05-22-22 -

watchOS 9: Heres what we know so far about new features, supported devices, a...
Now that WWDC 2022 is a couple of weeks from now, we’re gearing up for the release of watchOS 9. This will mark the next major release of Apple’s software platform for the Apple Watch. Head below as we recap all of the latest rumors and expec...

05-22-22 -

Apple picks up sci-fi romance drama Fingernails at Cannes film festival
Apple has acquired rights to upcoming sci-fi romance drama feature film ‘Fingernails’, via Deadline. Ahead of the festival, the package was highlighted as one of the hot properties on sale at the Cannes market. The film will stream worldwide,...

05-22-22 -

WhatsApp to drop support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 devices, here are the iPhones ...
WhatsApp is finally planning to drop support to a few more iOS devices soon, as the company will no longer work with iPhones running iOS 10 and iOS 11 starting later this year. Here’s what you need to know. more… The post WhatsApp to drop su...

05-22-22 -

Apple opens new store in Wuhan, brings dedicated product pickup area
This Saturday, Apple opened a new store in Wuhan, China – the first in the Hubei Province. It also inaugurates an exclusive pickup area never seen before in the country, which will allow customers to more easily pick up products ordered online....

05-22-22 -

Apple Music discount for students getting pricier in several countries
Currently, Apple Music offers four different subscription plans for its users: individual, student, family, and Voice Plan (limited to a few countries). Now, college students from several regions are receiving an email warning that its discount w...

05-21-22 -

FCC filings reveal Apples mysterious Network Adapter that runs iOS
Every time a company builds a product with radio frequency (like Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), it must be approved by regulatory agencies like FCC. Interestingly, new FCC filings this week reveal a mysterious new “Network Adapter” from Apple that runs...

05-21-22 -

Report: Apple tells suppliers it wants to expand manufacturing outside of Chi...
Apple has apparently advanced its plans to expand manufacturing outside of China, telling contract manufacturer partners that it is aiming to diversify production. This is according to a report posted today by the Wall Street Journal. Although so...

05-21-22 -

iPadOS 16: Heres what we know so far about new features, supported devices, a...
WWDC 2022 will start a couple of weeks from now. On June 6, Apple will announce iPadOS 16, which will mark the next major release of Apple’s software platform for the iPad. Head below as we recap all of the latest rumors and expectations for iO...

05-21-22 -

Everything we know so far about a new HomePod model
With Apple discontinuing the original HomePod last year, users were eager for a new iteration of the company’s bigger smart speaker. Although its mini version is slowly expanding globally, it feels that Apple’s audio ecosystem is lacking a mo...

05-21-22 -

Making sense of the latest rumors about Apples looming AR and Mixed Reality h...
Apple is likely to enter a new product category with headsets in the near future. So far, there are two rumored products: the AR headset and the Mixed Reality headset, usually called AR/VR headset or “Apple Glasses.” With rumors gaining tract...

05-21-22 -

Apple @ Work: Why Apple Business Essentials isnt a direct competitor to other...
Apple @ Work is brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that fully integrates 5 different applications on a single Apple-only platform, allowing Businesses and Schools to easily and automatically dep...

05-20-22 -

Feature request: HomePod should have a true surround mode
HomePod, Apple’s smart speaker, has some great features when it comes to pairing multiple speakers together. Thanks to AirPlay 2, users can play the same audio on different HomePods around the house or even use a stereo pair as standard Apple T...

05-20-22 -

Twitter updates its API to give developers access to reverse chronological ti...
Twitter on Friday announced an important update to its “API v2,” which can be used to create third-party clients for Twitter. With the latest update, developers can now access the same reverse chronological timeline that is available to users...

05-20-22 -

How to watch Harry Styles on Apple Music Live
Tonight at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Harry Styles performs his show One Night Only in New York live on Apple Music. The concert will take place at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York. Subscribers to the service have access to watch the concert for no ...

05-20-22 -

Tested: Spigens new 65W GaN III Charger is a notable addition to on-the-go Ap...
GaN technology has already shrunk capable chargers down to fit in the palm of your hand, and now Spigen’s latest offering doubles down by adopting GaN III efficiency. Packing four ports and plenty of power into its , our latest Tested with 9to...

05-20-22 -

iCloud Photos backups are discouraged by design, and thats a dangerous proble...
iCloud Photos is a fantastic feature for syncing large photo and video libraries across all your devices. Have a 300GB photo library? With an iCloud subscription and Optimize Storage, you don’t need a 512GB or 1TB iPhone to take your media with...

05-20-22 -

Wristcam Review: the first dedicated camera for your Apple Watch
Wristcam is an Apple Watch band unlike any other. This band gives the Apple Watch some new life with the addition of a front- and back-facing camera for picture and video. Created by a team of former Apple Watch designers and app developers, this...

05-20-22 -

9to5Mac Happy Hour 382: New Accessibility features, iOS 16 rumors, cheaper Ap...
iOS 16 rumors are heating up, including Apple pre-announcing some accessibility-focused features that will inevitably arrive with iOS 16’s release later this year. Benjamin and Zac also discuss reports that a cheaper Apple TV is in development,...

05-20-22 -

Review: Transcends 1TB JetDrive Lite 330, a convenient MacBook Pro flush SD card
Transcend first launched its specifically made for the latest MacBook Pro earlier this year, and last month debuted its largest option with a . Read along for our hands-on look at this MacBook Pro flush SD card. more… The post Review: Transc...

05-20-22 -

Apple Support scam cons woman out of $1500, heres how to identify fakes
The next time you look for help with one of your devices, beware of Apple Support scams. With multiple tech support scams out there, bad actors are looking to take your money. One Denver woman found out the hard way after seeking help with her ne...

05-20-22 -

New HomePod launching in late 2022 or early 2023, says Kuo
Apple is gearing up to launch a new version of its HomePod smart speaker, according to reliable supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple currently sells the $99 HomePod mini as the only model. The original HomePod with much more impressive sound ...

05-20-22 -

HomeKit Weekly: A redesigned Home app is at the top of my iOS 16 wishlist
It’s officially the time of year when I turn my focus to what will be announced at WWDC in June. The rumors are always rampant this time of year, and outside of some significant improvements to iMessage, I hope Apple spends a lot of time during...

05-20-22 -

Fridays best deals: iPhone SE 3 includes free AirPods 3, 10.2-inch iPad $59 o...
All of this weekend’s best deals are now on tap and headlined by an iPhone SE 3 pre-paid bundle at $429 with AirPods 3 and more. That’s alongside Apple’s latest 10.2-inch iPad at $59 off and a weekend Anker MagSafe accessory sale from $16. ...

05-20-22 -

Apple TV+ Guide: Every Apple TV show and movie available now
Apple TV+ offers exclusive Apple original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month. Here’s every Apple original television show...

05-20-22 -

Latest Apple Arcade games for iPhone, Mac, Apple TV [New: Warped Kart Racers]
Apple Arcade launched with close to 100 titles and the service is seeing new games added regularly with over 200 games now in the library. Follow along with our guide on the latest from Apple’s gaming service. New for 5/20: An all-new title h...

05-20-22 -

Rumored higher-end Apple external display with mini-LED reportedly delayed to...
Display analyst Ross Young today tweeted that his latest supply chain analysis indicates that the rumored 27-inch external display with mini-LED has been delayed until October. He previously said it would arrive in June. Young says the delay is d...

05-20-22 -

Apples mixed reality headset challenges from Jony Ive to battery life, heat, ...
Rendering by Antonia De Rosa. Edited by 9to5Mac. In a follow-up report on the challenges Apple has been facing in creating its mixed reality headset, The Information corroborates details we’ve learned from Bloomberg in recent years. But it als...

05-20-22 -

TikTok hopes the next way to capture your attention is in gaming
TikTok is working on a “major push into gaming” and is reportedly testing mini-games on the platform in Vietnam. In partnership with mobile gaming studio Zynga, the company is making ad-supported HTML5 games that could release on the platfor...

05-20-22 -

Tony Fadell talks iPod design considerations, illustrated by CT scans
It’s not unusual to hear Tony Fadell talk iPod, but a 20-minute video provides a new perspective as it’s illustrated by CT scans of three different iPod models. Fadell talks about a number of the design considerations. For example, the team w...

05-20-22 -

Apple Musics Essentials Anniversaries collection resurfaces pivotal albums fr...
Apple Music has a little-known feature called “Essentials Anniversaries” and today it’s highlighting Radiohead’s OK Computer celebrating its 25th anniversary. And beyond that, the collection features some of the most “game-changing” a...

05-20-22 -

Upcoming Snapchat parental controls will offer limited opportunities for chat...
Parent company Snap has been slower to offer Snapchat parental controls than other social media apps, but it will be offering parents and guardians limited chat-monitoring capabilities. Limited because teens will have to approve the monitoring, a...

05-20-22 -

MacBook Pro stage light lawsuit dismissed; court said Apple didnt have to dis...
A class action lawsuit against Apple for the so-called MacBook Pro stage light issue has been dismissed, the court ruling that Apple had no legal obligation to disclose the design flaw. An earlier court upheld part of the claim against Apple, wh...

05-20-22 -

iPhone eSIM bug randomly deactivating iMessage and FaceTime, requiring physic...
An apparent iPhone eSIM bug is randomly deactivating iMessage and FaceTime. In some cases, the only resolution appears to be to install a physical SIM. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman experienced the issue with T-Mobile, but others report they’ve exp...

05-20-22 -

Apple display supplier BOE may lose all iPhone 14 orders after trying to cheat
The problems faced by tertiary Apple display supplier BOE appear to have gone from bad to worse, according to a new report. The company is now in danger of losing all orders for the iPhone 14. Too many of the company’s displays were failing to ...

05-19-22 -

Netflix introduces Mystery Box to help users discover new shows and movies fo...
Netflix on Thursday announced a new feature called “Mystery Box,” which works similarly to another existing feature known as “Play Something.” However, “Mystery Box” helps parents find new shows and movies that are appropriate for kid...

05-19-22 -

Pixelmator Pro update brings redesigned photo browser, improved PSD and SVG s...
The popular image editor Pixelmator Pro for Mac has received a major update that introduces a brand new photo browser, as well as other enhancements such as improved support for PSD and SVG files and better management of photos stored in iCloud. ...

05-19-22 -

iTunes for Windows updated to version 12.12.4 with security fixes
Apple this week quietly released an update for the Windows version of its iTunes music player. However, rather than adding new features, the update is focused on fixing bugs and security breaches for those who still rely on iTunes. more… The p...

05-19-22 -

Best phone carriers: Verizon vs T-Mobile vs AT&T and more affordable iPhone p...
Ready to check out your options for phone carriers? While prices have increased for some of the major carriers this year, the market competition is strong which means compelling offers for those who switch. Read along for a look at the best phone...

05-19-22 -

Zoom revamps apps with new features as companies move past WFH policies
As companies move past work-from-home policies and try hybrid workspaces, Zoom is highlighting some apps with updates and features to improve collaboration and creativity in meetings. more… The post Zoom revamps apps with new features as compa...

05-19-22 -

Twitter announces new crisis misinformation policy as company stands by origi...
Twitter has announced its new crisis misinformation policy in a company blog post today. This global policy will ensure that the information you see on the site is credible. Announced by Yoel Roth, Twitter’s head of safety and integrity, the pl...

05-19-22 -

Apple releases first iOS 15.6 and macOS 12.5 public beta for testing
One day after seeding iOS 15.6 beta 1 to developers, Apple is now releasing the public beta version to users enrolled in the Apple Beta Software Program. Alongside the first public beta of iOS 15.6, Apple is also making available the new versions...

05-19-22 -

Bloomberg: Apple execs recently presented augmented reality headset to compan...
According to a new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple has recently demoed its upcoming AR/VR headset device to the Apple company board of directors. This is a good indicator that the project is at an ‘advanced stage’, and that a publ...

05-19-22 -

Disney+ plans for growth through ad-based tier as Netflix boosts accessibilit...
Between Disney+ and Netflix, many subscribers are getting more of what they want – a cheaper price with Disney and more features with Netflix. Back in March, Disney announced it will release a cheaper, ad-supported plan later this year on Disne...

05-19-22 -

Deals: AirTags drop to $22 each, Beats Fit Pro refurb down to $95, Belkin Mag...
All of today’s best deals are now live and headlined by Apple AirTags dropping to $22 each to go alongside this refurbished Beats Fit Pro discount at $95. Then be sure to check out this collection of Belkin MagSafe iPhone 13 accessories from $2...

05-19-22 -

iPhone made up over half of smartphone shipments in North America during Q1
A new report by Canalys shows that the iPhone accounted for half of the smartphone shipments in North America in Q1 of 2022, achieving a 51% market share powered by the strong performance of the iPhone 13. more… The post iPhone made up over ha...

05-19-22 -

Court isnt letting Apple off the hook for paying $300 million over patent inf...
Apple will not get a third trial after receiving a $300 million verdict for patent infringement from Optis. Apple told the court last year it’s entitled to a new damages trial or Optis’ damages should be wiped. more… The post Court isn’t...

05-19-22 -

AirTag alternative Pebblebee Card and Clip debut with Find My and rechargeabl...
Pebblebee is announcing today another AirTag competitor with Pebblebee Card and Clips. Both of these products bring Find My integration, which is something Apple introduced to third-party developers a year ago, plus some nice features for those w...

05-19-22 -

Illegal drug deals are proliferating over social media with coded emoji and d...
Police report seeing increasing evidence of drug deals via apps like Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok – and say that this is one of the factors behind soaring drug fatalities though fentanyl-tainted pills. Emoji are used as code for different dr...

05-19-22 -

Apple responds to open letter about improving usage and reputation of Final C...
In April, a large group of Final Cut editors signed their name to an open letter asking Apple to do more to promote the use of Final Cut in the TV and film industry, in addition to closing long-running feature requests. Today, Apple publicly resp...

05-19-22 -

TSMC Singapore plant could alleviate chip shortage, say Apple chipmaker sources
A new TSMC Singapore plant is being discussed, as a way to help tackle the global chip shortage. The company is said to be in discussion with the government over the potential move. A Singapore plant would help Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...