Month:March 2024

An early benchmark result for the new MacBook Air has surfaced, providing a closer look at the M3 chip’s performance in Apple’s latest laptops. In a Geekbench 5 result spotted by MySmartPrice, the MacBook Air with the M3 chip and 16GB of unified memory achieved a single-core score of 3,157 and a multi-core score of …
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Apple’s iPhone sales in China saw a significant decline in the first six weeks of this year that saw it lose the title of China’s best-selling smartphone maker to a local vendor. ‌iPhone‌ sales dropped by 24 percent, pushing Apple down to fourth among smartphone makers in the country, according to Counterpoint Research. Vivo took …
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OpenAI has announced a new Read Aloud feature for its official ChatGPT app for iPhone and iPad that allows users to have the chat bot read responses out loud in one of five voice options. In the app, tap and hold the chat bot’s text response, and then tap Read Aloud. You can also play, …
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Apple was today fined €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for anti-competitive conduct against rival streaming music services in the European Union, and following the ruling, Spotify has praised the European Commission for its decision. For context, the European Commission’s investigation into Apple’s practices started due to a 2019 complaint from Spotify over App Store policies. Spotify …
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Apple will soon release the first major software update for the Vision Pro, and the new version of visionOS will bring improvements not only to Personas, but also to the EyeSight feature. Personas and EyeSight are Vision Pro additions that many people have poked fun at since the headset’s release. Personas are a digital representation …
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Alongside iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, and tvOS 17.4, Apple plans to release a HomePod 17.4 software update that adds a small but meaningful change to Siri. ‌Siri‌ will be able to learn what a user’s preferred media service is, which means that there won’t be a need to include an app name when asking ‌Siri‌ …
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Apple today announced the newest models of the MacBook Air, which include the M3 chip and come in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes. Just a few hours later, Best Buy now has the first notable discounts on these computers exclusively for My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total members. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate …
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Apple today increased the trade-in values for some Macs, with the update coming alongside the launch of new 13-inch and 15-inch M3 MacBook Air models. Mac users who opt to trade in an old machine can get between $120 and $1315, with the values increased from the prior $115 to $1070 range. Most of the …
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