Apple in June introduced the 15-inch MacBook Air, the world’s best 15-inch laptop. With an expansive 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, the incredible performance of M2, up to 18 hours of battery life, and a silent, fanless design, the new MacBook Air brings power and portability — all in the world’s thinnest 15-inch laptop. 15-inch M2 MacBook Air’s keyboard and trackpad With an all-new six-speaker sound system, the 15-inch MacBook Air delivers immersive Spatial Audio, along with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, MagSafe charging, and the power and ease of macOS Ventura for an unrivaled experience. the 15-inch MacBook Air is now available for order. Gareth Bevan for Digital Camera World: With the introduction of Apple Silicon starting with the M1…

Macworld Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies. This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and movies. There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s $6.99-a-month service. If you want to know what’s on the way, check out our list of upcoming Apple TV+ shows and movies. Updated 07/07/23: The second season of children’s animated program Duck and Goose is now streaming. u003cbru003eMentioned IN THIS story Apple TV 4K (2022, 3. Gen.) 128GB WiFi + Ethernet…

While the EU continues to appeal against Apple's tax deal with Ireland, alleged back taxes have been held in escrow — but the fund is shrinking.Apple IrelandApple's on/off dispute with the EU over its tax payments in Ireland is still continuing, with a 2016 ruling going against Apple, and a 2020 one backing up the company. As the European Commission is taking the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union, the money Apple may owe in back taxes is being held in an escrow account. Read more...

Amazon Prime Video and Netflix have been the dominant players in the U.S. subscription streaming VOD market for years, but that competitive edge appears to have been eclipsed in the second quarter of 2023. According to new data from JustWatch, which tracks the weekly streaming video habits of 20 million users across 59 markets, Amazon Prime Video ended the quarter with 21% market share, while Netflix had 20%. Apple held 7% share while Hulu finished with 11% share, behind Max (15%) and Disney+ (13%). JustWatch also found that the newly rebranded HBO Max saw positive market share growth in Q2, gaining 1%. Paramount+ also saw a 1% increase in market share. On the other hand, Disney+ and Hulu saw 1%…

TSMC‘s Apple chip production is not expected to be affected by China’s decision to restrict exports of two key materials, but there are fears that this could change dramatically if the relationship between China and the US continues to deteriorate. The biggest fear is that China could take the same step with rare earth elements, like lithium … more… The post Apple chip production unaffected by Chinese sanctions, but things could get much worse appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld One of the joys of Touch ID on a Mac laptop is using Apple Pay without needing an iPhone or iPad at hand to validate a secure credit or debit card transaction. This was extended to M-series Macs with the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, which allows a Mac mini, iMac, or Mac Studio to add Touch ID through a special wireless connection to an M-series Mac’s Secure Enclave module. But some readers have found Apple Pay disabled. In  > System Preferences/Settings > Wallet & Apple Pay, macOS offers the explanation “Apple Pay has been disabled because the security settings of this Mac were modified.” Several different causes could be the root, and Apple omits one for M-series…