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Apple Day – Apple, iPod, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, iMac, iBook
Apple is benefiting from a new tax break in India, which will make it cheaper to assemble iPhones in the country. The change was announced by the government on Saturday. We first learned about the plans last month, which are expected to be worth at least $2.7B in benefits to companies like Apple and Samsung…
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A zero-click WhatsApp spyware attack was made against 90 journalists and other “civil society members,” said Meta, which managed to detect the incident. A zero-click attack means that victims don’t need to tap on a link or take any action in order for their devices to be compromised – simply receiving the message is enough…
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The new Replay playlist is now available on Apple Music. Users are noticing today that the Replay 2025 playlist is now showing up in their libraries. Apple Music Replay continuously aggregates your top songs, albums, and artists. The playlist updates throughout the year, culminating in a full-year-in-review feature in December. more… Go to Source Author:…
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If you’re using the Microsoft Defender VPN on Mac or iPhone as part of your Microsoft 365 subscription, there’s bad news. The company has revealed in a support document that the privacy feature will cease to work at the end of this month … more… Go to Source Author: Ben Lovejoy
Apple’s Kendrick Lamar Road to Halftime events ahead of the rapper’s Super Bowl show include playlists and a press conference. (via Cult of Mac – Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos) Go to Source Author: David Snow
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, your host covers the latest news for the week including the release of iOS 18.3, AirTag 2 rumors, and a Matter update for the Govee ice maker.HomeKit Insider PodcastLast week, Apple released iOS 18.3 to the masses. While this was expected to include support for robots vacuum…
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Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show for Apple Music, so Apple has packed its services with special features related to Kendrick and the Super Bowl.Image Credit: AppleLast September, Apple announced that Kendrick Lamar would be heading up the 2025 Super Bowl Half-Time show. In preparation, Apple Music has a…
Apple’s iPhone 15 led global sales in 2024, with Pro models close behind, as premium device demand drove a revenue rebound.iPhone 15 modelsAccording to Counterpoint Research, global smartphone revenue grew 5% year-over-year, with the average selling price (ASP) reaching an all-time high of $356. Despite economic challenges in previous years, improved consumer sentiment and demand…
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Apple TV+ is over five years old now, and in its early days series were rarely canceled—but that’s started to change. The cancellation I’ve been most disappointed by is Schmigadoon!, but now it seems the show is getting new life thanks to a stage adaptation. more… Go to Source Author: Ryan Christoffel
Now through February 27, new and “eligible” subscribers in the U.S. can try out Apple Music for six months for just a single $2.99 payment. Beyond first-time subscribers, Apple does not explain who is “eligible” for this offer. If you have subscribed to Apple Music in the past, we recommend heading to the offer page…
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Over the weekend, Apple announced that it is making Swift Build open source. This is the build engine used by both Xcode and for the company’s internal projects. Apple has also made a tiny name change to Swift Playgrounds, the app that helps people learn to code in Swift on iPad and Mac … more……
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If you own an iPhone 11 or later, it includes some tech which does very little right now but is set to quickly become an extremely useful feature: Ultra Wideband (UWB). Smart door locks incorporating UWB tech are now starting to hit the market, and these will offer the most convenient and secure unlocking experiences…
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To celebrate 2025, I compiled Apple’s top ten major areas of innovation over the past 25 years. Let’s look at the decisions that led to this blockbuster success of the iPod and implications for new products today.The first segment discussed Apple’s 2000 release of Mac OS X Public Beta, its most important innovation in the…
Tests by security researchers revealed that DeepSeek failed literally every single safeguard requirement for a generative AI system, being fooled by even the most basic of jailbreak techniques. This means that it can trivially be tricked into answering queries that should be blocked, from bomb recipes to guidance on hacking government databases … more… Go…
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Certain iPhone components including iPhone circuit boards will no longer face import taxes in India as the country positions itself to weather changes in global trade.Mumbai, IndiaIn 2024, the Indian government reduced its import taxes on chargers, printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and smartphones themselves, from 20% to 15%. That 5% cut was estimated to…
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