Walmart is desperate to compete with Amazon, and this new service is another volley in the battle. It offers both eBooks and audiobooks.
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Many Apple Watch Bands Sold Out or Gone from Apple Website
Several Apple Watch Sport Band and Sport Loop bands are gone from Apple’s online store, and even more are showing as “Currently Unavailable.”
Sorry Gamers, Fortnite isn't Coming to Apple TV
Fortnite fans flipped out on Tuesday when the game’s code revealed references to tvOS, hinting an Apple TV version is coming. Epic Games gave that a big “nope.”
You Can Now Use Apple Pay at Costco
Until now Costco has been a big holdout. You could use Apple Pay to make Costco home delivery purchases with Instacart, but not use it directly in the stores.
Popular iOS Company FiftyThree Acquired by WeTransfer
FiftyThree is a drawing app that launched in 2012. And now the company got acquired by WeTransfer, a cloud-based file transfer company.
Netflix is Testing a Way to Avoid iTunes Billing
App Store guidelines say that developers can’t “directly or indirectly target iOS users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase.”
StorCentric Buying Storage Solution Companies Drobo and Nexsan
Drobo and Nexsan are being bought by StorCentric, a new company formed to combine the storage device makers.
Parallels Desktop 14 for the Mac Includes macOS Mojave Support, More
Parallels released Parallels Desktop 14 for the Mac on Tuesday. with support for Apple’s macOS Mojave operating system, and more.
Apple Releases macOS Mojave Public Beta 7
Apple followed up macOS Mojave developer beta 8 with macOS Mojave public beta 7 on Monday.
iOS 12 Public Beta 7 for iPhone, iPad Available
With iOS 12 developer beta 9 out, Apple released iOS 12 public beta 7 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Monday.
Apple Updates watchOS 5 to Beta 8 for Developers
Apple wrapped up its Monday developer beta updates with watchOS 5 beta 8 for Apple Watch.
tvOS 12 Developer Beta 8 Available for Apple TV, Apple TV 4K
Apple released tvOS 12 Developer Beta 8 on Monday for the fourth generation Apple TV and Apple TV 4K.
Apple Releases macOS Mojave Developer Beta 8
Apple released macOS Mojave developer beta 8 on Monday to go along with iOS 12 developer beta 9.
Apple Releases iOS 12 Developer Beta 10 for iPhone, iPad
Only days after releasing iOS 12 developer beta 8, Apple released iOS 12 developer beta 9 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Monday.
SurfSafe Browser Extension Finds Fake News
It works by storing a unique digital fingerprint for every photo found on these trusted sites. It also saves a signature of every photo you see while you browse with the extension installed.
Research Shows British Consumers Love Apple Pay
Research from Stripe shows that 27% of British consumers use Apple Pay online, as opposed to 14% in the United States.
Eurasian Filing Reveals 6 Apple Watch Series 4 Models
A recent Apple filing in the Eurasian economic database lists six new Apple Watch models, helping confirm rumors saying Apple Watch Series 4 is coming this fall.
Twitter on Deprecating APIs: Our Apps are Better
Twitter says one of the reasons it killed the APIs third-party client apps use is because its own apps and website are better.
New MacBook, iPad Pro, and AirPower Coming in September
Apple is set to introduce a new entry level MacBook in September, along with an iPad Pro refresh, and the AirPower wireless charging pad.
Apple Says Customer Data Wasn't Compromised in Teen Hacking Case
The teenager from Melbourne, Australia, who hacked in to Apple’s servers didn’t compromise any personal data, according to the iPhone and Mac maker.
Here's How You Can Fill Your Home With Apple Decorations
Specifically, plushy pillows in the shape of certain Apple products.
Reminder: Third Party Twitter Apps Have Been Hamstrung
Twitter’s API changes go into effect today, and apps like Tweetbot have already begun updating.
How Did Steve Jobs Fake the First iPhone?
Curiosity.com writes about Steve Jobs and the first iPhone. There was a little more to that keynote than meets the eye.
Twitter Just Killed Key Features in Third-party Client Apps
Twitter is turning off the APIs for key features on August 16th, essentially hobbling all client apps except its own.