We have teamed up with Satechi to offer 9to5 readers exclusive early Black Friday sale pricing on the entire collection of the brand’s wonderful charging accessories, keyboards, and more. This time around we are taking things up a notch with a solid 30% off everything the brand sells sitewide – we are told there are no exclusions here either (you just can’t stack two codes at checkout). Our exclusive promo code works on all of the brand’s 2024 releases as well as items that are already seeing markdowns on the listing pages. Head over to the official Satechi site and apply our exclusive 30OFF9to5 code at checkout to redeem the sale price. But be sure to head below for some of the particular highlights form the sale as well.
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Earlier this week, we reported that the storage in the new is actually modular, meaning that it isn’t soldered to the logic board of the Mac, and ultimately would be user accessible. However, that didn’t necessarily mean it’d be easy for users to upgrade the storage on their own – though that didn’t stop one individual.
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Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.
Currency is a completely free currency conversion app for iPhone and Mac, with no ads, a clean design, and offline functionality. It has support for over 160 currencies, making it an easy to use tool for any international travel.
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Seemingly, for the first time in forever, Apple will be updating every single Mac with an M4 chip, presuming rumors hold correct. There have been a number of times where this has been close, but it hasn’t happened anytime in the past decade, at least.
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In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reported that the 2nd generation of Apple Vision Pro is expected to hit the market between fall of 2025 and spring of 2026. This mostly aligns with previous reports, although slightly less optimistic.
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Late last month, Apple unveiled the iMac, and . That’s about half of the Mac lineup, leaving the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro. Among the two remaining desktops, the Mac Studio is definitely the more popular one – though it’s a bit outdated, still sporting the M2 Max and M2 Ultra. Here’s everything we’re expecting with the next Mac Studio, though it is a bit light.
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Since launch, Gemini on iOS has been part of the Google (Search) app. That’s about to change with at least one iPhone user today spotting a standalone “Google Gemini” app on the App Store that also lets you access Gemini Live.
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Apple is widely expected to unveil an all-new iPhone 17 Air next year that puts an emphasis on form over function. The new iPhone 17 Air has been described as “ultra-slim,” but a new supply chain report this week says Apple has hit a roadblock in making the device as thin as it had originally hoped.
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Apple is always working on new products, including iterations to its current device lineup like the iPhone and more. In his most recent newsletter, Mark Gurman has laid out Apple’s big plans for its existing devices. Here’s what’s coming with future iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models.
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Today is Veterans Day and Apple is celebrating in a handful of different ways. There is an Apple Watch Activity Challenge available with a limited-time award as well as a new Time to Walk episode available through Apple Fitness+.
You’ll also notice a banner on Apple’s website thanking Veterans for their service and reminding them of the Veterans and Military Purchase Program.
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