Month: December 2020

The new Launch@Apple program is tailored for first-generation college students that are majoring in finance, economics, and accounting, with it starting at some point in early 2021.Apple to offer college mentorship programThe program has not been widely announced by Apple, although Apple is reportedly hosting a PDF that describes the program. It is not known…

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On this year’s final episode of HomeKit Insider podcast, your hosts discuss leaked products from Hue, the Netatmo Doorbell launch in the US, a listener question, and our top HomeKit picks from 2020HomeKit Insider: A new AppleInsider podcastWe round out 2020 by breaking down our favorite HomeKit gear and software of the year. We touch…

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Michigan Public Health notified participants in the Apple Hearing Study that the extra data it accidentally collected has been deleted, and an update to the app will prevent the issue from popping up again.Apple Hearing Study collects more data than intendedApple launched the Research app in 2019 alongside three health studies, one of them for…

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Xiaomi today announced the Mi 11, its latest flagship smartphone for 2021. Following in Apple’s footsteps, Xiaomi has also not bundled a charger with the Mi 11 citing “environmental” reasons. The company had already confirmed this before the announcement of the Mi 11 which led to the company being mocked by many since Xiaomi had…

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The first third-party cases and hangers for AirPods Max containing magnets, that allow users to avoid using Apple’s Smart Case, are now available for purchase. Apple’s Smart Case contains magnets that put ?AirPods Max? into a low power mode to preserve battery life. After 18 hours in the Smart Case, the ?AirPods Max? go into…

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Russian company Caviar, known for making luxury variants of popular tech gadgets, today announced that it will be releasing custom AirPods Max plated with “pure gold” for the high price of $108,000 at some point in 2021. The custom AirPods Max will be available in white and black, with each color offered “in a single…

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Earlier this month, Apple released a 14.3 software update for the HomePod and HomePod mini, and it has since been discovered that this update allows the HomePod mini to be powered by select 18W chargers. As noted in a Reddit thread spotted by The 8-Bit, and confirmed by MacRumors, the HomePod mini now works with…

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Thanks to the HomePod version 14.3 update, Apple’s new HomePod mini now supports 18W power adapters or battery packsHomePod mini will now work with 18W power sources and adaptersThe HomePod mini ships with a 20W power adapter and originally required at least 20W to function. An update reduces this limit to 18W, which enables a…

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