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Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Too intelligent for M1.

Apple just updated its compatibility page for Apple Intelligence, and erroneously swapped every Mac to “M2 and later.” MacRumors spotted the goof, which is only live on the US site, and deduced that it was probably an effort to update the Vision Pro entry to account for the new M5 model.

Screenshot of Apple Intelligence compatibility showing “M2 or later” for every Mac model.
Use “Find all and replace” responsibly, y’all.
Screenshot: Apple
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
The patience of Apple fans.

Everyone’s expecting an imminent release for the new Apple TV and HomePod Mini, so yesterday’s surprise product drop sparked some excitement. But I’m not sure a high fashion phone pouch with Issey Miyake was quite what they had in mind.

Technostalgic

Me: Patiently waiting for the new Apple TV and HomePod mini announcement.

Apple: Here’s a sock.

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A decade of unrealized potential

Apple seems to finally know what its largest and most impressive tablet really is. Time to build it.

David Pierce
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Steve Jobs launches $29 iPod Socks.

This is the self-aware way Apple used to launch socks for its devices at a fraction of the cost of its new iPhone Pocket. I’m guessing it too, was inspired by “a piece of cloth.”

The next iPhone Air has reportedly been delayedThe next iPhone Air has reportedly been delayed
Jay Peters and Dominic Preston
Apple made a $230 crossbody… sockApple made a $230 crossbody… sock
Jess Weatherbed
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Don’t expect Apple TV ads any time soon.

“I don’t want to say no forever,” Apple head of services Eddy Cue told Screen International, “but there are no plans.”

There are plenty of signs that Apple has at least explored ads for its streamer in the past, but right now it seems content with price hikes to pay the bills.

Robert Hart
Robert Hart
Apple removes gay dating apps from China App Store.

The company told Wired it removed Blued and Finka, two of the country’s most popular gay dating platforms, to comply with an order from the government’s cyberspace watchdog. Most international LGBTQ+ dating apps are already blocked on Apple’s Chinese storefront, including Grindr.