Owen Wilson heads to Apple TV+ in ‘Ted Lasso’-ish sports comedy

[ad_1] Owen Wilson tees up in an upcoming Apple TV+ comedy series about golfers. Photo: Markus Spiske/Pixels The list of comedies on Apple TV+ is expanding with one starring Owen Wilson as a washed up golf pro stepping up to coach a teen in the sport. The series — which does not yet have a … Read more

VLC Media Player Potentially Coming to Apple Vision Pro

[ad_1] VideoLAN is working on bringing its popular open source VLC media player to Apple Vision Pro, according to tech newsletter Lowpass. The non-profit organization said it was currently developing a version for Apple’s spatial computing headset. “We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro,” VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf told Lowpass … Read more

CNN predicts doom for Apple: Today in Apple history

[ad_1] March 13, 1997: With Apple preparing to cut thousands of jobs, CNN reports that “the coffin door is closing” on Cupertino. Apple is doomed! Doomed! Knowing what happened in the years following, we guess this could technically be considered “fake news.” CNN says Apple is doomed With my Today in Apple history entries, I … Read more

Apple Begins Assembling iPhone 15 in Brazil

[ad_1] Apple has started assembling the iPhone 15 model in Brazil, shifting in its global manufacturing approach to mitigate high import taxes and diversify its supply chain. As reported by MacMagazine (via 9to5Mac), the assembly process is being carried out at the Foxconn facility in São Paulo and seeks to reduce the high import fees … Read more

Apple Stops Signing iOS 17.3.1, Downgrading No Longer Available

[ad_1] Apple today stopped signing iOS 17.3.1 preventing iPhone users from downgrading to that version of iOS. iOS 17.3.1 is no longer being signed following the March 5 release of iOS 17.4, an update that introduced app ecosystem changes in the EU, new emoji, and more. Apple routinely stops signing older versions of iOS, so … Read more

Apple Announces Ability to Download iPhone Apps From Websites in EU

[ad_1] Apple today announced three further changes for developers in the European Union, allowing them to distribute apps directly from webpages, choose how to design in-app promotions, and more. Apple last week enabled alternative app stores in the EU in iOS 17.4, allowing third-party app stores to offer a catalog of other developers’ apps as … Read more

Apple Watch Pulse Oximetry Can Be Reactivated Through Software in 2028 or With Successful Appeal

[ad_1] Apple has been selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 without the blood oxygen monitoring feature in the U.S. since mid-January, and while we’ve suspected Apple would be able to reintroduce pulse oximetry in models that lack it through a future software update, new information from the U.S. Customs and … Read more

Apple Teases New Store ‘Coming Soon’ at Square One Mall Near Toronto

[ad_1] Apple today announced that it will be opening a new retail store at the Square One shopping mall in the Canadian city of Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. Apple’s existing store in the mall will be permanently closed. The new Apple Square One “A brand-new Apple Store is coming soon,” the store’s page … Read more

These New Games Are Coming to Apple Arcade Next Month

[ad_1] Apple today announced that three new games will be coming to Apple Arcade on April 4, including Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop, Super Monsters Ate My Condo+, and Sago Mini Trips+. In addition, the existing Apple Arcade games Crossy Road Castle and Solitaire Stories will be available to play on Apple’s Vision Pro headset starting … Read more

Apple Reportedly Testing AI-Powered Ad Technology

[ad_1] Apple has begun testing a new AI-powered tool with a small group of advertisers that automatically decides where to place ads on the App Store, Business Insider reports. Citing two individuals familiar with the matter, Business Insider claims that the AI-powered tool mirrors the functionalities of Google’s Performance Max and Meta’s Advantage+, which allow … Read more