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Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of September 9-13. ° Apple TV+ was recognized with eight wins across five titles for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Apple’s streaming service received its best-ever showing. ° Kendrick...

Global virtual reality (VR) headset shipments fell 4% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter two (Q2) of 2024, according to Counterpoint’s Global XR(AR/VR) Headset Model Tracker. And it wasn’t good news for the Apple Vision Pro. Counterpoint says the decline was primarily...

Apple is now accepting orders for the iPhone 16, ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ Max through its online storefront and through the Apple Store app. However, if you haven’t already placed your order, you may be waiting awhile for your new iPhone....

Apple asked a court Friday to dismiss its three-year-old hacking lawsuit against spyware pioneer NSO Group, arguing that it might never be able to get the most critical files about NSO’s Pegasus surveillance tool and that its own disclosures could aid NSO and its...

Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “Where’s Wanda?,” the eight-episode German-language dark comedy produced by UFA Fiction. It stars International Emmy Award nominee Heike Makatsch (“Love Actually”), German Comedy Award winner Axel Stein (“The Vault”), multiple...

Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD. Designed to maximize the performance of Mac and PC devices with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3, and USB4, this SSD boasts speeds exceeding 6000MB/s – making it up to twice as fast...

Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD. Designed to maximize the performance of Mac and PC devices with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3, and USB4, this SSD boasts speeds exceeding 6000MB/s – making it up to twice as fast...

DNA Payments has introduced Apple Pay Express Checkout, giving Ecommerce clients a new way to accept customer payments.  Now, merchants can offer Apple Pay at checkout or via the Express option through the Safari browser, ensuring consumers a swift and seamless...

U-tec, which specializes in smart home solutions, has introduced what it says is the first smart lock to leverage ultra-wideband (UWB) technology: the Ultraloq Bolt Mission UWB+NFC. Ultra-wideband technology, a wireless communication protocol, operates at very high...

U-tec, which specializes in smart home solutions, has introduced what it says is the first smart lock to leverage ultra-wideband (UWB) technology: the Ultraloq Bolt Mission UWB+NFC. Ultra-wideband technology, a wireless communication protocol, operates at very high...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites: ° From Macworld: You may get nada from Apple if you want to trade in an iPhone with any damage. ° From AppleInsider: Apple has sent out a notification to some Mac users to agree to...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites: ° From Macworld: You may get nada from Apple if you want to trade in an iPhone with any damage. ° From AppleInsider: Apple has sent out a notification to some Mac users to agree to...

According to Wired (a subscription is required to read the article), a group of computer scientists have discovered a security vulnerability with the Apple Vision Pro that allowed them to reconstruct what folks were typing, including passwords, PINs, and messages....

At Monday’s “It’s Glowtime” event Apple announced that its AirPods Pro 2 would double as an over-the-counter hearing aid, courtesy of a software update, pending approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Now, as noted by TechCrunch, the FDA has...

The iPhone 16 launch has seen an increase in trade-in sales values of 38% and volumes of 28.8% vs last year’s iPhone 15 launch, according to a new report from SellCell, a site for selling used smartphones.  Most iPhone trade-ins are coming from iPhone 15 Pro Max...

Apple has shared its first AI-generated image exclusively with WIRED. It’s created by the Image Playground feature of iOS 18. “This image of an adorable small dog wearing a party hat and smiling behind a birthday cake isn’t just any random pup. Her name is Bailey, and...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 203. The update includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, Canvas, CSS, Editing, JavaScript, Media, Networking, Rendering, SVG, Web Apps, Web Assembly, Web Extensions, and Web Inspector. Safari Technology Preview offers...

As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple announced via its Developer site today that “win-back offers” are now available for apps. You can now configure win-back offers — a new type of offer for auto-renewable subscriptions — in App Store Connect. Win-back offers allow you to reach...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites: ° From Forbes (a subscription is required to read the article): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department in California is in talks with Apple to find a way to use the Apple...

It’s easy to see why people want to work for Apple. The average employee makes US$127,197 per year and will stay with the company for 4.5 years on average.  This could be part of the reason that 4,773 former employees at Intel chose to leave for Apple. So where...

Apple has shared a PDF on its website with a list of all new features and changes coming with iOS 18. iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will be released on Monday, September 16. As noted by MacRumors, The list includes many features that were already announced, including Apple...

As Apple launches the iPhone 16 models, the folks at Consumer Intelligence Reports (CIRP) has updated its analysis of the age of previous phones. The latest CIRP data shows that over the past year, more than one-third of new US iPhone buyers owned their previous phone...

After nearly a decade of development, the Apple Watch is being leveraged on an entirely new health frontier: Parkinson’s disease, according to StatNews.  The article notes that while there’s no cure for Parkinson’s and treatment options can be daunting, people...

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As noted by MacRumors, Apple has released new firmware for the Lightning and USB-C versions of the AirPods Pro. It includes support for the new features in iOS 18 for the wearables.  Installation on the AirPods Pro 2 is automatic when the AirPods are in their...

Apple has released new firmware for the Apple Pencil Pro. There are no release notes on what the firmware entails. To initiate the update, you’ll have to attach the Pencil to your iPad. The Apple Pencil Pro costs US$129 and woks with the M4 iPad Pro models and the M2...

InfinaCore has announced a handful of new products, including the company’s first-ever MagSafe case for iPhone 16 and a range of Qi2 wireless chargers. Here’s a glance at the new arrivals: MagSafe Case for iPhone 16 (US$17.99) – A premium iPhone 16 case option M3 Mini...

Cisdem Data Recovery for Mac has been updated to version 17.50. The app is designed to restore document, video, audio, photo, email, archive and others from all major storage devices and file systems on a Mac. Here’s what’s new in version 17.5: Added macOS installer...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites: ° From 9to5Mac: As the official launch of iOS 18 approaches, Apple is now inviting developers to submit their new apps or updates ready for the next versions of the company’s...

Parallels, which specializes in cross-platform virtualization solutions, has launched Parallels Desktop 20 for Mac.  This latest version introduces AI capabilities, offeringdownloadable AI-ready virtual machines designed to be managed and operated offline to...