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Today β€” 31 January 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

CalDigit launches new Element 5 Hub with Thunderbolt 5 support

31 January 2025 at 05:03

Today CalDigit took the wraps off its first Thunderbolt 5-enabled device, the nine port, and aptly-titled Element 5 Hub. The follow up to the company’s original eight-port Element hub, the $249 Element 5 features four Thunderbolt 5 ports supporting 80Gb/s, plus a whole host of additional features and tidbits to consider. Let’s take a closer look.

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Meta memo threatening to fire leakers is immediately leaked; Zuck says it sucks

31 January 2025 at 04:48

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apparently isn’t very happy about employees leaking things he says during internal company-wide meetings. The company issued a memo threatening to fire people for leaking internal comms – and that memo was of course immediately leaked …

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Check whether you qualify for share of $20M Apple Watch payout

31 January 2025 at 04:15

Way back in 2018, a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple, alleging a defect in early Apple Watch models that could allegedly cause the display to crack or detach from the casing.

While Apple has acknowledged some issues related to swollen batteries, and offered free service, it refused coverage for cracked or detached screens. The company has now agreed to a financial settlement for this …

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Yesterday β€” 30 January 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

Apple TV+ series β€˜Silo’ ranks on Nielsen Top 10 streaming chart for the first time ever

30 January 2025 at 15:47

In perhaps yet another sign of the growing reach of Apple TV+ content, the sci-fi series Silo has ranked on the Nielsen U.S. streaming originals chart for the first time ever. The show ranked 9th with 417 million minutes viewed, for the week of December 30 through January 5.

This is one in just a handful of appearances of an Apple TV+ title on this chart. Typically, Apple shows are not popular enough to make it onto the Top 10 list of streaming originals, according to Nielsen’s numbers anyway.

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Here’s why Tim Cook says not to worry about huge iPhone miss in China

30 January 2025 at 14:01

Apple just reported earnings for the all-important holiday quarter. Overall it was Apple’s best quarter ever, but iPhone sales didn’t quite hit expectations, mainly because of China. CEO Tim Cook’s key takeaway though: iPhone 16 sales were strongest in countries where Apple Intelligence was available.

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iPhone 16 sees stronger sales than iPhone 15β€”thanks to Apple Intelligence?

By: Zac Hall
30 January 2025 at 14:01

Not every iPhone launch outperforms launch sales of the prior model. That’s the a problem for the iPhone 16 family, however. Apple CEO Tim Cook tells Susan Li that the latest phones are selling in higher volumes than the iPhone 15 family during the same time last year. Perhaps surprisingly to some is the reason: Apple Intelligence.

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Apple reports record Q1 2025 earnings with $124.30 billion in revenue

By: Zac Hall
30 January 2025 at 13:35

Apple hasΒ releasedΒ its earnings report for fiscal Q1 2025. The company reports $124.30 billion in revenue during the three-month period. That compares to $119.58 billion during the same quarter a year ago. Wall Street expected $124.13 billion in revenue. Profit from revenue includes $36.33 billion. The holiday quarter includes the bulk of iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10 sales as it includes the last three months of the year.

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Rumor Replay: Leaked Apple Intelligence memo, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and more

30 January 2025 at 13:02

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: a leaked Apple Intelligence-related memo, and iPhone 17 Pro Max and SE 4 reports. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.

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9to5Mac Daily: January 30, 2025 – Starlink for iPhone, hidden iOS features

30 January 2025 at 12:34

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New Unity Apple Watch band, upcoming iOS features, Apple AI focus

30 January 2025 at 11:19

Benjamin and Chance review the 2025 Apple Unity watch band, watch face and wallpaper. They talk about some compelling leaked iOS features currently in internal testing, and Apple reportedly redoubles its AI efforts. Also, T-Mobile and Starlink launch a seemingly better satellite connectivity offering, than Apple’s in-built SOS feature.

And in Happy Hour Plus, the pair debate if it is time for the Apple Watch hardware lineup to expand. Subscribe atΒ 9to5mac.com/join.

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Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.4: Seven new features and changes to expect

30 January 2025 at 11:43

Apple Intelligence officially launched three months ago in iOS 18.1, and new features have steadily rolled out ever since. But the next iPhone update, iOS 18.4, is going to be especially big for new Apple Intelligence capabilities. Here are seven features and changes expected to arrive soon.

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Boom’s first supersonic flight was #ShotOniPhone featuring Starlink

30 January 2025 at 10:54

Tuesday morning, Boom Supersonic made its supersonic flight debut with its XB-1 test aircraft. The flight featured the first civil supersonic flight from a jet-powered aircraft made in America and was live-streamed for all to see. Using SpaceX’s Starlink and an iPhone, aviation enthusiasts were treated to some of the best in-flight views ever.

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Apple gave Intel a shot with iPhone chips, but they failed to impress Tim Cook: per TSMC

30 January 2025 at 09:07

TSMC is a major Apple partner, producing chips for its many hundreds of millions of new devices each year. But per the company’s founder, there was once a time when Intel got a shot at iPhone chip production, and failed to impress.

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Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 $136 off, M4 MacBook Pro $200 off, M4 Max $400 off, Satechi sale from $10, more

30 January 2025 at 08:45

Today’s best deals in Apple gear and accessories include Apple Watch Series 10 at up to $136 off alongside ongoing Black Friday pricing across the entire lineup. These offers join the $110 price drop on Apple Watch Ultra 2, but Amazon has also brought back the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro at the lowest we have tracked with $200 in savings alongside a massive $400 price drop on select M4 Max MacBook Pro configs for folks looking to score a real beast of a new laptop. Satechi is running a serious 50% sale on its desktop and workstation accessories, plus you’ll find everything else down below.Β 

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The return of β€˜OG Facebook’ is a big Meta priority this year

30 January 2025 at 08:03

Yesterday Meta reported its quarterly earnings, and amid sharing updates on Threads, Instagram, and yes, the metaverse, CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined an interesting new priority for this year: getting back to β€˜OG Facebook.’

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