Apple Books has always trailed Kindle, but one acquisition would transform it
Apple Books is one of my favorite iPhone apps, but I know I’m in the minority. In the world of digital books, Kindle dominates. But there’s one acquisition Apple could make that would truly transform Apple Books’ future.
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iOS 18’s Home app will enable Adaptive Lighting for Matter lights
iOS 18 will bring a huge variety of new features when it arrives this fall, including for pre-installed system apps. One such feature that was never formally announced: the Home app will enable Adaptive Lighting for Matter lights.
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Apple TV+ can’t seem to solve its movie problem
Apple TV+ launched almost five years ago. In that time, the service has debuted a lot of great TV shows. Some have even become mainstream hits. But Apple’s relationship with movies has been more…complicated. The company has moved from one film strategy...
These Apple Intelligence features aren’t in the first iOS 18.1 beta
Apple Intelligence has arrived for beta users today. In the just-released developer beta 1 for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, users who get approved off a wait list can get their hands on Apple’s AI features for the first time.
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Everything new coming to Messages in iOS 18: emoji tapbacks, scheduled send, text formatting, RCS, and more
Apple has some major upgrades coming to the Messages app in iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18.
This fall when those major OS updates arrive, Messages will be adding new tapback options, message scheduling, text formatting with bold and italics, n...
Apple TV+ scores Emmy nominations in every major 2024 category
Apple TV+ has long focused on quality over quantity, and one of the best ways to measure that goal is critical reception and awards. Today, the 2024 Emmy nominations have been released, and Apple has a lot to celebrate.
TV+ has earned key nominatio...
Apple’s F1 new details: first trailer, budget dispute, IMAX runtime, and more
Apple has already started the marketing machine for its first attempt at a summer blockbuster. Set to release in theaters next June, the Apple original F1 released a poster last week and now the first trailer has dropped alongside a variety of new tidb...
Gurman: Table-top robot will be Apple’s first home device with Apple Intelligence features
When Apple Intelligence launches later this year, it will be exclusive to these iPhones, Macs, and iPads. Even features like the new Siri won’t be coming to modern products like the HomePod, Watch, or Vision Pro.
The upgraded Siri’s absence from the...
iOS 17.6 public beta 1 now available, plus macOS 14.6, iPadOS 17.6 and more
Following the release earlier this week of the first developer betas for iOS 17.6, macOS 14.6, iPadOS 17.6, and more, today Apple has released the first public betas of the same updates. They are available for download on your devices via the Software ...
Gaming on Vision Pro grows with two new spatial titles in Apple Arcade
Contrary to all of its competitors in the VR headset space, the Apple Vision Pro hasn’t had much of a gaming story. Slowly, though, additional spatial titles keep getting added to Apple Arcade, including two new ones Apple just announced.
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