Update: iOS 13 beta 6 and iPadOS 13 beta 6 are now available alongside watchOS 5 beta 6 and tvOS 13 beta 6. No macOS Catalina beta 6 yet. Apple is releasing the sixth developer beta version of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 (possibly alongside new seeds of watchOS 6, tvOS 13, and macOS Catalina) today. Apple’s public beta builds should follow at a later date after the latest developer beta has been tested in the wild....

Apple has seemingly moved to block desktop apps that allow users to manage files on their iOS devices in its recent iOS 8.3 update, as noted by MacRumors. Many popular file transfer apps, such as iFunBox, iTools, iExplorer, iBackupBot and PhoneView, have experienced the issue that prevents users from accessing file directories for apps on iOS devices. The apps were previously a popular way for users to install software on iOS devices that Apple does not allow in the App Store, like game emulators....

Apple has announced that its first-ever virtual WWDC will start on June 22 this year and that it will be free for all developers through its Developer app and Developer website. There’s also a new event this year, a Swift Student Challenge for young developers 13 and older. We learned back in March that Apple would still hold WWDC this June but as a virtual event. However, it didn’t share an actual date....

Quick Fixes For Your Apple Magic Mouse Before we start looking at more in-depth fixes, there are a few basic things to check that could get your Magic Mouse up and running again. These will be power and connectivity issues. Check Power and Battery First, flip the mouse over and check that the on/off switch is showing green for on, not red for off. Assuming the switch is on, the Magic Mouse might have run out of battery....

Apple had already renewed its original Carpool Karaoke spin-off series for a third season last summer, but we haven’t heard anything more about it since then. But James Corden, who runs the show, released today on his YouTube channel the official trailer for the third season of Apple’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series. The trailer confirms that the third season of Carpool Karaoke: The Series features Jay Leno, Kesha, Rashida Jones, the cast of Stranger Things, and more stars....

Apple Music is an audio and video streaming platform that was developed by Apple and launched in 2015. Users can listen to whatever they want to as it has over three million songs to choose from. On the other hand, student discounts are discounts that are given to students on things such as devices, clothes and stationery that they can use for college. One only becomes eligible for a student discount when a person is 18 or older and is enrolled in a part-time or a full-time course with a school, college or university....

Apple News has announced that it is teaming up with the National Association of Black Journalists, or NABJ, to “give early-career journalists the opportunity to work on the forefront of news and technology.” The new editorial fellowship runs from June 2021 through February 2022. Apple News and the NABJ describe the new program as a way to give early-career journalists access to key editorial areas, such as audio, aggregating top stories, and more....

Apple this evening has shared a new video offering a look into the development process that led to the creation of the Portrait Lighting feature on iPhone X. The video shows how Apple used the “art of portraiture” to come up with the technology… Apple explains that it worked with photographers and image makers to study lighting principles and advanced machine learning to create the Portrait Lighting feature. In the video, you see Apple working to create a picture in a professional studio with professional equipment, and then recreating it using just the iPhone X....

Apple One bundles six different Apple services up into a single package - Apple Music, Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, iCloud, Apple News Plus, and Apple Fitness Plus. This is quite a unique move from Apple as there really isn’t much else like this out there at the moment at first glance. Apple One comes with three pricing options depending on how much you’re looking to spend and what services you’re interested in....

Next weekend, Apple will be bringing up its official Apple Store count in China to eleven. The Cupertino-based company will be opening up a new store at the Paradise Walk mall in the Jiangbei District of Chongqing on Saturday, July 26th. The official announcement was made on Apple’s retail website: The store will open up at 10 AM local time. Apple began teasing the new store with a colorful banner last week....

Apple’s prolonged patent battle with VirnetX was believed to be coming to an end back in August, but a new ruling out of an east Texas court this week brings bad news for Apple… As reported by Reuters, a federal judge in Tyler, Texas yesterday night ruled that Apple must pay $302.4 million in damages for infringing upon VirnetX’s patents with services like FaceTime and iMessage. VirnetX, a notorious patent troll, initially started coming after Apple in 2010....

The Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso won a 2021 Peabody Award for “offering the perfect counter to the enduring prevalence of toxic masculinity, both on-screen and off, in a moment when the nation truly needs inspiring models of kindness.” As revealed by EW, the Apple Original ‘Ted Lasso’ star Jason Sudeikis received the Peabody Award today. The award was presented by Will Ferrel to fellow SNL alum Sudeikis. The Peabody Awards honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media....

A new report from Patently Apple shows us a new patent application from Apple published today. This patent application describes a glass with “enhanced stiffness” for portable electronic devices like iPhone and iPad… The patent application explains an invention that would act as a cover glass for electronic devices. The cover glass could be applied over a display or over the body of the device for an added layer of protection....

SiriusXM and Marvel Entertainment just launched Marvel Podcasts Unlimited, a premium audio entertainment subscription for Marvel fans worldwide, available to listeners in more than 170 countries exclusively via the new Marvel channel on Apple Podcasts. Marvel Podcasts Unlimited provides subscribers early and exclusive access to an expanding universe of original series featuring fan-favorite characters, including Wolverine, Star-Lord, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Doctor Doom. Starting today, fans can explore the new free Marvel channel on Apple Podcasts, featuring popular Marvel + SXM Podcasts original series including the award-winning Marvel’s Wolverine: The Long Night and its epic sequel, Marvel’s Wolverine: The Lost Trail....

Apple has issued a minor bug fix update to both AirPort Utility on OS X and on iOS. The OS X Update is available via Software Update on the Mac App Store, while the iOS version is in the App Store on iOS and iTunes. The update, on both platforms, is to squash a bug for AirPort Base Stations not begin recognized by the app. Apple, last month, pushed out AirPort Utility updates to add compatibility for the new 802....

There has been much speculation about what led to the Apple/Qualcomm settlement at the eleventh hour. Did Intel tell Apple it was unable to deliver 5G modems by 2020? Did Apple reach its own conclusion that Intel wasn’t up to the job? Or was there some other factor at play that mysteriously led Apple to have a change of heart about a massive lawsuit centred on Qualcomm’s business practices, despite a long history of vehemently objecting to them … ?...

Apple has released iOS 14.2 beta 2 to registered developers, coming two weeks after the release of the first iOS 14.2 beta. Other new releases from Apple today include macOS 11 Big Sur beta 9 and watchOS 7.1 beta 2. iOS 14.2 beta 2 is available to developers via an over-the-air update in the Settings app. As usual, if the update does not immediately appear for download, keep checking as it sometimes takes a few minutes to roll out to all registered developers....

Just after releasing iOS 6.1 beta 4 to developers yesterday, Apple has released iOS 6.0.2 to the masses this afternoon. The update is only for the iPhone 5 and iPad mini and seems minor, as the folks in Cupertino said the update simply addresses bugs including a Wi-Fi bug that has plagued many users. You can grab the updates from iTunes, your device, or by directly downloading them from the links below....

Apple has released iOS 8.1.2 as an over-the-air software update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users running iOS 8. The latest release contains bug fixes for users as well as a fix for a problem regarding ringtones purchased from Apple being removed from devices. We’ll check out the software release for any significant changes or issues and update accordingly. For users subject to the reported issues involving ringtones purchased through iTunes, Apple points users to itunes....

Apple has released a third beta version of iOS 9.2 for developers and public beta testu users to try. The two previous builds of this operating system introduced support for AT&T’s new NumberSync system and changes to embedded Safari browsers that allow them to load all extensions. It also adds Arabic language support to Siri. The new build is available from the Software Update section of the Settings app on devices running a previous developer build, or from the Developer Center for those on a public release....