🔜 The new M4-based Macs and iPad mini 7 will launch as early as November 1

🍎 Apple will introduce six new devices:

・14-inch MacBook Pro on the base M4
・MacBook Pro on the M4 Pro and M4 Max with 14- and 16-inch displays
・24-inch iMac on the M4
・The all-new Mac mini on the M4 and M4 Pro
・Updated iPad mini

📰 According to Bloomberg the devices will go on sale as early as November 1. This means that the presentation (if it takes place) will take place between October 19 and 22 (Apple usually holds presentations on Tuesdays, so October 19 can be expected).

🫥 It's also reported that Apple will continue to spread the device refresh cycle over a period of every few years to more models, as it already does with some iPads and the Apple Watch. Although right now Apple updates some Mac models even more frequently than once a year (for example, the MacBook Pro based on the M3 Pro/M3 Max came out just 9 months after the models based on the M2 Pro/M2 Max). The iPhone will remain one of the few devices that will continue to be updated annually.

📆 It may take Apple a longer lead time to develop new hardware, focusing on the software side, including introducing new chips for Apple Intelligence.

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☁️ iCloud adds Dark Mode support, Photos changes, and more

🖥 Most people aren’t using the iCloud website unless they need to access their Apple information from a remote source. This might explain the lag time for iCloud to receive Dark Mode support when iOS & iPadOS have had it since iOS 13.

🖥 Now Apple provides a full change log when logging into iCloud.com for the first time after this update, and from what we can gather, it’s an extensive overhaul and includes the following changes and improvements:

・Dark Mode
iCloud will automatically match your device settings with a Light Mode or Dark Mode color scheme.

・Customizable Background
To choose a new background, scroll to the bottom of the homepage, then click Customize Home Page.

・Calendar Support and Updated Design
Support for Hijri calendar and updated design across the app.

・iCloud Drive
Now it has: shared view, faster navigation, an option to modify the date, time, and location of your photos, new tile options.

・Pinned Notes
Pin important notes to the top of your list for easy access.

・Reminders
New reminder lists to keep your tasks organized and complete recurring reminders.

👍 The update is now available for all users.

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🆕 iPhone SE 4 is сoming

📱 Sony Dixon shared a fresh photo of the cases for the 4th generation iPhone SE.

📲 The new iPhone SE will be a significant release, featuring a shift away from the dated forehead and chin bezels, replaced with an all-screen design with Face ID unlock.

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🧠 Apple is expanding its U.S. chip production

📰 Thanks to cooperation with two key partners – TSMC (the most valuable Asian company with capitalization of $538 billion) and packaging company Amkor, Apple plans to significantly expand chip production in the United States.

🤝 The partners have agreed to work together to improve chip manufacturing, packaging and testing at Amkor's new plant in Arizona. The partnership includes a $2 billion investment that will create more than 2,000 jobs. The joint production facility will utilize TSMC's wafer fabrication capabilities in Phoenix and Amkor's fab.

🇺🇸 This collaboration supports Apple's desire to localize production domestically and reduce dependence on foreign markets. For the company itself, it also means a more reliable and faster supply of chips, which will positively impact its products and customers.

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📰 Mark Gurman explains how the new Macbook Pro M4 got into the hands of the blogger before the official Event

💻 In a long fresh article on Bloomberg, Mark Gurman confirms that a recent Youtube video indeed unboxed the yet-to-be-announced product. He explains how this could have happened:

Apple’s new MacBook Pro indeed shows up in Russia weeks before announcement. Scores of unannounced M4 MacBook Pros — ready for retail sale — got into the wrong hands overseas and appeared on a pair of Russian YouTube channels. I can confirm that these are indeed Apple’s upcoming M4 MacBook Pros. And given that Apple has shut off its sales to Russia, I believe these were stolen elsewhere in Europe before being sent to the country.

How did this happen before the product was even announced? Well, Apple wants to be able to get devices into the hands of consumers as soon as possible after introduction. So it spends weeks filling up warehouses in many parts of the world ahead of time. There are also thousands of unannounced new iMacs and Mac minis out there as well (they just haven’t popped up on YouTube). I expect the new Mac models to begin going on sale around Nov. 1. Apple should be unveiling them in the next few weeks, in line with plans I reported several months ago.

⏳ Well, let's wait for the beginning of November and more interesting news from insiders and analysts of the tech giant to come.

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🤖 Apple aims to take one more important niche in the tech market

🔉 Now Apple is more in the catching-up position in the Smart Home market, but now, the company has plans to become a popular product in the home sphere.

🚗 A Home Ecosystem team is being set up within the company, with several engineers from Apple's closed automotive project already moving in.

🏠 The main distinguishing features of such devices are planned to support Matter (system that combine different smart devices into a single network) and Apple Intelligence. There are also plans to relaunch software for such devices, namely a separate homeOS platform that will be built on top of tvOS.

🦾 The first device the company plans to launch based on these technologies will be a kind of HomePod with a square display and camera. Later, the company will release a more expensive version of HomePod with a robotic “arm” and a display that looks like one of the legendary iMacs.

Apple needs a win here. Right now, nobody has truly mastered the smart home market. But at some point, someone will. If the right pieces fall into place, it could — and should — be Apple itself.

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📱 The entire iPhone 17 lineup will feature new battery adhesives

🪛 Apple has already started using an adhesive (glue) that loosens when low current is applied, making it easier to repair, but only in the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus models. The 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max models use a regular adhesive that has been used before.

⌚ It's likely that Apple will use such adhesive in its other devices at a later date, but the Apple Watch Series 10, for example, also uses regular adhesive for now.

📱 It's also not yet known whether the base iPhones will get metal-cased batteries. They dissipate heat better and are generally stronger, but they're only used in the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max so far.

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📱 Apple has unveiled a new 7th generation iPad mini

🧠 A17 Pro chip for Apple Intelligence and faster performance. The 16‑core Neural Engine is up to 2x faster than the previous generation. The 5‑core GPU, all‑day battery life and Apple Pencil Pro support.

🖥 Pre-order is available on the official website.

🔜 On sale from October 23 from $499.

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📱 Well, unpredictable and unbelievable, but

what’s new with the iPad mini 7:

🎨 New blue and purple colors
⚡️ Faster A17 Pro chip
🤖 Apple Intelligence support (one day it will be launched, no worries)
🛜 Wi-Fi 6E support (iPad mini 6 – just 6)
📡 Bluetooth 5.3 support (iPad mini 6 – just 5)
📷 12MP camera with Smart HDR 4 (iPad mini 6 12MP, but Smart HDR 3)
✏️ Apple Pencil Pro support
🔌 Faster USB-C port (with USB 3 speeds)
🗄️ New 128GB base storage (iPad mini 6 only 64 and 256GB)
📶 eSIM cellular models

🤔 So, there are some changes, but the A15 Bionic chip is still more than capable for everyday tasks, and unless a user requires faster data transfers, better ‌Apple Pencil‌ control, or Apple Intelligence for productivity, the new features may not justify the cost of upgrading.

🏷 If you are one of these users and you do not currently own an ‌iPad mini‌, it may be worth picking up a now-discontinued sixth-generation model for a heavily discounted price.

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📰 Apple expands tools to help businesses connect with customers

💼 Businesses of all sizes, regardless of whether they have a physical location, can create a brand that appears to over 1 billion Apple users.

📰 With new features in Business Connect, companies can register to display their brand directly in the Mail and Phone apps, and customize their logo for the Tap to Pay feature on the iPhone.

🖥 For inquiries about Business Connect, businesses can refer to the user guide or log a ticket with Business Connect support.

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📱 The new iPad mini on the A17 Pro chip and its performance

📊 The Geekbench benchmark produced the following results:

・Single-core between 2.710 and 2.840
・Multi-core between 6.274 and 6.982

For comparison, the results of the predecessor iPad mini (6th generation) = 2.121/5.367
iPhone 15 Pro, which shared its slightly reduced chip with the new iPad mini = 2.888/7.169

🤖 Also, the test results confirmed the installed 8GB RAM required for Apple Intelligence (the predecessor had 4GB).

☁️ The new iPad mini will be shipped to customers with pre-installed iPadOS 18.0 without Apple Intelligence, but good news is that PadOS 18.1 is rumored to be expected on October 28!

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📱 iPhone 16 Pro bug causing random freezing and restarts

🖥 Some iPhone 16 Pro users are reporting random freezes and restarts with their devices.

🕐 The problem seems to pop up randomly. The display will stop responding or will be very slow to respond to touch input, and then the iPhone will do a quick restart. There have also been reports of the ‌iPhone‌ restarting unexpectedly when in StandBy mode.

☁️ For most people, the issue is sporadic, but some users have seen 10 to 20 crashes per day. In some cases, doing a fresh install and not reinstalling from an iCloud Backup seems to have fixed the problem, so it is possible that this is a bug related to ‌iCloud‌.

💬 Lucky owners of the latest model, have you experienced any issues?

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📆 Apple internally believes that it’s at least two years behind in AI development

🤖 According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, some employees inside Apple believe that their generative artificial intelligence technology is more than 2 years behind other industry players with AI (at least for the moment). For example, even according to internal tests ChatGPT powered by the GPT-4o engine is about 25% more accurate than Siri, and can answer about 30% more questions.

🇺🇸 The company's current strategy is to make sure all Apple devices with displays can run Apple Intelligence on the device itself. But this isn't happening as fast as it could, besides, the service's availability is limited to the English language (but still not available in EU and mainland China), while competitors are already several steps ahead.

🤞 Though by 2026, the company's plan is to add new features to its generative AI to start competing with them fully.

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🎤 Tim Cook was interviewed by Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal

👥 They talked about Apple Vision Pro, innovation, Apple Intelligence, and more.

😁 Aside from a routine day, every minute of which can not be imagined without an Apple device, Tim Cook talked about why Apple was late with AI. He explained it in four words:

Not first, but the best.

🥽 In addition, the interesting part was how the Apple CEO explained the poor sales of Apple Vision Pro:

At $3,500, it's not a mass-market product. Right now, it's an early-adopter product. People who want to have tomorrow's technology today – that's who it's for. Fortunately, there's enough people who are in that camp that it's exciting.

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