Apple now has 1 billion paying subscribers (qz.com)
Apple announced that it now has 1 billion paying subscribers to its services and that revenue from these sales has reached an all-time high....
Tim Cook touts that Apple has been investing in generative AI tech ‘for years’ (9to5mac.com)
What ad blocker do you use on your iPhone?
Currently I use 1Blocker but I will switch to AdGuard. Somehow 1Blocker doesn’t work properly for me anymore
Coming soon: Fedora for Apple Silicon Macs! (fedoramagazine.org)
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Vision Pro displays use tech designed to reduce eyestrain and motion sickness (9to5mac.com)
Apple's Vision Pro Developer Labs Not Drawing Many Attendees (www.macrumors.com)
AirTag 2 will likely go to mass production in 4Q24. (twitter.com)
Apple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batteries (www.inverse.com)
[opinion] tab groups in safari suck
Maybe it’s just me, but I find the default tab group behavior in Safari to be complete ass. It doesn’t have the natural Apple feel to it. It feels like an after thought that Apple developers threw in there to compete with Chrome....
Apple reportedly prepping second-gen AirTag for launch next year (9to5mac.com)
I wonder what kind of integration this could possibly have with the Vision, I like my AirTags and can’t really think of what else could be added for a second generation version.
Kuo: 'No Sign' of Apple Generative AI Technology Coming in 2024 (www.macrumors.com)
iPad Mini 7 could be coming soon (twitter.com)
Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, and NVIDIA form Alliance for OpenUSD to drive open standards for 3D content (www.apple.com)
Banner Contest! - Update
A big thank you to Antsomnia for their banner submission....
Is it possible to use the USB ports of an external screen with a MacBook?
Hi all, I’m trying to connect a mouse with a standard USB-A plug, which is of course missing from the M1 laptop. I’d like to avoid using extra converters if possible, so I thought the screen’s USB socket will just work fine, except that they don’t. Do you know, is it possible somehow to use these as intended?
Apple rolling out second public beta of iOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS 14 (9to5mac.com)
This update is effectively the public version of Developer Update 4, which contains actual details about the changes: macrumors.com/…/everything-new-in-ios-17-beta-4/
Monthly Self-Promotion thread (August 2023)
Welcome to our first monthly self-promotion thread. This thread is for developers to show off what they’ve built. It can be an app for any Apple device....
The vague Apple Neural Engine, what does it do with the premium we paid for ?
I found this on reddit which I reluctantly to cite it here [1], anyway the comments and the findings were as vague as Apple claiming they beat Nvidia RTX 3090 GPU with that fancy chart....
Phone 15 Pro Max Main Camera Module To Be An Inch Larger Than iPhone 14 Pro Max’s, New Case Images Leak Show Massive Rear Cutout (m.weibo.cn)
Apple Is Exploring The Use Of ‘LIPO’ Technology To Substantially Reduce Bezels On Its Premium iPhones And iPads (wccftech.com)
Similar To The iPhone 15 Pro, Upcoming Apple Watch Ultra Could Come In A Dark Gray Titanium Finish And Could Cost More (wccftech.com)
Good USB HUB 3.0 for USB-A port that doesn't interfere or introduce lag for wireless mouse and keyboard ? (kbin.social)
Had been searching and saw some comments for products where people were saying they were getting lag with their wireless mouse. So wondered if there's a product people have had luck with....
Magic Trackpad for work? Good, Bad or Fine?
Is anyone here using Magic Trackpad for work? or rather for a longer periods of time? Not necessarily with a hand over it whole 8 hours, but around 50% of that time....
US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments fall (9to5mac.com)
Just picked up two 2013 Mac Pro (Trashcan) any thoughts on what to do with them?
Picked up a 12 core and an 8 core with 64gb ram, both with d700 GPUs for a steal (150 each). Was thinking of running the 12 core as a server and maybe another as a dedicated router running pfsense and connecting a thunderbolt raid array for local media and jellyfin? Havent done any home server/homelab stuff before so was...