Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 no longer available from Apple’s website
You can no longer buy an Apple Watch Series 9 or Apple Watch Ultra 2 from Apple’s online store in the United States. As previously announced, Apple has removed its flagship Apple Watch models in light of an ongoing patent dispute with medical device co...
Apple Watch sales ban, next-gen CarPlay previewed, Ask9to5Mac
Benjamin and Chance discuss the wild situation of the Apple Watch sales ban in the US, as part of an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over blood oxygen sensor patents. Also, Apple has finally shared details of the first vehicles featuring next-genera...
Apple Watch sales ban, next-gen CarPlay previewed, Ask9to5Mac
Benjamin and Chance discuss the wild situation of the Apple Watch sales ban in the US as part of an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over blood oxygen sensor patents. Also, Apple has finally shared details of the first vehicles featuring next-generat...
Instagram users targeted in elaborate backup code phishing scheme
A new strain of Instagram phishing emails has been detected, in which attackers attempt to trick victims into forking over usernames, passwords, phone numbers, and, most notably, backup codes used to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA).
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How to preserve your memories in 3D spatial videos without the $3,500 Vision Pro
iOS 17.2 has delivered the ability to save memories in Apple’s immersive 3D spatial video format. The neat part is whether you plan to pick up Vision Pro or pass on it, you can record Vision Pro spatial videos with iPhone 15 Pro.
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New all-time lows on Apple’s M3 iMac at $1,199 and M3 MacBook Pro from $1,349, Belkin MagSafe gear, more
The holiday discounts are out in full force, with some all-time lows on Apple’s latest releases. You can save $100 on Apple’s just-released 24-inch M3 iMac. It comes joined by Belkin’s 15W 3-in-1 MagSafe Stand at $101, with a matching all-time low land...
Beeper acknowledges ‘unsustainable’ iMessage for Android fight, latest fix is its last & responds to Apple claims
Beeper brought back phone number registration for its iMessage on Android solution that involves having a jailbroken iPhone or access to a Mac. This workaround might be the last for Beeper Mini and Cloud, with the situation ultimately described as “uns...
Apple TV+ doubled hours consumed despite releasing fewer movies and shows in 2023
Despite a 10% drop in the number of new titles introduced this year, Apple TV+ boasts twice as many viewing hours compared to last year. That’s according to a new report from Deadline, which also says that total viewership is up 42% in 2023.
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New Apple Watch band connector: Three reasons to believe the reports (and one reason not to worry)
There have been recurring rumors that a new Apple Watch band connector is in the works, rendering existing bands incompatible with future Watch models.
There are three reasons to believe that the reports are true, but I’d expect the change to be a ...
Researchers working on enabling ‘Apple GPT’ and more to run on iPhone
We learned back in May that Apple is already using its own AI chatbot internally, which some have dubbed Apple GPT. A new research paper appears to be geared to enabling a ChatGPT-style system to run on iPhones.
A second Apple AI paper looks at ways...