With the introduction of the first beta of iOS 9.3, Apple introduced a new feature called Night Shift that adjusts the color temperature of your device’s display at night as to make it easier to fall asleep. One qualm many have had with the feature, however, is that you have to go into the Settings app to turn it on and off. Apple’s iOS 9.3 Canadian preview page, however, hints that it make become easier to enable the feature with future iOS 9....

Apple has seeded two software upgrades for OS X Mavericks internally, according to a source with knowledge of the upcoming updates. This person says that the updates are labeled as OS X 10.9.1 and OS X 10.9.2. The first update is expected to be released later this month, and it will serve as an update to squash bugs that accompanied the OS X 10.9.0 release of Mavericks last month. Many users have complained about issues relating to the Mail and iBooks applications, and Apple is preparing to release individual bug-fix updates for those apps in the coming days…...

Build 10F50 includes numerous fixes and just one known issue, reports World Of Apple. It weighs in at 581.3MB in its delta form, reports World of Apple. Mac OS X 10.6.4 entered testing towards the end of last month. Speculation (and WWDC) suggests a June launch for the new OS iteration. Included in this update: Resolve an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive Resolve an issue that may prevent some Adobe Creative Suite 3 applications from opening Address issues copying, renaming, or deleting files on SMB file servers Improve reliability of VPN connections Resolve a playback issue in DVD Player when using Good Quality deinterlacing Resolve an issue editing photos with iPhoto or Aperture in full screen view Improve VoiceOver compatibility with iMovie and GarageBand Improve compatibility with some braille displays...

Apple continues to expand its health efforts with another Apple Watch and iPhone study. CNBC reports that Apple has teamed up with Eli Lilly to study whether the Apple Watch and iPhone can be effectively used to spot early signs of dementia. Research published this week shows that Apple and Eli Lilly have been working with the health startup Evidation “to find ways to more quickly and precisely detect cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s disease with the help of popular consumer gadgets....

According to a report from German language blog iFun, Apple is preparing to release iOS 6.1.2 early next week to address the much talked about Microsoft Exchange bug and passcode vulnerability. Apple already confirmed that both issues would be fixed in an upcoming software update, but iFun confirmed the update would land sometime before Feb. 21 based on its checks with carriers. iFun accurately predicted the launch of iOS 6.1.1 through the same sources earlier this month....

Apple agreed to pay a $5 million settlement to Taiwanese touch chip and module maker Elan Microelectronics Corp that will provide both companies with access to each other’s patents and end ongoing patent infringement cases, according to a report from Reuters. Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics Corp originally sued Apple in 2009 claiming Apple infringed on their multitouch patents with the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, MacBook, and Magic Mouse. Elan was originally seeking bans on the products in the United States....

While retailers and venues have steadily been rolling out Apple Pay support for buying goods in the real world, Apple Pay is possibly even more popular with checking out for physical goods and services within apps. This week’s additions include Apple Pay in-app checkout support on iOS with Ticketmaster, LoungeBuddy, and more. Ticketmaster, which provides you with the ability to buy and sell tickets to “thousands of live music, sporting, arts, theatre, and family events”, updated its app recently to version 1....

Apple has just released a new app into the App Store called iTunes Movie Trailers, which allows users to view trailers for upcoming movies and movies in theaters. Along with trailers, the app displays movie release dates and more importantly movie showing times, as you can see below. The Top 25 section of the app lists the top trailers played. And of course, you can favorite your favorite trailers. Apple filed a patent this summer for purchasing movie tickets inside of an app....

Reports regarding an Apple web-based TV service began to circulate in February of this year, with more details emerging last month. A new report from The Street now claims that Apple and Disney are currently in talks over what specific Disney-owned channels will be available on the service. It’s worth noting that Disney CEO Bob Iger is also on Apple’s Board. The report claims that Apple does not want to offer all of Disney’s channels on its service in an effort to keep the subscription price down for customers....

As it does every year, Apple today has shared its 2017 holiday gift guide. This year’s gift guide highlights accessories for products across Apple’s lineup, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac… For each of its product lineups, Apple recommends a handful of accessories. For instance, the iPhone portion of the guide showcases Apple’s first-party cases, such as the $39 Silicone Cases and the $99 iPhone X Leather Folio. AirPods are also featured here and are sure to be a popular gift this holiday season following last year’s supply issues....

From 9to5toys.com (Twitter, Feed, Facebook), today: Apple today started offering a couple new models of its latest generation iMac through its refurbished online store. Previously Apple was offering refurbished units of the new 21.5-inch iMac only, but we hadn’t seen any 27-inch models hit yet, which we assumed was likely due to yield issues and significant delays experienced in the iMac’s first few months of launch. Today Apple has finally started offering both the entry level 27-inch iMac and the higher end iMac, in addition to a couple of BTO models....

Apple first shared its plans for a new flagship Apple Store in Milan back in May of last year. The company said then that the store will sit beneath an amphitheater, and you’ll enter it using a staircase that descends through the middle of a fountain. A local report now says that there will be a two-stage opening next month, and explains the reason for the delay … Corriere della Sera reports that the site will open on Wednesday July 18....

Delays delivering those white iPhone 4 models may be related to light leakage problems, according to Scott Moritz at The Street.“Apparently, the back light from the iPhone display screen is leaking out around the edges of the glass and seeping through the back of the white phone, according to a person familiar with the manufacturing process,” he writes.Apple last week said the white models were proving to be, “more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected....

Update Dec. 9: Now at 63% Update Dec. 24: 1% increase to 64% since two weeks ago Apple today updated its App Store Distribution data for developers to announce that iOS 8 is now installed on 60% of devices as of earlier this week. The data is collected from App Store visits on November 24 and is up from the 55% of devices iOS 8 was on when Apple last checked in early this month....

We know that an iPhone 14 and an Apple Watch Series 8 are pretty much guaranteed to land this fall, but we’re also expecting to see an updated iPad Pro and iPad Air, as well as a whole batch of Macs. And if you bought a new Mac in the past couple of years, even one powered by Apple Silicon, then get ready for it to start to feel old as Apple pushes out new chips....

Apple and the World Wildlife Fund are partnering for a special Earth Day promotion at the Apple Store. Starting today, Apple will donate $1 to the World Wildlife Fund for every purchase made in stores with Apple Pay. To participate, simply visit an Apple retail location and purchase any item and pay with Apple Pay from any Apple Watch or compatible iPhone. (Note that the donation amount is based on the purchase alone, not how much the purchase is worth, so a $10 adapter has the same value for the fund as a $4000 Mac Pro....

Ahead of Apple’s WWDC in June and an expected Apple TV refresh, shipping times for its current generation Apple TV have just slipped from in stock to 1-2 weeks. Apple’s estimates for shipping Apple TV from its online store often jump between being “in stock” and “1 day”, but a longer delay in shipping could signal Apple’s intent to introduce a refreshed Apple TV in the near future. We reported earlier this year that Apple’s work on a next-generation Apple TV product continued including slimmer hardware, a new tactile remote, and a redesigned operating system with App Store-like functionality....

Apple Pay is now available from over 20 more banks and credit unions around the United States and Mainland China as part of the latest expansion wave. Apple’s mobile payment service launched just over two years ago with hundreds of additional regional banks and credit unions added every few weeks. You can find the latest banks added below. Agriculture Federal Credit Union Al-Gar Federal Credit Union Alabama Credit Union Andrew Johnson Bank Bay Federal Credit Union Cache Valley Bank City National Bank of Florida Co-op Credit Union of Montevideo Deere Employees Credit Union Farmers Bank (both AR and OH now) First National Bank of Barry Home Bank (both IN and LA now) Liberty National Bank Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union My Community Federal Credit Union NET Credit Union Northwest Community Credit Union O Bee Credit Union Peoples Bank of Alabama Suffolk Federal Credit Union The Citizens Bank (both AL and KY now) The Old Fort Banking Co....

The full rollout of Apple Pay on the New York metro system has been delayed due to the coronavirus, says the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The MTA first offered contactless card payment, which supports Apple Pay, for limited lines back in May of last year. Progress since then has been slow, however, and there have been some glitches along the way … More than a year later, only around half of MTA subway stations have contactless payment pads....

Some of the more significant changes will come later this year. Apple plans to alert users more quickly when an unwanted device may be traveling with them and also plans to make it easier to find those devices with louder tones and precision finding. With precision finding, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 users will be able to see the distance and direction to an unknown AirTag when it is in range....