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Neither Samsung nor the US Department of Justice could stop Apple’s request in US courts to try to get data crucial to the tech giant’s antitrust defense from the top of Samsung’s corporate structure in South Korea, reports AppleInsider. Last month Apple asked a U.S....

Apple has announced that it and Google have led a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption to Rich Communication Services (RCS), making the cross-platform messaging format that replaces traditional SMS more secure and private. Starting today, end-to-end...

Current and former Apple Card holders can now go to card.apple.com/savings to get web access to their Apple Savings information. They can perform the same actions as they can from the Wallet app when it comes to the Savings section, notes 9to5Mac. This includes...

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.5, iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5. macOS Tahoe 26.5 With macOS Tahoe 26.5, there’s a power control setting in Energy for Mac mini, Mac Studio, and iMac that enables you to power off or restart your...

The Broadway adaptation of the canceled Apple TV series, Schmigadoon!, and The Balusters were named the outstanding Broadway musical and play, respectively, by the Outer Critics Circle today.  The Outer Critics Circle is the official organization of writers on...

Formula 1 and Sky have announced a multi-year agreement continuing their long standing and deep partnership, giving Sky Sports viewers in the UK, Ireland, and Italy exclusive access to all the action from every Formula 1 race weekend into the next decade. This will at...

A German firm run by just one developer has been bought by Apple, “giving it software to do with color grading and management which may find its way into Final Cut Pro or Pixelmator Pro,” according to AppleInsider. As confirmed by European Union listings, the tech...

Last night Apple TV’s “The Studio” landed a 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Award in the International category. Apple says this means it’s officially become the first comedy in history to sweep all major awards in a single season. In...

Apple TV’s The Studio took home Best International, with writer/star Seth Rogen dedicating his win to Catherine O’Hara. “It would be remiss of me not to mention Catherine O’Hara, she meant so much to us,” he said. “I assume her work was as important to y’all over here...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Macworld: Google denies copying Liquid Glass, but nobody’s buying it. ° From The MacObserver: iPhone users report random Activation Lock screens after restarts on iOS...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of May 4-7. ° Apple’s update to watchOS 27 will purportedly include a simplified version of the Modular Ultra watch face for the Apple Watch Ultra. ° The upcoming iOS 27 will...

This Apple Arcade has rolled out the red carpet “for some of the world’s most iconic and celebrated characters in its family-friendly lineup of fun games,” according to Apple. They include: Nick Jr. Replay!, a game that’s packed with characters from children’s shows...

India’s TWS (true wireless stereo) market shipments declined 2% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) 2026, as growth from first-time buyers in urban areas slowed down, according to Counterpoint’s Consumer IoT service.  The research group says brands are...

I’m sure some Apple World Today readers figured this out a long time ago, but I just noticed an issue with using my iPad Pro with SideCar and my 16-inch MacBook Pro. You can’t watch full screen copyrighted video under such a set-up. Evidently, it’s an issue that’s...

Apple has rolled out the second release candidates of iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. A release candidate (RC), also known as gamma testing or “going silver”, is a beta version with the potential to be a stable product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs...

Perplexity is expanding access to Personal Computer through the new Perplexity app for macOS, making it available to all Pro, Max, and Enterprise users.  Personal Computer is an advanced version of Perplexity Computer, bringing Computer out of the browser and...

Here are some of the latest hardware and accessory announcements: ° Synology has announced the BC510 and TC510 surveillance cameras, the next generation of its BC500 and TC500 lineup, focused on more flexible deployment and improved cost efficiency. The new models...

Lizzy Caplan (“Fleishman is in Trouble,” “Masters of Sex”) has joined the season five cast of Apple TV‘s “The Morning Show,” reports Deadline. She will play Gwen, a passionate and uncompromising Broadway theater director. Caplan is the latest big-name recurring cast...

Apple is now requiring customers in the U.S., Canada, and Chile to verify their status as a student or educator to get educational discounts, notes MacRumors.  The tech giant is adopting the UNiDAYS verification system that it uses in other countries, with a new...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 243 that includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Animations, CSS, Editing, Encoding, Forms, HTML, JavaScript, Media, Networking, PDF, Rendering, SVG, Scrolling, Spatial Web, UI, Web API, Web Extensions, Web Inspector,...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Apple Newsroom: Apple has posted an article about four emerging filmmakers who are using MAMI Select Filmed on iPhone. ° From AppleInsider: Apple and Formula 1 executives...

Apple wasn’t able to narrow the scope of a UK lawsuit accusing it of locking 40 million UK consumers into iCloud, reports MacRumors. In the lawsuit, which was filed in 2024, UK consumer rights group Which? claims that since 2015, millions of UK owners of Apple devices...

Apple is publicly opposed a Canadian bill that the company says could require it to break the encryption of its devices if passed, reports Reuters. As of March, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-22, the Support Authorized Access to Information Act (or Lawful...

Another day, another lawsuit. Rave Inc., the developer and operator of the Rave app, has filed antitrust lawsuits against Apple in five countries: the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands and Russia.  The lawsuits challenge Apple’s unilateral and...

Apple has spotlighted four Distinguished Winners of this year’s Swift Student Challenge, ahead of June’s Worldwide Developer Conference. They are: Gayatri Goundadkar, Anton Baranov, Karen-Happuch Peprah Henneh, and Yoonjae Joung. The annual Swift Student Challenge...

Apple TV has announced that the new three-part docuseries, “The Dynasty: UConn Huskies,” featuring the University of Connecticut (UConn) women’s basketball team, will premiere globally on Friday, August 21. Spanning 40 years of the program’s historic run under Hall of...

Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for “Cape Fear,” the new psychological horror thriller. It’s showrun and executive produced by Nick Antosca, executive produced by Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Academy Award winner Javier Bardem and...

The global tablet market remained flat in quarter one (Q1) of 2026, with shipments rising just 0.1% year-on-year to reach 37 million units, according to the latest research from Omdia. However, it was good news for Apple. The tech giant sold approximately 15 million...

Apple has announced new initiatives to expand renewable energy infrastructure, reduce plastic pollution, and foster green entrepreneurship in India.  These include a partnership with renewable energy developer CleanMax to support the development of new renewable...

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