Apple Intelligence expected to arrive with iOS 18.1

iOS 18 is coming soon, but Apple Intelligence will roll out across several months. Last updated 11 hours ago Apple Intelligence, the company's suite of AI-based enhancements, are probably not going to arrive with iOS 18, and will probably arrive starting in iOS 18.1 Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, quoting unnamed sources, reports that the core iOS…

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Crime blotter: Arrest made in theft of 280 iPhones

The Apple Store in downtown Nashville Apple products are attractive crime targets, and their ubiquity makes them ever-present in other crimes. In this week's roundup, the mastermind of a massive iPhone theft ring has been arrested, a London man filmed and published an attempted iPhone theft, and more! The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series,…

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The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Review: Unleashing Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5 Into Notebooks

During the opening keynote delivered by AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su at Computex 2024, AMD finally lifted the lid on their highly-anticipated Zen 5 microarchitecture. The backbone for the next couple of years of everything CPU at AMD, the company unveiled their plans to bring Zen 5 in the consumer market, announcing both their next-generation…

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Waterfield Backpack for Apple Vision Pro review: Spatial commuting

Backpack for Apple Vision Pro review Apple Vision Pro isn't easy to transport thanks to its size and fragility, but Waterfield offers an excellent Backpack purpose-built to safely and inconspicuously carry the expensive device. When I tested the Apple Vision Pro Travel Case when it released, a lot of thoughts came to mind, but two…

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Apple may first roll out an ad-supported option in the UK

An ad-supported lower-cost tier could be coming to Apple TV+ in the near future. Apple has long been rumored to be in talks with various ad agencies in an effort to bring some level of advertising to its Apple TV+ service. While the service remains ad-free currently, this could be changing — at least in…

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Get three months of Apple TV+ with any new Twitch subscription

Popular series featured on Apple TV+ in new promotional campaign with Twitch. Apple and Amazon have teamed up to offer a new three-month free trial of Apple TV+ to Twitch users who subscribe to any Twitch streamer. Automatic subscription renewals, or Twitch subscriptions purchased via Amazon Prime do not qualify for the promotion. Only new…

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The best Thunderbolt docks for your Mac or MacBook Pro

An assortment of Thunderbolt docks Increase the number of things you can connect to your Mac by getting yourself a Thunderbolt 4 dock. These are AppleInsider's recommendations to achieve expansion nirvana. One of the problems when buying a MacBook is that you'll feel like there aren't enough ports for all of your hardware. The answer…

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Unionized Apple Store workers to vote on three-year agreement

Apple workers celebrate tentative agreement with Apple. Credit: IAMAW Some 85 employees of the first unionized Apple Store in Towson, Maryland will vote on the first union-negotiated agreement with Apple to improve working conditions on August 6th, 2024. The new agreement, which would be good for three years, includes better work-life balance on scheduling and…

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