Apple TV+ announces ‘Wonder Pets: In The City,’ premiering December 13th
Apple TV+ on Tuesday announced the all-new animated preschool original series “Wonder Pets: In The City,” which will premiere globally… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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New AirPods Pro 2 beta firmware arrives ahead of iOS 18.1 release
It’s been a busy fall for Apple software releases, and that’s set to continue. iOS 18.1 and more will arrive in the next couple weeks. But ahead of those updates, Apple has just released new beta firmware for —likely with support for the upcoming Hearing Health features. more…

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Sonos launches next-gen Arc Ultra alongside redesigned Sub 4
Sonos has finally launched its newest soundbar, the Sonos Arc Ultra, alongside a freshly-redesigned Sub 4 to bring what it calls "cinema-quality" sound to your home.Sonos Arc Ultra brings cinema-quality spatial sound to your living roomNew devices have been long-rumored to be coming out of the Sonos camp and they managed to make it before the holiday season. This comes as Sonos continues to improve its mobile app experience.Headlining the news is the Sonos Arc Ultra, which looks quite similar to the existing Sonos Arc. The Arc Ultra delivers louder and more precise 9.1.4 spatial audio — up from 5.1.2 spatial audio — to your living room. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple Car Key coming soon to Volvo, Audi, Polestar vehicles
Apple Car Key - digital car keys in the Wallet app - are coming soon to select Volvo, Audi, and Polestar vehicles, based on code changes… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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Seventh macOS 15.1 developer beta has finally arrived
Arriving one day after the rest of the operating systems, Apple's seventh developer beta of macOS Sequoia 15.1 has finally become available for testing.macOS Sequoia 15 on a MacBook ProOn Monday, Apple released a new batch of developer betas for testers to try out, including iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence. Though macOS was the only one missing from the group, it has arrived one day later.The seventh developer beta of macOS Sequoia 15.1 arrives after the sixth, which landed on October 7. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 7 now available ahead of public launch
Today Apple has released a new beta for Mac users with a developer account. macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 7 offers the latest version of the big Apple Intelligence update ahead of the fast-approaching public launch. Here’s what to expect. more…

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Apple study exposes major issues in ‘reasoning’ capabilities of LLMs
The fragility highlighted in these new results helps support previous research suggesting that LLMs use of probabilistic pattern… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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Apple TV+ share of streaming slips slightly
Apple TV+ viewership in Q3 2024 declined slightly, but is still well ahead of where it sat three years ago. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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Beats partners with Kim Kardashian on new Beats Pill colors
Apple's Beats is continuing to work with Kim Kardashian, with the latest collaboration being some special-edition Beats Pill colors.Kim Kardashian holding two new Beats Pill colors [Beats]The celebrity Kim Kardashian has worked with Beats on new variants of its products previously. In the latest and third collaboration, the focus is on the Beats Pill.The special edition releases under the Beats x Kim collection offers the revamped portable speaker in two new hues. This time, they are Light Gray and Dark Gray, selected for function and style. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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New Apple Card promo offers 6% cash back at Walgreens for a limited time
Apple announced a new Apple Card offer starting today, offering up to 6% cash back at Walgreens and Duane Reade through November 15th. more…

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Sonos announces Arc Ultra and Sub 4 bringing, ‘Cinema-Quality Sound’ to your home
Sonos has unveiled the latest addition to its home audio lineup with the Sonos Arc Ultra, a new version of the acclaimed Sonos Arc soundbar. Alongside the Arc Ultra, Sonos has also introduced the Sub 4, a next-generation subwoofer with deep, distortion-free bass to complement any Sonos setup. As a current Sonos Arc customer, I’m excited to see how they will outshine an already great soundbar with their new Arc Ultra. more…

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Today in Apple history: CEO John Sculley bids Apple a $10 million farewell
On October 15, 1993, John Sculley stepped down as Apple chairman. He ran Apple well for 10 years, but he also forced out Steve Jobs. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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Today in Apple history: CEO John Sculley bids Apple a $10 million farewell
On October 15, 1993, John Sculley stepped down as Apple chairman. He ran Apple well for 10 years, but he also forced out Steve Jobs. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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How to run Windows on Mac
Macworld Mac users who want to run Windows on their Macs have been able to do so since the arrival of the Intel processors in Macs back in 2006. Back then it was easy to use Apple’s own Boot Camp software to boot a Mac up into Windows, at which point your Mac could run Windows apps as if it was a PC (more or less). Additionally, solutions like Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion allowed Macs to run Windows and Windows apps side-by-side with the macOS and Mac apps. However, in 2020 Apple started to transition from Intel processors to its own Apple Silicon processors. Now every Mac Apple sells uses one of its own M-series processors, which provide much better performance than the old Intel processors. Apple’s new processors are based on ARM technology, rather than Intel’s X-86 architecture though, and, as a result, these new Macs can’t use Boot Camp to run Windows. They can still install Windows using virtualization technology, however. While Apple no longer offers its own solution for those wanting to run Windows on a Mac, Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion and other third-party solutions do allow Windows to be installed on a Mac. Most of these solutions use virtualization technology to create a virtual machine – or VM – that can run Windows and Windows software on a Mac. A virtual machine is an ordinary Mac app, but it mimics – or emulates – the way that a Windows PC works, allowing you to run your Windows apps on the Mac desktop just like any other Mac app. We have tested a number of such options in our round-up of the Best Virtual Machine Software for Mac. Boot Camp is still an option if you have a Mac with an Intel processor. Read article on How To Install Windows On A Mac With An Intel Processor for help. What you need to run Windows on an M-series Mac If you want to run Windows within a virtual machine on your Mac you need a fairly powerful Mac, with plenty of memory and storage space available. This is because you need to allocate some of your Mac’s memory, storage space, and processor power to the virtual machine in order to install Windows and run your Windows apps properly. You probably won’t be able to play the latest 3D games on your Mac using a Windows virtual machine, but you should be able to run many productivity apps, such as Microsoft Office, as well as quite a few design and graphics apps that may not be available on the Mac. There is, however, one other complicating factor that you may have to face when trying to create a Windows virtual machine on an Apple Silicon-powered Mac. You can’t install the standard version of Windows on a virtual machine if your Mac has an Apple Silicon processor* because that version of Windows is written for Intel processors. You need an ARM version of Windows. (*Strictly speaking, this is technically possible, but it’s very difficult and you won’t get very good performance). How to get Windows for Apple Silicon Macs Apple’s M-series of processors are known as Arm processors because they are based on designs licensed from a U.K. company called Arm Ltd. There are other companies that make Arm processors as well, such as Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, which are starting to appear in some of the latest Windows laptops. In order to make Windows work on these Arm processors, Microsoft has developed an alternative version of Windows known as Windows On Arm. Parallels Desktop for Mac Read our review Price When Reviewed: Standard – £89.99 annual subscription or £104.99 perpetual license; Pro – £99.99 annual subscription; Business – £119.99 annual subscription Best Prices Today: $99.99 at Parallels (Subscription) | $129.99 at Parallels (Perpetual License) If your Mac has an Apple Silicon processor then you won’t be able to create a virtual machine using the Intel version of Windows, but you can use Windows on Arm instead. The only problem here is that it’s actually a little tricky to get hold of Windows on Arm, as Microsoft doesn’t sell it direct to consumers and generally only licenses it to PC manufacturers such as HP, Lenovo or Dell. Fortunately, the team behind Parallels Desktop has been working closely with Microsoft, and has been approved by Microsoft as an official solution for running Windows on Macs with Apple Silicon. Parallels Desktop, which was recently updated to version 20, allows you to download and install Windows 11 On Arm directly from Microsoft when you create a new virtual machine. You can then purchase a license for your copy of Windows from the Microsoft Store running within your virtual machine. That option isn’t currently available with rivals such as VMware Fusion, so we’ll focus on Parallels Desktop to show how this is done. Read our review of Parallels Fusion. How to run Windows on a Mac (M-series and later) Foundry Foundry Foundry 1. Download Windows on Arm Screenshot Foundry As soon as you launch Parallels Desktop on a Mac that has Apple Silicon, the app provides some useful information about running Windows on Apple Silicon in order to help you get started. It then asks if you want to download and install a copy of Windows 11 On Arm (as the Intel version of Windows won’t run on Macs with Apple Silicon). Unfortunately, this option to download Windows On Arm isn’t currently available within rival virtualization programs, such as VMWare Fusion. When you run your new virtual machine for the first time it will give you the option of purchasing Windows 11 On Arm from the Microsoft Store. If you’ve already got a license for Windows 11 then you may be able to use that here, or you can buy a new license from within Parallels Desktop. 2. Configure your Virtual Machine Foundry Once you’ve downloaded Windows, you can create and configure your new virtual machine. You can choose how many of your Mac’s processor cores to devote to running the VM – which is a key factor that will determine how fast the VM runs. You can also specify how much memory and storage space are allocated to the VM too. There are lots of other settings, such as the ability to control the way Windows apps appear on the Mac desktop, or how Windows and Mac apps can share files. Fortunately, Parallels provides standard settings that generally work well, and you can then experiment and fine-tune your VM as you get used to working with it. 3. Run Windows on your Mac Foundry Here’s our Windows VM running on an iMac with a modest M1 processor. As you can see here, the VM starts off running in its own window, showing the standard Windows desktop. However, Parallels Desktop also provides a Coherence mode that hides this window and just shows your Windows apps floating on the main Mac desktop, just like ordinary Mac apps. You can adjust the viewing mode and other settings using the Parallels pulldown menu in the main Menu bar.

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Slow Horses off and running for unprecedented sixth season on Apple TV+
With the spy thriller's fourth season only just concluded, Apple TV+ green lights "Slow Horses" season 6. It knows a winner when it sees one. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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iPhone 18 to get enhanced 2nm chip, 12GB of RAM
Macworld With the iPhone 16, Apple increased the amount of RAM to 8GB so it can properly run upcoming Apple Intelligence features. And further RAM increases could be on the cards as Apple Intelligence evolves, if the latest report about a future iPhone is any indication. According to a report on Weibo by “Mobile phone chip expert,” the iPhone 18 will feature a new A20 chip that includes 12GB of RAM: The 2nm processor A20 of the 2026 Apple iPhone will adopt a new packaging method. APTS has been changed from the original InFo to the WMCM packaging method. Memory will also be upgraded to 12GB, and the whole network will be announced 2 years in advance. The person behind “Mobile chip expert” states in their Weibo profile that they have 25 years in the integrated chip industry. That person has also made accurate predictions in the past. “Mobile chip expert” also reported in August that the iPhone 17 will have 12GB of RAM, a reported echoed by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. While Apple Intelligence isn’t officially available yet, it’s already had an effect on the company’s products. For the feature to work the way Apple wants it to work, the iPhone, iPad, and Mac need more RAM, a component the company has been stingy with historically. But with the new iPhone 16, Apple increased the amount of RAM in the device, and is rumored to do the same with the upcoming base M4 MacBook Pro. AI features like Apple Intelligence are processor-intensive, so having enough RAM is important for an optimal experience. As Apple Intelligence evolves, it could become more demanding of the processor, which could explain why Apple is set to increase RAM in future devices. The report also mentions that the A20 chip in the iPhone 18 will be manufactured using an enhanced 2nm process. This falls in line with a report from the beginning of this year that said that Apple was looking into the 2nm process for its iPhone 17 in 2025. The nanometer process refers to the production of the chip, and 2nm allows for increased transistor density over the current 3nm used for the A18 and A18 Pro in the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro respectively. The higher the transistor density, the better the performance and power efficiency. The enhanced 2nm process for the A20 chip in 2026 would introduce improvements from the standard 2nm process.

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Apple TV+ announces sixth season for ‘Slow Horses,’ starring Gary Oldman
Apple TV+ on Tuesday announced a new, six-episode sixth season for the widely acclaimed, darkly comedic spy drama “Slow Horses” following… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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Apple teams up with Kim Kardashian for new Beats Pill designs
The iconic Beats Pill made its triumphant return in June with a slew of modern and long-awaited upgrades. Now, Beats is back with two new Beats Pill variants – designed in collaboration with Kim Kardashian. more…

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Former Apple Design Exec debuts NUIO – A new take in ergonomic accessories
Keyboards have looked at and done the same thing for over 100 years, dating back to the typewriter days. So, when you think of keyboards, innovation isn’t usually the first word that comes to mind. But NUIO, founded by former Apple Product Design Executive Tom Wilson—one of the original creators of the MacBook Air— and his brother Greg Wilson are attempting to change that. The NUIO Flow Keyboard is reimagining what the traditional keyboard should be able to do. more…

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You can now order Chick-fil-A using CarPlay
For months, Chick-fil-A has been testing and teasing its first-ever CarPlay app. Now, the day has finally come and you an officially place your favorite Chick-fil-A order using nothing but CarPlay. more…

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