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9to5 Mac reports that Apple’s renowned chief design officer, Jony Ive, is to return to the helm of Apple’s design group after 2 years away from the post during which he oversaw the development of the Apple Park campus project. Here’s what Apple spokeswoman Amy Bessette told Bloomberg about Ive...

Tech Crunch reports that it has heard from sources that Apple is looking to acquire popular music-discovery app Shazam. According to Tech Crunch sources, the deal will be signed this week, and will be announced on Monday. One source says that the deal is around the nine-figure mark, another...

Niantic has today released a massive new Pokémon Go update with some very exciting new features as well as 50 new Pokémon from the Hoenn Region from Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire. These include the likes of Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, and many more, and Niantic says that more Pokémon will be...

MacRumors reports that the official Apple TV app has today begun to roll out in the UK, France, and Germany, nearly one year since the app first launched in the US. The TV app is designed to be an easy way to watch TV shows and movies gathered from many different video apps all in one place...

Apple has just released watchOS 4.2, writes MacRumors, which comes just a little more than a month after watchOS 4.1 was released. One of the main features introduced in the update is support for Apple Pay Cash in the US, which has also just been included in the newly released iOS 11.2. You can...

AppleInsider reports that Apple has just released brand new iOS 11 adoption statistics that show that it has now been adopted by 59% of supported devices since launch. This represents an increase of 7% since the last set of figures were released back in November, when iOS 11 was adopted by 52%...

9to5 Mac reports that Apple has today unveiled some new colour options for the Apple Watch Sport band and iPhone X Silicone Case. The three new colour options for the Apple Watch Sport band include the bright yellow Flash (which was previously a Sport Loop exclusive), Spicy Orange (which was...

9to5 Mac reports that according to noted KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is set to double AirPod shipments for 2018. which would represent shipment totals of around 26 to 28 million units. In new report published by Kuo today, he says that AirPods are “Apple’s most important...

On Saturday Apple released iOS 11. 2, reports MacRumors, complete with a couple of big new features, including Apple Pay Cash and faster wireless charging. The update was released early in order to fix the date bug that afflicted some users after December 2. This second big update for iOS 11...

MacRumors reports that Apple has today kicked off its annual event in support of World AIDS Day, pledging that with every purchase made with Apple Pay at Apple.com, in an Apple store, or via the Apple Store app, from December 1 until December 7, Apple will donate $1 to the Global Fund to Fight...

AppleInsider reports that Spotify has just announced that it is offering a special promotion whereby you can pay $99 for 12 months of Premium streaming, a saving of a little under $20. The offer runs all the way through until December 31, and is only available if you are starting, or extending...

According to a new report from DigiTimes, via MacRumors, iPads are set to get a whole lot more affordable in 2018, with Apple planning to release a low-cost, updated 9.7-inch iPad at the end of 2018. This past March, Apple released its cheapest iPad so far, the $329 9.7-inch model, with similar...

Great news for CarPlay users as 9to5 Mac reports that SiriusXM Radio has today added CarPlay support in its latest update. As well as now enabling users who already have CarPlay in their vehicle to enjoy SiriusXM Radio, you can also enjoy the commercial -free-broadcasts even if you don’t...

AppleInsider reports that Apple and Stanford Health have teamed up to launch the Apple Heart Study app, which is a ground-breaking research study that lets anyone with an Apple Watch collect data about irregular heart rhythms so that they can then be alerted if they suffer from atrial...

According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple’s CarPlay system is set to feature in many of the new vehicles that will be showcased at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. CarPlay enables hands-free access to various essential iOS apps, including Maps, Messages, Phone, Music, and other...

9to5 Mac reports that navigation app Waze has got three useful new features via the latest update. The first of the new features is a hands-free mode, where you can simply say “OK Waze” to enter common destinations without using your hands. Several other commands can also be used in the...

According to MacRumors, yesterday’s Cyber Monday was a record-breaker, with newly released data from Adobe showing that November 27, 2017, was the “largest online sales day in history,” with $6.59 billion spent on the day. This represents a 16.8% year-over-year sales increase. Adobe’s stats...

I've been looking all over the net for hints about golf games I can run on my iPad Air 2 offline. I travel a lot to Asia and those long transpacific flights don't have wifi so I need something that I can run offline. That let's out WGT Mobile and games like it. I'm looking for a realistic...

Twenty years ago, Tamagotchi was one of the biggest toy crazes around. Now, according to PhoneArena, Bandai Namco has announced a Tamagotchi game for iOS, entitled My Tamagotchi Forever. The free-to-play game includes all the main gameplay elements of the original games, where you have to...

9to5 Mac reports that Apple is celebrating Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season today by releasing its annual holiday advertisement. Entitled “Sway,” the video is, somewhat surprisingly, much more about AirPods than the iPhone X. Of course, AirPods have been such a success it’s easy...

TechCrunch reports that the long-awaited Nintendo iOS app Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is hitting App Stores in some territories around the world one day early. Such is the demand for the free-to-play game, which could be the next Pokémon-Go-style iOS gaming sensation, that according to The...

MacRumors reports that Bloomberg has revealed some surprising secrets about Apple’s forthcoming HomePod smart speaker, which, according to yesterday’s announcement by Apple has been delayed until next year. Judging by the Bloomberg piece, another delay is par for the course for this particular...

Spotify has announced its special holiday season deals for this year via the official Spotify blog. There are two offers, the first of which is a great deal whereby first-time Spotify Premium users will get three months of Spotify Premium for $0.99, which is a massive saving on a subscription...

Following on from TIME’s announcement last week that the iPhone X was one of its best inventions of 2017, MacRumors reports that the iPhone X has been ranked Number 2 on TIME’s newly released “Top 10 Gadgets of 2017” list, just behind the Nintendo Switch. TIME said that it rated the iPhone X so...

According to a new report in DigiTimes, via MacRumors, Apple and TSMC are currently working together to solve issues that hamper the mass-production of micro-LED display panels. Apparently, Apple and TSMC are in the process of developing applications using silicon-based backplanes (silicon...

Niantic has today announced two brand new promotions that have been influenced by the way in which Pokémon Go has encouraged its fans all over the world to travel to collect different Pokémon and meet new friends at the same time. “Ever since Pokémon Go launched, we’ve loved hearing stories of...

MacRumors reports that as of Friday, Apple Park’s Visitor Center is now open for the public to visit. The impressive building has a cantilevered carbon fiber roof that was designed to give the appearance of floating in air. Directly inside the entrance of the building is a 3D model of the...

If you’ve been planning to buy Apple’s Siri-driven HomePod smart speaker this holiday season, then unfortunately you’re going to be disappointed, as Apple has announced today in the following statement that it has pushed the HomePod release date back to the beginning of 2018. When the HomePod...

AppleInsider reports on a great story that originally appeared in the Daily Mail about how a kitesurfer was rescued from shark-infested waters off the coast of California thanks to the cellular function of his new Apple Watch Series 3. According to the report, 49-year-old John Zilles crashed...

According to new figures from Canalys, via MacRumors, Apple has once again taken the lead in the global wearable brand market, largely as a result of the very strong Apple Watch shipments in this year’s third quarter. Canalys’ data shows that Apple shipped 3.9 million units in Q3 of this year...

AppleInsider reports today that YouTube, which is owned by Google, has told customers that it is currently looking into a bug in its iOS app that is leading to very heavy battery drain on both iPads and iPhones, even when the app is running in the background. YouTube announced that it is...

Niantic, the company behind the record-breaking Pokémon Go phenomenon, has announced that it has teamed up with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to develop Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite, an augmented reality game inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. The game will use similar...

Over the past week or so many people have been complaining about a strange auto-correct bug that has affected some iOS 11 users that sees QuickType and autocorrect replacing the letter i with a symbol that combines Unicode symbol 0049 and symbol FE0F. This ends up looking like a capital A with...

Bloomberg has yet another Apple scoop today, with Mark Gurman reporting that Apple’s work on its augmented reality headset project continues apace. So much so, in fact, that it is planning on having the technology completed by 2019, ready for launch in 2020. Bloomberg’s source says that Apple...

According to a new report on Bloomberg today, Apple is planning to launch a new high-end iPad based on some of the iPhone X’s most exciting features as soon as 2018. Bloomberg’s sources say that Apple is set to release at least one new iPad with a similar screen size to the current 10.5-inch...

9to5 Mac reports that just as the iPhone X starts to roll out around the world, Apple has reported its Q4 2017 results, which include iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus sales, but not iPhone X sales. The figures are impressive, with Apple reporting $52.6b in revenue and $10.7b in profit, with sales of...

While Apple’s forthcoming AirPower charging mat is not due to launch until 2018, a Polish website, X-Kom, may just have leaked details about the mat’s pricing, writes AppleInsider. According to Polish news site ThinkApple, which originally spotted the possible leak, the Polish retailer’s website...

AppleInsider reports that iOS 11.1 has today been released to the public following a month of beta testing. Aside from the 70 new emojis introduced in the update, including new food types, animals, and mythical creatures, there are lots of other improvements to expect. Among the bug fixes...

Hi, I have a new iPad Pro 12.9. But when I call my relative she always complains that my voice is echoing at her end. Sometimes, apparently, this is worse than others. I have Googled but can't find anything to help? Is this par for the course or do I have a dud?? I really would appreciate any...

AppleInsider write that Australian company Cochlear has today launched the first fruits of its partnership with Apple, a hearing implant sound processor called the Nucleus 7. The new implant, which is the world’s first Made for iPhone sound processor, was designed by Cochlear and Apple to...