Apple TV+ hit comedy named one of 10 best TV shows of the year

This year Apple TV+ has really hit its stride , and end of year awards are starting to recognize that. One prestigious body has just named a hit Apple TV+ comedy one of the .

The American Film Institute annually publishes a list of the 10 best films and 10 best TV shows of the year.

This year, Shrinking of TV show honorees.

Here’s the full list:

  • Abbott Elementary
  • The Bear
  • Hacks
  • A Man on the Inside
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • Nobody Wants This
  • The Penguin
  • Sh
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Apple exec addresses M4 Mac mini modular storage, relocated power button

In a new interview , Apple executive Kate Bergeron has shared several additional details on the M4 Mac mini – including info on the modular storage system and the relocated power button.

Shortly after it was released, teardowns revealed that the M4 Mac mini has a modular storage structure inside. While this naturally led some people to assume they could easily upgrade their Mac mini’s storage, that’s not actually the case.

In today’s interview, Bergeron, Apple’s hardware engineering vice president, has an


MacWhisper 11 brings a friendly redesign to the best AI-powered transcription app

We’ve long been big fans of here at 9to5Mac, and the new v11 update improves on the already great transcription app.

The new version is a free update for existing users and comes with a friendly redesign that showcases the best features in a useful sidebar. Users can also quickly dictate text with AI-powered speech-to-text in any app with the menu bar utility — now available without running the full MacWhisper app in the Dock.

From the MacWhisper 11 announcement:

The

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Fly Me to the Moon movie now streaming on Apple TV+

After making its debut in cinemas around the world in July, the original film is now .

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in this comedic drama, which is set against the backdrop of the 1960s space race. As the outlook of the Apollo 11 mission falters, marketing exec Kelly Jones (Johansson) prepares to stage a fake moon landing, just in case.

While Johansson’s character is focused on preserving NASA’s public image, Tatum plays the role of Cole Davis, launch director


Brazilian court overturns injunction imposed on Apple’s App Store

Following a report earlier today about Apple appealing a Brazilian antitrust regulator’s ruling on the App Store , the Brazilian courts decided on Thursday night to overturn the injunction imposed on Apple, which would have forced the company to enable sideloading on iOS for Brazilian users within 20 days.

According to a new report, a Brazilian Federal Court judge has ruled that the decision by Cade, the Brazilian regulator , is “disproportionate and unnecessary.” The judge understood that the measures imposed by the regulator “change, in a sensitive


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iOS 18.2 adds natural language search to Apple Music and Apple TV app

Apple has been testing iOS 18.2 for a while now, and the update brings a lot of new features related to Apple Intelligence such as Genmoji and Image Playground. However, there’s another small but important change for users of the Apple Music and Apple TV app, and that’s the ability to search using natural language in those apps.

The news was confirmed by Apple itself in the release notes for iOS 18.2 RC made available on Thursday to developers and beta testers. In the


Samsung unveils One UI 7 for its Android phones – and it looks a lot like iOS 18

Samsung on Thursday unveiled One UI 7, the new version of its custom experience for the company’s Android phones. such as AI writing assistance tools, but the update also brings some design changes – and it’s impossible not to compare them to Apple’s iOS.

As noted by users who have already had access to the first beta of One UI 7, the new interface has a lot of elements that are very similar to the iOS interface, starting with the Lock Screen.

Samsung has introduced a new

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‘Festivitas’ brings holiday cheer to your Mac’s dock and menu bar

Looking for a way to bring some holiday cheer to your Mac? from developer Simon Støvring that does exactly that.

Festivitas hangs lights of varying colors and patterns from your menu bar and dock to help get your Mac ready for the holidays. The app is completely customizable. You can change settings for things like the color of the lights, the cable thickness, the speed of the pattern, and much more.

Festivitas automatically adds festive lights to your menu bar and dock upon launch and you can tweak their appearance


Apple appeals Brazilian regulator’s decision requiring sideloading in iOS

As we recently reported, the Brazilian antitrust regulator known as “Cade” recently ruled that Apple can no longer prevent developers from selling content and distributing apps outside the App Store in Brazil . Unsurprisingly, Apple is now appealing the decision which the company considers “disproportionate.”

As reported by (via ), Apple filed an appeal with the Brazilian regulator on Thursday against a lawsuit accusing the App Store of having anti-steering rules, which are considered illegal in Brazil. Cade ruled on November 26 that Apple would have

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