Apple will be hosting at least two exclusive events at its retail stores to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day tomorrow. These include one with Paralympian Scout Bassett and Nike+ Head Coach Chris Bennett and another with activist Andrea Dalzell. Apple’s Chicago flagship store on Michigan Avenue will be hosting Perspectives: Scout Bassett x Coach Bennett tomorrow from 12PM-1PM local time. Apple notes that Bassett won her first international competition medal last year at the World Championships in London....

Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 will start at 12:01 a.m. PDT and will be available to purchase in Apple Stores on Sept. 19th, 2014, but what isn’t widely known is that it looks like Apple is kicking off Personal Pickup availability starting with preorders as well. This means that you’ll be able to preorder an iPhone 6 and select a store in your area and pick it up on launch day…....

Apple has just pushed out the 27th release of the Safari Technology Preview. The preview browser is specifically designed for developers to get an upcoming look at the new web technologies macOS and iOS will eventually receive. Today’s update comes with a few overall browser changes, and a lengthy list of Web Inspector updates. As with all of the Safari Technology Preview releases, today’s update focuses on changes that directly impact developers and the work they do....

There can be many reasons your Apple Watch isn’t working or keeps restarting. Before we start with the solutions, ensure you’ve updated the software, and your hardware isn’t damaged. So, read to the end of your Apple Watch Ultra Keeps Restarting and you’re worried about how to fix it. Reasons your Apple watch ultra keeps restarting There can be various issues that you need to identify. When you connect your smartwatch to your iOS, ensure there isn’t any glitch with the connection....

The electronics repair site iFixit says that after it published its detailed teardown of the upcoming Apple TV hardware, Apple reached out to say that the company had violated the developer agreement and revoked the account that was used to obtain the device. The iFixit app, which was previously available on the App Store for free, was tied to that developer account, meaning the app’s listing was removed along with the account....

Bloomberg has issued a tweet that reports that Apple’s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services has terminated Richard Williamson, the executive in charge of Apple’s iOS 6 Maps application. Bloomberg has also posted a headline to its terminal that indicates this. Williamson, according to his Linkedin profile, was Senior Director, iOS Platform Services at Apple, Inc. Update: Bloomberg has published its full report, saying that Apple does not yet have a replacement for Williamson....

In a new press release today, Apple announced that it has partnered with the nonprofit organization 100cameras to give students in Chicago the new iPhone 11. Through this partnership, the students are taught how to express themselves through visual storytelling with the iPhone. The iPhones were distributed to students from DRW College Prep, as part of a course on using photography to tell the story of “growing up in Chicago at a time when its history is being erased by things like gun violence and gentrification....

Last month, Ireland said it would reluctantly collect €13 billion from Apple as part of an EU ruling after a long investigation into Apple’s tax affairs. Now with an appeal filed, the funds may sit for up to five years before a final ruling is determined, and Apple wants to be involved in choosing the investment manager. A new report from Bloomberg today details the latest in the Apple-Ireland back-tax chronicles....

Today’s best deals include Apple Watch Series 5 Nike+ models at $100 off, plus notable discounts on Mac mini, and Bowers & Wilkins wireless headphones. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple Watch Series 5 Nike+ deals Best Buy is currently taking $100 off Apple Watch Series 5, notably bringing various models including Nike+ down to as little as $299. This is a match of the lowest Apple Watch Series 5 price we’ve tracked and the best Nike+ offering all-time....

The Apple Watch may not be available in Italy at launch, but Apple will be showcasing its new device at the upcoming Salone del Mobile in Milan on Friday. According to the design-centric magazine Wallpaper (via Tim Bradshaw), Apple is planning a one-day only preview and try-on event at the design exhibition on April 17th. The Apple Watch’s presence will mark Apple’s first time attending the design fair. While Apple was noticeably absent from last month’s Baselworld luxury watch trade show, Apple’s Design VP Jony Ive expressed his excitement over the Apple Watch being featured during the upcoming design exhibition....

Apple has started sending out emails to members of the AppleSeed beta testing program informing them of ongoing maintenance to iCloud Drive. According to the message, due to the in-development nature of the updated iCloud backend, users should expect to see more downtime than they experienced with older versions of OS X. Unlike the developer previews, however, Apple notes that these outages are not likely affect files stored in iCloud. Twice previously the company has wiped all data uploaded to iCloud Drive....

Slice Intelligence, which monitors purchase receipts in the email inboxes of a panel of two million online shoppers, has published a chart showing that the majority of Apple Watch orders were placed on the first day of pre-orders, and have since fallen to far smaller numbers than some analysts have predicted. Quartz tech editor Dan Frommer notes that while the company’s data shows that almost 1.5 million U.S. orders were placed on day one (up from its initial estimate of one million), subsequent orders have typically been running at under 30,000 per day – compared to the 100,000 per day globally needed to meet some predictions … It could even be said that Apple Watch sales fell dramatically after the first hour, a separate chart posted by the company on its own website showing that 800,000 orders – more than half of the first day’s total – were placed within an hour of online presales opening....

Update: Apple says all is good. It was less than an hour ago that we told you about a newly-discovered bug within iOS that could potentially delete your iWork files. But now, according to a variety of internet reports, Apple’s month of misadventure continues as iCloud is currently experiencing an outage of some kind. Most notably, it seems as if many are being prompted over and over to enter their iCloud credentials within iOS....

Apple may be battling one branch of U.S. law enforcement on a terrorist-related issue, but CNN reports that the company is working closely with another on a broader fight against ISIS. Apple is one of six leading tech and media companies offering assistance to the Department of Justice in countering ISIS messaging and posts on social media. In all, nearly 50 companies and community groups participated, along with the National Security Council, the State Department and the British Embassy....

UPDATE: Apple has also updated GarageBand for iOS today with new touch instruments and loops, as well as support for importing and playing back MIDI files. With the release of iOS 12 today, Apple is updating both its Apple TV Remote and Apple Support apps. Both aim to bring a more seamless and friendly experience to users. For Apple TV Remote, the app will now support the new screen sizes (iPhone XR and iPhone XS Max) as well as autofill passwords from your iOS device to your Apple TV....

Apple today unveiled its new AirTag item tracker, redesigned iMac, and M1 iPad Pro. While the products aren’t available to order just yet, you can visualize them using exclusive augmented reality previews on Apple’s website. The new iMac and AirTag AR previews are particularly useful as they help visualize the form factors of the new products. For instance, in the lead image of this article you can see how the AirTag stacks up to the HomePod mini in terms of size....

In a follow-up tweet posted today, Epic now says that Apple has given them an indefinite extension. The announcement that Apple was going to withdraw Sign in with Apple support for Epic Games quickly led to a lot of backlash in the Apple community. It was seen as unnecessary retaliatory action that caused much inconvenience to Apple’s user base. In addition, Many app developers depend on services like Sign in with Apple with implicit trust....

Following today’s event, where Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, a refreshed iPod lineup, and a number of new accessories, the Apple Store has now been updated with listings for many of the new products pictured above. Apple also updated its website with the iPhone 5 video it played at the event earlier today, showing off the manufacturing process of the new iPhone’s body. The Lightning and 30-pin adapter, which has a $30 price tag and ships in October, are among the new product listings....

Apple this morning quietly introduced an updated configuration of its entry-level MacBook. As previewed by the Vietnamese leak, Apple boosted speed and introduced longer battery life (up to ten hours) to its MacBook range. The price remains the same at $999 and the processor has been upgraded to 2.4GHz (Up from 2.26GHz). The previous model possessed a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo processor and used NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. This model also offers WiFi a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 2....

MacGasm reported that Apple is giving away free copies of Snow Leopard to MobileMe users to ease their move to iCloud. iCloud only works on Lion. Apple is offering MobileMe users without Snow Leopard a free copy, so they will pay $30 to upgrade to Lion. Once on Lion, they can ditch MobileMe to start using iCloud. Apple posted a page where MobileMe users can register for their free copy of Snow Leopard....