watchOS 9 extends battery life during some workouts and allows you to download music while your Apple Watch is off its charger. It also contains a few bug fixes.
watchOS 9.1 launches with Apple Watch battery improvements and bug fixes
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tvOS 16.1 is light on new Apple TV features. Instead, this software update brings several under-the-hood bug fixes along with important platform improvements.
After Instagram and Facebook, Memoji-style avatars are coming to WhatsApp
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YouTube Premium for families just went up by $5/month
Google raised the price of its family YouTube Premium subscription. The privilege of ad-free watching, background playback and offline watching for you and up to five other people will now set you back an extra $5/month.
Apple could be working on a macOS version for the iPad Pro
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Apple Fitness+ is coming to iPhone, no Apple Watch needed except for…
The Apple Fitness+ subscription service is coming to the iPhone and you won’t need an Apple Watch to close your move, stand and exercise rings, but there's a catch.
DuckDuckGo launches the public beta of its desktop browser for Mac users
Download the DuckDuckGo public beta for macOS to enjoy built-in protections, watch YouTube privately, block ads and test other new features.
Apple has discontinued the $149 Apple TV HD from 2015
The $149 Apple TV HD is no more. Apple has stopped offering its legacy streamer because the third-generation Apple TV 4K offers plenty more features for $20 less.
Will the next Apple TV come in under the $100 barrier?
Will we ever get a sub-$100 Apple TV? A reliable analyst suspects that the next Apple TV refresh might cost less than the current $129 Apple TV 4K.
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iOS 16 bugs: Apple clarifies how to fix the iPhone 14 “SIM Not Supported” error
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iPad 10 has a landscape FaceTime camera, USB-C and a new price
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