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• Clean Up Your iPhone Photos Library With 1 Simple Step

  15-01-2026 21:40 via cnet.com
  This secret setting can help you clean up your cluttered Photos app in minutes.
  
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• There's a new Apple monitor imminent, but what it will be is anybody's guess

  15-01-2026 20:02 via appleinsider.com
  An unannounced Apple display has appeared in a Chinese regulatory database, offering the clearest sign yet that Apple is preparing to refresh one of its long-stagnant external monitors very soon.
  Apple's Studio Display
  The filing reveals a new model number and describes a high-performance LCD display, suggesting Apple may be updating the Studio Display, Pro Display XDR, or repositioning both. Though details are sparse, the timing and language imply the product is near release.The database listin
  
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• Spotify Premium jumps to $12.99/mo, $2 more expensive than Apple Music

  15-01-2026 19:51 via appleinsider.com
  Spotify subscribers — prepare for a price hike, as the company has announced another increase for users in the U.S., Estonia, and Latvia driving the cost notably above Apple Music.
  Image credit: Spotify
  "Thank you for being a valued Premium subscriber," the announcement starts. "Starting on your billing date in February, your subscription price will change from $11.99/month to $12.99/month."The company claims the price hike is being done to "keep delivering a great experience."
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• Apple chipmaker TSMC is spending big on next-gen silicon, AI chips, and the U.S.

  15-01-2026 18:40 via appleinsider.com
  Main Apple chip partner TSMC had a great earnings report, and to keep up with demand, it is increasing its manufacturing spend by almost 40%. It's not clear how much this will benefit Apple.
  TSMC's headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan
  The news comes after TMSC announced bumper quarterly results, which saw its profits increase by 35%. The company's strong performance is mostly thanks to the current AI boom, which has seen other chipmakers reap similar benefits.Both TSMC in an earnings report transcrip
  
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• Disney Plus & Hulu bundle drops to $9.99 for a month, best streaming deal of 2026

  15-01-2026 18:06 via appleinsider.com
  Disney is running a limited-time promotion offering one month of the Disney Plus and Hulu bundle for $9.99, a 26% drop from the standard pricing.
  Stream original programming with this Disney Plus and Hulu deals - Image credit: Disney, Hulu
  The $9.99 promotion is available to new and eligible returning subscribers, which Disney defines as users not currently subscribed to Disney Plus or any Disney bundle. The promotion applies exclusively to the ad-supported bundle tier, and auto-renews at $12.99
  
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• Verizon offers $20 account credit following daylong cellular outage

  15-01-2026 17:41 via appleinsider.com
  Verizon is preparing to offer an olive branch to its customers after an outage took its cellular service offline for nearly ten hours. Here's how to get it.
  Verizon to issue $20 account credit after 10-hour outage
  On Wednesday, around 12:30 PM ET, Verizon faced an outage that impacted hundreds of thousands of customers. Customers reported no service, with iPhone owners reporting an "SOS" where their network icon should have been.While users could still make calls and send texts via Wi-Fi, those
  
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• If You're Dealing with Dropped Calls in 2026, You're Choosing to Be Frustrated

  15-01-2026 16:00 via cnet.com
  You don't have to live with weak phone signal. Here's how to get more bars ASAP.
  
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• Grok now bans illegal porn generation, after monetizing it

  15-01-2026 15:04 via appleinsider.com
  Following worldwide pressure including bans in certain countries, Elon Musk's X has announced it will no longer allow Grok to create child porn and deepfake nudes. There is a catch.
  Grok on the App Store
  Users of Musk's AI tool Grok has been taking real-life photographs of women and children, and having it generate images that are pornographic. Musk originally described it as "way funnier," then later insisted that it was simply never happening — after he made it a paid premium feature.Whe
  
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• Setapp Mobile EU app store, CleanMyMac Business both close down for good

  15-01-2026 14:59 via appleinsider.com
  MacPaw's has blamed Apple for the failure of its third-party iOS App Store in the EU, and at the same time, the company's mobile device management service is shutting down too.
  Setapp Mobile is closing down
  MacPaw's Setapp, which is continuing, is a single subscription for a suite of major Mac apps, but the company attempted to launch an EU-only iOS version in 2024. That was expressly to take advantage of how the European Union has forced Apple to allow rival stores on iOS.Now in a statement on
  
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• Unsurprisingly, iPhone 17e will get Dynamic Island, keep 60Hz screen

  15-01-2026 13:28 via appleinsider.com
  The latest rumor regarding the forthcoming iPhone 17e is that despite an improved processor, the only difference coming to the display when compared to the iPhone 16e is a Dynamic Island.
  iPhone 16e
  Having most recently claimed that there will be few visible changes to the iPhone 18 range, leaker Digital Chat Station is now saying the same about the iPhone 17e. Specifically, in a new leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo, he or she says that the iPhone 17e will keep the same screen as on t
  
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• Grok now bans all undressing images -- where it's forced to

  15-01-2026 12:57 via appleinsider.com
  Following worldwide pressure including bans in certain countries, Elon Musk's X has announced it will no longer allow Grok to create child porn and deepfake nudes. There is a catch.
  Grok on the App Store
  Users of Musk's AI tool Grok has been taking real-life photographs of women and children, and having it generate images that are pornographic. Musk originally described it as "way funnier," then later insisted that it was simply never happening — after he made it a paid premium feature.Whe
  
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• If Your Baby's Not Sleeping, You Should Try This Hidden iPhone Feature

  15-01-2026 12:01 via cnet.com
  You don't need to buy a white noise machine for you or your little one if you have an iPhone.
  
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• Verizon wireless outage left iPhones stuck in SOS across the U.S.

  15-01-2026 05:09 via appleinsider.com
  Verizon customers across the U.S. experienced a wireless network outage on Wednesday that is disrupting calls, texts, and mobile data.
  Verizon outage is affecting people across the United States
  When Wi-Fi is unavailable, an iPhone relies on carrier connectivity for core communication features. Many affected devices are showing "SOS" or "Emergency calls only," which points to a carrier authentication failure rather than an iOS or hardware issue.Reports began surfacing earlier Wednesday and sprea
  
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• Apple AI research shows how MLLMs understand, generate, search for images

  15-01-2026 00:58 via appleinsider.com
  Apple's researchers continue to focus on multimodal LLMs, with studies exploring their use for image generation, understanding, and multi-turn web searches with cropped images.
  Apple's AI studies explore the use of multimodal LLMs with images.
  With iOS 18, Apple made it possible to generate images on an iPhone through local AI models. Image Playground lets you create cartoon-like photos of just about anything, all without a Wi-Fi connection.Now, the company is continuing its image-related endeav
  
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