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Apple TV+’s “Severance” ranks second in this week’s list of streaming TV shows as ranked by Reelgood, a streaming services guide. And the streaming service’s “Silo” ranks eighth. What’s more, “Severance” ranks second in the overall top 10 lists of TV shows AND...

The official NBA Apple Vision Pro app now has Tabletop, a diorama-scale virtual representation of the live game you’re watching, reports UpLoadVR. Tabletop offers a 3D diorama-style view of the game that’s powered by motion capture technology from NBA arenas. The app...

Shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including iPhones,  in China rose 0.6% in December year-on-year, according to data released on Friday by a government-affiliated research firm. Reuters reports that calculations based on the data from the China Academy of...

Today it was reported that Apple hoped to have Apple Intelligence on its devices in China by May. However, that may be coming at a price. Apple will be working with China-based Alibaba and Baidu to make this happen. As noted by the Independent such collaboration will...

Netflix has a comfortable cushion in the streaming wars, but could we be in for a shake-up at the top? It’s a long shot, but new streaming data from Nielsen suggest Apple is on the right track, according to Forbes. Fresh off the launch of its second season, Apple’s...

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg’s open effort to curry favor with President Donald Trump has rattled employees, and the company is censoring their criticism internally, according to CNBC. Quoting unnamed “people familiar with the matter,” the article says while Zuckerberg is...

TikTok is back on the Apple and Google app stores, reports Bloomberg (a subscription is required to read the article). The article says Apple’s decision to start distributing TikTok again comes after a letter sent from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, . On January 10,...

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Apple hopes to bring its Apple Intelligence features to China as early as May, according to a Bloomberg report (a subscription is required to read the article). The article says the tech giant will work with China-based Alibaba and Baidu, which will act as local...

Solly McLeod (“House of the Dragon”), Agnes O’Casey (“Black Doves”) and Alice Englert (“Bad Behaviour”) have joined the cast of “Star City,” Apple TV+’s upcoming spinoff from the streamer’s space drama “For All Mankind,” reports Deadline. They join previously...

Apple TV+ will develop“Dilettante,” a series starring Jeff Daniels as a fictional magazine character, reports Deadline. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and studio-based Berlanti Productions, is inspired by Dana Brown’s memoir about working for former Vanity...

The thriller “The Gorge,” starring Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy and Sigourney Weaver debuts today on Apple TV+. Here’s how the film is described: Two highly-trained operatives (Teller and Taylor-Joy) are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast...

A company called Signulous has helped more than 120,000 Americans install TikTok on their iPhones despite the app being unavailable on the Apple App Store, reports Gizmodo.  The article says the company simplifies the process for iPhone users to create iOS...

Vehicle problems after three years of ownership have reached the highest level since 2009, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Vehicle Dependability StudyS (VDS). And Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are part of the problem.  Compared with 2024 results, the...

Apple CEO Tim Cook teases an upcoming “launch” of some kind scheduled for Wednesday, February 19, in an X post. The brief post says “Get ready to meet the newest member of the family.” Cook didn’t mention a specific time for the launch, which probably means the new...

Two Apple TV+ shows take home trophies at the 40th anniversary Artios Awards given by the Casting Society of America. “Slow Horses” won for best Television Series: Drama. The pilot of “Palm Royale” won for best Television Pilot and First Season: Comedy.” The Artios...

Tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 14) is Valentine’s Day. You knew that, didn’t you? If not, I’ve rounded up some websites that will help you prepare for the romantic day.First of all, you can impress your special one (or ones) with your impressive knowledge of the history of...

The Bundeskartellamt antitrust group in Germany has issued its “preliminary legal assessment” that alleges Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature only applying to third-party apps and not Apple violates antitrust policy. Apple introduced the App Tracking...

Apple has officially partnered with Alibaba to bring Apple Intelligence features to the iPhone in China, reports 9to5Mac.  Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai confirmed the deal on Thursday. Apple Intelligence in China will rely on Alibaba’s Qwen model, satisfying...

Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 213. The update includes fixes and updates for fixes and updates for CSS, Editing, Forms, HTML, JavaScript, Media, Networking, PDF, Rendering, Storage, SVG, Tables, Text, Web Animation, Web API, Web Extensions, Web...

Overwatch x Rescue, (OxR), the emergency SOS subscription service by FocusPoint International — which specializes in critical incident management coordinating 15,000 rescues annually — has launched its direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscription service. The company...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From MacRumors: Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max has been comprehensively beaten by the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a real world app speed test conducted by PhoneBuff, with the...

A new Apple Vision Pro Demo Fit app has arrived on the Apple App Store in all countries where the spatial computer is available, reports iDownloadBlog.  The app allows you to scan your face with an iPhone’s  TrueDepth camera to determine correct sizes for...

Earlier today we reported that Apple plans to release an Apple TV+ app for Android users. Well, now, it’s happened.  The Apple TV app is now available to download from Google Play on Android mobile devices — including phones, tablets, and foldables — offering...

President Donald Trump has chosen Jonathan Morrison, an Apple executive, to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per a Senate filing —as noted by TechCrunch. The nomination will be reviewed and voted on by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science...

Apple plans to release an Apple TV+ Android app, according to  Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (a subscription is required to read the article). He says the goal is to, as you might expect, boost subscribers to the streaming service. The app will allow Android smartphone...

How long do iPhone owners keep their phones? According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) data through the December 2024 quarter, over the long-term, iPhone buyers have kept their phones for a longer time.  Except for the disruption of the COVID-19...

Apple is launching the Apple Health Study, which aims to further understand how technology — including iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods — can play a role in advancing and improving physical health, mental health, and overall wellbeing.  Available in the Research...

Kandji, an Apple endpoint management and security platform, has announced Vulnerability Management, a new security product designed to help organizations identify, assess, prioritize, and fix security vulnerabilities due to out of date software on their Mac...

Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden will guest star in “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” the upcoming Apple TV+ series based on Rufi Thorpe’s novel, reports Deadline. She joins Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman. The eight-part series, set in the...