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Kuo: 27-inch mini-LED Apple external display targeting 2025 release

Studio Display

Yesterday, display analyst Ross Young said that Apple had scrapped plans for a new 27-inch external display with mini-LED screen technology. This was rumored as either the second-generation Apple Studio Display, or a higher-end model that would slot in between it and the Pro Display XDR.

However, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today disagrees that the project has been scrapped altogether, instead saying that he believes the product is set to arrive – eventually. Kuo says mass production is set to begin in late 2024 or early 2025.

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New Steve Jobs Archive ebook now available as a free download

As announced a fortnight ago, the Steve Jobs Archive today released a free ebook memorializing Jobs’s life and career in his own words, collating emails, speeches and interviews with the Apple founder.

The ebook can be read in Apple Books on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. It can also be read in the browser, or downloadable as an ePub to import into your Kindle, Nook or other e-reader device.

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Apple to open its first store in India on April 18 with second store coming right after

Apple unveils the barricade of its first retail store in India ahead of opening this month

Apple recently confirmed that the first Apple Retail Store in India would be opened later this month. Now the company has confirmed that Apple BKC in Mumbai will open to the public on April 18. But more than that, Apple has also announced a second store in the country that will open on April 20, just two days after the first one.

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PSA: Apple services including Apple Music and the App Store are currently down

Update, 6:48 p.m. PT: Apple has updated its System Status website to acknowledge outages impacting Apple Music and iTunes Match. It has not acknowledged outages affecting other services.

Apple is battling what appears to be a major outage affecting the App Store, Apple Music, the Apple Developer website, and more. Apple has yet to update its System Status webpage to acknowledge the outages, but social media full of complaints from frustrated Apple users…

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Next-gen CarPlay killed the radio star

Eddy Cue teased “iOS in the Car” in 2013, and Apple released CarPlay as an update to iOS 8 a year later. CarPlay was slow to be adopted by automakers in the first few years. Pioneer brought CarPlay to existing cars first in 2014, then Hyundai released the first new vehicle with CarPlay integration in 2015.

Now, a decade since its first public appearance, it has become harder* to buy a new car without CarPlay. Yet General Motors is positioning itself as a new adversary for Apple and CarPlay. Greedy and nefarious reasons for dropping Apple CarPlay from GM EVs are most likely to blame, but I do wonder if a certain preview from Apple is a factor too.

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Hands-on: The 3 best modern food reservations apps on iOS for 2023

One of my biggest hobbies, aside from loving tech, is food. Eating out at a good restaurant is the best way to put a smile on my face. One of the issues I face living in the NYC area is that every new and popular restaurant is reserved weeks, if not months, in advance. In order to combat this, I have been leveraging three apps to make sure I get prompt reservations but also to earn a little cash back and perks along the way. In this article I want to share the three best food reservation apps and how I use them to not only make reservations, but also earn some perks just by using them!

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watchOS 10 concept visualizes new Home Screen with widgets, Live Activities, and more

watchOS 10 concept

Concept image by Parker Ortolani

watchOS 10 that’s set to be unveiled at WWDC in June is believed to come with some major UI upgrades. Experimenting with what that could look like, Parker Ortolani has shared a few watchOS 10 concept ideas for an all-new Apple Watch Home Screen with widgets, Live Activities, one version with an evolved ‘Glances” UI, and more.

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In memory of the 27-inch iMac Pro with or without Mini-LED, no wait, Mini-LED display with 120Hz ProMotion

Oh, Apple 27″ Mini-LED ProMotion display, the world has lost you far too soon.

You started life as an oddly timed rumor last year following the long-overdue release of the Apple Studio Display. They said you would launch soon after the $1600 display with features worth the money. After all, you would be the first standalone display with variable refresh rate. Quite understandably, you would cost more than the 60Hz Studio Display. Even with refresh rates up to 120Hz, however, you would manage to be more affordable than the $5000 60Hz Studio Display XDR. You might even include a stand for no extra charge!

In short, you were dreamy. But not all dreams come true.

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Deals: M2 Pro MacBook Pro second-best prices $150 off, black Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, more

We’re back with another round of Monday’s best discounts. Courtesy of the fine folks over at 9to5Toys, all of the workweek’s best price cuts are all in one place. Leading the way, the second-best prices have landed on Apple’s new M2 Pro MacBook Pros at $149 off to join some official Magic Keyboard and Trackpad markdowns from $140, not to mention this spring Anker Gold Box sale from $10. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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All four iPhone 15 OLED screens will use latest materials, not just Pro models

iPhone 15 OLED

A new supply chain report says that all four iPhone 15 OLED screens will use the latest generation of materials. For the iPhone 14, only the Pro models received the latest-gen Samsung tech, while the base models got the previous generation.

It’s important to stress that the report concerns the core materials used in the creation of the iPhone 15 OLED panels, with two features still expected to be reserved for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max …

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iPhone 15 Diary: Low-light video performance needs to be Apple’s next priority

Low-light video performance laga behind photos

There’s always been a significant difference in the low-light video and photo performance on iPhones. But a recent holiday really highlighted for me how dramatic that difference has become, especially when it comes to the telephoto lens on the iPhone 14 Pro Max.

So much so that I would argue that low-light video performance really needs to be Apple’s next priority when it comes to the iPhone’s photographic capabilities …

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AirPods Pro and AirPods 3: How to change Force Sensor controls

AirPods Pro have great features like noise cancellation and a Transparency mode with an in-ear design. And to switch between those and other features, Force Sensors in the AirPods Pro (and AirPods 3) stems offer easy control. Read on for how to change AirPods controls including press speed, press duration, what your left and right Force Sensors do, and more.

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