A rather cool item that debuted alongside the new Mac mini and MacBook Air back in October has been delayed a bit.

Apple, which recently added the Blackmagic eGPU Pro as an online store item, stated the unit would be released in late November. Unfortunately, the current listing now says that the device won’t be coming until December.

Priced at $1,199, the Blackmagic eGPU Pro features a Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics processor with 8GB MBM2 memory, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, four USB 3 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, and a DisplayPort 1.4 port. It offers 85W of power delivery.

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It is, of course, both prudent and awesome to save money on refurbished Apple stuff.

As such, Apple has begun selling refurbished sixth-generation 9.7-inch iPad at a 15 percent discount.

These were the iPads released in March 2018 and have gotten nothing short of great reviews.

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If you’ve been hankering to have your Apple Watch Series 4 unit perform ECG or EKG tests for your heart, the future looks good.

This feature, which can be performed by putting your finger on the crown and waiting for 30 seconds, has perpetually been listed as “coming later this year,” and the year is coming to a close.

Per a MacRumors article, the ECG functionality will debut with the public release of watchOS 5.1.2, according to an internal Apple Store training document.

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If you’re traveling through Europe, this will come in handy.

Apple Pay access has launched in both Kazakhstan and Belgium have arrived as of Wednesday.

The launches bring the total number of Apple Pay countries to 31, showing that it’s expanding with no slowing down.

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Following up on our previous report of incompatibility issues between Apple’s iCloud and Windows 10 build 1809 following the October 2018 update, Apple on Tuesday pushed an update to iCloud for Windows, bringing the app to version 7.8.1. The update comes after users reported major compatibility issues between iCloud for Windows and the latest Windows 10 October 2018 update, affecting things such as Photos syncing and many other features.

After the kerfuffle, Apple and Microsoft began working together to resolve the compatibility issues. Essentially, users trying to install iCloud for Windows on the latest Windows 10 build would see an error message, while those who already had the app installed experienced numerous issues with Photos syncing and more.

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Apple Pay is rumored to launch in Belgium in the near future, with customers of major bank BNP Paribas Fortis potentially able to start using Apple’s mobile payment system as early as this morning.

BNP Paribas Fortis is reportedly preparing to demonstrate the service to the media on Wednesday. Sources of De Tijd advise the bank’s customers will be the first to gain access to the payment platform, and it is likely consumers will be able to start using it at the same time as the demonstrations.

It’s thought that Apple Pay will be limited to BNP Paribas Fortis’ Visa and Mastercard customers, alongside subsidiaries Hello Bank and Fintro, at launch. Customers of other banks are likely to have to wait several months before Apple Pay is made available at other financial institutions.

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If you have a coder in your family, they’re going to like this.

Apple on Monday announced that its annual Hour of Code event is set to take place from December 1 to December 14 at all of its retail locations around the world.

Per the event, Apple customers can register for free Hour of Code sessions as of Monday. The sessions are available for customers of all ages, with Kids Hour sessions available for aspiring coders aged six to 12.

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If you know a super cool lady who’s an aspiring coder in your life, Apple might have just the thing.

Alongside the return of its Hour of Code classes, Apple is launching an all-new Entrepreneur Camp that is focused on creating new opportunities based on app-driven businesses owned or led by women.

The program is looking to assist app-driven businesses that are founded, co-founded, or led by woman that have a working app or prototype. The program will begin in January of 2019, but will begin accepting applications now.

Per Apple CEO Tim Cook:

“Apple is committed to helping more women assume leadership roles across the tech sector and beyond. We’re proud to help cultivate female leadership in the app development community with the new Apple Entrepreneur Camp, and we’re inspired both by the incredible work that’s already happening, and what’s sure to come.”

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It looks like Charter Spectrum may be the first service to utilize iOS 12’s “Zero Sign On” feature and will launch before the end of the year.

Zero Sign On functions as a simplified login process for streaming TV applications and it’s rumored that Charter Spectrum is currently in the process of training its employees on the new Apple TV app. While this doesn’t offer a confirmed launch date by any means, it does show that the cable provider is in the final stages of its own testing.

Another user has reported via Reddit that the Charter Spectrum app for Apple TV is “in final internal beta testing” and user acceptance testing. The current target launch date is thought to be for December 3rd, although a December 10th launch date has been thrown around as well.

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Apple is apparently expanding its reach in the artificial intelligence field via the acquisition of Silk Labs, an on-device AI technology startup.

Last Tuesday, an anonymous source reported that Apple quietly snapped up Silk earlier this year.

Details of the acquisition are unknown, though the report estimates the deal was a trivial investment for Apple. Silk had about a dozen employees at the time of the purchase, while startup financing firm PitchBook estimates the company raised approximately $4 million in funding.

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