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RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE, The Game of Life 2, Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve, and puffies are now available at Apple Arcade. You can find details here. In addition to new games, players can also look...

Michigan State University has announced that it’s again partnering with Apple for “an innovative program to uplift and improve operations of small and medium manufacturing companies across the United States.” The Apple Manufacturing Academy will open this summer in...

Apple security chief Thomas Moyer has been found not guilty of bribery charges over firearm permits, reports AppleInsider. “We are deeply grateful to the jury for bringing this misguided prosecution to an end,” his attorney told AppleInsider. “Tom Moyer is innocent...

CNBC has announced that CNBC+, the company’s streaming subscription offering, will begin rolling out on Apple TV and Roku today. Subscribers have non-stop access to CNBC’s business news content by streaming their favorite Business Day shows from the U.S., Europe and...

William Fichtner (“The Dark Knight,” “Prison Break”) and Eric Lange (“Escape at Dannemora,” “Narcos”) are set for key recurring roles, rounding out the cast of Apple TV+’s limited series “Lucky,” starring and executive produced by Anya Taylor-Joy, reports...

Apple has seeded the first developer betas of macOS Sequoia 15.5, iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, tvOS 18.5, and visionOS 2.5. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Deadline: Apple Original Films might be looking at its first blockbuster in F1coming out via Warner Bros on June 27. ° From AppleInsider: A new rumor says that...

The remainder of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s Restricted Stock Units “couldn’t have vested at a better time, with 108,136 shares sold” just before tariffs were announced, reports AppleInsider.  Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) are a form of equity compensation where...

Apple stock has fallen as the tech giant has to deal with the repercussions of Trump administration tariffs on various counties where where Apple sources components for its iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Tech stocks fell in late trading Wednesday after President Donald...

Apple TV+ has greenlit “The Husbands,” a comedic drama starring Juno Temple (“Ted Lasso,” “Fargo”), reports Deadline. The eight-episode series, from A24, lead writer Miriam Battye (“Succession,” “Beef”) and lead director Craig Gillespie (“Your Friends &...

Another day, another lawsuit. A lawsuit has been filed in the US District Court of California claiming that when you buy a book in Apple Books, you don’t really own it. Plantiffs Jennifer Morehouse and Keri Smith say that when consumers purchase audiobooks and...

Apple Original Films has unveiled the trailer for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming action-adventure film “Fountain of Youth,” starring John Krasinski, Academy Award winner Natalie Portman, Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson, Arian Moayed, Laz Alonso, Carmen Ejogo and Stanley...

The National Labor Relations Board has postponed two complaint cases against Apple, after the Trump administration hired one of the tech giant’s lawyers to be the lead attorney for the NLRB, reports the Financial Times (a subscription is required to read the article)....

On March 31, Apple released iOS 18.4. However, as noted by MacRumors, it seems to be causing deleted apps to reappear on some users’ iPhones. If you still wish to download iOS 18.4, on your iPhone go to Settings > General > Software Update. Several Reddit...

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Apple has announced that it will expand the “Find My” function in Korea.  Thanks to this, Korean users can now use the Find My app to protect their personal information while checking the location of Apple devices and personal items on the map, and sharing their...

Apple has released a new firmware update for the USB-C version of the AirPods Max. When paired with the iOS 18.4 update, it brings lossless audio and ultra-low latency audio to the headphones.  There are no release notes as to what the update entails, but it’s...

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From the Financial Times (a subscription is required to read the article): At least five VPN apps in the App Store were found to have links to the Chinese military....

Visa has offered Apple a roughly US$100 million payment to get the tech giant’s credit card, part of a battle between the country’s biggest payment networks for the Apple card, according to The Wall Street Journal.  The Apple card is up for grabs because Goldman...

Apple Invites 1.1 is now available on the App Store. The update contains stability and performance improvements.  Apple Invites is an app for the iPhone that helps users “create custom invitations to gather friends and family for any occasion.” With it, users can...

watchOS 11.4 is available for the various Apple Watch models. It adds a “Break Through Silent Mode” option in Sound & Haptics.  Enable it and, if you wear your Apple Watch to bed, sound and haptics will play regardless of whether or not Silent Mode is toggled...

Future Apple Watches and iPhones may be able to detect potential leaks as evidenced by a newly granted patent for “Leak Detection in Electronic Devices.” Starting with the iPhone 7, all Apple smartphones are water-resistant, not waterproof, and have an IP67 or IP68...

In a Jan. 21, 2020 iMore article, Joseph Keller made an interesting argument for a 15-inch iPad Pro AND a 27-incher. However, the Sellers Research Group (that’s me) has discovered that Apple thinks such tablets would be too small and plans to introduce a super-sized...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Apple’s ambitions for the expansion of satellite communications for the iPhone is facing an opponent in Elon Musk, with SpaceX reportedly trying to put a...

Another day, another lawsuit. A Canada-wide class-action lawsuit has been launched in B.C. alleging Apple Canada engaged in misleading advertising when it marketed the iPhone 16, by promising it would include innovative artificial intelligence features that it did not...

Apple has posted iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, which can be downloaded on by going to Settings > General > Software Update.  Here are what’s included, per Apple’s release notes:  Apple Intelligence (All iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max)–...

Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.4, which can be downloaded via the Software Update section of System Settings. It’s available for all Macs that can run macOS 15. The macOS 15.4 brings Mail Categorization to the Mac. The Mail app update sorts your messages to help...

visionOS 2.4 is available today, bringing the first set of Apple Intelligence features that help users communicate, write, and express themselves on the Apple Vision Pro. Plus, with the new Spatial Gallery app, users have access to a curated collection of spatial...