Month:August 2024

Apple today released the sixth beta of an upcoming visionOS 2 update to developers, with the beta coming a week after the fifth beta. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app on their device, going to the Software Update Section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option, and …
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Apple today seeded the sixth beta of the upcoming tvOS 18 refresh to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the fifth beta came out. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 18 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered …
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Patreon today confirmed upcoming changes to its iOS app, which will see fees for new subscriptions go up because Apple is enforcing its App Store rules on digital purchases. Apple is requiring Patreon to adopt the in-app purchase system, a process that Patreon started at the beginning of the year. In January 2024, Patreon started …
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Apple Maps is seemingly preparing for a significant expansion of its “Look Around” feature to compete more aggressively with Google’s Street View. Apple’s “Look Around” feature offers high-resolution, interactive street-level imagery in the Maps app. To date, its scope has been relatively limited, mainly concentrated in major metropolitan areas and a few select regions worldwide. …
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Apple’s rumored iPhone 17 “Slim” could be positioned as an iPhone “Air” to boost sales, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained how the “fourth” model in the ‌iPhone‌ lineup since 2020 (the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 14 Plus, and iPhone 15 Plus) …
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Amazon today has a large collection of Apple Watch Series 9 models on sale at solid second-best prices, including both GPS and cellular devices. It’s been a few weeks since we last tracked any notable markdowns on the Series 9, so if you’ve been waiting for a deal now is definitely the time to buy …
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LG is seeking compensation from Apple following the abrupt cancelation of the microLED Apple Watch due to the substantial investments it made in preparation of the project, The Elec reports. As a result of the device’s cancelation, LG Display has apparently been left with substantial sunk costs, including the expense of purchasing 14 U.S. patents …
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