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TSMC Arizona chip plant still has 50% Taiwanese workers in the run-up to production

A full half of the jobs created by the first TSMC Arizona chip plant have been filled by workers from Taiwan, despite the company receiving up to $11.6B worth of grants intended in large part to generate US jobs. The original headline news of Apple chips being made in the US by American workers has

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Apple TV+ announces free streaming weekend for its catalog of originals

After several days of teasers, Apple TV+ today confirmed that the streaming service will be free for all this weekend. Between January 4 and January 5, customers can stream all Apple Originals with no subscription required. This free weekend promotion will help garner awareness for the service as we embark on the new year, with

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Enhanced Visual Search shares your photos with Apple by default, to identify landmarks

A developer has noted that Apple’s Photos app shares your iPhone photos with Apple by default, for an iOS 18 feature known as Enhanced Visual Search. This is an expansion of the older Visual Look Up feature, which can recognize objects within your photos, but a privacy note in the Settings app implies that it

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Entire iPhone 17 line-up getting ProMotion displays, say supply-chain reports

Display analyst Ross Young said back in September that the entire iPhone 17 line-up would be getting ProMotion displays, a feature currently exclusive to the two Pro models. This is now backed by a new supply-chain report over the weekend. The latest report is a little less specific, referring only to “a high refresh rate,”

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Standard iPhone 17 Display Again Said to Feature Higher Refresh Rate

Apple’s standard iPhone 17 next year will feature a display with a higher refresh rate, potentially bringing “ProMotion” technology to the base model in Apple’s flagship iPhone lineup for the first time. Weibo-based Chinese leaker Digital Chat Station claimed over the weekend that supply chain materials corroborate rumors about a higher refresh rate display coming

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Apple is redesigning the Magic Mouse: Here’s what we know so far

Mark Gurman from Bloomberg recently reported that Apple will be redesigning the – for the first time since its introduction in 2009. In the mouses fifteen-year history, the design has remained mostly the same, besides the switch from AA batteries to Lightning in 2015, and Lightning to USB-C in 2024. However, that’ll soon be changing.

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Apple Watch Series 10 Hits All-Time Low Prices in New Year’s Sale, Starting at $329

Amazon this weekend has discounted numerous Apple Watch Series 10 models to all-time low prices, perfect timing for anyone looking for a smartwatch as we head into the new year. You’ll find $70 off both 42mm and 46mm GPS Series 10 models in multiple case colors and band styles, and this time the deals do

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