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Poll: What’s your price for never using an iPhone again?

What drives iPhone sales

Earlier this year, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway have double downed on their Apple stock position, revealing that they had purchased an additional $3 billion worth of Apple stock. That means they now own about 5.8% of all AAPL shares in circulation, valued at about $137 billion. Since investing in Apple in 2016, he has spoken about the brand in very high regard. He views Apple as a lifestyle brand more than an actual technology company.

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HomeKit Weekly: Matter support comes to smart plugs with the Meross MSS115

Meross MSS115

Back in November 2022, Meross announced the Meross MSS115. It was one of the first smart plugs with Matter support that was available to purchase. After a few months at the preorder stage, I finally got my hands on the product and was able to spend some time with it. Is it better than other products that focus on HomeKit only? Let’s dive in.

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How to install Windows 11 on Apple Silicon Macs with free VMware Fusion Player [Video]

In this hands-on tutorial, I’ll show you how to run Windows 11 for ARM using VMware Fusion Player 13, an application that includes a free personal license option. The downside to VMware Fusion Player, is that it doesn’t include 3D support for Windows 11 on ARM, but that may not be an issue for you if you’re just need to run a one-off app or other basic software.

If you’re looking to run games, in general, Parallels Desktop 18 remains the better option due to its support of DirectX 11. The downside to using Parallels for running Windows 11 on ARM? It is a paid application that requires a subscription for the version that most people will want to use. You can read and watch our full Parallels Desktop 18 Windows 11 on ARM tutorial for more details.

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Apple TV launches multiview sports streaming tonight for beta users

Quad box ESPN MultiCast on Apple TV

Via Tom’s Guide, Apple is tonight launching the rumored multiview feature for Apple TV sports streaming in beta. The feature will be available on today’s MLB Friday Night Baseball streams for customers using Apple TV 4K with the tvOS 16.5 beta.

The feature will also be available for the dozen MLS Season Pass games this weekend. Apple hasn’t officially announced when the Multiview feature will be available to everyone, although we can expect tvOS 16.5 to be out of beta within a month or so.

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12.9-inch M2 iPad Pro starts at $1,000 in Friday’s best deals, Twelve South HiRise Pro stand $84, more

Heading into the weekend, all of today’s best deals are now up for grabs and headlined by the best price of the year on Apple’s 12.9-inch M2 iPad Pro from $1,000. MacBook owners can also score the lowest price yet on Twelve South’s new HiRise Pro MacBook stand at $84, which rounds out today’s saving with Beats Studio Buds dropping to $100. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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Make Something Wonderful printed books on eBay – and rapidly being removed

Make Something Wonderful printed books | eBay listings

When we learned that a limited run of Make Something Wonderful printed books had been produced by the Steve Jobs Archive to gift to a number of Apple and Disney employees, it was only a matter of time before some of them ended up on eBay.

We weren’t expecting it to happen quite this soon, however, nor in such numbers. However, it appears that the auction site may now be removing these listings …

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Review: Twelve South’s new HiRise Pro hides a MagSafe charger in a premium MacBook stand

Earlier this year, Twelve South refreshed one of its more popular desktop accessories with the debut of the new HiRise Pro. Packing a few new tricks over its predecessor alongside the usual Twelve South quality, I’ve been putting the stand to the test over the past couple of months to see if its $100 price tag is worth a spot in your desktop MacBook setup.

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Farrago 2 soundboard for Mac arrives with 50 new features including Shortcuts and Stream Deck integration

Rogue Amoeba is releasing a major update to Farrago, the great soundboard app for Mac. Farrago 2.0 includes 50 new features ranging from fun emoji art to well-designed Stream Deck interactivity.

Faraggo debuted on the Mac in January 2018, and Paul Kafasis at Rogue Amoeba says today’s big update has been cooking for more than two years. Faraggo lets you easily store and play audio clips on-demand for things like podcasting, theater production, and other creative audio tasks.

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9to5Mac Happy Hour 429: Fate of new 27-inch Apple display, the changing state of iPhone 15 button rumors, CarPlay troubles

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Benjamin and Zac discuss CarPlay troubles, both literally and figuratively with GM announcing they will no longer support the feature in their new EVs. We also discuss the rumors — that are very much in flux — surrounding the iPhone 15 solid state buttons and a possible second-generation Apple Studio Display. Apple finally launches its first retail presence in India, and The Steve Jobs Make Something Wonderful  book is available to read now.

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Apple strikes multiyear deal for Canal+ subscribers to get Apple TV+ at no extra charge

In a significant announcement, Apple today announced a deal with French subscription TV provider Canal+, which will see Canal+ subscribers gain access to Apple TV+ at no extra charge.

Starting April 20, Canal+ subscribers simply open the Apple TV app on their set-top box to browse the TV+ catalog of original films and movies – no login or separate subscription required. Some Apple original titles will also be broadcast directly on Canal+’s premier channel.

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iPhone 15 Pro: Meet the new volume buttons, same as the old volume buttons

iPhone 14 Pro models

Who could have guessed that volume buttons would be the biggest rumor to track for the iPhone 15 Pro cycle? A new set of volume button renderings shared by MacRumors and made by Unknownz21 is the latest in the iPhone 15 Pro volume button chapter.

To recap, the iPhone 15 Pro was rumored to switch from a mechanical click mute switch and volume rocker to a solid-state version with haptic feedback simulating the click. Apple uses haptic feedback to simulate clicking buttons without moving parts on its current products with Home buttons as well as its trackpads.

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Deals: Anker MagSafe chargers from $56, official Apple Watch Alpine Loop band $83, more

All of Thursday’s best deals can be found below, thanks to our fine friends over at 9to5Toys. First on tap are a series of discounts on Anker’s MagGo iPhone 14 MagSafe accessories, which are joined by some fitting spring savings on the official Apple Watch Alpine Loop band at $83. And if your M2 MacBook could use a desktop upgrade, Belkin’s Thunderbolt 4 Dock Pro has dropped to a new $300 low. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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