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Apple to bring lossless audio, ultra-low latency features to AirPods Max headphones with iOS 18.4, iPadOSs 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates

Apple’s forthcoming iOS 18.4 update could bring some new features, including some cool goodies for your AirPods Max headphones. Apple has announced that the update will bring lossless audio and ulta-low latency audio to AirPods Max. The update is set to arrive in April, according to the company. Per Apple’s press release: “With this update, […]

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Trump administration tariffs on Taiwanese chips could raise prices of Apple products

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 30, 2025

If you’re saving up for a new Mac, iPhone, or iPad this year, it might be a bit more expensive than you expected. The difference could come if the Trump administration’s plans to impose tariffs on Taiwanese chips from companies such as TSMC. On Monday, Trump announced that tariffs of up to 100 percent could […]

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Apple launches “Back to School”/”Back to Uni” offer for Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 10, 2025

You may love or hate going back to school, but at least Apple throws some nice bonuses your way. Apple’s annual “Back to School” or “Back to Uni” promotion has returned this week in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and South Korea. From January 8 to March 13, qualifying higher-education students and staff in the aforementioned […]

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Apple’s 2025 Swift Student Challenge to begin accepting entries on February 3

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 8, 2025

If you’re a student looking to code your way to greatness, you’ve got a deadline approaching. Students looking to participate in Apple’s 2025 Swift Student Challenge can start submitting their app playground project on February 3, where 350 winners will be chosen — 50 of whom get to visit Apple Park. The contest was originally […]

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tvOS 18.2 beta, AdBlocker framework hints at Apple devices being able to ignore “Hey Siri” commands from TVs in the near future

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date November 8, 2024

If you’ve been annoyed by various TV ads triggering the “Hey Siri” command on Apple devices over the years, this might be coming to an end. Per 9to5Mac, the latest beta of tvOS 18.2 released this week introduced a new framework called “AdBlocker.” Although at first glance the name suggests that this would be a […]

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