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  • Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor

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    Penzi said:
    C’mon 12” MacBook…
    I've been waiting for this ever since they killed it. I have an M2 Air but that 12" was my favourite form factor. If they could make the new one also sub 1kg then perfect!
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  • Apple Intelligence second wave arrives today -- what you need to know

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    Very pleased to have categories in Mail on my iPhone 13 mini. Wonder when we’ll see them in macOS? I had feared it would be AI dependent but does confirm my impression that most of the Apple Intelligence features have no use for me while the general stuff will still be available to all and is also the more useful. 
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  • Siri is superpowered with Apple Intelligence

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    mpantone said:
    mpw_amherst said:
    Will this be coming to Apple TV and HomePod? And if so, will it be on the original HomePods too? Guessing not if it requires A17 or M1 yet the HomePods could really do with a Siri upgrade. 
    Probably not if Apple is using the SoC as a limiting factor. My guess is that Apple has already tested many of these functions in their own labs on a wide variety of devices from different years running different SoCs.

    Remember that the SoCs don't just differ by core counts or clock cycles. There are memory considerations, bandwidth considerations, etc. Even older A-series devices are getting shut out including the fairly recent iPhone 14 generation (there are plenty of those devices still around).

    Everything will function the same tomorrow as they did yesterday. But if you want the newer functionality, you'll need to upgrade whether you think it's "fair" or not.

    If you have owned Apple hardware devices more than a year, you should be familiar Apple's modus operandii about such matters.
    I’ve been with Apple since the Performa days. But I am still interested as to what kind of upgrade if any - Siri will get on HomePods, given it’s the only means of interacting with them. 
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  • Siri is superpowered with Apple Intelligence

    mpw_amherstmpw_amherst
    Will this be coming to Apple TV and HomePod? And if so, will it be on the original HomePods too? Guessing not if it requires A17 or M1 yet the HomePods could really do with a Siri upgrade. 
    elijahgAlex_Vwatto_cobra

  • HomePod Software 17.4 lets Siri learn your preferred music service for commands

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    Will this include BBC Sounds? I know it is not currently supported as an app on HomePods but I had hoped I might be able to instruct Siri or use a shortcut to play live radio from it rather than always having to airplay from my iPhone. I assume this was an issue of the BBC wanting to retain user data/audience information but they allow it to work with Amazon and Google smart speakers. 
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