When it comes to music streaming services, you've got a couple of choices to pick from — but if you're in the Apple ecosystem, it's worth taking a look at Apple Music. After all, it's already integrated into all your Apple devices and has a catalog of over 100 million songs.

So whether you're an Apple Music newbie or just looking for tips and tricks to make the most of your subscription, this guide is for you.

Apple announced Apple Music at WWDC 2015 as part of the company's signature "one more thing..." announcement. Musician Drake appeared onstage to help explain how convenient it was for artists to upload music to the platform using the Connect app. Apple pointed out that this would also mean it would be easy for smaller artists to share their music, perhaps even better than in the iTunes Store.


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Apple Vision Pro

Announced at Enterprise Connect 2025, the updates improve content sharing and virtual meetings within Cisco's Webex platform.

AirPlay will soon be available on Cisco Devices for Microsoft Teams Rooms, allowing iPhone, iPad, and Mac users to share content without adapters. The integration makes it easier to collaborate across different platforms.


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Daisy, Apple's own iPhone recycling robot

While the lawsuit was not revealed until October 2020, it was in January that year that Apple filed its suit against Geep Canada. The company began recycling devices for Apple in 2014, but during an audit in 2017, Apple claimed to have discovered that Geep had failed to destroy almost 100,000 devices.

The discovery was reportedly made after Apple's auditors visited Geep's facility and found Apple Watches being stored in a section without security cameras.


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AirPods in a hand

Apple has gradually increased its production base in India over the years, and that expansion is set to continue. After producing iPhones in India for export to other countries, Apple is getting ready to do the same with AirPods.

According to sources of The Economic Times, Apple will be commencing manufacture of AirPods from April. The production will be taking place at a Foxconn plant located in Hyderabad, with AirPods produced at the facility intended for exports only.


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Apple's European headquarters, located in Cork, Ireland — image credit: Apple

Ireland is Apple's base for the whole of its non-US sales, and was at the center of a decade-long tax dispute between Apple and the EU. On January 23, 2025, Micheal Martin became Ireland's Taoiseach, or prime minister, for the second time, and Tim Cook sent him congratulations in the following week.

The text of Cook's letter has now been seen by The Irish Times, and excerpts from it include the Apple CEO describing Ireland as "incredibly important" to the company."


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Render of a possible iPhone Fold

Pu says that manufacturing will begin in the second half of 2026, which matches recent rumors, at least concerning the iPhone Fold. Since January 2025, multiple rumors have claimed that Apple has selected its foldable display manufacturer.

Jeff Pu's new note, as seen by MacRumors, specifically states that there are to be two foldable devices. He says that they are entering Apple's New Product Introduction (NPI) stage, and that mass production is scheduled for 2H26.


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Siri's upgrade to leverage Apple Intelligence will be a focus at Apple's annual retreat.

The head of Apple's Siri efforts, Robby Walker, has at least privately acknowledged the problems, calling them "embarrassing" and "disappointing." Apple's advance marketing of features that weren't yet ready has been, he acknowledged, part of the problem.

It's clear, based on the marketing of the features that began late last year, that Apple — or at least its marketing department — expected more Apple Intelligence features to have arrived by now, reports Bloomberg. This would have included Siri gaining on-screen awareness, personal context, and improved voice control — both of which are now officially delayed.


Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely


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US Capitol. Image Credit: Alejandro Barba

The House Judiciary Committee has sent subpoenas to 16 tech companies working in AI, with Apple among the group. The list also includes Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and OpenAI, among others.

The subpoena from the Republican-led committee seeks information about the creation of their AI efforts, and how they could've been influenced by the Biden-Harris administration.


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Leaked photos of molds for the upcoming iPhone 17 line. Image Credit: Sonny Dickson

Ahead of the release of any new iPhone generation, there are generally a lot of rumors around any changed elements. This is particularly true for claims regarding the cameras to be included.

Veteran leaker Sonny Dickson has followed up on early CAD designs showing off a previously-rumored "camera bar" style coming to most iPhone 17 models. On March 15, he published photos of metal molds that follow the same lines as his earlier leak.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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iOS 19 is due this fall, but will be previewed at WWDC

Every year, Apple reveals its inbound changes to its operating systems at WWDC. So far, rumors have claimed that there will be some major interface alterations on the way, and executives are apparently confident they will keep consumers happy.

According to Mark Gurman in Bloomberg's Sunday newsletter, top executives in Apple are confident that users will love the new look and feel of the updated operating systems. The key point of the move is to appeal to existing users, while still attracting new users down the road.


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The future iPhone Air was originally planned to rely on wireless charging only.

A new report claims that Apple considered making one of its future iPhones completely port-free. The thinner model, for now called the iPhone 17 Air, could have gone without a USB-C port — but Apple has since backed off the idea.

Ultimately, Apple is said to have decided to include a USB-C port for charging after all. This is said to have been done to appease potential concerns from European Union regulators.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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Apple Studio Display

Apple is rumored to be working on an update to the Apple Studio Display, with a second-gen screen bringing with it a number of feature improvements. It seems it's not the only screen Apple is working on.

According to Sunday's Bloomberg newsletter, Mark Gurman believes that two versions are in development. The previously discussed model with codename J427, is being accompanied by a second, codenamed J527.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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A render of what the iPhone 17 Air could look like

The 2025 iPhone lineup is expected to include quite a few changes. Alongside a radical iPhone 17 Pro camera bump alteration, speculation is that Apple will be bringing out hardware referred to as the iPhone 17 Air or iPhone 17 Slim.

In Sunday's newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman writes about the model's details, including how it won't look that different from a standard model when viewed from the front. It will have a 6.6-inch display with slim borders and ProMotion, as well as the Dynamic Island at the top.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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A screenshot of the new Surveyor app on an iPhone 15.

Just as it did with the Apple Vision Pro Demo Fit app — releasing it in the App Store but practically hiding it, Apple now has another new app. This one is called Surveyor, and while it is available in the US App Store, it does not appear to be intended for public use.

Rather than the GPS tracking, multiple cameras and LiDAR scanning that Apple's fleet of Apple Maps cars use, Surveyor is intended to capture images of street signs. While members of the public can already send certain updates to Apple Maps, this appears to be more about getting the company extensive information without its own cars having to repeat routes.


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Amazon will soon disable users' ability to process voice requests on-device.

Users of Amazon's Echo smart speaker will soon receive an email from the company detailing changes to the device's voice request processing. Beginning March 28, everything users say to Echo's Alexa engine will be sent to Amazon.

The move will disable local processing of voice requests in favor of a new Alexa+ feature called Amazon Voice ID, notes Ars Technica.


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Apple's M4 MacBook Air uses the same chassis as the previous two generations. Image Credit — iFixit

The new MacBook Air, with an M4 system-on-chip, was announced on March 5, 2025. Though the laptop features an upgraded 12MP front camera with center stage support and is available in a new Sky Blue color option, it's practically identical to the M3 MacBook Air. The new-and-improved MacBook Air is even available in the same 13-inch and 15-inch sizes as its predecessor.

As was noted by iFixit in a teardown of the M4 MacBook Air, the device uses the same chassis as the M2 MacBook Air, which was introduced in 2022. This means that the entire disassembly process remains unchanged, with the laptop's USB-C ports being just as easily replaceable as they were before.


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Apple's embarrassed by its slow Siri rollout, too

Apple has been facing significant challenges in deploying one of its most highly advertised Apple Intelligence features: an enhanced, personalized Siri.

The company had heavily promoted it at both WWDC and the September iPhone event. And it still airs most of the commercials that reference it.


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Render of possible iPhone 17 Pro models

There have been rumors of an iPhone Ultra for years, with it sometimes being a new model and sometimes a renamed Pro Max edition. This new claim, however, says that Apple will do this in particular to make a greater and perhaps clearer separation between iPhone models.

"It seems that the existing lineup will be differentiated by changing the naming to Ultra, which is more different from the existing Pro and Max," claims leaker Yeux1122 (in translation). "Essentially, Apple is trying to make new changes by making major design changes to existing iPhones + iOS19 changes in terms of marketing and sales."


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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Tim Cook

It's true that the buck stops at the CEO, but without Tim Cook, Apple would not have so many bucks. So while there is much to criticize in how Apple has managed Apple Intelligence, there's also much we'll never know — and no justification for wild cries for his apologizing or being fired.

This is what we know was wrong. Apple should not have released that ad showing a woman using Siri to remind her of the name of someone she'd met before.


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ESR has a range of accessories ready for the new iPads

ESR has been making high-quality accessories for Apple products since 2009. Its range of iPad products fits Apple's newly unveiled iPad models, so don't go without these protective, creativity and productivity-increasing products.

There's no reason to stick with Apple's default set of expensive products. ESR has more protective cases with more viewing options, a feature-filled stylus, strong screen protectors, and magnetic keyboard options.


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Image Credit: US-ASEAN

For Trump's second term, the administration seems dead set on igniting yet another trade war with the Chinese government. While he seemed amenable to talks in January, he recently imposed an additional 10% tariff on goods coming from China on March 6, on top of the initial tariff that went into effect on February 4.

Now, more than 60 large US companies are headed to Vietnam for the annual United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (US-ASEAN) mission, and tariff talks will likely be front and center. The list, seen by Reuters, includes technology companies like Apple, Intel, Boeing, Amazon, as well as energy companies like Excelerate Energy and GE Vernon.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook at Apple Park, with an array of Apple hardware

As a company with a wide array of popular products and a tendency to keep to a regular schedule, Apple often introduces products throughout the year. Barring major incidents, such as a pandemic interfering with things, Apple is quite predicable about what it will be doing at which part of the year.

It seems 2025 is shaping up to be like the others, with launches set to occur at key times throughout the calendar.


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'Ted Lasso' will return for a fourth season.

Other stars have said that they were hearing whispers about a fourth season, and rumors have been pointing to it, but Sudeikis' remarks on the New Heights podcast eliminate any doubt. It's not clear who will be returning for a fourth season other than Sudeikis.

Despite the reveal, the star refused to respond to the Kelce brothers' questions about the new season. Some of the answers he just didn't have given the early stages of the production — but he was clear about what Lasso was doing after the events of season 3.


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Apple's iPhone 16e

In what appears to be a repeat of the 2018 issues with the iPhone XS, an unknown number of iPhone 16e users are consistently having audio connectivity issues with Bluetooth speakers and headphones. It appears to be much more widespread than the iPhone XS issue, and may be related to having multiple Bluetooth accessories connected at the same time.

Some iPhone 16e users are experiencing Bluetooth audio issues, with audio stuttering or cutting out when streaming to a Bluetooth speaker. The problem persists after updating to iOS 18.3.2 and may be related to connecting to multiple Bluetooth accessories simultaneously. pic.twitter.com/X3a0739b7x

— Marius Fanu (@mariusfanu) March 13, 2025

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Some day Apple Intelligence will do all that Apple promises

After last week's high with so many new devices from Apple, this week is a startling low with so many delays and cancellations. Only Sonos has outright cancelled anything, though, as its streaming Apple TV 4K rival has been dropped. That's got to be a shame for everyone who worked on it, since the device was reportedly in testing, but maybe Sonos is right to drop attempts to move into new areas when its core business needs attention.

But speaking of attention, sheer floodlights have been shone onto Apple this week after it quietly admitted to delays in Apple Intelligence and specifically Siri's personalization. It's been like the emperor's new clothes, but if criticisms of Apple and of its AI efforts are valid, there is still the strong chance that the company's Apple Intelligence may yet prove to be the best of them all.


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A Foxconn facility

The remarks by Foxconn CEO Young Liu during an earnings call were uncharacteristic for the executive. When asked about the impact of tariffs, the executive didn't dance around the matter.

"The issue of tariffs is something that is giving the CEOs of our customers a big headache now. Judging by the attitude and the approach we see the US government taking towards tariffs, it is very, very hard to predict how things will develop over the next year," Liu said. "So we can only concentrate on doing well what we can control."


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RCS support will be extended to include end-to-end encryption

After years of bizarre pressure over how Messages has blue bubbles for iOS users and green for Android ones, and maybe a nudge from China, Apple finally added support for RCS messaging with iOS 18. Its implementation, though, did not support Google's implementation of end-to-end encryption.

Now as first spotted by 9to5mac, the RCS standards body GSM Assocation (GSMA) and Apple have announced new end-to-end encryption support on iOS.


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How to enable Siri without sending your Contacts to Apple.

If you have enabled Siri in System Settings in macOS, you may have noticed an alert that warns you turning Siri on will result in macOS sending your contacts, location, and voice data to Apple.

This is a ridiculous requirement by Apple, and in fact it flies in the face of Apple's claims of respecting user privacy. For obvious reasons, you might not want all your contacts sent to Apple.


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Jabees Peace Speaker review

I have never, ever been what one would call "a good sleeper." Even as an infant, I had difficulty catching the required amount of sleep.

I've tried everything. Different beds, different pillows, yoga, breathing techniques, supplements — you name it, I've probably tried it. I can't take sleep medications like zolpidem as I'm one of the "lucky few" who tend to experience a wide swath of adverse reactions to drugs.


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OpenAI proposes freedom of intelligence in United States. Image source: ChatGPT

The latest manufactured goalpost OpenAI has set dubbed "AGI" can't be reached unless the company is free to do whatever it takes to steal everything good and turn it into AI slop. At least, that's what the latest OpenAI submission to the United States Government suggests.

An OpenAI proposal submitted regarding President Trump's executive order on sustaining America's global dominance explains how the administration's boogeyman might overtake the US in the AI race. It seems that the alleged theft of copyright material by Chinese-based LLMs put them at an advantage because OpenAI has to follow the law.


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Apple is reportedly working on a new live translation feature for AirPods.

The rumored live translation capability will make it significantly easier for speakers of two different languages to communicate. The feature is expected to roll out in 2025 alongside the iOS 19 and macOS 16 updates. Beyond that, both operating systems are said to feature major design changes.

If an English speaker with AirPods is listening to a person speaking in another language, such as Spanish, the iPhone will detect the audio of the Spanish speaker and translate it into English. The English translation will then be played via the AirPods.


Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely


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The VP2788-5K

The VP2788-5K marks an important step in ViewSonic's expansion into the premium creative display space. While the company has long been a player in the professional monitor segment, this is its first 5K-resolution display.

ViewSonic is positioning it as a direct competitor to Apple Studio Display and LG's UltraFine 5K.


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Big Ben's clocktower - Image Credit: Amar Saleem/Pexels

Apple is in a battle with the government of the United Kingdom over iCloud privacy, with a secret hearing by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Friday set to consider an appeal. However, the closed-door hearing at the High Court isn't being made public at all, something U.S. lawmakers are unhappy about.

A bipartisan letter from the U.S. Congress to the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal published on Thursday demands that the IPT "remove the cloak of secrecy related to notices given to American technology companies by the United Kingdom.


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The delays Apple Intelligence has faced might impact iPhone sales negatively.

In a social media post on Thursday, Kuo reiterated his previous claims that Apple Intelligence would "contribute less than expected to shipment volumes." In October 2024, the analyst said more or less the same thing — that Apple's AI features would not facilitate a short-term boost in iPhone sales.

According to Kuo, the market has recently adopted a more cautious view of Apple Intelligence, presumably because of the debacle Apple faced with its planned Siri upgrades. We can already see signs of this, as Morgan Stanley decreased their expectations for Apple's stock prices, citing concerns regarding the current status of Siri and its postponed Apple Intelligence overhaul.


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Owners of iPhones and other smartphones across the United States are routinely plagued by text message scams. For scam messages about alleged automated toll road fees, the problem is getting worse.

According to Trend Micro, there has been a 900% increase in searches for "toll road scams," a sign that more people are being affected by the criminal activity.


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The C1 modem debuted in iPhone 16e

To cover the basics, the modem a chip in your phone that connects you to your cell provider. The C1 modem chip is the fruit of Apple Silicon research. It is Apple's first modem that it has created entirely in-house, versus buying off-the-shelf components from Qualcomm.

There's discussion online that Apple's efforts to create their own modem are just a way to stop paying Qualcomm. That may be partially true, but it's got more to do with supply chain control and Apple's future plans.


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Apple Music Classical

If it seemed a very long time between Apple buying Primephonic and finally releasing it as Apple Music Classical for the iPhone, it's now been about as long again. And still, the service is limited to just a few devices — but now its full catalog is available through a web browser.

Apple Music Classical is available online at classical.music.apple.com, and subscribers can log in to listen. New users are prompted to try a one-month free trial.


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John Gruber (far right) with Greg Joswiak (left) and Craig Federighi (center) after WWDC 2024 — image credit: John Gruber

For years, John Gruber has hosted "The Talk Show," an extended post-WWDC conversation with Apple executives such as Craig Federighi. He's also written about Apple extensively, and in recent months has been increasingly critical of Siri — as have others, including AppleInsider, but now he's gone further about what he calls the AI fiasco.

"The fiasco here is not that Apple is late on AI," he writes. "The fiasco is that Apple pitched a story that wasn't true, one that some people within the company surely understood wasn't true, and they set a course based on that."


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A render of what the iPhone 17 Pro could look like - Image Credit: AppleInsider

Since the start of the year, rumor sharers have repeatedly insisted that there will be a major change to the way Apple designs the camera bumps in the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max. However, while there have been renders of complete devices and early components, there's not been a believable one of a real-world component yet.

In an image shared by serial leaker Majin Bu on X, a selection of metal plates are displayed in a pile. The plates, at first glance, have holes and spaces that hint at being used somehow in connection to the rumored iPhones, complete with a space for MagSafe components and the camera layout.


Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely


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Apple's iPhone 16 Pro Max could be bought for hundreds of dollars off after a trade-in

Apple heavily promotes trading in your old device to get money off a new one — and seriously profits when you do — but usually the process is straightforward. On March 13, 2025, however, an update to the Apple Store systems resulted in some users being emailed about allegedly failed trade-ins.

"Just letting you know that your device has not been received," says the email from the Apple Store. "In seven days your trade-in will be cancelled, so please ship your device soon."


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Grab blowout prices on MacBook Air laptops - Image credit: Apple

The MacBook Air price drops offer savings of up to $300 off as the Apple Authorized Reseller clears out closeout models.

Save on MacBook Airs


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Use the macOS installer logs to see what happened during installation.

macOS installer files are called Packages and usually have a file extension of .pkg. When you open a .pkg to install software on your Mac, Apple's installer app performs a complex series of steps to verify and install the software.

Most .pkg files are built to contain a series of standard steps in which the package is first verified, then payloads are decompressed and copied to the target drive.


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