- Popular Science Names Apple Vision Pro "Innovation of the Year" - Setapp Survey: Half of Developers Uncertain About Vision Pro Support - Apple Pay Goes Live in Egypt - Tap-to-Pay on iPhone Goes Live in Chile and UAE - Yelp Integrating “Request a Quote” Feature in Apple Maps - Apple Stocks App Getting “Pre-Market Price Quotes” - Apple Touts UK Inv…

- Developers and Testers Get New Round of Apple OS RCs - Cult of Mac: Despite Surprise RCs, OS Releases Are Not Late - Apple Sued for Failing to Scan iCloud Photos for CSAM - Vipps: First Apple Pay for iPhone Alternative Goes Live in Norway - Apple’s Giannandrea Doesn’t See AGI on the Horizon - Apple TV+ Nabs Seven Golden Globe Noms - We're taking …

- Keybanc Analyst Still Loudly Underweight on Apple - Judge Overturns Ruling Forcing Open Apple’s Brazilian App Store - Ninth Circuit Bounces iCloud Storage Case - Apple Retail Headed to Saudi Arabia - Gurman: Apple and Sony Working on Controller Support for Apple Vision Pro - James Cameron Signs Multi-Year Deal to Make 3D Content for Meta Quest Li…

- Indonesia Says It’s Getting $1B from Apple While Apple Stays Mum - Apple Seeds RCs for Next Round of OS Updates - Upcoming Updates Bring Natural Language Search for Audio and Video - visionOS 2.2 Bringing Multiview for Sportsball - Nine More Countries Getting Apple’s Hearing Health Suite - Apple Savings APY Drops to 3.9% - New Mexico Adds Support…

- FBI and CISA Suggest End-to-End Encrypted Comms for Everyone - The Information: Apple and Baidu Encounter Hurdles on the Way to Apple Intelligence in China - Wired Posts Wide-Ranging Interview with Tim Cook - Apple Launches Passwords Add-On for Firefox - Apple TV+ Announces February Premier for “Berlin ER” - Bad guys and A.I. may try to wreck you…

- Indonesia Expects $1B Offer from Apple to End iPhone 16 Sales Ban - UK Developers Can Continue $1B Case Against Apple - Apple Seeds visionOS 2.2 Beta Four to Developers - Apple TV+ Announces Limited Drama “Lucky” - Apple TV+ Series “Surface” Resurfacing in February - Apple TV+ Teases Docuseries “The Secret Lives of Animals” - Apple Books Issues U…

- Counterpoint: iPhone 15 Models Topped Global Q3 Sales - Counterpoint Offshoot Says Eventual Foldable iPhone Will Pull Foldables from Slump - After Recent Record Highs, Apple’s Market Cap is Tops at $3.62T - Apple Warns Developers of Likely Review Deals Over the Holidays - tvOS 18.2 Apparently Drops “TV & Movies” Screen Saver - Home App Pushes Sma…

- IDC: Android Outgrew iOS in 2024; Reversal Expected in 2025 - Wedbush Publishes Bullish Note on Apple, iPhone, and A.I. - Protest Forced Apple to Close Seattle Store on Black Friday - Apple Ups iPad Trade-In Values - Belkin Recalls Fast-Charging Apple Watch Charger Over Fire Hazard - Apple Takes More Floors in NYC’s 11 Penn Plaza - Official Podca…

- Brazil Gives Apple 20 Days to Make App Store More Open - Indonesia Rejects Apple’s US$100 Million Offer to Life iPhone 16 Ban - FT: An Apple + A.I. + China Story That Sounds REALLY Familiar - Apple Announces Apple Pay Fundraiser for The Global Fund - What Happened to Apple’s (PRODUCT)RED Products? - Apple TV+ Series “Drops of God” Wins Internatio…

- Morgan Stanley: iPhone Interest Grows as Apple Intelligence Grows - Apple CEO, Other Corporate Execs Meet with China’s Premier - When Tim Met Trump: Part II - India Pushes Forward with App Store Antitrust Case - iFixit: M4 MBPs Just as Tough to Repair as M3 MBPs - Apple Improves Speaker Repair for MBPs - Panera Bread Out of 3% Cash Back Apple Car…

- Report: Apple Looks to Source More Components from India - EC Ends Investigation Into Apple Books - UK’s CMA Not OK with Browser Restrictions on iOS - Indonesia Pushes for More from Apple to Lift iPhone 16 Ban - Tap-to-Pay on iPhone Hits New Zealand - This Week’s “Silo” Episode Hitting Early - Apple Announces Second Season for “Your Friends and N…

- Bloomberg: Apple Planning LLM Overhaul of Siri - CFPB to Treat FinTechs Like Apple as Banks - Apple Outlines Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales Event - Apple Podcasts Lists Top Titles of 2024 - Apple Music Names Billie Eilish Artist of the Year Again - Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” Hits Apple TV+ - Documentary “Bread and Roses” Running on Apple TV+ - Spon…

- Apple Argues to Have DOJ Monopoly Case Tossed - Bernstein Analyst Reiterates Apple at “Outperform” - Apple Seeds New OS Betas for Developers and Public Testers - Report: “All Rings Closed” Awards Coming with iOS and watchOS Updates - Facebook Messenger Adds Siri Integration - iPhones on AT&T Now Show “Turbo” Indicator - Apple TV+ Announces Series…

- KeyBanc Reiterates Underweight Rating on AAPL - J.P. Morgan Sees Strength for Services in App Store Revenue - Axios: Apple Selling Its Own Ads in Apple News App For First Time - Report: Apple Offers Indonesia US$100 Investment Over iPhone 16 Ban - Apple Issues Security Updates to Address Active Exploits - Apple Killing iCloud Bookmark Syncing on …

- Two Internet Cables Knocked Offline in Baltic Sea - Apple Pulls Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty App from Russian App Store - Foxconn Drops Marital Status Discrimination from Indian Recruitment Efforts - Report: M4 Macs Won’t Run VMs Earlier Than macOS 13.4 - Apple Seeds Developer Betas for visionOS 2.2 and tvOS 18.2 - Snoopy Comes Home as Screens…

- Barron’s: Trump Tariffs Could Raise iPhone Prices $240 - Jefferies: iPhone Prices Could Rise $256 Under Trump Tariffs - Bloomberg: Tariffs May Miss Apple Entirely - Report: Tata Electronics Buys Third iPhone Plant in India - AVP Launches in South Korea and UAE - AVP "Concert for One" Series Launches with RAYE This Friday - iPhones and an Apple Wa…

- Which? Sues Apple for $3.78B Over Alleged Anticompetitive iCloud Dealings - Feedback on the Crackling' AirPods Pro Suit - TSMC Sued Over Alleged Discrimination at AZ Facility - IDC: iPhone Saw Record Q3 in India - ChatGPT for macOS Gains Limited Third-Party App Integration - Google Gemini Gets Standalone iOS App - Apple Announces New Store for Ma…

- Evercore Names AAPL a Top-Five Stock for 2025 - Apple Faces Possible Class Action Suit Over Crackling AirPods Pro - Apple Updates Logic Pro, FCP, and Final Cut Camera App - iOS 18.2’s Control Center Shazam will Geotag Songs (If You Let It) - 15 New Titles Announced for Apple Arcade - Gold Link Bracelet for Apple Watch Up for Sale - New Book Offer…

- Developer Suit Seeks to Open Apple’s App Store to Competitors in China - EC Accuses Apple of Unlawful Geoblocking - User Removable SSD Helps M4 Mac mini to High Score from iFixit - Georgia Tech Joins Apple’s New Silicon Initiative - Apple Music Classical Gets Dedicated CarPlay App - Second Betas of iOS/iPadOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2 Out to Public Tes…

- Economic Times: China Tariffs Could Boost iPhone Production in India - iOS 18.1 Secretly Initiates “Inactivity Reboot” - Apple Seeds a Slew of Betas to Developers - Apple Partners with Airlines on Find My System for Lost Luggage - Apple TV+ Announces Animal-Focused Docuseries - The Weeknd Hits Apple’s Headset - Apple Music Announces $450 Coffee T…

- Apple’s Annual Extended Holiday Return Window Opens - Apple Makes Tools and Parts Available for iPhone 16 Repair - SSD Card on M4 Mac mini User Removable, Not User Upgradable - Report: TSMC Stops Sales of Advanced A.I. Chips to China - OpenAI Premium Offering Puts Apple Back in Commission Game - iOS 18.1 Puts Android RCS Emoji Where They Belong (…

- Counterpoint: iPhone 15 Models Were Tops Globally in Q3 - UBS: App Store Revenue Up 14% in October - Sketch Style Is Apparently Off of Image Playground - Gurman: Apple Stores May Shrink Vision Pro Footprint - Apple Starts Selling AVP Case by Belkin - Apple Adjusts Trade-In Values for Some iPads, Apple Watches, and Android Phones - Sponsored by In…

- Apple CEO Congratulates Trump on Election Win - Bernstein: Trump Tariffs May Hinder Apple - Above Avalon: Trump May Help Apple Skirt Tariffs - Risk Factor: Whatever Replaces iPhone May Make Less Money Than iPhone - Report: EU Set to Fine Apple Over App Store Anti-Steering Violations - Apple Pay Goes Live in Paraguay - Next Apple Intelligence Feat…

- Nvidia Overtakes Apple as Most Valuable Company - Bloomberg: Apple Researching Current Smart Glasses - EC Mulls Apple DMA Compliance Around iPad - Report: Apple Offers $10M Investment to Restart Indonesian iPhone 16 Sales - Apple Moves Tucson, AZ Store to Temporary Location - Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set for Veterans Day - New Apple TV Scre…

- Apple CEO Pledges Support in Wake of Floods in Spain - Developers Seeded with Betas of OS Updates - visionOS 2.2 Adds Wide and Ultrawide Virtual Mac Display Options - Apple Shuffles Stores in NY and VA - Ming-Chi Kuo: “Cheaper” Vision Pro Pushed Past 2027 - Report: Apple to Sell Belkin Head Strap for Apple Vision Pro - Gurman: Apple Considering V…

- Analysts React to Apple’s Q4FY24 Earnings - Berkshire Hathaway Sells More Apple - Apple Launches Repair Program to Fix Rear Camera on iPhone 14 Plus - Apple Takes 20% Stake in GlobalStar - IDC: Global Tablet Shipments Up 20% in Q3 - Apple to Acquire Pixelmator - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/…

- Recapping Apple's Q4FY24 Earnings - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - The ODNI sees trouble from foreign countries around this year's U.S. election. Hear more on Check No. 397 by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosk…

- Apple Formally Introduces M4 Processor Line - Apple Updates MacBook Pro with M4 Processors - M4 Macs Will Have Day-One OS Update for Apple Intelligence - The New Mac mini: It's Somewhat Smaller! - Expectations Ahead of Apple Q4FY24 Earnings - Apple TV+ Announces “Family Plan” Sequel - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code M…

- M4 Mac mini: Bigger Performance in a Smaller Package - Report: iPhone Exports from India Grow Value by One-Third in Q2 and Q3 - Tap to Pay on iPhone Launches in Five More Countries - Season-Two of “Presumed Innocent” Reportedly Taps New Characters and Case - Report: Apple TV+ Developing Action-Comedy Film Based on “Oregon Trail” - Sponsored by In…

- Apple Intros M4 iMac in Six Colors (Alongside Silver) - Amazon Spoils the M4 Mac mini Surprise - Apple Updates Operating Systems, Starts Apple Intelligence Rollout - EU Users Get Apple Intelligence for Mac Now, iPhone and iPad in April - iOS 18.2 Expected by Year’s End - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at inc…

- AppleInsider Expects Week of Press Releases for Week of Announcements - Wedbush: iPhone 16 SuperCycle Starts Today with iOS 18.1 Release - Apple Q4FY24 Earning Set for Thursday 31 October - IDC: Apple Back Among Top-Five Smartphone Brands in China - Sales of iPhone 16 Line Banned in Indonesia - Apple Wins Design Patent Case Against Masimo (Kind o…

- Apple Exec Teases “Exciting Week of Announcements” - KeyBanc Lowers Rating on AAPL, Cuts Price Target to $200 - Apple Seeds Second RC of macOS Sequoia 15.1 to Developers and Testers - Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 with Hearing Health Features - Apple Watch Sleep Apnea Detection Goes Live in Canada - Apple Brining Back a Child Prot…

- AAPL Drops on Down Day for Markets - Ming-Chi Kuo Sees Production Cut for iPhone 16 - CFPB Fines Apple and Goldman Sachs Over Apple Card Issues - The Information: Apple's Got Enough Vision Pro Units for Now - Apple Seeds Betas of iOS/iPadOS 18.2 and MacOS 15.2 to Developers - Developers Get APIs for Genmoji, Image Playground, and Writing Tools - …

- Gurman Doubles Down on M4 Macs Next Week - Gurman Says Apple Meeting with Media/Creatives Next Week - Apple Seeds RC for watchOS 11.1 to Developers and Testers - Apple Seeds Second RC of visionOS 2.1 to Developers - Messages for Business Adds RCS Support in iOS 18.1 - TSMC Says Huawei Tried to Trick It Into Selling Huawei A.I. Processors - Apple …

- iOS 18.1 et al. Due Out Next Week - Hearing Health Features Hitting iOS 18.1/AirPods Pro 2 Next Week - Hearing Health Features Apparently Not Getting Global Launch - Expect a Waitlist to Take Advantage of Apple Intelligence - Apple Seeds RCs of iOS/iPadOS 18.1 to Developers and Public Testers - iOS 18.1 Fixes Bug That Froze and Restarted iPhone 1…

- Counterpoint: iPhone 16 Sees Stronger Start in China Than Did iPhone 15 - Wedbush Analyst Sees Vindication in Counterpoint Count - Reports: Some iPhone 16 Units Randomly Freezing and Restarting - US Investigating TSMC Over Possible Chip Sales to Huawei - Report: India Eyes Import Restrictions to Boost Domestic Computer Production - Developers Get…

- Presidential Candidate Says Apple CEO Called Them Complaining About EU Fines - Apple Celebrates 10 Years of Apple Pay - Apple Activates Roadside Assistance via Satellite for UK - Apple Music Opens Set List Playlists for All Artists - Apple TV+ Headed Back to São Paulo’s CCXP - Apple TV+ Announces Three-Episode 2024 World Series Doc - Apple TV+ An…

- UBS Issues a Ho-Hum Note on iPhone - Jefferies Worries Over Google Payments to Apple That Night Not Stop - Apple Seeds New Public Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.1 - Apple Announces New Business Connect Communication Features - Apple’s People Person Punches Out - Bill Lawrence Talks Three-Season Arc for “Bad Monkey” - Securing iPhone Against Theft and M…

- Apple Press Releases iPad mini 7, "Built for Apple Intelligence" - AppleInsider Compares and Contrast iPad mini 6 and iPad mini 7 - iPad mini Press Release Dampens Expectations for October Event - When Does Apple’s Press Release Put iPadOS 18.1? - New Developer Betas Out for macOS 15.1 and AirPods Pro 2 - Morgan Stanley Sees Stability in iPhone 1…

- Cook Pledges Support in Hurricane Milton’s Wake - J.P. Morgan: Perceived iPhone 16 Weakness was “Aberration” - Evercore Puts Apple on “Tactical Outperform” List - Apple Card Savings Rate Drops to 4.10% - China Detains Four Taiwanese Employees of Zhengzhou Foxconn Plant - Apple Bethesda Row Pushes for Union Vote - Ticketmaster First to Adopt iOS 1…

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- Judge Orders Google to Open Play Store in Epic Case - Google Ruling Likely Brings No Immediate Change for - H-E-B and Home Depot Finally Taking Apple Pay - iFixit: Apple Watch Series 10 is Impressive, Still Hard to Repair - VoltClip: iFixit Tool for Debonding iPhone 16 Battery - Counterpoint Tracks Healthy Tablet Market for 2024 - First Season of…

- New Jefferies Analyst Moves Apple to “Hold” on Premature AI Excitement - M4 MacBook Pro Vids: From Russia With Question Marks - Public Testers Get Third Betas of iOS/iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 - Apple Seeds Third Public Betas of iOS and iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 - Apple Seeds Sixth Developer Betas of iOS and iPadOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 - …

- Apple Sets Q4FY24 Earnings for 31 October - Gurman Expects iOS 18.1 on Monday 28 October - Gurman Sees M4 Powered Macs Hitting 1 November - TSMC and Amkor Announce AZ Chip Production Partnership - Apple Producing Full iPhone 16 Line in India, Plans More Indian Stores - Apple’s One Northern Ireland Store Is Moving a Few Blocks - Apple Hosts Vision…

- Citi Sees iPhone Upgrades Pushed into 2025 - Apple India Gives Away Custom Beats Solo Buds with Select iPhones - Many Mini Bug-Fixing OS Updates - Apple Pulls watchOS 11.1 Beta Over Reports of Bricking - Apple Search Ads Hit 21 New Countries - Apple Maps Cycling Directions Go Live in New Zealand - Apple Podcasts Highlights Series - Microsoft Offi…

- JP Morgan Lowers/Delays iPhone Volume Expectations - Fire Closes Indian iPhone Component Plant Indefinitely - BofA Tracks Growth for Apple’s App Store - NLRB Levels New Charges Against Apple - Wolfs Works Well for Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Picks Up Second Season of “Sugar” - Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set to Mark “Mindful Month” - Sponsored by 1P…

- Ports in Eastern Half of US Go on Strike - Hostilities in Middle East Send Markets Down - How Helene Could Hurt Semiconductors - Barclays Analyst: Shorter Wait Times = Weakness for iPhone 16 Line - Juno for YouTube: Vision Pro App Out of the App Store - Microsoft Drops HoloLens 2 with No Replacement Planned - “Where’s Wanda?” is on Apple TV+ - Mi…

- Morgan Stanley Pleased with iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max Wait Times - Reports of 45W Fast Charging for iPhone 16 Line Proves Inaccurate - Apple Moves to Have Epic’s Anti-Steering Case Dismissed - Apple Reportedly Out of Next Round of OpenAI Investments - New CEO for Masimo Could Bring Blood Oxygen Sensing Back to Apple Watch - Messages via Satellite Shi…

- Judge in Epic Case Chastises Apple Over Last Minute Delay Request - Ming-Chi Kuo: A.I. + M5 Process to Juice Apple Vision Pro in 2H25 - Apple Watch Sleep Apnea Detection Approved in Canada - Clooney/Pitt Movie "Wolfs" Now Streaming on Apple TV+ - Bloomberg: Apple TV+ Easing Back on Theatrical Releases - A Mid-watch Look at "Bad Monkey" - Sponsore…