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Expect dismal iPhone sales but hints of AI in Apple quarterly results

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Wall Street thinks Apple is just limping along
Wall Street thinks Apple is about to announce weak results, but AI could bring a turnaround.
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The first three months of 2024 were probably not good ones for Apple. When the company reveals the financial results from its March quarter on Thursday, analysts predict a 5% annual drop in revenue will be one of the announcements.

But part of the reason for weak sales is customers anticipating AI-powered iPhones and Macs later this year. CEO Tim Cook almost certainly will drop hints about what’s coming in a conference call also scheduled for Thursday.

How to remove an Apple ID from an iPhone without the password

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Remove your Apple ID without a password from your iPhone.
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It’s possible to remove an Apple ID from your iPhone without a password using UnlockGo.

You can unlock iCloud Activation Lock without a password or the previous owner, remove a forgotten Screen Time passcode without data loss, bypass MDM locks and more. It’s a really powerful app and it’s available for both Mac and PC.

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If you get a second-hand iPhone but find out the seller didn’t fully reset it beforehand, UnlockGo will fix it. Here’s how it works.

Apple TV+ mystery thriller Sunny stars Rashida Jones and a robot

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Apple TV+ mystery thriller 'Sunny' stars Rashida Jones and a robot
Rashida Jones and her robot star in Sunny on Apple TV+.
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Sunny, a mystery thriller with a darkly comic bent, will premiere on Apple TV+ this summer. The series will star Rashida Jones and a robot.

The two will work together in an attempt to locate the woman’s missing family.

Apple eyes Indonesia as new manufacturing base

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Apple manufacturing in Indonesia could happen, CEO Tim Cook implied
Apple manufacturing in Indonesia could happen, CEO Tim Cook implied.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook told the president of Indonesia Wednesday the company will “look at” manufacturing in the country, according to reports.

Such a move would make for another expansion of Apple’s push to diversify manufacturing sites outside of China, as it has done in Vietnam and India.

First NES emulator for iPhone approved by Apple but pulled by developer

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'Bimmy - NES Emulator' was approved by Apple but pulled by developer
Bimmy - NES Emulator for iPhone came and went very quickly.
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Bimmy, a NES emulator for the iPhone, joined App Store on Tuesday. It was the first retro game emulator approved by Apple and proof that the company really has removed restrictions on this type of software.

However, the developer himself quickly removed the app “out of fear.” That said, more are likely to follow, including Game Boy emulators.

Goodbye Leather Apple ad raises questions about FineWoven iPhone cases

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'Goodbye Leather' Apple ad raises questions about FineWoven iPhone cases
There are no more leather iPhone cases from Apple. No leather Watch bands, either.
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Apple highlights its decision to discontinue leather iPhone cases and Watch bands in a new video released Tuesday. The company instead went with a new material it calls “FineWoven.” Trouble is, months after Apple made the change, FineWoven continues to elicit strong complaints.

Apple could finally fix iPhone’s longstanding camera flare problem

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iPhone 14 Pro's camera module
Could Apple finally solve the flaring issue on iPhone photos and videos?
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Apple could finally eliminate lens flare, a longtime problem with the iPhone camera, with a new lens coating technology on the iPhone 16 Pro.

It’s common for lens flares to show up in photos or videos taken with an iPhone’s camera, but Apple has made little improvement in this area over generations.

Apple video explains how to move from Android to iPhone

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Apple video explains how to move from Android to iPhone
The Apple Support video Move from Android to iPhone helps users switch.
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Apple wants the process of moving from Android to iPhone to go as smoothly as possible, of course. To make the switch simpler, it created a Move to iOS application.

A recent video from Apple Support explains how to use the Android app.

Here’s your one shot at lowest-ever price on Apple Watch 9

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It's a great deal, but you only have one option when it comes to size and color.
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The good news is Apple Watch Series 9 just hit what we think is its lowest-ever price on Amazon. The bad news, depending on your preference, is you can only get it at the sale price in one size and one color: 41mm, (Product) Red with matching M/L band. But if you like that one option, this limited-time Apple Watch 9 lowest price deal can be yours for the remarkably low price of $399.00 $295.20.

Apple’s Ferret-UI helps AI use your iPhone

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Ferret-UI might help AI systems like Siri understand and work with mobile-device screens.
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Apple’s new Ferret-UI multimodal large language model could help artificial intelligence systems better understand mobile screens like the one on your iPhone, according to a research paper released Tuesday.

Among those potentially benefitting from this? Perhaps the much-maligned Siri voice assistant will do more for you on mobile devices. And maybe visually impaired users and developers who need to do user interface testing will benefit, too.