ties,” “Casualties of War,” “American President”), from Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (“An...

Apple shipped nearly one million “Made in India”’ iPhones in the country in the first quarter of 2022, a jump of 50% in iPhone shipments from within the country, according to the Business Standard. That’s based on data from market intelligence firm CyberMedia Research...

Apple’s Self Service Repair is now available, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.  Self Service Repair is available in the U.S. and will expand to additional countries — beginning in Europe —...

Apple TV+ has set its cast for Season 2 of the murder mystery comedy “The Afterparty,” reports Deadline. Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao are set to return alongside previously announced star Tiffany Haddish.  They will be joined by high-profile new Season 2 cast...

To celebrate Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 8) Apple is offering a series of promotions to help you pick a gift for your mom. They include: ° 1-800 Flowers – $15 off when spending $39.99 or more with the promo code APPLEPAY; ° Apoktheke – 20 percent off...

The National Institute of Health surveyed 1007 adult patients at six Federally Qualified Health Centers. The study shows that most were interested in fitness trackers such as an Apple Watch, but found that there are barriers to more widespread adoption. Barriers...

Major technology companies such as Apple and Alphabet have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests, according to  Bloomberg. The article — quoting four federal law enforcement...

A new Apple Card promo wants you to help your friends earn US$75 in Daily Cash — by signing up for an Apple Card. Here’s Apple’s hook in an email to current Apple Card holders (with the “Dennis” in the email being Yours Truly: “Hey Dennis, you probably know this...

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Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From iMore: Apple says that it disagrees with a report by Japanese authorities that suggests the inclusion of Safari pre-installed on devices harms competition. The...

Global app adoption and consumer spending on in-app purchases, premium apps, and subscriptions across the App Store and Google Play were both relatively flat year-over-year in quarter one of 2022, Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data reveals.  The revenue...

Alongside developer and public betas of macOS Monterey 12.4, Apple has released a beta version of new firmware (15.5) for the Studio Display. It addresses the much-reported webcam issues. The Studio Display has a 12-megapixel webcam with an f/2.4 aperture and an...

Apple has slowed hiring at certain retail locations for its Genius technical-support jobs, reports Bloomberg, quoting unnamed “people with knowledge of the matter.” The Genius Bar is a tech support service inside Apple’s retail stores. It provides concierge-style,...

Apple has updated the firmware for its AirTags trackers to version 1A301. I’m not sure what the upgrade does as there are no release notes from the tech giant. As noted by MacRumors, there’s no way to force an AirTag update; it’s done over-the-air through a connected...

An Apple-commissioned report by Kinshuk Jerah, Professor of Business, Marketing Division, Columbia Business School, says the tech giant hasn’t seen any significant financial gains from its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) that debuted last year.  The report,...

Adam Scott of Apple TV+’s “Severance” has won a Webby Award as Best Actor for his performance in the series, which has been renewed for season two. The Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “The Essex Serpent,” the new limited series starring Emmy and SAG Award winner Claire Danes and Emmy Award nominee Tom Hiddleston, and based on Sarah Perry’s bestselling novel of the same name.  “The Essex Serpent” will...

Jamf, which specializes in Apple Enterprise Management, held a special Jamf Event to showcase new technologies it has developed to help organizations deliver an environment that is enterprise secure and consumer simple. “Organizations should not have to choose between...

Apple Podcasts has announced three new podcasts, which, in a tweet, the company describe this way: ° Discover your next true crime fixation in the Darkside. °  Keep up with culture and trends on tbh. ° Snack on the latest in movies, music and TV on Popped You can...

Apple has opened a new multi-million euro engineering and test facility at its campus in Hollyhill in a significant addition to its operations in Cork, Ireland, reports The Irish Times. Located in the former Banta warehouse complex which Apple acquired in 2020, it...