Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" has become a potentially expensive event for Apple, as tariffs are applied against imports from every foreign country in the Apple supply chain.


President Donald Trump said that tariffs would be a major part of his administration long before his reelection. On Wednesday, his campaign promise became a reality.

As part of what Trump refers to as "Liberation Day," the U.S. is applying "reciprocal" tariffs on imports from around the world. The levies, which will come into force immediately and will impact practically all imported goods entering the United States.


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Following the release of iOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, and other updates to the public, Apple has started up a new round of developer betas for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5, watchOS 11.5, and visionOS 2.5.


On March 31, Apple released its updates for iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and visionOS 2.4. A day later, it re-released watchOS 11.4 Following those releases, Apple has moved on to the next update, with a new set of builds for the follow-up releases.

The first iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.4 developer betas share build number 22F5042g, with macOS Sequoia 15.5 using build number 24F5042g. The first tvOS 18.5 build is 22L5542f, the first watchOS 11.5 build is 22T5542f, and the first visionOS 2.5 build is 22O5442g.


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The App Store hosted a number of VPN apps with ties to a Chinese military-affiliated company sanctioned by the US, with millions of downloads between them all.


Users are often warned of the dangers of the Internet, with privacy issues prompting some to sign up for a VPN service. While there are many legitimate iPhone VPN services on the market, some have been found to be a potential national security risk.

A report from research group Tech Transparency Project looked into the top 100 free virtual private network (VPN) services offered in the App Store to users in the U.S. in 2024. In tracing the corporate ownership of each, the investigation found that one in five were owned by Chinese companies.


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Apple is allowing emulators on the App Store. Here's what's arrived, and what's on the way to play your favorite retro games on your iPhone, updated on April 1.


The early April changes to the App Store Review Guidelines reversed a rule that practically banned emulators from the App Store. After the rule was removed, it was expected that there would be a sudden rush of emulators being submitted to Apple for inclusion in the digital storefront.

Emulators for the iPhone have existed for a while, but outside of the App Store as a side-loadable app. With Apple's changes, some of the projects are making the transition, and potentially gaining more traction from a larger user base in the process.


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An alleged prototype of the Apple Watch Series 10 has a brand new sensor that may have been intended for blood sugar monitoring.


The Apple Watch Series 10 was a relatively light upgrade from the previous model, with a larger display and a thinner body than the Apple Watch Series 9. However, Apple's changes could've gone a lot further.

In images shared to X, "Stella-Fudge" also known as "Choco_bit" offers a quartet of pictures for a device that looks like an Apple Watch. The device is described as a "Prototype Apple Watch Series 10" by the X account, echoed by similar labeling on the casing itself.


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At the same time as updating its current operating systems, Apple has issued a few updates for older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Here's what else got updates on Monday.


On Monday, Apple released its updates for the current-gen operating systems in its ecosystem, including iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS 15.4. At the same time, it introduced updates for earlier operating system releases, which can be downloaded and installed by users to older hardware.

While the main focus is on keeping operating systems up to date, Apple does occasionally bring out updates for earlier operating system releases.


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Apple has released iPadOS 18.4 to the public, with the update bringing with it Apple Intelligence upgrades as well as an update Mail app, among other improvements.


Apple's beta-testing cycle for iPadOS 18.4 took four cycles before the introduction of release candidates to complete. After all that testing, it is now available for the general public to download and install to their iPad.

The release build is build number 22E240, just like the second release candidate.


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Apple has finalized and released its update for iOS 18.4, adding more Apple Intelligence changes alongside a new Apple Vision Pro app, CarPlay, Shortcuts tweaks, and a bunch of new emoji.


Following a beta testing cycle involving four developer betas and two release candidates, iOS 18.4 is now ready to be used by the general public. The build number, 22E240, is identical to the RC2's build, indicating they are the same content-wise.

As usual, the iPhone operating system benefits from many changes in its updates, with Apple Intelligence continuing to feature prominently.


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Plex has rolled out its new mobile experience, giving iPhone users an updated app for streaming content from their home server.


Available to some users in preview since November 2024, the new iOS app experience for Plex has arrived. The update has started to roll out slowly, with all users expected to get the new interface within a week.

The update now brings the Plex experience into a single seamless interface, combining both a user's media collection on their Plex server and on-demand content. The aim is to make it much simpler and intuitive to navigate, with core features brought forward instead of burying them within menus.


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Apple's ambitions for the expansion of satellite communications for the iPhone is facing an opponent in Elon Musk, with SpaceX reportedly trying to put a hold on the efforts.


The iPhone has benefited from a number of satellite features in recent years, with Emergency SOS via Satellite and Roadside Assistance via Satellite assisting users in trouble. However, progression to make the features even more useful with expanded coverage has hit a large roadblock.

Apple works primarily with Globalstar to power its satellite features, though it is working with SpaceX's Starlink service with T-Mobile to expand its coverage in the summer. The problem is that Elon Musk isn't happy about Apple's investments with Globalstar and in satellite communications, since it directly competes with Starlink.


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The Apple Health app could offer AI-based coaching to users in a similar way to a real doctor, with food tracking also likely to be a big feature in a future app update.


The Health app is used as a central store for a user's health metrics. Compiling together data collected from hardware like the Apple Watch and from its own sensors to give users an overall view of their fitness and health.

While the current app can identify and notify on trends and other insights, a future version of the app could offer a lot more help. Thanks to the use of artificial intelligence.


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Apple has updated its Final Cut Pro app collection, with the Mac version gaining Image Playground and iPad benefiting from a portrait mode, among other changes.


On Thursday, Apple released a trio of updates to its Final Cut apps, including both iPad and Mac versions of Final Cut Pro, as well as the Final Cut Camera app. For two of them, they get to enjoy an Apple Intelligence integration.


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Seth Rogen has a new show about the business of Hollywood called "The Studio," and it may be Apple TV+'s next "Severance," with the show receiving stratospheric reviews.


The first two episodes of "The Studio" which skewers the behind-the-scenes nature of working in Hollywood, has received almost universal acclaim from critics, professional and amateur alike. As of March 27, Rotten Tomatoes reports the show at 96% "Certified Fresh," with 22 out of 23 "Top Critics" reviews considering it "Fresh" and only one listed as "Rotten" on the "Tomatometer."

While critics are mostly raving about it, audiences take a slightly more muted approach. The site's "Popcornmeter," which uses from reviews from audiences, gives it an average score of 3.7 out of 5 stars, with 69% of reviews rating it at 3.5 stars or above.


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Apple has seeded a second release candidate for macOS Sequoia 15.4, as the updates to the company's operating systems get closer to a public release.


Apple initially introduced the first round of release candidates for macOS 15.4, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS 2.4 on March 24. Three days later, it has introduced a second RC build of macOS 15.4 to test out.

It's not uncommon for there to be multiple release candidate builds of software before it is released to the public. While a release candidate is supposed to have the same content as the final release, sometimes there is a missing or incorrect element that needs addressing urgently.


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TSMC's U.S. chip production efforts won't be making the latest chips for Apple products for the foreseeable future, with factories that haven't broken ground lagging roughly five years behind Taiwan.


Apple chip partner TSMC has invested billions into its facilities in the United States, including its active Arizona chip foundry and a second facility due in 2028. While a third is also expected to be on the way, it could be the case that the factories won't be greatly useful for producing Apple's future A-series and M-series chips for quite some time.

According to a Wednesday report from Nikkei, TSMC is preparing to start operations at its second Arizona plant by 2028, which will be used to produce 3-nanometer chips. However, a third one is being planned in Arizona for 2-nanometer chip production.


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