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Japan’s council on digital market competition discussing ways to ensure fair competition in the mobile operating system market, possibly by enacting new regulations that could affect companies such as Apple and Alphabet’s Google, reports The Japan Times. In Japan, as...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From MacRumors: Apple Store customers in Paris, Berlin, and London shopping for a new iPhone were recently presented with a unique and creative surprise when they saw...

Some U.S. Apple Store employees are working to unionize, part of a growing worker backlash, according a Feb. 18 report by the Washington Post. Apparently, Apple is getting ready to fight back. Quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” a Bloomberg article says...

Apple’s Private Relay feature calls home to Apple servers without respecting the firewall rules of the system, creating a leak that neither we, nor you, can stop without disabling the entire Private Relay feature, according to a report from Mullvad VPN. According to...

Apple has lost a court case with the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance in which it sought to avoid paying sales taxes associated with a back-to-school gift card promotion the company ran in 2011 and 2012, reports the Time Union. As a result, the...

A new document shows the European Commission will force Apple to allow users to utilize third-party app stores and payment systems.  It will force Apple to make its Message interoperable with other messaging apps — including iMessage, WhatsApp, and Facebook...

Apple has earned two 2022 BAFTA TV Awards for documentary special “9/11: Inside the President’s War Room” and music docuseries “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” all currently streaming on Apple TV+.  The BAFTA TV Awards honor the best British...

Apple TV+ today held the world premiere event for the upcoming period drama limited series “The Essex Serpent” at the Ham Yard Hotel in London.  Attendees at the premiere red carpet included series stars Claire Danes, Tom Hiddleston, Clémence Poésy, Frank...

Last year, Apple announced a US$100 million fund to assist US small developers. Now the tech giant is reminding eligible developers that they have until May 20, 2022, to submit a request to an independent administrator to receive payment.  The fund is open...

Apple plans to increase the production of the iPhone 13 Pro and ‌iPhone 13 Pro‌ Max by 10 million units for the second calendar quarter of the year (April to June), according to the Taiwanese version of DigiTimes. From the report (as translated by MacRumors): Apple is...

Apple manufacturer TSMC is estimated to rake in revenues of NT$500 billion (about US$17 billion) from fulfilling Apple orders in 2022, up from NT$405.4 billion in 2021, reports DigiTimes (a subscription is required to read the entire article). The article says the...

Apple has announced an Apple Watch Series 6 Service program for a blank screen issue. The tech giant has determined that the screen on a “very small” percentage of 40mm Apple Watch Series 6 devices may go blank permanently. Affected devices were...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From MacRumors: A leaked version of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) indicates that Apple could be forced to make major changes to the App Store,...

Today, April 22, 2022, is Earth Day, a time set aside to celebrate the Earth, learn about the environment, and promote conservation. The theme for this year’s event is “Invest in Our Planet.” To celebrate, Apple has posted an article about its partnership with the...

Moonshot: A Journey Home 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 and iPad, Mac, and...

In a support document, Apple announced it will discontinue its Fleetsmith mobile device management (MDM) solution later this year.  Fleetsmith — a provider of “secure, automated Apple device management” solutions — was acquired by Apple in June 2020. And there...

Reelgood, a U.S. movie and TV streaming search engine with five million users, has shared its its top 10 most-watched movies and TV shows from this week (April 14 to April 20).  Disney+ show Moon Knight is the most popular title across all services. Right behind...

A Moscow court has ruled that it was lawful for Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator to open an antitrust case against Apple over an App Store payment dispute, dismissing a case brought by the tech giant, reports Reuters. In December 2021, Apple brought legal action...

SEH Computertechnik, a specialist in network solutions, has adapted its SEH UTN Manager software tool for use with macOS Monterey and Apple’s M1 processors.  SEH UTN Manager version 3.4.1 makes it possible to use and manage all SEH dongle and USB device servers,...

OWC has introduced its itinerary for NAB 2022, which will be in Las Vegas on April 23-27, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.  The company will showcase new storage system upgrades.If you’re attending NAB, you can visit booth C3836 in the Central Hall to...

Skylum has updated its Luminar Neo image editor to version 1.0.5 with a variety of improvements to presents. According to the folks at Skylum, these include: ⚬ Access the Presets tab from the top menu bar⚬ See all of a Preset’s built-in edits when applying it. Simply...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From iMore: The European Union is set to unveil a massive new law today that will force large companies like Apple to police illegal content on their platforms. °...

Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) reports that, for the second fiscal quarter of 2022, Apple saw its new iPhone 13 models deliver some of the best results in several quarters. The entire model line — including iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max, and 13 mini,...

Apple TV+ has landed “Hijack,” a new seven-part thriller starring SAG-winning and Emmy Award-nominated Idris Elba (“Sonic the Hedgehog 2”, “Luther”), who will also serve as executive producer. This marks the first project that will hail from Elba’s first-look deal...

This spring, Apple Fitness+, the fitness and wellness service built entirely around Apple Watch, is celebrating music and dance with a new lineup of Artist Spotlight musicians and curated Dance content in the lead-up to International Dance Day on April 29. ...

Apple has announced that, as of April 21 (that’s today) it’s discontinued macOS Server.  Most of its features have been integrated into macOS proper. Apple says existing macOS Server customers can continue to download and use the app with macOS Monterey. Designed...

Apple continues to work on the upcoming “M2” chip with help from its frenemy, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, ET News reports. The latter is purportedly developing (for those who like technical details) a flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) for Apple’s next-generation Mac...

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “The Big Conn,” the new four-part documentary series that tells the true story of larger-than-life attorney, Eric C. Conn, who defrauded the government and taxpayers over half a billion dollars in the largest Social Security...

Another day, another lawsuit. Russian lawyers are suing Apple for the closure of its Apple Pay service in that country, reports RepublicWorld. In response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the tech giant announced in March in March halted all product sales in Russia...

Apple spent US$2.5 million from January 2022, through to March 2022 in lobbying Congress, reports Bloomberg.  That’s an increase of over 34% on its $1.86 million spend in the fourth quarter of 2021, and more than 13% higher than the previous record of $2.2...