9to5Mac Daily: February 14, 2024 – Apple design shakeup, HomePod with a screen rumors
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Apple releases third iOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.4 betas [U]
Update: A day later, public beta versions are available.
iOS 17.4 development is well under way. Apple just shipped iOS 17.4 beta 3 to developers. The pre-release software primarily focuses on changes made in the EU due to regulatory requirement...
Apple March event: Everything we know so far
Even though the launch of Apple Vision Pro is behind us, there’s still a lot to be excited about coming soon from Apple. Rumors are that Apple will unveil multiple new iPads and a new MacBook Air in March.
Does this mean Apple will hold a March even...
Wednesday’s best deals: AirPods Max $99 off, Leather Link Apple Watch Bands $50, Belkin gear, more
Love is in the air, and so are deals! All of today’s best come headlined by a $99 discount on Apple AirPods Max as the first chance to save in months. You can also accessorize your Apple Watch with one of Apple’s premium Leather Link bands at $50, or r...
After 4+ years of being the battery king, iPhone forced to share its crown with Samsung [Video]
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 smartphones are here and early buyers have been very happy with them. So much so that the new Samsung devices are rated higher than iPhone for the first time. And another new record, Samsung Galaxy battery life has caught up with A...
Apple Keyframer generates AI animation from a still image and text prompt
Apple has announced an innovative new artificial intelligence tool which could enable anyone to create animations. Apple Keyframer is an AI animation generator that needs nothing other than a still image and a text instruction.
It comes just a few d...
Apple TV+ dramatizes fashion with The New Look TV show, streaming now
The New Look is a new TV show premiering today on Apple TV+, starring Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior. The series follows Dior and the trailblazers that launched modern fashion, on a backdrop of global conflict. Here’s how to watch.
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visionOS App Store now has over 1,000 apps designed for Apple Vision Pro
When Apple Vision Pro was launched in stores earlier this month, the company said that the visionOS App Store would already have more than 600 apps designed specifically for the new headset available on day one. A few days later, Apple has now confirme...
Zuckerberg says Meta Quest 3 is better than Apple Vision Pro ‘for the vast majority of things’
After years of rumors, Apple has finally joined the AR/VR headset market with Vision Pro – which immediately gained the spotlight due to its super advanced hardware and $3,499 price tag. We’ve already seen many reviews of Apple Vision Pro, but now Meta...
Apple’s longest-serving designer to retire; cost-cutting efforts causing ‘unrest’ inside the design team
Bloomberg reports that Apple’s longest-running senior designer, Bart Andre, is retiring. As the story explains, Andre joined Apple in 1992 with Jonny Ive. His departure marks “the near-complete turnover” of Ive’s former design team.
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