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9to5Mac Daily: January 8, 2025 – MacBook Pro rumors and more
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2025-01-08 16:10
Report: Apple’s US chip manufacturing grows by adding Apple Watch S9 SiP
A new US administration is about to enter office, one that will incentivize companies to build in America rather than overseas. And Apple seems well prepared for that change, as the company has reportedly just expanded its US-based chip production. mor...
2025-01-08 16:10
AT&T will now pay you if there’s a network outage
AT&T is kicking off 2025 with a new “AT&T Guarantee” program that the company says will “set a new bar” for customer and network service. The headlining part of the announcement? AT&T will now credit you if you experience a network outage … m...
2025-01-08 16:04
New Mythic Quest season 4 trailer just arrived from Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has two big returning series coming this month: Severance and Mythic Quest. The two shows are polar opposites, but both promise to be a treat for viewers. Today, Apple has released the first trailer for Mythic Quest season 4—and it looks ve...
2025-01-08 15:33
Two new smart rings offer AFib detection for $380, or gold for $1,900
Oura remains the king of the smart ring business – at least until Apple enters the arena – but two competitors are trying very different approaches in launching their own models. French branch Circular hasn’t made much progress to date, thanks to...
2025-01-08 15:08
This new Apple product could be the sleeper hit of 2025
Apple’s AirTag item tracker has been a huge hit since it was first released in April 2021. Look around, and you’ll see the circular accessory attached to keys, backpacks, and suitcases everywhere. This year, Apple will release AirTag 2 – its firs...
2025-01-08 14:38
Washington State suing T-Mobile over data breach impacting 79 million people
Washington State is suing T-Mobile over a 2021 security breach which exposed the personal data of some 79 million people, including 2M Washington residents. Data exposed included social security numbers, phone numbers, physical addresses, unique IMEI n...
2025-01-08 14:29
RayNeo X3 Pro AR take us another step closer to Apple Glasses
Apple’s long-term goal for Vision Pro is believed to be an Apple Glasses product, in which an ordinary-looking pair of glasses will be able to display both text and AR content. We’ve seen some competitors take early steps in that direction, and the...
2025-01-08 13:41
Multiple Apple employees fired for Matching Grants fraud; six charged so far
Around fifty Apple employees have been fired for allegedly defrauding the company via its Matching Grants program, in which the company agrees to match charitable donations made by employees. So far, six of the former Bay Area employees have also been ...
2025-01-08 13:13
Plugable dock lets even an M1 MacBook Pro support five external monitors
Depending on the model, an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro officially supports between one and three external displays, but a software workaround lets you boost that number. The new Plugable UD-7400PD dock takes advantage of that fact to provide a very neat ...
2025-01-08 12:46
A billion dollars later, the iPhone 16 is still banned in Indonesia, for a bizarre reason
The iPhone 16 is still banned from sale in Indonesia, despite Apple promising to invest a billion dollars in the country’s economy. Apple had initially had offers of first $10M and then $100M rejected by the Indonesian government, before offering a c...
2025-01-08 12:07
When will Apple Intelligence arrive on Apple TV and Apple Watch?
Google recently announced that it’s bringing the Gemini AI assistant to Google TV. At the same time, our sister site 9to5Google found evidence of Gemini coming soon to Wear OS – Google’s operating system for smartwatches. On the Apple side, devic...
2025-01-08 00:20
ESR launches an affordable Apple Pencil alternative with Find My support
At CES 2025, ESR unveiled the new , an affordable iPad stylus. It supports the Find My network, allowing you to locate your pencil virtually anywhere if it gets lost, similar to the new Apple Pencil Pro unveiled early last year. more…
2025-01-08 00:09
iPhone SE 4 and new iPads expected to be launched ‘by April’
Different sources have already reported on the possible launch of new iPads and iPhone SE 4 in the first half of 2025. While Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman previously said that these products will be launched in the spring, he has now specified that Apple e...
2025-01-07 23:28
Apple continues prepping next-gen CarPlay after missing 2024 deadline
Apple in 2022 announced a new CarPlay experience that became known as “CarPlay 2.0.” However, this new version of CarPlay has yet to see the light of day – and many wonder if Apple quietly scrapped the project as the company missed the deadline t...
2025-01-07 22:05
Next year’s MacBook Pro could be Apple’s biggest Mac upgrade ever
Apple’s MacBook Pro just received an , and there’s an M5 version expected in late 2025. But it’s the model coming in late 2026 that sounds especially compelling. This new MacBook Pro could even be the biggest Mac upgrade ever. Here’s what’s c...
2025-01-07 21:34
iOS 19: Everything we know so far
Believe it or not, we’re just six months away from the announcement of iOS 19. Ahead of that launch, rumors have started to surface on things like new iOS 19 features, supported devices, and more. more…
2025-01-07 20:49
Swift Student Challenge kicks off February 3 for three weeks only
Apple is preparing to kick off its annual Swift Student Challenge again this year, with entries opening in just under a month and lasting three weeks only. Here are the details. more…
2025-01-07 19:48
You can manually disable certain Apple Intelligence features, here’s how
Apple Intelligence’s ever-growing feature set has brought additional storage requirements on your device, but it’s also come with new controls over which features are enabled. Here’s how to manually disable certain Apple Intelligence features on ...
2025-01-07 19:31