Oura’s has led many to wonder if Apple would ever create its own competing ring product. Oura’s CEO apparently doesn’t think so, and his reasons include some clear bait for the tech giant.
Tom Hale, Oura’s CEO, recently gave an interview where he was asked about any concerns of Apple introducing a smart ring in the future ( ).
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“I think they [Apple] are unconvinced about the value of having a ring and a watch together and they’re not interested
Apple promotes many apps through the App Store, which has its own editorial board to choose the best apps and highlight them for users. However, there wasn’t much transparency about how Apple chooses these apps, but that’s changing now as developers finally can apply to be featured on the App Store.
This will be possible thanks to the new “Featuring Nominations” feature introduced to App Store Connect, the platform used to manage apps available on Apple platforms. As detailed by the company (via ), developers
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iOS 18.2 is just a few weeks away . It’s a huge software update that includes some of the best, most powerful Apple Intelligence features yet. Here’s the full list of AI features coming soon.
Apple has shared its for 2024 shopping season and as usual, it covers most of the major product categories. Here’s everything you need to know, and how to score some big savings on Apple’s recommendations.
It’s important to keep holiday return windows in mind when buying for someone else this holiday season. Luckily, major retailers including Apple, Amazon, and Best Buy have all kicked off their extended holiday return periods:
Apple launched big updates to the iPad Pro and iPad Air back in May, and a offers the first look at their first full quarter of sales. The results are very surprising.
The and launched back in May. There was a lot of pent-up demand for the devices—especially the Pro models.
Initial sales provided a glimpse into trends for the two models, but now CIRP’s covers the quarter ending in September.
Through a full three months of sales, here’s the breakdown of iPad model
Alright, let’s make some predictions. Aside from the iPhone, Services is Apple’s most successful product category. The company’s approach to modern artificial intelligence, combined with its acquisition history, hints at how Apple could unlock new revenue streams in 2025. Apple Intelligence has the potential to be the next major driver of Services revenue.
In the short term, demand for Apple Intelligence can be directly tied to hardware upgrades, as it only runs on specific product versions:
• iPhone : iPhone
Ever since Twitter became X, many users have been looking for a good alternative. Meta’s Threads has become that for a lot of people . But a very big, yet inevitable change is happening to the social media network soon: ads are coming to your feeds.
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Meta Platforms plans to introduce advertisements to its text app, Threads, early next year, hoping to cash in on the app’s rapid growth, according to three people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans.
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The holiday shopping season has arrived, and with it a great gift has just released for the Ted Lasso fans in your life (self-gifting is okay too). From The New York Times ’ TV critic comes telling the full story of the biggest Apple TV+ hit.
The new book, from of The Times , comes with a punchy title that kind of says it all: .
Here’s the publisher’s summary:
In Believe, entertainment journalist
The team behind Halide is back with an update to their video capture app Kino. Version 1.2 introduces support for Camera Control on iPhone 16, high frame rate support tuned for iPhone 16 Pro, and a new app icon that’s less HAL 9000 and more film reel-inspired. The update also adds the ability to organize Grade presets — apparently a highly requested user feature.
First off, the new icon, which is iOS 18 tinting optimized: