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As we recently reported, the Brazilian antitrust regulator known as “Cade” recently ruled that Apple can no longer prevent developers from selling content and distributing apps outside the App Store in Brazil. Unsurprisingly, Apple is now appealing the decision which the company considers “disproportionate.”

AirPods Pro 2 gained hearing aid capabilities with iOS 18.1, which was released to the public in October. Users can run a test to detect potential hearing loss and then use the results to adjust their own AirPods so that they function as hearing aids. With iOS 18.2, which will be released to the public in the next few days, the company is expanding these features to more countries.

From the beginning, Meta built its Threads microblogging platform with fediverse integration in mind. However, this integration has been rolling out in parts, and there’s another important update coming. Threads users can finally follow accounts from other fediverses, although there are still many limitations.

Apple puts a lot of effort into promoting accessibility with things like the hearing aid feature for AirPods Pro. This time, however, the company showed an example of how the iPhone’s Action Mode has been helping people with Parkinson’s in their routines.

The long-awaited Spotify Wrapped is back, now with a recap of the songs and podcasts you listened to most in 2024. This year, in addition to a new design, Spotify has also added some AI-based features to make the Wrapped experience even more personal. Read on as we detail what’s new and how you can access your Spotify Wrapped.

Apple on Tuesday quietly released a firmware update for the Beats Solo Buds, the entry-level earbuds that were introduced earlier this year under the Beats brand. Read on as we detail more about the update and how to install it on the earbuds.

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s popular chatbot, is free to use despite having a paid version with more features. Currently, even the free version is ad-free, but this may change in the future as the company behind the platform aims to increase its profits.

Apple recently aired an emotional new holiday season ad promoting the hearing aid features of the AirPods Pro 2. Now, Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s global head of accessibility, has shared more thoughts on the company’s efforts to create health features in an interview.

Apple has been slowly bringing its Vision Pro headset to more countries, with a recent expansion to South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. Now the company has just confirmed that Apple Vision Pro will soon be available in Taiwan in time for the holidays.

When Apple announced iOS 18 in June at WWDC, the company unveiled some new features for HomeKit and the Home app – including support for vacuuming robots. However, this feature wasn’t included in the first releases of iOS 18, and Apple has now quietly confirmed that HomeKit support for robot vacuum cleaners has been postponed until 2025.

As we’ve reported here in the past, Apple is facing an intriguing legal dispute in Brazil when it comes to the “iPhone” trademark as a local company called Gradiente claims to have patented the name long before Apple. As the case still awaits a final judgment, Gradiente still believes that it created the first iPhone.

WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app from Meta, has been working on a lot of new features recently. However, at the same time, the platform has been gearing up to release an update that will drop support for some older iPhone models.

Kaleidoscope, the popular file comparison and merge tool, recently released an update with significant improvements to its merge conflict resolution tools. The new version introduces new features and refinements that aim to streamline the process of resolving Git merge conflicts and provide users with a more comprehensive understanding of code changes.

Apple in June announced a new generation of the Beats Pill, a portable Bluetooth speaker under the Beats brand. As my 9to5Mac colleague Chance Miller said in his review here, the new Beats Pill is “better than ever” – and I have to agree. The more I use the new Beats Pill, the more I realize that it’s a better deal than the HomePod mini.

Following pre-Black Friday sales, GRID – the company known for transforming gadgets into wall art – has unveiled its Black Friday 2024 deals. This year’s Black Friday deals feature significant discounts on some of GRID’s most popular frames, giving tech enthusiasts and nostalgia lovers the perfect opportunity to add a touch of tech history to your home or office decor.

Our friends over at 9to5Toys have all the latest details on the best Black Friday deals.

Black Friday 2024 is here, and it’s a great time to buy new gadgets like headphones, which are indispensable for many people. And if you’re considering buying new headphones or earbuds this Black Friday, there are two great options with special discounts: AirPods Pro 2 and Beats Studio Pro.

Our friends over at 9to5Toys have all the latest details on the best Black Friday deals.

The streaming era has certainly changed the way we listen to music. There are curated playlists, algorithms and many other influences. With this in mind, the developers behind NowPlaying are now launching an Apple TV app, which aims to encourage people to listen to entire albums like in the old days.

With Apple Intelligence and Genmoji, users can now create their own emoji. Even so, the classic emoji are still available and will certainly never go out of style. The emoji are so popular that one artist has now turned Apple’s running shoe emoji into a real product.

Microsoft this year teased a new feature for Windows called “Microsoft Recall,” which essentially captures snapshots of everything that happens on the PC and uses AI to let users quickly find something they’ve forgotten. After much controversy, the feature is now available in beta – and I believe Apple could do something similar on the Mac, but in the right way.

As we reported last month, OpenAI has finally launched SearchGPT, which is essentially a search engine developed by OpenAI that uses artificial intelligence to find and combine the best results from the web. And with the latest ChatGPT update for iOS, it’s now easier to use SearchGPT.

It’s been a long time since Apple has been working on its own 5G modem. However, development is taking much longer than the company expected – but recent evidence suggests that we’ll see Apple’s first 5G modem next year. Read on as we detail everything we know so far about it.