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  • Apple offering gift cards worth up to $150 in Black Friday through Cyber Monday retail event

    It begins.

    Apple has begun offering gift cards worth up to $150 with the purchase of various products. The retail event will run from Black Friday (November 27) through Cyber Monday (November 30).

    The company is offering Apple Gift Cards which can be used in the Apple Store or App Store, and customers can receive credit for the following purchases:

    Macs

    • 16-inch MacBook Pro – $150
    • 21.5-inch iMac – $150
    • 13-inch MacBook Pro – $50
    • MacBook Air – $50

    iPhone

    • SE – $50
    • 11 – $50
    • XR – $50

    iPad

    Pro – $100
    mini –  $50

    Audio, Apple TV, and Apple Watch

    • HomePod – $100
    • Apple TV 4K – $100
    • Apple TV‌ HD – $50
    • Beats headphones – $50
    • Apple Watch Series 3 – $25
    • AirPods Pro or AirPods (with or without Wireless Charging Case) – $25

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via The Mac Observer

  • Function101 announces $30 Apple TV Remote alternative to be released later this month

    If you love your Apple TV, but have been driven to the edge of madness by its remote, there’s now an alternative.

    When Apple unveiled its Siri-equipped Apple TV Remote with touch surface in 2015 alongside the fourth-generation Apple TV, its controller became synonymous with frustration for some of its user base.

    As of 2019, Swiss telco Salt launched an alternative remote control for the Apple TV 4K units that was included in its broadband TV bundle.

    On Monday, Function101 announced its “Button Remote for Apple TV,” which retails for $30 and looks very similar to the Swiss model. The unit will be available in the U.S. later this month, and includes directional arrows in place of the Siri Remote’s glass Touch surface, a power button in addition to a Menu button, along with separate volume and channel rockers and traditional media playback buttons. The unit lacks a Siri button, which may or may not be a deal breaker, depending on the user.

    If this alternative sounds just about perfect aside from the Siri factor, users can always control your Apple TV using an iPhone or via an Apple Watch. 

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and Function101

  • Rumor: iPhone 12 Pro camera could support 4K Video shot at 240fps

    If the rumors are truly, the iPhone 12 Pro’s camera could be legitimately bananas.

    Per the EverythingApplePro YouTube channel, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 12 Pro camera could support 4K video shooting at 240 frames per second.

    The article follows up on Filip Koroy reportedly finding evidence of the camera’s high resolution, slow-mo formate in the current iOS beta code. Whether this is valid remains to be seen, but this also accompanies yesterday’s story about the handset boasting a ProMotion 120Hz display.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via The Mac Observer, Cult of Mac, and EverythingApplePro

  • Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Supplemental Update

    Sometimes you need a good bug fix.

    Apple on Wednesday released its macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Supplemental Update. The update, a 1.01 gigabyte download, offers the following features and fixes:

    • Fixes an issue where Mac computers running macOS Catalina 10.15.4 could not participate in FaceTime calls with devices running iOS 9.3.6 and earlier or OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 and earlier
    • Resolves an issue where you may repeatedly receive a password prompt for an Office 365 account
    • Fixes an issue where MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) may hang in Setup Assistant or when disconnecting and reconnecting a 4K or 5K external display
    • Resolves an issue where a USB-C port in your Mac may become unresponsive

    As always, you can snag the update through the Software Update preference pane.

    If you’ve tried the update and have any feedback to offer, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

  • tvOS 13.4 developer beta code reference hints at possible upcoming Apple TV 4K hardware

    Once again, a code reference in a beta may have pointed out something new on the horizon.

    Following the release of Apple’s first tvOS 13.4 developer beta on Wednesday, a reference to new Apple TV hardware, tagged as “T1125,” has been found.

    The current Apple TV 4K is named J105a, and the Apple TV HD model number is “J42d.” A recent report suggests that the letter T at the beginning implies that it is an internal model, or a prototype that isn’t finished yet.

    It’s hard to say whether new Apple TV hardware is en route, and it’s been over two years since the fifth generation Apple TV was released. An upgraded unit could offer faster performance and a speedier experience with Apple Arcade games.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via AppleInsider and 9to5Mac