Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
This week we saw a group of Apple’s first party accessories hit solid discounts on Amazon and Woot, including the year’s best prices on the MagSafe Charger and AirTag 4-Pack. You’ll also find low prices on the M1 MacBook Air, 10.9-inch iPad, and Anker products. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these…
Players can help Hello Kitty restore an abandoned theme park to its former glory in a new open-world adventure game on Apple Arcade.Image Credit: SanrioSanrio’s first Apple Arcade title, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, allows players to design their own Sanrio-style character. Players will have fun uncovering unique plots, solving puzzles, playing fun mini-games, and finding…
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Sales of all smartphones have continued to decline in the US, but for Q2 2023, Apple’s iPhone did dramatically better than Android.iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 PlusUS shipments of smartphones were already lower in Q1 2023 compared to the year before, but now Counterpoint Research says Q2 2023 figures are 24% down on the same…
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On the iPhone, the small widget size isn’t a great use of space because you’re replacing four app icons with one Shortcut — but that’s improved with a new widget that fits two Shortcuts. (via Cult of Mac – Tech and culture through an Apple lens) Go to Source Author: D. Griffin Jones
In an effort to bolster user privacy, developers will need to justify their use of certain Apple APIs before their apps can be listed on the App Store, according to a new article on the Apple developer website spotted by 9to5Mac. The Apple Developer website now lists some APIs as “Required Reason APIs,” meaning that…
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There’s news about the cameras in the forthcoming iPhone 15, while developers now have a fourth iOS 17 beta, and the 15-inch MacBook Air may be a flop — all on the latest AppleInsider Podcast.Apple’s 15-inch MacBook AirWe won’t know until all of Apple’s Back to School promotions are over, but so far there is…
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New employment research says the technology industry is the poorest for retaining staff and Apple struggles the most — but the analysis is close to nonsense.Staff retention is genuinely an issue, and Apple has had sufficient problems with it that former head of retail Angela Ahrendts saw fit once to boast of having greatly raised…
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Apple’s App Store has already been rejecting apps that collect user data to circumvent privacy measures, but soon developers will be required to justify their use of certain features.App Store rules have been updatedWith its iOS 14 introduction of App Tracking Transparency, Apple improved privacy for all users, and made life harder for advertisers. Some…
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Apple in iOS 17 introduced a range of small features and tweaks that make using the iPhone a better, and more intuitive experience. There are minor but notable changes to the keyboard, which is a key part of the operating system. This guide highlights everything new with the keyboard and keyboard-related features. Autocorrect The machine…
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Epic Games is asking the United States Supreme Court to uphold a recent ruling made by a lower court, hoping the highest court will unpause an injunction against Apple and force the company’s hand with App Store payment systems.Epic Games “1984” inspired anti-Apple adWhile the majority of legal decisions in the Epic Games vs. Apple…
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The App Store review process is very strict to ensure that apps comply with Apple’s guidelines. And soon, this whole process will get even more strict. That’s because Apple recently announced that developers would be required to detail why their apps use certain APIs before submitting them to the App Store. more… The post App…
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Since Elon Musk became Twitter’s CEO, he’s been pushing through a lot of changes to the social network. But perhaps none of them have been as controversial as Twitter’s recent rebranding to “X” (although the Twitter name is still everywhere). And now it seems another change is coming soon. According to Musk, Twitter will soon…
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Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ?Safari Technology Preview? to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ?Safari Technology Preview? 175 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, CSS, Editing, Media, Web API, and Web…
It takes a lot more than wanting to be Billy Joel to become a piano player. You need passion, time, motivation and an excellent instructor (and, uh, a piano). But traditional lessons might not fit into your schedule. Plus, they can get expensive if you’re serious about learning. That’s why you might need Skoove. This…
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