December 2024

Apple took over the next decade of Major League Soccer distribution starting with the 2023 season, so how have things been going for the league in terms of viewership? According to the MLS Commissioner, the partnership has resulted in “more subscribers than we and Apple thought we would have,” which doesn’t say much. However, the […]

Following a launch last month of in the United States, the channel is now rolling out to additional regions. Apple TV+ is now available to subscribe and watch within Prime Video in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. The pricing is the same as if the user subscribed through Apple directly. more…

The narrative for years has been that Spotify Wrapped, a look back at your music listening habits for the year, has left Apple Music members longing for a matching experience. Apple Music, of course, has been developing its Replay feature for nearly as long. Still, Spotify Wrapped has made vocal Apple Music subscribers jealous each

Apple’s new Passwords app debuted this fall as a dedicated home for passwords across every device. Browsers, however, have been hit or miss with built-in Passwords support. Fortunately, there’s a big one that just gained it: Apple now offers an official Passwords extension in Firefox for Mac. more…

Macworld When iOS 18.2 rolls out to all iPhones next week (we think), it’s going to bring a ton of great new features. Most of the focus is on the new Apple Intelligence capabilities, and for good reason: AI is Apple’s big marketing hook but the features are rolling out gradually over several months. The

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Macworld The Apple TV+ service recently had its five-year anniversary, so on this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about Apple’s foray into the entertainment streaming industry. What has the experience been, what can we expect in the future, and, of course, what are our favorite shows. This is episode 912 with Jason Cross,

Macworld How long have you been blindly paying for iCloud Drive? If you’re still paying subscription fees, it’s time to ditch them and grab lifetime cloud storage instead. We recommend FolderFort, which is now only $59.97 during Cyber Week (reg. $251)! You’ll never have to pay a recurring fee again — or scout for a

Apple and Goldman Sachs have announced another rate cut for Apple Card Savings Account. Starting today, Apple Card Savings Account offers a 3.90% annual percentage yield, down from 4.10%. more…

From the beginning, Meta built its Threads microblogging platform with fediverse integration in mind. However, this integration has been rolling out in parts, and there’s another important update coming. Threads users can finally follow accounts from other fediverses, although there are still many limitations. more…