Every year just before the holidays just about all of the App Store’s top publishers put many of their best and most popular titles on sale for folks to enjoy at a discount over the Christmas break. Needless to say, with so many titles going on sale, some likely not worth your time, we like to gather all of the highlights we have rounded up over the past week or more into one handy list you can peruse at your leisure. Whether you’re looking to scoop up some new experiences to
The best features to try on your new Apple Watch
If you just unwrapped a new Apple Watch this holiday season, there are a variety of tips and tricks that can help you get the most out of your new wearable. Read on for some guidance on our favorite Apple Watch features for health, activity, customization, and more.
For many people, the Apple Watch is, first and foremost, a fitness-focused wearable. The key to this is a trio of rings, each represented by a different color: red for move, green for exercise, and blue
Ottocast elevates the connected car experience with wireless CarPlay AI Box, CloudSIM, Car TV Mate Pro, more [20% off]
We’re huge of connected car accessories, and 9to5Mac readers can upgrade the car entertainment system while saving 20% for the holidays! From the wireless CarPlay AI box to the newly launched CloudSIM solution, Ottocast has the best solutions for enhancing your trip.
The latest innovation .
Priced at $20, the convenient and affordable data connectivity to the Ottocast suite of car entertainment products.
This is great for accessing streaming services without fiddling with hotspots or downloaded content. Just tap and get to watching or
Eddy Cue reveals the three reasons Apple won’t build a search engine
Apple and Google’s $20 billion deal, which sees Google serve as the default search engine on the iPhone, is under scrutiny. As we reported this morning , the United States DOJ is continuing its case against Google’s dominance in the search industry – and that lucrative Apple agreement is a focal point.
In a new court filing this week , Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services, outlined why Apple itself would never develop its own search engine.
Cue explains that the court believes
Here are 20+ last-minute Apple gift ideas with fast shipping
Are you still racing to finish your holiday shopping? Don’t worry, me too. Here are some last-minute ideas for the Apple and tech fans in your life – they won’t arrive in time for Christmas, but they should arrive this week for any late gift-giving exchanges.
How MacPaw is making cybersecurity accessible to everyone; my exclusive interview from Kyiv
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All American Airline flights grounded on Christmas Eve due to a ‘technical issue’
All American Airline flights are currently grounded on Christmas Eve due to an unspecified ‘ technical issue.’ AA subsidiaries are also unable to fly, and the company says it can’t say when the problem will be fixed …
Update: It was later revealed the problem was preventing weight and balance calculations. Flights are now resuming …
rather understated the severity of the problem:
We’re currently experiencing a technical issue with all American Airlines flights. Your safety is our utmost priority, once this is rectified, we’ll
Mass production of microLED displays will begin next year, says Apple supplier Foxconn
Apple has yet to complete its transition from LCD to OLED , but will at some point move beyond this to microLED screens. Key supplier Foxconn has announced that it expects to begin mass production of the advanced display tech late next year.
Foxconn made the announcement as it revealed a partnership with Porotech for microLED to be used in future AR headsets …
Apple is so still to complete its transition to its third display technology, OLED:
- Originally, it used LCD with conventional backlighting
- Then it moved on to LCD with mini-LED
Apple raised $3M for World Aids Day, maxing out its donation [U]
Apple is again supporting on December 1st, and will be donating $5 for every qualifying purchase between November 29 and December 8.
Update: The company set a cap of $3M on its donation, and (RED) has that Apple hit this cap and donated the full sum …
This will be the 18th year in which Apple has supported , which seeks to fight HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was established in 20
Massive Marriott and Starwood data breaches require 13 fixes, says the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has responded to a series of massive Marriott and Starwood data breaches , ordering the companies to make no fewer than 13 changes to ensure it can’t happen again.
More than 344 million customers were impacted by three separate security breaches, which revealed personal data that included credit card details and passport information …
The first of the three breaches dates all the way back to 2018.
The Marriott International hotel group is the latest company to announce a large-scale