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Don’t Miss Out on OWC’s 14-Port Mac Thunderbolt Dock at $99.99 ($180 Off), Ending This Weekend
Last week, OWC knocked the price of the popular 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock down to $99.99, from its original price of $279.99, and this deal is still around this weekend. This is a match of the all-time low price on the accessory, and the sale is set to end Sunday night.
 recently activated a setting that gives it permission to train Grok AI on user tweets. All X users are opted in by default, with X failing to notify customers about the change.
The hidden setting gives X permission to use all posts, interactions, inputs, and results for “training and fine-turning” Elon Musk’s Grok AI model.
To continuous … ⌘ Read more
Apple Agrees to Follow President Biden’s AI Safety Guidelines
Apple has committed to a set of voluntary AI safeguards established by President Joe Biden’s administration, joining other tech giants in a move to ensure responsible AI development (via Bloomberg).
Apple is now part of the a … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Introduces Big Savings on Popular Accessories From Anker, Eufy, and Jackery
Amazon today has a large collection of discounts from Anker, [Eufy](https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2 … ⌘ Read more
Auto-Populate iPhone Home Screen With Your Most Used Apps
Do you find yourself frequently scrolling through multiple Home Screen pages on your iPhone to get to the apps you access most often? If so, chances are you’ve already filled up the first page with some of your favorite apps. But what if you could automatically make all of your most-used apps appear on page one? With the Siri Suggestions widget, you can.
 made by Samsung as early as 2026, breaking Sony’s years-long monopoly as Apple’s CIS supplier, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Writing in a brief report published on X (formerly Twitter), Kuo said Samsung has … ⌘ Read more
You Can Change iPhone Mirroring Window Size in macOS Sequoia Beta 4
With the fourth beta of macOS Sequoia that came out today, Apple added a useful new feature to iPhone Mirroring.
When you connect your iPhone to your Mac, you can now make some changes to the window size, something that … ⌘ Read more
Rivian CEO Explains Why Apple CarPlay Won’t Come to Its Vehicles
Electric automaker Rivian has no plans to introduce support for Apple CarPlay in its vehicles, founder and CEO RJ Scaringe says.
The company’s stance was explained in a recent interview with [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/22/24203609/rivian-apple-carplay-support-rj-sc … ⌘ Read more
Microsoft Blames European Commission for Major Worldwide Outage
Last Friday, a major CrowdStrike outage impacted PCs running Microsoft Windows, causing worldwide issues affecting airlines, retailers, banks, hospitals, rail networks, and more. Computers were stuck in continuous recovery loops, rendering them unusable.
The failure was caused … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17 Lineup Specs Detail Display Upgrade and New High-End Model
Key details about the specifications of the iPhone 17 lineup have today been shared by the leaker known as “Ice Universe.”
Reports in recent months have converged in agreement that Apple will discontinue the “Plus” iPhone model in 2025 while introducing … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iOS 18 Public Beta, HomePod Mini in New Midnight Color, and More
The public betas of iOS 18 and other upcoming major operating system updates are finally here! Apple has spent the past month refining the betas through developer testing, and it’s now time to open them up for broader access ahead of a full public launch several months from now.
We also got a surprise hardware update this week, but it was one … ⌘ Read more
Apple Prepares for 2024 Summer Olympics With Updates to Maps, TV Coverage, Featured Apps and More
Apple this week updated the Apple Maps app in Paris in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday, July 26. All permanent venues, such as the Parc de Princes and Centre Aquatique Olympique, are displayed as custom, hand-built 3D landmarks.
, is preventing computers from starting up properly and forcing them into continuous recovery cycles.
 is a messaging standard Apple is adopting in iOS 18 that will revolutionize the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2.0 – a major upgrade to the traditional text messaging we’ve been using for years.
Apple’s decision to embrace RCS came [last year](https://www.macrumors.com … ⌘ Read more
Apple Preparing Minor iOS 17.5.2 Update for iPhone
Apple is preparing to release a minor iOS 17.5.2 update for the iPhone, according to a post shared today by an anonymous leaker on X, formerly known as Twitter. The leaker has a private account, so we are not identifying it or linking to it, but they have proven to be a consistently accurate source for upcoming iOS updates.
Nothing is known about iOS 17.5.2, … ⌘ Read more
Nothing Debuts CMF Phone 1 With Modular Design Starting at $199
CMF, a London-based sub-brand of Nothing, has officially announced the CMF Phone 1, boasting a highly customizable modular design and featuring some decent hardware specs for an Android smartphone that starts at just $199.
The CMF Phone (1) is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 … ⌘ Read more
Report: Apple Watch Series 10 to Offer Larger Screens and Faster Chip, but New Health Features in Trouble
The Apple Watch Series 10 will feature a larger display and a new chip, but new health monitoring features for the device are now in question, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.
 service after a hacker claimed to have retrieved 33 million phone numbers from its user database.
TechCrunch reports that the hacker(s) known as ShinyHunters took to a well-kn … ⌘ Read more
Apple M5 Chip’s Dual-Use Design Will Power Future Macs and AI Servers
Apple will reportedly use a more advanced SoIC packaging technology for its M5 chips, as part of a two-pronged strategy to meet its growing need for silicon that can power consumer Macs and enhance the performance of its data centers and future AI tools that rely on the cloud.
Developed by TSMC and unveiled in 2018, SoIC … ⌘ Read more
Apple’s M4 iPad Pro vs. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
With the introduction of OLED displays, a thinner design, and more in the M4 iPad Pro, we thought it was worth taking another look at Samsung’s flagship OLED tablet, the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, to see how the two compare and which one might be the better purchase for you.
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macOS Sequoia Supports HDMI Passthrough for Dolby Atmos Content
In macOS Sequoia, several Apple apps have gained a new HDMI Passthrough feature that enables a Mac to send an unaltered Dolby Atmos audio signal to a connected AV receiver or soundbar.
The new functionality appears in various places in macOS 15, including Apple’s TV, Music, and QuickTime P … ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases Second macOS Sonoma 14.6 Public Beta
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS 14.6 update to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its launch. Today’s public beta comes two weeks after Apple released the first public beta.
Beta testers can opt-in through … ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases Second Public Beta of iOS 17.6
Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to public beta testers, with the betas coming two weeks after the initial iOS and iPadOS 17.6 developer betas.
Public beta testers can get the beta by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software … ⌘ Read more