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9to5Mac Daily: January 30, 2025 – Starlink for iPhone, hidden iOS features
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2025-01-30 20:34
New Unity Apple Watch band, upcoming iOS features, Apple AI focus
Benjamin and Chance review the 2025 Apple Unity watch band, watch face and wallpaper. They talk about some compelling leaked iOS features currently in internal testing, and Apple reportedly redoubles its AI efforts. Also, T-Mobile and Starlink launch a...
2025-01-30 19:53
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.4: Seven new features and changes to expect
Apple Intelligence officially launched three months ago in iOS 18.1, and new features have steadily rolled out ever since. But the next iPhone update, iOS 18.4, is going to be especially big for new Apple Intelligence capabilities. Here are seven featu...
2025-01-30 19:43
Boom’s first supersonic flight was #ShotOniPhone featuring Starlink
Tuesday morning, Boom Supersonic made its supersonic flight debut with its XB-1 test aircraft. The flight featured the first civil supersonic flight from a jet-powered aircraft made in America and was live-streamed for all to see. Using SpaceX’s Star...
2025-01-30 18:54
Apple gave Intel a shot with iPhone chips, but they failed to impress Tim Cook: per TSMC
TSMC is a major Apple partner, producing chips for its many hundreds of millions of new devices each year. But per the company’s founder, there was once a time when Intel got a shot at iPhone chip production, and failed to impress. more…
2025-01-30 17:07
Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 $136 off, M4 MacBook Pro $200 off, M4 Max $400 off, Satechi sale from $10, more
Today’s best deals in Apple gear and accessories include Apple Watch Series 10 at up to $136 off alongside ongoing Black Friday pricing across the entire lineup. These offers join the $110 price drop on Apple Watch Ultra 2, but Amazon has also brough...
2025-01-30 16:45
The return of ‘OG Facebook’ is a big Meta priority this year
Yesterday Meta reported its quarterly earnings, and amid sharing updates on Threads, Instagram, and yes, the metaverse, CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined an interesting new priority for this year: getting back to ‘OG Facebook.’ more…
2025-01-30 16:03
Super Bowl Sundays are really noisy everywhere in the US – Apple Watch study
You don’t have to be in the Super Bowl stadium to be exposed to a lot of noise during the game. A new Apple Watch study found that noise levels across America are significantly higher than normal for about nine hours on Super Bowl Sundays. On average...
2025-01-30 15:20
Apple adding another console-caliber game to Apple Arcade
Apple is set to add PGA TOUR Pro Golf to Apple Arcade on February 6th. As someone who was obsessed with console games while I was growing up, I can’t help but get excited about this release. This is just another console-level game being added to the ...
2025-01-30 15:00
Netflix just revealed its big 2025 TV lineup, here’s what’s coming
Netflix is by far the most dominant player in streaming, and today the company revealed its content release plans for 2025 with lots of big new shows and movies debuting. Here are the highlights. more…
2025-01-30 14:56
DeepSeek exposed chat history and other sensitive data, show security researchers
In a major security failing, Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek exposed chat history and other sensitive data in a database accessible without any authentication. The security researchers who discovered the issue say that the exposure included more than a mil...
2025-01-30 14:37
Satellite video calls coming to Europe and US, starting this year
Satellite video calls will be coming to Europe from later this year, following a successful demo of the tech by Vodafone in partnership with AST SpaceMobile. Rollout in the US through AT&T will follow some time later. As with existing satellite text an...
2025-01-30 13:18
Apple named Fortune’s Most Admired Company for 18th year running
For the 18th year running, Apple has been named Fortune’s Most Admired Company. The rankings are based of a survey of more than 3,000 company execs across 30 countries. While Apple’s number one position was unchanged, a new company made the top fiv...
2025-01-30 12:41
DeepSeek privacy under investigation in US and Europe; removed from App Store in Italy
DeepSeek privacy concerns have led to investigations being opened in both the US and Europe, and seen the app removed from the App Store in Italy. It seems likely the same will happen in other countries. Italian’s privacy regulator questioned whether...
2025-01-30 12:25
iPhone SE 4 release date: When to expect Apple’s powerful upgrade
Apple’s flagship iPhone 16 line launched last fall with a heavy focus on Apple Intelligence. But another new iPhone is coming soon, offering some of the same modern tech but at a much lower cost. Here’s when to expect the iPhone SE 4. more…
2025-01-29 21:43
Apple’s Studio Display: Is it still worth buying?
Last year I reviewed the ViewFinity S9, Samsung’s 5K monitor that competes directly with . In my own words, “the ViewFinity S9’s big selling point is price.” But what about the Studio Display? Is it still a good monitor two years after its laun...
2025-01-29 21:01
Vision Pro now offers 2,000+ games via NVIDIA GeForce NOW support
Gaming on Vision Pro isn’t yet the device’s strong suit, but one recent launch should start to change that. Gamers will now find a massive expansion of new games available—more than 2,000 total—thanks to NVIDIA GeForce NOW coming to visionOS. m...
2025-01-29 20:51
M4 MacBook Air will be a no-brainer upgrade from M1, here’s why
Apple is expected to launch the M4 MacBook Air very soon. When it arrives, the device will offer a compelling upgrade for existing MacBook Air users, particularly anyone using the M1 model. more…
2025-01-29 19:33
Apple accused of outsourcing ‘unethical practices’ to other companies for AI profit
Apple may face new shareholder scrutiny over its AI practices following a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The document was filed ahead of Apple’s next Annual Shareholder Meeting that’s scheduled for February 25 at 8 a.m. PT...
2025-01-29 17:59
Windows 11 Start menu phone integration now includes iPhone support
In a blog post for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has announced that Start menu phone integration on Windows 11 now works with iPhone. The feature was previously tested for Android last year with iPhone support promised at a later date. more…
2025-01-29 17:08