Apple Books, Mac App Store outages have been resolved

The Mac App Store is back after a brief outage. Apple has resolved its outages affecting the Mac App Store and Apple Books, with all of its online stores and services working normally. Users were affected by a series of limited outages of Apple's online services from 12:15 p.m. Eastern on August 27. Apple Books…

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Apple all-in on Matter as new smart home standard struggles to catch on

Apple tries to push Matter forward Apple has privately and publicly pledged its support to new smart home standard Matter over its own HomeKit Accessory Protocol, but customer confusion and a staggered rollout has put the damper on widespread adoption. There's been steady progress in the smart home for Apple. The iPhone-maker has continued to…

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Save $250 on Apple’s 15-inch M3 MacBook Air this Labor Day

Grab record low prices on M3 MacBook Air models. Labor Day sales have started early, with a fresh price drop on Apple's latest MacBook Air. Save $250 on the 15-inch M3 model. Amazon's record low price on the M3 15-inch MacBook Air is back heading into the Labor Day weekend, with the standard retail configuration…

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M4 MacBook Pro update looms as supply chain continues to ramp up

MacBook Pro could get M4 chips this fall The supply chain is continuing to ramp up new Mac production, with another report indicating M4 Pro and Max MacBook Pro upgrades are being prepared for a fall release. Apple's supply chain is hard at work assembling hardware that Apple will be introducing in a short few…

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iPhone 16 will lead Apple to record high $400 billion revenues in 2024

Renders of the iPhone 16 range Apple is now expected to exceed $400 billion in annual revenue in 2024, with this record high driven by all of its hardware such as the iPhone, plus another record high for Services. It's estimated that when Apple was incorporated in 1977, its revenue for the first year was…

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Save $200 on iMacs at Amazon for Labor Day weekend

Amazon has issued steep price cuts on iMacs. Labor Day Apple sales are heating up, with Amazon going all out with its latest M3 iMac 24-inch price drop. Pick up the all-in-one-desktop for just $1,099.99. The month-end deal applies to Apple's standard M3 24-inch iMac configuration that features an 8-core CPU and GPU, along with…

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The Mac mini continues to be an integral part of Apple’s ecosystem

The Mac mini, initially an affordable entry into Apple's ecosystem, has evolved into a versatile machine, though sales data paint a mixed picture of its popularity. First introduced in 2005, the Mac mini was designed as an entry point into the Apple ecosystem. It's a compact box meant to be paired with peripherals the user…

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Addigy introduces MDM solutions for controlling Apple Intelligence

IT admins can test Apple Intelligence features ahead of launch Addigy's new mobile device management controls empower IT administrators, giving them the capability to test and manage Apple's upcoming AI features, putting them in control of their systems. The company has launched new Mobile Device Management (MDM) controls designed for Apple Intelligence. The release immediately…

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Apple Intelligence forces Apple to finally give us what we want: More RAM

When it comes to the amount of RAM (which Apple refers to as “unified memory” in its A- and M-series chips) in Apple iPhones, iPads, and Macs, there has been a disconnect over what users want (more) and what Apple thinks you need (less). Apple has not changed its stance, but its own upcoming innovations…

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