Apple CEO Tim Cook gave encouraging results for its Services business, saying the company is nearing one billion paid subscriptions, nearly double from three years ago.Apple nears a billion paid subscriptionsDuring Apple's conference call to discuss its recent financial results for the second quarter, Cook briefly mentions how the company is faring with subscriptions — every subscription made via the App Store and other services as a revenue stream. Read more...

Macworld It’s a big moment when Apple unveils a new version of iOS at WWDC each summer. After all, this software is running on a billion-odd iPhones and can fundamentally change the way they all behave: iOS updates add new features, correct flaws and UI issues, improve reliability (hopefully), and generally enhance the iPhone experience. All this without costing a penny to install. In 2023, rumormongers would have us believe, the new features part of that equation will be relatively minor, with development work on the company’s mixed-reality headset apparently costing so many engineer hours that the iOS 17 project had to be scaled back. Multiple pundits have warned that, while some smaller new features will be included, there won’t…