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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What to Expect From the May 7 Apple Event
Apple is set to hold its first event of the year next Tuesday, and the focus will be on the iPad. The iPad Pro and iPad Air models are set to be updated, and Apple also plans to refresh some of its iPad accessories.
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Report: Five Things Apple Won’t Announce at Its Event Next Week
Apple is holding at least five announcements for later in the year that will not arrive at the company’s “Let loose” special event next week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
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Unreleased Beats Pill Speaker Teased by F1 Driver Daniel Ricciardo
Following this past weekend’s sighting of NBA superstar LeBron James carrying an unreleased Beats speaker reminiscent of the former Beats Pill, F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has also been seen teasing the unreleased speaker at this week’s Grand Prix stop in Miami.
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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.
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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.
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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 Hired Dozens of AI Experts From Google for a Secretive Zurich Research Lab
Apple has poached dozens of artificial intelligence experts from Google and created a “secretive European laboratory” in Zurich to house a new team of staff tasked with building new AI models and products, according to a paywalled Financial Times report.
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Apple to Use ‘Best OLED Panels on the Market’ for Upcoming iPad Pro
Apple’s upcoming iPad Pro models will feature “by far the best OLED tablet panels on the market,” according to Display Supply Chain Consultants. Set to be announced on May 7, the OLED iPad Pro models will feature LTPO … ⌘ Read more
HomePod and HomePod Mini Launch in Malaysia and Thailand on May 10
Apple today announced that its HomePod mini and second-generation HomePod will go on sale in Thailand and Malaysia from n … ⌘ Read more
Apple Event Rumors: iPad Pro With M4 Chip and New Apple Pencil With Haptic Feedback
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman outlined some of the new products he expects Appl … ⌘ Read more
Get Deep Discounts on OWC’s Best Thunderbolt Docks, USB-C Hubs, Memory, and More Mac Accessories
OWC is hosting a big Mac accessory sale that includes a number of discounts on Thunderbolt docks, USB-C hubs, external drives and enclosures, internal memory upgrade kits for Mac, and more. Most products are in stock and ready to ship out today, and OWC offers free shipping on orders $149.00 and over.
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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
Hands-On With the Rabbit r1 Pocket AI Assistant
With the rise of ChatGPT and large language models (LLMs), AI-dedicated devices have started coming out. The Humane AI pin was widely lambasted earlier this month when it launched, and now the Rabbit r1 AI assistant is out. With rumors that Apple is delving into AI in a big way, we thought we’d check out the Rabbit r1 to see what it can do and how it … ⌘ 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.
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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.
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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
Apple Seeds Third Public Beta of macOS 14.5
Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.5 update to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its launch. The public beta comes a week after Apple released the second public beta and a day after Apple seeded the beta to developers.
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Apple Releases Third Public Beta of iOS 17.5
Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its release. The second public iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 betas come a week after Apple released the second betas for public beta testers, and a day after the software was made available to developers.
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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.
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
FineWoven Accessories May Get One Last Outing Before Apple Pulls Plug
Over the weekend, Apple leaker and prototype collector Kosutami claimed that Apple has decided to halt production of FiveWoven accessories over durability concerns. In a further update, the leaker has now suggested we might yet see one more round of [FineWoven products](https: … ⌘ 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.
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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