We’re beginning to get a clearer picture of what new features could be introduced with iOS 17 this year. A new post on Weibo from a previously accurate source claims iOS 17 will include changes to the iPhone Lock Screen, new features for Apple Music, and more.

Apple is rolling out a set of updates to its Windows apps today, including Apple Music, Apple Devices, and Apple TV. These apps, which are designated as “Preview” apps by Apple, allow Windows users to access Apple Music and Apple TV content and manage their Apple devices.

Today’s update for Apple Music, in particular, includes a handful of notable new features and fixes…

Following up after launching its new API yesterday, Slack has announced that it’s starting to roll out a new user-facing feature called “canvases” to solve the issue of how to “manage, find and share knowledge and team resources.”

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Two organizations key to Apple’s history are to be merged into one, as Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has been donated to SRI International. This will see PARC and SRI research teams working together on future projects.

PARC was where Steve Jobs famously saw the graphical user interface and mouse that were used in the LISA and then Macintosh, while SRI was where Siri was developed …

Today, Jamf held a special event, which was live-streamed for all its customers, and covered a wide range of updates aimed at providing assistance to businesses, schools, and government entities in using Apple products. Jamf also announced some additions for Windows users as well..

Spotify paid subscriptions grew faster than expected in the first quarter of the year, but the company is still losing money.

The good news for the streaming giant is that paid subscriptions were up 15% to 210M, ahead of analyst expectations and the company’s own guidance …

Tech giants including Amazon, Google, and Apple face new legal requirements in the UK, under new legislation being introduced today.

While the penalties for breaching the planned law are severe – up to 10% of global turnover – Apple will likely find it relatively easy to comply …

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Earlier this year, developer Hikari no Yume created a tool called “touchHLE,” which is able to emulate old iOS apps on Macs and Windows PCs. Based on this project, another developer identified as “ciciplusplus” has ported this same iOS emulator project to Android. However, you shouldn’t get too excited about it for now.

Leading up to WWDC where Apple is expected to unveil macOS 14 for the first time, the company has 15 unused trademarked names that it’s likely to pull from. Some of those include Diablo, Condor, Redwood, Shasta, Skyline, Sonoma, Sequoia, and Mammoth. Check out the full list and share which are your favorites in our poll plus some insight on which may be more likely to be Apple’s pick.

Last week, Snapchat announced that it was expanding the availability of its My AI assistant to all users after first making it available only to premium subscribers. As it turns out, users aren’t particularly thrilled with this change, primarily because Snapchat automatically pins the “My AI” conversation bot to the top of their chat feed.

Snapchat users are so unhappy with this change that they’re taking to the App Store to leave a deluge of 1-star reviews for the app…

Apple’s AirTag has become a must-have accessory for a lot of travelers around the world, as it helps people easily track their luggage. And as more people are returning to travel frequently following the relief of the pandemic, sales of item-tracking accessories have grown considerably in recent months.

Apple’s Impact Accelerator program, part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative has become a tradition. This year marks the third cohort that will have the opportunity to go through the free 12-week program for Black-, Hispanic/Latinx-, and Indigenous-owned businesses that are focused on clean energy and green tech.

Over the last several weeks, CarPlay has been in the headlines quite a bit thanks to GM’s decision to bail on the platform and Rivian’s continued resistance. Apple, however, isn’t concerned and has recently updated its website to promote the fact that over 800 cars on the market currently support the feature.

Apple once again has proven victorious in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games. As reported by Bloomberg, the US Ninth Circuit of Appeals has upheld the decision first handed down in November of 2021, which found that Apple is not a “monopolist under either federal or state antitrust laws.”

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Since the iPhone 14 Pro was released with its new Emergency SOS via Satellite features last year, we’ve heard a handful of stories about the feature being used to help iPhone users in dire situations. A new story out of Utah this week once again highlights the power of Emergency SOS via Satellite, when three college students found themselves stranded after a hiking trip took a turn for the worse…