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.
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
Google Maps for Apple Watch Now Live With Latest Update
Google in August announced the launch of a new Google Maps app that's designed for the Apple Watch, and at the time, Google said that it would be rolling out "in the coming weeks."
The Apple Watch app has gone live based on reports from Reddit users who downloaded the latest iPhone update and were able to install the Google Maps app on the Apple Watch.
The Google Maps app for Apple Watch...
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Apple Designs Custom Face Mask for Corporate and Retail Employees [Updated with Unboxing]
Apple's design team has created a new kind of protective mask that's being distributed to retail and corporate employees, reports Bloomberg.
The mask is called the Apple Face Mask and it was developed in-house in Cupertino by the Engineering and Industrial Design teams at Apple. Last week, an Apple employee sent MacRumors an image of the mask design, which can be seen up above.
The Apple ...
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 113 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced four years ago in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.
Safari Technology Preview release 113 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web Inspector, Web Audio, WebRTC,...
Tile Launches New Premium Protect Plan That Offers $1000 in Lost Item Reimbursement
As rumors about Apple's AirTags ramp up, AirTag competitor Tile is planning to launch a new "Premium Protect" service that will provide up to $1,000 to reimburse customers who subscribe for their lost items.
Tile already has a premium plan that provides Smart Alerts when an item is left behind, free replacement batteries each year, and 30-day location history, but the $30 subscription...
Apple Releases Eighth Betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the eighth betas of upcoming iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 updates to developers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the seventh betas and over two months after unveiling the new software at the WWDC keynote.
Registered developers can download the betas over the air after installing the proper profile from the Apple Developer Center.
iOS 14 introduces a redesigned Home...
Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of watchOS 7 to Developers
Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming watchOS 7 beta to developers, one week after releasing the seventh beta and more than two months after unveiling watchOS 7 at the Worldwide Developers Conference.
To install the watchOS 7 beta, developers need to download the proper configuration profile from the Apple Developer Center. Once the profile is in place, the watchOS 7 beta...
Apple Seeds Eighth Beta of tvOS 14 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]
Apple today seeded the eighth beta of an upcoming tvOS 14 update to developers for testing purposes. Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models, the new tvOS 14 beta comes one week after the release of the seventh beta.
Registered developers can download the new tvOS 14 beta onto the Apple TV through a profile that's installed using Apple's Xcode software.
tvOS 14...
Apple Disabling 'Sign in with Apple' for Epic Games on September 11 [Updated]
Now that Epic Games' developer account has been terminated, Apple is also ending access to other services, such as Sign in with Apple. According to Epic Games, Apple will no longer let users sign in to Epic Games using Sign in with Apple as of September 11, which is in two days.
Epic says that customers who use Sign in with Apple to access their Epic Games accounts should make sure their...
Satechi Launches Quatro Wireless Power Bank For Charging iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch
Satechi today announced the launch of its Quatro Wireless Power Bank, which offers wireless and portable charging options for the iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch.
There's a small wireless charging pad to accommodate the iPhone, AirPods, or AirPods Pro, along with a built-in Apple Watch charging puck for charging the Apple Watch. The charging pad offers up to 5W of charging power for...
Yubico Launches 'YubiKey 5C NFC' With USB-C and NFC Support
Yubico, a company that sells physical security keys for two-factor authentication, today announced the launch of the new YubiKey 5C NFC, pairing USB-C and NFC support in a single device.
According to Yubico, the YubiKey 5C NFC is the first multi-protocol security key that supports smart cards. With the NFC integration, the YubiKey 5C NFC features tap-and-go authentication that works with all ...
Apple Accuses Epic Games of 'Willful, Brazen, and Unlawful Conduct' in Countersuit Asking for Breach of Contract Damages
As Apple and Epic Games prepare for a hearing on a preliminary injunction to decide whether Fortnite will be allowed back on the App Store as the legal battle between the two companies plays out, Apple has filed a countersuit against Epic requesting damages for breach of contract.
In a court filing today, Apple says that Epic's lawsuit is "nothing more than a basic disagreement over money,"...
Apple Watch Series 6 Listed as Keyword in Apple's YouTube Event Video
Apple this morning announced an upcoming September 15 event, and shared a YouTube placeholder video for the livestream that will be available on that date.
Metadata for the YouTube video includes several keywords as noted by Guilherme Rambo, and one notable inclusion is a mention of the "Series 6," which is an Apple Watch that does not yet exist.
Bloomberg earlier today said that the...
Apple Seeds New Public Beta of macOS Big Sur to Public Beta Testers
Apple today seeded a new beta of the upcoming macOS 11 Big Sur update to its public beta testing group, allowing non-developers to give the software a try ahead of its public release this fall. The third beta release for public testers comes two weeks after the second beta, and a few days after seeding the sixth beta to developers.
Beta testers who signed up for Apple's beta testing program...
Apple's September 15 Event Said to Be Focused on iPad and Apple Watch, Not iPhones
Apple this morning announced an event that's set to be held on September 15, and since Apple holds an iPhone-focused event every fall one might assume that the upcoming event will see the unveiling of the iPhone 12 lineup, but Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suggests that's not the case.
According to Gurman, Apple will not announce the iPhone until October, which means the September event could...
Apple's September 15 Event Page Includes Morphing AR Logo
Apple this morning announced a digital-only event that will be held on Tuesday, September 15, and if you view the event webpage on an iPhone, you can tap on the logo to open up Apple's Safari AR viewer, to see the logo morph and change in real-time in the real world.
Just open up the event site on an iPhone or iPad and tap right on the logo to open up the AR version. The graphic Apple is...
Apple Announces Digital-Only Event Set to Be Held September 15
Apple today announced on its events page that it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00 a.m. at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
As with WWDC, Apple's fall event appears to be a digital-only gathering with no members of the media invited to attend in person due to the ongoing public health crisis. The format is likely to be...
mmWave vs. Sub-6GHz 5G iPhones: What's the Difference?
All of the iPhones in Apple's iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups feature Qualcomm modems that support 5G, but potential buyers need to know that not all 5G networks are equal. There's the super fast mmWave (millimeter wave) 5G and the slower but more widespread Sub-6GHz 5G.
In the United States, all of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 models support both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G connectivity, but...
iOS 14 Photos and Camera: QuickTake Shortcut, Photo Captions, Mirrored Selfies, and More
iOS 14's biggest changes focus on the Home Screen, the App Library, redesigned compact interface for phone calls and Siri, Picture in Picture, the Translate app, and updated privacy protections, but Apple also improved many of its existing apps to add new features and functionality.
The Photos and Camera apps didn't get new designs, but received some notable changes like captions, navigation ...
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Stylish iPhone Case From Casery
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Casery to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone case for any of Apple's iPhones ranging from the iPhone 11 models to the iPhone 6.
Casery has a large selection of iPhone cases all with unique designs that are suitable for a range of tastes. An Agate Collection, for example, pairs a clear case with styling that looks like an agate...
Apple's AirTags Rumored for October Launch: Here's What to Expect
Apple is working on a Tile-like Bluetooth tracking device that's designed to be attached to items like keys and wallets. Called AirTags, these item trackers will let you keep an eye on your possessions right in the Find My app.
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AirTags are perhaps one of Apple's worst-kept secrets because we've been seeing signs of them in various...
