News items you should check out: February 21

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out:

° From AppleInsider: Purchased films upgraded to 3D by Apple will sometimes only play in 2D on an Apple Vision Pro if ownership was imported through Movies Anywhere — and there doesn’t appear to be a fix.

° From iMore: Apple is about to kick off an eight-month UK project to improve its Maps service that will see Apple’s cars and even backpack-wearing walkers traverse the country. 

° From 9to5Mac: Apple has updated the Apple Music Replay experience, available at replay.music.apple.com, with visualizations of your favorite music habits by month, rather than just by year

° From MacRumors: Apple has began offering refurbished versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chip options, offering the machines at a discount for the first time since their October 2023 release.

° From ZDNet: The average US subscriber pays almost $1000 a year for streaming subscriptions.

° From Bloomberg: Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams is on a rare visit to Taiwan to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Foxconn, the company that helped build the iPhone empire by assembling those devices to exacting standards in factories across China.

° From CBS News: A retired accountant in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, is crediting his smart watch for saving his life.

° From MacVoices Live!: On the new episode, Industrial Designer James Stone of Ohsnap, shows off the newest iteration of their iPhone grip, the Snap 4 Luxe.