It was a big week for retro gaming fans, as iPhone users are starting to reap the rewards of Apple’s recent change to allow retro game emulators on the App Store. This week also saw a new iOS 17.5 beta that will support web-based app distribution in the EU, the debut of the first hotels …
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Month:April 2024
Apple Announced the 24-Inch iMac Three Years Ago Today
Today marks the three-year anniversary of Apple’s announcement of the 24-inch iMac, a transformative redesign featuring the first integration of Apple silicon in the product line. Apple unveiled the new 24-inch iMac on April 20, 2021, almost nine years after the previous iMac redesign debuted. It replaced both the 21.5-inch and the 27-inch Intel iMacs, …
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SPC MD 497
MD 0497 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF FAR EAST-CENTRAL MS…NORTHERN/CENTRAL AL…AND NORTHERN GA Mesoscale Discussion 0497 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0454 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Areas affected…Portions of far east-central MS…northern/central AL…and northern GA Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 192154Z – 192330Z Probability of Watch Issuance…5 percent SUMMARY…A couple loosely …
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Apple’s M4 MacBook Pro Lineup: What to Expect
Apple is planning to refresh the MacBook Pro with M4 chips starting in late 2024, and this guide aggregates everything that we know about Apple’s M4 MacBook Pro plans. M4 Update Apple built the M3 chip on a new 3-nanometer process, and we are not expecting a node change for the M4. It too will …
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SPC MD 494
MD 0494 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC Mesoscale Discussion 0494 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0133 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Areas affected…portions of the Tennessee Valley into the Mid-Atlantic Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 191833Z – 192030Z Probability of Watch Issuance…20 percent SUMMARY…Thunderstorm development is …
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Apple Watch Ultra 2 Now Available on Apple’s Refurbished Store in U.S.
Apple today began selling certified refurbished Apple Watch Ultra 2 models in the U.S. for the first time since the device was released in September. As of writing, refurbished Ultra 2 models with the Blue, Orange, or White Ocean Band are available for $679, compared to $799 brand new. Like new Ultra 2 models sold …
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Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Threads From App Store in China Following Order
Apple on late Thursday into Friday removed the popular messaging and social media apps WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Threads from its App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government, the The Wall Street Journal reported. In a statement shared with several media outlets, Apple said China’s national internet regulator ordered the removal …
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SPC MD 493
MD 0493 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA INTO FAR SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA Mesoscale Discussion 0493 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1207 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024 Areas affected…Eastern South Carolina into far southeast North Carolina Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 191707Z – 191900Z Probability of Watch Issuance…5 percent SUMMARY…Thunderstorms developing off …
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European Regulators Will Soon Approve Apple’s Plan to Open Up Tap-to-Pay to Banks and Payment Providers
As part of the changes introduced in Europe in iOS 17.4, Apple gave third-party payment apps and banks direct access to the NFC chip, allowing for non-Apple Pay tap-to-pay payment options. The European Commission is set to approve Apple’s plan to open up tap-and-go mobile payments “as soon as next month,” according to Reuters. With …
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The MacRumors Show: AI Macs With M4 Chips
On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the latest AI consumer technology and Apple’s rumored plans to bring major AI-focused hardware enhancements to the Mac later this year. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos We talk through the response to Humane’s AI Pin and its widely acknowledged deficiencies, …
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