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• Five Apple Intelligence Features Coming in 2025

  27-12-2024 23:43 via macrumors.com
  
  Even though iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2 added multiple Apple Intelligence features like Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools, and more, there are still new ‌Apple Intelligence‌ capabilities that we're waiting on. Apple has at least one more major ‌Apple Intelligence‌ update coming in 2025, and the functionality that we're expecting is outlined below.
  Priority Notifications
  Notification summaries are already available on devices that support ‌Apple Intelligence‌, but i
  
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• iPhone 16 Pro three months later: The final verdict is mixed

  27-12-2024 21:51 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro launched just over three months ago. I’ve used the device daily ever since, and there’s a lot to love about it—but it’s not all good news. Here’s how the latest flagship iPhone has fared for me three months in.more…
  
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• Why Apple could be primed for another big year

  27-12-2024 21:19 via macdailynews.com
  
  Melissa Otto, Head of TMT Research at Visible Alpha, explains why underlying demand for hardware upgrades could be a boon for companies like Apple and Dell in 2025.
  Melissa speaks with Paul Sweeney and Jess Menton on Bloomberg Radio.MacDailyNews Take: Bring it on!
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• Here are four Apple TV 4K features you might be missing out on

  27-12-2024 19:50 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple TV 4K gets better every year through regular software updates and even the occasional hardware bump. But it truly shines when paired with other Apple devices. Here are four Apple TV 4K features you’ll gain when using the device alongside Apple’s other products.more…
  
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• Just unwrap new AirPods Pro? Here are the must-try features

  27-12-2024 19:09 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Did you just unwrap a new pair of AirPods Pro this holiday season? If so, there are a surprising number of AirPods Pro features to make sure you’re taking advantage of. Here are some of my recommendations for new users.
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• Best Apple Deals of the Week: AirTag 4-Pack Hits Low $69.99 Price, Plus Deals on Apple Watch and More

  27-12-2024 18:33 via macrumors.com
  
  Christmas has come to an end, and with it many of the season's biggest discounts have expired. However, you can still find some great deals on Apple products today, including an all-time low price on the AirTag 4-Pack, as well as some solid deals on Apple Watch and MacBook Air.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.
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  $29 OFFAirTag 4-Pack for $69.
  
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• Ted Lasso co-creator teases season 4 ‘self-reboot,’ Shrinking season 3 tidbits

  27-12-2024 18:02 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Bill Lawrence has been behind three of the most successful Apple TV+ shows to date. He’s co-creator of Ted Lasso, Shrinking, and Bad Monkey. In a new interview with The Los Angeles Times, Lawrence has spilled new details on the upcoming Ted Lasso season 4 and Shrinking season 3.more…
  
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• Deals: M2 iPad Air $149 off, MacBooks up to $400 off, Nomad Apple accessory sale, Magic Mouse, more

  27-12-2024 17:45 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Alongside a sweet ongoing Amazon all-time low on the 16GB/512GB M4 Mac mini as well as up to $300 off M4 Pro MacBook Pro models, we have a fresh batch of deals today. Best Buy has now launched a giant New Year sale with up to $400 off M3 MacBooks, iPad offers, and more, but Amazon also landed today with the return of all-time low prices on select M2 iPad Air configurations at up to $149 off alongside a SanDisk storage sale and all five colors of the 2024 Beats Pill at Black Friday pricing. But p
  
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• Your Apple Watch might know more about your health than your doctor

  27-12-2024 17:01 via macdailynews.com
  
  Over the past decade, Apple Watch has redefined what a watch can do. Men’s Health talked to Apple executives and other experts about the promises and perils of using wearables to optimize your health.
  Ben Court for Men’s Health:‎I’m in a wood-paneled room in the mothership to talk to Jay Blahnik, vice president of fitness technologies, and Sumbul Desai, MD, vice president of health. I want to explore how Apple’s journey in the fitness and health space has evolved and
  
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• Apple’s new ‘HomePad’ will offer three reasons to put it in every room of your house

  27-12-2024 16:52 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple is planning a big smart home push in 2025 that will come with at least three product launches. One of those devices is a brand new smart display product I’ve been calling the ‘HomePad.’ Here are three reasons you may want to put HomePad in every room of your house.more…
  
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• Apple TV+ teases ‘Stay tuned. See for yourself January 4-5’

  27-12-2024 15:35 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple TV+ is promoting of one its best-ever series, “Slow Horses,” starring Gary Oldman, on X with select clips from the award-winning series.The promotion started with a teaser on Thursday:Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/ph7k2Wh75G
  — Apple TV (@AppleTV) December 26, 2024Then the company shared a scene from the series:In this scene from the premiere of Slow Horses Season 4, Jackson Lamb arrives to tell his longtime friend and colleague Catherine Standish the sad news about River C
  
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• Apple TV+ Shares 'Severance' Season 2 Sneak Peek

  27-12-2024 15:14 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has released the first eight minutes of the highly anticipated Severance season two premiere as a special preview for Apple TV+ subscribers, following the show's nearly three-year hiatus.
  The exclusive preview, now available in the ‌Apple TV‌ app under the Bonus Content section of the Severance page, gives fans their first look at the next chapter of the sci-fi thriller. Mark Scout, portrayed by Adam Scott, returns to work at Lumon Industries, grappling with the fallout of events
  
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• Apple Stops Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in More EU Countries

  27-12-2024 15:00 via macrumors.com
  
  Starting today, the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE have been fully removed from Apple's online store in most EU countries, due to an imminently-effective regulation that requires smartphones with wired charging capabilities that are newly placed for sale to be equipped with a USB-C port in the EU.
  The trio of iPhone models are no longer listed on Apple's online store in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,
  
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• Apple explains why it has no plans to create a search engine

  27-12-2024 14:59 via macdailynews.com
  
  Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, has explained the company’s decision not to develop a search engine to compete with Google.
  Joe Rossignol for MacRumors:‎In a declaration filed with a U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C. last week, Cue said Apple is against the idea for the following reasons:
  • The development of a search engine would cost Apple “billions of dollars” and “take many years,” and this would divert investment m
  
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• Apple Set to Become First $4 Trillion Company

  27-12-2024 14:58 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is on the brink of becoming the first company in history to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, Fortune reports.
  Apple's stock (AAPL) has nearly risen 40% in 2024. Before the markets opened on December 27, Apple's market capitalization stood at $3.92 trillion, leaving the company just a modest surge in stock value away from the unprecedented milestone. The growth is said to have been fueled largely by optimism surrounding Apple Intelligence and the continued strength of its iPhone upgr
  
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• Why the Apple Watch needs a reboot

  27-12-2024 14:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple unveiled the Apple Watch ten years ago last September, prompting the rumour mill to speculate about an anniversary watch—just like the iPhone X once was. The Apple Watch X was supposed to feature a new magnetic wristband system that could free up more space in the case for the battery and other modules.Several months ago, there was speculation about an estimate of blood pressure, which Apple is said to have finally succeeded in doing. Just a few years ago, the blogosphere wa
  
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• 6 iPhone Camera Tips to Enhance Your Photography Skills

  27-12-2024 14:00 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's latest iPhones include several headline camera features that are worth using, such as Portrait Mode and Photographic Styles. But if all you want to use is the standard photo mode, there are still several tools and settings that can improve the composition of your pictures and help you capture the perfect shot using more traditional techniques.
  Whether you are the owner of a new iPhone or a longtime user looking to up your photography game, here are six camera tools and settings in iOS th
  
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• Apple still has some tricks left up its sleeve for 2025

  27-12-2024 11:30 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Here it comes, barreling down on us full steam: 2025. Somehow we’ve already burned through a quarter of this century. It’s been a good twenty-five years for Apple, to be sure, and from all the early indications it seems like the next year will continue the trend, insofar as such things can be predicted with any certainty.While there are plenty of rumors about what Apple might do in the next 12 months, the simple truth is that the company only has so much time and so much mon
  
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• Report: iOS 19 will support all iPhones released since 2018

  27-12-2024 10:30 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  While Google and Samsung and other Android phone makers make big proclamations about how long their handsets will receive OS updates, Apple doesn’t offer the same guarantees. No matter—a new report claims that iOS 19 will support the same phones as iOS 18—extending the shelf life of the iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max for an incredible seven years.When iOS 17 dropped support for the iPhone X, it seemed that succeeding models would follow suit. However, iOS 18 kept support fo
  
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• How to stop macOS Sequoia from resizing windows to fill your screen

  27-12-2024 10:15 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  When you have an app’s windows sized just as you want them in macOS, it can be a shock when a slight movement in Sequoia suddenly causes the window to balloon to fill the screen. What changed? Apple added new options in System Settings > Desktop & Dock in the Windows section that can help you manage windows, but there’s one you may want to disable.Apple beefed up the Windows section between macOS 14 Sonoma and 15 Sequoia. In 13 Ventura and 14 Sonoma, you had the first
  
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• The $30 band that powers your Apple Watch

  27-12-2024 09:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  We all know Apple products are about sleek design, seamless integration, and simplifying life. That’s why we love the PowerBand—a band for Apple Watches that doesn’t just look good but powers your watch on the go.Say goodbye to tangled charging cables and clunky docks. The PowerBand features a built-in MagSafe-compatible charger, giving you a reliable, hassle-free way to keep your Apple Watch juiced up wherever life takes you.Ingeniously crafted, the ultra-thin charger
  
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• Apple announces limited edition AirTag in Japan to celebrate Year of the Snake

  27-12-2024 01:53 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Every year, many companies introduce special products based on the signs of the zodiac to celebrate the New Year in Japan. As 2025 will be the Year of the Snake, Apple has now announced a limited edition AirTag with a unique snake engraving.more…
  
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• Bluesky launches beta version of Trending Topics feature

  27-12-2024 00:54 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The microblogging platform Bluesky announced this week an important new feature for its users – Trending Topics. With the update, people can see what everyone is talking about on Bluesky. However, the feature still has a number of limitations.more…
  
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