iPhone 16 is officially here. Of course, customers buying a new iPhone will certainly want to protect their phone from damage and also make their lives easier, which is why TORRAS is launching new Ostand Spin cases with a built-in stand and ring grip for iPhone 16. Head below for a closer look and use code 925mac20 for a limited time discount on the new line of cases.
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Meta held a special event on Wednesday to announce updates for its platforms and also some new products. Among all the announcements, there was certainly one that caught all the attention: the Orion project. Orion is not a product coming soon to stores, but it’s a functional prototype of how Meta imagines AR glasses. And they’re exactly what I want for the future of Apple Vision.
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My colleague Filipe Espósito yesterday said that the prototype Meta Orion glasses are what he wants for the future of Apple Vision, and I agree that they are an incredible step in the right direction.
I’ve long said that an Apple Glasses product is what I really want to see, but as impressed as I am by what Meta has shown us, I still think it will be a few years before any of us will be wearing a pair of Apple Glasses …
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Former Apple design chief Jony Ive this week confirmed he’s working Sam Altman on an AI hardware product of some kind, despite the failure of existing products like the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1.
Humane last month admitted that returns were exceeding sales, and now Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu has confessed that the R1 averages just 5,000 daily active users …
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EU users hoping for good news on the Apple Intelligence front—look away. Apple’s ongoing dispute with EU governing authorities over a variety of issues, including AI, has found its latest story. Per Politico, a new AI pact put forward by the EU has gained prominent signatories like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. But Apple is a holdout.
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The Meta Quest Pro headset has been discontinued, with the company officially bidding goodbye to its most expensive headset while selling off remaining units. This follows an earlier decision to abandon work on an even more expensive Vision Pro competitor.
Meta had already slashed the price of the Pro from $1,499 to $999 within months of launch, but has now completely given up on the four-figure market …
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Apple is again at the center of a privacy controversy involving the FBI and locked phones. This time, comments by former president Donald Trump at a Wednesday rally have brought the issue back to the front of public discussion, as he put responsibility on Apple to aid the investigation.
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My favorite types of accessories are ones that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also provide multiple solutions in one form factor. Earlier this year, Moft launched their , which was a great product and one that I used much more frequently than I had originally anticipated. It gave you a very useful iPhone tripod that is the size of a Magsafe wallet. But that was the one issue I had with it. I love having a Magsafe wallet always attached to my Phone and I had to pick between the tripod or the wallet. But it looks like Moft has cooked up the perfect solution.
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Today’s price drops are selling out fast folks – we have already seen the best price ever on the new AirPods 4 come and go. But you can still score the all-time low on Apple’s brand new iPhone 16 cases as both the silicone and clear Camera Control models are now sitting at $30 for a limited time. From there we move over to the M3 MacBook Air – you can now land one with 16GB of RAM down at $1099, alongside up to $1,000 in savings on M2 iPad Pro, and a sweet $99 price drop on the Level Lock+ Smart Lock with Apple Home Key. Everything is waiting for you below.
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Update October 2, 2024: The release of iOS 18.0.1 is imminent. The information was shared on social media by a private account with a strong track record. The account has previously shared details about upcoming iOS software updates on multiple different occasions. According to the account, iOS 18.0.1 will have the build number 22A3370.
Apple is now testing iOS 18.0.1, according to 9to5Mac analytics. This update will likely include fixes for a few different bugs that iPhone and iPad users have reported experiencing. It comes two and a half weeks after the release of iOS 18 for iPhone users.
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