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iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Apple seeds iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 release candidate to developers

Apple has rolled out iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 release candidate builds for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to developers. The updates are available over-the-air as well as via Apple Developer Center for developers. The public betas for testers are…

MacMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

Apple seeds macOS Monterey 12.4 release candidate to developers

Imran Hussain

Apple has released macOS Monterey 12.4 release candidate to developers. The update is available via Apple Developer Center as well as over-the-air for Macs enrolled in the developer beta program. A public beta has not been released yet. Apple had…

MacMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

MacBook Pro delivery time extends as assemblers in China continue to operate at low capacity

Rida Imran

Apple MacBook Pro assembling partners in China are facing production challenges and it is likely that they won’t return to pre-lockdown production capacity until July because of manpower and logistic issues. This means that MacBook Pro delivery dates will slip…

iOS iPad iPhoneMay 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Pok Pok Playroom introduces new “Shops” to offer kids an immersive shopping experience on iOS

Rida Imran

The award-winning iOS app, “Pok Pok Playroom” has introduced a new “Shops” feature for kids to indulge in an immersive and comprehensive shopping experience as a buy and seller. Developed by Pok Pok, the “Pok Pok Playroom” is an educational app…

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Apple study reveals App Store Search Ads’ success is not affected by disabling personalized ads

Rida Imran

In an internal document, obtained by MacRumors, Apple shared with advertisers that App Store Search Ads results are not tied to personalized ads. Therefore, they can reach users successfully without running targeted ads. Apple offers the ‘Search Ads’ service to…

Android iOS iPhoneMay 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Google hopes Apple would adopt RCS standard for private and rich communication across operating systems

Rida Imran

On May 11, Google held its annual I/O 2022 event to announce new products, features, and future plans. The company also used the event as an opportunity to take a jab at Apple for not supporting the RCS standard. Rich…

Apple TVMay 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Apple TV+ head of film marketing strategy resigns to seek new opportunities

Rida Imran

Variety reports that Apple TV+ head of film marketing strategy JP Richards has resigned only after a year. Richards joined Apple in January 2021 and was reporting to Apple’s head of video marketing Chris Van Amburg. Before joining Apple, Richards…

May 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Apple exclusively sells Mophie USB-C GaN adapters online

Rida Imran

Starting with iPhone 12, Apple introduced a new USB-C to Lightning charging cable and stopped shipping the smartphones with power adapters because of environmental reasons. However, the company retails its power adapter separately, a 20W USB-C power brick for $19.00….

iPhoneMay 12, 2022May 12, 2022

Apple to ship iPhone 15 with USB-C charging port in 2023

Rida Imran

TF Securities tech analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo states that Apple will finally switch to the USB-C port from Lightning in iPhone 15 series expected to launch in 2023. For the new Mac and iPad models, Apple switched from a Lightning connector…

Apple TVMay 12, 2022May 13, 2022

Apple TV+ teases season 3 of “Helpsters”, an award-winning kids and family series

Rida Imran

Season 3 of “Helpsters” will premiere on May 27, worldwide. And ahead of the award-winning kids and family series launch, Apple TV+ has unveiled its funny and colorful trailer. “Helpsters” is a live-action pre-school series from the makers of popular…