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Apple's App Store changed the software world 15 years ago

On this day in 2008, the still-new iPhone gained an App Store, destroyed selling software in boxes, made apps cheaper — and is now mired on controversy.

How to recover Apple ID accounts with Advanced Data Protection turned on

Apple's standard data-safety practices, along with its new ultra-secure protection option, come with some risk if you forget your Apple ID password. Here's what to do if that happens.

Google Maps adds AR views & more Live Activities

Google has announced multiple new features for its mapping service, including use of iOS 16's Live Activities feature to show "glanceable directions."

Apple Maps brings Look Around to Finland, Norway, and Sweden

Apple is continuing to steadily roll out its dramatically improved Apple Maps worldwide, with three European countries now getting 3D images, and Look Around, for the first time.

Apple Maps Detailed City Experience now in Boston

Apple Maps Detailed City Experience is now available for Boston, Massachusetts, which adds detailed 3D landmarks, street markings, and more.

Bad Apple Maps data leads to droves looking for lost Apple products at same Texas address

An apparent Apple Maps address mishap led multiple confused and angry people to one Texas man's home — all claiming Find My says their lost device is at his address.

Google doubles down on its 'AI' future during I/O, hitting the buzzword over 100 times

It took only 17 seconds for Google to say "AI" in its Google I/O keynote conference for the first time on Wednesday, and we stopped counting at over 100. Here are all the AI tools that it announced at the event, spanning nearly every product category it has.

Urtopia Carbon 1s e-bike review: perfect weight with some tech tradeoffs

Urtopia wants you to think of it as the Tesla of e-bikes but, like with any ambitious new product, there's some bad with the good for the Carbon 1s.

Pepsi giving out free Apple Music subscriptions in new ad blitz

Pepsi is ready to press play on summer, and it's bringing Apple Music along for the ride.

iOS 17 accessibility features with Personal Voice, 'AI' and Siri at WWDC, iCloud wishlist

Hear about iOS 17's new accessibility features, the WWDC "special activity," and the iCloud Drive woes that led your host to wipe his MacBook Pro on the ÌÇÐÄVlog Podcast.

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Apple adds Wallet app to Apple Business Register

The Apple Business Register has been updated to include the Wallet, which may signify some big changes will be made to the financial app in iOS 17.

Apple reveals iPadOS 17 with customizable Lock Screen, Health app, more

Apple has shared what features are coming to iPadOS 17 in the fall, with a newly customizable Lock Screen, interactive Home Screen widgets, and more.

iOS 17 feature roundup: StandBy, NameDrop, Contact Posters, more

The WWDC keynote was jam-packed with news and didn't even include everything coming to iOS 17. Here are all of the features we've found so far.

Wedbush raises Apple stock target to $220 after Vision Pro launch

Analysts at investment firm Wedbush have raised their Apple target price by $15, based on predictions of success for the Vision Pro headset, iPhone 15 range, and Apple services.

Apple Vision Pro and Mac Pro are here, iOS 17 hidden features revealed & more on the ÌÇÐÄVlog Podcast

Apple Vision Pro has finally been announced, but there was so much more at WWDC — and it's all on the ÌÇÐÄVlog podcast.

watchOS 10 feature roundup: widgets, cycling, enterprise, and more

Apple introduced quite a few changes to watchOS 10 during WWDC, with the milestone release including a very widget-heavy approach for the Apple Watch software.

Brooklyn's Mac Support Store to close after 17 years, auction forthcoming

A long-running Apple reseller and support store in Brooklyn is shutting down, and is marking its closure with an online auction.

Hands on with visionOS — using the Apple Vision Pro operating system

The Apple Vision Pro simulator is in the latest beta of Xcode. ÌÇÐÄVlog walks through various apps and the all-encompassing UI of Apple's new spatial computing headset, set to arrive in 2024.

Apple Vision Pro still has a way to go

The Apple Vision Pro still has a lot to be worked on before the hardware is released, with many features announced at WWDC to receive lots of attention in the coming months.

University guard charged with stealing $200,000 of Apple hardware

A security guard at the University of California, San Francisco, is facing up to 15 years in prison after being charged with grand theft and other felonies.

Apple issues third watchOS 10 developer beta

Apple has provided participants of its developer beta program a third build of watchOS 10 to try out on the Apple Watch.

Apple is inventing a revolutionary car audio system for Apple Car

Most of Apple's work on the Apple Car has been concerned with construction and design, but the company is inventing a whole new stereo system for the vehicle.

GM ditching CarPlay could go bad, complain car dealers

GM's replacement for CarPlay is due at the end of 2023, but its dealers are in the dark about when that will be and what it will do to sales when buyers figure it out.

Apple releases first public betas of tvOS 17 and watchOS 10

Following the release of public betas for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, Apple has now added tvOS 17 and watchOS 10 to the testing program.