Update: Epic Games says it has submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store for review. The ball is now in Apple’s court to approve the app submission.
If Fortnite does return to the U.S. App Store this week, it won’t be before Friday. That’s according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who shared an update on the long-awaited comeback today.
Fortnite has been absent from the App Store in the U.S. since 2020
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We have another busy day in Apple deals today folks, with some new all-time Amazon pricing across several of the latest releases. The in Midnight has hit a new all-time low at – the rest of the lineup is still $150 off – while the most affordable to deliver the lowest price we have ever tracked online. The M4 Mac mini deals continue as well – the and are also now at the lowest prices to date – and the new . But there’s a whole lot
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In early April, Brazilian business magazine reported that Apple was looking to increase iPhone assembly at both Foxconn facilities in Jundiaí, São Paulo, as a workaround to President Trump’s tariffs, which Apple .
Now, Exame is on its original report.
At the time, the company said it didn’t have any plans to increase local production, stating that its factories in Jundiaí were aimed at supplying the Brazilian market. Apple has been assembling iPhones locally in Jundiaí for more than a decade.
Next month, Apple will unveil its new designs for iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16. One reported goal of the redesigns is building more consistency between the various platforms. For the Mac, that means we could have another Big Sur situation on our hands.
macOS Big Sur was the last time Apple introduced notable design changes for the Mac’s software.
The update arrived in 2020, almost immediately sparking speculation on an age-old topic: touchscreen Macs.
Ahead of Earth Day last month, Apple launched a limited-time discount program meant to encourage recycling old tech. That special offer is about to end, but here are the details so you don’t miss out.
Apple’s 10% discount offer for recycling old tech devices ends on Friday, May 16 . That means there’s only one week left to take advantage of the special.
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Apple recently cited an award-winning cinematographer arguing that “we’re living in the age of democracy in filmmaking.” Anyone who owns an iPhone today can create a short film or creative video – and it’s a really fun and satisfying thing to do, whether you keep it short and simple like the example below, or don your Hollywood director’s cap for something more ambitious!
Of course, most Shot on iPhone films involve a lot of professional kit, but the single most desirable accessory for an
Last May, I wrote about a proposed LEGO Apple Store that was entered into LEGO’s ‘ ’ initiative. Now, that proposal has moved one step closer to reality.
LEGO users and hope to one day see an Apple Store LEGO set become a real product.
They for LEGO Ideas, and it has since gained over 10,000 supporters.
That qualifies it to from LEGO’s ‘Idea’ stage into what it calls ‘Review.’
As my colleague Michael Bower said, “First
Jony Ive, Apple’s iconic former design chief, sat down for a rare interview at Stripe Sessions 2025. The hour-long conversation with Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison covers everything from his first impressions of Silicon Valley to the design rituals that shaped his decades at Apple and what’s driving his work today.
Ive reflects on discovering the original Macintosh as a student in England, calling it a “bicycle for the mind” that revealed the humanity and values of its creators. “What we