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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case involving the right to challenge expired patents, leaving in place a win for Apple, Google, and LG Electronics, reports Reuters. The justices declined to hear an appeal by Gesture Technology Partners, which was...

A new document in Apple’s Developer blog confirms that users in Japan will, with iOS 26.2, be able to reassign the side button to launch third-party voice-based conversational apps, rather than Siri, notes 9to5Mac.  Apple has shared a new document on its...

Apple will open a new retail store at the Livat Centre shopping mall in Beijing, China on Saturday, December 6, at 10 a.m. local time. This will be Apple’s sixth store in the city. Currently, Apple has 57 stores 57 stores in Greater China (including mainland China,...

Apple has released a free “Sneaky Sasquatch” iMessage pack of the popular game. Available here, it has over 60 game-inspired designs for use with the iPhone messaging app. To use, download the iMessage pack, press the “+” button next to the message field, choose...

Smartphone sales in Western Europe in the first two weeks of October decreased by 1% year-over-year (YoY), reflecting a still-sluggish economy and muted consumer confidence, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. However, Apple grew 2% YoY, “fueled by a...

Apple has seeded the third round of developer betas for most of its operating systems. They include macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and watchOS 26.2. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or...

A U.S. federal jury has ruled that Apple owes medical technology company Masimo US$634 million for patent infringement related to the blood oxygen-sensing technology in the Apple Watch, reports Reuters.  “Over the past six years (Masimo has) sued Apple in...

Apple TV is in early development on a series based on the Financial Times/Pushkin podcast “Hot Money: The New Narcos,” reports Deadline. The series is set to be produced by Eden Productions. Investigated and hosted by Financial Times’ reporter Miles...

Lesly-Ann Brant (“Lucifer,” “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live”) has been cast as a series regular on the second season of Apple TV’s “Presumed Innocent,” reports Deadline. She joins the previously announced cast led by Rachel Brosnahan, along with Matthew Rhys,...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman: Apple ex-COO Jeff Williams is now officially retired. ° From MacRumors: Fans of new Apple TV series Pluribus can download a chapter of...

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of November 10-14. ° Apple is reviewing the future of Apple Fitness+ as it considers a reorganization of the service. ° Apple is working on more satellite-based features for the...

Apple’s brush-up with Masimo a company that manufactures patient monitoring devices, over a patent lawsuit may not be over yet.  In August, Apple launched a “redesigned” version of the Apple Watch’s Blood Oxygen feature in the United States. This came 18 months...

First-month sell-out numbers for the iPhone 17 and Xiaomi 17 series smartphones indicate they were key drivers for both manufacturers’ growth in China. during their respective first months of availability, according to Counterpoint Research’s latest China Weekly...

For several years, China held back the adoption of eSIMs in smartphones due to regulatory and security considerations. However, in October the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology finally approved nationwide eSIM trials for smartphones, and all...

Apple has released the second public beta of macOS Tahoe 26.2 with the Edge Light feature. Edge Light can light up the edges of your Mac’s display when you’re on a video call. It allows you to control the thickness and the temperature (blue, neutral, amber) of the...

Apple and OpenAI didn’t get the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s xAI startup dismissed, reports Bloomberg.  Texas District Judge Mark Pittman said today that Apple and OpenAI will need to continue on with the lawsuit and submit filings arguing their case. The Sellers...

Here are some of the latest accessory and peripheral announcements:  ° Nomad has launched its latest Find My-compatible item tracker, the US$39Tracking Card Pro. Designed to look and feel like a premium credit card, Tracking Card Pro adds Apple Find My...

Apple Original Films award-winning documentary “Come See Me in the Good Light” is now streaming on Apple TV. Here’s how it’s described: It’s a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis...

Satechi has introduced the $59.99 OntheGo 7-in-1 Multiport Adapter – a pocket-sized, all-in-one connectivity hub. About the size of a hockey puck and lighter than a deck of cards, the latest addition to Satechi’s OntheGo Collection offers seven ports, magnetic...

Here are some of the latest software announcements of the week:   °  PDFgear has introduced a new version of its app for iPadOS 26, reimagining how PDFs look and flow on the iPad.  Built on Apple’s Liquid Glass design language, the new...

Gavin O’Connor — director of, among other things, “The Accountant” films, has entered development on “Running,” a new film he’ll direct for Apple Original Films. The article says little is known about the film, though it’s described as following a running prodigy on...

Apple has released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 3 and the AirPods Pro 2.  There are no release notes for the firmware updates. However, Apple says the AirPods Pro 2 and ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ will get expanded support for Live Translation in the European Union in...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple’s App Store commission might be under threat in multiple countries around the world, but the company has just gained a huge new source of commission...

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Q3 results are a warning sign threat to the very functioning of the U.S. economy: high profits, record-breaking stock returns, and weakening customer satisfaction. While the national score is unchanged at 76.9 (on a...

Forget about paying for watching Major League Soccer on Apple TV. Apple is getting rid of the MLS paywall, bringing every game to its streaming service beginning next season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Apple and the soccer league say that they will be...

Apple has announced the Mini Apps Partner Program for developers. It expands on the App Store’s ongoing support for apps that offer mini apps.  Mini apps are self-contained experiences that are built using web technologies like HTML5 and...

Apple has filing for a patent that hints at future iPhones with Touch ID built into the screen itself. About the patent filing The patent is dubbed “Electronic Device With An Under-Display Sensor.” Fingerprint sensing and matching is widely used as a reliable...

Apple TV is developing a New Zealand-set outlaw biker series dubbed “Nomad” starring Jason Momoa (“Chief of War”), reports Deadline. The drama is co-created by Kurt Russell and Chris Collins of “Sons of Anarchy” fame. They’re co-writing the pilot with Collins set to...