Report: Display panel shipments may lead to new M4 MacBook Pros this fall

We first heard that Apple may be releasing new M4 Macs starting this fall in a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Another report released on Thursday lends credence to the shipment of new Macs, specifically new MacBook Pros. According to a X post (subscription required) by analyst Ross Young, display panel shipments for the MacBook…

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Digital IDs in Apple Wallet now confirmed for California residents

Digital IDs in Apple Wallet now confirmed for California residents Apple has confirmed that Californians can soon carry their driver's licenses and state IDs digitally on their iPhone and Apple Watch. The new feature, set to be rolled out as part of California's mobile driver's license (mDL) pilot program, marks a significant step in the…

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Macworld Podcast: Your hot takes on App Store fees, Mac RAM, M4 Macs, and more

This episode is all about social media hot takes. You have thoughts and we share and respond to what you wrote. This is episode 897 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola.  Listen to episode 897 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode 897 on Spotify Watch episode 897 on the Macworld Podcast YoutTube channel…

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Google Pixel affected by long-time vulnerability from 2017

Google Pixel 9 A vulnerability included in every version of Android for previous Google Pixel models will soon be patched, but Pixel 9 buyers don't need to worry. The majority of Google Pixel smartphones sold from September 2017 onward have included a potentially dangerous bit of code in a hidden app. One that could be…

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Understanding Apple’s on-device and server foundation models

Siri icon in a datacenter Apple announced new AI language models at WWDC. These models run both locally on Apple devices and on Apple's own Apple Silicon-powered AI servers. Artificial Intelligence (AI) relies on language models which provide knowledge input to train AI to produce results for prompts (queries). Using language models, computers can be…

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How to type euro symbol, pound sign, €, Æ, #, @, © & @ on a Mac

Whether you have just switched from a PC to a Mac and have discovered that the ” and @ keys aren’t where you were expecting, you can’t find the euro sign, pound sign, or hash key on your Mac keyboard, or you need to type some unusual characters or accents and don’t know how, are…

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How to identify unwanted tracking by a compact Bluetooth device

Bluetooth trackers like Apple’s AirTag have always been a two-edged sword: They’re a cheap way to track stuff you own using a tiny piece of hardware with a battery that lasts about a year. Third-party Find My items, as Apple terms them, from other companies offer different shapes and sometimes even longer battery life. You’ve…

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