Once again, Apple has resorted to tactics that border with spam to inform new iPhone 12 owners that they are eligible for three free months of the Apple Arcade subscription.
Apple caught spamming iPhone 12 owners with free Apple Arcade offers
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FT: Apple is building its own search technology as ties to Google come under antitrust scrutiny
The US Department of Justice is suing Google on antitrust grounds and now a new report alleges that Apple is exploring building its own search tech amid Google antitrust scrutiny.
Apple bars downgrades to iOS 14.0.1 following launch of iOS 14.1
In a rather unsurprising move, Apple closed the signing window for iOS & iPadOS 14.0.1 Tuesday evening, one full week after unleashing iOS & iPadOS 14.1 to the general public to introduce various bug fixes and improvements for the company’s user base.
By closing the signing window for this particular version of firmware, Apple has effectively built a firewall against those wanting to downgrade their iPhone or iPad’s firmware for one reason or another. But this shouldn’t take anyone by shock; after all, Apple loves being in control of its users and signaling what they can and can’t do with their devices. This is nothing new.
Apple TV+ orders comedy series “Platonic,” starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen
Apple has ordered “Platonic,” a comedy series starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen. The 10-episode series will launch exclusively on Apple TV+, but Apple stopped short of saying when.
The MacBook Pro goes out of stock ahead of a November event and first Apple Silicon Macs
The MacBook Pro is currently out of stock at Apple's online and retail stores, with new deliveries arriving in mid-November, according to German-language blog Macerkopf.de. As you know, Apple is widely rumored to be holding an online-only product presentation around mid-November to supposedly announce the first Mac model powered by its own silicon.
The iPhone 12 series adds support for Personal Hotspot over faster 5GHz Wi-Fi connections
If you have one of the new iPhone 12 models, you'll be pleased to learn that your handset boosts the Internet performance of devices that are connected to its Personal Hotspot by using a faster 5GHz Wi-Fi connection (if available) for hotspot tethering.
Apple Music for Android gains Listen Now, crossfade, new sharing options and more
Apple today updated its Apple Music for Android client with new capabilities like a crossfade feature which Apple supports in the Music app for macOS but not in its iOS counterpart.
“Warp Drive – Teleport Racing!” is coming soon to Apple Arcade
“Warp Drive - Teleport Racing!“ is another coming-soon Apple Arcade title. The game will bring a unique mechanic to the core of the racing experience: teleporting around the track to reach different areas. This will let you do things like jump huge gaps, drive on the ceiling, overtake the opponents in unexpected ways and more (sounds like “Wipeout“ to me).
Pre-order “Crash Bandicoot” for iOS, coming to the App Store in Spring 2021
“Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!” is coming to the iPhone and iPad in Spring 2021 via publisher Activision and mobile developer King, which is behind the popular Candy Crush series.
Apple is reportedly already developing A15 chips for iPhone 13, iMacs, MacBooks & more
Tucked away as a side-note in today’s report by The China Times newspaper outlining the first Apple Silicon products is a mention of Apple’s next-generation A15 system-on-a-chip.
A redesigned iMac with desktop-class Apple A14T chip should drop in the first half of 2021
According to a new report published this morning in Chinese-language newspaper The China Times, Apple will release its first iMac all-in-one desktop featuring the company's in-house designed A14T chip, code-named Mt. Jade, in the first half of next year.
Apple says ‘make movies like the movies’ in latest ad promoting Dolby Vision and iPhone 12 Pro
As has become par for the course with any new iPhone, the camera is one of the major selling points. That's certainly the case with the iPhone 12 lineup, which adds quite a bit to the camera's capabilities this year.