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Top Apple-related stories for the week of March 16-20

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of March 16-20.

Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of March 16-20.

° iOS 27 will purportedly focus on bug fixes, performance tweaks, and stability rather than new features.

° No, wait, the second generation MacBook Neo might have a touchscreen.

° Apple’s film “F1” won Best Sound from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 

° Apple has announced the AirPods Max 2, which will be available for order on March 26 and cost US$549.

° Apple has acquired MotionVFX, a developer of plugins, visual effects, templates and motion graphics tools for Final Cut Pro.

° Global foldable smartphone shipments are projected to grow 20% in 2026, supported by Apple’s expected entry.

° Apple is expanding its partnership with the Save The Music Foundation.

° Apple has released the first Background Security Improvement for iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

° Brian Lynch, who has been Apple’s senior director in charge of home devices since 2022 is departing to join Oura.

° Musi’s lawsuit against Apple has been dismissed with prejudice.

° Apple and Samsung dominated the list of highest-shipping models globally in 2025.

° The Mac and iPad saw substantial annual growth in India as of the fourth quarter of 2025.

° Apple is cracking down on “vibe coding” apps that allow users with little to no programming experience to build apps or websites using natural language prompts.

° A new report says Apple’s Liquid User interface has a negative affect on users who are blind or have low vision.

° Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple and other companies for misusing its content for AI training.

° Apple delivered the strongest smartphone sales growth in China over the first nine weeks of 2026.

° A Federal Circuit has affirmed Masimo’s initial ITC win over Apple — but it’s kind of a hollow victory.

° Google is developing a native Gemini app for the Mac, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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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.

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