- 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/…

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- 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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- Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 16 Holding Its Own - Piper Sandler: U.S. Teens Still Way Into iPhone, Nonplussed by Apple Intelligence - IDC Sees A.I. Pushing PC Sales Higher - Canalys Sees A.I. Pushing PC Sales Higher - J.P. Morgan Sees A.I. Pushing Mac Sales Higher - Apple Hardware Veteran Dan Riccio Retiring This Friday - Amazon Prime Video to Offer Subs…

- 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…

- Apple Updates AirPods Pro 2 Firmware - Apple Apparently Prepping iOS 18.0.1 Update - Apple Issues Security Update for Windows for iTunes - Reports of USB Port Trouble Under macOS Sequoia - IDC Sees Stellar Growth for MR/XR Headsets Through 2028 - Meta Goes Aggressive on Price with Quest 3S MR Headset - Report Has Apple Eyeing Lower-Rez Display fo…

- Morgan Stanley Sees Shorter iPhone Wait Times Versus Last Several Years - Canalys Tracked Flat June-Quarter Mac Sales - APY Lowered on Apple Card Savings Following Fed Rate Cut - WJS: JPMorgan May Back Apple Card - EC Gives Apple Six Months to Make iPhone Interoperable with Third-Party Hardware - EC Commissioned Report Urges Innovation Over Regul…

- Needham Analyst Frets Over Apple’s Reliance on iPhone - Second Apple Intelligence Betas Out to Public Testers - Apple Pulls HomePod Developer Beta Over Bricked minis - AppleInsider: Apple Watch Owners See Trouble Activating Cellular on Verizon - Apple Music Classical Adds Informational Booklets - OKC Apple Retail Union Ratifies First Contract - T…

- Report: TSMC Currently Producing A16 SoC for Apple in Arizona - Reports of Touchscreen Problems Under iOS 18 - MacRumors Finds Hearing Health Suite Buried in Latest iOS 18.1 Beta - Apple Puts AirPods Pro 2 in US/Canada Refurbished Stores - Shazam Adds Support for iOS 18’s Music Haptics - Three More States and Japan Plan Apple Wallet ID Support - …

- J.P. Morgan: iPhone 16 Plus Wait Surprises to the Upside - An Informal Survey of iPhone 16 Wait Times - Counterpoint: Step Cycle for Apple Intelligence to Drive Supercycle for Services - SCMP: An iPhone 16 Takedown One Month in the Making - iFixit Applauds Repairability of iPhone 16 Line - Apple Pulls iOS 18 for M4 iPad Pro After Reports of Brick…

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- Apple Shares Slide on iPhone 16 Preorder Worry - All of Apple's Operating Systems Get Updates - RCS Support Comes to iOS 18 (Depending on Your Carrier) - Affirm Picks Up Where Apple Pay Later Left Off - FDA Approves Sleep Apnea Detection for watchOS 11 on Select - Hearing Aid and Hearing Test Coming This Fall for Air Pods Pro 2 - Apple Releases S…

- Listeners Tell Tales of iPhone Orders - iPhone 16 Pro Orders Slide Into October - TF Intl. Analyst: iPhone 16 Pro Orders Down Y-o-Y - Apple Raises Price on Out of Warranty Battery Replacements on iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max - It's New Operating System Day! - iOS 18 will Open EU iPads to Third-Party App Stores - M2 iPad Pro and M1 iPad Air Hit Apple Ref…

- Snapdragon in iPhone 16 Pro Boosts 5G Download Speeds - Report: iPhone 16 Line Support 45W Fast Charging - iPhone 16 Goes on Sale Today - FDA Approves Hearing Health Initiatives for AirPods Pro 2 - Apple Watch Bands Still Interchangeable - Apple Lets Developers Prep “Win-Back” Offers for the Fall - Netflix App Apparently Killing Support for iOS/i…

- EU Rules May Have Prompted Easier Batter Service for iPhone 16 - Expanded iPhone Satellite Services Expanding to Canada and UK - Visual Intelligence: Reverse Image Look Up for iPhone 16 Line - Voice Memos in iOS 18 Getting Simple Two-Track Recording - Apple Posts List of 250+ New Features in iOS 18 - Apple to Let Users Keep Getting Security Patch…

- Ireland Ordered to Collect €13B in Taxes from Apple - Huawei’s Tri-Fold Mate XT Premiers with $2,800 Price Tag - Prices for iPhone 16 Pro Models Go Lower in India - TF International Predicts Weaker Sales of iPhone 16 Versus iPhone 15 - Financial Analysts Largely Positive on Apple Post “Glowtime” - Listener Reaction to the Glowtime Event - Watchin…

- Apple Updates the AirPods Line - Huge New Health Features for AirPods and Apple Watch - Apple Announces Apple Watch Series 10 - Apple Re-Introduces Apple Intelligence - Apple Unveils iPhone 16 Line - Apple's Fall OS Updates Due Out Monday 16 September - Older iPhones, AirPods, and FineWoven Cases Sent Packing - Watching out for sextortion scams a…

- Wedbush Analyst Expects No Price Increases for iPhone 16 Line - J.P. Morgan Sees More Uncertainty Than Usual in “Glowtime” Event - Gurman: No iPhone SuperCycle (as He Defines “SuperCycle”) - Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple Starts Transition to Its Own 5G Modems in 2025 - Gurman: EC to Decide Apple/Ireland Tax Appeal on 10 September - Judge will Decide Punish…

- WSJ: Slow and Steady (and A.I.) Could Help iPhone Win the Race - Sweden’s Next Apple Store Opens 20 September - Report: Huawei Faces Chip Shortage for Next Flagship Phone - Apple to Activate “Find My” in South Korea Next Spring - Apple TV+ Announces New Series, “Widow’s Bay” - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for Documentary “In The Last of the Sea Women”…

- UBS Stays Neutral on Apple, Raises Target to $236 - Piper Sandler Raises Specter of Price Increase for iPhone 16 Line - CIRP Survey: New Features Not Usually Why People Buy iPhone - SCMP: Two Weeks Later, the Inevitable iPhone 16 Takedown - Apple Store in OKC Stages Informal, Informational Picket - Beats Pre-Announces 2025 Release of Powerbeats P…

- Huawei Looks to Darken Apple’s “Glowtime” - Evercore: Strong App Store Revenue May Mean a Beat for Apple Services - EU Consumer Group Faults Apple for DMA Non-Compliance - Microsoft: Apple Makes Cloud Gaming Apps Too Hard on iOS - Report: Apple Retail Spain Cans Longtime Employees - Apple Seeds Ninth Developer Beta of visionOS 2 - Remainder of ML…

- Morgan Stanley: iPhone Primed for Bigger Upgrades Than 2020 - Spotify Thinks Apple is Burger King or Something - LG Offers Apple TV+ and/or Apple Music Trails for Oddly Timed Promotion - Clooney Bummed Over Limited Theatrical Release for “Wolfs” - Apple TV+ Premiers Limited Series "Disclaimer" At Venice Film Festival - Photographer, author, and p…