Apple has struck a deal with a new partner for ad sales in its Apple News and Stocks apps. Unfortunately, that ad seller—Taboola—carries a reputation for employing some of the worst ads you’ve ever seen.
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Apple is kicking off a new high-profile ad campaign today focused on Safari. The campaign takes direct aim at other browsers, such as Chrome, where “your browsing is being watched.” Safari, meanwhile, offers several robust privacy protections to protect your web browsing data.
There’s also a new story on Apple’s WebKit blog detailing Privacy Browsing 2.0 for Safari.
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In addition to major new home screen customization options in iOS 18, Apple has also made it easier to rearrange your home screen. Most notably, you can now adjust widget sizes right from your iPhone’s home screen.
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Apple’s Beats brand is teaming up with Minecraft to launch a special edition version of Beats Solo 4 headphones. These are the same Beats Solo 4 that I reviewed earlier this year, just with some classic Minecraft designs all over them.
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watchOS 11 comes with a new “Vitals” app that aims to help users make better health and fitness decisions. Now Apple Health VP Dr. Sumbul Desai has shared why sleeping with will be needed to deliver the best understanding of your overall health with the Vitals app.
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Apple finally released iOS and iPadOS 18 for public beta testing on July 15th. This opens up the new updates to even more users who are willing to take a risk and install the new OS before its public release in the fall. The great thing for us risk-takers is that the public beta is completely free. Be sure to check out how to install it here. There are an abundance of new features to play with but here are the first 10 features you should try with iPadOS 18.
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On today’s episode of 9to5Mac Daily, we discuss the release of the iOS 18 public beta, highlighting all the new features, including the ‘Recovered’ album in the Photos app for finding lost or damaged content. Additionally, we cover Apple’s recent special media event that focused on gaming on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Tune in for all of the latest Apple news!
: Get up to $650 off Roborock’s lineup of high-end autonomous robot vacs with prices starting from $260 for Prime Day 2024.
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If your car has factory-installed CarPlay or Android, Ottocast, the wireless vehicle entertainment experts, are here to elevate your in-car experience. For a limited time, 9to5Mac readers can enjoy an exclusive 25% discount on select Ottocast CarPlay products by using the code TC25 at checkout.
Here are three of our best reccomendations from Ottocast…
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Apple has released developer beta 4 for its various software platforms…but maybe not the beta 4 you were hoping for. Today’s beta release is for the latest updates to Apple’s current OS versions: iOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS 14.6, and more.
Update: Apple has also released the fourth public betas for available platforms.
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Apple has announced support for upcoming tax-free holidays across the US, some of which start as soon as July 19 while others span out through August.
During these tax-free days, you’ll be able to purchase a variety of Apple products without paying sales tax—for potential savings of hundreds of dollars. Here’s all the info.
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