iPhone and Apple News

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To mark the start of the NFL season, NFL Retro Bowl 25 launched on Apple Arcade. NFL RB25 takes Retro Bowl to a new level by adding the teams and NFL stars you know and love to the popular mobile game.

Apple Arcade debuted with nearly 100 games, and the collection has continued to grow, now featuring over 200 titles. To explore and download the newest games, head to the Arcade tab in the App Store. Scroll down and tap “See All Games” at the bottom. Typically, the most...

 

According to a developer, known as Nico on X, live activities will not provide real-time updates in iOS 18. This is based on feedback that Nico received from Apple's developer team.

Previously, developers were able to refresh live activities every second, but in iOS 18 the shortest amount of time between updates will be 5 seconds. Apple stated that this change is intentional to prevent frequent writing to the iPhone's NAND (storage) chip. Frequent writing to a NAND...

 

According to 9to5Mac, you are looking at the iPhone 16 Pro in its new Golden Titanium color. This image comes from the same leaker that accurately depicted the iPhone 15 Pro's Natural Titanium color, so there is some solid credibility here.

The gold color is not the only thing to pick up on though, as you can see there is a new cutout for a button on the top of the iPhone. The most interesting thing is that this case does not give it a button bubble, like the side...

 

In the 3rd beta of iOS 18.1, Apple dropped the requirement that the iPhone's region must be the United States to use Apple Intelligence. The only requirement now is that the iPhone's language must be set to English. This was first spotted by 9to5Mac.

Now, English-speaking users around the world have access to opt-in to Apple Intelligence, with a few exceptions. Users in China will not have access to Apple Intelligence, and users in the EU must have a US App Store...

 

Today Apple released the 8th beta of iOS 18.0 and the 3rd beta of iOS 18.1 for developers. Alongside the iOS beta, Apple also released the 8th beta of macOS Sequoia, tvOS18, iPadOS18, and visionOS 2.

To download and install these updates, head to Settings > General > Software update. Make sure under the beta updates section, the [insert device OS here] developer beta is selected. Then the newest beta should pop up for you to download and install.

The public version of...

 

An independent market research firm, Counterpoint, predicts that Apple's worldwide revenue will cross the $400 billion threshold in 2024.

This record level of growth is expected to be driven by an increase in hardware sales and services. Apple Intelligence needing modern hardware to run is likely to drive this growth in software, as well as the launch of new iPhones, Apple Watches, AirPods, and Macs this fall. Counterpoint predicts that AirPods are going to be the...

 

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Apple has officially sent out invites for its annual iPhone-centric event titled "It's Glowtime." Like the past 4 years, this event will be held online as a theatrical video is streamed for the public. Only select members of the press are invited to watch the video stream at the Steve Jobs Theater.

We can expect the iPhone 16 lineup to be announced, the new Apple Watch 10, and the new AirPods 4.

This event seems to be centered around Siri and Apple Intelligence. The...

 

The first Apple Watch was unveiled at Apple's 2014 September event which took place on September 9th, 2014. This year's Apple Event, "It's Glowtime," is slated for September 9th, 2024, which is curiously taking place on the same day 10 years later. It should also be noted that September 9th is a Monday this year; the September iPhone event has historically always fallen on a Tuesday. Rumors were previously pointing to Tuesday, September 10th as the event day, and these...

 

Today Apple announced that Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will be stepping down from his position on December 31st, 2024. Maestri will be succeeded by Apple Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, Kevan Parekh. Maestri is not leaving Apple, instead transitioning to the leader of the Apple Corporate Services team. This specialized team includes information systems and technology, information security, and real estate development.

Luca Maestri took on the...

 

According to Deadline, 3 cast members of the Apple TV series Ted Lasso have had their contract options executed, securing them for a potential season 4 of Ted Lasso.

Although it hasn't been green-lit or announced, the fact that cast members are negotiating and coming to terms on contracts points to very strong signs that season 4 is in the works!

"Richmond til we...