It's almost May 21, which means it's almost launch day for Apple's new products. And Apple is here to keep the new products fresh in our minds ahead of that day.
The new 24-inch iMac, M1 iPad Pro, and new Apple TV 4K will be in stores Friday, May 21
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Nomad launches new Steel and Titanium bands for the Apple Watch
Apple has a lot of different straps available for the Apple Watch. And there are a lot of third-party options out there, too. If you're in the market for a new titanium or steel band, Nomad might have just the one for you.
Bloomberg: Overhauled Apple silicon MacBook Pros with 10 CPU cores, 16/32 GPU cores and up to 64GB RAM coming in the summer
As soon as this summer Apple may launch redesigned MacBook Pro notebooks with new Apple silicon chips featuring eight high-performance processing cores and two high-efficiency ones.
Apple Music for Android apparently won’t support the Dolby Atmos audio format
Apple Music for Android reportedly won't be updated with support for Dolby Atmos audio when Apple rolls out its new lossless and spatial audio features on Apple Music in June.
AirPods Max can’t play lossless Apple Music at all, even wired
At this point, Apple's claim to fame when it comes to lossless audio is just that, technically speaking, Apple Music will support the feature in the near future. What you'll use to listen to that audio is a bit of a mystery, as far as Apple's own ecosystem is concerned.
New report sheds light on Apple’s concessions on security in China
It has been over three years since we learned that Apple would be turning over iCloud data in mainland China to a local, state-owned partner in the region. And now a new report aims to shed light on some of the concessions the company has had to make in the area.
The HomePod will support Spatial Audio, but not lossless audio, with Apple Music
Earlier today, Apple made some rumors turn true when it officially announced a pair of new features coming to Apple Music: Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless audio. But there appear to be a lot of caveats with the new features.
Truly wireless Beats Studio Buds hinted at in iOS 14.6 release candidate
Earlier today, Apple seeded the release candidate for iOS 14.6 and tvOS 14.6 (along with other platforms). Along with the latest version of the pre-release software, it seems a new pair of headphones is being hinted at, too.
New video shows the original Magic Keyboard paired with the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro
Earlier this year, at its Spring Loaded event, Apple unveiled the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display. At that same event, Apple also unveiled a new Magic Keyboard for the large tablet (along with a white variant), and confirmed that the new iPad Pro is actually 0.5mm thicker than the model it's replacing.
How to find the serial number of an AirTag
Whether you have lost an AirTag or found one that doesn’t belong to you, knowing its serial number can help you locate the owner or confirm if it is your own. In this post, we’ll show you how to easily find the serial number of an AirTag or AirTag (2nd generation).
Apple seeds iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, tvOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, and watchOS 7.5 release candidates to developers
Apple is going to release iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 to the public very soon. Ahead of that, though, the final release candidate has been seeded to developers.
Apple updates platform security documentation, goes in-depth on new Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, Face ID, and more
Every once in a while, Apple updates its official platform security documentation, aiming to offer in-depth details on a variety of its platforms, features, and technologies for those interested. And, as sometimes happens, there are some interesting details within.