I have low vision. A kind you can’t really correct for with glasses or contacts. I also bought Apple Vision Pro at launch. Why would I do this? Well because I’m a nerd who wants to see the future, but also because I was fascinated to see how Apple would handle accessibility for this new product. Apple’s track record on accessibility in the past decade has been stellar, in my opinion, with their teams adding powerful options every year and ensuring every new platform has accessibility support built in from the start.
In fact, there’s a chance Apple may walk away from the fine with its head held high. Each time it gets slapped with a regulatory action that leaves it the space to offer compromises such as the 27% commission for external purchases, it manages to hammer home one of its core points: that the real criticism isn’t high-minded points of principle, but simple haggling over fees. If complaints over Apple’s control of the App Store boil down to “we would like to pay less”, Apple then has an easier battle to fight than one in which it is truly forced to relinquish control of its platforms.
Apple’s Beats brand is teaming up with Major League Soccer as part of a new multi-year partnership. In a press release, Beats says that it has selected eight teams to produce custom headphones for – Atlanta United, Columbus Crew, Inter Miami, LAFC, Nashville SC, NYCFC, St. Louis City SC, and Toronto FC – with more to follow.
While using Galactic Compass, you set your iPhone on a level surface, and a big green arrow on the screen points the way to the Galactic Center, which is the rotational core of the spiral galaxy all of us live in. In that center is a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*, a celestial body from which no matter or light can escape. (So, in a way, the app is telling us what we should avoid.)
It’s time for our annual look back on Apple’s performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors, developers, podcasters, and other people who spend an awful lot of time thinking about Apple.
Apple Music appears to be beta testing integration with a service called SongShift, for transferring music from other services into Apple Music. The feature is currently being A/B tested in the latest beta version of Apple Music on Android, according to user reports on Reddit.
Why doesn't AirPods come with fun colors too, just like Beats'?
And, speaking of wishlist: will Snoopy and Woodstock (from Apple Watch) come over to iPhone lock screen anytime soon?
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