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Apple Watch Series 5 deals highlight today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break alongside markdowns on Twelve South SurfacePad iPhone cases and Ring’s Stick Up camera. Hit the jump for all that and more. Apple Watch Series 5 deals take up to $50 off The latest from Apple delivers a new always-on Retina display, 30% larger screen than Series 3, and a swimproof design. Improved features like heart rate tracking, ECG, and a new compass are a few of the other notable upgrades here....

Aquaman gets the Honest Trailers treatment in a new video from Screen Junkies. After 2017’s Justice League misfired at the box office, the DC Extended Universe took a year off between films to regroup. Fortunately, it managed to bounce back something fierce with Aquaman, which earned mostly positive reactions from critics and took in a massive $1.15 billion at the global box office. With those kinds of numbers, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros....

It was yesterday reported that Facebook owner Meta had abandoned work on its own AR/VR OS, but the company responded, saying that it was still working on the project, and that it was growing the team, not cutting it. However, the wording used by Meta strongly suggests that this is a face-saving statement … The original report came from The Information. The company’s VP of Reality Labs Engineering Gabriel Aul tweeted a response, which superficially appeared to be a denial....

When Apple announced its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models earlier this week, it only provided preorder and shipping info for a handful of initially launch countries. The company has now confirmed a second wave of iPhone 6 launches for a long list of countries will kick off on September 26. Many of Apple’s websites abroad are now listing the September 26 order date. Here’s 20+ countries we’ve found so far:...

The switch to Lightning headphones has been a headache for some, but Apple says that a fix is coming for a bug that’s plaguing some users. A variety of complaints have surfaced on Twitter that say the volume controls on Lightning EarPods become nonfunctional after a short amount of time… Essentially, after the Lightning headphones have been plugged in for a few minutes, the buttons stop functioning, while audio continues to play....

For iOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina beta testers, Apple is trying out a new sign-in process for iCloud on the web. When you head to beta.icloud.com on a device running the betas, you can now sign-in to your account using Face ID or Touch ID. When you visit iCloud in Safari on a device running the iOS, iPadOS, or macOS betas, you’ll see a new pop-up asking if you’d like to sign-in using your Apple ID with biometrics....

Almost two years since its debut, Apple TV+ is set to arrive in South Korea on November 4 alongside the first Korean production called Dr. Brain. Dr. Brain is directed and executive produced by filmmaker Kim Jee-Woon and stars Lee Sun-Kyun from Academy Award-winning film Parasite. This Apple Original will be a six-episode Korean-language series and it’s based on the popular webtoon of the same name by Hongjacga. The sci-fi drama marks the first Korean-language series to debut on Apple TV+....

The new logos that will be used for products coming out of the MFi program are not a huge change from the previous branding, but they do notably remove icons representing actual devices in exchange for a simplified Apple logo and just the iOS device names in text. You’ll also notice the order of the devices has changed from “iPod, iPhone, iPad” on the old logo to “iPhone, iPad, and iPod” on the new branding, which we have to assume signifies the iPhone’s growth and importance in the lineup since the original logo was introduced....

Coming on the heels of Apple’s latest endeavor into the mobile ad space, Apple has posted a note to all iPhone OS developers telling them their apps will be rejected if they include location aware advertising and don’t use Core Location for any other functionality on the app. If the app uses Core Location to find weather, restaurants, ATMs, etc, Apple will let the app through the App Store even if Admob is connected to location services....

Apple has proposed a settlement agreement with South Korea’s antitrust regulator, the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), in Seoul. Apple has been accused of abusing its dominant position with mobile phone carriers by imposing three unfair requirements as a condition of selling iPhones … Background Apple was accused in 2016 of anti-competitive practices in South Korea. Because the popularity of iPhones meant carriers had to sell them, Apple was able to dictate terms....

Samsung’s latest Gear S2 smartwatch is about to go up against one of the top tier smartwatches in the game. Today we’re doing a brief comparison between the Gear S2 and Apple Watch to find out which one you should buy… Obviously if you’re locked into the Android or iOS ecosystem your choice is simple. Samsung’s Gear S2 lineup will only work with Android smartphones and Apple Watch with iPhone. But deeper than that there are some things to discuss....

Apple has confirmed on its website that the October event will be streamed. The URL is ‘apple.com/live’, so it seems that Apple is using the same video/blog platform that it first used for the iPhone 6/Apple Watch event in September. As the event progressed, Apple added tweets, product information and photos to the timeline below the main video. Let’s hope the stream doesn’t also experience the same issues as the September event this time around, which made the event unwatchable for many people....

Apple, under Steve Jobs, has always been the master of timing, bringing products out right at the cusp of technological maturity. The iPod and iPhone are perfect examples of this. When the technology made sense for a product that people would want to use, and not a moment before, Apple released something amazing. There were MP3 Players before the iPod and smartphones before the iPhone, but when Apple delivered the products, it changed the game....

Apple today said that it is working on a fix for iPhone 8 users experiencing crackling sounds from their device’s earpiece. Since the iPhone 8 was released last week, some users have reported a “static” and “crackling sound,” but that shouldn’t be the case for much longer… In a statement to The Verge, Apple says the issue affects a “small number” users and noted that it is working on a fix for the issue that will be included in an upcoming iOS release....

Dust off those iPhone nano rumors! Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is working on a smaller, cheaper version of the iPhone for sale off contract. The prototype was about one-third smaller than the iPhone 4, said Bloomberg’s source. (kinda like a HP Veer?) To keep prices down, the smaller phone will use a processor, display and other components similar to those used in the current iPhone 4. As we already found out, Apple’s also has a Dual Mode iPhone in the pike for the summer time:...

Earlier this week, Apple debuted a new ad for the iPhone X that highlights the ease of Apple Pay with Face ID. Now, the company has shared an addition ad in a similar format, this time showcasing Apple Pay Cash via iMessage… The ad is a short, 15-second video that shows off the process of paying someone directly in the Messages application, using Face ID for the authentication process. Apple Pay Cash launched as part of iOS 11....

In addition to reviving the iTunes Festival channel ahead of the music event, Apple has pushed out an additional channel on Apple TV. Showtime Anytime, the premium cable and satellite television network, is now available for streaming content on Apple TV. The channel includes free full episodes of select episodes of certain shows. In addition to acting as an on-demand channel, Showtime Anytime on Apple TV also supports viewing live broadcasts with an authenticated subscription to supported TV providers....

Apple Watch domination of the smartwatch market sees no sign of ending, despite the growing popularity of much cheaper devices. A new report today says that much of the 24% growth in the market during 2021 was driven by demand for sub-$100 models, but that Apple continued to outsell its nearest competitor by a factor of three to one … Counterpoint Research said that Apple’s market share did slip a little, from 32....

Have a damaged Apple Watch Series 2 or Apple Watch Series 3 sitting around? There’s a chance Apple could replace it for free under a new replacement program publicly announced on Friday. From Apple’s support document published today: Apple’s new Screen Replacement Program covers a specific type of screen cracking that may affect models sold between September 2016 and September 2019. That means select Apple Watch models sold through next month may be included in this replacement program....

Several users on Instagram and Twitter have captured photos of the Apple Watch on display at French retailer Colette just ahead of Paris fashion week, where members of Apple’s design team have been spotted in the past few days. The Colette store, located at 213 rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st Arrondissement of Paris was hidden for most of the day according to an Instagram user who lives across the street. Colette is a French “brick-and-click” clothing and accessory retailer....