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✉️ Apple sending WWDC 2025 invites to special event lottery winners 🗞 Apple plans to hold a WWDC keynote viewing party for select students and developers on Monday, June 9, with a limited number of invites available for an in-person Apple Park event. 📩 Apple accepted applications for attendance until the day before yesterday, and the company is now sending out notices to those who have been selected to go via its lottery process.

ℹ️ Current Apple Developer Program members, Apple Developer Enterprise Program members, Apple Entrepreneur Camp alumni, and Swift Student Challenge winners from 2023 to 2025 were eligible to apply, with attendees chosen by random selection. 🆓 There is no cost to attend the ‌Apple Park‌ special event, but Apple does not cover transportation or lodging. Out-of-state attendees will need to purchase airfare, hotel accommodations, and transportation to ‌Apple Park‌.

P.S. WWDC 2025 will take place from June 9 to June 13. Developers that were not selected to attent the ‌Apple Park‌ event can watch the keynote, get help from Apple engineers, and watch WWDC sessions online through the Apple Developer website and app. @iPhone #WWDC #AppleEvent #Keynote #developers

🗞 What's new 😠 Users and developers complain about bugs and oddities in iOS 18.4

A number of users online have reported that after updating to the now available iOS 18.4, apps that were previously uninstalled have been installed on their iPhones. In addition, developers complain about bugs in iOS 18.4 with apps that work unstably or even fail.

🇺🇸 Tim Cook sold 108,136 shares worth $24 million and Trump's new tariffs hit the company's stock

As Bloomberg reports, the new huge (in some scenarios up to 54%) trade duties announced by U.S. President Donald Trump for China, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and other countries negates one of the reasons Apple has been diversifying outside of China. The company has significant facilities and factories in all of the countries listed above that could be affected by the new duties.

🔧 New beta versions of iOS 18.5 are now available to developers

Nothing special yet, they're slightly changing the shapes of buttons or sliders (as usual).

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📱Thickness comparison of the entire iPhone 17 lineup 📱 The photo is based on CAD diagram layouts from Majin Bu. 📏 In the top photo from left to right: iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17. @iPhone #iphone #rumors

🔴 Have you updated? 🆕 Apple is releasing new public versions of its systems, except for watchOS 11.4 (it's not out), this release was canceled at the last minute for an unknown reason. What's new in iOS/iPadOS 18.4? 🍎 Apple Intelligence is finally in Europe and Asia. The following languages are now available to use the AI features:

🇸🇬 English (Singapore) 🇮🇳 English (India) 🇫🇷🇨🇦 French (France and Canada) 🇵🇹🇧🇷 Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) 🇪🇸🇲🇽 Spanish (Spain and Mexico) 🇩🇪 German 🇮🇹 Italian 🇯🇵 Japanese 🇰🇷 Korean (South Korea) 🇨🇳🇭🇰 Chinese (China and Hong Kong)

👁️ Visual Intelligence is now available on the iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max with the ability to activate it via the Action Button. 8️⃣ new emoji announced last year. 🇻🇳🇦🇺 Siri gets the Vietnamese language support with 4 voices for the first time. Two additional Siri voice options have been added (to accommodate Australian accent) for Australia. 🥽 Apple Vision Pro – a new companion app. 🗞 As previously reported, Apple News+ subscribers will have access to tens of thousands of recipes, restaurant reviews, kitchen tips, and more right within Apple's news app. 🅰️ In App Store we can now pause and resume app downloads and updates without losing execution progress.

🔒 About the security content of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 you can read here. Traditionally, Apple thanked all the researchers who found and reported the vulnerabilities, among them Google, ByteDance, various universities etc., and even anonymous researchers.

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🇮🇩 Apple's issue with Indonesian authorities finally resolved 📰 The iPhone 16 is back on sale in Indonesia from April 11 as the local government has lifted the ban. 📱 Apple also announced the start of sales of the new iPhone 16e, which was previously not sold in the country either.

ℹ️ The ban on sales of the new iPhones from the Indonesian government had been in place since November 2024 and now it will finally be lifted due to the fulfillment of Apple's commitment to invest in the Indonesian economy.

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🗺 An Apple employee has been discovered in Singapore digitizing maps for Apple Maps in this manner 😁 Users criticized Tim Cook and noted their hopes regarding employees being paid properly. @iPhone #apps #humor

🅱️ Beats braided cables in all four colors Bolt Black, Nitro Navy, Surge Stone and Rapid Red. ℹ️ Apple is preparing to release Beats braided cables. Connector options will be different: USB-C to USB-C, USB-C to Lightning, and USB-C to USB-A. Each will come in a fabric braid and one of four colors. In addition to the standard 1.5-meter versions, there will be shorter 20-centimeter versions for each type of cable. 🔋 Support for fast charging up to 60W and data transfer at USB 2.0 speeds (up to 480Mbps) is claimed.

👂 Officially, Apple has not yet announced the release of these cables. Information has come from some European and Canadian retailers who have added the cables to their website. It is expected to arrive in stock on April 8 at a price of 25 Canadian dollars for the USB-C to USB-C version.

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🇬🇧 'Severance' promo installation was held even in London 🎭 The event was visited by key actors of the series. 📱 Apple shared a video report from the another promo campaign. Maybe it's time to finally find out what this show is that Apple so eagerly promoting all about!

🍿 In Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.

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📞 Apple calls on NVIDIA for help Apple has ordered $1 billion worth of NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 systems. 💰 Apple and NVIDIA continue to converge on many projects and now, according to analysts at Loop Capital, the Cupertinos are ordering 250 of the most powerful server systems with multiple GPUs, each costing $4 million. They are particularly suited for demanding tasks such as generative AI, high-performance computing, LLM models with reasoning skills and graphics file generation. 🍎 The exact purpose of this computing power is unknown, training Apple Intelligence and Siri may be just one purpose, although this may be due to the difficulties Cupertino has had in developing a new LLM Siri. 🤫 Nevertheless, the servers could also be for other Apple cloud projects, which are being kept secret for now. @iPhone #rumors #AppleInc #AppleIntelligence

📦 Apple has a new computer on its Mac section of its website 🖲️ It's the Lumon Terminal Pro computer from Severance. Honestly, has anyone watched the show yet? Either way, the promotion of this Apple product is impressive! 📱 The Lumon Terminal Pro screen has an intriguing inscription on the screen related to the TV show that those who have seen it will understand. 🖥️ The site also leads to the 'Behind the Mac: Severance' video featuring the show's creators talking about how Macs helped with the video: the season finale was edited on a Mac mini, iMac and MacBook Pro. @iPhone #AppleTV #ApplePromo

👨‍💻 Apple announced WWDC, where they will be showing off iOS 19

WWDC25 dates: June 9 – June 13 – free and online along with the Keynote on June 9.

📱 Meanwhile John Prosser, an insider with a controversial reputation, has published a new video showing “from memory” renderings of iOS 19, which he somehow managed to see earlier. 🍏 At the same time, Mark Gurman, an analyst with a much more serious reputation, said that the renders are probably based on an earlier build of the system and the final result will surprise everyone. He also recalled the iOS 7 debacle. 🥴 Could the new circle icons be that global innovation redesign? @iPhone #iOS #WWDC #leaks

🎧 AirPods Max will get Lossless support and ultra-low latency audio with a software update in April 📰 Apple announced that an update to AirPods Max (USB-C) will unlock Lossless 24-bit audio at 48 kHz, preserving the integrity of original recordings. Lossless sound will also extend to personalized spatial audio. 🎵 With the USB-C cable, users can enjoy high-quality sound in music, movies and games, while music creators can experience significant improvements in songwriting, beat creation, production and mixing. @iPhone #AirPods #apps #updates

📰 @DailyApple news from Mark Gurman ⌚️ 1. The first headline is loud enough On the one hand, the ads about smart Siri is removed from all resources, on the other hand, Apple is considering the possibility of turning the watch into a wearable AI device with cameras.

🔎 According to the source Apple is working on a version of its smartwatch (both standard and ultra models) that will be equipped with cameras that will facilitate the expansion of the company’s “visual intelligence” features that are currently only available on the latest model of iPhone. With the standard Apple Watch, the camera would be embedded within the display, similar to an iPhone. It’s unclear if this would utilize under display-tech, or if this’ll necessitate a camera cutout. With the Ultra, the company plans on embedding it on the side of the watch, next to the digital crown and side button. Apple is likely doing this because they have more space to work with. Gurman says that Ultra users would have an easier time pointing their wrist at things to scan.

🗺 2. Apple shuffles AI executive ranks in bid to turn around Siri As it was predicted by @iPhone somebody has to answer where was the expected more smart Siri lost. Well, Apple is trying to find the answer among the company's team:

Apple Inc. has started this week with a rare shake-up of its executive ranks, aiming to get its AI efforts back on track after months of delays and stumbles. CEO Tim Cook is not happy with John Giannandrea to execute on product development, so he’s moving over another top executive to help: Vision Pro creator Mike Rockwell. In a new role, Rockwell will be in charge of the Siri virtual assistant. Rockwell will report to software chief Craig Federighi, removing Siri completely from Giannandrea’s command.

📱 3. Almost iPhone 16e's younger cousin Apple’s iPhone 16e has made a grand entrance with its $600 offering of all the best parts of the iPhone 16 for a less price. This month, it’s Google’s turn with the Pixel 9a. For $500, you get a Google device with all the best parts of the Pixel 9 (plus all that Gemini stuff Google wants you to use). @iPhone #AppleInc #iPhone #AppleWatch

📦 Apple has quietly updated the HomePod mini with a new box While new smart HomePod is delayed, an updated box for the old HomePod mini is ready and now it matches the HomePod 2 box. 📰 As noted by Parker Ortolani, the HomePod mini is now shipping in new boxes. While the original box shows illustrations of the HomePod from the side and top, the new box now has the Apple logo on top and the stylized HomePod mini logo on the other side. However, Apple has made another intriguing change.... ⚪ The new box is all white, whereas previously Apple had colored boxes that matched the color of the HomePod mini. @iPhone #HomePod #updates

🐌 New smart HomePod with a display has been delayed New gadget is delayed until the second half of 2025 due to a redesign of the systems. 🍎 Previously, Chinese analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that mass production of the new 'HomePad' device would be pushed back to the third quarter of this year (after WWWDC25) due to software development issues, and particularly Apple Intelligence. 📱 However, as Kuo clarified, the launch challenge now also includes ensuring that the device interface is aligned with new system designs (like iOS 19) that are due to launch in the second half of the year. ➰ This alignment is necessary for seamless integration of new products into Apple's ecosystem. @iPhone #HomePod

📸 New photo of the entire iPhone 17 lineup 📱 Insider Sony Dickson reports that the glass will change in Pro models. @iPhone #rumors #iphone

📸 The entire iPhone 17 lineup may get a new 24MP front camera Earlier sources of insider Jeff Poo assumed that the new selfie camera will get only Pro models, but now the data has been clarified. The cameras may be as follows: 1️⃣ iPhone 17 'Air' – 24MP front, 48MP rear, like the iPhone 16e. 2️⃣ iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max – front camera 24 MP and all three rear cameras at 48 MP, the distinctive feature of the new cameras - the ability to record 8K video. ℹ️ The iPhone 17 Pro/17 Pro Max will get 12GB of RAM and an A19 Pro chip, while the thinnest iPhone 17 'Air' will get an A19 chip and presumably only 8GB of RAM. Improvements in camera performance in the thin iPhone, apparently, will try to achieve with the help of software. @iPhone #iphone #rumors

📱 Sonny Dixon has shared the first photo of the Google Pixel iPhone 17 Air case. @iPhone #rumors

🎧 Translation right in your AirPods 📰 AirPods may get a synchronized translation feature, allowing you to communicate with foreigners in different languages, Bloomberg reports. 📱The AirPods will work with an iPhone that will recognize speech, translate it, and send it to the AirPods. 📆 The feature may come out with iOS 19. Apple probably won't officially announce it until everything is ready for sure, so that it doesn't turn out like with the 'smart' Siri, that is delayed and delayed, with the company continuing to remove commercials about it from the Internet. @iPhone #AirPods #updates #iOS

🎧 Apple has shared a trailer for Spike Jonze's short film “Someday” It is part of the AirPods 4 (ANC) promo campaign. 🎥 Spike Jonze is famous for his “Being John Malkovich” (1999) and ‘Adaptation’ (2002). 📱 The short film, which will be released on YouTube tomorrow, March 18, stars actor Pedro Pascal. @iPhone #AirPods #ApplePromo