Apple TV+ adds a new cast member for 'Hello Tomorrow!' while Director M. Night Shyamalan reviews episode 1 of 'Servant' season 3
Dagmara Dominczyk (Succession) is set for a key recurring role opposite Billy Crudup in Apple TV+ original series Hello Tomorrow! + Apple TV+ has released a video with Director M. Night Shyamalan...

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Deals: Apple's 256GB M1 MacBook Air Drops to $849.99 ($149 Off)
Amazon has Apple's 256GB M1 MacBook Air for $849.99, down from $999.00. This sale is only available in Gold, and it's sold directly from Amazon with delivery as soon as January 27 for most residences in the United States. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. In order to see the discount, you'll need to add the MacBook Air to your cart on Amazon. Once it's in your cart, you'll see a $49.01 coupon automatically applied to your order, resulting in a total of $149 off the 2020 notebook. $149 OFFM1 MacBook Air (256GB) for $849.99 Final price includes $49.01 taken off at checkout. Amazon's sale is a solid second-best price for the 256GB M1 MacBook Air, and among the major Apple resellers online only Amazon is offering it at this price. You can find even more discounts on other MacBooks by visiting our Best Deals guide for MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. In this guide we track the steepest discounts for the newest MacBook models every week, so be sure to bookmark it and check back often if you're shopping for a new Apple notebook.Related Roundups: Apple Deals, MacBook AirBuyer's Guide: MacBook Air (Caution)Related Forum: MacBook AirThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Deals: AirPods 2 Discounted to $99.99 and More AirPods Sales (Up to $100 Off)
Apple's AirPods 2 have dropped to $99.99 on Amazon today, down from $129.00. This is the model with the Wired Charging Case, and they're sold directly from Amazon and are in stock today. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Compared to holiday sales, Amazon's discount today is just $9 off from the all-time low price that we tracked in 2021. If you missed out on any of those end-of-the-year deals, this is a great time to save on the AirPods 2. $29 OFFAirPods 2 for $99.99 In another AirPods-related sale, the AirPods Pro with MagSafe are available for $179.99, down from $249.00 on Amazon. This is a $10 drop from the price we tracked last week, and so far the best deal we've seen in 2022. $69 OFFAirPods Pro w/ MagSafe for $179.99 Lastly, Amazon has the AirPods Max in Sky Blue for $449.00, down from $549.00. This isn't quite the best price we've ever seen on the AirPods Max, but holiday prices are long gone and this is still a solid deal on the higher-end AirPods Max. $100 OFFAirPods Max for $449.00 We track sales for every model of the AirPods in our Best AirPods Deals guide, so be sure to bookmark that page while you shop around for the wireless headphones.Related Roundups: AirPods 3, AirPods Max, AirPods Pro, Apple DealsBuyer's Guide: AirPods (Buy Now), AirPods Max (Buy Now), AirPods Pro (Neutral)Related Forum: AirPodsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Developers Unhappy With Bug Causing iCloud Unreliability
A number of developers are upset with an increasingly problematic iCloud server issue that is causing some apps that have implemented ‌iCloud‌ support to fail to sync properly. As outlined on the Developer Forums and on Twitter, there are CloudKit connectivity issues that have been occurring since November. Some users of apps that have ‌iCloud‌ support built in are seeing the following message: "Request failed with http status code 503." The developers behind popular note taking app GoodNotes have been seeing the problem frequently enough that they wrote a support document for customers who are running into the error message. The GoodNotes team says that the app automatically retries to connect and thus the issue gets solved eventually, but they're not sure what's causing the connectivity error to begin with.HTTP 503 is a temporary error code ("Service unavailable") indicating iCloud servers aren't responding correctly to requests from your devices. The error typically gets resolved as GoodNotes automatically retries, but we're getting many reports of the error lingering on, causing sync failures. This issue is not apparent to us and we've escalated the case to Apple Technical Support team for investigation. It seems it's happening to other apps as well.Some developers have noted that their apps have worked without issue for years prior to the sudden appearance of the ‌iCloud‌ server issue that is apparently causing the error message. From a developer on Apple's forums:I have the same issue with a relatively small percentage of my users. They are getting 503 errors now, but last year did not. My code hasn't changed. I'm not even sure how to file a bug report because I cannot replicate the issue on my devices and it's occurring on a relatively small percentage of my users.A handful of developers have been able to get help from Apple engineering, and one was able to change their ‌iCloud‌ container for their developer account to fix the issue, but there appear to be many developers who are still having issues. Ok, there’s clearly an issue going on with iCloud sync right now affecting a lot of users across many different apps. What’s the best way to report this? Radar? I haven’t made any changes to my app since October and users have just recently started reporting sync failures.— Becky Hansmeyer (@bhansmeyer) January 24, 2022 Other developers have resorted to building ‌iCloud‌ status dashboard into their apps so customers can see when ‌iCloud‌ is non-functional. iCloud errors seem to have really increased over the last couple of days. Wonder how many devs have to add these for Apple to I don’t know fix the problems or at the very least publicly acknowledge them. https://t.co/KmukmZkYEu— Paul Haddad (@tapbot_paul) January 21, 2022 iCloud sync is randomly breaking: https://t.co/WuSzylEtwE^ A quick write-up on what’s been going wrong for me and others with iCloud of late and — as it turns out — for far longer than people realised. This is not good.— Craig Grannell (@CraigGrannell) January 24, 2022 ‌iCloud‌ failures are a major problem for app developers because the end user of the app doesn't know that it's an Apple issue, so customers blame the app developers for a non-working sync feature that they have no control over. I'm pretty sure it started with the release of the new OSs - actually, I am sure I started hearing of iCloud syncing problems with the betas. If I had to guess, I'd say they rewrote something on the client side.— James Thomson (@jamesthomson) January 24, 2022 Multiple developers have reported the ‌iCloud‌ syncing bug to Apple, but it has gone widely unaddressed based on the number of complaints and the fact that the issue has seemingly persisted for at least the last couple of months. It's likely that the problem popped up with the launch of iOS 15 and its sister updates, and it's not clear when a fix might be available. iCloud Drive returns a 503 error (service unavailable) since Nov. and it's affecting all apps that use iCloud Drive. @AppleSupport has not done anything about this and more AppleIDs are being affect.The @GoodNotesApp is one of those: https://t.co/TwKO99symK@MacRumors @9to5mac— RawMean MeanRaw (@MeanRaw) January 24, 2022 Customers experiencing ‌iCloud‌ issues should be aware that it's likely an issue on Apple's end and not a bug that app developers can address at this time.Tag: iCloudRelated Forum: Apple Music, Apple Pay/Card, iCloud, Fitness+This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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AT&T Bringing $180/Month 5-Gigabit Internet to 70 Cities
AT&T today announced the launch of upgraded AT&T Fiber plans, which support speeds of up to 5 Gigabits for some customers. There are two separate plans, one "2 GIG" plan and one "5 GIG" plan, available to new and existing AT&T Fiber subscribers. According to AT&T, the new plans are available to nearly 5.2 million customers across 70 metro areas including Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Raleigh, Miami, and Dallas, with a full list available on AT&T's website. AT&T Fiber 2 GIG is priced at $110 per month plus taxes, while the highest-speed AT&T Fiber 5 GIG plan is priced at $180 per month plus taxes. AT&T is enacting a new "straightforward pricing" policy, which means there are no data limits, no equipment fees, no annual contract, and no "deals" that will see prices increase at 12 months. These high-end plans include AT&T ActiveArmor internet security, "next-gen WiFi support," and HBO Max access. With the launch of these new multi-gigabit internet plans, AT&T is calling itself the "fastest major internet provider." AT&T intends to continue to expand its faster connection speeds to additional customers, with plans to cover 30 million customer locations by the end of 2025.Tag: AT&TThis article, "AT&T Bringing $180/Month 5-Gigabit Internet to 70 Cities" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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A new Apple Patent demonstrates their Determination to advance their Health Device Agenda with an advanced Blood Pressure Device
Apple has applied for several patents relating to future Blood pressure taking device designs since 2018 and last week the U.S. Patent Office published a specific patent covering flexible sensors integrated into the cuff design.

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Three Months After Launch, Apple Still Struggling to Meet Demand for Redesigned 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro
Three months after their launch, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros continue to experience high demand and seemingly short supply, with shipping dates for both models stretching into multiple weeks in several of Apple's key markets. In the United States, the baseline 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip is estimated to ship in three to four weeks, promising an arrival by at least mid-February. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with the higher-end ‌M1 Pro‌ configuration or the M1 Max chip faces an even longer wait, heading well into at least early March. With the larger 16-inch model, the baseline configuration is seeing five to six weeks for estimated delivery, with higher configurations seeing shipping dates estimated to be in late February or early March. In the United Kingdom and Canada, the highest-end 16-inch MacBook Pro shows shipping dates of between five and eight weeks on Apple's online store at the time of writing. There are several reasons for the continued long wait that Apple customers are experiencing with Apple's latest MacBook Pros. Apple has continued to suffer the consequences of a global chip shortage that cost the company $6 billion last quarter, pandemic-related restrictions possibly limiting device production, on top of high demand for the latest laptops given their major redesign. With the new MacBook Pros, Apple brought back many features highly requested by longtime Mac users, such as additional ports including HDMI, MagSafe, and an SD card slot. Apple also redesigned the MacBook Pros, making them heavier and thicker to accommodate the more powerful ‌M1 Pro‌ and ‌M1 Max‌ chips. Apple will announce Q1 2022 earnings later this week where it's expected to provide insight on the sales of the iPhone 13, AirPods 3, the new MacBook Pros, and other new products it announced in the fall. Related Roundup: 14 & 16" MacBook ProBuyer's Guide: 14" & 16" MacBook Pro (Buy Now)Related Forum: MacBook ProThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Dutch Regulator Says Apple's Plan for Third-Party In-App Payments is Insufficient, Fines Apple 5 Million Euros
The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has ruled that Apple's plan to allow App Store dating apps to use third-party payment methods for in-app purchases does not sufficiently meet the requirements of a previous ruling. As a result, the ACM has hit Apple with an initial 5 million euro fine as a consequence, and fines will continue to be assessed at 5 million euros per week up to a maximum of 50 million euros until Apple complies. Last week, following Apple's announcement that dating apps in the Dutch ‌App Store‌ would have the option to let users use third-party payments for in-app purchases, the ACM said it would assess whether those changes meet the requirements of a previous ruling. The ACM had previously ruled that Apple's ‌App Store‌ is unfair and Apple was engaging in anti-competitive business practices. Apple's announced changes fail to "satisfy the requirements," the ACM said today in a press release. "At the moment, dating-app providers can merely express their 'interest'. In addition, Apple has raised several barriers for dating-app providers to the use of third-party payment systems," the ACM added, alluding to the fact that dating apps must first ask and receive approval for a special ‌App Store‌ entitlement to point users to third-party payment methods. Apple's plan also appears to require developers to choose between offering a third-party in-app purchase option or being able to direct users to outside payment options, and the ACM says Apple must allow developers to offer both options. Apple must adjust its conditions for access to the Dutch App Store for dating-app providers. In the App Store, dating-app providers must also be able to use payment systems other than Apple's payment system. In addition, dating-app providers must have the ability to refer to payment systems outside of the app. This had been laid down in an order subject to periodic penalty payments that ACM imposed on Apple in August 2021. On December 24, 2021, the court ruled that this part of the order could be published.One major question about Apple's plans is its intent to continue to receive a commission for in-app purchases made with dating apps, even if the developer uses a third-party payment method. Apple has yet to reveal what the commission will be or how it plans to implement it. Apple's CEO Tim Cook had previously said that even if developers were to use third-payment methods, Apple would continue to receive a cut for all in-app purchases made but noted that such a system does not yet exist. We've reached out to Apple for comment on the ACM's conclusion and the 5 million euro fine. Tag: App StoreThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Beats Fit Pro Available to Pre-Order Worldwide Starting Today
Beats Fit Pro will be available to pre-order worldwide starting today, including in the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Turkey, and more. First released in the United States a few months ago, Beats Fit Pro are ideal for athletes, with flexible wingtips providing a more secure fit in the ear. The wireless earbuds have similar features as the AirPods Pro, including active noise cancellation with "Transparency" mode, spatial audio with dynamic head tracking, an H1 chip for one-tap pairing and automatic switching between Apple devices, Hey Siri support, and more. Beats Fit Pro will be available to pre-order through Apple's online store, with black, white, stone purple, and sage gray color options. Pre-orders will begin at 3 p.m. in the UK, according to Beats, with pricing set at £199.99 in that country. Beats Fit Pro also feature up to six hours of listening time per charge, compatibility with Android devices, IPX4-rated water and sweat resistance, a USB-C charging case, customizable silicone ear tips with three size options, and more. For more details about Beats Fit Pro, read our hands-on coverage of the earbuds from last year.Tag: BeatsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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MediaTek Demos Next-Gen Wi-Fi 7 Standard Boasting Near Thunderbolt 3 Speeds
MediaTek has conducted the world's first live demo of Wi-Fi 7 for "key customers and industry collaborators," paving the way for the wireless network technology to enter mainstream consumer hardware as early as next year, according to the company. Taiwan-based MediaTek said the demos demonstrated the ability of Wi-Fi 7 to achieve the maximum speed defined by IEEE 802.11be, the official name for the Wi-Fi 7 standard. The company said it also highlighted its multi-link operation (MLO) technology. MLO aggregates multiple channels on different frequency bands at the same time to allow network traffic to still flow seamlessly even if there is interference or congestion on the bands. "Filogic" simply refers to MediaTek's Wi-Fi 7 connectivity portfolio. "The rollout of Wi-Fi 7 will mark the first time that Wi-Fi can be a true wireline/Ethernet replacement for super high-bandwidth applications," said Alan Hsu, corporate vice president and general manager of the Intelligent Connectivity business at MediaTek. "MediaTek’s Wi-Fi 7 technology will be the backbone of home, office and industrial networks and provide seamless connectivity for everything from multi-player AR/VR applications to cloud gaming and 4K calls to 8K streaming and beyond." "Faster broadband Internet access and more demanding applications such as higher resolution video streaming and VR gaming are driving demand for Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and soon Wi-Fi 7," said Mario Morales, group vice president, Semiconductors at IDC. "Wi-Fi 7's advances in channel width, QAM, and new features such as multi-link operation (MLO) will make Wi-Fi 7 very attractive for devices including flagship smartphones, PCs, consumer devices and vertical industries like retail and industrial; as service providers begin to deploy a wider spectrum of hotspots across these market segments."Wi-Fi 7 is said to deliver 2.4x faster speeds than Wi-Fi 6, even with the same number of antennas, since Wi-Fi 7 can utilize 320Mhz channels and supports 4K quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) technology. The Wi-FI Alliance says Wi-Fi 7 could provide speeds of "at least 30" gigabits per second (Gbps) and should exceed that to reach 40Gbps, which is the same speed as Thunderbolt 3. As noted by ArsTechnica, Wi-Fi 6 supports speeds up to 9.6Gbps, while its predecessor, WiFi 5, has a max output of 3.5Gbps. Wi-Fi 6 is the marketing name given to 802.11ax technology, which is supported by all iPhone 11 and later models, the newest iPad mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro, and all Macs powered by Apple silicon. The next step up from Wi-Fi 6 is Wi-Fi 6E. Devices supporting Wi-Fi 6E use a dedicated 6E spectrum with up to seven additional 160MHz channels, while Wi-Fi 6 devices share the same spectrum as other Wi-Fi 4, 5, and 6 devices, and they only operate on two 160MHz channels. Some reports suggested Apple's iPhone 13 series would include Wi-Fi 6E, but the rumors never panned out. Looking ahead, this year's iPhone 14 is expected to adopt Wi-Fi 6E and Apple's forthcoming AR/VR headset is also expected to support it to meet the needs of the high-end, immersive experience it will deliver, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. MediaTek has been involved in the development of the Wi-Fi 7 standard since its inception and is eager to drum up excitement for its Wi-Fi 7 Filogic connectivity portfolio, but the protocol hasn't been finalized by the Wi-FI Alliance yet, so it's difficult to say when consumer devices will actually support it. MediaTek says products with Wi-Fi 7 are expected to hit the market starting in 2023. Regardless, given that Apple has yet to adopt Wi-Fi 6E in any of its devices, support for Wi-Fi 7 is likely to be some way away.Tags: Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Chinese Display Giant BOE is attempting to land a major contract with Apple for two-stack OLED displays for the 2023 iPhone 15 Pro
It’s being reported this morning that Chinese display giant BOE has set a target to manufacture OLED panels for iPhone 15 Pro series next year.

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China-Based BOE Rumored to Supply Displays for iPhone 15 Pro in 2023
China-based display maker BOE will supply Apple with OLED LTPO displays for the higher-end models of the iPhone 15 lineup in 2023, according to a new report from The Elec. Following unsuccessful attempts by the Chinese maker in 2020 to supply displays for the iPhone 12 series, BOE joined Apple's list of display makers to produce panels for the baseline 6.1-inch iPhone 13 earlier this year. Apple's higher-end iPhone 13 Pro and ‌iPhone 13 Pro‌ Max displays, which require more advanced technology, are made by Samsung. According to today's report, BOE is looking to expand its ability to manufacture OLED LTPO displays, which enable a variable refresh rate of up to 120Hz, in time for the ‌iPhone‌ 15 Pro, expected in 2023. For the iPhone 14 series expected this fall, BOE will continue to supply displays for only the lower-tier handsets while Pro series displays will continue to rely on Samsung and LG. For the first time since the ‌iPhone‌ X, Apple is rumored to be planning a major redesign of the display on the higher-end ‌iPhone 14‌ models, including removing the notch. Apple is rumored to be replacing the notch with a hole punch and a pill-shaped cutout at the top of the display for the TrueDepth system and front-facing camera. Tag: The ElecThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Gurman: Apple Preparing 'Widest Array of New Hardware Products in Its History' for Fall
Apple is working on a number of new products that are set to launch this fall, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman say that it will be "the widest array" of new devices that Apple has introduced in its history. In his latest "Power On" newsletter, Gurman explains that Apple is working on four new iPhones (iPhone 14, ‌iPhone 14‌ Max, iPhone 14 Pro, and ‌iPhone 14‌ Max), an updated low-end MacBook Pro, a refreshed larger-screened iMac, a new Mac Pro, a redesigned MacBook Air, second-generation AirPods Pro, three Apple Watches (Series 8, SE, and Rugged), a low-end iPad, and new iPad Pro models. We've shared details on many of these devices before and information on what to expect can be found through the links below or through our dedicated upcoming products guide that walks through everything that Apple is expected to unveil this year. According to Gurman, most of the new products are expected in the fall months, but there is a possibility that the iMac could come earlier. Apple is planning a spring event in March or April that will see the launch of the 5G iPhone SE, a refreshed iPad Air with an A15 chip, and perhaps at least one Mac. Apple may use the spring event to bring the M1 Pro chip to another Mac, either a higher-end ‌iMac‌ or Mac mini, but the bulk of the Mac refreshes, which will include a new version of the Mac Pro and an entirely overhauled MacBook Air, are unlikely to happen before the fall. Gurman speculates that the upcoming iPad Pro will have an M2 chip and wireless charging, features that make it a candidate for a fall launch rather than a spring launch. Apple did, however, submit regulatory filings for nine new iPads and three new iPhone models, so it is possible more than one iPad could be refreshed at the spring event. Apple had also planned to introduce its AR/VR headset in 2022, but rumors have suggested that the device's debut may have been pushed back to 2023 as there are still issues that need to be worked out. Apple's spring event last year took place in April, so we could see a similar timeline this year. The spring event will be followed by the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, which will see the launch of iOS 16 and macOS 13, and then in fall, with so many products planned, Apple is likely to hold at least two events.Related Roundups: iPad, iPad Air , iPad Pro, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, 13" MacBook Pro, Mac ProTags: Apple event, Mark Gurman, Upcoming Apple Products, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 8, 2022 MacBook Air, 2022 iMac ProBuyer's Guide: iPad (Buy Now), iPad Air (Caution), 11" iPad Pro (Neutral), 12.9" iPad Pro (Neutral), 13" MacBook Pro (Caution), Mac Pro (Don't Buy)Related Forums: iPad, MacBook Pro, Mac ProThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple's Most Questionable Design Decisions in Recent Memory
Apple has always emphasized the depth of thought that goes into the design of its products. In the foreword to Designed by Apple in California, a photo book released by the company in 2016, Jony Ive explains how the company strives "to define objects that appear effortless" and "so simple, coherent and inevitable that there could be no rational alternative." But every once in a while even Apple gets it wrong, and a tech company's coherent rationale for the way a product should be designed can translate into end-user irritation, or even a customer's personal hell. Here we take a look back at a handful of Apple's most questionable design decisions in recent memory. See if you agree, and let us know in the comments of any other Apple products that you think didn't live up to their billing. 1. Magic Mouse 2 Announced way back in 2015, the Magic Mouse 2 was heralded at its launch as yet another Apple innovation, due to its touch-sensitive surface that can recognize swipes and gestures as well as clicks. On the face of it, the sleek curves and glossy, seamless top surface of Apple's mouse makes it come across as a paragon of Apple design, until you come to charge it. This is still one of the most insane things to happen in modern history pic.twitter.com/p39BI8t9oG— Lazy Pool Boy (@lazypoolboy) February 13, 2021 In an oft-queried decision, Apple opted to put the charging port on the underside of the Magic Mouse 2, suggesting to many that it had sacrificed usability for design. Arguably, Apple could have located the port on the front edge of the mouse, like most other wired and wireless mice, which would have allowed users to charge it while using it at the same time. But no. In April 2021, six years later, Apple announced the latest iMac, which boasts various neat functional design tweaks over its predecessors, like the Ethernet port in the charging brick, for instance. The Magic Mouse 2 comes included with the new iMacs and even sports several colors to match the all-in-one machines, but Apple still expects users to flip over their mouse and plug in a Lightning cable, which makes it not only unusable but also slightly pathetic-looking. Absolutely stacked Apple Event and yet this still exists pic.twitter.com/bTRc13FV32— Joe Rossignol (@rsgnl) April 21, 2021 Apple's Magic Mouse 2 originally went on sale in the United States for $79 and that's the same price you'll pay for it today. 2. Apple/Siri Remote (2015-2021) It's hard to downplay the amount of venom that's been aimed at the original Siri Remote since Apple first included it with the Apple TV in 2015, and if you never got to use the thing, that might seem a bit harsh. After all, it had a clickable touchpad at the top that responded to swipes and gestures for navigating tvOS, and two uncomplicated columns of buttons clearly positioned below for controlling media playback. It even had an accelerometer and doubled as a game controller. All good, you might think. But in practice, most users agreed it was an absolute clanger and an ergonomic disaster. The consensus was that Apple's Remote design was too small and too thin, which meant when it wasn't making your hands look worryingly huge it had got lost down the back of the sofa or between the cushions. Then there was its non-intuitive button layout, which could be gauged best by the level of frustration that attended mistakenly pressing the ‌Siri‌ button to get back to the menu. Even now, few will have forgotten the very high sensitivity of the glass touchpad that sometimes made onscreen navigation a bit like watching Olympic curling. How to charge your Apple TV Siri Remote:1. Attempt to plug the Lightning cable into the infrared port.2. Turn the remote around and plug the Lightning cable into the Lightning port. pic.twitter.com/MBhrg6Ogwm— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) August 30, 2020 All of this of course assumed you hadn't been holding it backwards, which almost every user did on at least a weekly basis. Thanks to its uncompromising symmetry, one end of the remote was practically indistinguishable from the other in low light. Not only that, the Remote only came in black and had no backlighting to speak of, as though Apple had intentionally set out to make locating it in the dark some kind of twilight challenge. In a move that likely saddened no-one, Apple banished the ‌Siri‌ Remote to the annals of tech history in 2021 when it unveiled the latest ‌Apple TV‌ 4K and a much-improved, all-new Siri Remote with a new clickpad interface offering five-way navigation. 3. Apple Pencil (1st Gen) Another device that falls into the goofy-looking-when-charging category is the first-generation Apple Pencil, which was released in 2015, the same year as the Magic Mouse 2. Apple built a male Lightning connector under the cap that allows it to be plugged into an iPad for power, which sort of makes sense if you think about it. In most situations when the ‌Apple Pencil‌ runs out of power, there's an ‌iPad‌ right there to plug it into, and to be fair, it charges pretty fast, offering around 30 minutes of usage after being plugged in for only 15 seconds. In that sense, it just works. But there's no getting around the fact that also just looks weird. Charging my Apple Pencil looks so embarrassing pic.twitter.com/40pVqTcrdX— brendan (@brendanzig_) October 29, 2021 This could arguably be a case of Apple choosing function over form, but it doesn't appear to have taken into account the potential damage that could be inflicted on both devices if you accidentally wack the pencil on something when it's plugged in. How many ‌iPad‌ Lightning ports have been killed as a result remains unknown. When the ‌Apple Pencil‌ is plugged in and charging, you obviously can't charge your ‌iPad‌ (unless you plug the pencil into an iPhone, say) and unless you're using the ‌iPad‌ in landscape orientation, it makes using your tablet awkward. In other words, you can't charge the pencil and the tablet at the same time. RIP hilariously bad charging method for old Apple Pencil. (No, seriously thank god they fixed that) #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/Hh5a424Kgv— Travis Kent (@travismkent) October 30, 2018 Apple still sells the first-generation ‌Apple Pencil‌ for $99, but thankfully it adopted magnetic charging for the second-generation version, thus restoring a partial sense of harmony to the ‌iPad‌ lineup. 4. AirPods Max Smart Case When Apple unveiled its $599 high-end AirPods Max over-ear headphones in 2021, there was as much online chatter about Apple's included Smart Case as the headphones themselves. Apple says the case is designed to put the ‌AirPods Max‌ into an "ultra-low power state that helps to preserve battery charge when not in use." Granted, that's useful when your headphones don't come with a proper off switch, but it's the odd look of the case that seems to trigger unusual associations in the mind. new airpods max case looks exactly like my helmut lang bra purse pic.twitter.com/pRFwUW3LP9— tsan (@tsantsai) December 8, 2020 The Smart Case quickly birthed an avalanche of memes, which have irreverently compared it to all sorts of things, from handbags to lingerie, and even body parts. Bra comparisons aside though, most would agree that Apple seems to have de-prioritised the practicalities of travel in its pursuit of iconic fashion. Nilay Patel, writing for The Verge: I have no idea what's going on with the AirPods Max case, which is a goofy one-piece contraption that's folded and glued over on itself to form a case. It looks very much like a purse when wrapped around the headphones, which is at once fun and clever and also not the point of a headphones case that needs to survive in a backpack. It does not appear very protective, feels like it will get dirty fast, and generally does not hold a candle to the nice hard cases that come with almost every other set of premium headphones.You'd think that a case that comes with a pair of premium headphones provides them with protection when tossed into a backpack, but when it comes to Apple's Smart Case, many users would urge you to think again. The lack of coverage offered by the case material leaves the headphone's metal so prone to scratches that you'd be forgiven for erring on the side of caution and carrying them in your hand instead for everyone to see. And maybe that's the point. 5. Butterfly Keyboard (2015-2019) Apple in 2015 and 2016 introduced updated keyboards for its pared-down MacBook and MacBook Pro machines, debuting new butterfly keys with home switches beneath each key that minimized thickness without losing that satisfying press under the fingers. Sadly, it wasn't long before Apple's butterfly keyboard was called out as one of the company's worst design decisions thanks to their rage-inducing penchant for failure. All butterfly keyboards in MacBook Pro, MacBook, and MacBook Air models introduced between 2016 and 2019 (and 2015 in the case of the MacBook) had butterfly keys that simply couldn't stand the test of time. The mechanism was so delicate and fragile that the tiniest piece of grit could break a key. What made things worse was Apple's laptop construction, which meant replacing that single borked key required taking your MacBook to an Apple repair center where the entire machine had to be completely disassembled. If you want to blame anyone for the MacBook butterfly keyboard problems, blame Jony Ive pic.twitter.com/W5O7ipzF66— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 28, 2019 In 2016, instead of replacing the keyboard wholesale, Apple introduced a second-generation version, suggesting the issues had been fixed. However, broken keys continued to be reported, much to Apple's chagrin. Rather than admitting defeat, however, Apple continued to beat its favorite dead horse by tweaking the butterfly mechanism in successive machines released in 2018 and 2019. But the complaints didn't go away. In May 2018, a spate of class action lawsuits were brought against Apple on behalf of users who had been affected by broken butterfly keys and were angry that Apple had refused to honor its warranty obligations and fix the keyboards for free. A month later, Apple implicitly acknowledged the issues when it launched an "extended keyboard service program," for MacBooks equipped with butterfly keys, and in May 2019, the program was expanded to encompass all MacBook models equipped with a butterfly keyboard, although an outright admission that it had put its faith in a bad design was never forthcoming. I wantd the wold to fl the pain of my bokn MacBook Air kyboad. So hr’s my column with no Es and Rs: https://t.co/LszoVJJfnX— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) March 27, 2019 In a notable swipe at Apple for its refusal to accept its design was intrinsically flawed, the Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern published an editorial typed up on one of the defective keyboards, but without corrections. The article went mainstream, publicly embarrassing Apple. We'll likely never know how widespread the keyboard problems were, but we do know Mac users breathed a collective sigh of relief when Apple unveiled the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro with a redesigned "Magic" keyboard with a scissor switch mechanism featuring 1mm of travel, an inverted "T" arrangement for the arrow keys, and a physical Escape key next to the Touch Bar. 6. Mac Pro (2013-2019) "Can't innovate, my ass," remarked Apple's Phil Schiller during the announcement of the redesigned Mac Pro in 2013. It was a moment of on-stage hubris that would go down in Apple lore, on par with Steve Jobs' "You're holding it wrong" in the face of ‌iPhone‌ 4 antenna issues. Schiller's snipe was directed not at the audience in attendance, but at armchair critics who pointed at the existing ‌Mac Pro‌'s lack of upgrades and claimed Apple had largely abandoned its pro user base and was out of ideas. Apple believed its radical vision for the future of the pro desktop proved the naysayers wrong. Indeed, despite its relatively niche market compared to the appeal of its other smash-hit products, Apple was showing it had gone to great engineering lengths to innovate. And innovate it had. Apple said its new ‌Mac Pro‌ offered twice the overall performance of the previous generation while taking up less than one-eighth of the volume, thanks to its unified thermal core. Everything inside was cooled by one large fan at the top, which could spin more slowly than smaller fans and keep the Mac quiet under heavy load. ‌Phil Schiller‌ unveiling the redesigned ‌Mac Pro‌ in 2013 Intel Xeon processors were twinned with dual AMD FirePro workstation GPUs, enabling the machine to deliver seven teraflops of computing power. But while the powerful hardware and the black aluminum cylinder that housed it all was unmistakably Apple-esque in its ambitions, there were notable concerns. Everything was cleverly designed to improve thermal dissipation, but that meant expansion had to be served externally by Thunderbolt 2 ports. Most creative pros couldn't overlook its lack of internal slots to upgrade graphics cards and add more memory. Even Apple seemed unsure how to update its internals – as recently as 2019, it was possible to buy a trashcan ‌Mac Pro‌ from Apple without hardly an update in the six years since its release. Days since Phil Schiller said “Can’t innovate anymore, my ass” and revealed a new Mac Pro: 1,351Days since the last Mac Pro update: 1,351— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) February 20, 2017 Apple was all too aware of the criticism its ‌Mac Pro‌ redesign had attracted, and ended up doing something out of character. The famously secretive company hardly ever reveals its plans for new products, but felt it had to assuage growing concerns from the Mac's pro base that the company had lost its way. At a meeting with reporters in 2017, Apple executives apologized and admitted the 2013 ‌Mac Pro‌ model had been a mistake, having been designed into a thermal corner. To rectify the situation, Apple promised a new modular ‌Mac Pro‌ system more akin to its traditional "cheese grater" tower design, a new external display, and a new ‌iMac‌ Pro model for professional users. This time Apple did deliver on its promises, and the "trashcan" ‌Mac Pro‌ was laid to rest in 2019.This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Top Stories: Spring Apple Event Rumors, Apple Opposes Sideloading, and More
As we roll into the latter half of January, we're starting to hear more about a potential spring Apple event, which is likely to take place in March or April. There are a number of potential announcements on deck, so an event would be a good opportunity for Apple to get them all out there. We've also been going back and forth on some iPhone 14 rumors, and we've taken a look at a number of rumored Apple products that are a bit further down the road. Read on below for details on all of these stories and more! New iPad Air, Macs, and iPhone SE With 5G Likely to Be Announced at Apple Event This Spring Apple plans to a hold a spring event to announce a new iPhone SE with 5G support and other hardware, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The event will likely take place in March or April, he said. In addition to a new iPhone SE, other products rumored to be announced at the event include a fifth-generation iPad Air with similar features as the new iPad mini, a redesigned 27-inch iMac with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and a high-end Mac mini with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Earlier this week, Apple filed several unreleased iPhone and iPad model numbers in a regulatory database. These filings are likely for new iPhone SE and iPad Air models at a minimum. Apple Says Option to Stay on iOS 14 With Security Updates Was Always Meant to Be Temporary When iOS 15 was released in September, Apple gave users an option to stay on iOS 14 and continue to receive security updates, but as MacRumors reported last week, this is no longer an option. Apple has since informed Ars Technica that the option to stay on iOS 14 and receive security updates was always meant to be temporary. Users now must update to iOS 15 to continue to receive security updates. U.S. Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill That Would Allow Sideloading The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee this week approved the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, which means it will now move on to the Senate floor for a vote, and there could be big implications for Apple. The bill would require major changes to the App Store if passed in its current incarnation. For example, it would allow sideloading of apps outside of the App Store on the iPhone and iPad. In a letter this week, Apple warned that sideloading will subject customers to "malware, ransomware, and scams." ProMotion Display Now Expected to Remain Exclusive to iPhone 14 Pro Models iPhone 13 Pro models feature ProMotion, which allows for the display to have a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz for smoother content and scrolling. The refresh rate can also go as low as 10Hz to preserve battery life depending on the type of content on the screen. While it was rumored that ProMotion might expand to all iPhone 14 models, display industry consultant Ross Young this week claimed the feature will remain exclusive to the Pro models. Six Rumored Apple Products You're Unlikely to See This Year Much has been said about what consumers could see from Apple in 2022, but the company is also working on a handful of rumored products that aren't expected to be unveiled for at least another 12 months, and in some cases a lot longer. With that in mind, we've put together a list of six rumored Apple products that are unlikely to launch this year, including a hybrid Apple TV/HomePod device. MacRumors Newsletter Each week, we publish an email newsletter like this highlighting the top Apple stories, making it a great way to get a bite-sized recap of the week hitting all of the major topics we've covered and tying together related stories for a big-picture view. So if you want to have top stories like the above recap delivered to your email inbox each week, subscribe to our newsletter!Tag: Top StoriesThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Walks Back UNiDAYS Verification Requirement for U.S. Education Store
Earlier this week, Apple began requiring that customers taking advantage of educational discounts in the United States verify their status as a teacher, student, or school staff member through UNiDAYS. The requirement was a major change as Apple had never asked customers to go through a verification process in the United States before, and now, just three days after verification was added, Apple has removed it. As of today, discounted iPads, Macs, and other products can be purchased from Apple's education website in the U.S., and Apple is not asking for any proof that a customer is a student or teacher. After the UNiDAYS requirement rolled out, there were complaints from some MacRumors readers that suggested the UNiDAYS site was broken for staff member verification, as it was asking customers to upload a student ID with an expiration date. Staff members were prevented from obtaining discounted products, which could be why Apple has nixed the requirement. It is not clear if Apple will reimplement an institution verification process after working out kinks to make it available for students, teachers, and school staff, but for now, there is no requirement to make a discounted purchase. Apple has long required UNiDAYS verification in countries like the United Kingdom, so it would not be too much of a surprise to see it added again as a requirement in the United States at some point in the future.Tag: educationThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Humorous New Ad Highlights Apple TV+'s Biggest Stars… Except Jon Hamm
Apple TV+ today shared a humorous new ad called "Everyone but Jon Hamm" that is set to air during NFL playoff games this weekend, according to Adweek. In the ad, actor Jon Hamm sits in a lavish home and scrolls through Apple TV+ while humorously complaining about how Apple's original TV shows and films feature numerous big-name celebrities, except for himself. Hamm refers to many stars who appear in Apple TV+ originals, including Samuel L. Jackson, Billie Eilish, Tom Holland, Chris Evans, Jason Sudeikis, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Jason Momoa, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Mahershala Ali, Octavia Spencer, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, and Jon Stewart. "With Hollywood's biggest stars in front of and behind the camera, Apple TV+ has pretty much everyone… but Jon Hamm," said Apple. Priced at $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year, Apple's streaming video service competes with the likes of Netflix and Disney+. Apple TV+ offers nearly 100 original series and films, including the award-winning comedy series Tad Lasso. "Seriously, I could have done Lasso," said Hamm, disappointedly. Tags: Apple ads, Apple TV Shows, Apple TV PlusThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Deals: Apple's 24-Inch iMac (7-Core, 256GB) Drops to Low Price of $1,239.92
Today you can get Apple's 24-inch 7-Core GPU, 256GB iMac for a new record low price of $1,239.92, down from $1,299.00. This model is sold by Expercom on Amazon and it's available in Silver and Blue. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. This deal beats the previous best price by about $10, making it the new all-time low price on this model on Amazon. You'll also find the 8-core, 256GB model discounted this week on Amazon in Silver and Orange. $59 OFF24-inch iMac (7-core, 256GB) for $1,239.92 You can keep track of ongoing sales on Apple's iMac line by visiting our Best iMac Deals guide. There, we keep track of the best iMac offers from Amazon, Adorama, B&H Photo, and other retailers, so be sure to check back often if you're shopping for an iMac for the first time, or thinking of upgrading.Related Roundups: Apple Deals, iMacBuyer's Guide: iMac (Caution)Related Forum: iMacThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Shares Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Apple today shared a new Valentine's Day gift guide with categories including music, health, entertainment, creativity, photography, and video. The gift guide promotes a wide variety of Apple products and accessories for Valentine's Day, with some of the more affordable options including an Apple Watch band, an iPhone case, an AirTag, AirPods, an Apple Pencil, and a HomePod mini. Many products are available with free engraving for a personalized touch, including the iPhone, iPad, Apple Pencil, AirPods, and AirTag. Apple gift cards are always a popular gift idea as well and can be used towards products and accessories from the Apple Store, in addition to the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, Apple Arcade, iCloud+ storage, and more.This article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Customized Sonos Roam Speaker From Electronic Finishing Solutions
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Electronic Finishing Solutions to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a Sonos Roam speaker that's customized with the MacRumors logo. Electronic Finishing Solutions bills itself as a company with high-end electronic customization experts. It offers a selection of customized AirPods, speakers, earbuds, headphones, and other devices. Companies often like to provide customized devices for clients or employees, and Electronic Finishing Solutions can add logos or other branding. Customized Sonos Roam speakers can be ordered in quantities ranging from a single set to more than 100, with pricing starting at $249.99. The speaker itself is $180, so the customization process is a $70 surcharge, but cost goes down with a higher number of units ordered. All of Electronic Finishing Solutions' customized products can be ordered as a single device or in multiples, so individuals can take advantage of the customization as well. Customized devices make fun corporate gifts for clients or for anyone who wants to gift friends or family with a custom set of headphones or speakers. Personalization services are all-inclusive and Electronic Finishing Solutions works with customers to get the perfect look for a customized product, with production beginning after a proof is approved by the customer. Orders ship in 5 to 10 business days, but faster shipping is available and there's even a direct fulfillment service. As for the Sonos Roam speaker, it is a lightweight, battery-operated speaker that's ready for the outdoors with IP67 water resistance and drop protection. It offers a 10+ hour battery life and it is compatible with AirPlay 2. Electronic Finishing Solutions has made three custom Sonos Roam speakers to give away to MacRumors readers. To enter to win, use the Gleam.io widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winners and send the prizes. You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page. Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the ‌giveaway‌ restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected. Electronic Finishing Solutions GiveawayThe contest will run from today (January 21) at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on January 28. The winners will be chosen randomly on January 28 and will be contacted by email. The winners will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before new winners are chosen.Tag: giveawayThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Deals: Get the 256GB Wi-Fi iPad for Record Low Price of $449 on Amazon
Apple's 256GB Wi-Fi iPad has dropped to $449.00 today on Amazon, from $479.00. This sale is available in both Space Gray and Silver color options, and both are in stock and ready to ship today. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Compared to previous discounts, Amazon's discount is an all-time low price on this model of the 10.2-inch iPad. Markdowns on these models have been less consistent than other iPads over the past few months, so those interested should check out Amazon's sale soon. $30 OFF256GB Wi-Fi iPad for $449.00 For even more iPad deals, head to our full Best Deals guide for iPad. In that guide we track the best discounts online for iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.Related Roundups: Apple Deals, iPadBuyer's Guide: iPad (Buy Now)Related Forum: iPadThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Floated as Potential Buyer of Peloton
Following months of bleak news about Peloton's "precarious state," including the revelation that it has halted production of its bikes and treadmills, Apple is being floated as a potential buyer of Peloton's troubled fitness business. Yesterday, CNBC reported that Peloton will temporarily stop production of its connected fitness products due to a "significant reduction" in consumer demand, a pressing need to control costs, and amplified competitor activity. In a confidential company presentation earlier this month, Peloton told employees that products such as the Bike, Bike+, and Tread will be out of production for between six weeks and six months. As a business, Peloton has high customer acquisition costs, translating to high product pricing. Toward the end of last year, the company reduced the price of its entry-level bike by almost 20 percent to $1,495 in an attempt to drive up sales through the end of 2021. It then emerged that the company is planning to lay off 41 percent of its sales and marketing staff. CNBC also revealed that the company's fiscal forecasts do not take into account new delivery and setup fees between $250 and $350 that customers will have to pay on top of the cost of the Bike or Tread. In addition, Peloton has seen low email capture rates for its upcoming $495 strength training product, "Peloton Guide." In a press release preannouncing its upcoming financial results yesterday, Peloton CEO John Foley said that the company is now "taking significant corrective actions to improve our profitability outlook and optimize our costs." Peloton's stock has since plunged 24 percent, now floating around 85 percent below where it was trading this time last year, and even $5 less than when it went public in 2019. There are also indications that Peloton is losing market share in the connected fitness industry. The Information reports that Peloton's production halt and the precarious state of its business looks like a prelude to an acquisition by a bigger company, positing that Apple is the ideal candidate to buy Peloton:If Peloton is to have a future, it would be better off as part of a bigger, more diversified company. Apple is an ideal candidate to take on that project. It has the Fitness+ subscription service for classes and it markets the Apple Watch as a device that can help with jogging and other exercise activities. It could close Peloton's stores and sell the equipment through its own stores. And hey, after today, Peloton's market capitalization is down to $7.9 billion. Cook could pay for that by dipping into the change jar in his kitchen. The idea of Apple acquiring Peloton is gathering steam among market observers, with the possibility being weighed up by The Motley Fool and Inc., among others. Analyst Neil Cybart recently highlighted how Peloton is now actively threatened by Apple Fitness+, which is considerably cheaper, costing up to $388.01 less annually for digital classes alone. Cybart cautioned that without major changes in 2022, "Peloton is on track to be a Fitbit 2.0 - a company unable to compete with the giants subsidizing health and fitness tracking as an ecosystem feature."Tags: Peloton, Apple Fitness PlusThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple to Stop Including EarPods With Every iPhone Sold in France From Next Week
Apple will no longer include EarPods with every iPhone sold in France, starting on January 24, according to a notice posted by a French carrier (via Consomac). Apple was previously required to include EarPods in the box with the ‌iPhone‌ due to French law that required every smartphone sold in the country to have a "handsfree kit." Photo shared by MacRumors forum member Recklessss With the iPhone 12 last year, Apple removed EarPods and the power adapter from the ‌iPhone‌ box, claiming it was doing so in part to reduce its environmental footprint. With both accessories removed, the ‌iPhone‌ box was made drastically thinner. Apple retroactively removed both items from older iPhones it continued to sell. Despite Apple's announcement, the company was required to continue shipping iPhones with EarPods in France. Apple's lawful obligation to include the EarPods was based on the precautionary principle, because the risks of exposing developing brains to electromagnetic waves are not clearly known. Now, that's all about to change. According to a notice posted by French carrier Fnac, iPhones will no longer ship with EarPods in the box starting on January 24. A machine translation of the poster reads: DEAR CUSTOMERS, We would like to inform you that our manufacturers are no longer required to supply headphones/hands-free kits with their smartphones in France. This new law, adopted in late 2021, aims to reduce the environmental footprint in France. The Xiaomi brand is concerned, for products purchased from the week of January 17, 2022. The same will be true for the Apple brand as of from the week of January 24, 2022 THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDINGApple's France website continues to show EarPods as an item included in the box with the ‌iPhone‌ alongside a USB-C to Lightning cable. While it did remove the EarPods from the box, Apple reduced their price to $19, down from $29, when the ‌iPhone 12‌ launched in September 2020. Apple's decision to remove EarPods and the power adapter from the ‌‌iPhone‌‌ box was controversial in other countries, too. For example, Apple was fined $2 million in Brazil for not including the power adapter with the ‌iPhone‌. Tags: France, EarPodsThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Google Begins AR Headset Development to Compete With Apple and Meta
Google has internally kickstarted the development of an augmented reality headset that will "blend computer graphics with a video feed of the real world" to deliver an immersive AR experience, with launch tentatively set for 2024, according to a report from The Verge. The report describes the headset, codenamed Project Iris, as a "tightly kept secret" at Google with around 300 employees working on the project. Project Iris will use an array of sensors and cameras to project computer-generated content onto the real world. One technical challenge of headsets of this form factor, aiming to do complicated 3D computation, is performance. A custom Google processor will reportedly power Project Iris, but even that may not be enough as the report suggests Google could offload some performance to data centers to render content. On the software side, the headset will be powered by Android, although Google job listings could suggest a new operating system specifically designed for AR could be under development. Google’s past attempts with augmented and virtual reality include Google Glasses, Google Cardboard, and Daydream, but none ever went mainstream. The development of Project Iris comes as competition for who will lead the future of the AR industry becomes more fierce between Meta, Apple, and now Google. Apple has been hard at work on its first AR headset, as well. The headset will be Apple's first major new product category since the Apple Watch and will also be the company's first major push in the VR and AR space. Apple's headset, yet named, could see a public launch as soon as this year, but recent reporting suggests Apple is facing thermal concerns with the headset, threatening a delay until 2023. Learn more about Apple's VR and AR Plans with our roundup. Tag: GoogleThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 138 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release 138 includes bug fixes and performance improvements for Web Inspector, CSS, Experimental Model Element, Media, Web Animation, WebAuthn, SVG, Web API, Service Workers, WebRTC, WebAssembly, and Web Extensions. The current ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ release is built on the Safari 15.4 update and it includes Safari 15 features introduced in macOS Monterey. The ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ update is available through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences to anyone who has downloaded the browser. Full release notes for the update are available on the Safari Technology Preview website. Apple's aim with ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ is to gather feedback from developers and users on its browser development process. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ can run side-by-side with the existing Safari browser and while designed for developers, it does not require a developer account to download.Tag: Safari Technology PreviewThis article, "" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

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Reduce the load on frontline workers with the right management technology
Frontline workers have enough to deal with during the pandemic. Microsoft’s unique approach is designed to make their lives easier. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Logic Pro release notes
Learn about the enhancements and improvements in the most recent versions of Logic Pro.

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3 ways technology can help rebuild your frontline workforce
The two billion frontline workers, which represent 80 percent of the world’s workforce, have weathered risk, exhaustion, and ongoing disruption throughout the pandemic. From shutdowns to new safety protocols to increased workloads and dwindling inventory, the frontline is constantly facing challenges. Today we are releasing a set of technology innovations and partnerships to reduce stress on the frontline and empower the way they work and interact. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Congratulations to the App Store Award winners
Every year, the App Store celebrates exceptional apps that improve people’s lives while showcasing the highest levels of technical innovation, user experience, design, and positive cultural impact. Join us in celebrating the work of outstanding developers from around the world. View this year’s selections

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New Microsoft Teams Essentials is built for small businesses
Perhaps no one has been hit harder over the past 20 months than small businesses. To adapt and thrive in this new normal, small businesses need comprehensive solutions that are designed specifically for them and their unique needs. The post appeared first on Microsoft 365 Blog.

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Advanced Call Recorder 1.0 – Record Screen, Streams & Other.
Skype, Hangout conf calls, Facetime conversations even Line Chats, incognito zoom video calls, and voice memos! Advanced Call Recorder is the powerful utility to record video streams, calls, meetings, online courses, iPhone screen, camera, mic and system sound (Speakers) Advanced Call Recorder is the only app that gives you double-channel recording, which means you can use your headphones and still record both sides of the conversation! Advanced Call Recorder can record Mac’s full screen or selected area of the screen without desktop icons. Features: Screen Recorder Camera Recorder iPhone/iPad Screen Recorder Sound Recorder Include System Sound Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated. Download Now

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Things 3.15.10 – Elegant personal task management.
Things is a task management solution that helps to organize your tasks in an elegant and intuitive way. Things combines powerful features with simplicity through the use of tags and its intelligent filter bar. Features: Collect Your Thoughts - Get things off your mind quickly: no matter what app you’re in, a keyboard shortcut instantly reveals Quick Entry. Type your thoughts and save them to the Inbox. Or just talk to Siri on any device ("Remind me to...") and import from Reminders. Get Organized - Create a project for each of your goals, then add the steps to reach them. For clarity, add structure with headings. Then group your projects by areas of responsibility, such as "Family", "Work", or "Health". Review these regularly to stay on top of things. Plan Your Time - See your calendar events alongside your to-dos and plan your time effectively. Create repeating to-dos for things you do every few days, weeks, or months - Things will remind you on the right day. Make the Most of Your Day - Every morning, grab a coffee and prepare your list for "Today": review previously planned to-dos and make quick decisions on what to tackle. Pick some more steps from your projects and then get going. The Today list is the only place you’ll need to look for the rest of the day. Customize Your Workflow - Use tags to categorize your to-dos or add context. For example, tag places like "Office" or "Home", or tag all your "Errands", or everything you’re working on with "Kate". You can easily find everything you’ve tagged via filtering or search. Markdown improvements: Added support for headings within quotes. Improved behavior when formatting links. Improved behavior when applying a bullet list via shortcut. Fixed some issues with the behavior of multi-line spans on indented lines. Added an "Open in New Windows" option when right-clicking multiple projects at once. Added support to undo the manual logging of completed items. Restored support for using function keys in shortcuts for Quick Entry and Quick Entry with Autofill. Removed Inbox from the Move dialog when moving repeating items. Fixed a problem with incorrect sorting in the Tomorrow list. Fixed some UI glitches when collapsing to-dos. Fixed some UI glitches in Dark Mode. Optimized performance of initial syncs with Things Cloud. Various codebase improvements under the hood. Download Now]] >

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Loxone 12.2.7 – Take control of your home.
Loxone Smart Home allows you to control everything in your home with the Loxone Smart Home App. Whether you want to switch off the lights from the comfort of your bed, or check on your home while you’re away on vacation, the App offers convenient, reliable home control that’s simple to use. Improved app stability Intercom Gen. 2 improvements Various automatic designer fixes Improvements in audio player Download Now

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Battery Health 2 1.94 – Monitor Battery Stats and Usage.
Battery Health 2 provides detailed stats and health information for your MacBook's battery! With Battery Health 2, you can easily see all the important information about your MacBook's battery, such as current charge level, battery capacity, time remaining, power usage, number of times it has been charged and much more. You also get useful notifications about your battery and by unlocking our Power History mode, you'll benefit from a wealth of battery history data and graphs. Download the app and learn more about your battery than you ever thought possible! Bug fixes Download Now]] >

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Nano Employee Timesheet 5.8 – Account for actual hours worked by the enterprise employees.
Nano Employee Timesheet is a program for accounting of actual hours worked by the enterprise employees. Data entry and reports generating process is simplified as much as possible and will not require special knowledge. Method of recording of work schedule deviations (absence, arriving late, overtime, holidays etc.) is used. Each employee has personal work schedule and hourly rate. All these data are used for hourly rate payroll over any period, for example, a week, two weeks or a month. In addition separate accounting of fines and rewards (bonuses) is kept. Entry of the list of work completed is also available for calculation of price wage. Made case-insensitive searches possible for all supported languages Download Now]] >

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Dapper 4.64 – Transfer data from iTunes to your digital audio player.
Dapper makes transferring your playlists, music, and album art from iTunes to your digital audio player easy! It supports players with single or dual storage that can be seen by OS X as disk drives (FiiO, iBasso, HiFiMan, etc.). Use a simple slider to select which artists' music will be copied to which storage device, and see in real-time what amount of storage will be used as a result. Dapper supports a host of options: Multithreaded to copy to two drives simultaneously. Auto sync on DAP connection. Clean up OS X files on DAP storage. Reformat capitalization of filenames. Warn when more than n MB of data will be changed. Bugfixes Download Now]] >

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DataOrganizer 2022.0 – Personal database with Bento importer.
DataOrganizer is an easy to use personal database for macOS. DataOrganizer is intended to be a modern replacement for Bento. Features: Imports existing data from Bento 4, BayCard (DataOrganizer's predecessor), CSV (Comma Separated Values), and TSV (Tab Separated Values) Includes eight ready-made templates: Clients, Inventory, Issues, Journal, Membership List, Party Planner, Recipes, and Serial Numbers. Allows for further organization of your libraries into "sub-groups" using stacks and smart stacks. (A stack is similar to a playlist in iTunes, while a smart stack is criteria-based and is similar to a smart playlist.) Includes over 20 field types. Supports Mojave’s Dark Mode. Supported field types: Basic field types, such as: Text, Multi-Line Comment, Tags, Choice, Date, Duration, URL, Email, Phone Number, Address, Check Box, Number, Currency, and Star Rating. Four special field types that link to macOS's built-in databases: Contacts, Calendar Events, Files, Mail Messages. A Media List field type that stores photos. A Relationship field type that allows for one library to link to another library. Starting with the current release, DataOrganizer now uses a new versioning system based on the current year. No longer will features need to be packaged up for major versions. Features can be released as soon as they are finished. Fixed an issue regarding cards and relationships where a back button would not be displayed in a card's form header. Fixed another issue where DataOrganizer could crash at launch. Items in the Recently Deleted area are automatically deleted after 30 days. This behavior has not changed. In prior versions, items that were “recently deleted” over 30 days ago were deleted at launch. Now, such deletions will occur just before DataOrganizer quits. This will not only allow for shorter app launches, but will eliminate a crash at launch should such a crash occur within the deletion process. In prior versions, a crash could occur when attempting to add a new field to a form using the Insert menu. This has now been corrected. Fixed some minor issues with the BayCard importer. Some necessary internal changes regarding the loading and saving of data were made that do not support High Sierra. As such, DataOrganizer now requires macOS 10.14 Mojave or later. Download Now

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Mic Drop 1.4.1 – Mute your mic with a hotkey.
Mic Drop allows users to mute and unmute their microphone using a customizable, global keyboard shortcut. With Mic Drop, you always know whether your mic is on or not, helping to avoid those embarrassing situations. It is ideally suited for remote workers, teachers, podcasters, user researchers, or anyone spending lots of time in video meetings. Works with any app, even if it's not currently in focus. Features Global, customisable keyboard shortcut Works with every app & audio device Maintains mute state even when changing audio devices Supports push-to-talk and push-to-mute Displays microphone status in the menu bar Supports dark mode Uses modern, accessible Apple APIs Respects user privacy (anonymous analytics are optional and opt-in) You can use your Bluetooth headphones with Mic Drop again! Also, visual notifications help you know when you're muted. New: Visual notifications! Now it's easier to tell when you've toggled the mute. Notifications are off by default, but you can enable them in Preferences. Fixed: The notorious Monterey Bluetooth bug! There's an especially hairy bug with macOS Monterey where muting a Bluetooth device also mutes your headphone audio. Apparently that's NOT what you want in the middle of an audio call. It doesn't look like this was going to be fixed by Apple soon, so we've figured out a workaround on our end. Download Now

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‘Pokemon GO’ February 2022 Community Day Details Revealed for Hoppip’s Hop-Along Hangout
Following the Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl events and the January 2022 roadmap reveal for Pokemon GO (Free), Niantic … Continue reading ""

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Popular Android Hack ‘N Slash RPG ‘Almora Darkosen’ Coming to iOS Soon
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SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring ‘Demon Gaze Extra’ and ‘Windjammers 2’, Plus New Releases and the Latest Sales
Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for January 24th, 2022. In today’s article, we’ve got four reviews … Continue reading ""

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Best iPhone Game Updates: ‘Garena Free Fire’, ‘Honkai Impact 3rd’, ‘Oceanhorn 2’, ‘Tetris Beat’, and More
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Red 1.7.8 – Front-end for Redis.
Red - is a front-end for Redis that provides an easy-to-use view of your data, live updating keys, a pub/sub view, interactive console, and Lua script integration. Features: Live Updates Watch keys get created and deleted in real-time Interactive Console Visualize what redis is doing with an interactive console that refreshes the interface as commands are entered; a helpful assist whether learning redis for the first time, or working on though complex procedure. Lua Scripts Develop, test and work with Lua scripts directly in the application. With a couple added comments, the script can prompt for additional values. Tabbed Windows and Dark Mode Take advantage of tabbed windows to quickly switch between redis instances. Prefer the lights off? Red looks great in Dark Mode in Mac OS Mojave. Detail View View data as unicode strings, hexadecimal, JSON, or MsgPack in a large detail view Swiftly Efficient Red is written in native Swift, exclusively for the Mac. This helps it run fast, while also saving energy. Improved: Font size in the detail view can now be changed. Download Now

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Nano Balance Sheet 5.8 – Obtain financial information about a company/person.
Nano Balance Sheet is an application for obtaining the financial information (balance, etc.) about the company or person. It can be used for bookkeeping or management accounting. Process of data input and obtaining reports is simplified as much as possible and do not require special knowledge. You enter in the app all your business transactions, filling the Journals, and the application processes them according to the settings for each type of transaction and transferred to the General Ledger. The application generates following reports from General Ledger: Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Capital Statement, Cash Flow, Debtors, Creditors. Application already contains many types of customized business transactions. You can also easily adjusted the other types of transactions. Made case-insensitive searches possible for all supported languages. Download Now

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‘Horizon Chase’ China Spirit DLC Releases Today on iOS and Android Featuring New Tracks, Skins, and More
Following the release of the excellent reveal of the Horizon Chase Senna Forever expansion, the game will be getting a … Continue reading ""

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URL Manager Pro 5.9 – Bookmark manager.
URL Manager Pro is the professional bookmark manager for Safari, Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, iCab, and Firefox browsers, making it easier to manage bookmarks. This is a classic available since 1996, but now rewritten as a 64-bit Universal application. Supports Apple Silicon and Intel. Features: System-Wide Access: You can access your bookmarks in any application through a system menu. Integration: You have access to your bookmarks from your browser's menu bar and from the macOS Dock. Document Storage: Your bookmarks are stored in URL Manager Pro bookmark documents, which you can store and manipulate in the normal Mac way. No need to hunt for your bookmarks in preferences folders of browsers. You can make automatic periodic saves and make copies of bookmark documents on backup devices on each save. History: You can surf the Web using several different browsers while URL Manager Pro will keep recording the History of each. Importing and exporting bookmarks: The File menu gives you a list of all of the browsers that URL Manager Pro can import from and export to. It lets you 'harvest' bookmarks by scanning HTML and text files for bookmarks and URLs. It lets you edit and organize bookmarks fast: You can use inline editing, label and colour your bookmarks. iOS app included. Support for Drag and Drop from the Search Results Window. Support for Safari's Reading List. Control TAB to Show Next Tab in all windows. Improved Share extension for Firefox. Download Now]] >

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Wickr Pro 5.97.4 – Secure video conferencing and collaboration.
Wickr Pro - fully encrypted, enterprise-ready, set up in minutes for free. Control and protect your most critical communications. Unlike other video conferencing and collaboration platforms, Wickr Pro is end-to-end encrypted and built to scale for any Enterprise. Featuring unmatched security, total compliance, secure file transfer, SSO and MDM integration, Bots, full administrative controls and a whole lot more. More plans available here. Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated. Download Now

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BusyContacts 1.6.4 – Fast, efficient contact manager.
BusyContacts is a contact manager for OS X that makes creating, finding, and managing contacts faster and more efficient. It brings to contact management the same power, flexibility, and sharing capabilities that BusyCal users have enjoyed with their calendars. What's more, BusyContacts integrates seamlessly with BusyCal, forming a flexible, easy-to-use CRM solution that works the way you do. BusyContacts syncs with the built-in Contacts app on OS X and iOS, and supports all leading cloud services, including iCloud, Google, Exchange, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Key Features Customizable Views -- View contacts in a single-column Card View or multi-column List View. Tags -- Tags can be used for grouping, filtering and coloring contacts. Smart Filters -- Smart Filters are a powerful tool for filtering contacts, creating saved searches, and even applying custom view settings in the List View. BusyCal integration -- BusyContacts integrates with BusyCal by linking contacts to events in your calendar, providing flexible CRM capabilities for tracking past and future activities. Activity List -- The Activity List displays activities associated with the selected contact including calendar events, emails, messages, and recent social network posts. Social-network integration -- BusyContacts syncs with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, combining contact information from each of these sources into a unified contact card. Syncing -- BusyContacts syncs with the built-in Contacts app on OS X and iOS through all leading cloud services including iCloud, Google, Exchange, and other CardDAV servers. Sharing -- BusyContacts allows you to share address books with read-only or read/write privileges through Exchange, Fruux, LAN, and other CardDAV servers. Improved handling of an iCloud error that would prevent sync from completing Added support for iCloud's CardDAV servers in China Fixed an issue where Group name changes from Fastmail would not sync at times Fixed an issue where profile photos would not update for iCloud at times Ongoing stability improvements Download Now]] >

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Buttercup 2.14.2 – Free password manager.
Buttercupis a beautifully-simple password manager designed to help manage your credentials. Buttercup uses very strong encryption to protect your sensitive details under a single master password - Feel free to use stronger and more complex passwords for each service and let Buttercup store them securely. Buttercup is free to download and use and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. Use it alongside the browser extension and mobile app for a completely portable experience. This release adds the ability to re-authorise Google Drive vault tokens after they completely expire, requiring you to sign in to your account again Download Now

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GoToFile 1.7 – Fuzzy/RegEx file-search utility.
GoToFile is a fast, flexible and accurate utility to find files and folders on your Mac. We all know and love macOS' Spotlight and GoToFile is not here to replace it. GoToFile searches fuzzily or via regular expressions. It allows you to find any file on your Mac, not just the ones Spotlight deems appropriate. It lets you define different search-sets when needed, so you can focus on locations you are interested in on-the fly. And it is fast. Because it searches by name/path only and because it stores its small index in memory it shows results from tens of thousands of files before you have released the key. Once you found what you were looking for you can open the file with its default application or with the one you are currently working in. It replaces the macOS file open dialog! Just as easily you can make it type the path of the file into the current application-great for Terminal users. With copy, move, rename and duplicate GoToFile offers basic file management functionality as well. Drag-and-drop to other applications is supported, and so is QuickLook for instant previews. Preferences option to leave search window open when focussing on another application (Thanks, Michael!) Search panel now remembers position across restarts (Thanks, Michael!) Starting GoToFile with the ⌥-key held down will reset the saved window positions Increased height of editor field when renaming items Starting GoToFile with no current project selected shows an empty result list when it should not display a result list at all Adding multiple 'include' live filters does not work properly Project-local rules to hide items are nor processed if "Ignore global rules" has been enabled Content of popup menu not updated when menu is opened via right-click Position of popup menu off when opened via left-click Graphic glitch (flicker) when opening the preferences window while the search panel is open Warn before deleting Project in Project Editor Download Now

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BackupLoupe 3.5.4 – Analyze, browse, and restore Time Machine backups.
BackupLoupe is your Swiss Army Knife for Time Machine. See which files have been backed up and which ones take up the most space. Quickly locate files and restore them via drag-and-drop. Never run out of space, because BackupLoupe will predict when your backup drive is likely to fill up. Features: Quickly identify the items which take up the most space History: Show how many versions of an item are available and when they were saved; quick navigation between versions Integration with other applications via system services: click on an item in Finder to find all its revisions Drag-and-drop restore items to any location Finder / Path Finder integration (Reveal, Info) QuickLook support Provides extensive statistics about backups Instant identification of file type while browsing Open files directly without restoring them first Browse backups while the backup device is not connected Exclude items from future backups on the fly (without opening TM preferences) Handles multiple Time Machine disks Grouping snapshots by week does not honor the system settings about the first day of the week Indexes of snapshots on APFS volumes sometimes erroneously marked as outdated Download Now]] >

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VisualDiffer 1.8.7 – Compare folders and files side-by-side.
Visual Differ compares side-by-side folders and files using colors to visually show differences. From the Folder view it's possible to make operations on folders and files like copying or deleting. It's possible to compare quickly directories choosing base folders from the context menu. Using the File Filter feature is possible to hide from visualization specific files like .git, .svn directories or the omnipresent .DS_Store files. The folders comparison can be done using different techniques from the fastest "compare only date and size" to the fine-grained byte-by-byte comparison. The files comparison is done using the unix diff command this choice makes the result quick, standard and reliable. It's possible to save work sessions then quickly reopen them to compare directories hierarchies or directly two specific files. Fixed - Crash during comparison Download Now]] >

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NepTunes 2.2.3 – Music controller and scrobbler for iTunes and Spotify.
NepTunes is a simple-to-use, yet powerful Last.fm music scrobbler for iTunes that is light, super-reliable and fully works with Apple Music, and can help you with discovering new music. Fixes a bug where some tracks were not scrobbled Download Now]] >

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Reddit Site Issues
Jan 24, 15:58 PSTIdentified - The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.Jan 24, 15:58 PSTInvestigating - We are currently investigating this issue.

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Resolution of www.cloudflare.com
Jan 24, 23:42 UTCInvestigating - During a routine database migration, there was an interruption to the serving of www.cloudflare.com website. The Cloudflare dashboard and API were unaffected. We are investigating impact for a small subset of customers currently.

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Elevated traffic and blocks relating to Cloudflare Exposed Credentials Check Ruleset
Jan 24, 21:12 UTCInvestigating - Customers with Cloudflare Exposed Credentials Check Ruleset enabled are seeing more traffic blocked than expected. We are working to understand and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.

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SMS Delivery Report Delays when sending to Vivacom Bulgaria
Jan 24, 12:08 PSTInvestigating - We are experiencing delays in receiving message delivery reports when sending SMS messages to Vivacom Bulgaria. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We expect to provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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On Call Engineers are Investigating a Potential Issue of SMS Failures to T-Mobile US
Jan 24, 11:40 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with SMS Failures to T-Mobile from a subset of US local long codes. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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MMS Delivery Delays To Multiple USA Networks From a Subset of Short Codes
Jan 24, 10:12 PSTUpdate - We are experiencing MMS delivery delays to multiple USA networks from a subset of USA short codes. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We expect to provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.Jan 24, 10:04 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with MMS delivery delays to multiple USA networks using a subset of USA shortcodes. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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SMS Delivery Delays to Bharti Airtel India
Jan 24, 08:05 PSTMonitoring - We are observing recovery in SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Bharti Airtel India. We will continue monitoring the service to ensure a full recovery. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.Jan 24, 07:59 PSTUpdate - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to Bharti Airtel India. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.Jan 24, 07:50 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with SMS Delivery To Bharti Airtel India. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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SMS Delivery Delays to Vodafone Egypt
Jan 24, 02:40 PSTInvestigating - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to the Vodafone carrier in Egypt. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour, or as soon as more information becomes available.

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Increased HTTP 5XX Errors in India
Jan 24, 09:00 UTCResolved - Cloudflare investigated increased latency of uncached requests and HTTP 5XX errors in India.The incident was happening during January 24th, 2022 03:18 - 08:19 UTC.We have identified the issue and this incident has been resolved.

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SMS Delivery Delays to Mexico IUSACell Network
Jan 23, 23:54 PSTInvestigating - We are experiencing SMS delivery delays when sending messages to IUSACell Network In Mexico. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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Indonesia SMS Carrier Maintenance – Telkomsel
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jan 24, 10:00 - 10:30 PSTJan 23, 22:56 PSTScheduled - The Telkomsel network in Indonesia is conducting an emergency maintenance from 24 Jan 2022 at 10:00 PST until 24 Jan 2022 at 10:30 PST. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delays delivering SMS to and from Telkomsel Indonesia handsets.

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Russia SMS Carrier Maintenance – MTS (Mobile TeleSystems)
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jan 24, 20:30 - 22:00 PSTJan 23, 21:07 PSTScheduled - The MTS (Mobile TeleSystems) network in Russia is conducting an emergency maintenance from 24 Jan 2022 at 20:30 PST until 24 Jan 2022 at 22:00 PST. During the maintenance window, there could be intermittent delays delivering SMS to and from MTS (Mobile TeleSystems) handsets.

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SMS Delivery failures to Croatia Tele2 Network
Jan 22, 15:04 PSTUpdate - Our monitoring system has detected a potential issue with SMS Delivery failures to Croatia Tele2. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update you in 1 hour or as soon as we have more information.Jan 22, 14:46 PSTInvestigating - We've become aware of a potential issue with failed messages to Croatia Tele2. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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GoToWebinar, GoToTraining – Users unable to view dashboard and start/join new sessions
Jan 22, 08:05 UTCResolved - On 01/22/2022, from 06:43 AM UTC until 06:58 AM UTC, GoToWebinar and GoToTraining users would have experienced issues when trying to access the dashboard or start/join new sessions, inflight sessions were not affected.Our engineers have corrected the issue and we confirm that all services are functional.We will conduct an internal investigation of this issue and make appropriate improvements to our systems to help prevent or minimize future recurrence.

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Inbound Message Delivery Delays to Twilio Philippines Phone Numbers – Mobile Originated
Jan 21, 21:34 PSTInvestigating - We are experiencing message delays to Twilio Philippines Phone Numbers. Customers may experience latency more than 60 minutes in receiving SMS messages from various mobile networks in Philippines. Our engineers are working with our carrier partner to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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Infrastructure Irregularities for US Region
Jan 21, 12:20 PSTInvestigating - Some customers are receiving 400 errors when updating Infrastructure conditions in the US region. We will update this page as we resolve the issue.

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On Call Engineers are Investigating an Issue With Notify API
Jan 21, 10:33 PSTInvestigating - We've become aware of a potential issue with Notify API. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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UPDATE: We’re investigating reports of an issue with Google Vault. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access Google Vault, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior.
Incident began at 2022-01-21 03:00 (times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)). We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Vault. We will provide more information shortly. The affected users are able to access Google Vault, but are seeing error messages, high latency, and/or other unexpected behavior. Users may be unable to download exports from Vault Affected products: Google Vault

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On Call Engineers are Investigating an Issue with SMS Delivery to Spain Shortcodes
Jan 21, 03:25 PSTInvestigating - Our monitoring systems have detected a potential issue with inbound messages to our Spain Shortcode phone numbers. Our engineering team has been alerted and is actively investigating. We will update as soon as we have more information.

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Apple iMac Core i7 27″ Desktop w/ Vesa Mount for $3,299 + free shipping
That's $400 below what you would pay direct from Apple. Buy Now at L.A. Computer Company Tips This item is made for mounting to the wall and does not include a standard stand.

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Open-Box 2nd-Gen. Apple Pencil for $99 + free shipping
That's $22 less than what you'd pay for a sealed unit elsewhere. Buy Now at eBay Tips Sold by pezzs inc via eBay Features compatible with iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini (check product page for specific models) magnetically attaches and pairs Model: MU8F2AM/A

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Refurb Apple MacBook Pro Crystal Well i7 15.4″ Laptop (2015) for $699 + free shipping
Save $101 off list price. Buy Now at MegaMacs Tips No warranty information is provided.

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Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 4K display – GMVY9LL/A – $2,119.00
Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 4K display – GMVY9LL/A $2,119.00 Originally released March 2019 21.5-inch (diagonal) Retina 4K display; 4096-by-2304 resolution with support for one billion colors 32GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 512GB SSD storage FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 560X Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 4K display and Radeon Pro Vega 20 – G0VYSLL/A – $1,739.00
Refurbished 21.5-inch iMac 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 with Retina 4K display and Radeon Pro Vega 20 – G0VYSLL/A $1,739.00 Originally released March 2019 21.5-inch (diagonal) Retina 4K display; 4096-by-2304 resolution with support for one billion colors 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 256GB SSD storage FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro Vega 20 Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11RQLL/A – $3,059.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11RQLL/A $3,059.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display – G0ZXXLL/A – $2,799.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display – G0ZXXLL/A $2,799.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors True Tone technology 32GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 512GB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 24-inch iMac Apple M1 Chip with 8‑Core CPU and 8‑Core GPU, Gigabit Ethernet – Blue – G12X1LL/A – $1,949.00
Refurbished 24-inch iMac Apple M1 Chip with 8‑Core CPU and 8‑Core GPU, Gigabit Ethernet - Blue – G12X1LL/A $1,949.00 Originally released April 2021 24-inch 4.5K Retina display 4480-by-2520 resolution at 218 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 8GB unified memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports Two USB 3 ports Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UWLL/A – $5,349.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, Nano-texture glass – G11UWLL/A $5,349.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 1TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.1GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Retina 5K display – FRR02LL/A – $1,529.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.1GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 with Retina 5K display – FRR02LL/A $1,529.00 $1,799.00  −15% Originally released March 2019 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 1TB Fusion Drive FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 575X Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet – G11QWLL/A – $5,519.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet – G11QWLL/A $5,519.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors True Tone technology 128GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 2TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G16F7LL/A – $3,309.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G16F7LL/A $3,309.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 32GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 1TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5500 XT with 8GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G11VTLL/A – $3,229.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G11VTLL/A $3,229.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 1TB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet – G16F1LL/A – $2,629.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet – G16F1LL/A $2,629.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors True Tone technology 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 512GB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 with 8GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G14TCLL/A – $3,059.00
Refurbished 27-inch iMac 3.6GHz 10-core Intel Core i9 with Retina 5K display, 10GB Ethernet, Nano-texture glass – G14TCLL/A $3,059.00 Originally released August 2020 27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display; 5120-by-2880 resolution with support for one billion colors, Nano-textured glass True Tone technology 8GB of 2666MHz DDR4 memory 512GB SSD 1080p FaceTime HD camera Radeon Pro 5700 XT with 16GB of GDDR6 memory Product page on the Apple Store…

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Administrative Assistant – University of Utah (United States)
…description. **Preferences** University experience preferred. Canvas experience preferred. Apple /PC software knowledge (Excel, Word, and Powerpoint) preferred.

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Administrative Assistant – University of Utah (United States)
…description. **Preferences** University experience preferred CANVAS experience preferred Apple /PC software knowledge (Excel, Word, and Powerpoint etc.)

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Extreme Data Management Analysis and Visualization – University of Utah (United States)
…with universities internationally and become innovators with companies such as Apple , Exxon Mobil, Nvidia, Google, Intel, Boston Scientific, Orthogrid, Philips

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Associate to Professor DOQ – University of Utah (United States)
…with universities internationally and become innovators with companies such as Apple , Exxon Mobil, Nvidia, Google, Intel, Boston Scientific, Orthogrid, Philips

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IT Specialist – University of Utah (United States)
…via ticketing system or zoom room. Areas of support include: + Windows and Apple desktops, laptops, mobile devices + AV equipment + Operating systems and software

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Systems Administrator – University of Utah (United States)
…and troubleshooting. . Knowledge of Microsoft BitLocker and Apple FileVault installation, configuration, administration and troubleshooting. . Knowledge

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Utech Sales Associate – University of Utah (United States)
…and/or customer service experience preferred. Understanding of PC and Apple products and services is helpful. **Special Instructions Summary** **Additional

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Digital Marketing Manager – University of Utah (United States)
…Creative Suite, Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Our creative team works primarily with Apple . Additional familiarity with CSS and Javascript not required but welcome.

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IT Specialist – University of Utah (United States)
…experience desirable . Certifications beneficial: A+, Network+, Security+, Apple Certifications, Linux Certifications, AWS Certifications **Type** Benefited Staff

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Utech Service Specialist – University of Utah (United States)
…be able to work independently. Preferences include: thorough working knowledge of Apple Computers, PC or equivalent component products. A strong commitment to the

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Associate Professor/Professor in Computational Oncology – University of Utah (United States)
…with universities internationally and become innovators with companies such as Apple , Exxon Mobil, Nvidia, Google, Intel, Boston Scientific, Orthogrid, Philips

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Student Computer Technician – University of Utah (United States)
…be able to work independently. Preferences include: thorough working knowledge of Apple Computers, PC or equivalent component products. A strong commitment to the

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UU Student-Systems Administration (MAC) – University of Utah (United States)
…Date** **Job Summary** As part of an upper-tier team, assists in administering Apple systems and the infrastructure supporting them to meet student, staff, and

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