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Apple to shut down iTunes Movie Store on iPhones; iOS 17.2 beta 2 takes the first steps
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Apple to shut down iTunes Movie Store on iPhones; iOS 17.2 beta 2 takes the first steps

[ad_1] The iOS 17.2 public beta 2 was rolled out yesterday, November 10, and we saw the Spatial video recording feature arrive with the update, while it is already known that it will also add the highly anticipated Journal app to the iPhones. However, one less-talked-about change with this feature is that Apple has started taking the first steps towards phasing out the dedicated iTunes Movie Store that users have become accustomed to. It is expected to be merged with the TV app soon, and eventually removing it from iPhones.According to 9to5Mac, who saw strings of codes in the latest update, reported that iPhone users will soon see the message “iTunes Movies moved to the Apple TV app”. This is not an active change and it is believed that before it shows up, Apple will have to make more c...
Apple’s Steve Jobs Disciple and Google Defector to Get Spotlight at Search Trial
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Apple’s Steve Jobs Disciple and Google Defector to Get Spotlight at Search Trial

[ad_1] The US Department of Justice's trial against Alphabet Inc.'s Google will drag two of Apple Inc.'s highest-ranking executives into the spotlight: services head Eddy Cue and artificial intelligence chief John Giannandrea.The two men rode considerably different paths to Apple's executive suite but now find themselves central to the government's case that Google abused its power in the online search market. Giannandrea has the distinction of being a former Google executive, and sat opposite Cue when the companies negotiated their search agreement — an accord that's now under scrutiny in the trial. Cue, meanwhile, is a Steve Jobs disciple and consummate dealmaker. The two executives' testimony, expected in the coming days, will help show whether Google's search dominance has ultimatel...