An email initially rejected as spam led to a partnership that has seen a new Jony Ive Linn turntable design, as part of the high-end British audio company’s 50th anniversary celebrations … more… The post Jony Ive Linn turntable design debuts, replacing plastic with aluminum… for $64K appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Some €14.3B ($15.5B) has been sitting in an Apple Irish tax escrow account, while we await for a final ruling on whether or not the sum has to be paid. But it’s reported that the fund has lost almost a billion euros (or dollars) since it was established back in 2018. The current value of the fund – which will either be handed over to the Irish government, or returned to Apple – is said to have fallen to €13.4B ($14.6B) … more… The post Apple Irish tax account has lost almost a billion dollars while awaiting a ruling appeared first on 9to5Mac.

One of the more… interesting discoveries yesterday is that there’s no way to delete your Threads account without also deleting your Instagram one. After widespread objections to this, the company now says that it is “looking into a way to delete your Threads account separately” … more… The post You will later be able to delete your Threads account w/o losing Instagram appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Bloomberg today released a report describing some of the planning going on in the Apple retail division to prepare for the launch of the Apple Vision Pro headset, previously announced as available in the US “early next year.” The report says that — at least out the gate — Vision Pro will only be purchasable by appointment. Apple retail workers will help ensure customers get a Vision Pro with an appropriately fitting headband and light seal. It will represent the most logistically complex rollout ever for an Apple product. more… The post Vision Pro launch at retail stores is Apple’s most complex rollout ever, will require appointment to buy appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Near-field communications (NFC) allow very short-range transmission of data from a device that can be battery-free. The field generator by the NFC reader produces the tiny amount of power required to trigger a signal. Starting with AirTag support in the iPhone 6s in 2015, all iPhone models have had some kind of ability to activate and read NFC tags. (Starting with ever earlier iPhones, all Watch models, and many iPads, NFC transmission or encoding is used for Apple Pay.) You might have received certain kinds of NFC tag notifications. The most common are: AirTag: Tapping an AirTag after receiving an alert that one is near you. AirTags that aren’t registered to you will be identified by your iPhone. When brought…

Earlier this year, JustWatch reported market share numbers for streaming platforms in the US during Q1 2023. Now the research company is back with updated numbers for Q2 2023, and while Warner’s now Max grew a little bit, most other platforms like Apple TV+ remained in the same place as before. more… The post Warner’s Max overtakes Disney+ in the US while Apple TV+ remains in the same place appeared first on 9to5Mac.