By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) A new rumor suggests that Apple will be refreshing its AirPods Max before the year ends — but only to swap out its Lightning port.AirPods MaxApple released its high-end AirPods Max in 2020 and still hasn’t released a second generation yet. However, a recent social media post suggests that Apple is preparing to release an updated version.In a post on social media platform Weibo, spotted by MacRumors, Instant Digital said that the AirPods Max will “definitely come out this year.” Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The U.S. Supreme Court has decided it doesn’t want to look into the patent battle between VirnetX and Apple, effectively ending VirnetX’s chances of reviving a $503 million verdict.FaceTime was at the heart of the VirnetX lawsuit against AppleIn Apple’s 14-year legal battle against VirnetX over alleged patent infringement by FaceTime, the iPhone maker was ruled to pay out $502.8 million in 2020, a verdict it managed to defeat in 2023. Almost one year later, VirnetX’s last chance to keep its payout alive has bit the dust.The decision on Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court was a refusal to hear the bid by VirnetX to revive the overturned jury verdict, reports CNBC. By declining the request, the 2023 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit still stands, meaning Apple doesn’t have to pay out the $503 million. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The beta testing of visionOS 1.1 continues, with developers using the Apple Vision Pro now able to try out a third build that incorporates more bug fixes than in the previous two versions.visionOSApple’s second visionOS beta arrived on February 13, replacing the first fromFebruary 6. The third beta build for visionOS 1.1 is number 21O5197a, replacing build number 21O5188c.The first beta introduced MDM, Contact Key verification, and Passcode changes to Apple’s newest operating system. The second beta added to StoreKit, SwiftUI, and fixes some bugs introduced in the first beta. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The fourth round of betas for iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.4 have been rolled out to developers, still missing Apple Music SharePlay.iOS 17Developers taking part in Apple’s beta program can acquire new builds via the Apple Developer Center or more directly by updating their devices already running the betas via the Settings app. Public beta versions typically arrive a short while after the developer versions, and can be sign up to through the Apple Beta Software Program website.The fourth developer betas of iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, tvOS 17.4, watchOS 10.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.4 replace the third betas from February 13. The second second developer beta round were released on February 6. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A new project to improve the processing speed of neural networks on Apple Silicon is potentially able to speed up training on large datasets by up to ten times.An image generated with Image Creator from Microsoft DesignerOne of the problems of creating a machine learning project is training the model on large datasets. This relies on a lot of computing power to chew through the data, but improvements here can help speed up training, and potentially improve the models.A new project from PHD student Tristan Bilot, Francesco Farina, and the MLX team, mlx-graphs is a library intended to help Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) to run more efficiently on Apple Silicon. GNNs are used to make predictions of nodes, edges, and in performing graph-based tasks, with a particular usefulness in computer vision. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A cinephile has discovered that Apple Vision Pro will show Panavision 70 movies in their correct and very wide screen aspect ratio.Watching a widescreen movie on Apple Vision ProApple has emphasized how immersive Apple Vision Pro is for entertainment, but the firm’s typical attention to detail means it’s reportedly gone further than other with movies. When watched through the headset, even films shot in the 70mm Panavision format will be shown as they were meant to be seen in the theater.”I have The Hateful Eight in my apple library, bought it some time ago because it has great extras,” writes a movie buff on Reddit. “As you may know, Tarantino shot it on actual film using 70mm Panavision. I saw it in when it first came out in a theater and it was presented as it was meant to — in Panavision… [but] you can’t see it like that anywhere unless you’re in a theater that’s properly outfitted.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Most road users are wise to be concerned about using the Apple Vision Pro while piloting a self-driving vehicle, but a survey says one in five are open to the idea of endangering other road users.Apple Vision ProThe introduction of the Apple Vision Pro led to inevitable attempts by social media wannabes misusing the headset in public, including behind the wheel of a car. While wearing the headset is a bad idea when behind the wheel, even for a self-driving vehicle, it seems there’s still a potential user base who wants to try it out in motion.A survey of 1,000 Americans and 105 truck drivers by JW Surety Bonds found that almost 70% of those surveyed were unaware of people using the Apple Vision Pro while driving a self-driving car. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple continues to work on maximizing the benefits and capabilities of the Apple Watch’s Digital Crown, with research surfacing regarding how the physical rotation could be supplemented or replaced by sensors that detect light or touch.Future Digital Crowns may feature touch- or light-sensitive sensorsFollowing its recent patent application for entirely replacing the Digital Crown with a touch-sensitive surface, Apple is also investigating an alternative option. Future Apple Watches may retain a physical crown but add a light-sensitive surface on and around it.”[A] crown extending from the side of the housing… [would] and defining an imaging surface,” says Apple in “Crown for An Electronic Watch,” a newly-granted patent. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) If you enjoyed receiving your yearly Apple Music Replay, you’ll be pleased to know that the music streaming service now provides monthly listening statistics. Here’s how to see that data.Apple Music rolls out monthly version of ReplayApple Music Replay has been around for a few years now, giving subscribers a chance to check in-depth stats on what they listened to over the past year. The feature is pretty similar to Spotify’s Wrapped.Spotted by Engadget on Tuesday, Apple Music is now rolling out a monthly version of its Replay feature. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams has traveled to Taiwan, on a trip to mark the 50th anniversary of Foxconn.Apple COO Jeff WilliamsFoxconn held a gala celebration in Taipei on Tuesday night, as part of its celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the company’s operation. Representing Apple, a major client of the assembler, COO Jeff Williams made an appearance as a guest of honor.Williams was joined by Apple SVP of operations Sabih Khan, people familiar with the event told Bloomberg. Also in attendance at the private event were SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son and ARM Holidings chief Rene Haas. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
