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• Apple Vision Pro just got a planetarium, and it’s friggin’ awesome

  23-12-2024 22:22 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Watching movies, shows, and all kinds of video is easily one of the top two best experiences Apple Vision Pro. visionOS-exclusive apps like Television and Theater exist for that reason. The latter app premiered in June with a live Apple exec interview in 3D to mark the occasion. Today Theater 2 has landed, and with it comes the best new thing I’ve experienced on Apple Vision Pro.more…
  
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• We have put together a giant collection of all the best iOS games and apps now on sale for the holidays [Updated]

  23-12-2024 22:13 via 9to5toys.com
  
  Every year just before the holidays just about all of the App Store’s top publishers put many of their best and most popular titles on sale for folks to enjoy at a discount over the Christmas break. Needless to say, with so many titles going on sale, some likely not worth your time, we like to gather all of the highlights we have rounded up over the past week or more into one handy list you can peruse at your leisure. Whether you’re looking to scoop up some new experiences to enjoy w
  
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• We have put together a giant collection of all the best iOS games and apps now on sale for the holidays

  23-12-2024 22:13 via 9to5toys.com
  
  Every year just before the holidays just about all of the App Store’s top publishers put many of their best and most popular titles on sale for folks to enjoy at a discount over the Christmas break. Needless to say, with so many titles going on sale, some likely not worth your time, we like to gather all of the highlights we have rounded up over the past week or more into one handy list you can peruse at your leisure. Whether you’re looking to scoop up some new experiences to enjoy w
  
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• Giant collection of all the best iOS games and apps now on sale for the holidays [Update #3]

  23-12-2024 22:13 via 9to5toys.com
  
  Every year just before the holidays just about all of the App Store’s top publishers put many of their best and most popular titles on sale for folks to enjoy at a discount over the Christmas break. Needless to say, with so many titles going on sale, some likely not worth your time, we like to gather all of the highlights we have rounded up over the past week or more into one handy list you can peruse at your leisure. Whether you’re looking to scoop up some new experiences to enjoy w
  
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• New MacBook Air Models With M4 Chip Expected to Launch 'Earlier' Than iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11

  23-12-2024 22:06 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is rumored to have many product announcements planned for the first half of next year, including updated MacBook Air models, an iPad 11, an iPhone SE 4, the AirTag 2, updated iPad Air models, and potentially more.
  In a social media post today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated that the iPad 11, iPhone SE 4, and updated iPad Air models will be coming in the "spring" next year. Notably, he said the updated 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models with the M4 chip will be announced "earlier" t
  
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• Halide 3.0 will focus on three new features, here’s what’s coming

  23-12-2024 21:25 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Lux, the makers of pro camera apps Halide and Kino, have today outlined their plans for the next big update for Halide. Here are three new features in the works for Halide 3.0.more…
  
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• Digital-safety advocates take aim at Apple’s App Store age ratings

  23-12-2024 21:05 via macdailynews.com
  
  Over a period of 24 hours, a report by the child safety advocacy nonprofits Heat Initiative and ParentsTogether Action claims that in Apple’s App Store, researchers found about 200 apps with inappropriate content that were rated for children. Those included apps for dieting, circumventing banned sites, beauty filters, violent or sexual games, and anonymous chat.
  Aaron Tilley for The Wall Street Journal:‎While Apple leaves it to app developers to determine the appropriate age rating fo
  
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• Four advantages iPhone 17 Air will have over the iPhone 17 Pro

  23-12-2024 20:58 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Next year’s iPhone purchase decision will be especially tough for a lot of users. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max both have a lot going for them, but so too will the new iPhone 17 Air. Here are four advantages the iPhone 17 Air will have over the iPhone 17 Pro.more…
  
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• Apple reportedly planning to launch iPad 11 in early 2025 with iPadOS 18.3

  23-12-2024 20:23 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple has updated almost the entire iPad lineup this year, except for the entry-level model – which hasn’t been updated since 2022. However, it seems that the company is finally working on an updated version of the entry-level iPad as a source believes that the iPad 11 will be launched in early 2025.more…
  
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• MagSafe Monday: LISEN for Qi2 MagSafe delivers a nearly perfect travel charger

  23-12-2024 20:18 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Finding the perfect travel charger can be challenging, but I may have one of the best. Enter the r, a 3-in-1 charging station that can fit in your back pocket. Designed with Apple users in mind, this charger is a game-changer for powering up your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods.more…
  
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• iOS 18.2 just added a faster way to message Siri and ChatGPT

  23-12-2024 19:16 via 9to5mac.com
  
  iOS 18.2 came packed with a lot of big and small changes. One smaller update that’s flown under the radar is a faster way to message Siri or ChatGPT. Here’s how it works.more…
  
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• How to Make the iOS 18 Photos App Suck Less

  23-12-2024 18:49 via macrumors.com
  
  With iOS 18, Apple overhauled the Photos app, introducing a new, unified design that did away with the navigation bar and merged everything into a single screen. It marked the single biggest change to image management since the launch of the ‌Photos‌ app, and it's been controversial with some users.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
  There's no returning to what the ‌Photos‌ app used to be unless Apple decides to roll back the changes, but there are a
  
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• Apple Pay Donation Campaign for World AIDS Day Raised $3 Million

  23-12-2024 18:45 via macrumors.com
  
  (RED) today announced that the annual Apple Pay donation campaign raised a total of $3 million this year for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Apple's donation was capped at $3 million, so it reached that cap.
  "Thank you, Apple and Apple customers for hitting this incredible milestone and helping provide life-saving healthcare in vulnerable communities," said (RED).Last month, Apple announced that it would again donate $5 to The Global Fund for every purchase made using Ap
  
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• Popular Honey browser extension steals creator revenue, scams users, claims investigative video

  23-12-2024 18:23 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Honey is a popular browser extension owned by PayPal that’s at the center of a big new controversy. As a new investigative video outlines, the extension that’s meant to save users money not only misses key discounts, but also intentionally redirects affiliate funds away from creators.more…
  
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• Last-minute deals: M4 Pro MacBook Pro hits best price ever, AirPods Max $169 off, AirTags, MacBook stand, more

  23-12-2024 17:42 via 9to5mac.com
  
  While we are coming down to the wire now for holiday shipping, Best Buy has launched a surprise 48-hour flash sale with deals still arriving by tomorrow. And one of them is the best deal ever on the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro with 24GB of RAM at $300 off the list price. That offer joins up to $169 in savings on AirPods Max, ongoing 2024 lows on AirTags, a 50% price drop on Twelve South’s metal Curve SE MacBook stand, Bose and Sony headphones, plus even more. Scope it all out down below
  
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• 2024 Apple hardware: year in review

  23-12-2024 17:42 via 9to5mac.com
  
  From now through December 31, save 20% on all 9to5Mac Daily Plus, 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus, and 9to5Mac Pro annual subscriptions with promo code HOLIDAY! Visit 9to5mac.com/join to sign up.Benjamin and Chance reflect on Apple’s 2024 products, focused on all the product announcements from the past twelve months. From the lows of AirPods Max to the highs of M4 iPad Pro, and the mixed reception to Apple Vision Pro. We break it all down in our last episode of the year.And in Happy
  
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• What to Expect From iOS 19: All the Rumors So Far

  23-12-2024 17:38 via macrumors.com
  
  iOS 19 is not expected to be announced until June 2025, but information about the software update is already starting to surface.
  Below, we recap the biggest iOS 19 rumors so far.More ChatGPT-Like Siri
  iOS 19 will introduce a "more conversational Siri" powered by "more advanced large language models," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. He said this upgrade will make Siri more like OpenAI's ChatGPT, allowing the assistant to "handle more sophisticated requests."Apple will likely unveil the rev
  
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• Apple nears $4 trillion market value milestone

  23-12-2024 17:34 via macdailynews.com
  
  Fueled by investor enthusiasm for Apple’s rollout of Apple Intelligence features, expected to boost iPhone, iPad, and Mac sales, the company is nearing a historic $4 trillion market value.
  Reuters:‎The latest rally in Apple shares reflects “investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and an expectation that it will result in a supercycle of iPhone upgrades,” said Tom Forte, an analyst at Maxim Group, who has a “hold” rating.
  Valued at about $3.85 trillion a
  
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• Macs With M5 Chips Expected to Launch in This Order

  23-12-2024 17:27 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today outlined mass production timing for the M5 series of chips, which he expects to be used in both future Macs and Apple Intelligence servers. The rollout will likely begin next year.
  Kuo expects the standard M5 chip to enter mass production in the first half of 2025, followed by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips in the second half of the year. Then, he expects the M5 Ultra chip to enter mass production in 2026.So, nothing too surprising.The timeframes sugges
  
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• This one new feature might finally bring me back to the Mac in 2025

  23-12-2024 17:12 via 9to5mac.com
  
  I’ve used an iPad Pro as my primary computer for years, despite occasionally testing the waters with the Mac. For various reasons, I’ve always stuck with the iPad, but one new feature Apple just shipped might finally be the thing that gets me back to the Mac in 2025.more…
  
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• iPhone Sizes Change Next Year: What to Know

  23-12-2024 16:40 via macrumors.com
  
  This year, Apple tweaked iPhone 16 Pro screen sizes to make them bigger than 2023's iPhone 15 Pro models, and next year we are also expecting a change in the size of the displays in the iPhone 17 lineup. Here's what we know.
  Standard iPhone 17
  Apple could introduce a new display size for the standard iPhone 17 model in 2025. The iPhone 17 could measure in at 6.3 inches, up from 6.1 inches, which would make it the same size as the current iPhone 16 Pro. At 6.3 inches, it would be in between the s
  
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• Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses could get a display next year

  23-12-2024 16:38 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Ray-Ban Meta have been the most successful smart glasses to date, offering an appealing mix of features in a form factor which is visually indistinguishable from normal sunglasses.So far, all of the AI functionality, notifications, and messaging features have relied on the glasses reading things to you through integrated speakers, but a new report says a future model will get a display, and that it could launch as early as next year …more…
  
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• M5 Pro chip could separate CPU and GPU in ‘server grade’ chips

  23-12-2024 16:03 via 9to5mac.com
  
  One of the key elements of Apple’s A-series and M-series chips is the System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design which tightly integrates all the components within a single package. This includes both CPU and GPU.But a new report suggests that the M5 Pro chip may take a different approach of having more separated CPU and GPU in order to improve performance and boost production yields …
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• Kuo reiterates variable aperture lens coming to iPhone 18, not 17

  23-12-2024 15:24 via 9to5mac.com
  
  There have been consistent reports that we can expect a future iPhone to offer a variable aperture lens within a year or two, but there’s been disagreement about whether the new feature will launch in the iPhone 17 or iPhone 18.Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said the major camera upgrade was coming to the iPhone 18, while The Information pointed instead to the iPhone 17. Kuo has now doubled-down on his earlier prediction …
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• iPhone 18 Pro Rumored to Be More Like DSLR Camera With This Upgrade

  23-12-2024 15:24 via macrumors.com
  
  While the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are still nearly two years away from launching, a new feature has already been rumored for the devices.
  In a blog post today, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated that the main rear camera on both iPhone 18 Pro models will offer variable aperture, which would be a first for the iPhone. The main camera refers to the 48-megapixel Fusion camera, which was also known as the Main or Wide camera on older iPhone models.With variable aperture,
  
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• Apple looks to make a splash in 2025 with AI-infused smart home devices

  23-12-2024 15:00 via macdailynews.com
  
  In 2025, the smart home represents a significant opportunity for Apple, which is expected to launch an AI-powered smart home hub. This device will feature an approximately 6-inch display and a new operating system designed for home control, FaceTime calls, and video playback. And more devices are on the way.
  Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:‎Also next year, Apple will roll out upgrades to existing home devices: its TV set-top box and HomePod mini smart speaker. That will add an advanced wirel
  
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• An Apple smart doorbell would be a sure-fire winner – for all of us

  23-12-2024 14:34 via 9to5mac.com
  
  A report over the weekend suggested an Apple smart home doorbell with support for Face ID is in development. It follows an earlier report of an Apple smart home camera next year.While it could be argued that both are commodity products, and that Apple’s most important contribution is the HomeKit platform rather than the hardware, there seems little doubt about the opportunity here …
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• App Store has hundreds of ‘risky’ apps rated as appropriate for kids [U: Apple responds]

  23-12-2024 13:15 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Even a brief review of the App Store revealed more than 200 “risky or inappropriate” apps rated as ok for children, according to a new report. They had collectively notched up more than 550 million downloads.Two child safety groups say that more than 25% of the child-rated apps they reviewed gave cause for concern, suggesting that the total number of problematic apps is very much higher …
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• App Store has hundreds of ‘risky’ apps rated as appropriate for kids, says report

  23-12-2024 13:15 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Even a brief review of the App Store revealed more than 200 “risky or inappropriate” apps rated as ok for children, according to a new report. They had collectively notched up more than 550 million downloads.Two child safety groups say that more than 25% of the child-rated apps they reviewed gave cause for concern, suggesting that the total number of problematic apps is very much higher …
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• X Announces Major Price Increases for Ad-Free Premium Plus Tier

  23-12-2024 12:50 via macrumors.com
  
  X (Twitter) has announced a big jump in pricing for its Premium Plus subscription tier, with monthly rates in the US jumping from $16 to $22, representing a 37.5% increase. The annual subscription cost will also rise from $168 to $229.
  The price changes took effect on December 21, 2024, with new subscribers paying the higher rates immediately. Existing Premium Plus subscribers will maintain their current pricing until January 20, 2025, after which the new rates will apply on their next billing c
  
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• New iPad Expected to Ship With iPadOS 18.3 in Spring 2025

  23-12-2024 12:31 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple plans to release an entry-level iPad 11 in the spring and iPadOS 18.3 will be pre-installed on the shipped devices, according to a source with a proven track record for upcoming Apple software updates.Several reports in the last few months have suggested Apple is developing an 11th-generation iPad that is scheduled to be released around the same time as a new iPhone SE 4 and iPad Air in the spring.
  Today's source adds weight to the evidence. Apple is expected to release iOS 18.3 and iPadOS
  
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• Apple’s smart home push could include an Amazon Ring killer

  23-12-2024 12:15 via macworld.com
  
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  After largely ignoring the smart home for years, Apple is poised to make a grand entrance in 2025. Rumors claim Apple is gearing up to launch a new iPad-like home controller in 2025 as well as smart home-centric updates to the HomePod mini and Apple TV. And now there’s a new rumored product on the way: a smart video doorbell.According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, writing in its latest Power On newsletter, Apple has “nother home device in the works that hasn’t been repo
  
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• Apple’s most forgotten product is still its best stocking stuffer

  23-12-2024 11:30 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple is famously good at making customers excited about its new releases, but that doesn’t mean the company applies its powers of persuasion to all products equally. As I plan to discuss further in this column next week, excellent-value offerings like the 4th-gen AirPods and the new Mac mini sometimes slip by almost unnoticed while the marketing machine shines its spotlight on costlier alternatives. Occasionally you get hints of favoritism.One product that no longer appears to ha
  
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• IceWhale Technology ZimaCube Pro review: Fast 10GBe network storage with a local twist

  23-12-2024 10:15 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAt a glanceExpert's RatingProsSix HDD bays plus four-slot NVMe adapter for high capacityFast Intel Core 5 1235U CPUGood storage and web performanceRuns Docker apps and virtual machines over HTMLConsSparse documentationProblematic NVMe RAIDThunderbolt connection uses an ethernet bridgeOur VerdictWe can’t think of a more versatile, large-capacity NAS box than the 10Gbe ZimaCube Pro. And it supports Thunderbolt ethernet for even faster performance. But it’s a tad pricey and we r
  
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• Shine up your resume with another language or two

  23-12-2024 09:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Are you looking for a new job this coming year? There’s a high chance your application gets lost with all the other applicants’ resumes, but if you learn and gain fluency in a second (or third!) language, you might just land your dream job.You might not believe us when we say you could learn to speak another language fluently in just a few weeks, but it’s true when you study with Babbel. This App Store favorite is designed to make language learning more intuitive.
  
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