One of the final remnants of iPhone Batterygate from the previous decade lives to see another day. Apple has failed to block a $2 billion lawsuit out of the UK that seeks damages over the long since resolved iPhone performance throttling issue.

Apple’s official silicone cases are some of the best on the market, and now you can score the best prices yet on its new iPhone 15 and 15 Plus styles from $24. The savings are joined by the new Beats Studio Buds+ with the slick transparent design in tow at $130. And if you need a spare MagSafe 3 cable for your MacBook, Apple’s official charger is down to $35. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Apple TV+ today announced a new original movie The Family Plan, starring Mark Wahlberg. The film is set to stream globally on Apple’s streaming service from December 15, perfectly in time for the holiday period.

The action-comedy feature sees Wahlberg play Dan Morgan, a retired government assassin who is now living the quiet life as a family man … until he is discovered and his family is threatened.

Netflix launched its ad-supported last year, and all indications are it’s been a success. In a new update today, Netflix revealed a few changes coming soon to the ad-supported plan, including reducing the number of ads you see if you binge-watch something.

It’s not hard to find out what search queries are trending on Google, but it’s rare we get a peek into what searches drive the most ad dollars. Coming out from the ongoing antitrust trial, new documents have unveiled some of the highest-revenue search queries on Google, and a lot of them are about the iPhone.

Tomorrow will see the announcement of AAPL Q4 2023 earnings, at a time when hardware revenue has been falling, and Apple itself has warned investors to expect big year-on-year drops in iPad and Mac sales.

While Apple suggested that the previous quarter might not beat the previous quarter’s $81.8B revenue, and there have been signs that all is not well with iPhone sales, analysts appear optimistic …

Apple’s proud boast that the entire Scary Fast event was shot on the iPhone 15 Pro Max has lead to a lot of discussion and debate about what that really means, and whether or not it’s a big deal.

There are those suggesting it really does mean the camera is something special, while other are suggesting that it’s at best meaningless, and at worst a cheat …

After debuting a handful of new releases including NBA 2K24 Arcade Edition in October, Apple Arcade is getting 8 new launches for the holiday season. Those include Disney Dreamlight Valley, Sonic Dream Team, Knotwords, Football Manager 2024, and more.

A new report based on interviews with insiders says the very first Apple Watch was originally supposed to launch with non-invasive blood sugar monitoring. Indeed, it says, this was intended to be the device’s headline feature.

The piece also reveals battles within the company over how far the company’s health ambitions should go, with some criticising it for targeting the “worried well” rather than those who most need health tech …

The gradual global rollout of Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone feature continues, with Ukraine the seventh country to benefit.

The small business payment service is initially limited to the state-owned PrivatBank, and customers can get up-and-running in just a few minutes …

A few days ago, Apple released a watchOS update that fixed an annoying bug affecting the Weather app complication, which had been broken for months since the watchOS 10 beta. But it seems that Apple still has other bugs to fix in its Weather app, as some users have been seeing a random file icon in the Lock Screen widget instead of a representation of snow.

Some rare Apple items are up for grabs in a new auction starting this afternoon. Among the items are a very rare 20-year Apple employee award, an uncirculated original iPhone that’s not just sealed in the Apple packaging but also the cardboard shipping box from FedEx, a 4GB sealed original iPhone, and more.

Update 10/31: With this Apple auction now ended, here’s what the final sale prices ended up at.

Following the release of the first beta of iOS 17.2 last week, Apple is now rolling out visionOS beta 5. Although Apple Vision Pro won’t be available in stores until next year, there are some developers who have already got their hands on Apple’s new mixed-reality headset for app development purposes.

Apple is fully embracing USB-C with just about all of its latest devices and accessories, and Anker’s new Prime 240W charger has been the perfect power station to ease the transition. With dynamic power allocation and a , this is perfect for the new M3 MacBooks, iPhone 15, and any other gear you can throw at it.

The new M3 MacBook Pro laptops come with a range of upgrades. But even with the third generation of the powerful Apple Silicon, a limitation remains on the base M3 MacBook Pro that could be a dealbreaker for some users.

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The latest laptops are powered by the new M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max Apple Silicon. In addition to more powerful and efficient CPUs and GPUs, these MacBook Pro machines support up to 128GB of memory, have brighter screens, improved battery life, and a new Space Black finish. Follow along for an in-depth look at what’s different and new with the M3 MacBook Pro vs M2 MacBook Pro lineup plus buying advice.

Lest you think a space black MacBook Pro was the biggest news of the week, Apple is back with an all-new version of firmware. Still think the black aluminum laptop is more exciting? Fair. Nevertheless, new AirTag firmware awaits.

One of the impressive parts of yesterday’s Apple event is that it was shot entirely using an iPhone 15 Pro. Apple has now published a behind-the-scenes video and a press release showing off some details on how it did this, ranging from the software it used to the intricate hardware setups.

Visually, Chrome on iOS is pretty different from the Android version. That disparity continues to grow today with the new ability to move the Chrome address bar on iPhone to the bottom of your screen.