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Apple’s consequential App Store setback comes on the eve of a key event
One more thing about Apple’s App Store loss to Epic Games: the timing of the court’s decision couldn’t be more pointed. more…
2025-05-01 00:01
Epic Games claims victory as Apple sanctioned for defying court order over App Store rules
The latest twist in the long-running legal fight between Apple and Epic Games has delivered a major blow to the company’s App Store operations. In a ruling issued Tuesday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 inju...
2025-04-30 22:59
T-Mobile sweetens the deal for Starlink satellite internet beta testers
T-Mobile may be taking its sweet time rolling out the Starlink beta it announced during the Super Bowl in February, but the carrier is also sweetening the deal for those who test the satellite internet beta. more…
2025-04-30 21:14
iPhone 17 Air could be a massive hit for Apple for three reasons
It feels like the floodgates have opened with new iPhone 17 Air dummy models. Hands-on videos and frequent new photos have stirred a lot of excitement. Here are three reasons I expect the iPhone 17 Air to be a massive hit for Apple. more…
2025-04-30 21:06
Apple testing Stage Manager for iPhone, Photographic Styles for video, and more [Video]
In this episode of iOS Decoded, 9to5Mac investigates several new features that Apple is testing in the latest iOS 18.5 betas. We’ve found evidence that Apple is testing tweaks to Stage Manager, allowing you to move windows partially off screen, or...
2025-04-30 18:15
For All Mankind’s ‘Race for the Base’ could soon become reality
Apple TV’s For All Mankind original series portrayed an alternative timeline of our own: what if the Soviets made it to the Moon first? That simple question, with storytelling rooted in actual science, was supposed to have fun at a time that could ha...
2025-04-30 18:04
Here’s everything new Apple TV+ has coming in May
Apple TV+ has maintained strong momentum this spring with hits Your Friends & Neighbors and The Studio. Both series will continue dropping new episodes in May, but Apple has a variety of other brand new debuts coming too. Highlights include the sci-fi ...
2025-04-30 17:58
M5 iPad Pro is a guaranteed upgrade due to my poor M4 choice
Apple is preparing to launch an M5 iPad Pro later this year as one of the first products with its next-generation chip. Whatever the new features are, I know I’ll be buying one. Why? Because of a poor choice I made with my M4 model. more…
2025-04-30 17:11
Gemini app for iPhone update adds homescreen widgets
After adding lockscreen, Control Center, and Action Button shortcuts last month, Google is updating Gemini on iPhone with homescreen widgets. more…
2025-04-30 17:01
iOS 19 might be adding several new third-party AI models
Apple’s big iOS 19 unveiling is a little over a month away, and according to a surprising source, it sounds like the update’s Apple Intelligence upgrades might include supporting multiple new third-party AI models. more…
2025-04-30 16:36
9to5Mac Daily: April 30, 2025 – Apple ’Snapshot,’ iPhone 17 production
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ...
2025-04-30 15:58
Google CEO ‘hopeful’ Gemini will be part of Apple Intelligence this year
Today Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been in court, testifying as part of the company’s ongoing antitrust trial. And during proceedings, he expressed optimism about Gemini becoming part of Apple Intelligence as early as this year. more…
2025-04-30 15:53
Deals: New iPad (A16) $299, Apple Watch Series 10 at $150 off, iPhone 15 Pro over $500 off, more
Alongside ongoing all-time lows on the entire M4 MacBook Air lineup at $150 off as well as the best prices to date across the entire M3 iPad Air lineup, today we are starting off on the most affordable side of Apple’s current-gen tech lineup with all...
2025-04-30 15:45
New Apple TV+ trailer reveals first ever full-length ‘immersive’ film
Apple TV+ is exactly one month away from debuting Bono: Stories of Surrender, a concert-style “documentary event.” This will also be the first ever feature-length film in Apple Immersive Video on the Vision Pro. And today, Apple debuted the first t...
2025-04-30 14:16
I tested iPhone AI voice assistants: here’s the best one
It’s been about a year since Apple announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024. Since then, Siri has received a visual refresh with its new rainbow animation, text-to-Siri support, visual intelligence, and image generation. Features like Genmoji are al...
2025-04-30 13:47
Raycast launches iOS app, its first expansion beyond the Mac
Raycast is a powerful Mac app that’s grown increasingly popular since its launch a few years ago. Now, for the first time, Raycast is available on iPhone too via the just-launched iOS app. Here are the details. more…
2025-04-30 13:28
The iPhone 17 Air looks wonderful – but that’s not why Apple is making it
Yesterday gave us our best look yet at the upcoming iPhone 17 Air, in the form of a highly realistic dummy model shown alongside the iPhone 16 Pro. Apple will doubtless employ a whole range of superlatives to describe the look of the device: thinnest, ...
2025-04-30 12:21
WhatsApp borrowing Apple’s Private Cloud Compute approach to AI privacy
Meta’s encrypted messaging app WhatsApp will use an approach pioneered by Apple to add AI capabilities without compromising privacy. The company has announced that it will use tech it calls Private Processing, which appears to exactly replicate Apple...
2025-04-30 11:35
Tim Cook ‘excited’ as construction begins on TSMC’s third US chip plant
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company is “excited” to be the first customer of TSMC’s Arizona chip plants. He made the comment as the company started construction on its third US plant. TSMC says that the addition of the third plant makes the p...
2025-04-30 10:58
OpenAI hits rewind on a ChatGPT feature after users notice strange behavior
Since last week, OpenAI has deployed and recalled an update to ChatGPT after virtually all users complained about a bizarre behavior. The company explains what happened in a blog post published tonight. more…
2025-04-30 03:27