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Harrison Ford — who has played, of course, Indiana Jones and Han Solo, among many other roles — has signed on to star opposite Jason Segel in the upcoming Apple TV+ comedy series, “Shrinking,” reports Variety. It will be his first TV role. Segal will write and...

Motorola Solutions and Western Australia Police (WA Police) have delivered the world’s first public safety mobile application to operate within Apple CarPlay, according to a press release. CarPlay is an Apple standard that enables a car radio or head unit to be a...

Apple Fitness+ has debuted new workouts for mothers, with a collection of videos to helpfulness exercises following a pregnancy, reports CNET. About the new workouts The series, ”Get Back to Fitness After Having a Baby,” contains seven workouts in the Core, Strength,...

Apple Original Films is re-releasing Oscar best-picture winner “CODA” in UK cinemas this week via BFI Distribution, according to ScreenDaily. The film, now streaming on Apple TV+, will return to cinemas on April 8. All screenings will be presented with subtitles...

Apple has posted a video teaser for “Prehistoric Planet,” a five-episode series about dinosaurs that will stream on Apple TV + May 23-27 with a new episode each day. Actor/director/producer Jon Favreau and “Planet Earth II” producer Mike Gunton are teaming on the...

L. Scott Caldwell, Ronald Peet, and Charlotte Lawrence have joined the cast of Apple TV+’s “Bad Monkey,” joiningVince Vaughn, Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Meredith Hagner, Rob Delaney, Arturo Luis Soria, and Natalie Martinez, reports Variety. About ‘Bad...

Ricardo Chavira has joined the cast for the third season of Apple TV+’s series, “Truth Be Told,” starring Octavia Spencer, reports Deadline. Chavira most recently appeared in the Netflix series “Selena” as a series regular. He is most notably known for his portrayal...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From The Mac Observer: Apple rarely involves itself in significant political debate. Now, however, at least nine states debate legislation that would limit protections...

“West Side Story” breakout star Rachel Zegler will provide the voice of Princess Ellian, the lead role in Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation’s animated musical feature, “Spellbound,” reports Deadline. Here’s how her role is described: Ellian is the...

Apple TV+ sources tell Deadline that saying that “CODA,” following its historic Best Picture win for both a streamer, and a predominantly Deaf cast feature, saw viewership go up by 300% over the prior week. It became the No. 1 most watched program on the streaming...

Reelgood, a a U.S. movie and TV streaming search engine, published its weekly Top 10 Titles in Streaming for this week (March 24-30). Apple TV+’s “CODA” is this week’s most-watched title after taking home the Academy Award for Best Picture on Sunday, 27.  Right...

Pocket Build 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, but not, alas for the...

Ahead of the premiere of the all-new Earth Day Peanuts special “It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown” on Friday, April 15, Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for the new original special, which is based on the classic “Peanuts” comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and...

The drama, “Slow Horses,” premieres today on Apple TV+. The espionage series stars Academy Award winner Gary Oldman.  Adapted from CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning Mick Herron’s first novel in the “Slow Horses” series, the six-episode drama will premiere globally on...

The nearly two-dozen security experts and former U.S. officials argued Thursday in a court filing that proposals to force open Apple’s mobile ecosystem — such as requirements that iPhones be able to install apps from outside the official app store — would harm user...

Rogue Amoeba has updated Audio Hijack, its macOS audio recorder, to version 4 with over 100 enhancements.  You can find out the biggest new features here and all the release notes here. Audio Hijack 4 pricing starts at US$64 for a license to unlock the app for a...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From Bloomberg: Apple is concerned about its over-reliance on Japan for iPhone flash memory, and is exploring working with a Chinese supplier: Yangtze Memory...

HAAS Alert, which makes mobility solutions, says that Safety Cloud, a digital alerting platform for roadway safety, is now incorporated into real-time roadway hazard information in Apple Maps. Drivers approaching emergency vehicles, incident responders, work zones,...

Apple’s just-released macOS Monterey 12.3.1 or its Apple Studio Display Firmware Update 15.4 has “bricked” my Apple Studio Display. As shown in the graphic, the display just turns on with a monitor icon and an exclamation mark. Neither disconnecting my MacBook Pro or...

Scarlett Johansson (“Black Widow”) and Chris Evans (“Captain America”) are set to star in “Project Artemis,” which “Ozark” star, director and exec-producer Jason Bateman aboard to direct. Apple TV+ has scooped up rights to the movie for a whopping US$100-plus...

Apple has released macOS Monterey 12.3.1, iOS 15.4.1, iPadOS 15.4.1, and watchOS 8.5.1. macOS Monterey 12.3.1 macOS Monterey 12.3.1 is a maintenance upgrade with fixes for external displays, Bluetooth-related issues, and support for the new Business Essentials...

Apple has filed for various patents that hint at new features in upcoming Apple Pencils. The latest is number 20220100290 for a “stylus with compressive force sensor.” About the patent filing Even though Apple has, in the past, said the Apple Pencil isn’t a stylus,...

Apple has announced that Apple Business Essentials is now available to all small businesses in the U.S. The new service brings together device management, 24/7 Apple support, and iCloud storage into flexible subscription plans.  Apple also unveiled new AppleCare+...

Apple TV+ has announced that its new five-part documentary series “The Long Game: Bigger Than Basketball,” chronicling the inspiring, coming-of-age story of basketball phenom Makur Maker, will make its global debut on Friday, April 22 on Apple TV+. About the series...

Apple has unveiled a first look and the premiere date for “Black Bird,” a six-episode psychological thriller developed and executive produced by Dennis Lehane, that will premiere globally with the first two episodes on Friday, July 8, on Apple TV+, followed by one new...

Since Russia began the war in Ukraine, the cyberattacks have increased dramatically. MacPaw has announced that, to help users effectively protect their data, the CleanMyMac team has added a new category of apps to the Uninstaller module — Suspicious. How does it work?...

TIME magazine has named Apple as one of the ‘100 Most Influential Companies of 2022.” Here’s what TIME had to say about Apple: Apple and CEO Tim Cook last year took the momentous step of allowing users to block advertising companies from tracking their app use, a...

Jemima Kirke (“Sex Education”), Nico Tortorella (“Younger”), Ashley Zukerman (“The Lost Symbol”), Xavier Clyde (“Hard”), Max Milner (“The Dirt”), Alexandra Doke (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Omid Abtahi (“The Mandalorian”), Kathleen Munroe (“FBI”) and John Cameron Mitchell...

Cisdem has upgraded Video Converter for Mac to version 7.2.0. It’s a multimedia tool that can burn videos to DVDs with menu, subtitle and background music.  Version 7.2.0 improves the performance in expanding its supporting formats and downsizing the...

Two-time Emmy nominee and SAG Award winner Matt Walsh has boarded the Apple TV+ limited series “Manhunt” about the Lincoln assassination and aftermath, reports Deadline. He’ll play Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg the night President Abraham...