Apple has developed special computers to process certain Apple Intelligence requests privately in the cloud, and these computers currently run on the M2 Ultra chip. However, it seems that the company already has plans to upgrade its cloud computers with the M4 chip starting next year.
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Mercury Weather is a cool indie app that works as an alternative to Apple’s Weather app. Following an update in August that added new features to the app, there’s now another update available – and this one provides notifications about weather conditions.
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As we’ve seen, iOS 18.2 adds a lot of new features, and there are more with the second beta released this week. Although most of them are related to Apple Intelligence, there are some other interesting changes too. One of them is the ability to trust a new computer with the and iPad using Face ID.
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Some iPhone users are reporting a scary bug with the Notes app on iPhone. After agreeing to new iCloud terms and conditions as prompted by the system, the Notes app appears to disconnect from iCloud and instead presents users with a screen of zero notes, as if all the user’s notes have been deleted.
This happened to me on my phone running iOS 18.2. Based on the number of reports on social media from aggrieved users worried that all their notes are now gone forever, this is a relatively widespread bug that impacts iPhones running any iOS 18 version. Fortunately, there is a fix …
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The Apple-backed group that oversees the Matter smart device standard has launched its latest big update. Matter 1.4 debuts today with a variety of improvements that further advance smart home capabilities. Here’s what’s new.
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The first reviews for the M4 MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac have just dropped. Apple’s first M4 Macs arrive in stores and users’ hands tomorrow. And based on these early impressions, there should be a lot of very satisfied customers soon.
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Streaming services continue to crack down on password sharing. Netflix and Disney+ have both done it recently, and soon Max will join them.
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Apple is just getting started with building AI into its various software platforms. However, one of its chief competitors, Microsoft, just learned an important lesson the company could take to heart: most consumers aren’t willing to pay very much for AI features.
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The early Black Friday deals are flying as Best Buy has now launched its new weekly doorbusters sale alongside a particularly notable 1-day offer on AirPods Pro 2 down at $170. Now within $1 of the best price all year, you can score Apple’s flagship buds at $80 alongside this offer on the new AirPods 4 down at $114. From there, we move over to the M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and the 512GB SSD at $290 off the price it fetched before Apple upgraded to 16GB base models, as well as a new all-time low on the Jet Black Apple Watch Series 10 from $366. All of that and more awaits down below alongside a host of charging and accessory deals as well.
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