Dennis Sellers

Apple’s has released its US$49 USB-C to MagSafe 3 charging cable in three new colors matching the MacBook Air: space gray, midnight, and starlight.

Apple has updated its Shazam app for iPhones and iPads work and sync with the iOS Music Recognition feature on devices running iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. You can download it for free at the App Store.

After 39 days of public testing, Apple’s new map data in its Maps app has been expanded to France, Monaco, and New Zealand, notes Justin O’Beirne.

Apple TV+ has been recognized as the most nominated streaming service by the Hollywood Critics Association, scoring a record 53 nominations, with “Severance” and “Ted Lasso” leading the Best Drama and Best Comedy Streaming categories, respectively, with 12 nominations each.

European Union (EU) antitrust regulators are investigating the video licensing policy of the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), whose members include Apple, Alpha, Google, Amazon and Meta

Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs was today posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Joe Biden. CEO Tim Cooks noted the honor on Twitter.

Netflix announced that it’ partnering with Sennheiser to bring spatial audio to its users — and, yes, that includes owners of at least some Apple devices.

Good news for the rumored Apple Car: more U.S. adults are wary to buy electric vehicles.

Apple has been granted a patent for a “smart blanket” with a “vital signs monitoring system” for multiple users.

Apple is investigating user reports that the iPad mini 6 may stop charging after being updated to iPadOS 15.5, according to a memo sent to service providers and obtained by MacRumors.

Noah (“A Quiet Place,” “Honey Boy”) Jupe, Mike “The Upshaws,” “Uncle Buck” series) Epps, and three more are joining the cast of Apple TV+’s “Lady in the Lake."

Marc Menchaca ("Ozark”) has signed on to star alongside André Holland, Don Cheadle, Alessandro Nivola and Tiffany Boone in the six-episode limited series “The Big Cigar,” centered on Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton (Holland), for Apple TV+.

In the latest Apple Pay promo mailed to users of Apple’s payment service, the tech giant wants you to “road-trip and save.” The discounts are available through January 13 and can’t be combined with other offers.

Just like iOS and iPadOS apps, apps in watchOS don’t automatically turn off when you close them. Turning apps off can be helpful if you want to save battery life.

Apple TV+ has shared a trailer for “Luck,” which reps the first feature film from Skydance Animation. It debuts on Apple TV+ Aug. 5.