Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge If Apple’s mixed reality headset is going to succeed, it’s going to be because of the apps. On Monday, Apple will take the stage at its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference to talk about FaceTime and Apple Books and all the other cool built-in stuff you’ll be able to do with its ski goggles strapped to your face. But if it can’t get third-party developers on board, and those developers don’t figure out how to build life-changingly great stuff for those goggles, the Reality Pro (or whatever it’s called) doesn’t stand a chance. Apple knows this better than anyone, of course. The iPhone took off when apps like Instagram and Uber showed what you…

An official Microsoft Mac Admins forum has been launched to support IT professionals using Microsoft 365 or Intune on Macs.Microsoft 365 contains many widely-used productivity apps. The new forums are intended to become a central location for "valuable resources and insights" for people supporting Mac users with Microsoft apps in the enterprise. Read more...

The App Store was responsible for an estimated $1.1 trillion in developer billings and sales in 2022, according to an Apple-sponsored study conducted by economists from Analysis Group. Apple shared the results of the study today as part of an ongoing effort to highlight the benefits of the ‌App Store‌ and the successes of developers who use the Apple platform. A total of $910 billion of the $1.1 trillion estimate comes from the sales of physical goods and services that happened outside of the ‌App Store‌, while $109 billion was from in-app advertising, and $104 billion was from digital goods and services. The estimate includes sales from businesses of all sizes, large and small, and for the physical goods and…

Apple TV+ today shared a new teaser trailer highlighting an electrifying lineup of highly anticipated Apple Original series and films that will make their global debut on Apple TV+ in the coming months. The teaser features newly released footage, and a glimpse at the upcoming comedies, the biggest dramas and the brightest stars across Apple Original titles including “Platonic,” “The Crowded Room,” “Swagger” season two, “Hijack,” “The Afterparty” season two, “Foundation” season two, “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” “Masters of the Air,” “Sugar,” “The Morning Show” season three, “The Beanie Bubble,” “Flora and Son,” “Loot” season two, “Palm Royale,” and more. New original series and films from the world’s most creative storytellers that are featured in the teaser, and…

Matter is the new solution to all our smart home compatibility problems, right? That’s what we’ve been told, and that’s what we want to happen, right? Open stands on everything related to technology are preferable, but sometimes, new standards take years to mature. That’s what we’re seeing with Matter. We’re even seeing brands like back away from Matter support as well. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been testing a product called , and it’s one of the most interesting smart home concepts I’ve tried in some time. more… The post HomeKit Weekly: Is the Homey Bridge the product Apple should have released instead of supporting Matter? appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Unsure which version of iOS your iPhone can run? Here’s a quick guide so you can find out if your iPhone is compatible with the most recent iterations of the iPhone operating system, and, if it isn’t, which version you can install on your iPhone. Apple gives iOS a major update each year, usually introducing new features and some stability upgrades to the previous version, plus numerous smaller updates in between. Although the company is better than most at keeping older models on the list of supported devices, hardware limitations can sometimes mean that an iPhone gets left behind. This doesn’t mean the device will stop working, but you won’t be able to access the newer features and capabilities…