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Market research firm Sigmaintell projects Apple will ship about 28 million MacBooks in 2026, up from roughly 23 million units in 2025.  That would push the company past Dell into third place by unit volume, behind Lenovo and HP, with estimated unit volumes of 43...

According to a new press release, SightMD, an ophthalmology practice in the greater New England area, announced a historic milestone in surgical innovation.  Dr. Eric Rosenberg, DO, MSE, has become the first surgeon in the world to successfully perform cataract...

Apple has released the fourth developer betas of macOS 26.5,  iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper...

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) IAM Union representing Apple employees in Towson, Maryland is filing an Unfair Labor Practice charge [PDF] against Apple with the National Labor Relations Board.  The union is accusing Apple of...

Apple TV productions won two BAFTA Television Craft Awards. “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” won the Director: Fiction trophy. “Slow Horses” won the “Writer: Drama” award.  The British Academy Television Craft Awards is an accolade presented by the British...

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted iyO Inc. a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, Sam Altman, Sir Jony Ive, and io Products.  The ruling, where the Court found that iyO was likely to succeed on the merits of its trademark...

Masimo’s long-time lawsuit over Apple Watch patent infringement has encountered another setback, as a U.S. District Court filing reveals the complaint against the USITC will be dismissed with prejudice, reports AppleInsider. On March 19, an Administrative Law Judge at...

JumpCloud Inc. has announced the launch of Agentic IAM. This is a new extension to its identity and device management solution.  Agentic IAM is designed to replicate similar patterns of human workforce identity and access management (IAM). As AI agents evolve...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Macworld: Tim Cook’s legacy: 9 small bets that paid off and 2 big swings that didn’t. We all know the hits. But there are plenty of other ways Apple’s outgoing CEO left...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of April 19-24. ° A court has stopped the U.S. government from forcing Apple to take down ICE reporting apps from the App Store, due to it being a violation of the First Amendment....

Global smartphone system-on-a-chip (SoC) shipments declined 8% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest Global Smartphone SoC Shipments Preliminary View report. However, it’s good news for Apple.  The ongoing...

A group of 66 companies and industry organizations, which includes Apple, has issued a joint statement opposing proposed changes to how companies account for clean energy use, reports 9to5Mac. The opposed changes are part of a revision process led by the Greenhouse...

Apple TV was recognized with five nominations for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards and has won two. The streaming service had category nods for “Pluribus,” “Come See Me in the Good Light,” “Mr. Scorsese,” “Vietnam: The War That Changed America” and “Shape...

There is a moment in most creative workflows where an idea feels clear, but the path to execution feels unnecessarily complicated. You might have a strong visual, a clear mood, even a sense of motion—but translating that into video traditionally requires editing...

Apple has updated its Invites app. The new version is now available on the App Store and allows hosts can now manually edit the guest list to update guest responses and adjust the number of additional guests. With version 1.8.0 Image Playground themes are now...

With macOS Tahoe, you can use your Apple Watch  to authenticate passwords or approve app installations when you double tap on the Side button.  To set this up, you must have a password established on your Apple Watch. To do this without having to open the Apple...

Here are some of the latest hardware and accessory announcements: ° Satechi has introduced the  US$99.99 ChargeView 140W Desktop Charger, a GaN charger with a built-in digital display to see power in real time and adaptive charging intelligence to ensure optimal...

Apple TV has debuted the trailer for “Star City,” a new space race drama that expands the world of “For All Mankind,” from award-winning creators Ben Nedivi, Matt Wolpert and Ronald D. Moore.  The eight-episode alt-history series will debut globally on Apple TV...

Franka Potente (“Run Lola Run”) and Tracy Letts (“A House of Dynamite”) have signed on for roles alongside Vanessa Kirby, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Tom Pelphrey in Apple TV’s sci-fi action-thriller “Liminal,” reports Deadline. “Liminal” is a sci-fi action-thriller...

Here are some of the latest software announcements: ° The team behind Camtasia, an AI-powered screen recorder and video editor by TechSmith, has announced an app for Zoom, allowing users to transform their meeting recordings into professional-quality videos in...

Apple TV has announced it will expand its comedy slate with a new half-hour series led by four-time Emmy Award nominee Elizabeth Banks (“The Miniature Wife,” “The Better Sister,” “30 Rock”), and hailing from creators Liz Heldens (“Will Trent,” “Friday Night Lights”)...

CEO compensation saw a significant increase in 2025, according to the newly released 2026 Equilar 100 study. And Apple CEO (until September 1) had a good year. The study, which offers an early look at the highest-paid CEOs at U.S. public companies with at least $1...

As noted by MacRumors, the Apple Card’s high-yield savings account has received an interest rate cut. The ‌Apple Card‌ savings account’s annual percentage yield (APY) dropped from 3.65% to 3.50%. Push notifications regarding the cut were sent to ‌Apple Card‌ users...

Shipments of “Made in India” smartphones grew 8% year-over-year (YoY) in 2025, driven by a 28% YoY surge in exports and  a 1% YoY growth in domestic sell-in, according to Counterpoint Research’s “Make in India” Tracker.  Exports accounted for approximately...

Parks Associates’ latest US household research from the Streaming Video Tracker shows the connected TV platform market remains concentrated among a small group of leading operating systems, with Roku OS (28%) and Samsung’s Tizen OS (23%) accounting for the...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Mosyle has identified two new macOS threats invisible to antivirus engines ° From TrendForce: Amid a continued surge in AI computing demand, the CPU market is...

Google has confirmed that Gemini will power the long-promised, more personalized version of Siri that’s due later this year. It will likely arrive along with iOS 27 this fall. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian mentioned the Apple partnership during the Google Cloud Next...

Apple Maps has been updated with a new “2026 Formula 1 Tracks Around the World” guide that showcases each racing location, notes AppleInsider. The guide is being promoted within the Apple TV Formula 1 Channel. Under the “More to Explore” section at the bottom of the...