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Apple TV+ has signed a ton of new talent for the second season of The Afterparty.
The second season is expected to be set at a wedding when a murder is discovered.

Apple TV+ is rolling out the red carpet for a ton of new talent.

The popular Apple TV+ show The Afterparty has added a raft of new talent to its upcoming second season including Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Whitehall, and many more.

Alongside the retention of season one stars Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao, Variety reports that multiple new cast members have also signed on for the second season. Tiffany Haddish has already been confirmed as another returnee for a season that is expected to involve a murder at a wedding.

The new cast members are: Zach Woods (”Silicon Valley,” ”The Office”) as Edgar; Elizabeth Perkins (”Sharp Objects,” ”Weeds”) as Isabel; Poppy Liu (”Dead Ringers,” ”Hacks,” ”Better Call Saul”) as Grace; Paul Walter Hauser (”Black Bird,” ”Cruella”) as Travis; Anna Konkle (”Pen15”) as …

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Apple recently pushed an updated firmware to all AirTags in the wild.
The new AirTag firmware update changes the sound made by unknown AirTag trackers.
It’s thought the change is designed to help people find AirTags that could be used for stalking.

Apple is making it easier for people to find an AirTag that shouldn’t be with them.

Apple’s recent AirTag firmware update is designed to make it easier for people to locate AirTags that could be used to stalk them, according to a new support document provided by Apple.

The updated AirTag firmware appears to have tweaked the sound that a tracker makes when it is unknown — meaning it isn’t with the person whose device it is associated with. That could either help someone locate a lost AirTag that belongs to someone else or, more importantly, locate one that is being used to follow or track someone without their knowledge.

Apple outlined the change in a support document spotted by MacRumors.

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Charging Stands for AirPods 2 and iPhone are quite a convenience. Whether you have the wireless charging case for your AirPods or not, you still have several options for charging your AirPods and iPhone together with the same charging stand. Here are some of the best charging stations for your iPhone and AirPods 2.

All inclusive

STM ChargeTree Swing 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station

Staff Favorite

The STM ChargeTree Swing 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station does it all, as we noted in our review. It features a classy design and tiny footprint, with the ability to charge your iPhone wirelessly in front and your AirPods wirelessly behind it. If you want to charge your Apple Watch, too, just swing out the arm and charge away.

$80 at Amazon

Charge everything

Belkin MagSafe Charger

If you have an iPhone 12 or newer, consider this thoroughly modern MagSafe accessory, the 3-in-1 Belkin MagSafe Charger. This stunner, which we loved when we reviewed it, charges your iPhone, Apple Watc…

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Prune+ is now available for download from the App Store for Apple Arcade subscribers.
Prune+ can be played on iPhone and iPad.
The game is free for everyone who is an Apple Arcade or Apple One subscriber.

The ”ultimate love letter to trees” is now available for download by all Apple Arcade subscribers.

Apple Arcade subscribers, the wait is over! You can now download Prune+ on iPhone and iPad without paying a penny — apart from that Apple Arcade subscription, of course!

Often described as a ”love letter to trees,” Prune+ will see gamers ”shape your tree into the sunlight while avoiding dangers of a hostile world.” If that doesn’t sound like your average Apple Arcade game, that’s because it isn’t. And that’s a very good thing indeed!

In Prune+, gamers will control the growth of their tree with the swipe of a finger, avoiding obstacles in the search for sunlight.

🌳 New Release 🌳Welcome to the ultimate love letter to trees. Prune+ brings beauty to a …

After years of iteration, it’s time for a fundamental rethinking of iPadOS.

WWDC 2022 is just over a month away and with it will come our first glimpse at the future of Apple’s software across its various platforms.

After a less-than-groundbreaking iPadOS 15 release last year, I’m hoping that Apple has something special up its proverbial sleeve for the iPad. Before we get the official unveiling in June, let’s take a look at all the areas in which iPadOS is crying out for some attention in 2022.

Improved multitasking views

iPadOS 15 did address iPad multitasking, but it didn’t go far enough to really revolutionize the experience of using multiple apps side-by-side.

While the new multitasking controls made using Split View and Slide Over easier and more discoverable, the end user experience remained the same.

In iPadOS 16, I’d love to see Apple overhaul multitasking with more ways to display multiple apps on-screen at once. This could take the form of a more freeform Split View…

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Apple TV+ has announced an all-new Mother’s Day special dubbed To Mom (And Dad), With Love.
The new special will premiere on May 6.

Something new to look forward to on May 6.

Apple TV+ has today shared a trailer for the Mother’s Day special To Mom (And Dad), With Love that will premiere on May 6.

The new Snoopy outing is based on the classic Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and will be another Apple TV+ project to include all the Peanuts gang.

”To Mom (And Dad), With Love” is a sweet Mother’s Day celebration of friendship and family featuring the beloved Peanuts gang. While the other kids are excited to celebrate the special day, for Peppermint Patty it’s just a reminder that she didn’t grow up with a mom. With her good friend Marcie by her side, she soon realizes that real families come in all shapes and sizes, and that Mother’s Day is an opportunity to thank that special person in your life who means the most to you. Meanwhile, Snoopy and Woo…

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Apple TV+ has announced that Pachinko has already been signed for a second season.
The first season of Pachinko is now available to watch on Apple TV+.

A second season has been announced on the same day the first one comes to a conclusion.

Apple TV+ has announced that it has signed the popular show Pachinko for a second season ahead of the first season’s finale that debuts today.

Apple made the announcement saying that the show has been called ”one of the best things on TV,” ”TV’s newest masterpiece,” and ”a triumph” since it arrived on Apple TV+ last month. Now, the show has already been given a second season.

Epic in scope and intimate in tone, ”Pachinko” tells an unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning. The new season will continue the riveting story that spans generations and is told across three languages — Korean, Japanese, and English.

”Pachinko” chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant …

You can listen to your Apple Music tracks in glorious Lossless and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio formats. Here’s how to turn them on.

For a lot of us, Apple Music is our primary music streaming service. After all, it’s already integrated into our best iPhones, works nicely with Siri and CarPlay, and is a part of the Apple One bundles for those really invested in Apple’s ecosystem of services. Apple added Lossless and Dolby Atmos music formats for Apple Music at no additional cost for subscribers, so now you can enjoy your favorite music in even higher quality audio.

Even if you’re not on iOS 15 with your current iPhone, like the iPhone 13 Pro, you can still enjoy Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio support. This is because everything is done server-side on Apple’s end. As long as you are on the latest version of iOS 14 and later, then you can get Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio.

But before you can immerse yourself in this unique and elevated music listening experience, yo…

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Apple TV+ has shared a new first look video for the second season of Tehran.
The second season of Tehran will debut on May 6, 2022.
The first season is already available to stream in full ahead of the big premiere.

The second season of Tehran is shaping up to be just as good as the first.

Apple TV+ has shared a new first look at the upcoming second season of the thrilling espionage show Tehran.

The second season of the Apple TV+ show, which will premiere on May 6, will run for eight episodes and feature Glenn Close among others. The first full season is already available to stream on Apple TV+ and you should probably avoid the YouTube video below if you’re yet to take it in!

For everyone else, here’s that first-look video!

An espionage thriller from ”Fauda” writer Moshe Zonder that tells the thrilling story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places her and everyone around her in dire jeopardy.

This n…