Apple’s latest AirPods are discounted an now priced more attractively for those who want the latest audio experience. Today, the AirPods 4 without ANC is down to just $119 from its original price of $130 on Amazon. The newest AirPods boast a redesign for maximum comfort, emphasizing a shorter stem while retaining intuitive controls. Personalized […]
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| Read more »Apple’s back-to-school promotion is ending soon in Canada and the US on September 30. Apple launched the promotion in June for college students in the US and select regions. The Cupertino-based company is giving away Apple gift cards for every eligible purchase of an iPad or Mac, in addition to a 20% discount on AppleCare+ […]
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| Read more »The Apple Pencil with USB-C charging port is now available in three additional regions as a refurbished model. Singapore, Japan, and Australian consumers can purchase the refurbished Apple Pencil with USB-C on the official Apple website, following its release in Canada, the US, and select European countries last July. The price of the refurbished device […]
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| Read more »A new Hollywood action comedy movie has appeared on the Apple TV+ streaming platform. ‘Wolfs’ stars George Clooney and Brad Pitt and has premiered recently on Apple TV+. The movie had a one-week theatrical release but was abruptly pulled even with positive reviews from critics and did not give a reason. However, it may be […]
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| Read more »As AI continues to embed itself into our everyday lives and, now, Apple getting into the AI game with Apple Intelligence, the need for more intelligent, efficient tools is growing. With so much data to process, especially in PDFs, finding a solution that helps you work smarter and integrates seamlessly into the Apple ecosystem is key. Enter UPDF – the AI-powered PDF editor built for Apple users. From easy annotation to mind map conversions, it’s the all-in-one solution Apple users have been waiting for.
| Read more »Due to a licensing dispute with SESAC, a ton of songs have been removed from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. YouTube remains in “active conversations with SESAC and are hoping to reach a new deal as soon as possible.”
| Read more »It's not surprising that the largest smartphones by the likes of Apple and Samsung have the longest battery lives, because they have the biggest batteries — but new testing shows that the iPhone 16 Pro Max beats them all.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is the top smartphone for battery life.
Technology enthusiast site Tom's Guide has updated its rankings of battery life in popular smartphones for manufacturers' latest models. Its testing showed that the iPhone 16 Pro Max's battery, rated at 4685mAh, lasted for 18 hours and six minutes.
By comparison, Chinese smartphone OnePlus 12 managed 17 hours and 37 minutes. That's the closest to the iPhone 16 Pro Max — but the OnePlus 12 has a larger 5,400mAh battery.
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Comedian Jon Stewart says that tech giants like Apple and Amazon have wrought an "earthquake" in the way stream-on-demand shows like those on Apple TV+ are made.
Jon Stewart on The Problem With Jon Stewart. Credit: Apple TV+
Stewart, who has returned to "The Daily Show" as one of a rotating array of hosts, spoke with fellow comic Conan O'Brien on the latter's podcast about how making TV shows has changed. He pointed to Apple and Amazon specifically as tech companies that are now producing TV shows and movies.
He lamented how tech giants have brought a ruthless efficiency to television production. Stewart likened the change in styles to the shakeup that happens when powerful tech...
Nearly every iPad model is on sale, from the 9th Gen for $199 to the 10th Gen for $299 — and even the 2024 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro. But the steepest discounts can be found on M2 iPad Pro models that are up to $900 off.
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The $199 iPad special is still in stock at Amazon in your choice of Space Gray or Silver, representing one of the strongest iPad deals seen this season.
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| Read more »Following FDA approval in the United States earlier this month, Apple has now received the go-ahead from Health Canada for the Apple Watch’s sleep apnea notification feature. This means Apple is now permitted to roll out the feature to eligible Apple Watch models in Canada.
| Read more »a magistrate judge has denied a last-minute request from Apple for a delay in producing about 1.3 million documents related to App Store changes it made in January.
The Epic court case against Apple drags on ... and on.
"Before yesterday's report, Apple never previewed to Epic Games or to the Court that the number of documents it would need to review exceeded its prior estimate by a substantial amount," Judge Hixson said. "This information would have been apparent to Apple weeks ago. It is simply not believable that Apple learned of this information only in the two weeks following the last status report."
In a status report to the court...
Apple is expected to hold their next keynote in October, with a focus on the iPad and Mac. However, the introduction of new products also means saying goodbye to older ones. These are some Apple products you probably won’t be able to buy from the Apple Store after that keynote.
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| Read more »Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence.
Apple has decided not to invest money into OpenAI at present.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is closing a funding round that is expected to raise a $6.5 billion, that was previously expected to be funded in part by Apple. Other tech giants Microsoft and Nvidia are among those expected to participate in the new funding drive. Microsoft is expected to add another $1 billion to the $13 billion it has already invested.
The report isn't clear as to why Apple isn't investing into the funding round.
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Apple and Meta have declined to sign the European Union’s AI Pact, a voluntary initiative designed to promote responsible artificial intelligence development. Despite the European Commission securing over 100 signatories, including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, the absence of Apple and Meta has drawn attention to a larger pushback from the tech industry against AI regulation. […]
| Read more »According to a report from The New York Times, OpenAI is planning on gradually increasing the price of ChatGPT+ over the course of the next five years. This information was obtained from internal documents that are being circulated to potential investors.
| Read more »Former President Donald Trump publicly urged Apple to cooperate with the FBI in unlocking iPhones used by suspects in criminal investigations. His demand stemmed from concerns about national security, as the FBI encountered encrypted iPhones during investigations into criminal activities. During his presidency, Trump voiced his frustrations on social media, stating that Apple must help […]
| Read more »The highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows for Mac will not meet its original November 2024 release date. Instead, Ubisoft has pushed the launch to February 14, 2025. The delay is due to the development team needing more time to refine the game’s features. November Release Pushed to February Ubisoft had initially planned to release Assassin’s […]
| Read more »The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is a high-end smartwatch designed to help you in all aspects of life. Today, the Ultra 2 GPS+Cellular 49 mm model in Black is down to just $734.89 from its original price of $800 on Amazon. The second iteration of the Ultra is everything you’d want, including health and safety […]
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| Read more »Apple’s newest Apple Watch feature will be available in Canada after getting approval in the country. Health Canada reported that the sleep apnea detection feature for the Apple Watch Ultra 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and Series 9 has been approved. Sleep apnea detection has already launched in the US as well as 150 regions […]
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| Read more »The next iteration of the Apple Vision Pro will have the M5 chip, according to Ming-Chi Kuo. Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple analyst, said that the inclusion of the M5 chip is the ‘most significant change’, as the previous model had the M2 chip inside the device. The boost in processing is believed to make the next […]
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| Read more »Popular YouTube channel iFixit recently released a new video showing the internal components of the iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro. The teardown video reveals the iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro’s innards, highlighting the new process of removing the battery via small electrical currents to dislodge the component. The newest […]
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| Read more »Back in late August, The Browser Company – the company behind the popular Mac browser Arc, became aware of a serious security vulnerability in the browser, one that could allow for remote code execution on other users computer with no direct interaction. They patched it promptly once being alerted to it, and the details of the vulnerability were disclosed last week.
| Read more »Here are the top Apple-related articles at Apple World Today for the week of September 23-27.
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| Read more »You can enjoy increased efficiency using the Apple MacBook Pro 13.3 (2019) featuring a sleek Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID for enhanced security and convenience.
The post Today’s deal: Apple MacBook Pro 13.3″ (2019) Touchbar – Space Gray (Refurbished) for $449.99 appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Take control of your vehicle's infotainment system and go beyond simple stock Apple CarPlay with products from Ottocast, which add wireless CarPlay and new features like HDMI input.
Enjoy wireless CarPlay with Ottocast products
Ottocast is a company that specializes in enhancing vehicle infotainment systems. All three accessories featured here bring new functionality to your factory CarPlay unit, while enabling wireless CarPlay.
There's the CarPlayClip, Car TV Mate Pro, and Play2Video Pro. Whichever model you choose, you'll find they are compatible with most CarPlay-enabled cars on the market.
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Apple is no longer planning to invest in OpenAI, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. This comes as OpenAI plans to close a $6.5 billion funding round next week, with investments possible from both Microsoft and Nvidia.
| Read more »iFixit's iPhone 16 teardown revealed a new battery removal process that does away with the usual pull tabs, instead opting for an adhesive that debonds when exposed to a low electrical current. "It only takes about a minute and a half for it to come unstuck," reports Engadget, citing Apple's repair guide. iFixit tech Shahram Mokhtari said, "I'm not sure we've ever had a battery removal process go so cleanly and smoothly." From the report: Only the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have the new adhesive, and they've earned a 7/10 on iFixit's repairability scale. "Apple definitely seems to be leveling up on repairability," Mokhtari, adding Apple has "landed another repairability win" with this year's base iPhones thanks to the new battery removal procedure. Further reading: iPhone's 80% Charge Cap Barely Boosts Battery Life, Year-Long Test Reveals
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| Read more »Apple announced the iPhone 16 earlier this year, and the new phones hit stores in more than 50 countries, including the US, Canada and Japan last Friday, September 20. Now Apple is bringing iPhone 16 to 21 additional countries starting this Friday.
| Read more »Enlarge / A still from Wolfs, an Apple-produced film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. (credit: Apple)
For the past few years, Apple has been making big-budget movies meant to compete with the best traditional Hollywood studios have to offer, and it has been releasing them in theaters to drive ticket sales and awards buzz.
Much of that is about to change, according to a report from Bloomberg. The article claims that Apple is "rethinking its movie strategy" after several box office misfires, like Argylle and Napoleon.
It has already canceled the wide theatrical release of one of its tent pole movies, the George...
| Read more »Frustrated by having to reveal his backend Gmail address, Adam Engst figures out how to configure Mail on the iPhone to use a Gmail alias.
| Read more »Apple is preparing to launch iOS 18.1 in the next few weeks. But it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the next update. Here’s when to expect the first iOS 18.2 beta to release.
| Read more »As someone who loves playing the “credit card points game,” CardPointers is one of my all-time favorite iPhone and iPad apps. CardPointers makes it incredibly easy to know which card to use to maximize your rewards on each purchase.
But here’s a quick PSA: CardPointers is set to get more expensive next week. 9to5Mac readers can get ahead of that price increase and save 50% on a CardPointers subscription today.
| Read more »Anker has launched its latest premium outdoor security device with the . The new camera features a crisp 4K resolution, HomeKit and HomeKit Secure Video support, “nighttime that’s bright as day,” an integrated solar power system, and more.
| Read more »AirPods (3rd-generation) were released in October 2021. Three years on, are here.
If you are a current AirPods 3 owner, should you upgrade to Apple’s latest on-ear wireless earbuds? There’s one specific new feature that might encourage a sale, but here’s all the differences to consider …
| Read more »The Vision Pro 2 is reportedly coming by the end of next year, packing an M5 chip and built for AI ‘from the ground up’ (as Apple might say). Here’s why this news has me excited, and why I think it’s exactly the right move for Apple.
| Read more »The fan-favorite cutting app Channels is rolling out a big update this month focused on personalization. Channels 6.0 for Apple TV and iOS adds a new “Personal Sections” feature, customized navigation, a new “Theater Mode” experience, and more. Head below for the full details.
| Read more »I’ve been a fan of for a few years now. They make some fun and unique smart home products. One of my favorites is the SwitchBot button pusher. It’s an easy way to make anything “smart” without needing to modify it at all. At the heart of SwitchBot is its Hub ecosystem, though. The is a great place to start, now including Matter support.
| Read more »Brings bug fixes and improvements to the drive cloning and backup utility. ($49.99 new, free update, 24.2 MB, macOS 13+)
| Read more »Maintenance release for the recently upgraded audio control utility. ($39 new, free update, 41.8 MB, macOS 14.5+)
| Read more »Apple Original Films’ upcoming ‘F1’ racing drama may be Apple’s last big theatrical release.
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| Read more »Adds AI-generated summaries of your workday. ($108/$132/$192 annual subscriptions, free update, 26.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)
| Read more »Adds compatibility with macOS 15 Sequoia and fixes bugs found in the new operating system. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 12.4 MB, macOS 12+)
| Read more »Brings official support for macOS 15 Sequoia to the image editor. ($39.99 new, free update, 36.4 MB, macOS 10.14+)
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| Read more »Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+, its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies.
This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and movies. There’s also a ton of new content in the works for Apple’s $9.99-a-month service. If you want to know what’s on the way, check out our list of upcoming Apple TV+ shows and movies.
Updated September 27, 2024: The film Wolfs and the series...
| Read more »It’s been one week since the iPhone 16 Pro launched. I upgraded to a 16 Pro from my iPhone 15 Pro. After a full week of use, here are the four reasons I don’t regret upgrading this year.
| Read more »Apple TV+ is continuing to step back from high-profile theatrical releases of its movies, with the forthcoming "F1" racing drama seen as one more test after a series of flops.
Brad Pitt in "F1"
Apple was the first streaming service to earn a Best Picture Oscar, with "CODA" in 2022, but otherwise its movies have not been hits on the big screen. Following low box office returns for films including "Killers of the Flower Moon," Apple curtailed plans for theatrical releases.
That decision began with "Wolfs," which instead got a...
Apple’s innovative smartwatch covers nearly all aspects of our health, including fitness, sleep, and safety, among others. Today, the Apple Watch Series 10 42mm GPS model is down to just $369 from its original price of $400 on Amazon. The Apple Watch Series 10 is all you need for your daily life, including an ECG […]
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| Read more »Facebook owner Meta recently announced a new AR glasses product called Orion. Orion is ‘the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever made’, and boasts that the product ‘feels like a regular pair of glasses’, albeit with augmented reality functions. Meta said it has been working on Orion for the last 5 years, and said […]
The post Meta launches ‘Orion’ AR glasses appeared first on iLounge.
| Read more »Microsoft recently said that it will be launching a combined game catalog app on the iPad and iPhone. The company announced a merging of the Xbox Game Pass app’s features and the Xbox app for an ‘all-in-one’ experience for mobile users. The Xbox app will have the Game Pass in it, allowing subscribers to claim […]
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| Read more »Apple TV+ will be offering the ‘Peanuts’ special as a free content on the streaming service platform. ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’, ‘A Charlie Brown: Thanksgiving’, and ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ will be shown for free on the Apple TV+ app on December 14 and 15, November 23 and 24, and October 19 and […]
The post ‘Peanuts’ holiday specials makes a comeback on Apple TV+ appeared first on iLounge.
| Read more »Apple resellers are clamoring for your business, with month-end MacBook Air deals knocking up to $300 off 2024 M3 and blowout M2 models.
Flash price drops are in effect on Apple's MacBook Air.
The MacBook Air is a popular laptop choice thanks to its 2024 update to the M3 chip, thin-and-light design and budget-friendly price. And with Apple resellers running month-end sales on the notebooks, you can save a large amount of money on new and closeout models.
Discounted prices start at just $799 for the M2 line and $899 for the M3 line, with every configuration marked down in our Mac Price Guide. Many of the markdowns at B&H end at 3:30 pm Pacific Time today (...
Today is the Apple TV+ debut of Wolfs, which had its original theatrical plans abruptly canceled. To mark the occasion, Bloomberg has a report out detailing Apple’s new film strategy moving forward. And it sounds an awful lot like Netflix’s approach.
| Read more »An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple is rethinking its movie strategy after the disappointing box office performance of several big-budget films, including Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, Napoleon, Argylle and Fly Me to the Moon. Apple canceled plans to release Wolfs -- an action comedy starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt -- in thousands of theaters globally. Instead, the picture made its debut in a limited number of venues before it became available on the Apple TV+ streaming service on Sept. 27. Apple plans to use a similar approach with the next few titles on its calendar, including the World War II drama Blitz. Apple, which previously had intended to spend about $1 billion annually on blockbusters for cinemas, won't return to the big screen with a wide, global theatrical release until June with F1 -- a film starring Pitt as a former Formula One driver who returns to racing to mentor a rising star.
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| Read more »Dave was one of the many people that upgraded his phone, ordering the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch. He gives us his thoughts on everything from the screen to the new camera button and how much of a difference he sees upgrading from an iPhone 13 Pro.
Show Notes:
You can adjust the lightness of touch required to fire off the Camera Control submenu
iOS 18.1beta5 Camera Control adds ability to switch to selfie mode
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| Read more »The lowest prices we have tracked yet on Apple’s brand new iPhone 16 cases continue today alongside some additional price drops from other brands, but the real highlights of today’s roundup come by way of deals on Apple Watch Series 10 and MacBook Pro. Alongside the best disocunts yet on the Jet Black 46mm model, we also spotted all-time low pricing on the high-end titanium Series 10 models to sit alongside our black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 offers. From there, we have also spotted up to $600 off M3/Pro/Mac...
| Read more »Update September 27, 2024: Relay’s St. Jude fundraising is entering its final week! This year’s campaign is nearing $900,000 and we’d love for the 9to5Mac community to help finish strong!
You can donate and learn more about corporate matching programs on the campaign webpage.
We’ve also added a new reward option: donate $15 or more and get a 9to5Mac sticker! Helping children and getting a 9to5Mac sticker? That’s too good an opportunity to pass up.
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| Read more »Being able to charge your laptops and smartphones and any other gadgets on the go is just what you need, especially if the battery life of your device has dropped recently. Thankfully, the Baseus Blade Laptop Power Bank is on sale for $54 at Amazon right now, down from its usual $130, so make sure you add this one to your cart.
This slim 20,000mAh battery pack is ideal for charging laptops, including your favorite MacBook, iPhones, and iPads. I personally have the second edition and wish I’d have this version instead. While this model is only a bit thicker than the second version, it has a lot more power, which is essential when charging laptops.
Still, even though this is a thicker model, it’s still slim at just 0.7 inches, making it super easy to slip into your bag next to your laptop or iPad. It also weighs just a little over a pound, so you don’t make...
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| Read more »iOS 18.1 is almost here. When it arrives, it will bring the first set of Apple Intelligence capabilities. Here’s the full list of AI features coming to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 18.1 and more.
| Read more »Like a soft-hearted boxer trying to give the crowd value for money, Apple has done its best for years to keep Google standing in the smartphone ring. If it truly exerted itself, we always felt, the Cupertino Crusher could put the Mountain View Mangler on the canvas in short order. But the company could never quite bring itself to apply the coup de grâce.
The reason, of course, has nothing to do with charity—Apple simply doesn’t want to release an iPhone that’s better or more expensive to manufacture than it needs to be. It has numerous advantages over the various Android hardware vendors: it has more money to spend on R&D, it can control and optimise hardware and software together, it has better customer trust and brand recognition, and its business model isn’t based on advertising and data capture. But while an “insanely great” iPhone might kill Android as a realistic alternative, it would cut into profit...
| Read more »Apple's highest-end wearable is the Hermes version of the Apple Watch Series 10 in silver titanium. Here's what sets it apart.
The Hermes Apple Watch Series 10
You'd be forgiven for thinking that the Ultra 2 is the most expensive Apple Watch. Not a lot of time gets devoted to Apple's high fashion partnership with the French fashion brand, Hermes.
This partnership has lasted for years. In 2024 a custom Hermes version of the latest Apple Watch was again made available, paired with various Hermes bands.
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The iPad tied with Huawei for second place in Mainland China’s tablet market in the second quarter of 2024. Both have 26% market share.
The post Apple ties with Xuawei for first place in Mainland China’s tablet market appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Apple sells two speakers–the HomePod and HomePod mini–but there are lots of different types of speakers that work with iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV out there to choose from that could offer better value for money.
There’s a lot of choice with the speakers in this round up offering a wide variety of features, specs, designs and price tags. But we’re here to guide you through the complexity and help you find the best speaker for optimal performance with your Mac and iOS devices whether you are playing music from your library or from Apple Music or another music streaming service.
We look at a variety of speakers including multi-room speaker systems, which are more popular than ever–especially as mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad...
| Read more »A new M5-powered Vision Pro is expected to enter mass production in the second half of 2025, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says in a Medium post.
The post An M5-powered Vision Pro is rumored for the second half of 2025 appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »After Click to Cancel legislation for subscriptions, California has introduced another piece of consumer protection legislation for buying digital content.
It will force companies to tell you when you won’t actually own the content you think you’re buying – something which has occasionally been true for iTunes purchases …
| Read more »Apple's rumored Frankenstein-like Home Hub with the body of a HomePod, neck of a robot, and iPad head could have a more square display according to a new rumor.
A new Home Hub device could combine aspects of HomePod and iPad
From the ashes of the Apple Car project arose a new robotics division that is allegedly working on AI-powered arms and robot companions. One device is expected to be the long-awaited...
Across Facebook and Instagram, Meta has been storing more than half a billion users' passwords in plain text, with some easily readable for more than a decade.
One of Facebook/Meta's headquarters
The issue was first uncovered in 2019 when Facebook admitted to "hundreds of millions" of passwords being stored unencrypted. Facebook, now Meta, said that the passwords were not available outside of the company — but also admitted that around 2,000 engineers had made about 9 million queries on that user database.
Now Meta's operation in Ireland has finally been fined $101.5 million after a five-year investigation by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). The fine is levied under Europe's stringent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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9to5Mac recently discovered evidence in iOS 18 that Apple is testing using future AirPods models to measure heartbeat, with our sources indicating that the feature will be implemented in both AirPods Pro 3 and the next generation of Powerbeats Pro.
An Apple patent application describes how the company can use a health sensor not just to measure heart-rate, but also to detect...
| Read more »A teardown of the iPhone 16 Pro has given a closer look at its internals, resulting in the highest repairability score since the iPhone 7.
iPhone 16 Pro teardown [YouTube/iFixit]
As is customary for an iPhone release, companies start to tear down the devices to check out the internals. While one initial teardown has shown off the new metal battery in the iPhone 16 Pro, another has looked at how easy it is to repair.
Published to YouTube on Friday, the iFixit teardown again covers the inclusion of a fully-encased battery. According to the firm, the new battery offers a benefit to repairers, in that "you can accidentally poke it to your heart's content and it...
While we enjoy our new iPhone 16, Apple is working to make a lower cost Apple Vision Pro, Meta Orion is pretending to be regular glasses, and Jony Ive's firm has a cute new logo, on the AppleInsider podcast.
Apple's new iPhone 16 Pro
AppleInsider is not into style over substance, it's always about going deeper. Still, the Desert Titanium color on the new iPhone 16 Pro range is glorious — and Jony Ive's new LoveFrom logo is the cutest thing you'll see this week.
Not that it has competition for that title from, say, Meta Orion. Billed as the future of mixed reality headsets, it's currently making a spectacle of itself — or rather spectacles, looking like 1950s-style glasses. Yet it is a...
Talking at a climate conference, Apple's environment executive Lisa Jackson said the company believes in regulation, and also in how sustainable design requires working directly with communities.
Lisa Jackson, Apple's VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives
As vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, Jackson is one of several Apple executives who have been tipped to succeed Tim Cook. At Climate Week NYC, she's been talking to entrepreneur leaders across all industries, and according to Inc. magazine, advised them all to work with...
Meta has been fined €91M ($101M) after it was discovered that to 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords had been stored in plain text.
Some of those passwords had been unprotected since 2012, and were searchable by more than 20,000 Meta employees …
| Read more »The iFixit iPhone 16 Pro teardown video is now up (below), and the company has highlighted some differences over last year’s model. This follows its earlier teardown of the standard and Plus models.
Top of the list, and exclusive to the iPhone 16 Pro, is a new type of battery. Apple has also had to make a compromise in order to create room for the Camera Control button …
| Read more »Apple may have abandoned its Apple Car project, but the company is still filing for patents related to vehicle technology.
The post Apple patent filing a windshield wiper system for a vehicle appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Incase has a exquisite range of cases for the iPhone 16 line-up. I’ve had a chance to play around with all of them (on an iPhone 16 Pro Max).
The post A look at all the Incase cases for the iPhone 16 line-up appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Let's look at how to use the Camera Control button on an iPhone 16 device to open another app.
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| Read more »Health Canada has approved watchOS 11's sleep apnea detection feature.
The post Health Canada has approved watchOS 11’s sleep apnea detection feature appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »The action-comedy, “Wolfs,” from filmmaker Jon Watts, pis now streaming on Apple TV+.
The post ‘Wolfs’ with George Clooney, Brad Pitt now prowling on Apple TV+ appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Featuring two Hollywood big stars in Brad Pitt and George Clooney, Wolfs was originally anticipated to be Apple’s biggest box office film to date, until it was unceremoniously pulled from wide theatrical release last month.
Following a limited theatrical run last week, the action comedy movie is now premiering today exclusively on the Apple TV+ streaming service.
| Read more »WhatsApp is an incredibly popular iPhone app, connecting more than a billion active members around the world every day. It lets you send messages to friends, or groups of friends, over Wi-Fi or 4G/5G and make savings on your phone bill. (Of course, you may end up paying for data if you go over your limit, so don’t go crazy!)
Unfortunately, right now WhatsApp is only available for iPhone–there isn’t a version of the app for the iPad despite the fact that WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart (in January 2022) acknowledged in an interview that people had been asking for an iPad app for a long time. Cathcart revealed that much of the infrastructure to develop an iPad app is already in place, but he made no immediate promises.
Things could be about to change though. WhatsApp for iPad is available as a beta via TestFlight and can be...
| Read more »Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple Intelligence will be the chief selling point of an M5-based Apple Vision Pro, and also that little else will change from the current model.
Apple Vision Pro
While most recent rumors regarding the future of Apple's headset have concentrated on plans for a lower-cost Apple Vision version, it has also been obvious that there would be future versions of the Apple Vision Pro. It's also been obvious that such a future version would use a newer processor than the M2 in the current generation, but Ming-Chi Kuo now specifies...
This is why bug fixes exist. A number of users have reported experiencing issues with USB connectivity on their Macs following the installation of macOS 15 Sequoia. Per reports on Reddit and Apple’s support forum, drives and chargers plugged into the USB-C ports of a MacBook aren’t being detected, or take a long time to […]
| Read more »You can’t knock a forthcoming iOS update, especially after a gigantic switch from iOS 17 to iOS 18. Apple appears to be internally testing iOS 18.0.1 for the iPhone, based on evidence of the software update in various website’s analytics this week. iOS 18.0.1 is expected to be a minor update focused on bug fixes […]
| Read more »Apple TV+ today premieres its new flagship original movie, called Wolfs, starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney. The film is streaming now on Apple TV+ for subscribers, worldwide.
| Read more »Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo this morning reported that Apple is readying a new generation of Apple Vision Pro headset, set to go into production in the second of half of 2025.
The new Vision Pro would apparently not change much in terms of general specs and design, but would be upgraded to be powered by the M5 chip, a significant jump from the M2 that shipped in the first-gen model.
| Read more »CodeBuild is an Amazon Web Service tool for automating the building of software. Now you can use it to build macOS and iOS apps.
Amazon AWS CodeBuild service.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive set of cloud computing services that allow you to ditch your on-premises hardware. With AWS you can shift much of your IT infrastructure to the cloud, leveraging the power of Amazon's vast resources for your compute workloads.
AWS offers a limited free tier for some cloud services, but most services require a monthly or hourly fee. In some cases, you pay only for what you use.
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Apple’s iTunes was discontinued a long time ago, but the software still survives on Windows. For users who still rely on iTunes, the company recently released an important security update for the software.
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| Read more »Fleet, the open-source device management platform, has announced new support for iOS devices. This update brings its GitOps-focused approach to mobile devices for the first time. This means organizations can manage their entire fleet of devices, including iOS, from a single, open-source platform.
| Read more »Apple has pulled 60 VPNs from its App Store in Russia, according to research from anti-censorship org GreatFire. From a report: The iThing-maker's action comes amid a Kremlin crackdown on VPNs that has already seen a ban on privacy-related extensions to the open source Firefox browser. The software's developer, Mozilla, defied that ban and allowed the extensions back into its web store. In July, Apple removed at least one VPN from its Russian App Store. Cupertino removed at least 60 more between early July and September 18, according to research by GreatFire posted to its site that tracks Apple censorship. The org's research asserts that 98 VPNs are now unavailable in Russia -- but doesn't specify if the removals were made in the iOS or macOS app stores.
| Read more »AI seems to be changing everything. In some cases, that includes the climate ambitions tech companies had before AI arrived. Recent comments from Google’s CEO is evidence of that. Apple, meanwhile, is holding firm to its 2030 goals and has reiterated them in a new interview.
| Read more »Benjamin and Chance share their hands-on reviews with Apple’s latest products, from the impressive noise cancellation in AirPods 4 to the useful — if fiddly — Camera Control on the iPhone 16 Pro, and the redesigned Apple Watch Series 10. The latest iOS 18.1 beta also includes some useful enhancements to Control Center and iPhone Mirroring.
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Apple has released a firmware update for the AirPods Pro 2 to improve the performance and stability of the wireless earbuds.
AirPods Pro 2
The update includes build number 7A305. Apple's release notes simply state that it is a bug fixes and other improvements update only for AirPods Pro 2 with either Lightning or USB-C.
On September 18, Apple released the second firmware update for the AirPods Pro 2 in as many weeks, and Thursday's update marks a third in quick succession.
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'Balatro' and 'Balatro+' are now available on iPhone and iPad, with players able to choose between the paid edition from the App Store or the Apple Arcade Plus version.
Balatro for iOS
Previously teased as arriving on iPhone and iPad late in September, Balatro from LocalThunk and Playstack is now available to download on mobile devices. The launch on Thursday brings the game to both the App Store and the Apple Arcade subscription.
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Apple TV+ offers a wide variety of TV shows, movies, and documentaries. While the service has a strong track record for making quality TV (here are the best shows), the film library is more hit or miss. There’s still a lot to enjoy, though, especially if you know what you’re looking for. And you can look no further: here are the best reviewed movies on Apple TV+.
| Read more »If you're experiencing issues with USB on your Mac after installing macOS Sequoia, you're not alone, with some users reporting drive connectivity issues.
macOS Sequoia with iPhone Mirroring
Following the release of major operating system updates, there are often small issues that crop up that weren't picked up during the beta-testing process. As expected, this has happened to macOS 15 Sequoia, which was released on September 16.
There are a few reports on Reddit and on Apple's support forum claiming that some upgraders to macOS Sequoia are having USB port trouble. Drives and chargers plugged into the USB-C ports of a MacBook aren't being detected, or take a...
