Apple today announced that Japan’s My Number Card can now be added to the Wallet app on an iPhone XS or newer running iOS 18.5 or later. The card can be added to the Wallet app via the latest version of the My Number Portal app, and it can be …
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As noted in a Reddit thread earlier this month, iPadOS 26 expands Stage Manager to all iPad models compatible with the software update. Stage Manager on iPadOS 16 from the WWDC 2022 keynote On iPadOS 18, Stage Manager is limited to the following iPad models: 13-inch iPad Pro (M4 chip) …
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All five iPhone 16 models offer an Audio Mix feature in the Photos app that lets you edit the sound of a video after it is recorded. For example, you can reduce the background noise in a video, so that the person speaking on camera sounds more clear. Starting with …
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Apple executives have been discussing the possibility of the company making a bid to acquire Perplexity AI, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Perplexity is one of the leading AI startups that has proven popular as an AI-infused web search engine. Mergers and acquisitions chief Adrian Perica, services head Eddy Cue, …
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Apple today announced that it will soon be opening a new retail store at Forrest Place, a pedestrianized area in the heart of Perth, Australia. The store will be in a historic building originally built for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, at the corner of Forrest Place and Murray Street. …
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Every year between 2015 and 2024, at least one Apple executive agreed to be interviewed by Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber for a special WWDC episode of his podcast, The Talk Show. Last year, for example, Apple’s software engineering chief Craig Federighi, marketing chief Greg Joswiak, and top AI researcher John …
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U.S. President Donald Trump will extend the looming TikTok ban for another 90 days later this week, the White House said today (via Axios). It will be the third extension Trump has put in place since taking office in January. Trump’s second TikTok extension will expire on June 19, and …
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Oakley today shared several social media teasers for an upcoming product that it is releasing in partnership with Facebook parent company Meta, and it’s likely to be the Oakley-branded smart glasses that were rumored earlier this year. Meta already has a set of smart glasses that it produces in partnership …
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Apple plans to offer public betas of AirPods firmware updates for the first time. The public will be able to test upcoming AirPods firmware updates through the free Apple Beta Software Program, with no Apple Developer account required. “New public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, tvOS …
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The iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max are three months away, and there are plenty of rumors about the devices. Below, we recap key changes rumored for the iPhone 17 Pro models as of June 2025: Aluminum frame: iPhone 17 Pro models are rumored to have an aluminum …
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