Month: February 2024

Apple has a huge problem with the Vision Pro that no one has talked about: It’s highly addictive! The astonishing visuals that Apple’s new headset pumps directly into your eyeballs make the real world seem dull, according to Nick Bilton, a Vanity Fair reporter who got behind-the-scenes access for a cover story published Thursday. In fact, Bilton…

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The Vision Pro is set to come out tomorrow, and Apple has already released a visionOS 1.0.2 update, which means there will be a day-one update that Vision Pro owners need to install. CNET’s Scott Stein today shared a video that demonstrates what the Vision Pro looks like when an update is installed. While the…

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While Apple officially launched the visionOS App Store in mid-January, apps were not showing up on the ?App Store? website. That has now changed, and the Vision Pro ?App Store? is now live on the web as well. When viewing an app’s webpage, ?visionOS? screenshots and compatibility are listed, giving more insight into which apps…

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Apple Vision Pro launches in the U.S. this Friday, and you will be able to try out the headset at your local Apple Store on the same day. Starting tomorrow at 8 a.m. local time, all Apple Stores in the U.S. will allow customers to sign up for a Vision Pro demo appointment, which is…

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The Meta Quest VR headset will soon be able to play spatial videos captured on an iPhone 15 Pro or ?iPhone 15 Pro? Max, Meta announced today. The upcoming v62 update will add support for the feature. Spatial videos can be uploaded to the Meta Quest headset using the Meta Quest mobile app, so that…

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In preparation for Friday’s Apple Vision Pro shipments, the company has turned on listings for individual apps for the headset.Apple Vision Pro App Store page for PhotosThere still isn’t a good way to search for Apple Vision Pro apps outside of the headset itself. However, individual listings for applications known to be on Apple Vision…

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A limited-time deal on Microsoft 365 has been issued this February, with both Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family on sale for as low as $44.99.Save on Microsoft 365 this week.Pick up a year of Microsoft 365 in your choice of Personal (1 user) or Family (up to 6 users). Microsoft 365 is a…

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Apple started shipping special research iPhone hardware to security experts in 2020. Naturally, security researchers have been mostly coy about sharing the specifics of what Apple calls “rooted” hardware. Still, there are some program participants who grant a peek behind the curtains from time to time. more… Go to Source Author: Zac Hall

Culture Code’s Things, the tasks system I’ve relied on for over a decade, is going spatial for Apple Vision Pro. The standalone visionOS app brings the full project management experience to Apple’s first spatial computer. more… Go to Source Author: Zac Hall

Benjamin and Chance deep dive into all the App Store changes announced in response to the EU Digital Markets Act, and debate whether anyone is incentivized to make the leap. Also, the first Apple Vision Pro reviews have dropped ahead of its Friday release, and iOS 17.4 brings some fun new features and code references…

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Last month I wrote about two features that I consider missing from Apple’s Screen Time parental controls. In retrospect, what I should have written is how Screen Time is broken. I thought the next software update would fix things. more… Go to Source Author: Zac Hall

Apple returned to revenue growth during its critical holiday quarter. Both revenue and earnings per share beat Wall Street expectations. (via Cult of Mac – Apple news, reviews and how-tos) Go to Source Author: Ed Hardy

Apple CEO Tim Cook says there isn’t any intention to license Masimo’s blood oxygen detection to end the Apple Watch import ban.Apple Watch Series 9Masimo has been embroiled in a patent lawsuit that most recently resulted in an import ban for Apple Watches with a blood oxygen sensor. Apple opted to disable the sensor to…

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Apple’s iPhone sales worldwide are up, but in China are down 13% year over year, and CEO Tim Cook argues that it’s a reflection of overall economic issues rather the iPhone losing popularity.Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro rangeDuring Apple’s Q1 2024 earnings announcement, Apple has reported that its total iPhone sales in China were $20.82 billion….

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There are more than two billion active iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other Apple devices worldwide, Apple said today in the earnings report covering the first fiscal quarter of 2024. “We are pleased to announce that our installed base of active devices has now surpassed 2.2 billion, reaching an all-time high across all products and geographic…

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