Apple users in South Korea have been waiting on Apple Pay to launch in their country for years, and Apple has finally made the official announcement. The company says Apple Pay is “about to launch” in South Korea with support for in-store, in-app, and online purchases.

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Along with launching the new yellow version of the iPhone 14 today, Apple updated its collection of iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands with some fresh spring colors. The new options are available for Apple’s silicone iPhone cases and several different Apple Watch bands.

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Sonos has officially launched its all-new flagship speakers that we’ve been hearing about over the last few months. The Era 300 and 100 arrive with what the company calls “next-level audio” and an impressive array of connectivity like WiFi 6, Bluetooth, USB-C line-in, AirPlay 2, and spatial audio for the larger Era. Read on for all the details including some early hands-on thoughts.

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Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite feature is set to expand to six new countries later this month. This expansion follows Apple’s initial launch in the United States and Canada, and its first expansion to the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ireland.

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Apple today announced a new yellow colorway for the and iPhone 14 Plus. This represents the usual spring color refresh for the iPhone line. No new color was announced for the higher-end iPhone 14 Pro series.

The yellow finish will be available to order beginning this Friday, with first units arriving to customers on March 14. Apple also refreshed its lineup of accessories today, so you can complement the new yellow iPhone with a new spring-themed iPhone case.

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New data from Counterpoint Research today shows just how dominant the iPhone lineup really is. According to the data, not only was the iPhone 13 the “best-selling smartphone” of 2022, the entire iPhone lineup accounted for eight out of the top 10 spots on the best-selling smartphone list for 2022.

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Alcyr Araujo from Mosyle joins the show to discuss the latest trends around K-12 IT device management.

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Apple has been putting some efforts recently to show that the company cares about games, especially when it comes to the Mac. However, the company’s real-life practices show that a lot of things still need to change if it really wants to make the Mac a gaming platform. On Monday, Panic cofounder Cabel Sasser revealed that the popular “Untitled Goose Game” has been rejected twice by Apple’s Mac App Store.

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We’ve been hearing rumors about a new MacBook Air for a while, but some details about it remain unclear. 9to5Mac has now heard from independent sources that Apple is indeed working on a new generation MacBook Air in two different sizes: 13-inch and 15-inch.

More than that, the company also plans to introduce an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro. What will these laptops have in common? They will be powered by the M3 chip.

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A new iPhone 14 color is indeed imminent, according to a tweet from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today. This comes after a sketchier leak posted to Weibo last week said a new color would be released sometime this year.

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The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro saw a major redesign with the M1 varieties, but far fewer changes with the upgrade to M2. Still, these machines have seen some changes from the previous generation, including most notably that processor upgrade, to make the worth considering. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Apple is rolling out tvOS 16.3.3 for Apple TV users today, three weeks after the release of tvOS 16.3.2. Today’s update addresses Siri Remote connectivity problems that have been impacting Apple TV 4K users.

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As European Union officials work on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that formally went into effect last fall, a stakeholder workshop was held today by the European Commission to get input on “app store related provisions.” Spotify was one of the panelists and it shared three changes it feels Apple must be forced to make in the EU.

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The future of Outlook on the Mac is looking bright today. Microsoft has optimized Outlook for Apple Silicon to deliver a speed and sync performance boost. Outlook for Mac is also now available as a free app.

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If you’re having problems accessing links on Twitter today, it’s not just you. An apparent outage affecting Twitter’s API has broken all links on Twitter because of errors with the t.co link shortener redirect. Images on Twitter are also completely broken for many users. The entire Tweetdeck web experience is also broken.

Update: In a statement, Twitter says: “Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now. We made an internal change that had some unintended consequences. We’re working on this now and will share an update when it’s fixed.”

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Siri on Apple TV isn’t nearly capable enough yet to replace your remote, but Siri helps you pick up the remote less. Siri can search for movies and TV shows, adjust volume, and toggle captions.

A lesser known hands-free feature on Apple TV is Siri’s ability to launch live channels. A fair amount of setup is required for this to work, but the convenience of voice control is worth it.

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Monday morning has arrived and with it we have all of the most notable price drops on Apple gear live right now starting with Apple Watch SE 2. Apple’s most affordable current-generation wearable has now gotten even less expensive with configurations starting from $220. Those offers are joined by the nano-texture glass, tilt-adjustable Studio Display at $150 off and dropping back down its best price yet alongside the new Volt Yellow, Coral Pink, and Tidal Blue Beats Fit Pro colorways. Head below for all of the best deals and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Just over a year ago, Apple announced a new Tap to Pay feature that effectively turns iPhones into contactless payment terminals. Since that announcement, the availability of the feature has quickly expanded to different payment platforms in the United States.

Now, sales platform Wix has announced support for the feature…

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Apple launched a way to make fun emoji wallpapers with iOS 16 but what about Memoji? A neat new resource called memotify lets you do just that while including customization for using up to six Memoji, three patterns, and custom background colors. Follow along for how to create your own Memoji wallpaper.

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