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• What's Next for the Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Apple Watch SE 3

  25-04-2025 23:44 via macrumors.com
  This week marks the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch, which launched on April 24, 2015. Yesterday, we recapped features rumored for the Apple Watch Series 11, but since 2015, the Apple Watch has also branched out into the Apple Watch Ultra and the Apple Watch SE, so we thought we'd take a look at what's next for those product lines, too.
  2025 Apple Watch Ultra 3
  Apple didn't update the Apple Watch Ultra in 2024, opting only to introduce a new color, so it's due for a refresh. There are some e
  
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• Busy week for markets ahead with Apple, tech earnings, U.S. jobs data due

  25-04-2025 23:03 via macdailynews.com
  
  A busy week ahead will challenge the U.S. stocks rebound as investors eye corporate earnings, led by Apple, the world’s most valuable company, and other tech companies, while global trade developments could spark more volatility. The U.S. jobs report, first-quarter GDP data, and an inflation update further heighten the week’s market-moving potential.
  Lewis Krauskopf for Reuters:‎With the S&P 500 on pace for a solid week of gains, the U.S. benchmark index has pared its recent
  
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• Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for April 26, #215

  25-04-2025 23:02
  
  Hints and answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, No. 215, for Saturday, April 26.
  
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• CarPlay just added three new features with iOS 18.4

  25-04-2025 22:39 via 9to5mac.com
  Even as CarPlay 2 work keeps chugging along, Apple has been slowly adding new features to the existing CarPlay too. Last fall CarPlay got some Apple Intelligence enhancements, and recently Ford EV owners gained NACS routing. Now, with iOS 18.4, there are three more new CarPlay features that just arrived.more…
  
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• Land Rover brought CarPlay to 15-year-old Range Rovers with ‘period‑correct hardware’

  25-04-2025 22:32 via 9to5mac.com
  While the world awaits next-gen CarPlay, Land Rover has made a retrofit CarPlay solution for Range Rovers from a previous decade.With the exception of wireless support, the CarPlay hardware appears to be pretty basic, and that’s the point.
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• Google rolling out Material 3 redesign of Gmail for iPhone 

  25-04-2025 22:02 via 9to5google.com
  After testing earlier this year, Google is now widely rolling out a Material 3 redesign of Gmail on iPhone and iPad. more…
  
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• Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for April 26, #1407

  25-04-2025 22:00
  
  Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle No. 1,407 for April 26.
  
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• Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for April 26, #419

  25-04-2025 22:00
  
  Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle No. 419 for April 26.
  
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• Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for April 26, #685

  25-04-2025 22:00
  
  Hints and answers for Connections for April 26, #685.
  
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• A Haunted Attraction Goes Terribly Wrong in This Free Found Footage Gem

  25-04-2025 22:00
  
  The crew of a haunted house attraction gets a deadly surprise when using a vacant hotel as a haunted attraction in this found footage flick streaming on Tubi.
  
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• Apple Notes got a power user feature in iOS 18 that’s rare in other apps

  25-04-2025 21:56 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple Notes used to be a fairly barebones tool, best known for being used by celebrities to apologize. But a few years back, Apple started investing heavily in making Notes a worthy competitor with third-party alternatives. And in iOS 18, Apple Notes gained a power user feature that’s especially hard to find elsewhere: collapsible sections.more…
  
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• Apple TV+ is ‘worst marketer in the universe’ – producer

  25-04-2025 21:48 via macdailynews.com
  
  The French-language family drama “La Maison,” premiered on September 20, 2024 on Apple TV+.
  The fashion drama La Maison debuted on Apple TV+ last year, earning critical praise, though French-American producer Alex Berger was frustrated with Apple’s marketing approach, calling it point-blank “the worst marketer in the universe.”
  Rafa Sales Ross for Variety:‎“Marketing makes a show,” he emphasized. “Apple, for example, is probably the worst marke
  
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• Here's How Much Interest You'll Earn by Depositing $10,000 Into a CD Now

  25-04-2025 21:47
  
  Spoiler: It could be thousands of dollars, depending on the term.
  
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• Apple TV+ is ‘worst marketer in the universe,’ says producer

  25-04-2025 21:11 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple TV+ is over five years old, and besides its viral Ted Lasso moment, the streamer has struggled to gain mainstream traction until just recently. One producer who made a show for Apple thinks he knows why.more…
  
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• Pope Francis' Funeral: How to Stream Live or Watch the Replay

  25-04-2025 21:00
  
  Here's how to stream the pope's funeral very early Saturday, and what you can expect to see during the service.
  
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• New Apple Vision Pro immersive video puts you in the passenger seat of a record-breaking rally car hill climb

  25-04-2025 20:41 via 9to5mac.com
  The fifth episode of Apple Immersive Video series, Adventure, is now available on Apple Vision Pro. The latest entry transports you to the passenger seat of a rally car during a record-breaking Pikes Peak International Hill Climb attempt.more…
  
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• 36 of the Best Movies on Netflix You Should Stream Right Now

  25-04-2025 20:41
  
  Don't know what to watch? Dig through these Netflix movie picks covering genres like animation, drama and more.
  
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• Google's AI Overviews Explain Made-Up Idioms With Confident Nonsense

  25-04-2025 20:34
  
  The latest meme around generative AI's hallucinations proves you can't lick a badger twice.
  
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• HomeKit Weekly: Aqara G2H Pro doubles as a camera and smart home hub

  25-04-2025 20:00 via 9to5mac.com
  When it comes to building out a HomeKit environment, I always look for products that do more than one thing. Thechecks a lot of boxes. It’s a HomeKit Secure Video camera, but it also doubles as a hub for other Aqara sensors and accessories, so they can to work with HomeKit. I’ve had it set up in my house for a few weeks now, and it’s proven to be a solid addition that fits right into the Home app without any extra hoops to jump through.more…
  
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• Best Printer for Your Home or Office in 2025: I’ve Spent Hundreds of Hours Using Dozens of Printers to Bring You the Best

  25-04-2025 20:00
  
  Whether you need the best printer for school, a small business or printing family photos, I've tested one that will work for you.
  
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• MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 13-Inch iPad Air and Mount From Lululook

  25-04-2025 19:50 via macrumors.com
  For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 13-inch iPad Air and a Lululook Foldable Magnetic Charging Mount to go along with it.
  Lululook makes all kinds of stands and accessories for the iPad and other Apple products, and its $100 Foldable Magnetic Charging Mount is not quite like other stands you've seen. It's a desk stand that clamps on to the edge of a desk or a table, with an adjustable arm that can be tilted and angled to get the pe
  
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• I Swapped My Cotton Pillowcase for Silk. This Is How It Helped My Bedhead

  25-04-2025 19:40
  
  I kept waking up with tangled morning hair, so I tried a silk pillowcase. Here's proof of the difference it makes.
  
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• Apple TV+ this week: Season 3 of ‘Jane’ and season 2 of ‘WondLa’ are now streaming

  25-04-2025 19:20 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  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 lis
  
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• Apple is the most shorted stock in Jefferies’ list of 16 tech stocks

  25-04-2025 19:20 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple has become the most shorted stock in Jefferies’ “Sweet 16” group of leading tech firms, with traders betting against it by selling borrowed shares, hoping to repurchase them later at a reduced price.
  Ian Salisbury for Barron’s:‎Hedge funds that have soured on Apple stock may be overreacting, research from Goldman Sachs indicates. 
  The bank reiterated a Buy rating on the stock on Tuesday, lowering its price target from $259 to $256, a figure that suggests t
  
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• Copilot Plus PCs Are Getting That AI Recall Feature for Real Now

  25-04-2025 19:13
  
  Microsoft is also adding more intuitive search to Windows and shortcuts for summarizing and rewriting text.
  
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• Google ending updates, remote control for 1st & 2nd gen Nest Learning Thermostats

  25-04-2025 19:01 via 9to5google.com
  Later this year, Google will stop supporting the 1st and 2nd generation Nest Learning Thermostat. This will result in a trio of changes, though Google is offering upgrade discounts to existing owners.more…
  
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• 2025 Cicada Brood Is Smaller but Just as Noisy. Here's How to Survive the Swarm

  25-04-2025 19:00
  
  Prepare for the noise and nuisance of the upcoming cicada invasion.
  
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• iPhone 17 colors could see big shakeup this year, here’s why

  25-04-2025 18:49 via 9to5mac.com
  iPhone colors may not matter much to some, but for plenty of users, they have the power to sway an upgrade decision. And with this year’s iPhone 17 lineup, we could see bigger color changes than usual. Here’s why.more…
  
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• 'MobLand' Release Schedule: When to Watch Episode 5 of the Tom Hardy Series

  25-04-2025 18:46
  
  MobLand stars Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan.
  
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• Oblivion or Clair Obscur: Which New Xbox Game Pass RPG Should You Play?

  25-04-2025 18:10
  
  Game Pass subscribers have two major new releases to choose from -- here's how to decide between them.
  
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• Apple TV+ and Tom Hanks are making a sequel to ‘Greyhound’

  25-04-2025 18:07 via macdailynews.com
  The sequel to Tom Hanks and Apple’s WWII action film Greyhound is set to begin filming in January 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Oscar winner Hanks will return as Captain Krause and has written the screenplay.
  Andreas Wiseman and Mike Fleming Jr. for Deadline:‎We understand the next chapter in the Greyhound saga will follow Krause and the Greyhound crew from the beaches of Normandy to the ocean in the Pacific as they help turn the tide of the war.The Oscar-nominated 2020 movie Greyhound s
  
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• Unlock Green Tea’s Hidden Benefits for Focus and Calm

  25-04-2025 18:00
  
  Skip your morning cup of coffee and take advantage of green's health benefits. Here's what experts are saying.
  
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• Surprisingly, this $65 Apple Watch clone is not terrible: The WITHit Giga

  25-04-2025 18:00 via 9to5mac.com
  I thought my days of wearing a smartwatch were over, after making the switch to dumb watches and relying instead on a smart ring, but the chance to try out a $65 Apple Watch clone proved too intriguing to refuse!
  I fully expected it to be pretty terrible. But while I wouldn’t recommend buying the WithIt Giga instead of an Apple Watch, I was actually quite pleasantly surprised …more…
  
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• The Apple Watch is boring–here’s how Apple can change that

  25-04-2025 17:56 via macworld.com
  
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  After a decade of development, the Apple Watch is basically the same as it was when it launched in 2015. Yes, the technology inside has gone through significant improvements its early days a dacade ago. Bigger, brighter displays. More powerful processors. An ever-growing suite of sensors to detect everything from your heart rate to incredibly fine movements.But outside, the Apple Watch still looks like the Apple Watch—more so than any other Apple product. From 10 feet away, you wo
  
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• The MacRumors Show: Latest iPadOS 19 and iPhone 17 Air Rumors

  25-04-2025 17:50 via macrumors.com
  On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the rumored look of the iPhone 17 "Air" and iPadOS 19's major productivity update.Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos
  We take a closer look at the rumored design of the ‌iPhone 17‌ "Air," which is expected to introduce a radically thinner design. It is rumored to be as thin as 5.5mm, versus the 8.725mm thickness of the Pro models. It has now emerged that even the buttons will need to be thinner than th
  
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• The cheapest M4 MacBook Air drops to its very best price so far

  25-04-2025 17:50 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  Apple’s newest MacBook Air is already a great value at $999, but thanks to its current discount over at Amazon, it’s even more affordable as its price drops to $909, the lowest we’ve ever seen.This laptop features the super speedy M4 chip and a gorgeous 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display that will make everything look gorgeous, whether you’re working, doomscrolling, or watching Netflix. We reviewed the 15-inch version but loved it just the same. We gave the M4 MacBo
  
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• Deals: 15-inch 24GB M4 MacBook Air $150 off or M3 model $550 off orig. price, iPad Air $200 off, more

  25-04-2025 17:45 via 9to5mac.com
  Today’s collection of the best Apple deals are starting off the M4 MacBook Air lineup – prices just keep dropping at Amazon. After seeing some new lows over the last couple days, prices have once again settled down at the best we have tracked with the entry-level and most affordable models at $100 off in new condition while the 24GB 15-inch is now $150 off. Those offers also join clearance deals on the M3 15-inch MacBook Air at $550 off its original price and the most affordable M2 i
  
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• 9to5Mac Daily: April 25, 2025 – iPhone 17 and iOS 19 rumors

  25-04-2025 17:44 via 9to5mac.com
  Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Sponsored by 9to5Mac Daily Plus: Get ad-free versions of every episode by visiting 9to5mac.com/join. more…
  
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• Apple TV+ and Tom Hanks are making a sequel to hit film

  25-04-2025 17:27 via 9to5mac.com
  One of the first movies ever on Apple TV+ was also among the service’s earliest high profile debuts. Greyhound stars and was written by Tom Hanks, earned an Academy Award nomination, and now it’s getting a sequel on Apple TV+. Here are the first details.more…
  
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• These Groceries May See a Price Spike Because of Tariffs

  25-04-2025 17:01
  
  We asked an an expert about which groceries will become more expensive or hard to find as a result of Trump's trade war.
  
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• Do Vibration Plates Really Work? We Asked Personal Trainers What They Think

  25-04-2025 17:00
  
  Do vibration plates actually do anything or help you lose weight? We spoke with experts to find out.
  
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• Yes, the Department of Education Will Garnish Your Wages for Defaulted Student Loans. Here's What to Do

  25-04-2025 16:51
  
  Defaulted loans will be sent to debt collection starting May 5. Don't wait if you're behind on payments.
  
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• Best Apple Deals of the Week: Woot's Blind Box Apple Watch Band Sale, Plus Steep Discounts on MacBook Air and More

  25-04-2025 16:47 via macrumors.com
  Multiple Apple products hit all-time low prices this week, including the M4 MacBook Air, 11th generation iPad, and M3 iPad Air. We're also still tracking a sale on Apple Watch Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop bands at Woot, which can net you up to two free bands when you buy one at a discount.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.Apple Watch BandsWhat's the
  
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• 10 years later, the 12-inch MacBook remains undefeated in design

  25-04-2025 16:47 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple Watch isn’t the only product turning 10 this month. A decade ago, Apple released the 12-inch Retina MacBook, the company’s most futuristic and misunderstood machine.more…
  
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• iOS 18.5 may bring two new features not yet revealed

  25-04-2025 16:41 via 9to5mac.com
  iOS 18.5 has been in beta testing for nearly a month, with a public launch expected in May. So far though, its new features are limited to a pair of Apple Mail enhancements. Per a couple sources, however, iOS 18.5 may ultimately include two additional new features that haven’t yet been revealed.more…
  
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• Apple looks to manufacture all iPhones for America in India by end of 2026

  25-04-2025 16:38 via macdailynews.com
  Apple’s iPhone 16 Plus is available in five bold colors: black, white, pink, teal, and ultramarine.
  Apple plans to produce all iPhones sold in America at its India factories by the end of 2026, accelerating efforts to shift manufacturing out of Chinese Communist Party-controlled China, its primary production hub, to avoid potential U.S. import tariffs.
  Michael Acton, Stephen Morris, John Reed, and Kathrin Hille for Financial Times:‎Apple plans to shift the assembly of all US-sold iPhon
  
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• Security Bite: FBI releases 2024 Internet Crime Report, ‘new record for losses’

  25-04-2025 16:25 via 9to5mac.com
  9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally autom
  
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• Apple to Shift All US iPhone Assembly to India Amid Tariff Turmoil, Report Says

  25-04-2025 16:23
  
  The manufacturing move aims to address massive US tariffs against China that could spur higher prices on the company's biggest-selling product.
  
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• iPadOS 19’s menu bar will fix a key productivity problem for me

  25-04-2025 16:07 via 9to5mac.com
  iPadOS 19 will be unveiled right about six weeks from now, not too far off at all. And one rumored addition, a Mac-style menu bar, is set to upgrade iPad productivity in several ways—including one that I’m especially excited about.more…
  
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• Apple to strip not-so-secret robotics unit from struggling AI chief John Giannandrea

  25-04-2025 15:20 via macdailynews.com
  Apple Park in Cupertino, California
  Apple will transfer its not-so-secret robotics unit from the oversight of its struggling AI chief, John Giannandrea, to the hardware division later this month, sources say, marking another restructuring as the company’s AI challenges mount. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News that the robotics unit will be placed under Senior Vice President John Ternus, who oversees hardware engineering.
  Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:‎The pending shift will mark
  
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