We’re quickly approaching the time of year when Apple has introduced a fresh color for its latest iPhones. After going with “Alpine Green” last year, a rumor suggests that the spring color will be yellow this time around.

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New CAD drawings point to the iPhone 15 Pro volume control being a single rocker-style button, rather than two separate ones for up and down.

Additionally, the moving mute switch may be replaced by a button, as Apple makes a switch from mechanical controls to solid-state ones …

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A new Foxconn plant in India looks set to be about half the size of the massive iPhone assembly facility in Zhengzhou, China – colloquially known as iPhone City.

Foxconn’s Zhengzhou plant employs around 200,000 people, and the new Indian facility is said to be creating around 100,000 jobs. It may also represent a key step in Apple building out an extended supply chain in India …

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It’s been a while since the iPhone became water resistant, and stories about the phone surviving long periods underwater are not new – yet they’re always intriguing. This time, a student accidentally dropped his iPhone into a lake in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. A week later, the device was recovered, and surprisingly, it’s still working.

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It’s been almost two months since Twitter banned third-party apps from using its API to create alternative clients for the social network. As a consequence, popular apps such as Tweetbot and Twitterrific no longer work and have been completely discontinued. Now the developers behind these apps have announced new ways to let users support them.

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Following the developer and public builds of the second iOS 16.4 beta this week, the latest firmware beta update for Apple’s Studio Display is now available.

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iOS 16.4 changes include the return of the much beloved Book page curl, the EU commission continues its anticompetitive case against Apple Music, and Benjamin and Zac reflect on just how good the 2018 iPad Pro was, and still is. Plus, Apple boosts the trade-in values for many of its products, TV+ hires another ad executive, and Benjamin gives his impressions of the MLS Season Pass launch.

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The 2018 iPad Pro deserves a prominent spot in the Apple hardware hall-of-fame. No other product from Apple has remained so functional for so long without appearing long in the tooth. The , specifically, has held up extraordinarily well for a product from over five years ago.

The latest Apple Pay promotion lets you earn a discount at Pizza Hut for a future order. While it’s just...

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Back in 2021, the developers of the privacy-focused web browser Brave announced their own search engine to compete with Google and Bing. A year later, Brave Search officially became available to everyone. Now Brave Search is introducing a new AI-based feature called “Summarizer,” which comes as a response to ChatGPT.

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We’ve got all of Thursday’s best discounts now up for grabs courtesy of our friends over at 9to5Toys. On tap this afternoon, Apple’s cellular 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro has called to a new all-time low at $299 off. That’s joined by Satechi’s new Duo Wireless Charging Stand, which is on sale for one of the very first times at $85. And last up, M2 MacBook owners looking to build out a workstation can score OWC’s latest Thunderbolt 4 hub at just $120. Hit the jump for all of the best deals and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Continuing its tradition for the seventh year, Setapp’s 2023 Mac Developer Survey is aiming to learn about the state of the industry, how devs are running their businesses, what challenges they are facing, and more. As part of the study, the company is giving away $150 Apple gift cards to three developers.

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