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Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of December 8-12. ° India’s government has come up with another bone-headed idea that Apple will have to oppose. ° Apple exec Johny Srouji is “seriously” considering leaving the...

Apple has released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3. There are no release notes for the update. However, MacRumors says that the wearables are getting expanded support for Live Translation in the European Union in iOS 26.2, which is being beta...

Apple has released macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, vision 26.2, watchOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2. All contain bug fixes and performance tweaks — and more. macOS Tahoe 26.2 macOS Tahoe 26.2 can be downloaded through the Software Update section of the...

Apple TV productions have been nominated for six Costume Designers Guild awards. You can find a complete list of nominees here.  “F1 The Movie” is nominated for Excellence in Contemporary Film.  “The Studio” is nominated for Excellent in Contemporary...

Apple has widened its shopping spree for South Bay real estate by paying US$216 million to buy two office buildings on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California, reports SiliconValley.com. The tech giant has paid about $1.1 billion to scoop up office properties...

Switzerland’s Secretariat of COMCO has announced that it’s launched a preliminary investigation into NFC access on Apple devices. Swiss app providers have access to the NFC and SE platform on iPhones. The Secretariat of the Swiss Competition Commission (the country’s...

Spenser Cohen & Anna Halberg have sold Apple Original Films the pitch for a feature adaptation of “The Teacher,” the bestseller from author Freida McFadden, Deadline reports.  The duo will purportedly adapt the novel themselves. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones will...

“F1 The Movie,” the highest-grossing sports film of all time starring Brad Pitt and hailing from director Joseph Kosinski, makes its global streaming debut on Apple TV today. Since its wide theatrical release on June 27, 2025, “F1 The Movie” debuted at No. 1 and...

Apple is adding a new Popular Segments feature to Shazam It will show exactly which part of a song is most popular with listeners. Shazam is a music recognition app/platform that Apple acquired in 2018 for US$400. Last year it passed 200 monthly active users...

Here are some of the latest software announcements of the week:   ° Rogue Amoeba’s audio control utility, SoundSource, has just been updated to version 6. The app helps Mac users gain fast menu bar access to their machine’s audio settings, along with...

Here are some of the latest accessory and peripheral announcements:  ° Resideo Technologies has launched a new style of smart comfort: the Honeywell Home X8S smart thermostat. The smart thermostat streams live video from compatible doorbells on the...

Apple is opening a new store today at The Shops at Blackstone Valley in Millbury, Massachusetts, near Worcester. It will open at 12 p.m. local time. As noted by MacRumors, the new store is a replacement for Apple’s previous location at Solomon Pond Mall, in nearby...

Apple TV has unveiled the trailer for the second season of “Hijack,” starring and executive produced by SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Idris Elba (“Luther”). Created by George Kay (“Lupin,” “Criminal”) and Jim Field Smith (“Criminal,” “Litvinenko”), the...

Apple wants the iPhone and/or Apple Watch to call for help in a motorcycle accident as evidenced by a new patent filing. About the patent filing In the patent filing — which is dubbed “Two-Wheeled Vehicle Crash Detection on Mobile Device” — Apple says it relates...

Apple has persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reverse parts of a court order requiring the company to make changes to its App Store to promote greater competition, but lost its bid to overturn a sweeping injunction, reports Reuters (a subscription is required to read...

Counterpoint Research expects foldable smartphone panel shipments to grow 46% year-over-year in 2026, driven by Apple’s procurement for its first foldable. The tech giant is expected to bring renewed interest in the foldables category. Counterpoint says the “iPhone...

Malwarebytes, which specializes in online protection, has launched a new enhanced scan engine for Mac users that the company says provides deeper coverage to hunt for threats anywhere on the hard drive.  This new engine delivers protection against silent...

Idris Elba is planning an Apple TV film version of “This is How It Goes,” reports Deadline. It’s based on Neil LaBute’s play of the same name. Elba starred in a 2005 West End production of the play alongside Ben Chaplin and Megan Dodds. Elba also stars along with...

Apple has teamed up with Mattel for a “All the Toys, All the Joy” promo. It offers a 30% discount on Mattel toys when using Apple Pay to check out on the Mattel website. The deal is available from December 8 to December 14 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific). To get the discount,...

Apple TV has revealed the lineup of musicians and guest stars joining Emmy Award-nominated “Yo Gabba GabbaLand!” for its second season, premiering globally on Friday, January 30, 2026.  The Super Music Friends and special guests feature an all-star mix of...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Macworld: An Apple Studio Display 2 leak reveals ProMotion, HDR, and A19 chip upgrades. Also, a new leak details Apple’s 2026 iPad strategy, bringing flagship-level chips to...

Apple has named this year’s most downloaded U.S. App Store apps and games in 2025. According to the post at the Apple App Store, ChatGPT was the number one free app that ‌iPhone‌ users downloaded in 2025, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, and WhatsApp. Google...

Apple TV shows have collected 10 nominations in the inaugural Screen Awards, a collaboration between the CBR, ScreenRant, Collider, and MovieWeb websites. “Pluribus” and “Severance” are nominated for Best TV Series. Rhea Seehorn of “Pluribus” is nominated for Best...

Apple TV has nabbed three out of 10 slots on the American Film Institute’s “10 best TV shows of 2025” list.  However, it didn’t place any moves in the “10 best movies” list. Here are the 10 shows in the list (in alphabetical order: Adolescence Andor Death by...

Global TWS [true wireless stereo] shipments reached 92.6 million units in the third quarter of 2025, up just 0.33% year-over-year (YoY), according to Omdia’s latest research.  Apple remained the global revenue leader despite a 4% shipment decline, capturing...

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Washington, D.C. to meet with US lawmakers about the upcoming App Store Accountability Act, reports Bloomberg. The App Store Accountability Act refers to a growing trend of state and federal legislation (like Texas SB2420, Utah SB142,...

Protests outside of an Apple Store in Portland, Oregon continue in retaliation to ICEBlock being removed, as protestors show up in Santa suits to demand the app’s return, reports AppleInsider. There are two more planned protests before Christmas. The “Protest Apple’s...

Apple’s App Store has been unlawfully hosting dozens of apps tied to U.S.-sanctioned companies, according to The Washington Post. The “watchdog” company The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found that firms and organizations in Apple stores — and Google, as well — have...

iPad sales in India grew 5.5% annually as of the third quarter of 2025, according to new data from Omedia. The research group says Apple sold 242,000 tablets for 15.4% market share in the country. That compares to sales of 230,000 iPads and 11.9% market share in 2024....

“The Brothers Lionheart,” Media Res‘ series adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s beloved children’s fantasy novel, has landed at Apple TV for development, reports Deadline. It’s co-created by Oscar-winning filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”), who is set to direct...