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Ahead of the release of iOS 9 set for tomorrow, Apple has started updating its iOS apps beginning with improvements and fixes for its iWork suite of iOS apps. All three apps— Pages, Numbers, and Keynote—get an update today with “stability improvements and bug fixes,” many of which are likely related to the iOS 9 update arriving tomorrow. iOS 9 will officially arrive Wednesday, September 16th, for the iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch 5th generation and later, iPad 2 and later and iPad mini and later....

A new report from Counterpoint Research today details that smartwatch shipments continued to increase in Q3 2020 compared to the same period last year. Industry shipments were up 6% in the quarter and Apple increased its share of the market by 2%. Apple now holds a 28% share of the smartwatch market, up from 26% in the same quarter last year. Apple’s position is even stronger when it comes to sales, the report explains, reaching $2....

Earlier this month, Apple Watch fall detection made a humorous appearance on James Corden’s The Late Late Show when it was unexpectedly triggered by a guest in the audience. Following that, Siri on Apple Watch recently made an unplanned appearance on a BBC broadcast this week after a meteorologist accidentally activated the assistant. As noted by Mashable, meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker was delivering his forecast on BBC Thursday when Siri chimed in to help....

DC fans have an epic year ahead, as Warner Bros. will release the first modern-age female-fronted superhero movie with Wonder Woman this summer, before giving fans their most iconic super team later this year in Justice League. With the epic team-up currently in post-production, director Zack Snyder is treating fans to a lot of behind-the-scenes footage this month, offering a little glimpse into what can be expected come November. Earlier this month, the director released footage of Aquaman (Jason Momoa) in his underwater kingdom, and now the director has released another behind-the-scenes image of this footage being filmed....

Aquaman 2 is officially in development at Warner Bros. and DC Films, but Aquaman director James Wan reportedly won’t sign on to return until he sees a great script. The latest DC Comics cinematic universe - unofficially called the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) - movie was Wan’s aquatic adventure following Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry. Though the superhero was first introduced in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and returned for Justice League, Aquaman was the character’s true origin story....

Apple announced today that its new ResearchKit platform is now available to medical researchers as an open source framework. Apple first unveiled ResearchKit on stage last month during the March event, promising that it would be available as an open source framework for developers and medical researchers this month. The framework enables the medical community to use the iPhone to distribute actual medical and health research through ResearchKit-enabled apps. The announcement that ResearchKit is now available to medical researchers follows a new partnership between Apple and IBM to share HealthKit and ResearchKit data with companies like Johnson & Johnson through an initiative called Watson Health....

It was announced last week that Apple would once again face off against the FBI in Congress this week after its previous testimony over the FBI’s request in the San Bernardino gunmen case. During the hearing today, which was entitled “Deciphering the Debate Over Encryption: Industry and Law Enforcement Perspectives,” Apple’s General Counsel Bruce Sewell continued to defend the need for strong user encryption. He also clarified, however, that Apple has refused requests from China for source code....

Following the introduction of the iPhone Xs earlier today, Apple has shared a video on its YouTube channel highlighting video shot with the device. Apple touts that this video offers a first-look at how water, fire, metal, and light were used to capture these stunning videos. Throughout the 1 minute and 44 second video, Apple shows how iPhone Xs was used to capture several different experimental video. For instance, the first video is an experiment using water, sound, and light to create a slow-mo video....

Apple has a special message for the world going into the holiday season: “Open your heart to everyone.” That’s the tagline at the end of its new holiday commercial called “Frankie’s Holiday” which sees an iPhone-toting Frankenstein feeling a bit left out. This year’s holiday ad limits product placement to a single iPhone 7 with Voice Memos being used to record a small music box. Ads in previous years have prominently included the whole family of Apple products....

Apple has shared Nian, a 12-minute Chinese new year film shot, created by the team behind the 2019 Golden Globe-nominated American comedy drama The Farewell. There’s a separate behind-the-scenes (BTS) video showing how the film was shot on an iPhone 12 Pro Max. You can watch both videos below … Nian is based around the traditional Chinese New Year legend which led to the famous lion dances. This is a fresh take on the story, director Lulu Wang describing it as ‘a heartwarming coming of age tale about a young girl caught between the fantasy of her childhood and growing up into the real world....

Apple Store robberies, where thieves grab display devices from tables, can be traumatic for those in the store at the time, as well as a hassle for the company and customers alike. An Apple patent granted today describes ways the company could fight back. Groups of thieves have been able to steal many tens of thousands of dollars worth of display products within the space of just two or three minutes…...

Apple will begin rolling out an iPhone trade-in program in China in the near future. The option may become available in stores as soon as March 31st, allowing Chinese users to take advantage of the program that has helped boost iPhone sales in several countries already, including the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Chinese retail employees will determine the condition of the phone being traded in, and offer Apple Store credit to customers, Bloomberg reports....

Apple TV+ has officially announced its sci-fi series ‘Invasion’, which has been in production for almost two years — shooting was naturally delayed due to the pandemic. The show follows characters across several continents preparing for an alien invasion. It will premiere on October 22nd, 2021. Invasion stars Sam Neill, Shamier Anderson, Firas Nassar, Golshifteh Farahani, and Shioli Kutsana. Each must prepare and battle the oncoming threat in a different way....

Following the addition of the official Cricket Australia channel for Apple TV users down under earlier this week, Apple refreshed its video streaming box for US users Friday night with new content through the Tennis Channel Everywhere service. The new Apple TV channel features both on-demand tennis and live matches with an optional annual subscription. The annual subscription is called Tennis Channel Plus and goes for $69.99/year unlocking access to live tennis coverage including the 2015 Australian Open starting next week and 2015 French Open starting in June....

Apple has set its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge for August 27 to “celebrate the beauty of national parks everywhere.” Apple Watch users can earn the achievement by completing a hike, walk, wheelchair workout, or run at least one mile. Apple says: Apple Watch Activity Challenges are meant to promote using the watch for fitness and act as a way for Apple to guide users into taking advantage of the workout tracking features....

In the lead up to Black Friday 2019, we’ve been working around the clock at 9to5Toys to preview all of the best deals coming down the pipeline later this month. Various retailers, most notably Walmart, are set to offer Apple Watch Series 3 priced from $129 while bringing prices down to new all-time lows in the process. Zac detailed how Series 3 was set to dominate the fitness tracker category during his re-review in September following a permanent price reduction to $199....

Apple Watch Series 7 is being shown off for the first time today as part of Apple’s September iPhone 13 event. The new hardware features an expanded display, new finish options, faster charging, and more. Display upgrade The larger display shows more content on the screen and features edges that show clock faces from the sides. The new display supports a full keyboard for text input as well. The display is also brighter during indoor use....

All of today’s best deals are now up for the taking, with Wednesday delivering quite a few notable price cuts on Apple gear. Leading the way, a Woot refurbished sale is discounting iPhone 13 to new lows of $650, among Apple Watch models and more. Speaking of, today saw Apple Watch Ultra return to an all-time low for only the second time to go alongside another chance to save $400 on M1 Pro MacBook Pros....

Whether you are aware or not, the ship for Aquaman’s first solo film has already set sail as it prepares for the choppy waters of production. The long-awaited comic book adaptation will be something of a test for Warner Bros and could change the tide, negatively or positively, for the entire future of the DC Extended Universe. Aquaman director James Wan (The Conjuring) has been busy working on pre-production for his upcoming film while giving updates to his fans including scouting locations, his vision for the character, and the tone that he’s attempting to capture....

He’s the man who convinced everyone Aquaman is actually pretty cool, but here are some of Jason Momoa’s other roles. Fans of the Aquaman comic know the character has been through some gritty reinventions, but for years he was considered something of a pop culture joke. Family Guy and Entourage took repeated jabs at the character and even when Jason Momoa was cast as Aquaman for Justice League, there was skepticism even he could make the aquatic hero a badass....