Apple is readying a series of bundles that will let customers subscribe to several of the company’s digital services at a lower monthly price, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the effort. From the report: The bundles, dubbed “Apple One” inside the Cupertino, California-based technology giant, are planned to launch as early as October alongside the next iPhone line,…
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The New York Times Removes Its Articles From Apple News
Today, the New York Times announced that it is ending its partnership with Apple News and removing its articles from the platform. Engadget reports: The issue seems to be that while other services, like Google News, send readers to publishers’ websites, Apple News generally keeps readers in the app. Or, as NYT puts it, Apple’s approach does not align with The…
Leaked iOS 14 Build Hints at Unreleased Apple Hardware and Software Features
News outlet 9to5Mac, which tracks Apple news, has gotten hold of an iOS 14 build that uncovers a range of hardware details and software features that Apple intends to reveal later this year. The devices are:
1. An upcoming iPad Pro will include three cameras — like the iPhone Pro — plus an additional time-of-flight sensor for help with AR.
2. An iPhone…
Apple News Aggregation Site MacSurfer Closes Shop
John Gruber spotted this announcement on decades old Apple news aggregation site MacSurfer’s website: Dear MHN Readers: Not seeing a viable future with subscriptions, MacSurfer and TechNN will cease operations effective immediately. Please allow a few weeks to process forthcoming refunds. If need be, subscription inquiries can be addressed to the Publisher at the bottom of the Homepage. Thanks kindly for…
Apple News No Longer Supports RSS
Mac developer Michael Tsai reports that Apple News no longer supports RSS. The news comes from user David A. Desrosiers, who writes: Apple News on iOS and macOS no longer supports adding RSS or ATOM feeds from anywhere. Full-stop, period. It will immediately fetch, then reject those feeds and fail to display them, silently without any message or error. I can…
Apple Services Censored in China Where Devices Flourished
When it comes to many of Apple’s latest services, iPhone users in China are missing out. From a report: Podcast choices are paltry. Apple TV+ is off the air. News subscriptions are blocked, and Arcade gaming is nowhere to be found. For years, Apple made huge inroads in the world’s most populous nation with hardware that boasted crisp displays, sleek lines…
Apple Has No Backbone
Apple, a company that loves to talk about its values, has this week demonstrated that when it comes to China — one of its biggest markets and where most of its iPhones and other products are assembled taking full benefit of low-cost labors — even the Steve Jobs-founded company lacks a backbone. The company has bowed down to Chinese pressure and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Tells Graduates To ‘Push Back’ Against Belief-Reinforcing Algorithms
CNBC reports:
Apple CEO Tim Cook challenged Gen Z to clean up the messes Baby Boomers have left behind. “In some important ways, my generation has failed you,” Cook said Saturday in his commencement speech at Tulane University in New Orleans, La., at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. He emphasized climate change, according to the article — though he also shared a memory about…