Apple will not make exception for Epic in App Store

The battle royale continues between Epic Games and Apple. In a statement shared with Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple said that "we... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Facebook's Merging of Instagram and Messenger Chats Gets Underway

Facebook's long-term plan to integrate Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp chat platforms appeared to kick into gear over the weekend as Instagram... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Trump Signs Executive Order Giving ByteDance 90 Days to Sell US TikTok Business

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order giving ByteDance 90 days to sell its TikTok business in the United States, citing evidence of... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Facebook claims Apple is hurting small businesses

As Apple battles with Epic Games over its App Store fees, Facebook is joining the fight over its new Paid Online Events feature, which allows small... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Google Pulls Fortnite from Play Store

Just hours after Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store, Google has also pulled the Fortnite app from its Google Play Store. Epic made... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Instagram Accused of Illegally Harvesting Biometric Data

Facebook, owner of Instagram, is facing a lawsuit over allegedly harvesting the biometric data of users, according to Bloomberg. Last... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple News+ in iOS 14 opens article web links in Apple News, intercepting traffic from websites

Apple News in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur has a toggle that's designed to open web links from Apple News+ publishers directly in Apple News, which... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Tim Cook’s networth exceeds $1B now

Apple CEO Tim Cook's net worth has climbed to over $1 billion, according to calculations by Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. At a... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple Takes Legal Action Against Small Company with Pear Logo

Apple is taking legal action against the developers of the app "Prepear" due to its logo, according to iPhone in Canada. Prepear... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

iOS 14: A tour of Safari’s webpage translation feature

In iOS 14, Apple introduced a Translate app that can translate several different languages in real-time, and Safari picked up new translation... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

SoundSource 5 brings a streamlined interface and more

Longtime Mac developer Rogue Amoeba today announced the launch of SoundSource 5, the next-generation version of its software utility that gives you... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Third-party RAM for 27-inch iMac still far more affordable than Apple’s add-on RAM

Apple yesterday announced a new 27-inch iMac with faster 10th-generation Intel Core processor options, next-generation AMD graphics, and up to a... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple Has Reportedly Expressed 'Serious Interest' in Purchasing TikTok

Apple has expressed interest in purchasing video-sharing social media platform TikTok, according to Axios' Dan Primack:Multiple sources tell me... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

China refuses to accept ‘theft’ of TikTok if US acquisition goes ahead

Yesterday we reported on Microsoft's accelerated efforts to purchase TikTok in the United States before President Trump follows through on a... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

If your Mac occasionally shows “not charging”

If you have a Mac and have seen a "Not Charging" warning when plugging it in to power, Apple last week released a support document that... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft to Stop Supporting Office 2016 for Mac in October

Microsoft's Office 2016 for Mac is set to reach its end of support date on October 13, 2020, and after that date, connecting to Office 365... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple Acquired Mobeewave, a Startup That Lets Smartphones Accept NFC Payments

Apple has purchased payments startup Mobeewave, which created a system that lets shoppers tap a credit card or smartphone on another phone to process... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Emails Reveal Why Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller Blocked In-App Kindle Purchases

Internal Apple emails, made public by the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust inquiry, have revealed information about why Apple blocked in-app... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Canada’s ‘COVID Alert’ app using Apple’s exposure notification API now available

Canada today released a new COVID-19 contact tracing app called COVID Alert, as noted by iPhone in Canada. COVID Alert takes advantage of Apple and... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple Store app now offers iPhone comparisons, new ‘For You’ tab

Apple today updated its Apple Store app with a new "For You" tab that offers access to order status, devices, accessory recommendations,... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

VMware Engineer Confirms macOS Catalina Bug Causes Crashes with Virtualization

macOS Catalina 10.15.6 seems to have introduced a bug that causes system crashes, especially when using virtualization software such as VirtualBox or... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple TV+ earns over a dozen Emmy nominations for ‘The Morning Show,’ ‘Defending Jacob,’ and more

Apple TV+ has earned its first Emmy nominations this morning, with nominations for "The Morning Show," "Central Park," "Defending... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

iOS 14 includes redesigned “Field Test Mode”

Apple's upcoming iOS 14 update introduces multiple design changes, including a new look for the hidden Field Test Mode feature on the iPhone. ... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

iOS 14: How to enhance speech, movies, and music when listening on AirPods and Beats

In iOS 14, Apple continues to build out its extensive accessibility features, and here we're going to show you how you can use the new Headphone... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

‘For All Mankind’ season 2 trailer shared on IMDb, with no official release

A trailer for the second season of Apple Original series "For All Mankind" has today been shared on IMDb, but it has not yet been officially... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Intel Delays 7-Nanometer Chips Until Late 2022 or Early 2023

During its second quarter earnings announcement, Intel today said that it has delayed the rollout of its 7-nanometer chips by six months, which... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

A look at the iOS 14 beta Translate app

Apple in iOS 14 added a new Translate app, which, as the name suggests, is designed to offer translations from one language to another. The Translate... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple-Commissioned Study Finds App Store Fees in Line with Other Marketplaces

As Apple CEO Tim Cook gears up to testify in an App Store antitrust hearing before the House Judiciary Committee next week, Apple has commissioned a... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Future Apple Pencil Could Have Sensor to Sample Colors from the Real World

Apple is exploring new Apple Pencil technology that could allow the device to sample colors from the real world to use in digital art, drawings,... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple expanding AppleCare+ monthly payments to Canada, Australia and Japan

Apple is expanding AppleCare+ monthly payment options to Canada, Australia, and Japan, allowing customers in these countries to pay for AppleCare+... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Los Angeles Metro Says Tap Transit Cards Will Support Apple Pay Later This Year

The Los Angeles Metro today confirmed that TAP cards used for public transit in the city will work with Apple Pay later this year, allowing them to... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

SoftBank Considering Sale of Arm Holdings as Apple Gears Up for Arm-Based Macs

SoftBank, the company that owns chip designer Arm Holdings, is exploring options that include a full or partial sale or a public offering, reports... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Arm-Intel-PowerPC Universal Binaries Are Possible

Casual MacRumors visitors may not realize that we have a very active PowerPC forum where users discuss issues related to PowerPC Macs that have not... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook's 2019 Compensation Totaled over $133M

Apple CEO Tim Cook was the second highest paid CEO in the United States in 2019, according to Bloomberg's list of the highest paid CEOs and... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Should I Buy an Intel Mac Today or Wait to Buy an Arm-Based Mac?

Apple at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference announced its intention to transition away from Intel processors to Macs powered by its own... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

HomePod Beta Allows Changing the Default Services for Music/Podcasts/Audiobooks

Apple has provided HomePod beta software to a selection of AppleSeed testers, and today released a second version of the HomePod update alongside iOS... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

How to hide home screen app pages on iPhone in iOS 14

With so many apps available for iPhone on the App Store, it doesn't take long before you download so many that managing them can start to get a... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

iOS 14: Everything new in Messages

Messages, one of the quintessential apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, is the home of iMessages, Apple's exclusive device-to-device messaging... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

LinkedIn Says iOS App Reading Clipboards Every Keystroke Is a Bug, Fix Coming

iOS 14 introduces a feature that alerts users when apps access their clipboards, and tons of apps have been caught clipboard snooping. ... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple Officially Obsoletes First MacBook Pro with a Retina Display

As expected, Apple's first MacBook Pro with a Retina display is now officially classed as "obsolete" worldwide, just over eight years... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Hands-on with watchOS 7’s sleep tracking, watch face sharing and handwashing monitor

watchOS 7, introduced last week and available for developers, is a significant update that introduces useful new Apple Watch features like sleep... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

TikTok App to Stop Accessing User Clipboards After Being Caught in the Act

A new feature in iOS 14 alerts users when apps read the clipboard, and it turns out some apps have been reading clipboard data excessively. ... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

The New York Times Ends Apple News Partnership and Pulls All Articles

The New York Times today announced that it is pulling out of Apple News, as the service does not "align with its strategy of building direct... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Apple's A12Z Under Rosetta Outperforms Microsoft's Native Arm-Based Surface ProX

Apple's Developer Transition Kit equipped with an A12Z iPad Pro chip began arriving in the hands of developers this morning to help them get... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

iOS 14 lets you add captions to photos

Apple's iOS 14 update adds several new features to the Photos app, including an option to add captions to images right from the iPhone, which is... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

iPhone 12 Models Won't Include Charger in Box, Power Adapter Sold Separately

iPhone 12 models will not include EarPods or a power adapter in the box, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today in a research note obtained by MacRumors.... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

U.S. Antitrust Regulators Investigating Apple's App Store Fees and Policies

As part of an ongoing antitrust inquiry into Apple's App Store policies, U.S. antitrust regulators are looking into the 30 percent cut that Apple... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Stores Are Permanently Closing

Microsoft today announced that it is permanently closing its physical stores worldwide. The company's retail employees will continue to serve... | Continue reading


@macrumors.com | 4 years ago