An Apple Maps privacy bug fixed in iOS 16.3 may have allowed apps to collect user location data without permission. At least one app appears to have done so, and a security reporter has speculated that the same privacy bug could have been exploited by countless apps over an unknown time period …

Apple’s bean counters surely form one of the most powerful forces within the organization, despite much of the company's high-profile success being tied to design. A case in point is provided by one of Apple’s leading new consumer products, the 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro, which has had its design significantly steered by pricing fluctuations in the materials and components markets.

In a series of tweets, Kuo said he expects an "all-new design foldable ‌iPad‌" to be the next big product launch in the ‌iPad‌ lineup, with no other major ‌iPad‌ releases in the next nine to 12 months. The analyst said he was "positive" that the foldable device would arrive in 2024, but did not provide a more specific timeframe.

App Store prices are going up in the United Kingdom and several other countries starting on February 13, Apple announced today. The changes are being implemented due to shifts in taxes and foreign exchange rates.

Apple will launch a new iPad mini next year with mass production set to begin in the first quarter, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a series of tweets, Kuo said there may be no new iPad releases in the next nine to 12 months, since "the iPad mini refresh is more likely to begin mass production in 1Q24."

Global smartphone shipments plunged in the fourth quarter of 2022 — usually a big holiday shopping period — thanks to macroeconomic weakness and soft consumer demand, according to market research firm IDC. Electronics firms shipped 300.3 million smartphones in the October to December quarter, an 18.3% year-over-year fall, IDC said in a report published late Wednesday. The drop marks the largest-ever decline in a single quarter.

Apple is taking steps to separate its mobile operating system from features offered by Google parent Alphabet, making advances around maps, search, and advertising that have created a collision course between the Big Tech companies.

Apple TV+ announced an eight-episode global acquisition of new multilingual French-Japanese drama “Drops of God” from Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto.

The 2013-vintage phone is getting a little more secure.

Almost 40 years ago, Apple Computer aired its now-iconic commercial introducing the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII. Although “1984” became a cultural phenomenon and a watershed moment for product launches, Apple’s Board of Directors was against it from the start.

The combination of rising interest rates and ongoing inflation have led to cooling customer demand and shrinking advertising budgets lead Amazon, Microsoft, and now Google to dramatically hired like mad during the early pandemic years, but are now looking to rein in their spending.

WhatsApp on iOS lets users check messages by date other than just the text. Here is all you need to know.

Apple TV+ has teamed up with Timothée Chalamet to show off its original programs and big-name lineup in its new branding campaign “Call Me With Timothée Chalamet.” The campaign video depicts Chalamet falling head-over-heels for Apple TV+, marveling at its works such as “Causeway,” “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” and the Emmy-winning Jason Sudeikis comedy “Ted Lasso.” Chalamet begins to wonder why he does not yet have a role on Apple TV+.

But it wouldn’t be an iPad.

Police swarmed a Sydney gym after a trainer's Apple Watch mistakenly called police.

Apple launched a new full-size HomePod today, two years after the original model was discontinued and not replaced. If you’re planning to buy a new HomePod, there’s one thing to keep in mind: creating a stereo pair requires two of the same HomePod models. Here’s what that means.

Information embedded within Apple's website suggests that this week's new Mac announcements, including the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, were initially set to be unveiled in October or November of last year.

Apple has taken down its online store for business users, in what could be preparation for the launch of updated Mac models. Apple traditionally takes down its online stores ahead of major announcements, to give it an opportunity to make changes to its product lineup. Following late and unusual rumors of new products in January, Apple has done the same thing on the morning of an expected announcement.

Goldman Sachs has lost $3.03 billion in nearly three years on its group of businesses, called Platform Solutions, that houses Apple Card. Bloomberg reports that the credit card made up a significant portion of those losses. In a regulatory filing disclosed Friday, Goldman Sachs revealed that from the start of 2020 through the end of September 2022, Platform Solutions’ pretax losses amounted to $3.03 billion.

The MacBook Air was announced by Steve Jobs 15 years ago today, on January 15, 2008. The event has become one of the most iconic Apple events ever, thanks in large part to the moment Jobs pulled the MacBook Air out of a manila envelope.