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Apple today introduced the new Sales Coach app for iPhone and iPad, replacing the former SEED app. Designed for Apple Store and Apple Authorized Service Provider (AASP) employees, Sales Coach provides training resources and information useful for selling Apple devices. Sales Coach is available to Apple Store and AASP employees worldwide and was released by … Read more
Young adults are eschewing all-in-one devices like the iPhone and moving more toward purpose-built technology, reviving interest in “vintage technology” like the classic iPod. Here’s why. At one point, I think everyone collectively thought that smartphones were pretty cool. However, in the past few years, younger generations have started to ditch their glowing pocket squares … Read more
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Apple is said to be preparing several different wearable products with artificial intelligence, with the new AirPods Pro 3 model with IR cameras expected to be the first. Here’s why AirPods make a lot of sense as Apple’s first wearable with artificial intelligence. Apple has three AI products in development, with the new AirPods rumored … Read more
With OpenAI on the verge of completing a new $100 billion round and Anthropic just closing its own monster $30 billion raise, one thing is clear: the concept of investor “loyalty” hangs in the balance. At least a dozen direct investors in OpenAI were announced as backers of the $30 billion raised by Antropic earlier … Read more
Testing of the iOS 26.4 update continues, and Apple released the second beta version today. The main new feature is the expansion of RCS encryption testing, but there are a few other small improvements. End-to-End encryption RCS testing With the second beta of iOS 26.4, Apple is testing end-to-end encryption for text messages sent between … Read more
Veteran journalist David Pogue has released a short video that offers a sneak peek at his upcoming book celebrating Apple’s first 50 years. Here are the details. “Apple: The First 50 Years” is released on March 10 With the release of Apple: The First 50 Years just weeks away, Pogue shared a short video previewing … Read more
A week after the release of the first beta version, iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now available. The update continues to improve new features and changes for iPhone users. RCS encryption updates, Games apps and more are available. iOS 26.4 beta 2 details iSO 26.4 beta 2 is currently available for developer beta testing. The … Read more
It’s not long now. Based on Apple’s upcoming “Global Experience” on March 4th, dwindling M1 MacBook Air supplies, and near-universal consensus among pundits and leakers alike, the much-anticipated low-cost MacBook will be with us in the next seven days. But we still don’t know the answer to the key question. How cheap are we talking … Read more
The second iOS 26.4 developer beta renames the iOS bootloader. The iOS bootloader just changed its first name, from “iBoot” to “mBoot”. Why, no one outside Apple Park knows yet. While the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets you test end-to-end encrypted RCS text messages with Android devices, the software contains another, more mysterious change. … Read more