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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 03/14/2024 09:01 EDT

Apple Sports App Updated for MLB and NCAA's March Madness

The new Apple Sports app for the iPhone received its first update today with optimizations for the MLB and NCAA's March Madness. The full release notes for Apple Sports version 1.1:• Ready for March Madness? Follow the Men's and Women's NCAA Basketball Tournaments for real-time updates. • Starting with Opening Day, go deep this MLB season with play-by-play updates, betting odds, box scores, and more for all of your favorite... Read more ›

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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors · 03/14/2024 08:57 EDT

Apple Vision Pro's Name May Still Face Trademark Issues in China

The Apple's Vision Pro headset may still face trademark issues with Huawei when the company launches it in China. As highlighted by the South China Morning Post, Chinese tech giant Huawei registered the "Vision Pro" name in the country in 2021. This registration encompasses a wide array of goods and services, including virtual reality headsets and wearable video displays, effectively granting Huawei exclusive rights to the "Vision Pro" name in... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 03/14/2024 08:09 EDT

Proton Encrypted Mail Desktop App Now Available for Mac

Swiss-based privacy startup Proton today announced the availability of its end-to-end encrypted desktop mail app for macOS and Windows, with a Linux version in beta. According to the company, the Proton Mail desktop app has been optimized to integrate with Macs, which means it can sync themes with the desktop's light or dark mode, display notifications natively, and offer instant switching between mail and calendar. The new Proton Mail desktop... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors 3 place · 03/14/2024 07:29 EDT

AirPods Case With Touchscreen Knock-Off Copies Apple Patent

Apple registers many patents most of which never see the light of day as consumer products – officially, that is. One burgeoning knock-off merchant in China has apparently taken cues from an idea Apple had in 2021 for AirPods featuring a case with a built-in touchscreen display. Pictures and video shared on X (Twitter) by occasional leaker @lipilipsi show production units of counterfeit AirPods with an OLED touchscreen integrated into... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 03/14/2024 06:37 EDT

Apple Vision Pro is 'Over-Engineered DevKit,' Says Former Oculus Head

Apple's first-generation Vision Pro headset is an "over-engineered devkit" that ships with more sensors than is necessary to deliver Apple's intended experience. That's according to Hugo Barra, former VP of Android and head of Meta's phased-out Oculus headset brand. Barra, who oversaw the Oculus team in 2017 after it was acquired by Facebook, has published an in-depth analysis of Apple's spatial computing device, which is well worth a read. But... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 19:55 EDT

Apple Vision Pro Likely to Launch in These Nine Countries Next

Apple will soon add 12 new languages to the virtual keyboard on the Vision Pro, based on code discovered by MacRumors. Right now, the Apple Vision Pro keyboard only supports English (US) and Emoji, which makes sense as it is limited to the United States. To bring the Vision Pro to new countries, Apple needs to add support for additional languages. The code indicates the following languages will be added:... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 19:10 EDT

Throwboy Launches Giant Pillow Modeled After Mac Finder Icon

Throwboy, known for its line of pillows designed to look like classic Macs, this week launched a new jumbo version of the Apple fan favorite Icon Pillow. Designed to look like the Finder icon from early Macs, the jumbo Icon Pillow measures in at 37 inches by 37 inches by 15 inches, and it is the biggest pillow that Throwboy has created to date. It is made of a soft... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 17:49 EDT

Apple Suppliers Donate to Restore Fund for Sustainable Forests and Other Carbon Removal Projects

Apple today announced that suppliers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Japanese company Murata Manufacturing are investing in its Restore Fund, a program aimed at scaling investments in high-quality nature-based carbon removal while also protecting critical ecosystems. TSMC is investing up to $50 million and Murata is investing up to $30 million, with the money managed by Climate Asset Management. Apple established the Restore Fund in 2021 with a $200... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 16:14 EDT

Epic Games Accuses Apple of Charging 'Unjustified Fees' for Required Non-App Store Purchase Link

Epic Games is once again after Apple, this time accusing the Cupertino company of violating a court ruling that requires Apple to allow developers to offer in-app links to direct customers to third-party purchase options on the web. Apple tweaked its U.S. App Store policies back in January, and developers are permitted to put one link in their apps that leads to a website where customers can make a purchase... Read more ›

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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 14:11 EDT

M3 MacBook Air Teardown Shows Apple Fixed Base Model's Biggest Flaw

The repair website iFixit today shared a video teardown of the base model 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip and 256GB of storage, and it shows that this configuration is equipped with two 128GB flash storage chips. This change results in significantly faster SSD speeds compared to the equivalent MacBook Air with the M2 chip, which has a single 256GB storage chip, as the SSD can read and write... Read more ›

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 12:46 EDT

TikTok Closer to Potential U.S. Ban as House Passes Bill Requiring Sale

The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that would force TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media network or face a ban in the United States. The Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act will now go to the Senate, where its fate is unclear. U.S. lawmakers want TikTok to be sold to a company outside of China due to concerns that the Chinese government could force... Read more ›

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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 11:33 EDT

Report: Most Subscription-Based Apps Do Not Make Money

Most mobile apps with subscriptions do not make money, a new in-depth analysis finds. The "State of Subscription Apps" report comes from RevenueCat (via TechCrunch), a prominent mobile subscription toolkit provider. With nearly 30,000 apps utilizing its platform for monetization management, RevenueCat is able to provide a reliable overview of the subscription app landscape thanks to its data collection capabilities. The analysis delves into data from over 29,000 apps and... Read more ›

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Mitchel Broussard @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 10:53 EDT

Amazon Discounts 2nd Gen Apple Watch SE to Just $189

Amazon today has the 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE for $189.00, which is just $10 higher compared to its all-time low price. This deal is available in the Silver Aluminum Case with Winter Blue Sport Loop and Midnight Aluminum Case with Midnight Sport Loop, and only Amazon has the discount. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive... Read more ›

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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 10:42 EDT

Here's Everything We Know About Apple's Next-Generation CarPlay

It has been nearly two years since Apple first previewed next-generation CarPlay at WWDC 2022, and it has still yet to become available in any vehicles. Below, we recap the latest information about the upcoming software system. Apple's render of next-generation CarPlay from WWDC 2022 Next-generation CarPlay will have deeper integration with a vehicle's instrument cluster, climate controls, FM radio, and more. It will also support multiple displays across the... Read more ›

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Hartley Charlton @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 09:37 EDT

Apple Begins Assembling iPhone 15 in Brazil

Apple has started assembling the iPhone 15 model in Brazil, shifting in its global manufacturing approach to mitigate high import taxes and diversify its supply chain. As reported by MacMagazine (via 9to5Mac), the assembly process is being carried out at the Foxconn facility in São Paulo and seeks to reduce the high import fees levied on electronics in Brazil, which significantly inflate the cost of electronics for consumers in the... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 08:41 EDT

VLC Media Player Potentially Coming to Apple Vision Pro

VideoLAN is working on bringing its popular open source VLC media player to Apple Vision Pro, according to tech newsletter Lowpass. The non-profit organization said it was currently developing a version for Apple's spatial computing headset. "We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro," VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf told Lowpass writer Janko Roettgers. However, one of the reasons the app hasn't already been released is that... Read more ›

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Joe Rossignol @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 08:31 EDT

GarageBand for Mac Updated With Important Security Fix

Apple this week updated GarageBand for Mac with an important security fix. Users should update the app as soon as possible due to this security vulnerability. In a support document for the new GarageBand version, Apple said "a use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management":GarageBand Available for: macOS Ventura and macOS Sonoma Impact: Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected app termination or arbitrary code execution Description:... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 07:31 EDT

Spotify Begins Rolling Out Music Videos in Beta Across 11 Countries

Spotify today announced support for music videos, a new feature the streaming service describes as a "beta" with a limited catalog that is available in 11 markets. Music videos for supported tracks will show up in the Now Playing screen for Spotify Premium users in the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya. A "Switch to Video" icon appears above the song title in... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 06:44 EDT

Brave Browser Reports Spike in EU Installs After iOS 17.4 DMA Changes

Alternative browser company Brave has reported a sharp increase in iPhone installs since Apple made sweeping changes to iOS in order to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. With the recent iOS 17.4 update, users in the EU are presented with a splash screen upon opening Safari that allows them to choose a new default browser. Apple is not providing just the standard browsers that have... Read more ›

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Tim Hardwick @ MacRumors · 03/13/2024 06:03 EDT

macOS Sonoma 14.4 Causing USB Hub Issues for Some Users

Some Mac users who updated to Apple's latest macOS Sonoma 14.4 software release are experiencing connectivity issues with USB hubs, with several reports of mice, keyboards, and other peripherals no longer being detected. Users have taken to the MacRumors forums, Reddit, X (Twitter), and the Apple Support Community forums to relay their experiences, a selection of which we've reproduced below. MacRumors forum member mjodotcom: 14.4 definitely breaks USB hub monitor... Read more ›

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