Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, which means this year marks the company’s 50th anniversary. In a recent all-hands meeting with employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook teased that Apple is planning a celebration for this historic milestone.

Tim Cook has said in multiple interviews that Apple isn’t the type of company that likes to look back and live in the past. This 50th anniversary milestone, however, is a big enough occasion that it’s prompted some reflection

Following a recent change to multiple App Store rules in Japan, a coalition representing more than 600 local companies is calling for further regulatory action. Here are the details.

Last December, Apple announced a series of changes to app distribution rules, payment options, and business terms in Japan, in an effort to comply with the country’s Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA).

Many of these changes should be familiar to 9to5Mac readers, since they closely mirror what Apple has been doing around the

Yesterday Discord announced that users would soon be required to have their age verified or be restricted to teen-level access on the service. Today, there’s a from Discord that backtracks some on the expected impact of its new policy.

Discord received a lot of negative feedback to its age verification announcement yesterday. As a result, the company today has offering clarification on key details.

For one, Discord now says that the “vast majority” of Discord users will be able to continue using the service as they do

The updated pack emulates classic analog film stocks, including Kodak, Fuji, and Ilford, and now supports modern cameras. Here’s how to install it.

For a limited time, VSCO Pro subscribers can download the VSCO Film 02 Pack, which includes multiple variations of color and black-and-white presets inspired by classic film looks.

Apple’s has confirmed ongoing issues with a variety of web services, including iCloud, Photos, Find My, and more.

Is iCloud or another Apple service not working for you right now? You’re not alone.

Apple’s online notes issues and/or outages for the following:

• Find My
• Game Center
• Photos
• iCloud Account & Sign In
• iCloud Calendar
• iCloud Contacts
• iCloud Mail
• iCloud Web Apps

All of these issues started in the last couple of hours. Most say they began around 2:02 p.

While the MacBook Pro is stealing headlines , Apple’s most popular laptop is also set to get an upgrade soon. Here’s everything we know about the next-generation MacBook Air.

Apple’s new MacBook Air isn’t expected to be a major revamp. Instead, Apple is focusing on improved performance once more.

The new MacBook Air will be powered by the M5 chip, an upgrade from the current generation’s M4 processor. What does this mean in terms of performance?

When Apple

The legacy iTunes Wish List feature for saving movies and TV shows to buy or rent later is “going away soon,” according to Apple. For customers with items still saved to an iTunes Wish List, Apple is providing one last chance to migrate to the modern equivalent.

Apple still runs the iTunes Store for buying and renting movies and TV shows or purchasing music. However, and the app have long become the destination for streaming content instead.

Now it appears Apple is preparing to completely remove the old iTunes Wish List

A new Counterpoint Research report breaks down the global active smartphone installed base in 2025, with the iPhone leading the way. Here are the details.

According to Counterpoint Research ’s Smartphone Installed Base Tracker, the total installed base of active smartphones grew just 2% in 2025, with Apple and Samsung alone accounting for 44% of that total.

The top 10 also includes Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Transsion, Huawei, Honor, Motorola, realme, and Google, with only

iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max will launch this fall, and alongside packing a handful of new features , there are three design changes reportedly coming. Here’s what the latest rumors say.