Apple TV+ has opted not to continue with a second season of “Constellation,” its sci-fi psychological thriller series starring Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks, reports Deadline.  The news comes a month and a half after Constellation‘s eight-episode first season wrapped its run on March 27. C’mon, Apple, at least give us a movie to wrap things up. Don’t fall into the habit that has long aggravated viewers over the years: giving us shows that never properly conclude. Created and written by Peter Harness (“Wallander,” “The War of the Worlds”), “Constellation” stars Rapace as Jo – an astronau ..read more

Apple plans to announce that it will bring generative A.I. to iPhones after the company’s most significant reorganization in a attempt catch up with Chatbot competitors, reports The New York Times (a subscription is required to read the article). Citing unnamed “sources familiar with Apple’s work,” the Times says that the decision to revamp Siri was taken early last year by Apple’s most senior execs. Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi and Senior Vice President of Machine Learning and AI Strategy John Giannandrea have reportedly spent several weeks last year testing O ..read more

Apple TV+ has unveiled the premiere date for and a first look at “Women in Blue” (“Las Azules”), its upcoming 10-episode Spanish-language crime drama featuring an entirely Hispanic cast and crew. They’re led by Ariel Award nominee Bárbara Mori (“Perdidos en la noche,” “La Negociadora,” “La mujer de mi hermano”). Created by International Emmy Award-winning showrunner and director Fernando Rovzar (“Monarca,” “Sr. Ávila”) and Pablo Aramendi (“Tijuana,” “Los elegidos”), “Women in Blue” will make its global debut with the first two episodes on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 on Apple TV+, followed by one ..read more

Apple has seeded the release candidate of macOS 10.5 to developers. A release candidate, also known as “going silver,” is a beta version with potential to be a stable product.  Registered developers can download the beta via Apple’s developer portal. Or it can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.    The post Release candidate of macOS 10.5 released for developers appeared first on MacTech.com ..read more

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles you should check out: ° From The MacObserver: An Indian doctor claims that he has used Apple Vision Pro in more than 30 surgeries, so far, and plans to keep using it when needed. ° From Macworld: Apple apologizes for its iPad Pro “Crush” ad and scraps TV plans for the ad. ° From AppleInsider: A San Francisco highway near Apple Park wasn’t pretty enough, so it got deleted. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple has launched Pathways, a collection of videos, documentation, and other resources that will walk you step by st ..read more

Apple has filed for a patent (number US 20240152218 A1) for a “Mountable Tool Computer Input” that hints that the Touch Bar could be revived as a Mac laptop strip that supports the Apple Pencil. About the Touch Bar Apple added the Touch Bar to its laptops in 2016, specifically the 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros. The hardware feature was introduced as a sort of 21st-century replacement to the familiar row of function keys that exist on almost all laptop and desktop computers. It was a controversial feature that Apple removed when it debuted its 2021 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros. About the pate ..read more

U.S. smartphone shipments declined 8% year-over-year (YoY) in quarter one (Q1) of 2024, the sixth consecutive quarter showing an annual decline, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung’s market share grew to 31%, its highest Q1 share since Q1 2020. Apple’s market share remained flat at 52% in Q1 2024. Apple now has 52% of the U.S. smartphone market. That’s the same as in Q1 of 2023. Low-end shipments declined as carriers pushed for deeper 5G smartphone penetration, according to Counterpoint. The post Apple’s iPhone sales in the U.S. were flat in the first quarter appeared first on MacTech ..read more

 MacStadium — a private Mac cloud provider enabling enterprise macOS workloads — has obtained Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR) Level 1. This means that MacStadium has publicly documented its compliance with CSA’s Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), and that it joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.   CSA STAR Level 1 (self-assessment) documents the security controls provided by vario ..read more

OtterBox has announced a new case design for iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch, iPad Air 13-inch and iPad Air 11-inch. The Statement Series Studio is designed with the working professional in mind, the company says. “Statement Series Studio for the new Apple iPad Pro and iPad Air devices is one of our most technically complex cases ever,” says OtterBox CEO JC Richardson. “This is the first time we’ve offered Statement Series Studio for iPad Pro and iPad Air devices, and I’m so proud of the engineering that went into the design.” The Statement Series Studio for iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 11-in ..read more

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first look at “Lady in the Lake,” the upcoming, seven-part limited series starring Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Natalie Portman, who also serves as executive producer, and Emmy Award nominee Moses Ingram.  “Lady in the Lake” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, July 19, 2024, followed by new episodes every Friday through August 23, 2024. Here’s how the series is described: When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal colli ..read more