Apple gives EU users App Store options in attempt to avoid massive fines
Barbara Moens, Financial Times / arstechnica - EU iPhone owners will be able to get apps from places other than the App Store.
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Unreleased Audio Product Spotted in Apple's Codebase
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today updated its codebase with a numerical reference to an unreleased audio product. We don't know what the product is, but based on where the information was found and rumors about upcoming devices, it could be the AirPods Pro 3. All of Apple's Ai…
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New Apple Store in Australia Now Open Inside a Historic Bank Building
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today opened its latest retail store at Forrest Place, a pedestrianized area in the heart of Perth, the largest city in Western Australia.The new store is in a historic building originally built for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, at the corner …
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Delta Emulator Developer Recreates Retro Game Boy Camera Experience on iPhone
Juli Clover / macrumors - Riley Testut, known for the Delta Game Emulator and AltStore, today announced the upcoming launch of a new app called Delta Camera. Delta Camera is a standalone app that is meant to mimic the style of the Game Boy Camera.The interface mirrors the Game Boy…
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iPhone 17 Air might break from the lineup with new camera position
appleinsider - Leaked images reveal a small shift in the iPhone 17 Air's front camera, which may hint at internal design compromises required by its ultra-thin build.Apple is expected to debut an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air or iPhone 17 Slim in 2025.It's almost rumor seaso…
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Apple reveals complex system of App Store fees to avoid EU fine of 500 million euro
cnbc - The move shows that Apple may be able to make smaller changes to satisfy regulators.
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Apple Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Taking Podcasts Mainstream With iPod and iTunes
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - To celebrate the 20th anniversary of iTunes gaining support for podcasts, Apple has shared a new web page highlighting 20 podcasts that the company loves.The podcasts are categorized by year: 2005-2010, 2011-2015, 2016-2020, and 2021-2025.Featured podcast…
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Apple Considers Theatrical Arm Amid $250M Bet on 'F1: The Movie'
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Amid its push to promote "F1: The Movie," Apple is considering starting its own theatrical distribution unit, the Wall Street Journal reports.Apple announced its foray into original video content in 2019 with the launch of Apple TV+, positioning the servi…
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Apple's CarPlay Ultra faces pushback as Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, and Renault opt out
techspot - Apple's push to expand its footprint inside car dashboards is facing mounting resistance from some of the world's top automakers, as the company's new CarPlay Ultra system navigates an uncertain road ahead. Three years after Apple first previewed its visi…
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Leak tells us how Apple’s foldable iPhone will be different from rivals
Chris Smith / bgr - After several years of contradictory rumors about Apple’s interest in foldable devices, there’s now broad agreement among leakers and analysts. A Fold-type iPhone foldable phone …The post Leak tells us how Apple’s foldable iPhone will be different from ri…
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US senators reintroduce bill to open Apple and Google's app stores
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Senators Marsha Blacburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) have reintroduced a bill that would force app store owners like Apple and Google to allow third-party payment systems and sid…
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Apple rolls out comprehensive iOS 26 update wave across devices
In a coordinated release, Apple has pushed a suite of operating system updates that touch nearly every device in its ecosystem. The announcement highlights iOS 26 beta improvements, new iPadOS features including additional default apps, enhanced watchOS functionality, and a HomePod update with a Recovery Assistant, along with analyst critiques on missing features.
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Warning: watchOS 26 Beta 2 Crashes Apple's Expensive Hermès Watches
Juli Clover / macrumors - If you have an Hermès Apple Watch model, you're going to want to avoid installing watchOS 26 beta 2.According to Apple's release notes for the update, the beta causes the Apple Watch Hermès to crash continually. Apple says that Hermès Apple Watch owners s…
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Apple shoves F1 movie ad into Wallet
Andre Revilla / engadget - Apple's F1 movie opens in theaters on June 27, and the company really wants you to know about it.On Tuesday morning, Wallet users noticed an Apple Pay notification that was both a coupon and an advertisement for the racing film. It offered "$10 off 2+ tic…
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AirTags 2 rumors: greater Precision Finding range, better battery, and when it'll ship
appleinsider - With repeated rumors that a revised AirTag 2 is coming soon, there are also many claims about what will be different — and key areas where AirTags could be improved. Here's what to expect, and when.The expected AirTags 2 are believed to keep the same basi…
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The Apple Sports app now offers tennis scores, just in time for Wimbledon
Kris Holt / engadget - Apple is rolling out a notable update for its Sports app. Just ahead of the Wimbledon Championships getting under way, Apple is adding point-by-point tennis scores to Sports. You'll be able to get live updates from Grand Slam and ATP Masters 1000-level ma…
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M5 OLED iPad Pro fall release more certain, screen production underway
appleinsider - The fall update adding the M5 chip to the iPad Pro is getting closer to reality, with OLED displays for the tablet reportedly entering mass production for a launch in October.13-inch M4 iPad Pro with an OLED displayApple's fall updates tend to include som…
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Car makers reject CarPlay Ultra as an Apple overreach
appleinsider - Apple's CarPlay Ultra faces a long road to becoming a widely-used feature, as car makers are pushing back on supporting Apple's system in favor of their own solutions.CarPlay Ultra on Aston Martin - Image credit AppleThe shift from CarPlay to CarPlay Ultr…
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Here’s what Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro design might look like
Chris Smith / bgr - An increasing number of reports claim Apple is planning two major display updates for the iPhone in the coming years. First, Apple will move the …The post Here’s what Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro design might look like appeared first on BGR.
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Find My, Mail, Photos and iWork hit by iCloud outage
appleinsider - Apple's iCloud services are experiencing an outage, and impacted users are experiencing issues with iCloud Mail, Photos, and the iWork suite of apps.Some users are experiencing issues with iCloud services due to an ongoing outage.On Tuesday, users of iClo…
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