Categories
Apple Business Hardware iMac Mac Desktop Mac mini Mac Pro Mac Studio MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro News retail Retail Store

Apple posts strong shipments, and year-over-year growth as computing industry returns to pre-pandemic levels

It was a long pandemic, but Apple and the larger industry have gotten back to pre-pandemic levels, complete with substantial year-over-year growth. According to 9to5Mac, an IDC report released yesterday on global shipments for Q1 2024 showed that while Apple still doesn’t lead for volume, it did come in number one for YoY growth. IDC […]

Categories
Accessory Apple Apple Watch Business Finance Hardware iPad iPhone iPhone 14 iPhone SE Legal News Peripheral retail Retail Store Wearables

Apple adjusts trade-in values for select iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch models

Following up on its changes in estimated trade-in values for Macs on Tuesday, Apple on Wednesday adjusted the estimate trade-in values for select iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models in the United States. The new numbers show increased trade-in values for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the second-generation iPhone SE, the Apple Watch Series 4, […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Apps Desktop Mac Developer Google Hardware iOS iOS 18 iPad iPad Air iPad mini iPad Pro iPadOS iPadOS 18 iPhone iPhone iPhone 12 iPhone 13 iPhone 14 iPhone 15 iPhone 16 iPhone SE M1 M1 Max M1 Pro M1 Ultra M2 M3 M3 Max M3 Pro M3 Ultra Mac Mac Desktop Mac Studio Microsoft Processors retail Rumor Software WWDC

Rumor: Apple looking to increase Neural Engine cores in next-gen chips, focus on upcoming AI functionality

Apple is looking to improve upon its next-generation processors’ artificial intelligence capabilities. Per a new report from the Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News, Apple’s next-generation A18 and M4 chips for the future iPhone, iPad, and Macs will feature an upgraded Neural Engine with “significantly” more cores. An upgraded Neural Engine would improve performance for AI/machine […]

Categories
Apple Apple Silicon Business Developer Hardware iMac M2 M3 Mac Pro Mac Studio MacBook MacBook Air MacBook Pro Processors retail Retail Store Rumor

Rumor: Apple to release M3-based MacBook Air notebooks around March 2024

It never hurts to update a good thing. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to refresh its MacBook Air notebook around March 2024. The notebook is rumored to feature an M3 processor and be available for the 13-inch and 15-inch versions of the notebook. As Apple overhauled the ‌MacBook Air‌’s design in 2022 and then […]

Categories
Apple Apps Bluetooth Developer Hack Hacks Hardware iOS iOS 16 iOS 17 iPad iPad Air iPad mini iPad Pro iPadOS iPadOS 16 iPadOS 17 iPhone 12 iPhone 13 iPhone 14 iPhone 15 iPhone SE macOS News photos Pictures privacy security wireless

Researchers discover two Bluetooth security flaws that can affect any device from 2014 on

This is one of those things that make you cringe and hope there’s a firmware update to resolve it in the works. Two recently-discovered Bluetooth security flaws allow attackers to hijack the connections of all devices using Bluetooth 4.2 to 5.4, a range that encompasses all devices between late 2014 and now. AirDrop is also […]