With the Apple Silicon transition in full swing following this week’s announcement of new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple executives say there is still a lot more to look forward to. In a new interview with Wired, Apple’s Johnny Srouji, John Ternus, and Greg Joswiak talked in-depth about the new MacBook Pros, what the company learned from the 2016 MacBook Pro refresh, and more. Srouji, who serves as Apple’s senior hardware technology VP, explained that there are many benefits to Apple designing its own silicon versus using off-the-shelf components....

The next time you check the forecast in Apple’s Weather app, you might be greeted with a bit of news. Apple has added News integration for regional weather stories to the Weather app in the beta release of iOS 16.2. Weather × News For example, users will find a link for a San Francisco Chronicle article about Bay Area weather conditions as a new data point for San Francisco’s weather. Tapping the link to the Chronicle story opens the article in Apple News....

With the September event already “Far Out” of sight, rumors already show that Apple is readying an October event. This time, the company will focus on the new iPads, Macs, and their upcoming operating systems: iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. Here’s what we know so far. Apple to introduce new iPad Pro at its October event In addition, a better battery life with new accessories could also be on way with this product....

Apple intends to bargain with the newly formed labor union at its Maryland retail store, according to Reuters. Union efforts have reached Apple Store locations in New York, Georgia, and around the country. The Maryland retail location became the first store to unionize last Saturday after a 65 to 33 vote was held. President Biden praised the retail workers on Monday, expressing his pride for the workers exercising their right to organize....

Both capri blue and pink citrus are options available for the MagSafe silicone iPhone cases, so they match Apple’s other existing accessories. Meyer lemon, however, hasn’t been used for the iPhone 12 series of cases. It was previously used for the iPhone 11 Pro leather case and the leather loop band alongside the Apple Watch Series 5. Below you can see the California poppy leather key ring on the left next to the new Meyer lemon one....

Update: Apple has addressed this and said it is standard practice, and that it regularly communicates with developers about it. Major developers have accused Apple of secretly buying ads for their apps. While that might sound like an odd complaint, they say that the company’s motive is greed, and the effect is to cost them money. Apple is said to be costing them millions of dollars … Forbes explains that Apple’s intention is to drive traffic directly to the App Store, rather than the developer’s own website, so that users end up buying subscriptions as in-app purchases – giving Apple its 15% or 30% cut....

AppleCare+ theft and loss cover is now available in France, Italy, and Spain. Previously, these countries only offered cover for accidental damage. This means that customers in these countries can now choose between two different versions of Apple’s insurance policy … Background AppleCare+ is an insurance policy that extends the warranty for a wide range of Apple products, as well as adding coverage for accidental damage. Originally, AppleCare+ had to be added at the time of product purchase, and covered a fixed period....

NOTE: This article contains SPOILERS for Arrow Season 5 Episode 11 - They may have begun as standalone, vigilante superheroes, but when two characters give off sparks like Oliver Queen and Dinah Lance, the best decision is to count your blessings, and never look back. Since the first signs of romance between Green Arrow and Black Canary, the two have established themselves as one of the most dependable power couples in the DC Comics Universe....

The first trailer for Avengers: Endgame has set a new record with a staggering 289 million views in its first 24 hours online. It breaks a record previously set by Marvel themselves back in November 2017, when the first trailer for Avengers: Infinity War was watched 230 million times in a single day. Marketing campaigns for blockbusters usually begin around 7 to 8 months before a film’s theatrical release, but Marvel has defied expectations with the much-anticipated first trailer for Avengers: Endgame....

Years after the idea of a Batman V Superman movie was teased in I Am Legend, Dawn of Justice is almost here. The Face-off/team-up maintains a high spot among 2016’s most anticipated films - thanks to the titular heroes sharing the big screen for the first time, ever, in a live-action blockbuster movie. When rumors began to surface in 2013 that Warner Bros. intended to follow-up Man of Steel, and jump-start their DC movie universe, with a battle between Batman and Superman, most fans were reluctant to get excited - unconvinced the studio would actually be ambitious enough, let alone successful in their effort, to bring the heroes together in a single film so quickly....

As anticipation builds for Zack Snyder’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, the promotional campaign continues to release trailers, TV spots, promotional images and posters faster than we can choose a side for the upcoming superhero battle-royale. As a result, Batman V Superman has already outperformed some of its comic book counterparts at the box-office, with just over a week to go. Since Batman and Superman are (arguably) two of the most iconic superheroes of all time, cinema-goers will undoubtedly be keen to examine the latest representations of the characters as their two worlds collide on the big screen....

Alex Winter has tried to ease fans’ worries by telling them that Bill & Ted 3 is, in fact, still happening. The third outing for Bill and Ted is supposedly called Bill & Ted Face the Music and will revolve around the two friends as middle-aged men still trying to find the right song that will save the universe. The first film called Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was released in 1989 when Keanu Reeves was only 25 and Alex Winter was only 24....

Ranking Chucky’s best movies is as easy as Child’s Play. The original Child’s Play started life as a script called Batteries Not Included by writer Don Mancini, which was later retitled Blood Buddy. The initial concept was that a boy named Andy was given a doll that was filled with fake blood, which would later come alive when Andy accidentally mixes his own blood with the doll. The doll - dubbed Chucky - would come to life when Andy went to sleep and act out his unconscious desire to kill....

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Ant-Man and The Wasp. - It may not be most long-awaited, game-changing, or critically-lauded superhero film of the year, but Ant-Man and The Wasp was the follow-up Marvel fans (and maybe the summer blockbuster season, period) needed after the shell-shock of Avengers: Infinity War. A light-touch action-comedy with relatively small stakes (can Janet Van Dyne be rescued from the Quantum Realm? Will Scott Lang pull off his mission without being discovered and thus escape his house arrest sentence?...

Security researchers today announced findings surrounding a vulnerability with Visa cards, specifically when a Visa card is set as the default card for Express Transit in Apple Pay on the iPhone (this feature is named Express Travel in the UK). The demo shared by The Telegraph showed that a hacker could trick the contactless system to perform arbitrary transactions and therefore steal money from a locked iPhone, assuming they have physical possession of the device....

Apple Card users will now get an additional cash back bonus when buying through Ace Hardware. Boosted from the standard 2% rate, Apple Pay purchases at Ace Hardware stores and online are now eligible for 3% Daily Cash with Apple Card. The 3% boost is available on purchases made online, at retail stores and through the Ace Hardware app. As a reminder, Apple Card offers a simple three-tiered cashback rewards system....

Apple on Thursday raised the price of iPhone models in Japan, making the product more expensive for Japanese consumers. In some cases, prices are now almost 20% higher, which may be a reflection of the local currency getting weaker against the dollar. For instance, the cheapest iPhone currently available from Apple, which is the 64GB third-generation iPhone SE, has gone up from 57,800 yen ($423) to 62,800 yen ($459). The entry-level model of the iPhone 13 Pro, which comes with 128GB of storage, now costs 144,800 yen ($1,060), while the previous price was 122,800 yen ($899)....

Apple Maps UK ground surveys are today beginning in three cities, using backpack-mounted cameras and sensors. Both Apple and Google use similar backpack systems to provide both Look Around imagery of areas that can only be reached on foot – whether mountain trails of pedestrian shopping precincts … Bloomberg reports. British cities are pedestrianizing a growing number of areas as they seek to make bricks-and-mortar shopping more attractive and reduce car usage....

After a beta period of just over a month, Apple has officially made the latest macOS release available for all users. macOS 12.2 arrives with an important security fix for Safari, improved scrolling in Safari for the new MacBook Pro, and a new native Apple Music app. Update: As it turns out, macOS 12.2 comes with 13 important security updates: macOS 12.2 patches 13 major security flaws impacting Safari, root privileges, iCloud, more macOS 12....