Apple has big plans for iOS 18, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the subscriber-only Q&A section of his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said iOS 18 has the potential to be the “biggest” software update in the iPhone’s history. “I’m told that the new operating system is seen within the company as one of …
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Gurman: New iPads and Macs Likely to Launch in Late March
Apple will likely launch new iPad Air, iPad Pro, and MacBook Air models “around the end of March,” according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, he said production is well underway for the new iPad Pro models and a new 13-inch MacBook Air at a minimum within Apple’s supply chain in …
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Here’s How the Apple Card’s New Savings Rate Compares to Competitors
Following the Apple Card savings account’s recent rate increase to 4.5%, we have updated our guide comparing the annual percentage yields (APYs) of some popular high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) available to U.S. residents. Apple’s rate now exceeds that of popular HYSAs offered by the likes of American Express, Capital One, and Discover, but there are …
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Top Stories: Major iOS 17.4 Changes, MacBook and iPad Updates, and More
Huge news this week for iOS users in the European Union, with major changes to Apple’s policies coming with iOS 17.4 related to alternative app stores, default browsers, NFC payment options, and more. This week also saw the public release of iOS 17.3 with several new features, rumors about upcoming hardware, the end of an …
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Apple’s Touchscreen HomePod Coming This Year: Everything We Know
Apple is believed to be working on a new full-sized HomePod that features a touchscreen display for the first time. The device is rumored to launch as soon as the first half of this year, so here’s everything we know about it so far. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman was first to suggest in 2021 that …
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Apple Savings Account Interest Rate Increases to 4.50% APY
Apple is sending out push notifications to Apple Savings account holders letting them know about yet another rate increase. The Apple Card Savings Account APY is now at 4.50%, up from 4.35%. This is the third APY rate increase the Apple Card Savings Account has seen since December. The first increase brought it from 4.15% …
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App Store, Apple Music, and More Experiencing Outage
The App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Music, subscription purchases, and AppleCare on Device are all experiencing an outage, according to Apple’s System Status page. Apple says that the services have been unavailable for some users since 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Affected users may be unable to make purchases in the iTunes Store, Mac App …
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Netflix Not Developing App for Vision Pro Because Headset is ‘Subscale’ and ‘Not Relevant’ to Subscribers
When the Vision Pro launches, it will not feature some popular apps like Netflix, YouTube, or Spotify, with users instead relegated to accessing these services through the Safari web browser on the device. In an interview with Stratechery, Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters explained earlier this week that Netflix does not plan to develop a Vision …
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iOS 17.4 Includes Podcast Transcripts
The iOS 17.4 beta that Apple seeded to developers yesterday introduces major app ecosystem changes in the European Union, but there are also a handful of other features that have been overshadowed. Once such new addition is a transcript option in the Apple Podcasts app, which is similar to the lyric feature in Apple Music. …
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Mozilla is ‘Extremely Disappointed’ With Implementation of Apple’s EU Browser Engine Change
In iOS 17.4, Apple is making a number of changes to iOS to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. One of these updates will see Apple allowing alternate browser engines, with WebKit no longer required for third-party browsers like Firefox and Chrome. While support for alternative browser engines sounds like a …
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