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Apple today revealed its 2024 App Store Awards finalists, including pro video camera app Kino, which is in the running for iPhone App of the Year. There are 45 finalists across 12 categories, including a first-ever Apple Vision Pro category. Apple said the awards recognize developers who delivered the “highest levels of user experience, design, …
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Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday made his third visit to China this year, ahead of a five-day supply chain conference with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and other corporate leaders (via Bloomberg). The Apple chief joined more than 20 global business leaders in meetings with Premier Li Qiang, including executives from Rio Tinto, Corning, and …
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Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a messaging standard Apple adopted in iOS 18 that is significantly enhancing the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2.0 – a major upgrade to the traditional text messaging we’ve been using for years. Key Features of RCS Apple’s decision to embrace RCS came …
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Black Friday 2024 is just a few days away, and you can already find the year’s best prices on nearly every Mac at Amazon. Specifically, this includes the new M4 iMac, M4 MacBook Pro, and the M2 and M3 MacBook Air. We’ve also included a great deal on the Apple Studio Display. Note: MacRumors is …
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Apple released the AirTag in April 2021, so it is now three over and a half years old. While the AirTag has not received any hardware updates since then, a new version of the item tracking accessory is rumored to be in development. Below, we recap rumors about a second-generation AirTag. Timing Apple is aiming …
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While this should come as no surprise given that Apple just updated the AirPods Max in September, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman today said that Apple currently has “no concrete plans” to update the headphones again “in a meaningful way.” “I expect the company to keep the Max headphones around for the foreseeable future in their current …
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iOS 19 is not expected to be announced until June 2025, but the software update’s first major new feature has already leaked. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reiterated his previous report that said iOS 19 will introduce a “more conversational Siri” powered by “more advanced large language models.” He said this …
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While the action comedy film “Wolfs” recently became the most-viewed movie in Apple TV+ history, plans for a sequel have been canceled. In an interview shared by Deadline today, Wolfs director Jon Watts said he canceled the sequel because he “no longer trusted” Apple as a creative partner. He told the publication that Apple made …
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For the first time in nearly a decade, Apple is able to repair individual MacBook Pro speakers without replacing other components too. In a memo shared with Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, Apple said it is offering speakers as standalone repair parts for the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models …
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We’re less than one week away from Black Friday on November 29, and Best Buy and Amazon currently have all-time low prices across Apple’s entire iPad lineup. This includes Apple’s 9th and 10th generation iPad, iPad mini 7, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When …
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