It’s been seven years since Apple acquired Beddit, a platform specializing in sleep monitoring. In 2022, the company began phasing out Beddit products by removing them from retail stores. Now Apple has also removed Beddit apps from the iOS App Store, so users can no longer download them.
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Following the release of the ChatGPT app for macOS earlier this year, Perplexity AI has now announced that it will soon be launching its own app for Mac as well. But unlike ChatGPT for macOS, Perplexity will be available for download on the Mac App Store.
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Here’s some feedback I’d like to put on Apple’s radar. Lock Screen customization is awesome, especially with new iPhone control options in iOS 18, but sometimes I just want to change my wallpaper. Trying out a new wallpaper has been rather complex since iOS gained Lock Screen customization, widgets, and now controls.
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Update: Emphasis on probably, huh? Readers report seeing these alerts without Cupertino saved. There goes that theory. Might just be a bug.
You may have received an Excessive Heat Warning on your iPhone today even if you’re nowhere near the affected area. This is probably why....
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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with Marcelo Barros from Hacker Rangers about security awareness.
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Apple’s Messages via satellite service is likely to be in demand for some time, to help people check in on friends and family in the wake of Hurricane Helene.
Some 370 cell towers in North Carolina are completely out of action, with a further 103 operating on backup power …
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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to attend an iPhone launch event in the Steve Jobs Theater, Om Malik has shared a series of photos intended to give an inside view of Glowtime, together with his thoughts on what it’s like to be there.
The writer, photographer, and investor says that this event was quite different to previous ones as there was a new type of attendee …
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The Apple versus Epic Games case rumbles on despite the rejection of attempts to appeal by both companies.
Yesterday one of the judges in the case effectively accused Apple of lying, and now the Cupertino company is attempting a new tactic in a bid to have the ruling either thrown out altogether or narrowed so that only Epic Games benefits …
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In a new investor note seen by 9to5Mac today, analysts at Barclays report that Apple “may have just cut” iPhone 16 production by three million units. Based “recent supply channel checks,” the analysts say that these cuts were made at a “key semiconductor” partner for iPhone orders through the December quarter.
Barclays says that its “sell-through checks” suggest a 15% decline year-over-year for the iPhone 16 launch.
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A succession of T-Mobile data breaches saw millions of customers have their personal data exposed. The company has now been fined $15.75M, and has agreed to spend the same amount again on upgrading its security.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says that the combination of fine and promised security enhancements represents a model for future handling of such incidents …
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