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Apple has released the second developer beta of watchOS 27. Registered developers can download it via Apple’s developer portal. Or it can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. I hope you’ll help...

The global smartphone market is undergoing a structural shift as rising component costs and geopolitical uncertainty push leading manufacturers to move away from low-cost, high-volume strategies and prioritize premium, high-value portfolios, reports Omdia. According...

A class action lawsuit which could entitle millions in the UK to a share of a £3 billion claim against Apple is set to proceed to trial, reports the  BBC News. The consumer group Which? has accused the tech giant of “trapping” users into its cloud service. It...

Every marketing budget has a line item for video content, and every finance team asks the same question: could we get this done cheaper without sacrificing quality? After testing a range of AI video tools over the past quarter, I ran a side‑by‑side comparison between...

The Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (Aspen FSP) announced the launch of the Scam Prevention Initiative, a new effort focused on  “advancing practical solutions and driving coordinated action to reduce the scale and severity of scams affecting...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From MacRumors: There is growing speculation that Apple may hike the prices of its iPhone 17 lineup as soon as this month, following CEO Tim Cook’s recent comments about...

Africa’s smartphone shipments declined 12% year-over-year I the first quarter of Q1 2026, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Monitor Service. However, it’s good news for Apple. Counterpoint says iPhone sales grew 44% annually as of quarter one of 2026....

Apple manufacturing partner Tata Electronics has confirmed it’s been hit by a “cybersecurity incident,” reports Reuters (a subscription is required to read the article). The attack was by a group known as World Leaks. Tata Electronics says that a “few weeks ago” it...

A July 2025 lawsuit by Apple against leaker Jon Prosser resulted in a default ruling, but that default has been set aside as Prosser has finally agreed to participate in discovery, reports AppleInsider. On June 10,  9to5Mac reported that Apple and Jon Prosser’s...

Apple will remove the AirPort Utility app from the App Store soon, according to the release notes for iOS 27 beta 2 — as noted by MacRumors. “AirPort Utility will no longer be available for new downloads from the App Store,” the release notes say. “If you previously...

Gracia, a company that builds end-to-end infrastructure for 4D Gaussian Splatting (4DGS) volumetric video, has launched its free app for Apple Vision Pro. Andrey Volodin, Chief Technical Officer and co-Founder at Gracia, says it’s the first application which brings...

Apple has released the second developer betas of macOS 27,  iOS 27, iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, and visionOS 26.6. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has...

Shanghai Xiao-I Corp., a developer of AI solutions that’s involved in patent-related litigation with Apple, has given an update on the case. On June 10, the Shanghai High People’s Court issued first-instance judgments on two parallel cases: The court dismissed all...

Mac sales in China dropped 9% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, but iPad sales rose 3%, according to new data from the Omdia research group. Apple sold 800,000 Macs in the quarter for 95 of the country’s PC market. Ahead of it (way ahead of it) are Lenovo...

GenAI-capable smartphones are forecast to account for 45% of global shipments in 2026, up from 36% in 2025, according to the latest Counterpoint Research GenAI Smartphone Forecast. However, the ongoing memory supply crisis is expected to reduce...

Three years ago, Apple needed about 17 seconds to generate the equivalent of the average U.S. worker’s annual salary. Today, it takes less than 15 seconds, according to a new report. Insuranceopedia’s latest analysis also looked at other Big Tech giants and found that...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: If Mac game developers miss these settings, their brand new game for Apple Silicon will be listed as unplayable on anything after macOS 10.15 Catalina. ° From...

In his new “Power On” newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the Apple retail store in Briarwood Mall in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is moving to a larger space in the same mall. He says the move will start next month. Currently, the store is one of the smaller Apple...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of June 15-19.° Some features of Siri AI could eventually move to a paid tier.° Apple will allow third-party AI chatbots to integrate with a Siri AI in iOS 27.° The 1st Court for...

Yesterday Apple announced changes to iOS in Brazil to placate the country’s regulatory agency, the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE).  As might be expected, Epic Games isn’t happy with the changes.  In a statement to 9to5Mac, the Coalition...

Here are some of the latest hardware and accessory announcements: °  ROKFORM is celebrating the Fourth of July with the return of its patriotic Stars & Stripes design, now available on the best-selling Rugged Case for the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro...

Here are some of the latest software announcements. ° Pixi Platforms, a social expression company, launched Pixi Garden, a messaging-native app that lets users send a “pixi”, an intelligent interactive AR character, directly via iMessage. These characters are not...

The second season of “Sugar,” the neo-noir, science-fiction-y detective drama starring and executive produced by Colin Farrell, debuts today on Apple TV. It returns for its eight-episode second season with one episode, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 245 that includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Animations, CSS, Forms, HTML, Images, JavaScript, MathML, Media, Networking, Rendering, SVG, Scrolling, Security, Storage, Web API, Web Extensions, Web Inspector,...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple and Intel are working together to build chips in America, says President Trump. ° From The MacObserver: Widow’s Bay creator Katie Dippold teases season 2...

In an X post, Apple has shared the top 20 most streamed artists of all-time on Apple Music. They are Drake, Taylor Swift, Youngboy Never Broke Again, Bad Bunny, Lil Baby, The Weekend, Morgan Waller, Kanye West, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown,...

Apple Original Films has announced it’s landed “Little Santa,” a new animated feature based on the beloved children’s book from award-winning author and illustrator Jon Agee.  The project will reunite Apple Original Films with Academy Award and Annie...

Apple TV productions have collected 13 nominations at the 10th annual Black Reel TV Awards that honor the outstanding achievements of Black creatives, performers, and storytellers across the television landscape. “Imperfect Women” is nominated for “Outstanding TV...

The upcoming Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix will be available free to viewers in the United States on Apple TV, reports Autoweek. Apple TV, which took over the broadcasting rights for Formula 1 in the US from 2026, will make next weekend’s entire grand prix weekend...