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Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

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Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1 With Toggle for Turning Off U1 Chip in Latest iPhones

Tuesday January 28, 2020 8:59 am PST by
Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1, minor updates to the iOS 13 operating system. iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1 come over a month after the release of iOS/iPadOS 13.3, which brought Communication Limits for Screen Time. The iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1 updates are available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the updates, go to Settings > General > Software Update....
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Review: Moment's 14mm Fisheye Lens Lets You Take Better Ultra Wide-Angle Shots on Latest iPhones

Tuesday January 28, 2020 8:20 am PST by
Moment, known for its line of high-quality lenses designed for the iPhone, recently came out with its newest lens, a 170-degree 14mm fisheye lens that works with Apple's iPhones, including the newest triple-lens models. Fisheye lenses are by definition ultra wide-angle lenses and are some of the widest lenses you can get, often offering up a wide view with artful distortion to capture as much...
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Nomad Debuts New Rugged Leather Case Designed for AirPods Pro

Tuesday January 28, 2020 6:00 am PST by
Nomad, known for its range of high-quality Apple accessories, today unveiled a set of new Rugged Cases designed for the AirPods Pro. The AirPods Pro cases are an iteration of the AirPods cases that Nomad has designed for Apple's standard AirPods, offering up a polycarbonate shell wrapped in Horween leather that comes in either black or brown. A microfiber lining on the inside of the case...
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MGM Held Talks With Apple and Netflix to Gauge Interest in Acquisition

Monday January 27, 2020 5:30 pm PST by
MGM held preliminary talks with Apple, Netflix, and other large media companies to gauge their interest in a possible acquisition, reports CNBC. The report confirms another report from The Wall Street Journal last month that suggested Apple was exploring deals for MGM Holdings content, though the talks had "yet to reach an advanced stage." A deal with MGM would potentially offer Apple a...
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FCC Opens Up 3.5GHz Spectrum for Full Commercial Use, Apple's Newest iPhones Already Offer Support

Monday January 27, 2020 12:14 pm PST by
The United States Federal Communications Commission today cleared the way for OnGo [PDF], a wireless product spearheaded by the Citizens Broadcast Radio Service Alliance (CBRS) that aims to use the 3.5GHz band for a range of applications, including improving data speeds and connectivity across the United States on both 4G and 5G networks. The CBRS Alliance announced that the FCC has allowed...
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Apple Picks Up 'Boys State' Political Documentary for Apple TV+

Monday January 27, 2020 11:28 am PST by
Apple and its partner film studio A24 have acquired the rights to "Boys State" a political coming-of-age documentary that examines the health of American democracy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Apple is said to have paid $10 million for the documentary, which was directed by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine. Laurene Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs' widow, served as an executive producer on the...
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Apple Patent Imagines iMac Made From a Single Sheet of Glass

Monday January 27, 2020 9:47 am PST by
Apple has all kinds of fanciful patents for imaginative devices that will likely never come to fruition, such as an iMac-like desktop computer made entirely of glass, which was shared last week in a patent published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Apple's patent describes an electronic device with an upper portion that serves as a display area, a lower portion that serves as...
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Apple to Participate in Meeting Advocating for Better Patient Access to Health Info

Friday January 24, 2020 3:44 pm PST by
Representatives for Apple and Microsoft will be participating in a meeting with the Carin Alliance that's focused on making it easier for patients to access and share their medical information, reports CNBC. The meeting will focus on efforts to push a rule change proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services that would promote medical data interoperability. Ricky Bloomfield, a...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 61W GaN USB-C Power Adapter and USB-C Cable From Choetech

Friday January 24, 2020 10:10 am PST by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Choetech to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 61W USB-C power adapter and accompanying USB-C cable for charging a Mac or an iPad Pro. Choetech's new 61W Wall Charger uses gallium nitride technology, which allows it to be manufactured in a smaller casing than a standard power adapter. It's 50 percent smaller than the original 61W MacBook...
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Apple Seeds Third Beta of Upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.3 Update to Developers

Friday January 24, 2020 9:12 am PST by
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming macOS 10.15.3 update to developers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the second beta and more than a month after releasing the macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update. The new ‌‌macOS Catalina‌‌ beta can be downloaded using the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper software from the Developer...
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App Store Experiencing Outage [Update: Fixed]

Friday January 24, 2020 8:53 am PST by
The App Store is experiencing a temporary outage that started at 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time, according to Apple's System Status website. Apple's site says that there's an unspecified ongoing issue that's affecting some users. Part of the problem appears to be linked to in-app purchases, based on a tweet from a Fortnite Twitter account, which says that in-app ‌App Store‌ purchases are unable to be...
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Throwboy Launches New 'Pocket Pillows' Featuring Original Macintosh and iMac G3 Designs

Friday January 24, 2020 7:00 am PST by
Throwboy, known for its Iconic Pillow Collection featuring a selection of plush pillows designed to look like Apple devices, today launched a new selection of mini pillows called the "Pocket Pillows." Like their larger-sized siblings, the Pocket Pillows are modeled after Apple devices. The first palm-sized pillows are made to mimic the 1984 Classic Macintosh and the 1998 iMac G3, and they...
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36 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Unveiled the First Macintosh

Friday January 24, 2020 2:00 am PST by
On January 24, 1984, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh at Apple's annual shareholder's meeting in Cupertino, California, debuting the new computer equipped with a 9-inch black and white display, an 8MHz Motorola 68000 processor, 128KB of RAM, a 3.5-inch floppy drive, and a price tag of $2,495. The now iconic machine weighed in at a whopping 17 pounds and was...
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Apple Pay Promo Offers 10% Off StubHub Purchase

Thursday January 23, 2020 3:27 pm PST by
Apple this afternoon sent out emails advertising its latest Apple Pay promotion, which offers 10 percent off of a purchase from the StubHub app. StubHub is an online ticketing company that lets users purchase tickets for concerts, sporting events, and more. To get the 10 percent discount, customers can enter the code APPLEPAY2020 when checking out in the StubHub app and using ‌Apple Pay‌ as ...
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Broadcom Inks Multi-Year Supply Deals With Apple to Provide Wireless Components and Modules

Thursday January 23, 2020 1:49 pm PST by
Longtime Apple supplier Broadcom today announced that it has signed two multi-year deals with Apple that cover a "range of specified high-performance wireless components and modules" that Apple will use in its products. According to Broadcom, these new agreements are in addition to a prior agreement it established with Apple in June 2019 for RF components and modules. The new agreements will...
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Apple TV+ Show 'Little America' Getting Accompanying Podcast

Thursday January 23, 2020 1:04 pm PST by
Apple is developing a podcast for Apple TV+ show "Little America," show creator Lee Eisenberg revealed today in an interview with Forbes. In the interview, Eisenberg says that the podcast will "delve more info the stories and music on the show." Apple also plans to promote the series with a playlist for every episode, and there will be a book. News of the upcoming "Little America" podcast ...
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WSJ Profiles 'The Blevinator,' Apple's VP of Procurement Who Handles Supplier Negotiations

Thursday January 23, 2020 12:24 pm PST by
The Wall Street Journal today published a profile of Tony Blevins, Apple's vice president of procurement, providing an inside look at Apple's corporate culture and what Blevins does for the company. As Apple's vice president of procurement, Blevins' job is to get suppliers to cut their prices, and he will apparently stop at little to score a favorable deal for Apple, which has earned him the...
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Apple Revamps Jobs Site With New Design and Video Featuring Animated Apple Logos

Thursday January 23, 2020 11:18 am PST by
Apple today overhauled its Apple jobs website, introducing a new look and a new video in an effort to better recruit employees. The updated video on the site features the different Apple logo designs that Apple first created for its Mac-centric event in October 2018. The site displays different Apple logo designs whenever it's reloaded, and the video also features animated logo designs with a...
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Apple Shares Trailer for 'Carpool Karaoke' Season 3

Thursday January 23, 2020 10:06 am PST by
Apple is preparing to release a third season of its ongoing show "Carpool Karaoke: The Series," with the new trailer shared this morning on YouTube. "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" predates Apple TV+, having first debuted in August 2017 on Apple Music. The show is based on the popular Carpool Karaoke segment made popular by "The Late Late Show With James Corden." Apple's version pairs...
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Behind the Scenes Look at Apple TV+ Show 'Servant' Explores How Food is Used to Convey Emotion

Thursday January 23, 2020 8:46 am PST by
"Servant," an Apple TV+ thriller produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, uses food to evoke a visceral reaction from viewers. In a new video shared on Apple's ‌Apple TV‌ YouTube channel, Shyamalan and show creator Tony Basgallop talk about the importance of food in the show and how food conveys emotion. "Servant" uses a professional chef on the set to prepare food for each scene where...