Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Apple has released a limited edition AirPods 4 with a Year of the Snake icon engraved on the charging case and printed on packaging.
Apple offering AirPods 4 with Year of the Snake engraving ahead of Lunar New Year
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Singaporean Apple ID balances to become unavailable to spend after July 1—here’s what to do
Apple says folks in Singapore will be unable to make purchases with their Apple ID balance starting July 1, 2024. We lay out your options after the cut-off date.
Apple launches its overhauled maps in Germany and Singapore
Apple has rolled out the latest Apple Maps improvements to its customers in Germany and Singapore, including 3D landmarks, street-level photography, improved navigation, more detailed road coverage and other perks.
Apple expands its App Development with Swift curriculum in Singapore and Indonesia
Apple yesterday announced expanded coding initiatives in Singapore and Indonesia.
Apple carrier billing picks up new providers in UK, Switzerland, Italy and elsewhere
Apple has expanded the iTunes carrier billing option to additional providers in more than a half dozen countries, including the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Italy.
Watch Apple’s shot on iPhone X “Three Minutes” film celebrating Chinese New Year
Apple today released a short film, shot entirely on iPhone X, to celebrate Chinese New Year.
iTunes carrier billing now available in Italy, Singapore and Austria
Customers in Italy, Singapore and Austria who lack a credit or debit card can now take advantage of carrier billing on iTunes to have app and media purchases made on Apple's content stores (including Apple Music subscriptions) billed directly to a monthly mobile phone bill from their carrier.
As per Apple, carrier billing's been enabled for select carriers—in Austria for Drei customers, Italy for Three customers and Singapore for M1 Limited users.
Beats 1 Radio goes live in Singapore
Apple's global 24/7 Internet radio station, Beats 1 Radio, has gone live in Singapore on Tuesday. As first reported by Mashable, the online radio station has arrived to Singapore almost two years after Apple's streaming music service first launched in the country. Beats 1 Radio debuted in 100+ countries. The online show does not require an Apple Music subscription to listen to and is being aired live from Los Angeles, New York and London, with an anchor DJ producing the show in each city.
Apple makes significant progress on its first retail store in Singapore
Apple's first retail store in Singapore appears to be progressing nicely, with new photos obtained by MacRumors proving that the construction of the store's glass facade and canopy is now well underway. Apple confirmed in November 2015 that its first-ever store in the Southeast Asia city-state will be powered by hundred percent renewable energy, but did not provide a timeframe for the opening.
The store location has been under renovation since earlier this year.
Apple Pay rolls out fully in Singapore with five major banks on board
After debuting in Singapore last month with initial support from American Express, Apple Pay today launched fully in the country with five major banks on board. According to Apple's support document highlighting participating banks and store cards, the following financial institutions in the country support adding credit cards to Apple Pay: DBS, OCBS, POSB, Standard Chartered Bank, United Overseas Bank and American Express.
Spotlight Suggestions expand to seven new countries, including India and Hong Kong
Spotlight Suggestions, a feature that recommends content from the Internet when searching with Spotlight on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad with iOS 9.0+ or a Mac running OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later, has expanded to seven additional markets: Hong Kong, India, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and United Arab Emirates.
Counting these regions, Spotlight Suggestions are now available in a total of 26 major markets around the world, listed on Apple's iOS Feature Availability webpage.
Apple Pay launches in Singapore with support from Amex, Visa and MasterCard due soon
Through launch partnership with American Express, customers in Singapore can now take advantage of Apple's mobile payment system to pay for goods and services in stores with a touch of their finger. Adding Singapore to the list of countries that support Apple Pay was advertised earlier today on the local Apple Pay website in Singapore.
Local retailers like FairPrice, Starbucks, TopShop, TopMan, StarHub, Shaw Theaters and several others will now take Apple Pay as a form of payment. In the coming months, outlets like 7 Eleven, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Food Republic and Toast Box will roll out support for Apple Pay in the 5.4 million people country.