Ten Apple services were yesterday affected by a mix of outages, performance hits, and other issues – more than initially reported by the company …
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Apple 15W wireless chargers are set to be banned from sale in China, with both MagSafe and Qi2 charging pads affected.
The Chinese government says that the prohibitions are to prevent interference and “maintain the order of airwaves” …
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Apple device management vendor Addigy has announced the immediate availability of new Apple Intelligence controls. These controls, now live within Addigy’s platform, allow IT administrators and Managed Service Providers to test the activation and deactivation of Apple Intelligence across their devices ahead of its integration into the public fall OS releases.
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There was a time when I attempted to keep my Mac completely stock, but that didn’t last long! Not only are there third-party apps I prefer to the Apple ones, but I just have too many Mac utilities which are part of my daily routine.
These are the seven utilities which live in my Mac menubar, and make my everyday life just a little easier …
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Switching music streaming services can be a headache, but it’s getting a little easier…for two services, at least. Apple Music now lets you easily transfer playlists to and from YouTube Music. So if you’re looking to transfer music services—as long as Spotify’s not involved—there’s an easy process for doing so. Here’s how it works.
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I’d hoped the era of pointless AI wearables was at an end after the Humane Ai pin saw its returns exceed its sales, and MKBHD called the Rabbit R1 “barely reviewable,” but it appears not. The NotePin is the latest nonsensical AI wearable that should be an app.
Plaud has already launched an AI voice recorder that has to be paired with an iPhone that could do the same job without the extra hardware. Not content with this, it has now announced a wearable that has to be paired with an iPhone that could do the same job without the extra hardware …
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A new market intelligence report today projects that the iPhone 16 launch will help Apple’s revenue will hit a record $400B this year.
Indeed, Counterpoint research predicts that all of Apple’s key hardware product lines are likely to experience growth this year …
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Update September 27, 2024: Relay’s St. Jude fundraising is entering its final week! This year’s campaign is nearing $900,000 and we’d love for the 9to5Mac community to help finish strong!
You can donate and learn more about corporate matching programs on the campaign webpage.
We’ve also added a new reward option: donate $15 or more and get a 9to5Mac sticker! Helping children and getting a 9to5Mac sticker? That’s too good an opportunity to pass up.
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Refurbished iPhones can be bought from various sellers, and they’re also used for AppleCare device replacements. In normal circumstances, a device’s prior owner should have no impact on your experience with a refurbished iPhone. But that’s not always the case. As one user has outlined, it’s possible for a prior owner’s social media ban to carry over and impact a new device owner. And currently, there’s no known fix.
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Your mid-week collection of Apple deals and accessories is now live starting with the lowest price we have tracked of the season on a 15-inch M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM down at $1,349 – this deal also joins additional 15-inch configurations at $200 off as well. We are tracking up to $200 off M4 iPad Pro models alongside some of the more accessible configs starting at $919 alongside the return of $100 price drops on Apple Series 9 just before Apple is about to be rid of the 41mm form-factor entirely. All of that joins hundreds in savings on monitors for your clamshell and headless Mac setup, charging gear, MagSafe accessories, and much more down below.
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