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iCloud storage can be a sore spot for iPhone users who don’t want to pay monthly for cloud storage but also find the free 5GB plan nowhere near sufficient. Apple, however, has just defeated a US lawsuit concerning its iCloud storage practices after a judge dismissed the case.
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Apple’s Beats brand has unveiled another limited-edition version of its Solo 4 headphones. This time around, Beats is teaming up with New York designer Sandy Liang for a “playful, nostalgic aesthetic alongside Beats’ top quality look and sound.”
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Apple just launched a new M3 iPad Air, upgraded Magic Keyboard, and A16 iPad. But per Mark Gurman, another product launch is coming tomorrow: the long-awaited M4 MacBook Air.
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The new M3 MacBook Air has landed, alongside the upgraded iPad (A16), but we are still tracking Apple Intelligence-compatible iPad mini A17 Pro configs on sale from $399 (just $50 more than the new iPad). Those offers join the best price of the year on the most affordable M4 Mac mini (plus other models at up to $100 off), Amazon Renewed Premium iPhone 15 Pro units at $480 off, and the return of $200 price drops on the base model M4 MacBook Pro from $1,399. Ongoing deals on Beats Solo 4, Find My wallet trackers, and Apple Studio Displays are also up for grabs in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Leitmotif, the team behind the awesome diff and merge Mac app Kaleidoscope, is expanding its portfolio of native Mac apps for developers. The company has acquired Taska, a native Mac app that serves as a frontend for web services like GitHub and GitLab.
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An M4 MacBook Air may not be the only new Mac coming this week. Mark Gurman shared that Apple may actually be planning to release an updated Mac Studio this week, and the company may not be done introducing new M3 chips after all.
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Severance’s hit second season continues to set record numbers for Apple TV+, and as part of the ongoing marketing blitz, Ben Stiller was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. During his appearance, he revealed that a Severance guest role in season two’s premiere was originally offered to former President Barack Obama.
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Apple has released public beta 2 for a variety of its software platforms, including macOS Sequoia 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, and more. These updates arrive just over one week after the first betas, and one day after developer versions.
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Apple has just released public beta 2 for iOS 18.4, bringing a variety of new features and changes for users in the public beta program. Here’s everything that’s new.
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