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Apple cracks down on apps that use device fingerprinting to track users

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iPhone Device Fingerprinting
Just like you have fingerprints, your iPhone can have a device fingerprint.
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Apple warned all App Store developers that it’s starting a crackdown on using device fingerprinting for user tracking.

As a means of preventing this invasive tracking, Apple will soon require devs to justify the inclusion of all APIs in software submitted to the App Store.

Lionel Messi brings surge of viewers to Apple soccer streaming service

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Want to watch Lionel Messi? Check out the Leagues Cup on MLS Season Pass.
Want to watch Lionel Messi? Check out the Leagues Cup on MLS Season Pass.
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Apple pinned its hopes on soccer superstar Lionel Messi boosting interest in its MLS Season Pass, and the gamble is apparently paying off. After the legend joined Inter Miami CF, Apple reports that its soccer streaming service just had its best week ever.

And that’s after Messi playing only two matches on the service.

Trailer takes first trip to Apple’s whimsical Strange Planet comedy series

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Trailer takes first trip to Apple’s whimsical ‘Strange Planet’ comedy series
Strange Planet will debut globally on Apple TV+ in early August.
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Anyone eagerly awaiting the Apple TV+ adaptation of Nathan Pyle’s Strange Planet graphic novels should be thrilled by the trailer released Tuesday. The upcoming animated series captures the gentle mockery of human foibles from the books.

The series will premiere on Apple’s streaming service in two weeks.

Spotify price increase means it’s no longer cheaper than Apple Music

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Spotify logo on iPhone
It just got more expensive to listen to music on Spotify.
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The streaming music service Spotify just increased its prices across the board. The costs of most subscription options are now the same as the prices of its arch rival, Apple Music price increase 2024.

These increases are occurring in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and many other countries around the globe.

Apple wants to eliminate iPhone screen bezels altogether

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Apple wants to eliminate iPhone screen bezels altogether
Future iPhone models could have virtually no dead space between the display and the case.
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The shrinking screen bezel supposedly coming to the iPhone 15 Pro models are apparently only the start. Apple asked makers of OLED panels for iPhone to develop ones that have no bezels at all, according to a report coming out of Asia.

If true, it will enable Apple to put larger displays into future iPhones models without increasing the overall size of the device.

Can using a huge smart TV as a display harm you? [Setups]

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That 55-inch OLED smart TV may be far enough away because the desk is 40 inches deep and the user said he tends to lean back a bit.
That 55-inch OLED smart TV may be far enough away because the desk is 40 inches deep and the user said he tends to lean back a bit.
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Increasingly, gamers and other users replace traditional computer monitors with large smart TVs or ultra-wide monitors that eclipse screens like Apple’s 27-inch Studio Display and 32-inch Pro Display XDR in size. Today’s featured M2 Max Studio Display setup sports a 55-inch Samsung 8K OLED smart TV, for example.

Everybody loves plenty of screen real estate, but ergonomically speaking, is it healthy? Today’s setup represents the debate, offering pros and cons.

New Apple Card customers get 10% Cash Back on App Store transactions

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Apple Leather Wallet with MagSafe has space for three cards
Now is the time to sign up for Apple Card.
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A new Apple Card promotion can get you up to 10% Daily Cash Back on App Store purchases. The promo is only applicable to new customers.

You will also get 10% Daily Cash on transactions on other Apple services, like Apple Music and Apple TV+.

Jony Ive’s discontinued Apple design book now goes for big bucks

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You're probably going to wish you bought the thing when it was merely expensive.
You're probably going to wish you bought the thing when it was merely expensive.
Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac

When former Apple design honcho Jony Ive released his super-premium Apple design book in 2016, a lot of folks thought it was an overpriced ego trip. After all, Designed by Apple in California went for $299 for the large size and $199 for the small size.

And now? Well, now you’d be lucky to get the fancy coffee-table books for dollar amounts in the high hundreds and low thousands.

Apple Watch may detect Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms appear

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Amazingly, Apple Watch may become even more vital to tracking your health in the near future.
Amazingly, Apple Watch may become even more vital to tracking your health in the near future.
Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac

A smartwatch like your trusty Apple Watch might be able to screen you for Parkinson’s disease up to 7 years before symptoms would show up if you have it, according to a fascinating new study.

Parkinson’s damages the brain slowly, so early detection via smartwatch could offer treatment advantages as new therapies develop.