Apple decides to launch Apple Pay Later now, no longer ‘early access’
Remember Apple Pay Later, the belatedly released iOS 16 service? It’s now available for all iPhone users in the United States.
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What to expect from Apple’s unexpected ‘Scary Fast’ evening event tonight
Time moves fast. Scary fast, you could say. A week ago, we didn’t expect there to be a second fall Apple event this year. Now we’re wading through what to expect from Apple’s surprise Monday video-only affair tonight.
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A ‘Scary Fast’ event on Monday night? That has to be for M3 Macs, not M2, right?
Is M. Night Shyamalan running Apple? The company just announced a Monday night keynote event on the eve of Halloween. The tagline? Scary Fast. Macs are rumored, but what Apple silicon will be inside?
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Automattic buys ‘Texts’ inbox app for iMessage, Slack, WhatsApp, X, and more
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, has acquired the all-in-one messaging app Texts. The app is capable of combining services including iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack DMs, and much more into a single interface.
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Apple out as anchor retailer for The One after Toronto development runs out of time
The writing has been on the half-constructed walls for a while now. Apple will not be opening a new flagship retail location at The One in Toronto. Why? The massive hotel/condo/retail location doesn’t actually exist yet. The project ran out of time to ...
Apple releases new iOS 17.1 RC build ahead of launch next week
Apple has released an updated build of the iOS 17.1 RC software update. The new release candidate features build version 21B77, up from 21B74, and comes a few days before Apple is expected to make iOS 17.1 the latest official iPhone software version.
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iPhone Crash Detection kicks in after BMW driver accidentally rams BMW driver
Remember Apple’s Crash Detection feature that it introduced with iPhone 14 last year? Still works. The feature came in handy recently for this couple involved in a BMW on BMW car accident.
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Apple launches push notification delivery metrics monitoring for developers
Developers on Apple platforms now have a new way to gain insight into push notification performance for their apps.
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Ads could be coming to Apple’s original narrative podcasts
Apple’s effort at producing original podcast series must be going well. According to Bloomberg, Apple is interested in bringing ads to its “higher profile, narrative programming” for the first time.
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AirPods Max 2 should fully embrace wireless
AirPods Max are incredible headphones. No music release is complete without a focused listening session with . And sure, AirPods Pro 2 demonstrate what technology AirPods Max 2 can adopt, but Apple’s over-ear headphones are still in a class of their ow...