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Two of Apple’s content creation apps for iOS have been updated this afternoon following the release of iOS 13. Apple has updated Clips for iOS and iMovie for iOS with Dark Mode support and more. For iMovie, Apple has added support for Dark Mode, meaning the app will now match your system settings on iOS. There’s also support for accessing files from external hard drives, as well as the new Share sheet in iOS 13....

Apple device users can now download iOS 12.1 public beta which follows the developer preview. Following the iOS 12.1 developer beta, the public version of the software brings the group facetime feature. The group facetime now allows for a 32-way video chat. Also, it packs landscape orientation for Face ID. This feature may be dedicated for the iPad only. Also, the iOS 12.1 brings support for clickable thumbsticks on MFi game controllers....

Apple Watch sales estimated around 1.5 million units during Q1 2016 made it the number one smartwatch, but the device continued to trail basic wearables from competitors Fitbit and Xiaomi. During the quarter both companies more than doubled Apple Watch sales, according to the latest data out today from industry watcher IDC. IDC estimates that Apple sold 1.5 million units in Q1 of this year and notes the company introduced some post-holiday discounts on its Sport Watch model to help achieve that number....

Today’s best deals include Apple Watch SE, various discounts on MacBooks and iPads, plus an all-time low on Apple’s Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. Head below for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple Watch SE deals return before Christmas Apple Watch SE delivers everything you love about Apple’s wearables in a more affordable package. While you’ll miss out on the blood/oxygen sensor of the high-end Series 6 models, there’s still a big Retina OLED display, fitness tracking, and a fully swimproof design to check out here....

A new report this weekend from the SF Chronicle highlights Apple’s push to lower its tax burden in its home county of Santa Clara in California. The report explains that Apple is the leading appealer of tax assessments in the county, with over 400 open cases since 2004. The report says that Apple currently has 489 open tax assessment appeals since 2004. The company is disputing $8.5 billion in property value, something that is common among tech companies in Silicon Valley....

Following the announcement that Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer will be retiring in September, the Australian Financial Review has uncovered evidence of a scheme that it says has allowed Apple to move around $9 billion in untaxed Aussie profit to Ireland. The program has allowed Apple to get away with paying only $200 million in taxes on $8.9 billion in profit over the past ten years or so. Here’s how the whole thing works: Apple has created an Ireland-based company known as Apple Sales International which contributes money toward the research and development budget in Cupertino....

Earlier this week, Apple made a move that many expected wouldn’t happen — the iPad adopted USB-C. That aligns it with much of the industry, including most Android makers, but at the same time, the tablet also dropped its 3.5mm headphone jack. That led to an Apple USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, and it’s currently the best one you can get for an Android device. Headphone jacks are disappearing left and right, and you’re either fine with that or you really hate it....

Despite having made the journey from a smartwatch skeptic to an Apple Watch convert, I was – until very recently – still using my original model, aka the Series 0. It had become something I wear every day, and now wouldn’t want to be without, and Apple hadn’t shown me any reason to upgrade. When the Series 2 was launched, I concluded that despite the improvements it offered in some areas, there would be no benefit to me given the four things for which I use it....

The Apple Watch fall detection feature is being credit with helping a user reach emergency services in Phoenix, Arizona recently. According to a report from local news outlet KTAR, an Apple Watch user fainted and collapsed, and the fall detection feature kicked in to contact 911. According to the Chandler Police Department’s Communications Center, the Apple Watch successfully called 911 and provided the “near-exact” location of the man who had fainted, allowing dispatchers to send help:...

Apple has today been awarded a patent for technology intended for use in a ‘circular display.’ The patent text specifically references a wristwatch as one application, and one of the illustrations looks very much like a watch … The patent itself is for a particular approach to handling the challenges posed by circular displays. The specifics get very technical very fast, so we’ll leave you to read the patent for yourself if you’re interested....

Apple will begin selling an unlocked version of its iPhone 5 through its online store as soon as 9 PM tonight, according to our retail sources. The unlocked iPhone 5 price range will likely be $649, $749, and $849 depending on a choice of either 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of storage. Additionally, Apple’s chain of retail stores will begin selling the unlocked devices soon, but have yet to be provided a start sales date....

Apple TV+ is expanding its franchises beyond the raw TV episodes of the shows. Sesame Workshop is now releasing books to coincide with the Ghostwriter Apple TV+ series. Ghostwriter-branded versions of Alice in Wonderland and The Jungle Book are out now. The cover of each book features prominent branding including a ‘Watch Ghostwriter on Apple TV+’ sticker. In addition to classics, Ghostwriter features some narratives centering around new original stories like Trinity, which will be published by Sesame Workshop for the first time at the end of December....

Apple TV+ shares the official trailer for its upcoming drama Dickinson, which turns the 19th century poet into a millennial hero of sorts. The tech giant’s streaming service and original content has been in the works for some time now, and though it seemed as though the company was simply getting very good at delivering tantalizing press releases teasing potential series with amazing casts, it’s all set to come to fruition this November when the service makes its official debut with Dickinson and a few other notable series premieres....

Apple has quietly rolled out a change to the Apple TV App Store on tvOS in the last few days, which affects how apps are listed in the Top Charts. For the Top Charts (Top Paid, Top Free, Top Grossing), the Apple TV App Store will now hide listings for apps that the user has already downloaded, so the charts update dynamically per user. This means users can only browse for apps they don’t already own, removing some clutter and allowing less popular apps more opportunity to be seen....

We reports a couple weeks back that Apple would be selling bands separately as accessories alongside its Apple Watch. Below are details on the straps and bracelets available, which include most models apart from the gold 18k and range from $49 to $449. All of the prices below are the same for both the 38mm and 42mm models and different colors are available for the sport and leather bands. The accessories aren’t yet available to order from Apple’s website, but they should become available by the time the Apple Watch launches on April 24th....

ifoAppleStore is reporting that employees of a Seattle area Apple Store are planning a 1PM walkout on October 3rd. Alderwood Mall retail employees cite “abusive” management and possible state and federal labor law violations at the store. Their complaints have have gone unheard (until now, most probably) by Apple’s upper management. According to insiders, the employees’ complaints haven’t been fully investigated by the company’s human resources department. After reaching an impasse with Sr....

According to reports from Bloomberg, Apple is close to reaching a deal with Time Warner to offer TV shows on Apple TV, while also apparently recruiting Hulu exec Pete Distad to lead negotiations for content: Distad is currently SVP of Marketing and Distribution at Hulu and in charge of content distribution and customer acquisition/retention on the company’s management team. According to his bio Distad’s current duties at Hulu include “subscriber acquisition and retention, paid, on-channel, and brand marketing, distribution and promotional partnerships, and content marketing....

We’ve made it halfway through the workweek, and all of today’s best deals are headlined by the very first discount on the All-new Apple TV Siri Remote at $50. That’s alongside a notable sale on Nomad’s new AirTags cases from $15 each and deep discounts on previous-generation Apple Watch models. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. All-new Apple TV Siri Remote sees first discount Having launched back in May, the new Siri Remote arrives as Apple’s refreshed home theater interface that’s compatible with both the latest and previous-generation Apple TV models....

The original Apple Watch was officially released in April of 2015 and instead of fully refreshing the device, Apple has since then introduced a variety of new band and color options. This fall, however, we’re expecting to see a full-on Apple Watch upgrade. Ahead of that expected update, stock of existing models has been depleting gradually over recent weeks. As you’ll notice below, a variety of Apple Watch Sport models are currently listed as “Sold Out” on Apple’s website, though some do list scattered availability in retail locations....

As early as last week, my sources in the Apple food chain were hinting at some sort of way for Apple Stores to unlock AT&T iPhone 4s – different than the unlocked models that Apple Stores started selling on June 13th. Now, a trusty retail source hit us up with the above note from an Apple Retail Project Manager, saying that Apple Stores can now unlock the AT&T version of the iPhone....