iMessages, T-Mobile & iCloud, Apple Watch Apps

• iMessage is winning: teens dread the green text bubble
• After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful
• Google exec says Apple is 'holding back' customers who text
• Apple to allow alternative payment system for 1st time in South Korea
• Developer exposes another multimillion-dollar scam app on the App Store
• T-Mobile says iOS 15.2 bug turning off iCloud private relay for some users
• Intel poaches Apple engineer responsible for arm transition and M1 chips
• Uber parks its Apple Watch app in the ever-growing junkyard
• Netflix cameras & image capture
• Spotify HiFi delayed indefinitely as the company says it has no 'timing details to share'
• LAPD cops hunted Pokémon instead of responding to a robbery

Picks of the Week

• Rene's Pick: Cleo Abram Goes Indie
• Andy's Pick: Multiclock Screensaver
• Alex's Picks: Mixbus VBM

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