Six New Features iOS 18 Brings to the AirPods Pro

iOS 18 is an update designed for the iPhone, but it adds several new features to the AirPods Pro 2, Apple’s latest earbuds. The new capabilities require ‌iOS 18‌, iPadOS 18, or macOS Sequoia and a firmware update that will be released when Apple releases its new software this fall. This guide highlights all of …
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T-Mobile Sued for Breaking Lifetime Price Guarantees

T-Mobile customers have filed a lawsuit [PDF] against the carrier, alleging that it failed to honor a guarantee not to raise the prices of select cellular plans. The lawsuit, first spotted by Wired, claims that back in 2017, T-Mobile advertised several of its plans with a price lock, but then went on to increase prices …
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Apple Seeds Updated Fourth Betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to Developers

Apple today seeded new fourth betas of upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a few days after Apple initially released the betas. It is not clear what is different with the original beta 4 software (build (22A5316j) and the new beta 4 software (build (22A5316k), …
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X Training Grok AI On Tweets Without Notifying Users

Social network X (formerly Twitter) recently activated a setting that gives it permission to train Grok AI on user tweets. All X users are opted in by default, with X failing to notify customers about the change. The hidden setting gives X permission to use all posts, interactions, inputs, and results for “training and fine-turning” …
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 13-Inch M3 MacBook Air From GRID Studio

For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 256GB 13-inch M3 MacBook Air from Apple. For those unfamiliar with GRID Studio, it is a company that creates clever art for Apple fans by disassembling old iPhones and Apple products. GRID Studio’s pieces feature a …
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The MacRumors Show: Talking Weird iPhone 17 ‘Slim’ Rumors

On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all of the latest rumors about the iPhone 17 “Slim” – a whole new kind of iPhone coming next year. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos The ‌iPhone 17‌ “Slim” is expected to sit above the ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro Max in …
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Best Apple Deals of the Week: Low Prices Arrive for M3 iMacs, Plus Big Discounts on Samsung Monitors

This week’s best deals include huge savings on Samsung’s popular monitors, 40 percent off Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps for new subscribers, and more. In terms of Apple devices, the best all-around deal this week is on the M3 iMac, which is seeing $150 discounts on multiple models. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with …
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Apple Drops to Sixth Place in China’s Smartphone Market

For the first time in years, Apple has fallen out of the top five smartphone vendors in China, ranking sixth in the second quarter of 2024. Data from Canalys, a market research firm, shows that Apple’s iPhone shipments in China declined by 6.7% year-on-year. This drop has been attributed to fierce competition from domestic brands …
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Apple Lowers iPhone Prices and Eyes iPad Assembly in India

Apple has reduced iPhone prices in India for the first time following a cut in import duties and is considering assembling iPads in the country for the first time. As noted by TechCrunch, Apple has lowered the prices of its ‌iPhone‌ models in India by 3-4% after the Indian government reduced import duties on smartphones …
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Apple Agrees to Follow President Biden’s AI Safety Guidelines

Apple has committed to a set of voluntary AI safeguards established by President Joe Biden’s administration, joining other tech giants in a move to ensure responsible AI development (via Bloomberg). Apple is now part of the a group of influential technology companies agreeing to the Biden administration’s voluntary safeguards for artificial intelligence. The safeguards, announced …
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