Juli Clover
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.
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.
Juli Clover's Articles
Netflix No Longer Offering In-App Subscription Options on iOS Devices
Netflix is no longer allowing new or resubscribing members to sign up for a Netflix subscription using an in-app purchase via the App Store, Netflix today told VentureBeat. The change appears to have been implemented late last month.
Earlier this year Netflix experimented with disabling in-app subscription options for Netflix subscribers in a number of countries, and as of today, Netflix says...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 2018 11-Inch iPad Pro and a Copy of AnyTrans
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with iMobie to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 64GB 11-inch iPad Pro and a copy of the company's AnyTrans software, designed to let you easily manage the content on your iPhone or iPad.
The 11-inch iPad Pro is Apple's newest iPad, released in October. It's the first iPad with an edge-to-edge display, no Home button, and support for Face ID....
Netflix's New Interactive 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' Episode Doesn't Work on Apple TV
The latest episode of popular horror series "Black Mirror" is available on Netflix today, but you're not going to want to watch it on the Apple TV.
"Bandersnatch," the new episode, is an interactive choose-your-own adventure style show where you make the decisions on how the story progresses. As it turns out, the interactive feature does not work on the Apple TV, Chromecast, the Windows App,...
Year in Review: Everything Apple Introduced in 2018
2018 was a big year for Apple, and while there were some misses like the AirPower, we saw a redesigned Apple Watch Series 4, a new lower-cost iPhone XR with an edge-to-edge display and Face ID, overhauled iPad Pro models, and more.
Below, we've created a quick overview of every major product Apple announced or debuted in 2018.
HomePod (February)
Apple's first smart speaker, the HomePod,...
Alleged iPad Mini 5 Case Leaks
An alleged case for the next-generation iPad mini surfaced on Slashleaks over the holidays, providing a look at what we can perhaps expect from the next-generation iPad mini.
There's a vertical camera cutout, suggesting the iPad mini 5 might have a camera arrangement similar to the iPad Pro with a rear flash, and a center microphone cutout.
Speaker cutouts at the top and the bottom hint...
B&H Photo and Expercom Offering Year-End Sales on Macs and iPads
For those of you who are planning a purchase of a new Mac, iPad, or other Apple accessory, both Expercom and B&H Photo are offering year-end sales that are worth checking out.
Expercom has deals on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, the iMac, the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the iPad Pro, the iMac Pro, and the Mac mini, with a list available below.
All 15-inch MacBook Pro models - $200 to $662 off,...
iPhone XR Accounted for an Estimated 32% of U.S. iPhone Sales in November
During the month of November, its first month of availability, the iPhone XR accounted for an estimated 32 percent of U.S. iPhone sales, according to new sales data shared today by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
Comparatively, the iPhone XS and XS Max, Apple's more expensive iPhones, were responsible for 35 percent of sales combined.
The iPhone XR sold similarly to the iPhone X ...
Track Santa's Journey From the North Pole With Google's Web-Based Santa Tracker
For MacRumors readers who continue to believe in Santa Claus or for those who have young children, Google today launched its annual Santa tracking feature, allowing Santa to be tracked in real time on his journey from the North Pole as he prepares to deliver presents around the world.
Google has offered its fun Santa tracking feature for fifteen years now, providing a little digital magic for...
10 of the Best macOS and iOS Apps of 2018
It's the end of the year, and 2018 is coming to a close. Over the course of the last several months, we've highlighted several useful Mac and iOS apps in our YouTube series, and for December, we've picked our favorites.
In the video and the article below, you'll find a selection of some of the best apps that we've used over the course of the year.
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 5-Coil 'PowerDual' Qi Wireless Charger That Can Charge 2 iPhones at Once from Choetech
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Choetech to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company's new PowerDual 5-coil Qi wireless chargers, capable of charging two devices at one time.
The PowerDual is a flat, oblong-shaped pad that is equipped with five overlapping wireless coils inside. It is big enough to accommodate two smartphones at once, and because of the...
Apple's Dan Riccio Says 2018 iPad Pro 'Meets or Exceeds' Quality Standards of Design and Precision, More Info to Come
Earlier this week, Apple told The Verge that some 2018 iPad Pro models are shipping with a slight bend in the aluminum chassis, which is a side effect of the manufacturing process that is not expected to worsen over time or negatively impact the iPad's performance.
Many MacRumors readers were concerned about Apple's position that a noticeable bend is not a manufacturing issue, prompting MacRumo...
Apple Shares Revamped Transparency Report Website With Easier-to-Parse Data
Apple today released its latest transparency report, outlining government data requests that it received from January to June 2018.
Apple's latest report has been shared on a totally overhauled transparency website that also features past reports in a more visually digestible format, making it much easier to go through the data.
Apple's previous reports were delivered via PDF and could be ...
Apple's $1,199 Blackmagic eGPU Pro Now Available for Purchase, Delivers Mid-January
Apple's new Blackmagic eGPU Pro, first introduced alongside the Mac mini and MacBook Air in late October, can now be purchased from the online Apple Store.
Orders placed today for the $1,199 new eGPU are set to be delivered from January 15 to January 23. It's not known how much stock Apple has available, so those delivery times could slip after the first orders are placed.
The Blackmagic...
Apple Releases Updated Version of iOS 12.1.2 for iPhone
Apple this morning released an updated version of iOS 12.1.2 that features a new "16C104" build number, up from the "16C101" build number used for Monday's release.
We don't know why Apple has released a new version of iOS 12.1.2, but the updated build is likely meant for those who have not yet updated to the new software. It could contain small bug fixes or tweaks that are not significant...
Apple AI Chief John Giannandrea Gets Promotion to Senior Vice President
Apple today announced John Giannandrea, who handles machine learning and AI for the company, has been promoted to the Apple's executive team and is now listed on the Apple Leadership page as a senior vice president.
Giannandrea joined Apple as its chief of machine learning and AI strategy in April 2018, stealing him away from Google where he ran Google's search and artificial intelligence...
T-Mobile to Delay Streaming TV Service Until 2019
In late 2017, T-Mobile announced plans for a "disruptive" internet TV service, set to launch at some point in 2018. T-Mobile isn't going to make that release date, however, with the rollout pushed back until 2019.
According to Bloomberg, T-Mobile is delaying its TV service because the "project proved much more complex than expected."
T-Mobile executives faced the difficult choice of either...
Apple Says Some 2018 iPad Pros Ship Bent, But It's Normal and Not a Defect
Shortly after the new 2018 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models shipped out to customers, some MacRumors readers found bends in their tablets. Unsurprisingly, new iPad owners were upset and disappointed to find unwanted defects in devices that cost hundreds of dollars, but according to new information from Apple, a slight bend isn't out of the ordinary.
Apple told The Verge that some 2018 iPad Pro ...
Apple Expands Transit Directions to New Locales and Introduces Indoor Maps at Additional Airports
Transit directions for Apple Maps have recently expanded to Belgium, Manila in the Philippines, Switzerland, Wyoming, and Iowa, Apple confirmed today in an update to its Feature Availability page for iOS.
In these locations, Apple Maps users can get directions using the transit options available in their states or countries. Apple actually implemented transit directions in these locales over...
Apple Seeds Second Beta of Upcoming watchOS 5.1.3 Update to Developers
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 5.1.3 update to developers, a little over a week after seeding the first beta and nearly two weeks after releasing watchOS 5.1.2.
Once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Apple Developer Center, the new watchOS beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the iPhone by going to General -->...
Apple Changes App Store Rules to Allow Users to Gift In-App Purchases to Friends and Family
Apple today made a tweak to its App Store Review Guidelines, allowing developers to implement a new feature that will let iOS users purchase in-app content as a gift.
Right now, iOS users can purchase paid apps as gifts for other iOS users, but there's no way to purchase in-app content as a gift. As more and more apps work on a free-to-try or subscription basis with various content only...
