Update: Apple says that the Chinese MIIT requires VPN providers to obtain a license. The company has been ‘required’ to remove VPN apps from the App Store in China which do not meet the regulations. Apple has begun removing all VPN apps from the App Store in China, as first noted by the developers of ExpressVPN. In a blog post, they reported that Apple informed them that their app had been pulled from the Chinese App Store....

There’s another feature that the revamped M1 iMac could have added: Face ID. According to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman in his latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Apple at least considered adding Face ID to the revamped iMac last year These findings corroborate with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman latest edition of the Power On newsletter. The journalist writes: We were able to find a new extension on macOS Big Sur beta 3 with codes intended to support “PearlCamera....

In the lead up to Apple’s release of AirPods late last month, I had tested just about every pair of cord-free earbuds already on the market. But now that AirPods are here and I’ve been using them daily for an extended period of time, the difference is even more striking than I anticipated. With AirPods, Apple has done what it does best: taken an emerging product category with a frustrating user experience and delivered a polished product made possible by its control over both the hardware and software....

Apple says, “Ten years after its App Store debut, Toca Life World is masterfully iterating on the art of play and self-expression for kids.” If your kids haven’t downloaded this app yet, it’s absolutely time, as this is a pretty special honor. Outside of the best iPhone app, Apple honored the video editor LumaFusion from LumaTorch as the best iPad app. The company said, “LumaFusion made video editing faster, less intimidating, and more portable for creators at every level....

The “Ace Max” marking showed up interestingly with the iPhone 11 series in 2019. tvguidetime.com As indicated by Apple tracker Mark Gurman, who anticipates that iPhone 15 should accompany some “bigger changes,” including USB-C (rather than Apple’s exclusive Lightning port), the tech monster could present another marking for top of the line models. The organization has previously sent off a rough Watch Ultra and presently has ‘M1 Ultra’ processor....

How to Watch Apple’s Mac Unleashed Mac Event The Unleahsed Mac event is scheduled to take place on October 18, 2021, at 1 pm ET (10 am PT). If there’s one thing we can count on from Apple, it’s that the company will make it almost impossible to miss its significant events. This will be no exception, as the company will have it up on its Apple Events page. You’ll also be able to watch it from the Apple TV app....

Tidal’s struggles continue today as a new report claims the streaming music platform is months behind on royalty payments. According to Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, the Jay-Z-owned streaming service is over six months behind on payments to several labels… The report, translated by Music Business Worldwide, cites multiple sources who say that Tidal is “behind with payments directly to the three major international record companies.” Those three record companies consist of Universal, Sony, and Warner....

What’s Going on With Primephonic? As is often the case when one company buys another, Primephonic is going away. As of this writing, the service is no longer accepting new users, and it’ll completely shut down on September 7, which doesn’t give current users very much time to enjoy the service before it’s gone. Fortunately, Apple will incorporate Primephonic’s functionality and playlists into the Apple Music service, leaving fans a place to experience the content....

Apple Music knows 2020 has been a universally challenging year, and its new set of playlists reflects that reality. The streaming service is expanding its handpicked track collections with 10 new playlists that cover developing music corners, socially trending songs, and even a playlist focused on mental health. Gen Z focus TechCrunch details the new playlists in Apple Music, highlighting the TikTok grab Apple is making with the new “Viral Hits” playlist:...

As it generally does when products reach a certain level of maturity, Apple today has started offering the Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 via its online refurbished store. This marks the first time that Apple has made the Apple Watch available in refurbished condition since the device’s release. Better deals, however, remain available from retailers such as Target… Apple is offering the Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 at somewhat notable discounted price points....

When Apple signed an exclusive deal to use the superstrong alloy liquidmetal way back in 2010, there was a lot of speculation about how Apple might use it. The only immediate answer we saw was in the SIM ejection tool supplied with iPhones. While some had expected Apple to use liquidmetal for product casings, the high cost of the material seemed to rule that out, at least in the short-term. There’s also been no sign of the super long-lasting batteries some had suggested....

A series of patents published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office today (via PatentlyApple) suggested Apple is attempting to own as many Thunderbolt related trademarks and patents as possible. This is despite most being under the impression the technology is an open collaboration between Intel and Apple. Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of today’s patents is the possibility Apple might bring Thunderbolt to iOS devices. According to one of the patents published today, “a connection may be provided between a portable media player and a display, a computer and a portable media player, or between other types of devices....

Apple lined up another record quarter (shocker) selling an incredible 20.34 million iPhones, 9.25 million iPads and 3.95 million Macs. iPods were down 20% YOY to 7.9M. The company earned $7.31 billion in net profit on revenue of $28.57 billion for the June quarter. Both are records for Apple…and it isn’t even a holiday quarter. Press release and charts follow: Apple Reports Third Quarter Results All-Time Record Revenue and Earnings...

According to a new report from Silicon Valley Business Journal, Apple has purchased a 43-acre development plot in North San Jose. The report claims that Apple paid slightly more than $138 million for the property, which is located on North First Street in San Jose. Today’s news comes just a month after Apple leased 300,000 square feet of already constructed building in North San Jose. Also last week, Apple leased 76,000 square feet of office space in San Francisco, marking the company’s first major office space in the city....

Apple has released the first macOS 10.13.3 beta through the Mac App Store. The latest beta software update is currently available to registered developers. The update is likely a bug fix and security update given this point in the development cycle of macOS High Sierra. We’ll update if any new features are discovered in the new beta. macOS 10.13.2 came out of beta last week and is available for all customers....

Apple Card is coming this summer, and we expect the new credit card from Apple to be supported in iOS 12.4. Apple hasn’t been more specific about the exact launch date for US customers, but the company has been releasing developer beta versions of iOS 12.4 without Apple Card included for several weeks. Apple will release the sixth developer beta version of the upcoming software update later today, hopefully marking the final pre-release seed before the update is ready for prime time....

Apple has made a notable hire in the podcasting industry this week. Inside Podcasting reports that Apple recently hired Emily Ochsenschlager, who previously served National Geographic’s director of podcasts. This hire comes as reports suggest Apple plans to start funding original podcasts. Ochsenschlager had worked at National Geographic for just over one year. Her responsibilities included building out NatGeo’s podcasting efforts and launching the company’s first podcast. Prior to her time at National Geographic, Ochsenschlager spent over 15 years at NPR, where she served as a producer and editor....

Following the recent attack by Chinese institutions on iCloud.com to attempt to steal account information, Apple has posted a new how-to article about verifying the page you visit when you type iCloud.com into your web browser is the genuine Apple site. The page doesn’t offer a fix per se, but walks through how to check the certificates of the page in Safari, Chrome and Firefox. In Safari, you can verify you are on the correct page by checking that the URL bar highlights green next to the words ‘Apple Inc’....

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZTRTv56k58] Following the latest drone flyover video of Apple’s under construction “Campus 2” last month, today we get an up-to-date look at progress over the last several weeks with another 4K video courtesy of Myithz. Apple is making significant progress on the site as the company wraps up demo and street utilities work and continues full force on building construction and additional earthwork scheduled to last into 2016. The video shows Apple has begun work erecting the structure of the site’s main circular building, as well as structures on the surrounding campus including the parking garage....

The man who was for seven years head of Apple’s Siri efforts has said that virtual assistants don’t deliver on their promise. Bill Stasior left Apple earlier this year, leaving the Siri team without a VP at the helm … He told Business Insider that no virtual assistant currently does what we really want them to. The big challenge, he says, is that human beings can ask any question, or give any instruction, using such a broad range of language....