Following a trend set by a number of other companies, video streaming service Netflix is no longer allowing new customers to subscribe via iTunes, or at least by way of an in-app purchase on their iPhone or iPad.

The change began rolling out globally in late November, according to a VentureBeat article published on Friday. Users who used the in-app option earlier will continue to be billed through iTunes, but once service is canceled for at least a month, they’ll be forced to resubscribe on the Web and then log back into the iOS app.

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A leaked image has the rumor mill speculating about the prospect of a next-gen iPad Mini.

An alleged case shot for what could be an iPad mini 5 has gone into the wild, the image suggesting that the iPad mini 5 might have a camera arrangement similar to the iPad Pro with a rear flash, and a center microphone cutout.

Speaker cutouts at the top and the bottom hint at a possible four-speaker arrangement, and there appears to be a cutout for a headphone jack at the top.

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Once again, Apple’s iPhone battery replacement program is slated to end on December 31st.

Following the revelation that older iPhone batteries had been throttled, Apple created a battery replacement program for customers.

The program allowed customers a battery replacement on iPhone 6 or later models, thereby lowering the consumer cost to $29 for a qualifying replacement battery

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Following up on the 2018 iPad Pro “BendGate” scandal, it appears that Apple will take care of the bending issue for you, but for a $49 service fee under AppleCare+.

In this case, a 2018 11-inch iPad Pro user named Zach stated that he was able to have his tablet fixed, even though he says he was always careful with his iPad Pro and that he never even took it out of its Smart Folio Keyboard Case. For that matter, the “accidental damage” argument falls to shambles in light of Apple’s own admission that some iPad Pros were bent straight out of the box. Under such conditions, it’s not difficult to believe even subtle warping would grow more pronounced through everyday handling.

Zach apparently wasn’t able to receive a replacement iPad Pro right away given that the unit was out of stock at his local Apple Store when he visited.

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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Christmas and the staff of O’Grady’s PowerPage will be taking the day to spend time with friends, family, amazing food, and loved ones.

We’ll be back tomorrow with the Mac, mobile, and iOS news, rumors and features you know and love.

Until then, have a safe and amazing holiday, may your techie gifts be given and received well, try to put the devices down and have fun and we’ll see you on the 26th.

Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and excelsior!!!

Apple, or at least one of its executives, has gone on the offensive regarding complaints about the high number of 2018 iPad Pro units arriving at least somewhat bent.

In a leaked email, Apple Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, Dan Riccio, stated that the device met high manufacturing standards and its flatness is “even tighter than previous generations.”

In the email, Riccio offered the following statements:

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A picture’s worth a thousand words.

Or at least these pictures are in that they seem to indicate a neat bonus feature for adding funds in the App Store on iOS.

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For those who’ve been hankering for additional Blackmagic eGPU goodness, the upgraded Blackmagic eGPU Pro, is now available via Apple’s online store for $1,199 with orders shipping to customers next month.

The release had been delayed from its original late-November scheduled launch, and is the follow-up to the original BlackMagic eGPU device.

The upgraded “Pro” version adds the following features and changes:

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If you liked Apple Music on your Amazon Alexa-enabled speaker, there’s more on the way.

Amazon has confirmed that Apple Music will eventually be supported on additional Alexa-enabled speakers. Amazon didn’t provide a timeframe for the rollout.

A variety of third-party Alexa speakers and devices are available from brands such as Sonos, JBL, Ultimate Ears, and First Alert.

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It was a huge day for Apple patents, the company being granted 37 of them on Tuesday from devices with a feature that could make the “scroll speed proportionate to tilt angle” to others relating to a “multi-device charging” and “smart fabric”/

Which, by anyone’s estimate, is a whole lot of patents.

The main takeaway from this is that Apple seems to be working on a smartphone with a wraparound display. The touch input from the rear of the device would be able to control actions on the main display.

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