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- Tuesday March 24
- 03:19 pmApple TV has three hit series now up for prestigious new awards
Apple TV has earned plenty of awards acclaim recently, including an Oscar win for F1 The Movie. And now today, the BAFTA TV nominees have been named, with Apple dominating the series nominations thanks to three hit shows. more…03:19 pmApple's all-screen iPhone isn't coming soon
The iPhone's Dynamic Island will be sticking around for a while, but will get smaller over time, as Apple is reportedly struggling to make its visible sensors work under the display.Under-screen displays could remove the Dynamic Island, and even introduce features like the return of Touch ID. - Image Credit: AppleApple, like other smartphone producers, is always trying to make the optimum form of the smartphone. The all-screen concept relies on Apple getting rid of all intrusive elements from the front of the device, and that means working to hide or eliminate the bit with the TrueDepth camera array.In a Tuesday post to Weibo, serial leaker Fixed Focus Digital claims that Apple is still struggling to create its all-screen device. For the moment, with full-screen displays off the table for a while longer, Apple instead wants to make things smaller. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:16 pm'For All Mankind' ends with a newly announced season 6 renewal
Apple TV is giving "For All Mankind" a real ending with a sixth season while turning the series into a long-term franchise play with a new spinoff."For All Mankind" gets a sixth and final seasonFor All Mankind will end with its sixth season, and season five will premiere on March 27. A spinoff is already scheduled, so fans can look forward to more content.Executives mentioned that the sixth season will be the last, but there's a companion series called Star City coming out on May 29. The new series will keep the franchise going beyond the main storyline. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:11 pmToday in Apple history: Newton MessagePad reaches new heights
On March 24, 1997, the Newton MessagePad 2000 brought major upgrades to Apple's PDA line, including a better display and a faster processor. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)03:00 pmAds are coming to Apple Maps in the US and Canada this summer with a privacy-centric focus | 9 to 5 MacAds are coming to Apple Maps in the US and Canada this summer with a privacy-centric focus
Coming this summer to the US and Canada, Apple is officially bringing ads to Apple Maps. As part of the broader rollout of the new Apple Business platform, the company announced today that businesses in the US and Canada will be able to place local ads within the Maps app while gaining new tools to measure analytics and manage their brand presence across the Apple ecosystem. more…03:00 pmApple Business Essentials goes free as Apple merges enterprise tools into Apple Business | 9 to 5 MacApple Business Essentials goes free as Apple merges enterprise tools into Apple Business
Today, Apple announced a massive shift in how it approaches the enterprise market. On April 14, Apple will merge all of its business and enterprise tools under a single, unified platform simply called Apple Business. The biggest news in this announcement is that the built-in mobile device management features (previously a paid subscription under Apple Business Essentials) will be completely free for organizations in over 200 countries. more…03:00 pmApple takes aim at Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 with new hosted business email
For over a decade, the enterprise email and calendar market has been a two-horse race between Microsoft and Google. If you started a new company, you bought your domain and immediately signed up for either Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. With the launch of the new Apple Business platform, Apple is officially throwing its hat into the ring to challenge Google and Microsoft with a free business email service. more…02:53 pmBrawny new 17-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 dock maxes out Mac setups
Ugreen Maxidock Thunderbolt 5 docking stations (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:45 pmApple launched its revolutionary OS X 25 years ago
The first official public version of Mac OS X launched by Apple on March 24, 2001 wasn't a success at first, but it powered the Mac through the next 19 years until macOS Big Sur came out with Apple Silicon.OS X used to come in boxesThe fact that OS X launched at all on March 24, 2001, was a relief and felt like an achievement if you were a long-time Mac user. Even though that very first "Cheetah" version, 10.0, lacked features and did not lack bugs, it existed and that wasn't something you could say about Apple's previous OS attempts.It wasn't just that 1999's Mac OS 9 was hardly a dramatic improvement over 1997's OS 8. It was also that Apple had famously been working on a revolutionary new operating system throughout the '90s. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:35 pmNvidia’s Clawbots: The Hype Might Be Justified
Clawbots mark Nvidia’s push to turn AI from a passive tool into an active system that executes tasks and runs continuously across business workflows. The post appeared first on TechNewsWorld.02:31 pmNext year’s ‘iPhone 20’ might be missing its standout feature, per leaker
Rumors have long indicated that next year’s 20th anniversary of the iPhone would bring a special ‘iPhone 20’ model. But now per a reputable leaker, the standout all-screen design feature of the iPhone 20 sounds like it might be in jeopardy. more…02:30 pmSamsung Galaxy phones can now use Apple’s AirDrop to send files straight to iPhones, iPads, and Macs | Mac Daily NewsSamsung Galaxy phones can now use Apple’s AirDrop to send files straight to iPhones, iPads, and Macs
Samsung Electronics Co. has rolled out a major cross-platform update: Galaxy S26 series owners can now share photos, videos, and files… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.02:29 pmAnthropic's Claude can control your Mac by pretending it's a human user
Claude Cowork and Claude Code can now perform advanced actions on your Mac, by taking control of the mouse and keyboard as if it's another user. We still recommend that users skip "features" like this that really only serve to open up attack surfaces.Claude's latest update can take more control of your Mac - Image Credit: AnthropicThe majority of activity with AI chatbots has revolved around queries and coding, with a little bit of activity that directly affects your computer. In Anthropic's latest update to Claude, it's about to become even more useful.Claude Cowork and Claude Code, two sub-sections to Anthropic's main Claude, can now be set to perform tasks on a user's computer. While this would involve interacting with locally-stored files and applications, Anthropic's implementation goes further than most. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:13 pmApple TV renews space drama For All Mankind for sixth and final season
Apple TV today announced that it is renewing its acclaimed space drama For All Mankind for a sixth season, which will be the show’s series finale. For All Mankind was one of the debut shows when Apple TV(+) launched back in November 2019. The six season run will allow the creators to finish up all of the show’s storylines as originally planned, making it one of the few modern sci-fi streaming series to be allowed to end on its own terms, rather than a premature cancellation. more…02:10 pmThis iPad stand does double-duty as 5-port hub [Review] ★★★★☆
Your iPad can be the heart of a compact workstation with the Satechi OntheGo Foldable Stand Hub. We go hands-on. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:05 pmChild abduction case ends quickly after AirTag exposes stolen bike's location
An Apple AirTag turned a stolen bike into a tracked target, helping police recover a missing child in Hamburg.Apple AirTag Apple's AirTag helped German police recover a stolen bicycle with a sleeping child on March 24 in Hamburg. Officers tracked the bike to a nearby store within minutes, turning a potential abduction into a short-lived scare.Parents left their four-year-old asleep in a bicycle trailer outside a shop on Kieler Street, expecting a quick stop. When they came back, the bicycle and the child were gone, and police launched a large search with patrol cars, motorcycles, and a helicopter. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:46 pmiPhone Diary: Shooting usable video in near-impossible conditions
I last year explained why the iPhone had become my favourite video camera for B-roll footage despite owning a relatively expensive Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K rig. I outlined the three benefits of shooting with an iPhone in public places, and in my latest video project I discovered another one … more…01:43 pmTwo new Apple products will be upgraded with OLED soon: report
Apple has launched a lot of new products already this year, but plenty more are coming, including two that will reportedly be upgraded with OLED displays for the first time: the MacBook Pro and iPad mini. more…01:30 pmIf you think faster than you type, try this $50 Mac dictation app
You can talk instead of typing -- faster, offline and privately -- in any app on your Mac with the Voibe dictation app. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)01:12 pmSpotify’s new feature will send you down the music rabbit hole
Ever look up a topic on Wikipedia and lose track of time going down the rabbit hole of related articles? Spotify’s new SongDNA feature is a bit like that. more…