Apple unveils new full-size HomePod with refined design, $299 price, more

Added 01-18-23 09:31:02am EST - “Apple has announced the second-generation HomePod, a successor to the full-size model that was discontinued without a clear replacement two years ago. The new HomePod has a $299 starting price, improved smart home features, temperature…” - 9to5mac.com

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HomePod mini software update will activate hidden sensor and Sound Recognition feature

Added 01-18-23 10:31:01am EST - “One of the features of the new full-size HomePod is an integrated temperature and humidity sensor. As it turns out, this feature is also rolling out soon to HomePod mini users as well, with Apple activating a sensor that was sitting…” - 9to5mac.com

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iOS 16.3 coming next week with these new features for iPhone

Added 01-18-23 12:31:02pm EST - “iOS 16.3 is set to be released next week, according to Apple. This update first entered beta testing in December and includes a handful of changes and features, though it's a minor update in comparison to other updates from Apple…” - 9to5mac.com

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Apple releases iOS 16.3 RC to developers ahead of public release next week

Added 01-18-23 01:31:02pm EST - “Apple on Wednesday confirmed that iOS 16.3 and other software updates will become available to the public next week. Ahead of this, the company has just released RC (Release Candidate) builds to developers and public beta users. iOS…” - 9to5mac.com

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Hands-on: This app lets you fully control your Tesla from your Apple Watch

Added 01-18-23 02:31:02pm EST - “This new Apple Watch App lets you use your Apple Watch as your Tesla key while letting your also fully control your Tesla!” - 9to5mac.com

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Download the new 2023 MacBook Pro wallpapers right here

Added 01-18-23 03:31:01pm EST - “Apple this week introduced a new generation of the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro, which is now powered by the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. In addition to the hardware improvements, these machines come with new wallpapers ?" and you can…” - 9to5mac.com

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Nomad's new Modern Leather Case for AirPods Pro 2 dresses up the look without covering speaker and lanyard

Added 01-18-23 05:31:02pm EST - “Nomad is out today with a clean and minimal design to protect your AirPods Pro 2. The Modern Leather Case features a lanyard and speaker cutout, LED light pipe, and more in your choice of Nomad's full grain or Horween leather. Nomad's…” - 9to5mac.com

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Dropbox users complain about broken AirDrop support on macOS Ventura

Added 01-18-23 07:31:01pm EST - “Multiple users of the popular cloud file platform Dropbox have been complaining about a new bug that causes AirDrop to no longer work for Dropbox files on macOS Ventura. The complaints follow the release of a new update to the Dropbox…” - 9to5mac.com

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2023 Mac mini Geekbench scores show dramatic multi-core improvements over M1 model

Added 01-19-23 07:31:02am EST - “We didn't have long to wait for 2023 Mac mini Geekbench scores, for both M2 and M2 Pro variants. As you'd expect, they show pretty dramatic performance gains over the M1 model launched back in November of 2020. The base model M2 machine…” - 9to5mac.com

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Siri GPT-3 combo aims to create a truly smart voice assistant [Video]

Added 01-19-23 09:31:01am EST - “A web developer has created a Siri GPT-3 mashup that is intended to demonstrate the potential for a truly smart voice assistant. The AI system was able to make sense of conversational speech ?" including some in which the required…” - 9to5mac.com

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