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Today — 14 January 2025Main stream

CarPlay 2 custom widgets UI revealed as Apple continues development

14 January 2025 at 06:44

CarPlay’s major next generation still isn’t here yet, despite Apple’s website currently saying that the first models would arrive in 2024. But now, a widget interface for CarPlay 2 has leaked in new images and given a glimpse into Apple’s ongoing development.

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Yesterday — 13 January 2025Main stream

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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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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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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Apple Pay now offers ‘pay over time’ with Synchrony [U: Removed]

10 January 2025 at 11:53

Following the abrupt discontinuation of Apple Pay Later over the summer, Apple has been rolling out support for multiple third-party ‘pay over time’ alternatives. The latest Apple Pay addition: Synchrony.

Update: Aaron Perris, who first noticed Synchrony had been added by Apple, now notes that all references to the provider have been removed from Apple’s support document. As Perris notes, “Looks like someone published the support document too early.”

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TikTok ‘going dark’ in the US on January 19 looks more likely than ever

10 January 2025 at 10:34

TikTok’s US saga is almost at an end, and its last major source of hope—a Supreme Court intervention—now looks unlikely to pan out. Thus, a January 19 ban in the US is looking more realistic than ever. Here’s the latest.

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Apple Television could be the antidote for these disturbing TV trends

10 January 2025 at 08:21

Apple’s kicking off a new Home products strategy this year, and an Apple Television is reportedly being evaluated as a future product. Recent trends in the TV space reveal how much opportunity there is for Apple to disrupt the market with a new product and better direction.

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Venu Sports has been canceled by Disney, FOX, Warner Bros.

10 January 2025 at 06:25

Sports in the streaming era is a messy affair, and Venu Sports is a prime example of that. The planned new streaming bundle from Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros was going to launch last fall, but it’s now been canceled before even having the chance to arrive.

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Rumor Replay: New iPads on the way, Apple Invites app, and more

9 January 2025 at 12:28

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: new iPads are on the way, plus a curious iOS Invites app, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.

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This Tim Cook habit can almost fix Vision Pro’s biggest problem

9 January 2025 at 09:54

Tim Cook says that he uses his Vision Pro every day. And in multiple interviews this past year, he’s mentioned a specific habit with the product that’s a big part of his use: lying down. After following his lead, I can now report that this method can (almost) fix the Vision Pro’s biggest problem.

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Apple just made App Store changes to help you more easily find new apps

9 January 2025 at 08:27

Apple occasionally updates the App Store’s layout to make it easier to navigate, or emphasize one content section or another. But new changes recently rolled out that are especially prominent, and make new app discovery easier than ever on iPhone and more.

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Apple may soon overcharge for iPhones that are worse than the cheaper alternative

9 January 2025 at 07:33

This spring, Apple is planning to launch a major iPhone SE 4 upgrade, and that new model will introduce a glaring problem for the iPhone lineup. Apple will likely sell two iPhones—15 and 14—at higher prices than the new SE, despite them being worse products in almost every way.

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Apple Intelligence has a fake news problem, but one key tweak can fix it

8 January 2025 at 12:21

Apple Intelligence’s notification summaries have been causing a stir for unintentionally creating fake news, as especially highlighted by the BBC. Apple is planning a tweaked UI, but here’s why that doesn’t go far enough, and what the real fix could be.

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