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Soaring memory costs are projected to drive worldwide PC shipments to decline 10.4% and smartphone shipments to drop by 8.4% in 2026, compared to 2025 levels, according to Gartner, Inc. The research group estimates a 130% surge in combined DRAM and solid-state drive...

An analysis of 67.7 million Apple App Store and Google Play app reviews across 8,000 apps found that users complain about broken product experiences six times more often than they request new features. The findings come from unitQ‘s 2026 Benchmark Report, which used...

“Rental Family” director Hikari is set to direct Apple Original Films’ holiday movie Foster the Snowman from Emmy winner Peter Huyck (“The Studio”) and Jono Matt, reports Deadline. Here’s how the film is describe: A couple without kids take an accelerated journey...

Apple Original Films has locked down rights to “Once and Again,” a forthcoming romance novel from New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Serle, for adaptation in film, reports Deadline.  The project is in early development, with Liz Tigelaar — the...

Mac Business Solutions (MBS), an Apple-focused IT solutions provider with more than 35 years of experience supporting enterprise and government organizations, has launchd  an updated website. The newly launched website is designed to better support organizations...

Addigy, which specializes in Apple device management for managed service providers (MSPs) and IT teams, has announced “strong results” for 2025.  “The company raised the bar for Apple device security and hassle-free management at scale with new MDM solutions and...

MacStadium, a provider of cloud solutions purpose-built for Apple, has announced a strategic partnership with Jigsaw24, an Apple solutions provider supporting organizations across the UK and Europe.  The partnership will help teams deploy and manage Apple...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple App Store gaming revenue hit $52.2 billion in 2025, according to a new report from Sensor Tower. ° From DigiTimes: Apple’s budget MacBook is set for a...

Apple Original Films has acquired rights to an untitled Lance Armstrong movie package starring Austin Butler as Armstrong, reports Deadline. Edward Berger is directing the feature, with King Richard scribe Zach Baylin penning the spec. Apple Studios will serve as...

U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan and Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast have asked the British government to brief them on its order to Apple to create a back door to its encrypted user data “so they could better understand the British move,” reports Reuters. Last...

Global smartwatch shipments grew 4% year-over-year (YoY) in 2025, recovering from a decline in 2024, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Smartwatch Shipments Tracker, Q4 2025.  Apple posted its first YoY shipment growth since 2022, fueled by a...

Spanish antitrust officials claim Apple and Amazon.com have’t tried quickly enough to comply with an order to change contract clauses linked with Amazon’s role as a reseller of Apple products, according to to The Wall Street Journal. In 2023 the country’s National...

I really like most of the games in Apple Arcade, Apple’s gaming streaming service that allows you to play games on — and across — Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPod touches, and Apple TVs. And I really like that you can pair a PlayStation DUALSHOCK 4 or Xbox Wireless...

Apple has been fined $20,000 by Brazil’s Institute of Consumer Protection and Defense of Alagoas (Procon-AL) due to the company’s 2020 decision to stop selling power adapters with iPhones, reports Alagoras24Horas. The CEO of Procon-AL, Daniel Sampaio, considers that...

Apple has previewed Apple Borivali, its second store in Mumbai and sixth in India.  Located in Sky City Mall, the new store brings Apple’s full lineup of products and services to even more customers in one of the city’s key growth corridors. Designed for people...

Jared Harris (“Fringe,” “Mad Men,” “The Crown,” and lots more) is set to join to join Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming feature “What Happens at Night.” Hailing from Apple Original Films and...

Intellexa’s Predator spyware can hide iOS recording indicators while secretly streaming camera and microphone feeds to its operators, according to Bleeping Computer.  The report says the malware doesn’t exploit any iOS vulnerability but leverages previously...

Colorado’s latest attempt to regulate minors’ online access differs from its predecessors. Senate Bill 26-051 doesn’t target adult websites directly, but targets your smartphone’s operating system such as, of course, iOS, reports Reclaim the Net. The bill, currently...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Chase explains why it won’t lose billions on the Apple Card. ° From The New York Times (a subscription is required to read the article): Apple CEO Tim Cook was...

In October 2025, Apple notified the European Commission that it would be acquiring invrs io, its sole employee, founder Martin Schubert, and certain assets from the company, reports MacRumors. “Invrs develops open-source frameworks for photonics research, providing...

I still think a fourth season of “Ted Lasso” is a bad idea, as the series ended perfectly. But that’s just me because season four is coming. The fourth season of the hit soccer comedy, starring and executive produced by Jason Sudeikis, is expected to premiere in...

On the what would have been the Apple founder’s 71st birthday, the Steve Jobs Archive has put together “Letters to a Young Creator.” These books feature contributions from notable figures across business, design, technology, and the arts, written in response to...

Apple has released the second public betas of macOS Tahoe 26.4.  iOS 26.4, and iPadOS 26.4. Public betas are available on Apple’s Beta Software Program website. Just remember that beta software is unfinished software, so proceed with care. Apple does public betas...

The 2026 annual meeting of Apple shareholders as held today and has again “predictably gone the board’s way,” reports AppleInsider. Here’s what happened at the gathering: ° Wanda Austin, Tim Cook, Alex Gorsky, Andrea Jung, Art Levinson, Monica Lozano, Ron Sugar,...

The Supreme Court ruling striking down executive tariff exemptions exposes Apple to billions in new import duties on Chinese-manufactured products, “forcing the company to accelerate supply chain diversification and consider consumer price increases across its product...

Apple TV has debuted the trailer for season five of “For All Mankind,” the hit, critically acclaimed space drama series from creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi.  The 10-episode fifth season will make its global debut on Apple TV with one...

Some Mac users running the latest macOS Tahoe 26.3 beta are reporting a problem: their external drives won’t mount.  The issue, which appears to affect a wide range of drive types, enclosures, and connection methods, has prompted AppleInsider to issue a public...

Apple has announced a significant expansion of factory operations in Houston, bringing the future production of Mac mini to the U.S. for the first time.  The company will also expand advanced AI server manufacturing at the factory and provide hands-on training at...