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Friday June 27, 2025. 04:41 AM
Apple’s latest round of App Store policy changes for the European Union is facing fierce backlash from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Calling the update a “malicious compliance scheme,” Sweeney accused Apple of undermining the Digital Markets Act (DMA) with terms that...
A purported screen protector for Apple’s rumored ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air suggests Cupertino is about to tinker with the Dynamic Island’s geometry again. An image posted by serial leaker Majin Bu shows the selfie-camera punch-hole on the left side of the pill-shaped...
Apple and Qualcomm will have to keep defending a long-running patent suit in Judge Alan Albright’s Waco courtroom after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit refused to send the dispute west. In a ruling issued Tuesday, the three-judge panel said the companies...
Thursday June 26, 2025. 11:48 PM
Apple has announced its most extensive shake-up of App Store policies since the storefront debuted in 2008, detailing a raft of Europe-only rule changes meant to satisfy the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and avert additional fines that could climb to 5 percent ...
Apple has quietly added a new Bluetooth identifier to its device-syncing codebase, pointing to an audio product that does not match any current AirPods or Beats model. The reference, first spotted by MacRumors on Thursday, carries the hexadecimal ID 0x203F (8239), a gap that ...
Fortnite isn’t available on the Mac App Store, and the Epic Games Store carries an outdated version that lacks the latest features. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy Fortnite on your Apple machines. The easiest and most reliable way to play Fortnite on a Mac is...
macOS Tahoe 26 Beta 2 brings more refinements to Apple’s new Liquid Glass design, including updated icons and better transparency effects. It’s part of Apple’s ongoing effort to polish the UI and improve performance across the system. Here’s what’s new in Developer ...
Wednesday June 25, 2025. 02:14 PM
Google Fi Wireless has started rolling out visual voicemail support for iPhones, ending the need to access voicemails through the Fi app. The update, which began on June 24, will be fully available by July 2. Once complete, iOS users can play, share, and delete voicemail...
Tuesday June 24, 2025. 09:29 PM
Apple is under fire after hijacking its own Wallet app to promote Brad Pitt’s upcoming F1: The Movie. On 24 June, U.S. iPhone owners reported an unsolicited push alert that read “Save on 2+ tickets to F1 The Movie with APPLEPAYTEN. Ends 6/29.” Tapping the banner opened ...
The carrier says that, starting in October, its network will let customers attach photos or video to a 911 call or text as easily as sending a message to a friend. The upgrade is part of new features rolling out to AT&T ESInet, the company’s next-generation 911 (NG911) plat...
Apple on Tuesday rolled out a new beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and the forthcoming AirPods 4, giving developers another early taste of the headline features arriving with iOS 26 this fall. The update, identified as build 8A293c, replaces the first beta (8A279d) that...
Apple has officially joined China’s national digital product subsidy program through its own sales channels for the first time. Customers in Beijing and Shanghai can now buy select iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Macs at discounted prices when purchasing directly from...
Apple’s iPhone 4 and FaceTime launched exactly 15 years ago today. Both redefined smartphone design and communication in ways that still shape the industry. When Apple released the iPhone 4 on June 24, 2010, it introduced more than just a new device. It marked a shift in...
You’d normally expect your Mac to run better after a reboot. So it’s pretty confusing for macOS to crash right after waking from sleep, especially if you’re not even running anything RAM-heavy yet. The crashes look alarming, but they’re usually fixable. You can reset ...
Parenting is a 24/7 job. There’s no “out of office” button when your kid needs something. You have to be available for anything they ask. So if Messenger Kids is suddenly not showing replies on your iPhone, it’s on you to find a quick solution. You can try restarting ...
Legal documents from a trademark dispute between OpenAI and Google-backed startup iyO reveal new details about OpenAI’s secretive hardware project with former Apple designer Jony Ive. The filings confirm that the upcoming product from their jointly formed company, io...
A freshly leaked photograph of a copper thermal plate has reignited rumors that Apple will introduce a vapor-chamber cooling system with the iPhone 17 Pro, expected in September. The image, posted by reliable tipster Majin Bu, shows the perforated heat spreader allegedly...
Monday June 23, 2025. 11:53 PM
Apple’s second developer preview of macOS Tahoe 26 doesn’t just squash bugs, it adds a small but highly requested feature: a switch that restores a solid background to the menu bar. The option, tucked under System Settings > Appearance > Menu Bar, arrives with Beta 2...
Apple’s second developer preview of iOS 26 (build 24A5215c) takes a small but meaningful U-turn in Safari’s overhauled tab-management view, undoing a design choice that drew near-instant criticism when the first beta landed two weeks ago. In beta 1, the familiar “+”...
Apple’s second developer beta of iOS 26 has quietly dropped the strongest hint yet that an ultra-thin “iPhone 17 Air” is on the way. Buried in the build is a fresh version of the classic Clownfish wallpaper rendered at 1260 × 2736 pixels (noted in code as 420 × 912...
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