Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Launches on Mac App Store

Popular Ubisoft game Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is available for download from the Mac App Store as of today, allowing Mac users to play the title for the first time since its January 2024 launch. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action adventure game that joins a long list of other …
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Apple Releases First Firmware Update for Beats Solo Buds

Apple today released a firmware update for the Beats Solo Buds, marking the first new software the earbuds have received since their June 2024 launch. The firmware has a build number of 3A130, up from the 3A112 firmware the Solo Buds shipped with. We don’t know what’s included in the new firmware, and Apple does …
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Apple Uses Amazon’s Custom AI Chips for Search Services

Apple uses custom Trainium and Graviton artificial intelligence chips from Amazon Web Services for search services, Apple machine learning and AI director Benoit Dupin said today at the AWS re:Invent conference (via CNBC). Dupin said that Amazon’s AI chips are “reliable, definite, and able to serve [Apple] customers worldwide.” AWS and Amazon have a “strong …
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Beats Cyber Week Sale Includes Big Savings on Earbuds, Headphones, and Speakers

Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have disappeared for many products, but you can still find multiple Beats headphones and speakers at up to 52 percent off on Amazon. You’ll find many of the same prices at other retailers like Best Buy as well. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click …
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Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of visionOS 2.2 to Developers With Ultrawide Mac Virtual Display

Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming visionOS 2.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the third visionOS 2.2 beta. visionOS 2.2 can be installed by going to the Software Update section of the Settings app on the Vision Pro and opting into Beta Updates. The …
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Samsung Cyber Week Sale Has Year’s Best Prices on Monitors, TVs, Fridges, and More

Samsung kicked off its Cyber Week sale a few days ago, offering discounts across smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, computers, and home appliances. Many of the deals in this sale are the same prices we tracked during Samsung’s Black Friday sale, making Samsung one of the few retailers to keep these best-ever prices around all week. Note: …
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iPhone SE Now Over 1,000 Days Old as New Model Edges Closer

Apple’s third-generation iPhone SE, introduced on March 8, 2022, has now reached the milestone of being over 1,000 days old. The ‌iPhone SE‌ debuted in 2016 as Apple’s answer to customers who wanted a more affordable iPhone without sacrificing key features. The first SE model was based on the design of the ‌iPhone‌ 5s but …
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Apple Podcasts Reveals 2024 Show of the Year

Apple today announced that the true crime podcast “Hysterical” by Dan Taberski has received an Apple Podcasts Award for 2024 Show of the Year. Apple Podcasts Award The seven-part series debuted in July, and it reached the number-one spot in the Top Shows chart, according to Apple. The podcast investigates a mysterious illness that spreads …
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Apple Raises Indonesia Investment Offer to $1B Amid iPhone Ban

Apple has significantly hiked its investment proposal to Indonesia and is now offering $1 billion in a bid to resolve the ongoing iPhone 16 sales ban in the country, according to the country’s investment minister Rosan Roeslani (via Reuters). Speaking to lawmakers on Tuesday, Roeslani said the government expects to receive a written commitment from …
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Apple Fails to Block $995M UK App Store Commission Lawsuit

A UK class action lawsuit against Apple over App Store commission fees will proceed after judges dismissed the company’s attempt to block the case, Bloomberg reports. Led by competition policy professor Sean Ennis, the suit alleges Apple’s 15-30% commission on App Store sales creates an anti-competitive tax on the UK technology industry. The lawsuit seeks …
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