Apple is trying to push “F1 The Movie” to iPhone owners via a promotional notification in the built-in Wallet app which reads like an ad, really.
“F1 The Movie” ad in Apple Wallet is almost as bad as the 2014 U2 debacle
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Microsoft ad uses an older MacBook Air for comparison: “We’re faster than a Mac”
Microsoft's ad compares an older, previous-generation MacBook Air to the latest Windows PCs with Copilot+ branding to justify the tagline.
Apple calls 128GB “lots of storage” in a humorous ad, but I’m not laughing
Apple’s latest iPhone commercial says 128GB is “lots of storage.” Wait, is this an old ad that an overzealous advertising manager mistakenly published in 2024 or what?
Apple’s inaugural ad for the Vision Pro gives me familiar vibes
The 30-second ad for the Vision Pro headset cuts through short clips of famous movie characters who are depicted putting on various goggles, helmets and masks.
CCAdsBeGone uses the powerful hosts file method to hide ads from apps
iOS developer 0xkuj is out this week with a new jailbreak tweak called CCAdsBeGone (rootless) that attempts to limit the number of ads you see when using apps on your jailbroken iPhone or iPad.
Apple reportedly isn’t looking to inundate iPhone users with ads after all
Apple won't start showing significantly more iPhone ads. Also, Apple a few years back apparently stopped a project to inject ads into Spotlight search results.
Some of the best nuisance pop-up blocking jailbreak tweaks for iOS 14
One thing about using computers or smartphones is that you’ll find nuisance pop-ups just about everywhere — within apps and even while you use the internet. While some are good and may be carefully tailored to your interests, others may seem less so.
Microsoft Outlook has made it much harder for free users to avoid ads
Microsoft is boosting advertising in its mobile Outlook email client, with free users seeing more email-like ads at the top of their inboxes than ever before.
Get ready for Apple Maps search ads as soon as 2023
As Apple allegedly works to expand its advertising business, people will reportedly start seeing search ads on Apple Maps as soon as 2023.
Apple could potentially expand ads to the Maps, Podcasts and Books apps
Apple has internally tested Maps search ads. Moreover, the company could bring advertising to its other preinstalled iPhone apps, such as Books and Podcasts.
Apple wants you to know how durable the Apple Watch is ahead of a rugged model
Apple's new commercial, focused on the durability of its Apple Watch Series 7, arrives weeks ahead of a rumored rugged model that should launch in the fall.
Apple’s new iPhone privacy ad bluntly warns that “Your data is being sold”
Data brokers are targeted in a new iPhone privacy ad from Apple which warns viewers pretty bluntly that their data is being sold without consent.