Month: April 2024

Best Buy has issued a $200 price cut on Apple’s iPad Air 5 ahead of Apple’s iPad event on May 7. Pair it with the Apple Pencil 2 that’s on sale for $79 for the ultimate Mother’s Day gift.Apple’s iPad Air 5 dips to lowest price on record.Grab the 64GB WiFi iPad Air 5 for…

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A new British cybersecurity law mandates smart device manufacturers like Apple to enhance protections or face hefty penalties. The legislation, known as the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act, introduces robust requirements aimed at securing devices connected to the internet to make it harder for cybercriminals to get access to private networks. The law…

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EU antitrust officials on Monday identified iPadOS, Apple’s operating system for iPads, as a significant digital gatekeeper under the EU’s new tech regulations, which carry strict requirements that aim to promote fair competition and expand options for consumers. Last September, the Commission designated Apple as a gatekeeper for its iOS iPhone operating system, its web…

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Along the way to a full release, Apple develops several variants of iOS all with a unique purpose and an entirely different set of users. Here’s what they are, when they’re used, and by whom.Apple develops several iOS variants for every release, and each one has a unique purposeThe end-consumer version of iOS is obviously…

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Investment analyst firm TD Cowen is predicting that Apple’s next earnings call will show little growth, but says forthcoming AI features could prove significant.iPhone 15 Pro rangeAnalysts such as JP Morgan in March 2024, and Morgan Stanley in November 2023, are consistently predicting that AI will boost Apple’s iPhone sales. JP Morgan, though, has predicted…

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Warner Bros is planning to release a Blu-ray box set of all three “Ted Lasso” seasons, making it one of the few Apple TV+ shows to get a physical media release.”Ted Lasso”Apple TV+ drama “Defending Jacob” got a Blu-ray and DVD release in 2021, as did Sofia Coppola’s film “On The Rocks.” Then in 2022,…

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The European Union has spoken, and will enforce the rules of the Digital Markets Act on Apple again not because it holds a dominant position in the iPad today, but because it may soon.European Union flagsIn a press release issued early on Monday morning, The EU says that there are four criteria that will eventually…

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Apple TV+ hits “Slow Horses” and “Silo” have two of Britain’s equivalent of the Emmys, the Bafta Television Awards.Gary Oldman in “Slow Horses” (left) and Rebecca Ferguson in “Silo”Following the streamer’s win last year for “Bad Sisters” and “The Essex Serpent,” Apple TV+ has again won awards at the British Academy of Film and Television…

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Apple is bringing its HomePod and HomePod mini to both Thailand and Malaysia from May 10.Apple’s HomePod mini (left) and HomePodApple has announced in both its Malaysian and Thailand newsrooms that its HomePod range will be available from May 10, 2024. That’s just a week shy of the HomePod mini’s fourth anniversary, and over six…

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