Month:January 2024

As Apple starts selling Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 models without the blood oxygen sensor enabled, Masimo CEO Joe Kiani confirmed to Bloomberg that there has been no chat with Apple about a possible settlement. According to Kiani, he has not spoken to anyone from Apple “personally” and no one from Apple has …
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At least 70 of Apple’s retail stores in the U.S. will be closing earlier than usual on Sunday, according to Apple’s website. Most of Apple’s other retail stores across the country already have reduced hours on Sundays. In his newsletter earlier this month, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said all Apple retail stores would be holding three-hour …
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Apple’s annual Back to School/Back to Uni promotion is ongoing in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea. From January 4 through March 13, qualifying higher-education students in these countries can receive a free item with the purchase of an eligible Mac or iPad on Apple’s online store, in the Apple Store app, at at …
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Pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro begin tomorrow, and if you’re planning to use the headset’s lossless audio feature you’ll need to be sure you have the AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C. Luckily, these earbuds are still at their lowest price of all time on Amazon at $189.00, down from $249.00. Note: MacRumors is an …
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Apple relaunched the HomePod one year ago today, debuting a second-generation model almost five years after the original model’s introduction. The ‌HomePod‌ was announced at WWDC in 2017 and launched in 2018 after a heavily delayed launch. The device was met with mixed reviews; critics praised its outstanding sound quality but pointed out its high …
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Images of an Apple Watch band designed to celebrate former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive’s 50th birthday have emerged online, providing a look at what could be one of the rarest official Apple Watch bands ever made. The images come from “Stella Fudge” on X (formerly Twitter), who claims that the unit is one …
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As expected, Apple has updated its U.S. website to notify customers that the Blood Oxygen feature on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 is no longer included. Apple has added a banner to the store webpages related for both devices, and removed all mention of the feature in its product comparison …
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In celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year on February 10, Apple has released limited-edition second-generation AirPods Pro with a Year of the Dragon engraving on its online store in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, and Macao. They are also available in South Korea, where it is the Year of the Blue Dragon. The …
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Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 models will be sold without the Blood Oxygen feature in the U.S. starting on January 18, according to 9to5Mac‘s Chance Miller, allowing Apple to avoid a sales ban on these models. On its online store in the U.S., this change will occur starting at 6 a.m. …
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Netflix has no plans to release an app for Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The streaming service will still be accessible through Safari and other web browsers on the headset. “Our members will be able to enjoy Netflix on the web browser on the Vision Pro, similar to how our …
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