Here’s a quick digital news summary for today, February 13, 2025:
Apple’s New AR Glasses Unveiling Apple has officially announced its much-anticipated augmented reality (AR) glasses. Set to release later this year, the glasses integrate with Apple’s ecosystem, offering a mix of augmented displays for apps, navigation, and gaming. The device features advanced gesture controls and is expected to cost upwards of $1,500.
Apple’s Earnings Report Apple’s quarterly earnings report has revealed strong growth, with a notable increase in services revenue, driven by the App Store and iCloud subscriptions. However, hardware sales have plateaued, with MacBook and iPhone sales showing minimal growth compared to last year. Analysts are keen to see how the new AR hardware will influence the company’s financials.
Apple Maps Gets Major Update Apple Maps is rolling out a major update with enhanced public transportation features in more cities globally, including real-time updates and integrated multi-modal routes. The update also improves indoor mapping in airports and shopping centers.
Apple Announces Partnership with Tesla In a surprise move, Apple has announced a collaboration with Tesla to integrate Apple’s software into Tesla’s electric vehicles. The partnership aims to bring enhanced infotainment features, including Apple Music, Apple TV+, and better integration with iOS devices for navigation and vehicle management.
Apple’s New Privacy Tools Apple continues to lead in privacy with a new suite of privacy features in iOS 18. These include deeper app-level tracking controls, a more robust “Privacy Dashboard,” and new transparency settings that allow users to see exactly what data apps are collecting in real time.
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The iPhone SE 4 is expected to launch soon, possibly as early as next week, with a press release rather than a full Apple event. The new model will adopt an iPhone 14-style design, featuring a 6.1-inch OLED display, a notch, and Face ID instead of Touch ID. It is also rumored to include USB-C charging and a customizable Action Button, replacing the traditional mute switch.
In terms of performance, the iPhone SE 4 could be powered by Apple’s A17 or A18 chip, making it significantly more powerful than its predecessor. It may also feature Apple’s first in-house 5G modem, which could improve battery efficiency. Speaking of battery life, the SE 4 is expected to have a larger battery (around 3279mAh) compared to previous SE models.
On the camera front, rumors suggest a major upgrade to a 48MP single rear camera, bringing it closer in quality to Apple’s flagship models. The front camera may also see improvements with the TrueDepth system for Face ID and better selfies.
The phone is expected to be available in Midnight (black), Starlight (white), and Product RED color options. Pricing is still uncertain, but it will likely be positioned as a budget-friendly alternative to Apple’s main iPhone lineup.
Today’s Apple technology news highlights several upcoming products and advancements for early 2025:
M4 MacBook Air: Expected to launch in March 2025, the MacBook Air will include the M4 chip, 16GB RAM as standard, a nano-texture display option, and an upgraded 12MP Center Stage camera. This update focuses on performance and battery improvements while maintaining the current design.
iPhone SE 4: A major redesign is expected, adopting the iPhone 14’s form factor with an OLED display, Face ID, the A18 chip, and a 48MP camera. It will also include Apple’s first in-house 5G modem and a USB-C port, positioning it as a high-value mid-range option.
HomePod with Display (HomePad): Apple is introducing a new smart home device with a 6-inch display, designed for Siri-based control, communication, and smart home integration. This device will focus on dynamic UI and secure home automation.
AirTag 2: Enhanced Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology is expected for better tracking accuracy while maintaining its compact design.
Apple Vision Pro 2: Rumored to include the M5 chip for improved performance, though a launch may occur later in 2025.
These innovations highlight Apple’s push into AI, smart home technology, and enhanced hardware performance.
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Apple’s first-generation ability to see Pro headset might maintain at this point ceased production, following reports of low-price demand and production cuts earlier featuring in the time.
Featuring in October, The Information’s Wayne Ma reported with the aim of Apple had rapidly low-price production of the ability to see Pro headset to the fore of possibility procedure to end making the current version of the device completely by the put a stop to of 2024. With the time at this point emergence to an put a stop to, this wealth with the aim of the device might rebuff longer be present featuring in on the go production.
Citing multiple folks “directly involved” featuring in making components on behalf of the headset, the check in thought with the aim of the scaling back of production began featuring in the basic summer. This indicated with the aim of Apple at this point has a sufficient add up to of ability to see Pro units featuring in its account to chance on demand on behalf of the device’s left behind lifespan through to 2025. Historically, it is not infrequent on behalf of Apple to perform this with low-demand products, such in the same way as the iPhone 12 mini.
The ability to see Pro is widely reported to maintain seen weak demand due to insufficient content and its lofty worth spot. The in sequence thought with the aim of ability to see Pro suppliers maintain at this point produced an adequate amount of components on behalf of involving 500,000 to 600,000 headsets. A little factories balanced production of ability to see Pro components in the same way as basic in the same way as might based on Apple’s weak sales forecasts, and warehouses continue packed with tens of thousands of undelivered parts.
Apple is thought to maintain told Luxshare, a Chinese company with the aim of serves in the same way as the ability to see Pro’s assembler, with the aim of it would need to wind down production featuring in November. Luxshare was making around 1,000 ability to see Pro headsets apiece daylight hours in the same way as of October, which was partly with the aim of being produced by the side of its uttermost. Apple willpower apparently still be present able to resume ability to see Pro production if sales pick up since the production outline are not yet due to be present dismantled.
Moreover, Apple has purportedly balanced go to work on the creative second-generation ability to see Pro on behalf of by the side of smallest amount a time to focus on on the increase a lower-cost headset. Interestingly, Apple told suppliers to get ready to build four million low-cost headsets completed the whole lifespan of the opportunity artifact. This is partly the compute add up to of ability to see Pros with the aim of Apple told suppliers to harvest, suggesting with the aim of sales expectations are even bring down on behalf of the cheaper headset.
Weak demand on behalf of the ability to see Pro has been attributed to its lofty $3,499 worth spot and insufficient content ecosystem. Apple first in command Tim Cook described the device in the same way as an “early-adopter artifact,” targeting users interested featuring in cutting-edge tools to a certain extent than the broader pile marketplace.
Although Apple’s go to work on the second-generation ability to see Pro has apparently stuck, near are a little indications with the aim of the company may well discharge “an incremental keep informed to the artifact with imperfect changes to its pure design,” such in the same way as a bit upgrade, according to The in sequence. Corroborating this, Kuo and Bloomberg’s smudge Gurman maintain indicated with the aim of a added iterative second-generation ability to see Pro is featuring in on the go development, toting up the introduction of an M5 bit and Apple aptitude. Gurman has projected the device may well launch involving fall 2025 and spring 2026. This updated exemplary is likely to reuse many components from the first-generation ability to see Pro to offset the surplus account featuring in Apple’s supply lock up.
Apple Watch run 10 had a first-class run of discounts yet to be of the holidays this time, but if you missed dazed or else are at present arrange to wrench the trigger to support your 2025 shape and fitness goals, Black Friday pricing is back now by the side of Amazon. You strength of character at present locate Apple Watch run 10 42mm down by the side of $329 and the 46mm variant on transaction in favor of $359 shipped. Recurrently $399 and $429, correspondingly, this is $70 in the sphere of savings and on par with the nearly everyone readily to be had Black Friday deals this time. These offers are in addition matched in excess of by the side of superlative bad buy.
While near were a connect in-store offers and YMMV deals yet to be of Black Friday with the aim of knocked $100 inedible the fresh run 10, they were tremendously restricted in-store opportunities in favor of the nearly everyone part. Today’s deals are matching the Amazon Black Friday all-time low as soon as jumping back up to round fee in the sphere of before time December.
The deals span the nearly everyone reasonable 42mm and 46mm GPS-only models real through to the GPS + Cell variants and the 46mm higher-end titanium typical the same as well:
All of the models listed beyond are at present matching Amazon all-time low pricing and are indeed matched in excess of by the side of superlative bad buy, the same as we mentioned beyond. We featured a ton of deals in excess of the carry on two months by the side of both Amazon and superlative bad buy with the aim of in addition integrated complimentary gift cards, so you maintain put in storage position by the side of either retailer, you can influence the discounted gift cards to gain even better deals at this point.
The fresh Jet Black run 10 and the lay of the lineup debuted this ancient September alongside AirPods 4 and iPhone 16 the same as Apple’s hottest and furthermost wearable. Loaded with the shape and fitness tracking tech we maintain approach to know from the lineup, the run 10 is arguably single of the superlative pieces of tech dazed near to help keep individuals alert on fresh Year’s workout resolutions and now’s one more notable opening to save on single so you’re arrange to reach.
