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As Promised, Epic Games Submits Fortnite to U.S. App Store

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Epic Games on Friday submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store for approval by Apple, and if approval is granted, the game will be available to iPhone and iPad owners in the United States for the first time since 2020.
PlayStation 5 Owners Can Now Use Apple Pay to Make Purchases on Their Console

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

PlayStation 5 owners can now pay for the purchase of games and other content on their consoles with Apple Pay, reports 9to5Mac. How to use Apple Pay to Pay on the PlayStation 5 (PS5)When checking out on your PS5, you’ll see a new option to make a purchase using Apple Pay. When you opt to use Apple Pay, the screen will display a unique code that you’ll scan with your iPhone or iPad’s camera.
Apple Could Launch Camera-Equipped AirPods and Apple Watch as Soon as 2027

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Apple could launch camera-equipped versions of its Apple Watch and AirPods as soon as 2027, reports Bloomberg. The report says Apple’s new chip, codenamed “Nevis,” will be used for its camera-equipped Apple Watch, while another new chip, codenamed “Glennie,” will be used in the AirPods. Apple is working to have the chips ready for prime time “by around 2027.” If the chips are available early enough in the year, a launch could occur that same year.
Google Now Using AI to Combat Scammers in Chrome Browser

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Google on Thursday provided details about how it is now using artificial intelligence in its search products to battle online scams. The desktop version of Chrome‘s Enhanced Protection mode for safer browsing now incorporates Gemini Nano, an on-device large language model. Gemini Nano can provide instant insight to users about websites that might be risky, even if th site is running a scam that hasn’t been exposed before.
Apple Card Perks Comings and Goings

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

There’s good news and bad news for Apple Card users. The bad news first. Apple partners with select merchants to offer three percent Cash Back for Apple Card users that pay with the card via Apple Pay to pay for goods or services. While T-Mobile has been a participant in the program since 2019, that perk will end in July. On July 1, 2025 Daily Cash back for T-Mobile transactions will fall to the standard two percent rebate.
Apple Developing Chips for Smart Glasses, More Powerful Macs, and AI Servers

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Apple’s silicon design team is developing new processors to be used in more powerful Macs, smart glasses, and AI servers, reports Bloomberg. The report says the first round of chips, codenamed “Komodo,” will likely be the M6 chips that will be released after this year’s M5 chips. Chips codenamed “Borneo” will be Apple’s future M7 processors. The team is also working on a more advanced Mac chip, codenamed “Sotra,” that will debut sometime in the future.
Apple Kinda Wants You to Buy Mom a Vision Pro for Mother's Day

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Apple today posted a new spatial video designed to highlight its Vision Pro headset. The 4 1/2 minute Mother’s Day-themed video demonstrates how the device can be used to create and preserve memories. For one whole year, Khulan and Sam filmed their newborn son in spatial video on iPhone. Sam secretly edited the spatial videos into a home movie for Khulan to watch on Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Files Emergency Motion to Pause 'Extraordinary' App Store Ruling

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Apple on Wednesday filed an emergency motion asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put on hold key portions of a recent ruling that makes drastic changes to how the company’s App Store operates.
Google Says Apple VP's Claim of Safari Search Traffic Decline is Incorrect

6 days ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Google has contradicted Apple senior VP Eddy Cue’s courtroom testimony from Wednesday that Google searches in its Safari browser have declined. Google’s rebuttle came in a rare public statement from the search giant. Cue’s comments came during his testimony during the U.S. Justice Department antitrust lawsuit against Google and they caused a .51% drop in Google’s stock price on Wednesday.
Apple to Add AI Search Options to Safari as It Sees Google Usage Fall

1 week ago | mactrast.com | Chris Hauk

Apple is adding direct support for AI-powered search services to its Safari web browser, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple’s senior vice president of services Eddy Cue on Wednesday said Apple is “actively looking at” reshaping Safari around AI search. Cue’s comments came in his testimony in the U.S. Justice Department lawsuit against Google which focuses on the $20 billion deal Google pays Apple to be the default search engine in Safari on Apple devices.