Starting with iOS 17, Apple is taking a page from the New York Times and integrating crossword puzzles into the News app. Puzzles will be available to Apple News+ and Apple One subscribers. Here’s how they look in iOS 17.
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Expand Expanding CloseApple Watch alerts 29-year-old Cincinnati woman to blood clot in lungs while sleeping
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Expand Expanding ClosewatchOS 10 shows how Dark Mode on iPhone and Mac should work
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Expand Expanding Close9to5Mac Happy Hour 438: Hands-on impressions and thoughts on Apple Vision Pro design and features
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Expand Expanding Close15-inch MacBook Air is the best value, right down to its standard charger options
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Expand Expanding ClosePoll: Would you buy a smaller Apple Watch Ultra?
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Expand Expanding CloseM2 Ultra Mac Pro owners might want to keep internal SATA drives awake for now
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Expand Expanding CloseBest Buy expands Upgrade Plus lease program to include Apple Watch Ultra and M2 iPad Pros
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Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how many 9to5Mac readers plan to buy Apple Vision Pro
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Expand Expanding Close2024 Apple History Calendar trilogy remembers retail and services milestones
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Expand Expanding CloseYoga Day Challenge returns to Apple Watch with new stickers to unlock in time for iOS 17
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Expand Expanding CloseReddit CEO digs in on API tomfoolery, warns employees of wearing logo in public
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Expand Expanding CloseVision Pro keeping camera access under lock and key compared to iPhone and iPad
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Expand Expanding CloseApple adds iOS 17 Notes feature to Pages alongside Keynote ProRes and Numbers SVG updates
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