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- 38 mins agoApple starts supplying replacement parts for iPhone 16 repairs
Repair parts for the iPhone 16 lineup are now available to order in the US and other countries, including for those wanting to fix their iPhone for themselves.DIY repairs are well-suited to some, but can be labor-intensive and expensive.Following the release of the repair manuals for the iPhone 16 in September, it's now possible to acquire replacement parts for repairs from Apple directly. This is a continuation of a move starting in 2022 towards more user repairability of its products.Batteries, one of the most common replacement parts, sell for $99 for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, or $119 for the iPhone 16 Pro or Pro Max. Likewise, replacement camera assemblies cost $169 or $249, depending on the model. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums1 hour agoMacBook Pro M3 $500 Off On Amazon
The MacBook Pro M3 is on sale for $1499.00, down from $1999.00, with a whopping discount of $500 making this one of the best deals for the device. Featuring 1TB of SSD storage, 16GB of memory, and equipped with the M3 chip, the MacBook Pro M3 delivers powerful performances for multitasking at work, editing projects, […] The post appeared first on iLounge.1 hour agoiOS 18.2 anticipated to launch early December
The iOS 18.2 is anticipated to launch during the first week of December. This update will come with the arrival of the graphics tools Genmoji and Image Playground. Bloomberg’s reports support early claims for an early December Release of iOS 18.2 as well as iOS 18.3, and that the latter will be a bug fix […] The post appeared first on iLounge.1 hour agoProgram launched for repairing iPhone 14 Plus rear Camera
Apple started a program for repairing the rear camera for the iPhone 14 Plus, where it addresses the problem that some iPhones experience an issue where the smartphone doesn’t show them a preview of pictures they took. Manufacturing for units that have this problem were during the period of April 10 and April 28, 2023. […] The post appeared first on iLounge.06:18 pmApple Pay branches out to Paraguay
A blog post by Mastercard gives notice that Apple Pay has been released in Paraguay, becoming the most recent country that supports the mobile payment system. Apple Pay paves the way for completing transactions on iPhones without needing an actual, physical card. The service has been accessible in the U.S. for more than a decade, […] The post appeared first on iLounge.05:35 pmToday in Apple history: Microsoft reveals its plans for Windows 1.0
On November 10, 1983, Microsoft told the world about a new product it planned to launch called Windows 1.0. Apple faced a brand-new rival! (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)02:29 pmApple Vision Pro 2 with M5 chip likely to arrive before budget models
Apple is likely to launch a refreshed Apple Vision Pro headset before a cheaper version of the product arrives, according to a new report.An updated Apple Vision Pro could sport an M5 chip and other improvements.Apple is believed to be working on "several ideas" for its overall Apple Vision product line and its future intentions. Currently, it is expected that an updated Apple Vision Pro will be the first, ahead of a rumored cheaper "Apple Vision" headset.The next Apple Vision Pro would likely sport an M5 processor and other internal changes, but would otherwise be very similar to the existing model. It's expected to arrive in late 2025, reports Bloomberg, or the spring of 2026. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:22 pmGurman: Apple Vision Pro 2 on track for release between Fall 2025 and Spring 2026
In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reported that the 2nd generation of Apple Vision Pro is expected to hit the market between fall of 2025 and spring of 2026. This mostly aligns with previous reports, although slightly less optimistic. more…08:15 amHow to watch ‘A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving’ for free on Apple TV+
Macworld Thanksgiving is a time to reflect upon the prior year, be thankful for what we have, gorge ourselves until we’re near bursting, and then settle into our favorite chairs and watch the first half of a TV show before the tryptophan kicks in. If you usually spend your post-meal time falling asleep to A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, you won’t find it on the usual broadcast or cable channels–it’s exclusively on Apple TV+. Before you wave that turkey drumstick in the air and curse the state of television and all the darn streaming services you need subscriptions for—yes, I’m talking about you, Uncle Fred—you don’t need a subscription to Apple TV+ to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Apple is making the show available to anyone for a limited time. If you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, however, you can watch it anytime. How to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for free on Apple TV+ On November 23 and 24, anyone with an Apple ID can watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. If you own an Apple device, you have one, but if not, Apple IDs are free and you don’t need a credit card to sign up. Once you have signed up, you can watch in several ways: Through the TV app on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. On smart TVs with the Apple TV app. On the web at tv.apple.com. On an Apple TV device. As we noted when Apple did this same deal with It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Apple has all the classic Peanuts specials for the holiday season that used to air over broadcast TV. Apple TV+ also has A Charlie Brown Christmas that will have its free airing on Dec. 14 and 15. Apple TV+ also has Happy New Year, Charlie Brown but it is not listed as free-to-view. A few years ago, Apple acquired the rights to the Peanuts cartoon series that stars Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and other memorable characters. Since then, Apple has aired new Peanuts shows such as The Snoopy Show and Snoopy in Space, and new movies, including Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10, Lucy’s School, and It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown. The Apple TV+ subscription television streaming service is $9.99/£9.99 per month and can be renewed annually for $99/£99. Apple TV+ is also included in the Apple One subscription bundles, which include other Apple services, such as Apple Music, Apple News+, and iCloud storage. Apple One bundles are priced between $19.95/£19.95 and $37.95/£37.95 per month. For more information about Apple TV+, read our Apple TV+ FAQ. We also have a detailed list of current Apple TV+ shows and upcoming shows.Saturday November 0909:48 pmApple will likely be updating every Mac with M4, which hasn’t happened in over a decade | 9 to 5 MacApple will likely be updating every Mac with M4, which hasn’t happened in over a decade
Seemingly, for the first time in forever, Apple will be updating every single Mac with an M4 chip, presuming rumors hold correct. There have been a number of times where this has been close, but it hasn’t happened anytime in the past decade, at least. more…08:30 pmIndie App Spotlight: ‘Currency’ is an ad-free and offline app to convert currencies
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Currency is a completely free currency conversion app for iPhone and Mac, with no ads, a clean design, and offline functionality. It has support for over 160 currencies, making it an easy to use tool for any international travel. more…07:15 pmM4 MacBook Pros sound like absolute monsters! [The CultCast]
This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: The first benchmarks and reviews for the M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pros come in amazingly good. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)06:28 pmWith iOS 18, Apple Makes Locked iPhones Harder to Crack
After publishing an article breaking the news about how police were seeing iPhones stored for examination mysteriously reboot themselves, 404 Media covers the subsequent revelation that Apple has increased security in iOS 18 by automatically rebooting iPhones after they have spent four days in a locked state.Read original article05:39 pmM4 Mac mini SSD storage can be upgraded, but it isn’t easy yet
Earlier this week, we reported that the storage in the new Mac mini is actually modular, meaning that it isn’t soldered to the logic board of the Mac, and ultimately would be user accessible. However, that didn’t necessarily mean it’d be easy for users to upgrade the storage on their own – though that didn’t stop one individual. more…05:03 pmiPhones on iOS 18.1 will automatically reboot and lock down after being idle for a while | AppleInsideriPhones on iOS 18.1 will automatically reboot and lock down after being idle for a while
A hidden feature in iOS 18.1 will automatically reboot a locked iPhone when it is asleep but hasn't been unlocked for a while, presumably as a security measure.The feature has been identified as an "inactivity reboot," and is similar to a feature found on Macs. The Mac version, known as "hibernation mode," saves the state of the device to disk when put to sleep, in case the power fails or the battery runs out before the user can return to the machine.By flushing the last state of the device, iPhone users are better protected from forensic searches by law enforcement or other entities. The change also makes it more difficult for anyone to break into the device using brute-force or other methods.The reboot timer is not reliant on charging or network functions, and is only tied to inactivity since the last unlock. This means the reboot will take place after a period of time, even if network connections are not maintained. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:30 pmThis screaming deal drops Costco membership to just $20
Save on everything from Apple Watches and MacBooks to tires and rotisserie chickens with this Costco membership deal. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)02:06 pmExclusive Satechi early Black Friday sale for 9to5 readers: 30% off everything sitewide – all-time lows on MagSafe stands, Find My gear, more | 9 to 5 MacExclusive Satechi early Black Friday sale for 9to5 readers: 30% off everything sitewide – all-time lows on MagSafe stands, Find My gear, more
We have teamed up with Satechi to offer 9to5 readers exclusive early Black Friday sale pricing on the entire collection of the brand’s wonderful charging accessories, keyboards, and more. This time around we are taking things up a notch with a solid 30% off everything the brand sells sitewide – we are told there are no exclusions here either (you just can’t stack two codes at checkout). Our exclusive promo code works on all of the brand’s 2024 releases as well as items that are already seeing markdowns on the listing pages. Head over to the official Satechi site and apply our exclusive 30OFF9to5 code at checkout to redeem the sale price. But be sure to head below for some of the particular highlights form the sale as well. more…02:00 pmHands-on with Image Playground, Visual Intelligence and ChatGPT in iOS 18.2
New Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18.2 include Image Playground, Genmoji, Visual Intelligence, ChatGPT integration and more. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)02:00 pmApple @ Work: Generative AI will impact Apple IT admins in this important way
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. Everywhere you read, discussions around AI everywhere. It’s in the tools we use, the news we read, and the discussions happening across nearly every industry. But with AI so embedded in our conversations, AI fatigue has set in. IT practitioners are becoming weary of promises that AI will revolutionize the world overnight, and skepticism is growing. more…01:51 pmTwelve South PlugBug Find My Charger review: slim USB-C charger you should never lose
Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros 2 or 4 USB-C ports Built-in Find My locator Slim charger International Travel Set available Cons Our Verdict Twelve South PlugBug With Find Me is a great travel charger with a built-in locator to give you peace of mind that you should never lose your trusty charger again. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When ReviewedFrom $69.99 Best Prices Today: Twelve South PlugBug with Find My Retailer Price $69.99 View Deal Twelve South $69.99 View Deal $79.95 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket We have reviewed a lot of USB-C charger, from tiny ones you could lose in a pocket to giant desktop chargers with enough ports for every device you own. While we’d never forget where the big desktop charger is situated, the smaller and more portable chargers have a frustrating habit of disappearing… “Can I borrow your charger for a minute?” is the plaintive plea that most charger owners will hear every now and again or far too frequently in a large office or family. That minute can stretch far enough to the point where when you next need to charge your phone or laptop you suddenly find it’s not where it should be—maybe your colleague or family member didn’t even ask you and just took it “for a minute”. Short of taping an AirTag onto your charger you have little option but to go hunt the office or house for it. Or maybe you left it in a suitcase that has gone missing. Accessory maker Twelve South has a cunning product that could make that hunt all the easier. Its PlugBug With Find My charger has a locator built into it. It’s hidden away in a back compartment, so looks better than a sleek charger with an AirTag strapped on. It works just like an AirTag, and you set it up the same way and check for it in the Find My app’s Items section. You can make it sound an alert and all the other features available to Find My app items. Like the AirTag it requires a replaceable battery—one is included—that is easy to swap out when it runs out in a couple of years. Not just a big AirTag The principal purpose of the PlugBug is as a USB-C wall charger, and it comes in two models. Twelve South The PlugBug 50 has two USB-C ports, each rated at 50W. Use both at the same time and one will charge at 30W and the other at 20W. 50W is powerful enough to charge a MacBook Air. MacBook Pro owners would be better served with the more powerful 120 model. The PlugBug 120 has four USB-C ports, each rated at 120W. Use all four at the same time and they will charge at 50W, two at 25W and the last one at 20W, or one 50W, two 20W and one 25W. Three might configure as 65/35/20W, and two at 70/30W. The charger detects dynamically delivers the right amount of fast charging power to each device being charged so you don’t have to worry about which port to connect each device to. Design The PlugBug With Find My is long but thin so is especially suitable in those hotel rooms with power sockets tucked into hard to reach places behind desks or nightstands. It features a fetching red section that makes it visually easy to spot, too—which could come in handy when you try to distinguish it in a busy café or airport environment. While the PlugBug is a more than capable home charger, it is especially useful on your travels. The U.S. model has folding prongs for extra travel slimness. (Exclusive to PlugBug Travel) Includes switchable adapter plugs for US, UK, EU, AU, KR and CN with travel case The PlugBug 50 measures 3.3 x 1.9 x 0.9 inches (8,3 x 4.9 x 2.2cm), and weighs 3.9oz (110g). The PlugBug 120 measures 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.2 inches (10.4 x 6 x 3.1cm), and weighs 8.8oz (250g). Twelve South The U.K. and E.U. versions ship with plugs attachments for both regions. The U.S. model features just the foldable North American prongs. Apple sells an exclusive Twelve South PlugBug Travel Set, which includes interchangeable international adapters for U.S., U.K., E.U., AU, KR and CN and a travel case, for both the 2-port and 4-port models ($79.95 and $129.95). Price In the U.S. the PlugBug 50 costs $69.99 and the PlugBug 120 is priced at $119.99, direct from Twelve South or via Amazon. See also the value-for-money Travel Set sold excusively through the Apple Store. In Canada the two models are priced C$99.99 and C$169.99. In the U.K. its £69.99 and £119.99. And in the E.U. it’s 79,99 and 139,99 Euros. For more USB-C charging options check out our recommendations for the best iPhone chargers and best MacBook chargers. Verdict We thought we’d seen it all from the wide range of USB-C chargers but the powerful Twelve South PlugBug With Find Me is a great travel charger with a built-in locator to give you peace of mind that you should never lose your trusty charger again. It won’t stop you forgetting it and leaving it at home only to slam into your thoughts as your reach the airport or hotel, but at least you’ll know exactly where it is.