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Apple TV+ is full of a growing slate of hit TV shows, but its movies were struggling for a while. Fortunately, the latest Apple film strategy seems to be working and there’s a strong lineup of new titles ahead.

At this time last year, Apple’s movie strategy was struggling .

Box office disappointments and outright bombs had reportedly led to internal turmoil.

It was especially surprising considering the strong start Apple had with films.

In its early days, Apple TV+ focused on Oscar-worthy titles

To start off today’s best Apple deals we are once again checking back in with the lineup as the hits a new Amazon low again from ($173 off). Alongside some ongoing Apple accessory deals – and the , we also have a deal on with 2 years of AppleCare+ as well as Yale’s Assure 2 and more. Everything awaits below.

You can’t make this stuff up. Max, the streaming service that’s had a rich and confusing history of rebrands, is now making yet another change. Max is being renamed back to ‘HBO Max’ once again.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that the ‘Max’ name for its streaming service is going away.

What new and improved name will replace it? The same name that it replaced two years ago .

Starting this summer, Max will be rebranded back to ‘HBO Max.’

iOS 19 will be unveiled at WWDC in just a few weeks . But as we wait, leaks about the release keep coming. The latest details revealed this week should prompt a lot of instant upgrades when iOS 19 launches this fall.

Anyone who has been following iOS 19 rumors closely will know that the most exciting upgrade coming is a big UI redesign .

Ever since iOS 7 completely overhauled the iPhone’s design, users have wondered when Apple might have another big redesign ready.

It sounds like this is

There’s a bit of a tech fad at present which might perhaps be better described as an anti-tech fad, epitomized by products like the Light Phone III and Minimal Phone.

The idea is that a less-capable, less-compelling smartphone will let us do the essentials without getting addicted to our device. But while I love the concept and aesthetics, most of those who’ve tried them quickly found they spent hundreds of dollars on something that’s more frustrating than calming …

Even Apple acknowledged back

In early 2023, Spotify launched DJ , an interesting feature that leveraged a text-to-speech LLM to deliver… traditional radio, pretty much.

Now, Spotify has announced that, much like traditional radio, DJ can also .

Snark aside, the idea for DJ is pretty cool . The incredibly convincing-sounding AI was trained on the voice of Xavier “X” Jernigan, Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships (who has a great voice for the task, by the way). It

Since Apple announced the first Thunderbolt 5-enabled Macs last year, it hasn’t taken long for peripheral-makers to usher in new Thunderbolt 5 compatible devices. Of course, Sonnet is often at the forefront of bringing such new hardware to market, and its is the first TB5 dock with an integrated NVMe SSD. How does it perform, and should you consider it? Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for the details, and be sure to for more Mac hardware reviews.

• Built-in NVMe SSD

An Apple Maps update rolling out from today will let you explore the F1 Monaco Grand Prix circuit in 3D, thanks to a combination of a Detailed City Update and features specific to the Monaco Grand Prix.

The update is landing just in time for this weekend’s race, and coincides with the premiere of F1 The Movie on Apple TV+ …

has the details.

Starting Wednesday, the principality of Monte Carlo, Monaco, in Apple Maps will incorporate updates for a new Detailed City Experience.

That includes