Since Apple allowed sideloading on iPhone and iPad in the EU through App Marketplaces, we’ve seen the rise of a few alternatives to Apple’s App Store. Now there’s another alternative app store coming, as Skich, a platform for discovering new mobile games, is launching its own App Marketplace for iOS users in the EU.
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After expanding to CarPlay a few months ago, Apple Music Classical has hit yet another new platform. Starting today, you can access Apple Music Classical on the web for the first time.
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The first cash deals on the brand-new M4 MacBook Air carry on at Amazon, but we have a fresh batch of deals today starting with the best price of the year on Apple’s most affordable M4 Pro MacBook Pro with 24GB of RAM – it is $220 off the list price. Next up, Amazon has brought back the $100 price drop on the 24GB M4 Mac mini alongside ongoing deals on the entry model at $529. Then it’s over to the banger 13-inch 2TB M4 iPad Pro that has now hit a new Amazon all-time low in Space Black at $300 off alongside solid price drops on a wide range of official Apple Watch bands, an ongoing all-time low on AirTags, and 30% off Satechi’s best 3-in-1 15W MagSafe charging stands. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Apple is reportedly planning for iOS 19 to introduce the biggest visual overhaul to the iPhone in over a decade. Here’s why a big iOS 19 redesign is a risky move, but one that could pay off nicely for Apple.
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The biggest Apple TV+ hit to date, Severance, is airing its season finale next week. Apple wants to keep all of its new subscribers who joined TV+ for Severance. And as part of doing that, its current HBO-inspired content strategy is about to be put to the test.
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Benjamin and Chance react to the disappointing news that Apple officially delayed the ambitious AI Siri features indefinitely, and what the ramifications are on Apple’s product line in the near term. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports Apple is preparing the biggest redesign to iOS since iOS 7, and Kuo has some details about Apple’s first foldable iPhone coming in 2026.
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Apple’s software and AI divisions have had a riveting past week. After Apple officially delayed key Siri upgrades to an unspecified date in “the coming year,” the person who broke that news, John Gruber, wrote a scathing criticism of Apple titled, “Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino.” Some have called on Apple to issue a public apology. Whether it should or not, here’s another idea: it’s time to bring back the in-person WWDC keynote.
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Apple TV+ has recently gotten in the habit of sending movies straight to streaming, but this summer, Apple has a big-budget blockbuster coming to theaters: F1. Now the official trailer has just debuted.
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T-Mobile has announced a new round of price increases set to go into effect next month. This time around, the company is raising prices by as much as $5 per line for subscribers on many of its legacy plans.
The carrier says this is a continuation of a price hike it began rolling out last year and that customers with Price Lock are not impacted.
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