Month:September 2024

Last September, Apple stopped selling genuine leather accessories in favor of a more environmentally friendly “FineWoven” material, but it did not go down well with customers, and dwindling stock leading up to Apple’s iPhone 16 event on September 9 has many people wondering if Apple is about to pull the plug on FineWoven for good. …
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Apple has announced it will finally introduce its popular ‘Find My‘ network to South Korea in the spring of 2025, after apparently overcoming local regulatory hurdles. The launch will bring the full range of Apple’s location-based ‌Find My‌ services to South Korean customers for the first time, enabling them to keep track of devices, belongings, …
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Popular accessory company Anker is launching the latest updates to its MagGo lineup today, showing off a series of five products largely based around Qi2 wireless charging technology that supports magnetic connections and up to 15 watts of charging power, just like Apple’s MagSafe standard. MagGo Power Bank (10K, Slim) As the name suggests, this …
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Apple today released new firmware for the Beats Studio Buds +, marking the first firmware update to the earbuds since their 2023 launch. The firmware has a build number of 2C318, up from 2A219. There is no word on what the new firmware includes in terms of features or bug fixes, and Apple does not …
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iOS 18 has been in beta testing for nearly three months, and the software update should finally be widely released later this month. Below, we outline when to expect iOS 18 to be available on all compatible iPhones. iOS 18: Beta Testing Wraps Up In his Power On newsletter last weekend, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said …
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Apple Music today introduced five new mood stations that allow you to shuffle through songs fitting for a certain mood. The stations are available to Apple Music subscribers worldwide in the Music app under Home → Find Your Mood. Apple says the mood stations are personalized based on your Apple Music listening history, and they …
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Beats today teased that new Powerbeats Pro 2 are coming next year, but it did not share a specific release date for the wireless headphones. MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani can be seen wearing the Powerbeats Pro 2 in a clip shared on social media platforms like Instagram and X. They look similar to the existing …
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After over a year of reports, there are now 20 specific rumors about the features and improvements set to be offered by the two non-Pro iPhone 16 models upon their announcement next week. While the upgrades that the ‌iPhone 16‌ offers over the iPhone 15 will likely be at the center of Apple’s marketing strategy …
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The latest version of Bluetooth was released this week, and it includes a new feature that could benefit the Find My app across Apple devices. Bluetooth 6.0 introduces “Channel Sounding,” a feature that will bring “true distance awareness” to billions of future Bluetooth devices and accessories. The organization behind Bluetooth promises that this technology will …
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You can still get Apple’s 64GB Wi-Fi 9th generation iPad for the all-time low price of $199.00 this week on Amazon, down from $329.00. Shipping dates have slipped into mid-September, but Prime members can still get the tablet as soon as September 10. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When …
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