We’ve seen Linux running on Apple Silicon Macs before, but this week marks the first time you can run Fedora Linux on M1 and M2 Macs.

This is a collaboration between Asahi Linux and the Fedora Project, and marks a key milestone in a project which kicked off back in 2021 …

2023 was the year of podcast cutbacks, argues a new piece today, pointing to a whole slew of layoffs and show cancellations.

It also argues that iOS 17 played a role, by replacing an artificially inflated picture of podcast popularity with a more realistic one …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is carrying out at least a preliminary antitrust investigation into Apple blocking Beeper, the unofficial app which gave Android users access to iMessage. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also appears to be “evaluating” Apple’s actions.

Today’s report follows a call for a DOJ investigation by a bipartisan group of senators, and Bleeper’s announcement that it has now given up any hope of keeping the app working …

The Apple Watch ban which yesterday saw the Series 9 and Ultra models removed from sale may not be the last.

A Stanford law professor warns that we are likely to see more patent clashes between the consumer electronics and health tech worlds, and that the results can be both unpredictable and dramatic …

The charging situation for the and iPhone 15 Pro this year has changed. Apple’s proprietary Lightning port has been replaced with USB-C, so now you can charge your phone with almost any and USB-C power adapter that you can find online. But what exactly do you need to make sure you can charge your iPhone battery as fast as possible?

Smart glasses aren’t a new thing, in fact, they’ve been around for a long time. But over the years, companies have been working on improving them, or at least trying to make them mainstream. Meta is one of the companies trying to do this, and I decided to give the a try to see if there’s any point in having smart glasses.

Apple has announced that it is closing its Infinite Loop retail location next month. The store will close for good on January 20, 2024, and the company invites customers to visit the nearby Apple Park Visitor Center and other locations instead.

Moments ago, Apple removed the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 from its US online store in response to an impending ITC ban. Now, more details are emerging about what the ban will mean for existing Apple Watch users when it comes to repairs and servicing.

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You can no longer buy an Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 from Apple’s online store in the United States. As previously announced, Apple has removed its flagship Apple Watch models in light of an ongoing patent dispute with medical device company Masimo.

9to5Mac broke the news of Apple’s plans to discontinue Apple Watch on Monday. The move comes after the ITC ruled in October that the Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature infringes on two Masimo patents.

Benjamin and Chance discuss the wild situation of the Apple Watch sales ban in the US as part of an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over blood oxygen sensor patents. Also, Apple has finally shared details of the first vehicles featuring next-generation CarPlay, Apple News+ adds The Athletic, and we round out the year with some #Ask9to5Mac questions.

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A new strain of Instagram phishing emails has been detected, in which attackers attempt to trick victims into forking over usernames, passwords, phone numbers, and, most notably, backup codes used to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA).

Whether you plan to pick up Vision Pro or pass on it, one of the neat parts of iPhone 15 Pro is that you can capture spatial videos for Vision Pro. But before you can, you need to manually enable the feature. Here’s how to record Vision Pro spatial videos with iPhone 15 Pro.

The holiday discounts are out in full force, with some all-time lows on Apple’s latest releases. You can save $100 on Apple’s just-released 24-inch M3 iMac. It comes joined by Belkin’s 15W 3-in-1 MagSafe Stand at $101, with a matching all-time low landing on Apple’s 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro, which starts from $1,349. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

Beeper brought back phone number registration for its iMessage on Android solution that involves having a jailbroken iPhone or access to a Mac. This workaround might be the last for Beeper Mini and Cloud, with the situation ultimately described as “unsustainable.”

Despite a 10% drop in the number of new titles introduced this year, Apple TV+ boasts twice as many viewing hours compared to last year. That’s according to a new report from Deadline, which also says that total viewership is up 42% in 2023.