M4 MacBook Air introduces the most subtle design difference

Apple has introduced a very subtle design change to the that makes it easily identifiable next to M3 and M2 models.

As points out, there’s a single identifying design choice for the M4 MacBook Air that is easy to spot but isn’t immediately obvious.

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Apple defeats lawsuit alleging it ripped off tech journalist for ‘Tetris’ movie on TV+

Apple has defeated a lawsuit that alleged ripped off a book written by tech journalist . As detailed by Reuters , U.S. District Judge Katherine Failla determined that the “book and the movie were not similar enough to support Ackerman’s allegations.”

Ackerman, the former editor-in-chief of Gizmodo and current editor-in-chief of MicroCenter, filed the lawsuit in 2023. The lawsuit alleged that the documentary “Tetris” was “substantially similar in almost all material respects” to his


iPhone 17

Rumor: iPhone 17 Pro Max will be thicker to make room for a bigger battery

The upcoming iPhone 17 Pro Max will reportedly be thicker than its predecessor, according to a new report posted to Weibo. This is just one of the many design changes Apple will reportedly make to the iPhone lineup this fall.

The rumor comes from , who has accurately shared details about unannounced Apple products in the past. The iPhone 17 Pro Max will reportedly measure 8.725mm thick, an increase from the iPhone 16 Pro Max at 8.25mm. It would be Apple’


Apple Music enlists the King as a special radio DJ

has partnered with His Majesty for The King’s Music Room, a special radio playlist set to celebrate this year’s Commonwealth’s Day.

During the show, King Charles will share personal anecdotes amidst his curated playlist of songs ranging from “1930s crooners to Afrobeats stars, as well as disco divas and reggae icons” …

The special one-off show is streaming for free on Apple Music 1 radio station on Monday, starting at 6 AM GMT. Additional free broadcasts will also go out


Apple Silicon

M3 Ultra on par with M4 Max in CPU performance based on benchmark test

Apple this week announced a new generation of Mac Studio , and surprisingly it is available with two different chip families: M3 Ultra and M4 Max. While the company claims that the M3 Ultra is up to twice as fast as the M4 Max in some workloads, benchmark tests show that there isn’t a huge difference between the CPU of the two chips.

A run on the new Mac Studio equipped with the high-end version of the M3 Ultra chip gives us an idea of what to


Developers behind Tweetbot and Ivory now working on a Bluesky app

If you’re a heavy Mastodon user (or were a Twitter user back in the good old days), you’re probably familiar with Tapbots – the company behind the popular Ivory and Tweetbot apps. The developers now have some good news to share with Bluesky users, as they announced this week that they’ve been working on a new app for the platform.

Called “Phoenix,” the app will essentially be a Tweetbot or Ivory for Bluesky. The announcement was confirmed through . Unfortunately, there aren’


Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS

After the EU forced Apple to implement major changes to how iOS and the App Store work for European users, other countries have also conducted their own antitrust investigations against the company. Now the Brazilian court has ruled that Apple has 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS for iPhone users in Brazil.

As reported by Brazilian newspaper (via ), a federal judge in Brazil ruled on Wednesday that Apple will have to open up the iOS ecosystem to third-party apps in Brazil just like the company did in the EU.


iPhone ‘Fold’ suddenly makes a lot more sense after this new reveal

We’re still over a year away from Apple’s first foldable iPhone launching. But per one analyst’s new report , prior rumors have apparently had a key detail of the foldable wrong. Thanks to the latest reveal, the new iPhone ‘Fold’ makes a lot more sense than before.

In some ways, foldable iPhone rumors remind me of the long-gestating-then-cancelled Apple Car project.

For years, leakers have wrongly claimed Apple would be launching a foldable iPhone soon. But it’

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This powerful Apple Notes feature has made note-taking easier than ever

Whether you’re a heavy user of Apple Notes or not, you may have missed that iOS 18 introduced a new feature designed to take lots of the work out of note-taking. Thanks to the addition of audio recordings, bolstered by transcripts and summaries, Apple Notes makes it easier than ever to capture notes on your iPhone, iPad, and more.

Apple Notes has grown tremendously powerful over the years.

At one point the Notes app only offered some basic text editing functionality, and not much else.

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