This week, Apple has released a minor update for the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K, with tvOS 15.5. This update comes a few months after tvOS 15.4 was released, which added support for WiFi networks that have captive portals, such as hotels. tvOS 15.5 is available now and can be updated by gong to Settings > System > Software Update. So far, Apple has not released any notes on […]
Apple this week has released macOS Monterey version 12.4, with the main addition being adding in support for the new update released for the new Studio Display webcam update, which has also been released this week. macOS Monterey 12.4 is available now for all Macs compatible with Monterey and can be downloaded from System Preferences > Software Update. In this release, Universal Control is not in beta, which means this […]
Apple has today released a slew of new updates, with new releases for pretty much every device it makes. iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 were releases today and this is now probably one of the last updates we’ll see before WWDC 2022. This release isn’t as extensive as iOS 15.4 was a few months ago, but brings some welcome changes and bug fixes. For starters, the Wallet app can now […]
Yesterday, Apple announced that after 21 years, the last iPod on sale has now be discontinued. The iPod touch was last updated back in May 2019 when it had a very light spec bump, receiving the A10 Fusion from the iPhone 7. Ever since the first iPhone was introduced in 2007, the fate of the iPod was settled. The iPod helped a struggling company at the time get out of […]
BMW is temporarily sending out brand new cars to customers, without any support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The company has stated that this is due to a chip shortage, but it will be fixable later this year via an over the air update. BMW has been using new chips, but they require some updated software in order to support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. To this end, BMW […]
Ian Goodfellow joined Apple back in 2019, he came from Google as one of their top AI employees at the time. When Goodfellow joined Apple he was appointed as director of machine learning. However, late last week he wrote an email to staff saying that he was resigning. His letter detailed that he was indeed leaving Apple, mainly due to the company’s increasing rules on staff coming back to the […]
Apple this week started offering a new longer Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable for use with the new Studio Display which provides a much longer version than the standard lead that Apple includes with the display itself. The cable comes in at $159 in the US and is also joined by a 1.8 metre version, which costs $129. The Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable supports Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, and USB 4 […]
This week Apple has settled a long going class-action lawsuit, which lasted six years. The lawsuit accused Apple of slowing down older iPhone models, specifically the iPhone 4s when it was updated to iOS 19 back in 2015. As part of the settlement, Apple has agreed to pay some customers who were affected by this issue. Apple will be paying $15 to each customer. The actual lawsuit was submitted ages […]
Elon Musk has come out this week on Twitter and said that the 30% tax Apple enforces on the App Store is “definitely not ok.” This was in reply to an article from Slashdot talking about how PayPal had helped make sure an antitrust complaint against Apple was pushed forward. Apple has long charged companies an extra 30% on any app payments customers make and on any in app purchase […]
Starting today, Apple Music will be available to users who have Roku devices, including built-in Roku TVs from TCL and Hisense. The support will be rolling out to devices worldwide, later today Roku has said. Subscribers will have access to their existing music libraries as well as the playlists, radio stations and 90 million songs. The app will be available on the Channel Store. Apple Music, like the Apple TV app […]
