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- 10:41 amIndia's iPhone exports jump up to $6 billion in six months
The number of iPhones made in India rose by a third in the six months to the end of September 2024, as Apple's efforts to expand in the country continue.Mumbai, IndiaApple has been working to reduce its reliance on a single country, even as China has urged the company to continue investing in its factories. Despite also expanding in Vietnam, the major beneficiary of Apple's move has been India, with the country say it's their fastest growing firm there for 50 years.According to Bloomberg, unspecified sources in India say that the country has exported almost $6 billion worth of iPhones in the six months through September 2024. Foxconn accounted for around half of that figure, with Pegatron and the Tata Group making up the rest. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums10:30 amApple announces M4-based iMac, boosts RAM and upgrades camera from M3 model
The new iMac has been unveiled and it seems nifty. On Monday, Apple unveiled its new M4-based iMac, which replaces the M3 that was introduced in the iMac a year ago. Apple has increased the base standard configuration of unified memory from 8GB to 16GB. The new iMac is available at $1,499, $1,699, and $1,899 […] Source10:30 amApple’s week of exciting Mac announcements got off to a rocky start
Macworld The Macalope shouldn’t have to list his Apple bonafides. His head is, after all, shaped like a Classic Mac. What else does a guy have to do? Get a tattoo? Because I’m not doing that. Sounds like it hurts. But let’s just take it as writ that the Macalope generally likes Apple products. The Macalope tends not to use the word “fan” anymore because it implies a level of blind adherence and, to be clear, there have been some bad Apple fans over the years. People who are just bad people and people who act like no one should buy any other company’s products ever, shoehorning Macs, iPhones, and iPads into whatever job requires being done. Clearly, the Macalope has his personal preferences, but he’s long said there are very good reasons to use other smartphones, other computers, and other spatial computing devices. He supposes it’s possible. Overall, he just likes Apple products better. That said, there are certainly still some things the company does that he finds absolutely baffling. Recently he’s noticed three that have inexplicably continued to get his goat for years now. Apple’s most frustrating decisions are often just the little things. And, maybe given the state of the world, sometimes it’s just fun to complain about little things. On Monday, Apple updated the Mac peripherals, at long last changing the Lightning port on the Magic Keyboards and Magic Mouse to USB-C. It changed the ports, but that’s it. [excitedly turns over new Magic Mouse, sees its new USB-C port] OH, COME ON! Again, this is clearly not the biggest deal in the world. Obviously. It’s below, for instance, having to figure out which fried chicken sandwich place best aligns with your social and political views. But your mouse needing a dedicated nap time like an irritable toddler seems like a less efficient system than just, oh, finding a way to put the charging port on the front. The Magic Trackpad, for example, has it on the front. The Macalope is not an engineer, nor does he play one on TV (once in community theater), but he’s pretty sure a clever company like Apple could find a way to do it. Sure, most people use laptops these days so the number of people who even have to deal with a mouse is pretty low. But it is the default mouse for one of Apple’s signature products: the iMac. The Macalope had several of the battery-powered Apple Magic Mice, but he has not bought one since the change for precisely this reason. Perfect to a T? Nope.Apple Another product he might like to get but won’t is the Magic Keyboard. What’s wrong with it? This one you don’t even have to turn over to see, just look in the lower right-hand corner. There are two types of people in this world: people who prefer arrow keys in the proper inverted “T” configuration and absolute monsters. Somehow this hellspawn of the 2016 MacBook Pro has not been sent back into the abyss from which it came to stare at nothingness for all of eternity as should be its fate in a just and fair universe. The Macalope will just keep sending Apple the bill for the repetitive stress of having to reach up to Touch ID on his MacBook Air because he’s not buying this keyboard. The company, of course, will keep shredding them but it’s a fun little game we like to play. Finally, let’s talk colors. Or the lack thereof. How on God’s green Earth does it make sense to charge iPhone Pro customers more and give them fewer choices in color? Even car companies don’t do that. Base models generally have fewer color options than the higher end. With iPhones, however, Apple’s most expensive models come in colors so restrained you’d think they were trying to disappear into an Ansel Adams scene. IDG “Ah, the Grand Tetons. So majestic. Beautiful snow-capped mountains over crystal clear lakes and is that a Natural Titanium iPhone 16 Pro in there?” On the scale of things that matter, these are not very high. At the same time, on the scale of things that would be relatively easy to fix, they’re quite high. That’s what makes it so frustrating.10:27 amApple @ Work Podcast: Password manager at the dinner table
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with Hans Raj Kumar from Dashlane about Apple’s new password application. more…10:00 amApple releases macOS Sequoia 15.1, iOS 18.1, and iPadOS 18.1 updates, begins to roll out Apple Intelligence features | PowerPageApple releases macOS Sequoia 15.1, iOS 18.1, and iPadOS 18.1 updates, begins to roll out Apple Intelligence features
The long-awaited major updates to Apple’s macOS, iOS, and iPadOS operating systems have arrived, as Apple released macOS Sequoia 15.1, iOS 18.1, and iPadOS 18.1 on Monday. The operating systems introduce the first of the Apple Intelligence features for Macs that are equipped with an M-series chip as well as the most recent iPhone and […] Source09:55 amiPhone’s Tap to Pay launches in more European countries
Tap to Pay on iPhone is expanding to five European countries, allowing businesses to accept contactless payments through their iPhone. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)09:27 amTap to Pay on iPhone expands to more countries
This morning, Apple announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is rolling out to more markets, with five new countries across Europe. Tap to Pay on the iPhone is the feature where businesses can use an iPhone as a contactless terminal to accept payments. The customer simply holds their contactless card, or iPhone or Watch, near the merchant’s iPhone to complete the payment using NFC chip inside the iPhone. more…09:18 amTap to Pay on iPhone comes to more European countries
Apple has launched its Tap to Pay on iPhone feature in five more EU countries, the slow rollout that began wit the US in 2022.Tap to Pay on iPhoneIt was in May 2022 that US iPhone users gained the ability to pay other iPhone users without any extra hardware. Since then, it has slowly begun available outside the US, with the UK getting it in 2023, as did France, and Japan in May 2024.Now in a statement to AppleInsider, Apple has announced Tap to Pay on iPhone is now also available in five more countries: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums05:22 amM4 Mac mini leaked on Amazon, hours before potential launch
The new M4 Mac mini made a surprise appearance on Amazon, revealing its slimmer new design and key specs upgrade. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)05:22 amM4 Mac mini leaks on Amazon, hours before expected launch
The new M4 Mac mini makes a surprise appearance on Amazon. The M4 Mac mini leak reveals a slimmer new design and key specs upgrade. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)04:54 amSave up to $100 on Apple's 2024 iMac M4 with Best Buy Plus
My Best Buy Plus members can snap up the first material discounts on Apple's brand-new M4 iMac 24-inch.Save on Apple's new M4 iMac - Image credit: AppleSave $50 to $100 on retail configurations of Apple's 2024 M4 iMac, which was announced on Oct. 28. Equipped with the M4 chip, you can save on both 8-core and 10-core CPU/GPU options. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:47 amWhat's changed in runtime protection for macOS Sequoia
In previous versions of macOS Gatekeeper, Control-click could be used as a launch override for running downloaded apps. Apple has now changed that.macOS Gatekeeper is used to validate macOS apps.Under earlier versions of macOS, users could override Apple's Gatekeeper security to launch apps in the Finder by Control-clicking on them to launch them.The override was only needed on an app's first run, but it's still annoying nonetheless to some users. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:26 amAmazon leaks redesigned Mac mini with M4 Pro
An Amazon listing for the 24-inch iMac contained a now-removed comparison chart that included Apple's unannounced smaller Mac mini with M4 and M4 Pro.The new Mac mini will resemble a miniature Mac StudioApple's week of announcements does a great job keeping its new products in the news cycle for longer, but the strategy may have backfired. A comparison chart on Amazon showed the unreleased Mac mini and some of its specs, but has since been removed.The comparison chart was discovered by MacRumors on Amazon's 24-inch iMac listing. It shows a small thumbnail of what looks like a miniature Mac Studio and can be configured with the M4 and M4 Pro. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:59 amRedesigned Mac mini and M4 Pro leaks: up to 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 64GB RAM, front-facing ports like Mac Studio | 9 to 5 MacRedesigned Mac mini and M4 Pro leaks: up to 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 64GB RAM, front-facing ports like Mac Studio
We already know Apple is revealing the start of its M4 Mac line this week. The M4 iMac was the first M4 Mac announced, and M4 versions of the MacBook Pro are also expected this week alongside a redesigned Mac mini. However, we won’t have to wait for an official announcement to get our first look at the new Mac mini. We also now know top specs for the yet-to-be-announced M4 Pro chip. more…02:14 amIn Defense, I Swear, of the Magic Mouse’s Charging Port Placement
The Magic Mouse charging port placement is an opinionated design, not an absurd design.Monday October 2811:46 pmThe things you may have missed from Monday's M4 iMac announcement
The 24-inch iMac has been upgraded with the M4, but more than a simple chip update was revealed on Monday. Here's what you might have missed.The iMac has received Apple's M4 chip.Apple revealed a straightforward spec upgrade to the 24-inch iMac, which has received the M4 chip previously used only in the iPad Pro.While the new iMac has no visible differences compared to its M3-powered predecessor, the computer did receive meaningful hardware enhancements. Some of Apple's accessories also received a minor update. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums10:33 pmNew M4 iMac is the first to support 8K output at 120Hz
Apple on Monday introduced a new generation of the iMac, which is now powered by the M4 chip. Although it looks almost identical to the previous model, the new M4 iMac comes with a few new tricks – and one of them is support for 8K output at 120Hz for compatible displays. more…10:10 pmApple Intelligence Is Out Today
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Apple's AI features are finally starting to appear. Apple Intelligence is launching today on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, offering features like generative AI-powered writing tools, notification summaries, and a cleanup tool to take distractions out of photos. It's Apple's first official step into the AI era, but it'll be far from its last. Apple Intelligence has been available in developer and public beta builds of Apple's operating systems for the past few months, but today marks the first time it'll be available in the full public OS releases. Even so, the features will still be marked as "beta," and Apple Intelligence will very much remain a work in progress. (You'll have to get on a waitlist to try Apple Intelligence, too.) Siri gets a new look, but its most consequential new features -- like the ability to take action in apps -- probably won't arrive until well into 2025. In the meantime, Apple has released a very "AI starter kit" set of features. "Writing Tools" will help you summarize notes, change the tone of your messages to make them friendlier or more professional, and turn a wall of text into a list or table. You'll see AI summaries in notifications and emails, along with a new focus mode that aims to filter out unimportant alerts. The updated Siri is signified by a glowing border around the screen, and it now allows for text input by double-tapping the bottom of the screen. It's helpful stuff, but we've seen a lot of this before, and it'll hardly represent a seismic shift in how you use your iPhone. Apple says that more Apple Intelligence features will arrive in December. [...] Availability will expand in December to Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK, with additional languages coming in April. Despite Apple's previous claim that Apple Intelligence wouldn't be available in the European Union due to the Digital Markets Act, the features will, in fact, be coming to Europe in April of next year. Further reading: Apple Updates the iMac With M4 Chip Read more of this story at Slashdot.10:02 pmApple is turning The Oregon Trail into a movie
The film will be a comedy, not a serious historical drama.09:54 pmNew 24-inch iMac Upgraded with M4 Chip
Apple’s latest 24-inch iMac introduces the powerful M4 chip and enhances the user experience with a nano-texture glass option and a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera.