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Rumor: Apple to announce AirTags, other new products at media event on March 23rd

The rumor mill currently has it that Apple’s long-awaited AirTags will be revealed during a media event scheduled for March 23rd. The event is slated for one week later than previously reported, and hails from @duanrui1205, a previously-reliable source who sent out word about the new date: This report contains no information about what Apple […]

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Microsoft adds Apple Silicon/M1 support to Visual Studio Code 1.54

If you’re a developer, this is going to come in handy. Microsoft on Friday announced that the company has now included support for M1 Macs for its Visual Studio Code software, beginning with version 1.54. The company offered the following comments: We are happy to announce our first release of stable Apple Silicon builds this […]

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Apple clarifies upcoming Siri third-party audio app defaults for iOS 14.5

If you’re not crazy about Apple Music, it looks like iOS 14.5 will allow you to specify a third-party music player to use with Siri. Per TechCrunch, this option may become available, albeit it’s a bit more complicated than a simple default music toggle switch within the operating system. There is no option to choose […]

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Apple expected to hold WWDC 2021 as virtual event this year as other large events hold off on in-person gatherings throughout the summer

It looks like Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will once again be virtual thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. San Diego Comic-Con, E3, and Anime Expo — all California events — this week officially cancelled plans to hold in-person gatherings out of public safety concerns, reports The Verge. If held, the typically large gatherings that attract hundreds […]

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Rumor: Apple could remove some Rosetta 2 regional support for M1-based Macs in macOS Big Sur 11.3 update

This is a bit odd. Apple could be planning to remove support for its Rosetta 2 translation layer on M1-based Macs in certain regions with the release of macOS Big Sur 11.3. Per code strings discovered by MacRumors reader Stever Moser, the third beta of macOS Big Sur 11.3, which was seeded to developers Tuesday, […]