9to5Mac Daily: January 14, 2025 – New Apple Stores, Sonos shakeup
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Meta is already working on adding Community Notes to Threads
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently shared a video in which he announced a series of changes coming to the company’s platform policies such as Instagram and Threads. Among them, the executive revealed that it will switch from fact-checking to a Community...
Chinese social networking app tops US App Store ranking amid potential TikTok ban
TikTok risks being banned from the US in the coming days as a bill signed by President Biden requires its parent company ByteDance to divest from the app. Amid the risk of a potential ban, users are already looking for alternatives – and another Chines...
These three improvements could turn M4 MacBook Air into my dream laptop
While the MacBook Pro is the place to go for the latest and greatest tech, I’ve always been drawn to the for one key reason: portability. There’s just something really nice about the thinness and lightness of the MacBook Air, one that makes me willing...
Turn your iPhone into retro console with physical buttons with this case
For anyone who grew up with a Gameboy Color in hand and a love for Pokémon, the Gamebaby case brings all that nostalgia right to your iPhone. As someone who still gets excited about retro gaming, this new accessory is a game-changer (literally). With p...
Apple’s next-gen iPad 11 will likely use the A17 Pro chip
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the next generation entry-level iPad will sport the A17 Pro chip. We always expected the 11 to support the Apple Intelligence feature set, though it was unclear which chip Apple would end up putting in the lower-e...
Apple Watch SE with ‘new look’ reportedly launching later this year; new health features in the works
According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple will be launching a new later this year, as well as introducing refreshes for Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3. Based on todays rumors, it’s sounding like it’ll be a big year for Apple Watch.
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Apple’s new smart home hub might launch later than anticipated
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the new Apple smart home hub, which some refer to as ‘Apple command center’ or simply ‘HomePad’, might ship a little bit later than anticipated.
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Gurman: Vision Pro 2 won’t release in 2025, but lower-cost headset is ‘ramping up’
According to Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple is planning no sort of Vision Pro refresh in 2025. He mentions that it’s possible that Apple could theoretically unveil a headset ahead of a release next year, but all signs are pointing to new Visi...
It’s time for Apple to modernize its iCloud storage tiers
Apple introduced iCloud back in June 2011, and since then, the free tier of iCloud has remained at 5GB. However, I’m not here to talk about that today. While 5GB of free iCloud is definitely too little for our needs nearly a decade and a half later, I ...