TikTok has announced that it is responding to new legislation in the UK and EU by introducing a ban on the use of beauty filters by those aged under 18. The ban will be implemented worldwide …
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AI was supposed to lead to a supercycle of smartphone growth, not just among iPhone users but also Android. But it turns out, that’s simply not a thing yet—at least based on global 2024 smartphone trends. Sales are trending up, but not at all for the reasons you might expect.
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The holiday season is upon us, and Apple would have you believe that its products make the perfect gifts for your loved ones. A new CIRP report reveals, however, which Apple products tend to get gifted and which ones miss out on a holiday boost.
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We are now fast approaching the big 2024 Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday proper just beyond that, but the major Black Friday Week sales are and elsewhere and the Apple gear deals are in full force. The AirPods Pro 2 are still sitting down at the best price ever and we have now spotted the starter M4 Pro MacBook Pro models with a sweet $300 price drop across the board alongside ongoing deals on the M4 starting from $1,399. Those deals carry over to a massive $190 price drop on Apple’s Beats Studio Pro headphones, a new all-time low on the 2024 gray Beats Pill speaker with Find My, deals on Apple’s 2024 Milanese Loops, and well, discounts across just about every current-generation Apple product there is. Scope it all out below and over at 9to5Toys.
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Vision Pro users know that immersive video is one of the platform’s strengths, but content has been relatively scarce. Apple is reportedly working on a big project to change that: upgrading a popular sports stadium with the tech necessary for live streaming games in immersive video on Vision Pro.
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MAGEASY is a leader in the premium accessories market for Apple products, and will be offering some of its best prices ever for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, providing customers with the ultimate value on cases and other accessories for your Apple products.
These deals will be running through December 2nd, and you can also take advantage of some site-wide offers outside of the ones highlighted here, where you can buy any item and save 10%, buy any 2 items and save 20%, and any 3 items for 30% off. Newsletter subscribers (located at the bottom of the website) can also save 15% on one item. Don’t miss out!
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GM has made its stance clear on the future of equipping its vehicles with Android Auto and CarPlay. It won’t be. However, a clever third-party kit promises to restore the functionality.
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Benjamin and Chance debate the appeal of the iPhone 17 Air as more details about the redesigned phone leak out. And Siri is set for more LLM-powered updates, but maybe not until spring 2026. Is that too late for Apple to ever catch up to the state of the art?
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Apple silicon has led to significant advancements on the Mac, including the recent M4 models. But some of the best evidence for Apple’s advantages in silicon is found in a surprising and unconventional place: the iPad mini 7.
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Wicked’s successful film adaptation has brought The Wizard of Oz back into public discourse, and some have noted its parallels found in Ted Lasso. Now, series writer and star Brett Goldstein has set the record straight about the close relationship between the Apple TV+ series and the classic film and book.
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