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5G smartphone sales set a new record in January thanks in no small part to the iPhone 13, reports Bloomberg. Apple’s smartphone accounted for more than a third of all 5G smartphone sales. From Bloomberg: Phones with the advanced technology made up 51% of units sold,...

Apple is being sued by a woman who claims the tech giant failed to protect her from sexual harassment while she was employed in a COVD support role on the set of the Will Smith thriller “Emancipation,” reports Bloomberg. Alicia Kelly also sued production companies...

As noted on an Apple Developer forum thread, macOS Monterey 12.3 — which was released on March 14 — is causing problems for Macs that have had their logic board replaced.  From the thread: There is a firmware bug in Mac OS 12.3 that renders the update impossible...

Yesterday at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Apple TV+ held the world premiere event for “Pachinko,” the international drama series starring Academy Award-winning actress Yuh-Jung Youn, Lee Minho, Minha Kim and more, and created and executive produced by Soo Hugh...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. To wit: ° From Ars Technica: Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game by abusing two legitimate Apple features to bypass App Store vetting requirements and trick...

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In a tweet, Apple has offered a peak at “The Essex Serpent,” which is coming to Apple TV+ on May 13. Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes are the leads in the upcoming drama series. It’s based on Sarah Perry’s novel of the same name. “The Essex Serpent” follows newly...

XTM, Inc., a Miami and Toronto-based Fintech company in the neo-banking space that provides mobile banking and payment solutions around the world, has rolled out support for Apple Pay and Google Pay to U.S. Today program users. The company says Apple Pay and Google...

° From MacRumors: Apple stores can now update firmware on second generation AirPods. ° From Business Insider: Seven months after it was launched in India, Apple is expected to start manufacturing the iPhone 13 at the Foxconn plant in Sriperumbudur near Chennai from...

Last fall, leaders of companies across the U.S. participated in Apple’s inaugural Impact Accelerator — a three-month virtual program including customized training, along with access to Apple expert mentors and an expanding alumni community — to expand their...

Apple TV+ has announced “Midnight Family,” a 10-episode medical drama created for television by Ariel Award winner Gibrán Portela (“Güeros,” “The Untamed”) and Julio Rojas (“La Jauría”), and executive produced by Pablo Larraín and Juan de Dios Larraín (“Spencer,” “A...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. ° From The Wall Street Journal: Foxconn Technology Group, the biggest assembler of Apple Inc. iPhones, is in talks with Saudi Arabia about jointly building a $9 billion...

Apple has updated its Logic Pro X, MainStage, and MainStage music apps. All the upgrades are available now at the Mac App Store. Logic Pro X, Apple’s pro-level music creation hardware, has been revved to version 10.7.3. The upgrade adds spatial audio monitoring with...

Apple has released watchOS 8.5 for the Apple Watch. It adds irregular heart rhythm notification and more. Here are Apple’s release notes: watchOS 8.5 includes new features, improvements, and bug fixes, including: Ability to authorize Apple TV purchases and...

Apple has released tvOS 15.3 for the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K, as well as HomePod Firmware 15.4. tvOS 15.3 adds support for captive Wi-Fi networks so that an iPhone or iPad can be used to connect your ‌Apple TV‌ to networks that require additional sign-in steps,...

The global smartwatch market shipments hardly grew in 2020 due to COVID-19, but they recorded a healthy 24% year-over-year growth in 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s recently published “Global Smartwatch Model Tracker.” The Apple Watch continues to dominate...

On Friday Apple opened pre-orders for the new iPhone SE through its website and the Apple Store app. Now, as noted by MacRumors, estimated delivery times have since slipped into late March for select configurations in the U.S. The article notes that all models of the...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. ° From the Power On Newsletter by Bloomberg’s Mac Gurman: I am told there will be at least two or three new Macs launched around the middle of the year—with M2 versions of the...

Today at the 2022 EE British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards, Apple was honored with two historic BAFTA Film Awards for its Apple Original Film “CODA,” making it the first film with a predominantly Deaf cast to win BAFTA Film Awards.  The winners were announced at a...

The 27th annual Critics Choice Awards are being handed out today in Los Angeles, and Deadline is updating the winners as they’re announced. When it comes to Apple TV+, Jason Sudeikis of “Ted Lasso” took Best Actor in a Comedy Series, and the show’s Hannah Waddingham...

On a regular basis, Apple World Today posts a list of notable new apps or app updates that have been released. They may not necessarily be new, but they deserve mention. Here are this week’s picks. ° Econ Technologies has released ChronoSync 10, an...

Apple has been granted a patent (number 11,270,486) for “electronic drawing with handwriting recognition.” About the patent In the patent filing, Apple notes that some electronic devices provide electronic drawing capabilities by which a user can enter drawing input...

Now that it’s offering the Studio Display, Apple has quit selling the 27-inch LG UltraFine 5K display. The former retails for US$1,599 (and up), while the latter retails for $1,299. I’ve used an LG UltraFine 5K display since its debut in 2018. As I said in a review...

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for “They Call Me Magic,” the four-part documentary event that takes a holistic look into the life and career of Earvin “Magic” Johnson. The trailer was unveiled on the heels of the docuseries making its debut at the 2022 SXSW Film...

Apple may be considering an iPhone assembly plant in Pakistan, reports iMore. Business leader Javed Afridi tweeted that he’s in talks with the tech giant regarding the move. iMore says this could help reduce import tariffs on products, much like a similar venture in...

 A “Washington Post” report says Apple removed Alexei Navalny’s Smart Voting app after a representative of the company was visited by Federal Security Service (FSB) agents. (The FSB is basically the successor to the Kremlin.) From the Post: Russian agents came to...

Since I can’t cover everything, I’ll often direct your attention to articles of interest. ° From 9to5Mac: In 2019, Apple launched a fun “Apple at Work” campaign that highlighted how enterprise users can take advantage of iPhone, iPad, and Mac. A year later, the...

On Tuesday, Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced “Friday Night Baseball,” a weekly doubleheader with live pre- and postgame shows, will be available to fans in eight countries exclusively on Apple TV+. Now Apple has tweeted that Friday Night Baseball will...

Best picture nominees are leading the race in terms of streaming popularity. according to JustWatch. The international streaming guide says. compared to the previous week, there was only some movement in the top 3.  “King Richard” became the most popular Best...

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published Apple’s response to its Interim Report on mobile ecosystems. It also includes responses from other companies such as Epic Games (of course), Google, and Microsoft. The CMA is a non-ministerial government...