Month: December 2025

Spotify Wrapped has returned for 2025, and it offers three particularly unique features compared to this year’s edition of Apple Music Replay. First, there is a new top song quiz that allows you to guess which track you listened to the most on Spotify this year, before it is revealed. Second, there is a new…

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Apple today launched its personalized 2025 Year in Review experience for Apple Books, featuring users’ top books and audiobooks of the year. Starting today, the 2025 Year in Review appears prominently inside the Home tab of the Apple Books app. The feature offers a personalized breakdown of each user’s reading activity throughout the year, including…

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India’s government has backtracked on its demand for Apple to preinstall a state-backed app onto the iPhone, after facing a predictable public backlash.A graphic Apple created for the launch of its online Apple Store in India in 2020 – Image credit: AppleOn November 28, the India Ministry of Communication issued a secret directive to Apple…

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Strava just shared its 12th Annual Year in Sport Trend Report, and Apple Watch takes the gold medal in an important category. more… Go to Source Author: Zac Hall

Jon Hamm’s Your Friends & Neighbors was one of Apple TV’s biggest hits this year, and Apple has just announced the release date for season 2. more… Go to Source Author: Ryan Christoffel

The saga of a mandatory government security app which Apple and Google had to preinstall on their phones didn’t last long after Apple refused to play ball. The Indian government had already backed down on preventing iPhone owners from deleting the “security” app, and has now made a complete U-turn in the space of just…

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Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17e is set to feature slimmer display bezels while retaining the iPhone 14–based OLED panel used in the 16e, according to a new report from The Elec. Citing supply chain sources, the Korean-language report says BOE will again produce most of the panels for the second generation of Apple’s more affordable “e”…

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Apple has frequently used small variations on the same one-sentence justification when giving in to government demands that conflict with the company’s stated values: “Apple complies with the law in each of the countries in which it operates.” However, there are occasions on which the company has instead chosen to stand up to unreasonable government…

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The display of the iPhone 17e will be allegedly practically the same as the one used in the iPhone 16e, except the OLED panel in the upcoming model will apparently have thinner bezels.iPhone 16eLike the iPhone SE line, the iPhone 16e helps achieve its low cost by reusing components from earlier iPhone models. That pattern…

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The Peanuts gang discover the true spirit of the season in the timeless classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas” — and for a limited time, you can stream it for free on Apple TV.Image Credit: AppleCharlie Brown and his friends close out the 2025 holiday season with “A Charlie Brown Christmas”. This beloved movie will be…

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Strong demand for the iPhone 17 lineup, especially in China, could help Apple ship 247 million iPhones this year. (via Cult of Mac – Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.) Go to Source Author: Rajesh Pandey

Following pushback from a mandate requiring phones in India to come pre-installed with a state-owned, undeletable app, the government is now saying that the app may be deleted if users choose to do so. The move, however, is unlikely to change Apple’s refusal to comply with the order. Here are the details. more… Go to…

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OpenAI is deprioritizing work on advertising as it focuses on improving the quality of ChatGPT, reports The Information. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” on Monday, and told employees that the company needs to improve ChatGPT so it doesn’t fall behind competitors like Google and Anthropic. Altman said that OpenAI needs to work…

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Germany is evaluating Apple’s proposed changes to address antitrust concerns over App Tracking Transparency (ATT), reports Reuters. Apple plans to tweak the text and formatting of the ATT consent prompt, while aiming to preserve the main privacy benefits of the feature. Apple will add neutral consent prompts for its own services and for third-party apps,…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised the company will donate to relief efforts in Asia, after natural disasters hit Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.Apple will donate to relief efforts in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.Less than a week after announcing its planned contributions to humanitarian efforts in Hong Kong, Apple will now donate…

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