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Top Apple-related stories this week December 30-January 3

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of December 22-27.

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of December 30-January 3.

° Apple has announced that Apple TV+ will be available to stream for free from Saturday, January 4 to Sunday, January 5.

° The leaker known as “yeux1122” says that Apple will release a new Magic Mouse in 2026 with a more ergonomic design.

° Apple “Sherlocked” a lot of apps in its operating system updates announced at the 2024 Worldwide Developer Conference. Sherlocking is when Apple introduces a new feature that renders a third-party tool irrelevant.

° I was mostly happy with Apple’s various announcements this year. But to say I was disappointed with the iPadOS 18 update introduced at June’s Worldwide Developer Conference is an understatement.

° Here are the Apple World Today gang’s Apple-related predictions for 2025. 

° Here are my favorite products of 2024.

° PC World names the HomePod mini as the best smart speaker for Apple Home users.

° Apple has launched a Chinese New Year discount promotion in, well, China, running January 4-7.

° Apple has launched a homepage promotion of a free three-month trial of Apple Fitness+, Apple’s fitness and wellness service.

° The Office of Compliance and Field Operations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a “Notice of Violation” to Apple concerning Apple AirTags.

° The Competition Commission of India is reportedly set to announce its finding that Apple has committed antitrust violations with the App Store, and has informed the company. 

° Apple has agreed to pay US$95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users’ privacy.

° macOS users are being banned from the Marvel Rivals game, according to Reddit posts. 

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.