Juli Clover

Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

Juli Clover's Articles

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Bloomberg: Apple Launching iPhone 12, Apple Watch Series 6, iPad Air, Smaller HomePod and AirPods Studio This Fall

Tuesday September 1, 2020 12:09 am PDT by
Apple has a number of products in the works that are set to debut this fall, and this evening, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Debby Wu shared details on Apple's launch plans, reiterating many of the rumors that we've previously heard about the upcoming product lineup. There are four new iPhones in the works in 5.4, 6.1, and 6.7-inch sizes, with Apple planning to stagger the iPhone launches. The ...
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Twitter Makes Retweets With Comments Easier to Find

Monday August 31, 2020 5:37 pm PDT by
Twitter today announced the official rollout of its new Quote Tweets feature, which is designed to make tweets about a tweet easier to located. Twitter is now calling retweets with comments Quote Tweets, and Quote Tweets are now visible when tapping into a tweet and selecting the "Quote Tweets" option to see all quoted replies in one spot. Viewing Quote Tweets shows the original tweet...
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Apple Watch Series 6 Rumors: Blood Oxygen Tracking, Performance Improvements, Faster WiFi and More

Monday August 31, 2020 2:29 pm PDT by
Alongside new iPhones each year, Apple unveils an updated version of the Apple Watch, introducing new features and improving on existing functionality. We're expecting the sixth-generation Apple Watch in 2020, and we could perhaps see some useful new health tracking functionality. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The most notable new feature we could see in Apple...
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AirTags, iPhone 12, and Apple Watch Series 6 Announcements Rumored for Event Coming in Second Half of October [Updated]

Monday August 31, 2020 12:07 pm PDT by
Apple is planning to hold an event in the latter half of October that will see the unveiling of the iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch Series 6, and long-rumored AirTags, according to a report from Japanese site Mac Otakara. Citing rumors from "Chinese suppliers," ‌Mac Otakara‌ suggests that Apple initially planned to release the AirTags around the same time that the 2020 iPhone SE was launched,...
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Holiday Special With Mariah Carey Coming to Apple TV+

Monday August 31, 2020 10:35 am PDT by
Apple is partnering with singer Mariah Carey for a Christmas-themed show later this year, Apple announced today. "Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special" will premiere just after the 25th anniversary of Carey's iconic holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas is You." The Christmas special will feature Mariah Carey and a "star-studded lineup of surprise guest appearances" offering a "magical...
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Useful Accessories for Apple's iPad Pro

Friday August 28, 2020 3:45 pm PDT by
Apple's iPad Pro is more powerful than many laptop computers on the market, and with the right accessories, it can be just as useful as a standard MacBook. For those of you who have iPad Pros and are looking to boost productivity, or for those who are planning to get an ‌iPad Pro‌ and are pre-shopping for accessories, we've rounded up some useful ‌iPad Pro‌ accessory options in our latest YouTube...
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Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account

Friday August 28, 2020 2:24 pm PDT by
Apple in mid-August said that it would terminate Epic Games' developer account if the Fortnite app continued to break the App Store rules, and today, Apple followed through with that threat and removed Epic's access to the ‌Epic Games‌ account. Fortnite has been unavailable for a few weeks, but other ‌Epic Games‌ titles like Battle Breakers and Infinity Blade Stickers were still in the App...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Apple's App Store Blocks Innovation and Competition

Friday August 28, 2020 1:16 pm PDT by
In a company-wide meeting, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday referred to Apple's App Store as monopolistic and harmful to customers. Apple "blocks innovation, blocks competition," and uses the ‌App Store‌ to "charge monopoly rents." The Facebook Gaming app on Android Zuckerberg's comments, which were said to 50,000 Facebook employees over a webcast, were shared by BuzzFeed News. Apple,...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Mobile Office Setup From WaterField Designs

Friday August 28, 2020 12:01 pm PDT by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with WaterField Designs to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a mobile office setup that includes an Outback Duo bag and tons of accessories to go with it like Leather Cord Clips, a Padded Gear Pouch, a Keyboard Case, a wallet and more. WaterField Designs makes all kinds of bags, sleeves, and accessories for Apple devices and other tech devices, ...
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Epic Games Sends Emails to Fortnite Players Blaming Apple for New Season's Unavailability

Thursday August 27, 2020 11:47 pm PDT by
Epic Games this evening sent out emails to Fortnite users on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to let them know that it will not be possible to play the newly released Marvel-themed season 4 content on their devices. In the email, ‌Epic Games‌ blames Apple's App Store fees for the unavailability of new content, even though Apple has said that if the direct payment option is removed and Fortnite obeys App...
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Apple Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Powerbeats 2, Agrees to Pay $9.75 Million

Thursday August 27, 2020 7:05 pm PDT by
Apple has settled a class action lawsuit related to the Powerbeats 2 headphones, which was levied against the Cupertino company after some customers found that the Powerbeats 2, first released in 2015, had a defect that could cause them to stop working and fail to retain charge after "minimal usage." Plaintiffs alleged that Apple misrepresented the battery life of the Powerbeats 2, and that...
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Apple Employees Who Completed This Year's 'Close Your Rings' Challenge Receive Shirt and Congratulatory Card

Thursday August 27, 2020 2:24 pm PDT by
Apple each year hosts a company wide fitness challenge for its employees at corporate offices and retail stores around the world, tasking participants to close all three of their Apple Watch Activity Rings every day of the month. The challenge is normally held in February as part of Heart Month, but this year's challenge was delayed due to the ongoing public health crisis that had people...
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Production Resumes on Ambitious 'Invasion' Sci-Fi Apple TV+ Series From Simon Kinberg

Thursday August 27, 2020 12:45 pm PDT by
Film crews are back at work on Apple TV+ science fiction series "Invasion" from Simon Kinberg and David Weil, reports Deadline. Production on the upcoming show resumed last week. "Invasion" has been described as one of Apple's most ambitious TV shows to date. It's set across multiple continents, following an alien invasion from multiple perspectives around the world. Filming is taking...
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Review: Nomad's $230 Base Station Pro Features an AirPower-Like Design but With a Few Limitations [Update: Not Recommended]

Thursday August 27, 2020 12:30 pm PDT by
Nomad this week launched its latest wireless charger, the Base Station Pro, which is unique because it uses Aira wireless charging technology to allow up to three devices to charge regardless of where they're placed on the charging mat. The Base Station Pro was first announced in October 2019, so it has been in development for some time. Because of its ability to charge multiple devices with ...
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Apple Seeds Third Public Beta of watchOS 7 to Public Beta Testers

Thursday August 27, 2020 11:25 am PDT by
Apple today seeded the third public beta of an upcoming watchOS 7 update to public beta testers, one week after seeding the second public beta and just a few days after seeding a new beta to developers. The watchOS 7 update can be downloaded after installing the proper profile from Apple's Public Beta website. watchOS 7 should not be installed on a primary device as it is still an early...
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Congressman Leading Tech Antitrust Investigation Says July Hearing Confirms 'Deeply Disturbing Behavior'

Wednesday August 26, 2020 6:25 pm PDT by
The antitrust hearing that Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos participated in back in July confirmed that all of the companies are engaging in "behavior which is deeply disturbing and requires Congress to take action," according to Representative David Cicilline, the chairman of the House antitrust panel leading the inquiry....
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iOS 14 Hidden Features You Need to Know About

Wednesday August 26, 2020 3:31 pm PDT by
There are hundreds of new features in iOS 14, many of which are immediately obvious like the new Home Screen widgets, the App Library, pinned conversations and mentions in Messages, a compact UI for Siri and Phone calls, and more, but there are also tons of features that are less immediately obvious. In this guide and accompanying video, we've rounded up some of the most useful hidden features ...
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Apple Teams Up With Gallaudet University to Provide Tech and Learning Opportunities to Students

Wednesday August 26, 2020 2:57 pm PDT by
Apple is teaming up with Gallaudet University for a multifaceted collaboration that will provide students with accessible technology, learning opportunities, and career options, according to Gallaudet University President Roberta Cordano. Starting this fall, Gallaudet plans to provide all of its students and faculty with an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and Smart Folio for the ‌iPad Pro‌ for...
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Fortnite for iOS and macOS Will No Longer Be Cross-Platform When New Season Launches

Wednesday August 26, 2020 12:57 pm PDT by
Epic Games tomorrow plans to launch a new season of Fortnite, which is where new content, skins, map updates, and objectives are introduced for players to keep the gameplay fresh and dynamic. This week's season is Marvel themed. This morning, ‌Epic Games‌ confirmed that it has no plans to give in and remove the direct payment option from the Fortnite app on iOS devices, which means the app...
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Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS 13.7 to Developers With New Exposure Notification Opt-In [Update: Public Beta Available]

Wednesday August 26, 2020 11:39 am PDT by
Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming iOS 13.7 update to developers to introduce new COVID-19 Exposure Notification options. The iOS 13.7 beta comes more than a month after the release of iOS 13.6, which introduced Car Keys and Apple News+ audio features. The iOS 13.7 beta can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center or over the air once the proper developer profile has been...