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- Tuesday March 31
- 02:57 pmAT&T launches new all-in-one plan for wireless and home internet
AT&T has announced a new ‘OneConnect’ plan today that combines wireless service across your various devices plus home internet. Here are the details. more…02:54 pmFantastical can now trigger alarms for events and tasks
Apple introduced a new developer tool in iOS 26 called AlarmKit. The latest version of Fantastical for iPhone and iPad adopts it. more…02:37 pmThe M5 Pro MacBook Pro is $150 off for the first time
Macworld When Apple released the M5 Pro MacBook Pro earlier this month, they also raised the price of entry. Instead of a $1,999 for 512GB, the least-expensive model you can buy has 1TB of storage for $2,199. Now, thanks to Amazon’s spring sale, you can get that 14-inch MacBook Pro for $2,049, a savings of $150. Other than 1TB of storage, you’re also getting 24GB of RAM to go along with the speedy M5 Pro chip that delivers an impressive performance boost over the previous generation. You’ll also get up to 2x faster read/write performance compared to the M4 model. You can also hook up a pair of high-resolution external displays. Of course, you’ll also get a brilliant Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion, tons of expansion, including Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, and an SDXC card slot, and Wi-Fi 7. And it all comes wrapped in Apple’s iconic MacBook Pro design that’s simply gorgeous in either silver or space black. So go save $150 and get one of the best laptops around before Amazon’s spring sale ends.02:17 pmApple details AirPods Max 2 ANC upgrades, more in new interview
The first reviews of AirPods Max 2 dropped today, and I’m a big fan of the improved ANC, Adaptive Audio support, and sound quality. In a new interview, Apple has shed more light on the engineering work behind AirPods Max, including the H2 chip and upgraded ANC. more…02:09 pmRounded chassis, tiny Dynamic Island expected for 20th anniversary iPhone
The 20th-anniversary iPhone will have a curved metal casing matching the glass as well as an even smaller Dynamic Island than the iPhone 18 Pro, a questionable leaker has claimed.The 20th-anniversary iPhone has sometimes been referred to as the iPhone XXApple has long been rumored to be bringing out a revamped iPhone for its 20th anniversary in 2027. When it comes to how that revamp will happen, it seems that a curved design is the strongest rumor about its appearance.In a pair of tweets on March 30 and March 31, leaked @phonefuturist posted to X about the anniversary smartphone. In the first post, they said it will have a 1.1mm frame with a rounded design that will seamlessly-match the "quad curve design" of the display. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:02 pmApple Watch competitor brings blood pressure feature to the US after many years
Seven years ago, Samsung announced plans to bring blood pressure monitoring to smartwatches. This week, the feature has been cleared for users in the United States for the first time. Apple Watch has since added its own blood pressure monitoring capabilities, but the two approaches differ in scope. more…02:00 pmBest retro Apple accessories for tapping that vintage vibe
As Apple marks 50 years in business, these are some of the best vintage Apple accessories. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:00 pmApple TV unveils teaser trailer for new psychological horror thriller ‘Cape Fear’
Apple TV on Tuesday released the teaser for “Cape Fear,” the new psychological horror thriller showrun and executive produced by… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.01:53 pmiOS 27 could give Apple’s Shortcuts app a powerful new capability
iOS 27 will be unveiled this June, and a new rumor indicates it could give the Shortcuts app a powerful new capability: creating all-new actions using AI prompts. more…01:30 pmApple TV unveils new thriller from Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese
Apple TV’s Cape Fear is a new thriller series coming this summer from producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, and the first trailer has just debuted. more…01:30 pmThis $20 bundle teaches you the career skills you need to succeed
The Job-Ready Advantage: Career Prep & Soft Skills Bundle courses teach you to communicate better, interview smarter and land jobs. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)01:11 pmConsequences come calling for Cooper in season 2 of Apple TV’s ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ | Mac Daily NewsConsequences come calling for Cooper in season 2 of Apple TV’s ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’
In season two of Apple TV's critically acclaimed series, "Your Friends and Neighbors," which already landed an early season three… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.01:09 pmiPhone 18 Pro smaller Dynamic Island claims are from unknown sources
Two new claims that the iPhone 18 Pro will be getting a smaller Dynamic Island are getting a lot of attention at present. However, all may not be as it appears … more…01:00 pm50 years of the most important Apple products
Apple produces plenty of hits, but you don't know them all. These are the most important Apple products of the company's first 50 years. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)01:00 pmAirPods Max 2 review: Familiar features & design, but needs more
AirPods Max 2 finally got an actual update. They're still excellent, but the added features aren't really anything new.AirPods Max 2 review: What's old is new againApple half-heartedly updated the AirPods Max in September of 2024. It was such a meager update that it removed a prior feature — wired lossless — and didn't get a new name.Thankfully, Apple at least brought back wired lossless audio via a software update. That update delivered nothing else, and was months later just to restore a feature that the Lightning version had. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:00 pmAirPods Max 2 review: High-end adds modern features at last
After a five-year wait, AirPods Max 2 have officially arrived. They aren’t a dramatic rethink of the product or the form factor, but they bring some much-needed modernization courtesy of the new H2 chip inside. I’ve been wearing AirPods Max for the last 6 days, here’s what I think. Buy AirPods Max 2: $529 (Reg. $549) more…12:35 pmThe new adaptive Apple Music design draws complaints from dark mode users
The new Apple Music album and playlist design introduced with iOS 26.4 has a lot of fans, but is drawing the ire of some hardcore dark mode users. Now that the colors of the interface adapt to match the album art, screens can be very bright at night if you tap on an album that features mostly white or other light-colored backgrounds. For users that rely on dark mode to keep the phone screen dark at night time, these interface ‘flash bangs’ are triggering frustrations. more…12:31 pmApple continues to roll out age verification around the world; more UK methods
Tech trends aren’t always easy to spot at an early stage, but there’s a very clear exception right now: the age verification requirement a growing number of countries and US states are introducing. Apple is impacted by at least some of this legislation as certain apps are rated as suitable only for adults, and the company has so far introduced age verification in three countries … more…12:30 pmMacs last nearly twice as long in the enterprise as Windows PCs
A new analysis of computers used in the enterprise finds that Macs and iPhones last much longer and have far fewer problems. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)12:10 pmOllama is supercharged by MLX's unified memory use on Apple Silicon
Machine learning researchers using Ollama will enjoy a speed boost to LLM processing, as the open-source tool now uses MLX on Apple Silicon to fully take advantage of unified memory.Ollama has been boosted by MLX on Apple SiliconAnyone working with large language models (LLMs) wants results as quickly as possible. There are techniques to do this using multiple Macs, working in a cluster to increase the amount of processing at hand, but one method made by Apple also provides an extra bit of assistance.This has been undertaken by the developers working on the open-source model management and execution tool Ollama. In a March 30 update, it announced that it is previewing a version of the tool for Apple Silicon that takes advantage of MLX. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums