Month:February 2024

As part of its generative AI push, Apple is expected to feature tight integration between Siri and the Messages app in iOS 18. We won’t have a fuller idea about how that will work until Apple previews its next major software update at WWDC in June, but in the meantime, Google has just announced its …
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Starting at $3,500, Apple’s Vision Pro price puts it at the top-end of the AR/VR headset market, but a significant portion of the cost is down to the device’s premium “bill of materials,” which is thought to come in at just over $1,500. According to Omdia’s research, the components used in Vision Pro are estimated …
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AT&T has announced that it will be providing impacted customers with a $5 bill credit per account as compensation for the network’s major outage across the U.S. on Thursday. The credits will automatically be applied within two bill cycles, it said. The carrier’s full statement apologizing for the outage:We apologize for Thursday’s network outage. We …
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iOS 18 will likely include some design changes, but a macOS revamp might be a year or two away, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple is working to update the design of iOS as “early as this year.” A sketchy rumor claimed that iOS 18 would feature …
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Apple has considered developing several new wearable devices over the years, including a smart ring for health and fitness, smart glasses, and upgraded AirPods with built-in cameras and more sensors, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Ring Below, we recap what Gurman shared about these devices in his Power On newsletter today. Smart …
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Best Buy is back this weekend with a sale on Apple MacBooks and iPads, including some of the best prices we’ve ever seen on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad Air, and more. Some of these deals require a My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total membership, which start at $49.99/year. In addition to …
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Apple is still working on a new HomePod speaker with an “iPad-like display” built into it, but the device is unlikely to launch until 2025 at the earliest should the plans move forward, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple has started “early work” on a HomePod with …
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Amazon this weekend has a pair of accessory deals on popular Apple products: the Apple Pencil 2 and AirTag 4 Pack. You can get the Apple Pencil 2 for the all-time low price of $79.00, down from $129.00, and the AirTag 4 Pack for $78.00, down from $99.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with …
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Happy 24th Birthday to MacRumors! 🥳 MacRumors was founded by doctor-turned-blogger Arnold Kim on February 24, 2000, while he was earning his medical degree, and it has since become the world’s most popular Apple-focused news website. Fittingly, we share our birthday with Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs, who would have turned 69 years old today. MacRumors …
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Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, so today would have marked his 69th birthday had he not passed away in 2011 at the age of 56. Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in 1976 to produce the very first Apple computers, revolutionizing the personal computer and building up …
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