Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after the release of the second betas. Registered developers can opt in to the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to Software Update, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option and toggling on the iOS 16 Developer Beta. Note that an Apple ID associated with a developer account is required to download and install the beta. iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 lay the groundwork for iMessage Contact Key Verification. It is meant to let Apple device owners verify that they are messaging with the people they intend to message rather than a malicious entity…

Damus is the first iPhone app for the Nostr social network, which is based on a decentralized platform and is supported by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. After being removed from the Chinese App Store earlier this year, Damus was almost banned worldwide by Apple – but this time for a different reason. That’s because the company wasn’t happy with a feature that let users tip each other using Bitcoin. more… The post Apple threatened to remove Damus from App Store for letting users tip each other with Bitcoin appeared first on 9to5Mac.

The new 15-inch MacBook Air and updated Mac Studio are now available for same-day or next-day pickup at select Apple Store locations in the U.S. The new Mac Pro is also available for in-store pickup, but there is a two-week wait at many locations. To order a product with Apple Store pickup, add the product to your bag on Apple.com, proceed to checkout, select the "I'll pick it up" option, enter your ZIP code, choose an available Apple Store location, and select a pickup date. Payment is completed online, and a valid government-issued photo ID and the order number may be required upon pickup. The 15-inch MacBook Air is equipped with the same M2 chip as the 13-inch model, and…

Apple’s iPhones have propelled smartphones into the top-five most exported commodities from India in the fiscal that ended in March this year. Apple’s iPhone 14 Mimansa Verma for Quartz: India’s smartphone exports nearly doubled to $10.9 billion during the year from $5.4 billion the year before that, according to data from India’s commerce ministry. And iPhone handsets accounted for half of those smartphones, followed by Samsung, Business Standard reported today (June 12). In the last financial year, when Apple’s figure stood at only 24%, India’s overall smartphone exports were in the ninth position. In the financial year 203, the top-four commodities exported from India included automotive fuels, aviation fuel, motor gasoline, and diamonds for non-industrial use, the newspaper reported. India’s…

Apple’s iPhones have propelled smartphones into the top-five most exported commodities from India in the fiscal that ended in March this year. Apple’s iPhone 14 Mimansa Verma for Quartz: India’s smartphone exports nearly doubled to $10.9 billion during the year from $5.4 billion the year before that, according to data from India’s commerce ministry. And iPhone handsets accounted for half of those smartphones, followed by Samsung, Business Standard reported today (June 12). In the last financial year, when Apple’s figure stood at only 24%, India’s overall smartphone exports were in the ninth position. In the financial year 203, the top-four commodities exported from India included automotive fuels, aviation fuel, motor gasoline, and diamonds for non-industrial use, the newspaper reported. India’s…

The 15-inch MacBook Air is the first Air with a large screen ever. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge A couple of years ago, laptop sales were through the roof. With the majority of the population stuck at home for both work and school, plus flush with cash from government stimulus checks, many people were in need of better computers for use at home. And many of them bought laptops, to the tune of 340 million units in 2021. But that wave is long over. Overall laptop sales fell by double digits in 2022, and they haven’t bounced back in 2023. Apple, ever the outlier in so many markets, did manage to squeak out an increase in 2022…