As is par for the course, Apple is shutting down the ability to submit apps to the App Store for a bit of time for the holidays.
Apple is shutting down App Store Connect for the holidays between December 23 and 27
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iPad Pro may adopt OLED display in late 2021, mini-LED model still expected early next year
The iPad Pro lineup may see quite a shakeup next year. And not just once, either, if the latest rumor pans out.
Safari webpage translation spotted in France and Sweden
After becoming available to customers in Brazil and Germany earlier this month, the new Safari webpage translation feature in iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and macOS Big Sur has reportedly is now reportedly working in additional countries, including France and Sweden.
Waze is getting support for the split-view dashboard in CarPlay
Waze is one of the most popular navigation apps out there, and soon it will support a great CarPlay feature.
Lack of eGPU support in M1 Macs may only be temporary
As iDownloadBlog reported a few days ago, the new Apple Silicon-powered M1 Macs do not support external GPUs (eGPU), but that could be a temporary hiccup. That's because macOS Big Sur has bee discovered to detect a connected eGPU over Thunderbolt 3, although it's not exposed to the user or actually accessible for compute and graphics tasks.
iOS 15 will reportedly mark the end of the road for the iPhone 6s and the original iPhone SE
Apple should release iOS 15 for public consumption in the fall of 2021. Just don't expect to run it on the original iPhone SE or your iPhone 6s because support for those devices will be nixed.
TextSniper for Mac lets you instantly grab any text from an image, PDF, chart or even video
TextSniper is a new Mac app that helps you easily capture any text from your Mac's screen. You already know how to take a screenshot on your Mac, but what about actually grabbing a piece of text from a bitmap image? How about a video?
Snapchat unveils TikTok-like Spotlight with $1 million fund for creators
Snapchat is taking on TikTok with Spotlight, a new service that brings the most entertaining Snaps from the community all in one place, along with a $1 million fund that will be divided daily among creators based on the popularity of their Snaps.
Universal Electronics offers an alternative to Apple TV’s Siri Remote
Universal Electronics last Friday announced a new remote control for the Apple TV that has been tailored with cable, satellite and multichannel video program distributor (MVPD) customers in mind. Dubbed the UEI Remote, it uses infrared and Bluetooth connectivity allowing it to function as both an Apple TV remote and a universal infrared remote.
Apple’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals include up to $150 gift card offers
Apple has taken the wraps off of its annual four-day shopping event in the United States, which includes up to $150 gift card deals on select purchases during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period.
Steven Lightfoot picks up showrunner duties on Apple TV+ series ‘Shantaram’ as production restarts
Back in 2018, Apple acquired the rights to Shantaram, which is set to star Charlie Hunnam (The Lost City of Z). It was expected to arrive sometime in 2020, based on initial production plans.
Craig Federighi says it’s ‘really up to Microsoft’ whether or not Windows can run natively on M1 Macs
Technically speaking, it sounds like Windows can run natively on a Mac equipped with the M1 processor. But Apple's leaving implementation up to Microsoft.