Apple Fitness+ expanding to 15 more countries, adding Group Workouts with SharePlay

During its “California Streaming” event today, Apple announced that Apple Fitness+ will be expanding to 15 additional regions later this year. According to Apple, Fitness+ will expand to Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, and the UAE. Not only that, later this fall, Apple Fitness+ will bring Group Workouts with SharePlay where users can work out with up to [...]

Comment: Google’s Pixel Pass could point the way to the ultimate Apple subscription plan

Apple has been increasingly focused on generating recurring monthly income with its various subscription plans, and a rumored Google Pixel Pass could potentially point the way to the ultimate subscription for hardcore Apple fans. Apple currently has two key subscriptions aimed at its most dedicated fans… First, the iPhone Upgrade Program. While technically a renewable loan, the way Apple has it set up, it’s effectively a monthly subscription [...]

Apple Arcade adds five new games soon, here’s what’s coming

Apple just announced a line-up of five new games coming to Apple Arcade in the coming weeks, including WHAT THE CLASH?, a new party game from the team behind WHAT THE GOLF? and WHAT THE CAR?. Here’s what’s coming. New Apple Arcade games headlined by WHAT THE CLASH? Five new games are coming to Apple Arcade on Thursday, May 1. Here’s the full line-up: WHAT THE CLASH? with [...]

Apple One Premier arrives in 17 new countries ahead of Apple Fitness+ expansion

Alongside the release of iOS 15.1 last week, Apple announced that Apple One Premier would be available in 17 new countries, as the company is expanding Apple Fitness+ to 15 new regions starting November 3. Now, before the release of Fitness+ in these countries, more users can already subscribe to Apple One. Apple One Premier is now available in Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, [...]

Apple Arcade is getting new games soon, here’s what’s coming

Apple Arcade adds new games for subscribers every month, and Apple has just announced what’s in store for the service in June. Here’s what’s coming. Five titles launching on Apple Arcade in June Apple announced its lineup today for new Apple Arcade additions in June. The service’s headliner title is UNO: Arcade Edition, which arrives June 5. Here’s Apple’s description: Additional debuts will also arrive on June 5, [...]

Apple Fitness+ invite users to celebrate New Year’s Day with new workouts

To celebrate Apple Fitness+’s first anniversary and its biggest expansion a few weeks ago, the app is inviting users to celebrate New Year with its instructors. According to the app, new workouts and meditations inspired by the start of 2022 have arrived. For users, they just need to open the Fitness app to discover new sections, such as “Best of 2021,” “Celebrate,” as well as “New Workouts” and [...]

Apple Arcade just got five new games, with more coming

Apple Arcade offers hundreds of ad-free, in-app purchase-free games for iPhone, iPad, and more. Today the service added five new titles, and announced four more coming soon—including a brand new Angry Birds game. New Apple Arcade games available now, and Angry Birds Bounce and more coming soon Once more sporadic in its game debuts, Apple Arcade has gotten into a rhythm of adding a batch of new games [...]

Repair YouTuber creates upgradable SSD storage modules for Apple Silicon MacBooks

Ever since the 2016 MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar, Apple has been soldering the SSD storage to the logic boards, preventing users from easily being able to easily upgrade or swap the drives in their devices. However, a repair YouTuber known as iBoff, who describes himself as a “Mac Logic Board Enthusiast”, has seemingly created a solution – one that doesn’t take up much additional space. History [...]

Play-Doh World one of four new games coming to Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade is getting four new games next month, with Play-Doh World topping the bill. Apple says this and the other games will be available from August 7. The other new titles are Worms Across Worlds, the latest addition to the Worms franchise; the 3D puzzle game Let’s Go Mightycat!; and Everybody Shogi, described as a vibrant strategy game based on the traditional Japanese board game … Apple [...]

M4 MacBook Pro doesn’t tempt me because Apple Silicon Macs are almost too good

The new M4 MacBook Pro is a beast, offering a phenomenal combination of performance and battery-life, with the bonus of a Center Stage camera and the option of a nano-texture display. But I have to say that I’m not remotely tempted because, honestly, my 2021 M1 Max MacBook Pro still feels to me like a brand-new machine – and that phenomenon could be an issue for Apple going [...]