Apple considers changes to the Apple Vision Pro line

Facing competition from Meta's improving Quest headset line, Apple is having to think hard about the future of its own Vision hardware. The Apple Vision Pro is presented as a premium mixed-reality headset, but one entering an already occupied marketplace. With the prospect of Meta increasing its footing in the market, Apple has to take…

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M4 MacBook Pro leak gives hope for an October event

MacBook Pro could get M4 chips this fall Packaging for the M4 14-inch MacBook Pro may have leaked, ahead of the rumored October event. After failing to appear during September's "Glowtime" iPhone 16 event, the Mac and iPad lines are anticipated to turn up during a second one. With an October event becoming a possibility,…

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Apple to rebrand tvOS, add smart displays to next-gen HomePods

A conceptualization of what the lower-end revamped HomePod might be like. Apple may ship the long-rumored HomePod with display in two versions in 2025, and at the same time rebrand tvOS for a wider focus on home automation and similar products. A forthcoming version of the HomePod with a built-in display could be coming as…

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Fire forces temporary closure of iPhone components factory

This former Pegatron factory, now owned by Tata, is the site of the blaze. A fire that broke out on September 28th at a factory that supplies iPhone components in Hosur, India has forced the plant to temporarily close. Authorities in Tamil Nadu are investigating the blaze at the former Pegatron factory, now owned by…

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Battery life showdown: iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is the top smartphone for battery life. It's not surprising that the largest smartphones by the likes of Apple and Samsung have the longest battery lives, because they have the biggest batteries — but new testing shows that the iPhone 16 Pro Max beats them all. Technology enthusiast site Tom's…

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Podcast #792 – Qualcomm Wants to Buy Intel, Lunar Lake Laptop Reviews, Fractal Era 2 Review, Three Mile Island, Offline Office +more!

Back to the show with Intel Ultra 200V, keeping offline Office alive, OpenAI manipulations, and some sweet reviews of Fractal gear like their new Era 2 mITX case and their Refine chair. … Source

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Apple pullout won’t affect ChatGPT role in Apple Intelligence

Apple has decided not to invest money into OpenAI at present. Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is closing a funding…

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Apple must produce 1.3M documents by Monday, orders judge

The Epic court case against Apple drags on ... and on. a magistrate judge has denied a last-minute request from Apple for a delay in producing about 1.3 million documents related to App Store changes it made in January. "Before yesterday's report, Apple never previewed to Epic Games or to the Court that the number…

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