Apple has released iPadOS 16.1 beta 3 to developers. After ten betas since its original announcement during the WWDC 2022 keynote – and a lot of complaints about the Stage Manager feature – Apple is planning to add this function to other iPad Pro models that don’t feature an M1 chip. The information comes from Engadget. According to the publication, iPad Pro models from 2018 and newer will be able to take advantage of Stage Manager....

Apple has ordered resellers to cease all sales of Apple products and services in Crimea as of 1st February. This follows the termination of agreements with app developers in the region earlier this week. Apple states that both moves are to comply with sanctions on the Crimea region of the Ukraine imposed by the US Government. The company informed retailers of the decision by letter. The US joined the EU in imposing economic sanctions in protest at Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, which legally remains part of the Ukraine....

Ahead of Apple’s iOS 7 launch (presumably alongside the new iPhones in September), Apple seems to be asking developers to submit larger app icons. As part of iOS 7’s dramatic interface changes, the Home screen icons have been slightly enlarged compared to the iOS 6 icons. For example, as shown in the image above, the non-iOS 7-optimized Netflix icon has a small white border compared to Apple’s icons. In order to avoid this interface issue, developers will need to include larger icons in their applications....

After totally killing Twitter for Mac, Twitter’s next move appears to be taking some seriously useful features out of third-party Twitter clients: push notifications and streaming. Losing the ability to receive notifications and update timelines as new tweets arrive would significantly limit apps like Tweetbot and Twitterrific which serve the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. The problem is an upcoming change to how Twitter allows third-party apps to access “streaming services” which power push notifications and updating timelines....

Notice anything out of the ordinary on Apple.com today? Don’t worry, you’re not hallucinating. Sonic, Frogger, and other Apple Arcade characters have taken over Apple’s homepage. Sure, it may just be an ad for Apple’s $5/month subscription game service, but it has character. Apple’s ad-free game service debuted in September, creating a new subscription business for Apple with games developed without ads or in-app purchases. The $4.99/month service recently added a new $49....

Apple has successfully acquired Turi, a machine learning company based out of Seattle. According to sources in discussion with GeekWire, Turi’s team will be able to remain in the Seattle region as Apple builds out the technologies further. Turi’s original product, GraphLab, was developed as an open source project for machine learning tasks, but eventually moved into data-mining tasks as it out-performed competitors. Turi held a Data Science Summit in San Francisco earlier last month and has been uploading videos to their official YouTube account dissecting what machine learning is and the future for it....

The start of summer marks the annual kick off of Apple Camp, a collection of hands-on activities helping kids explore creativity. For 2021, Apple is back with a new lineup of in-store and at-home experiences for youth to discover. Apple Camp invites kids on creative expeditions in video using the Clips app. Live sessions will be offered in select Apple Stores and a PDF guide with 30 More Creative Activities for Kids is available to explore anywhere....

With a recent European Commission ruling making it look more likely than ever that Apple’s tax arrangements in Ireland will be declared illegal, Bloomberg has been doing the sums on how much the company may owe in back tax. The total? More than $8 billion. Apple funnels all its European revenue through Ireland, where a special agreement with the Irish government means that it pays just 2.5% tax instead of the normal 12....

Apple supplier Dialog Semiconductor warned investors that its revenue growth will be lower than expected this year. The news follows a report in November of last year that suggested Apple is developing in-house power management chips, which is what Dialog currently supplies to the company… In a statement released this evening to The Financial Times, Dialog said that Apple has decided to order “30 percent fewer” of the chips this year than it normally does....

What’s New in iOS 11.0.2 and Why You Should Upgrade The iOS 11.0.2 update applies to the iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod Touch 6th generation. For a minor update it’s surprisingly large, weighing around 278 MBs. As always, connect to a speedy network and grab it. Here is a list of changes and improvements: Fixes an issue where crackling sounds may occur during calls for a small number of iPhone 8 and 8 Plus devices....

Training Day and The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua will meet soon with Kevin Feige to discuss directing an MCU film for Marvel Studios. Over the 20 movies so far released as part of the MCU franchise, Marvel has employed a wide array of talented directors to helm its projects. Some - such as Thor’s Kenneth Branagh and Iron Man 3’s Shane Black - were pretty established names in filmmaking prior to their Marvel work....

There are a few new goodies for iOS developers shipping during the holiday season. Over the weekend, app analytics firm AppFigures released a cool new feature called ‘Sharable Review Cards’. Essentially, developers can curate their App Store reviews for some of their best feedback and quickly share a link to that comment for others to admire. The cards take on the theme from the app icon, so each review card appearance matches the app it is about....

In this episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, long-time Mac Admin Tom Bridge from JumpCloud joins the show to call real or fake on Apple’s 11 reasons for using a Mac at work. Sponsored by Mosyle: Managing Apple devices at work shouldn’t be difficult. Mosyle makes it easy. Links Apple’s 11 Reasons for running a Mac at work Connect with Bradley Twitter LinkedIn Listen and subscribe Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Pocket Casts Castro RSS

After having their reputation damaged by the National Security Agency controversy earlier this year, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and many more are joining forces to demand more transparency regarding NSA requests and surveillance (via AllThingsD). The 63 companies, investors, and non-profit organizations are pleading with the U.S. government to allow Internet, phone, and other service providers to share the requests that they receive for user data, including: The number of government requests for information about their users The number of individuals, accounts, or devices for which information was requested The number of requests that sought communications content, basic subscriber information, and/or other information....

As it continues to ramp up its focus on content, Apple has reportedly acquired the rights to the documentary “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.” As detailed in a report from Deadline, the film opens Tribeca Film Festival today, suggesting that Apple may have a presence at the festival.. Specific information regarding Apple’s acquisition of the documentary are unclear at this point. It’s unknown how much Apple paid for the rights, nor is it clear as to when or how Apple plans to release the film....

Apple has updated its website for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in Japan to add support for Quasi Zenith Satellite System (QZSS), a Japanese satellite positioning system that could improve location features for users in the region versus traditional GPS (via Macotakara.jp). While it’s unclear if users are already benefiting from the support for the positioning system, the website for QZSS is also now listing iPhone 7 and 7 Plus as a supported device alongside Apple Watch Series 2....

Apple is using its own top-level domain in a major way for the first time. Visit http://experience.apple/iphone/ on a mobile device to see the new microsite for iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. The page features a 3D model of the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. You simply tilt your phone to rotate the model around its axis. A few bullet point new features spin alongside the device rendering....

Save the date. Apple has officially announced its next big event for Tuesday, September 10, where we expect to see the iPhone 11 revealed. This date lines up with the rumored event date based on a leaked asset in iOS 13 beta earlier this month. The ‘By innovation only’ event will take place at Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. We also expect Apple to share updates on iOS 13, Apple Watch, Apple TV+ and Arcade, and much more....

After forecasting a record quarter with revenue between $84 billion and $87 billion, Apple has just reported its quarterly results for the last three months of 2017. While Apple’s previous quarter included initial iPhone 8 sales, today’s results are the first to include initial iPhone X sales as it launched in early November. Apple reports $88.3b in revenue and $20.1b profit from 77.3m iPhones, 13.2m iPads, and 5.1m Macs sold. That compares to $78....

What is CarPlay? CarPlay is an extension of your iPhone into your car’s entertainment system. I always like to think of it as a second screen for your iPhone, similar to how you might use AirPlay to show your iPhone on your TV. That’s probably why the two technologies share the same naming conventions. Unlike AirPlay, though, you control your iPhone through your car’s head unit and a subset of CarPlay-enabled apps....