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Today — 13 January 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

Meta is already working on adding Community Notes to Threads

13 January 2025 at 16:11

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently shared a video in which he announced a series of changes coming to the company’s platform policies such as Instagram and Threads. Among them, the executive revealed that it will switch from fact-checking to a Community Notes model – and it seems that this is already being implemented in the Threads app.

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Chinese social networking app tops US App Store ranking amid potential TikTok ban

13 January 2025 at 15:11

TikTok risks being banned from the US in the coming days as a bill signed by President Biden requires its parent company ByteDance to divest from the app. Amid the risk of a potential ban, users are already looking for alternatives – and another Chinese social network has just topped the US App Store rankings.

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Meta accused of training its AI using pirated content from torrents

13 January 2025 at 13:48

A new day, a new controversy around artificial intelligence. This time, Meta has been accused of using pirated content from torrents to train its large language model (LLM) Llama, which powers Meta AI. The case was one of the first copyright lawsuits filed against a tech company for training AI.

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Apple is launching 20+ new products this year, here’s what’s coming

13 January 2025 at 12:37

Apple has a huge lineup of products coming in 2025, including three new Home products, six devices getting rare updates, five new iPhones, and more. Based on the reporting of Mark Gurman and Ming-Chi Kuo especially, here’s a full lineup of what’s coming.

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Here are two signs the iPhone 17 lineup could be more expensive than ever

13 January 2025 at 11:26

Apple’s launching five new iPhones this year, and signs are starting to emerge that this is the year prices will finally increase. The budget-friendly iPhone SE 4 is widely expected to get a modest price bump, but the flagship iPhone 17 lineup could too. Here are two reasons why.

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MagSafe Monday: ESR’s MagSafe power bank delivers Qi2 charging with a built-in LED panel and kickstand

By: Bradley C
13 January 2025 at 11:00

MagSafe battery packs have changed portable charging for iPhone users. Unlike old-school wired power banks that require a cable to charge your phone, MagSafe batteries snap directly to the back of your iPhone, providing a very easy charging experience. They’re convenient, compact, and perfect for those who want to avoid carrying extra cables. The ESR Qi2 MagSlim Kickstand power bank builds on these benefits, adding some nice features like a kickstand and LED display, making it a great option for charging away from a wall adaptor.

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Massive data breach exposes precise locations for users of many popular apps

13 January 2025 at 09:14

A huge data breach involving Gravy Analytics has appeared to expose precise location data for millions of users of popular smartphone apps like Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal, and more. Here’s what you should know about the unfolding breach.

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BMW’s new iDrive system still supports CarPlay, but only barely

13 January 2025 at 08:50

At CES last week, BMW unveiled a major revamp to its iDrive infotainment system, built on the new “BMW Operating System X.” The revamp brings a new “BMW Panoramic Vision” design with infotainment that stretches around, described as “high tech meets highly intuitive operation.”

The good news is that the new iDrive system still supports Apple CarPlay. The bad news, however, is that BMW has done the bare minimum to integrate CarPlay – and it’s actually a downgrade in some ways.

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Deals: iPad mini 7 returns to all-time low at $100 off, AirPods Pro 2 up to $99 off, Alpine Loops, and more

13 January 2025 at 08:45

While we are still tracking a chance to land some wildly low prices on the official Apple Watch braided and silicone Solo Loops, a fresh batch of Apple gear deals are now live to kick the week off. After months waiting for a solid price drop on the new iPad mini 7, today is the day. Just about every configuration, color, and storage capacity is now seeing a straight up $100 price drop with deals kicking off from $399 shipped. Apple’s AirPods 2 are still down at $180 in new condition, but Best Buy certified refurbished units have now dropped to $150 for today only alongside the return of all-time low pricing on the 2024 Alpine Loops for Apple Watch Ultra 2. All of that and more awaits down below. 

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Everything we expect from a lower-priced Apple Vision headset in 2026

13 January 2025 at 07:49

It’s always been clear that Vision Pro was simply Apple’s first step into the AR/VR headset world, and that a lower-priced Apple Vision product would follow, but there have so far been mixed reports on when we might expect to see it.

We’ve so far seen reports variously suggesting that the non-Pro Apple Vision headset would launch in 2025, 2026, and 2027 – with the latest of these saying the company is “ramping up” development work …

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New Apple Stores coming to the US this year in these locations

13 January 2025 at 07:47

New Apple Store openings aren’t as frequent as they used to be, but Apple continues to launch its retail locations both in the US and around the globe. Here are the locations planned for opening this year in the US, and a peek into Apple’s plans abroad too.

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9to5Mac Daily: January 13, 2025 – Apple Watch SE rumors, TikTok ban looms

13 January 2025 at 07:37

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Apple faces $1.8B lawsuit claiming UK App Store users were overcharged

13 January 2025 at 06:05

Apple was already facing a $1B lawsuit on behalf of British developers, but is now up against an even larger one on behalf of app buyers in the UK.

Both antitrust lawsuits have the same basis – that Apple is abusing its monopolistic control over the sale of iPhone apps to charge excessive commissions …

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Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is out after company ‘let far too many people down’

13 January 2025 at 05:25

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has been replaced in his role and is leaving the company. Its interim CEO says this is because the company “let far too many people down.”

Customers have been calling for Spence to be sacked ever since the disastrous launch of a new app left many of them struggling with connectivity problems and broken features …

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Here’s why Apple is right to hold firm on its DEI policies

13 January 2025 at 05:09

The upcoming change in the presidency has seen a number of companies make changes to long-standing policies, in fields spanning content moderation to DEI policies.

As we reported on Friday, however, Apple is holding firm on its own Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies, urging shareholders to reject a resolution to abandon them

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Yesterday — 12 January 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

Turn your iPhone into retro console with physical buttons with this case

12 January 2025 at 08:02

For anyone who grew up with a Gameboy Color in hand and a love for Pokémon, the Gamebaby case brings all that nostalgia right to your iPhone. As someone who still gets excited about retro gaming, this new accessory is a game-changer (literally). With physical buttons that snap onto your phone, the Gamebaby transforms your iPhone into a retro Gameboy-like device, perfect for playing classics through the Delta emulator. Let’s dive into how this works and why it’s a must-have for retro gamers.

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Apple’s next-gen iPad 11 will likely use the A17 Pro chip

12 January 2025 at 07:27

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the next generation entry-level iPad will sport the A17 Pro chip. We always expected the 11 to support the Apple Intelligence feature set, though it was unclear which chip Apple would end up putting in the lower-end device.

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Apple Watch SE with ‘new look’ reportedly launching later this year; new health features in the works

12 January 2025 at 06:13

According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple will be launching a new later this year, as well as introducing refreshes for Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3. Based on today’s rumors, it’s sounding like it’ll be a big year for Apple Watch.

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