Top Stories: Apple Event Preview, iPad Pro With M4 Chip Rumor, New Beats Headphones, and More
It’s been a long time since the last one, but an Apple event is finally right around the corner! While it’s anticipated to be a fairly short pre-recorded affair, we’re expecting to see the first updates to the iPad lineup in over a year and half, so make sure to tune in to see what Apple has in store.

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Apple Watch AFib History Feature Qualified by FDA to Evaluate Medical Devices
Apple’s atrial fibrillation (AFib) history feature on Apple Watch has been qualified by the FDA under its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, the first digital health technology feature of its kind to do so.

Since 2022, Apple Watch has support … ⌘ Read more

iOS 18 Rumor: Calendar App to Feature Integration With Reminders App
Starting with iOS 18, the Calendar app on the iPhone will feature integration with the Reminders app, according to information obtained by AppleInsider.

The report claims that iPhone users will be able to … ⌘ Read more

Apple Discounts MLS Season Pass
Apple today dropped the price of the MLS Season Pass for the rest of the 2024 Major League Soccer season, which is about a third of the way through.

MLS in the U.S. now costs $69, down from $99 when the season began in February. For Apple TV+ subscribers, the pass is now just $59.

The MLS Season Pass offers access to every live … ⌘ Read more

New AI Features Reportedly Coming to Safari in iOS 18
Safari will gain a series of AI-powered features and UI enhancements in iOS 18, AppleInsider reports.

Safari will apparently receive a range of visual tweaks alongside several new tools to impr … ⌘ Read more

Apple ID Accounts Logging Out Users Overnight and Requiring Password Reset
There are widespread reports of Apple users being locked out of their Apple ID overnight for no apparent reason, requiring a password reset before they can log in again.

Users say the sudden inexplicable Apple ID sign-out is occurring across multiple devices. When they attempt to sign in again they are locked out of their account and asked to re … ⌘ Read more

Apple Sinks From First to Fifth Place in Chinese Smartphone Market
Analytics company Canalys has released its latest report on China’s smartphone market for the first quarter of 2024, and Apple has come off worst among the top five brands jostling for supremacy in Asia’s largest economy.

Huawei returned to the top spot after 13 quarters with a 17% … ⌘ Read more

Review: Satechi Launches New Qi2 Charging Stands
Satechi today announced the availability of its two new Qi2 charging stands, the 3-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stand and the 2-in-1 Foldable Qi2 Wireless Charging Stand. Qi2 is the latest version of the Qi standard, and it is comparable to MagSafe.

Qi2 uses magnets to ensure that smartphones … ⌘ Read more

Threads Tests Option to Archive Posts as Platform Hits 150M+ Users
Threads is testing an option that allows users to archive old posts so that they don’t appear on their profile, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri.

In a post on the Meta-owned social media platform, Mosseri said that the archive option being tested with a small number of people included … ⌘ Read more

EU Right to Repair Rules Force Companies to Fix Out-of-Warranty Devices
The European Commission has waved through new ‘right to repair’ legislation that aims to make it easier for consumers to get their broken devices fixed, even if products are out of warranty.

The EU already requires companies to offer a two-year minimum warranty on common househol … ⌘ Read more

Apple’s M4 Mac Studio: What We Know So Far
Apple is planning to refresh the entire Mac lineup with updated M4 chips starting in late 2024 and continuing into 2025, and that will include a new M4 chip for Apple’s mid-tier desktop machine, the Mac Studio.

M4 Chip Rumors

Apple has a lineup of M4 chips in development, including the standard M4, the M4 Pro and M4 Max, and a higher-end version … ⌘ Read more

Apple Working to Secure Streaming Rights to New FIFA Tournament
Apple is working to secure an exclusive TV deal with soccer governing organization FIFA, reports The New York Times. FIFA is planning a new month-long World Cup-style tournament that will see top teams compete, and Apple wants the TV rights.

An agreement between Apple and FIFA could be announced as soon … ⌘ Read more

Apple Vision Pro Customer Interest Dying Down at Some Retail Stores
Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s $3,500 spatial computing device, appears to be following a pattern familiar to the AR/VR headset industry – initial enthusiasm giving way to a significant dip in sustained interest and usage.

Since its debut in the U.S. in February 2024, excitement for the … ⌘ Read more

Apple Likely Planning to Skip M3 Mac Mini for M4 Refresh in Late 2024
Apple is likely to skip an M3 version of the Mac mini in favor of a bigger update with M4 chips toward the end of the year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

In the latest edition of his [“Power On” newsletter](https://www.bloomb … ⌘ Read more

LeBron James Spotted With Unreleased Beats Pill Speaker
Ahead of tonight’s NBA playoff game, the Los Angeles Lakers posted an Instagram reel showing superstar LeBron James arriving at Ball Arena in Denver carrying what appears to be an unreleased version of the Pill speaker from Apple’s Beats brand.

The original Beats Pill was a wireless Bluetooth speaker … ⌘ Read more