Month:August 2024

Apple today released the fourth beta of watchOS 11 to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to give the new features a try ahead of when the software launches this fall. The fourth beta comes two weeks after the third beta. ‌watchOS 11‌ can be downloaded after signing up on Apple’s beta software website and upgrading …
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India’s Competition Commission has recalled two investigative reports accusing Apple of antitrust violations after the company raised concerns about the disclosure of confidential commercial information (via Reuters). The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has withdrawn two key reports that alleged Apple breached local competition laws. The recall, which is highly unusual, comes after the company …
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Today we’re tracking a big selection of discounts on Anker’s and Jackery’s best portable power stations on Amazon, with as much as $1,750 in savings on these devices. These accessories are high-capacity portable batteries that can provide backup power to a wide variety of devices, from laptops to RVs. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner …
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Apple Music with spatial audio is now available in Rivian electric vehicles as part of the company’s Connect+ subscription. Rivian’s latest software update brings a unique, built-in ‌Apple Music‌ app to the company’s electric vehicles, such as the R1T truck and R1S SUV. The ‌Apple Music‌ app allows users to access a library of over …
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Next year’s iPhone SE 4 will almost certainly come with 8GB of RAM, up from 4GB in the 2022 model, due to the hardware requirements of Apple Intelligence. Currently in Apple’s smartphone lineup, only the iPhone 15 Pro models support Apple Intelligence, Apple’s suite of AI features coming in iOS 18.1, because the features require …
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With the release of iOS 18.1 beta 2, Apple has apparently opened up access to Apple Intelligence for English speakers located in the European Union, something that was not possible in previous versions. One of the reasons Apple initially limited region access to Apple Intelligence was that it only supported US English, but in the …
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TikTok is rolling out new direct messaging features including “highly requested” group chats with support for up to 32 people, the company has announced. Group chats allow users aged 16 and over to share and comment on TikTok videos with friends and family members without having to open a separate messaging app like WhatsApp or …
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Opera has released its artificial intelligence-powered Opera One browser for iOS, following several weeks in beta testing. The iPhone app mimics the minimalist aesthetic of the company’s desktop browser, and “intelligently hides unnecessary elements” to make the browsing experience free from distractions. When scrolling on a page, for example, the browser hides the bottom and …
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