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How to use Vision Pro as an external display for your Mac
One of the most popular features for Vision Pro is the ability for it to serve as an external display for your Mac. Here’s how this feature works and how to enable it on your Apple Vision Pro.
Expand Expanding ClosevisionOS 1.1 beta lets users reset a Vision Pro if they forget their password
As reported by Bloomberg yesterday, some Vision Pro users have found out the hard way that there’s no way to restore the device if for some reason you forget your password. If this happens, you must take your Vision Pro to an Apple Store or repair center. Luckily, visionOS 1.1 beta seems to address this problem.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Watch Heart Month Challenge set for Valentine’s Day
The annual Heart Month Challenge is back again this year for Apple Watch users. Scheduled for Valentine’s Day, here’s how to earn the special award and the special sticker pack for the event.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Vision Pro will work with mobile device management starting with visionOS 1.1
Apple Vision Pro has tremendous opportunity in the enterprise. However, version 1.0 of the visionOS software shipped without mobile device management support. That’s about to change with the upcoming visionOS 1.1 software update. Apple released the first developer beta version of the software today.
Expand Expanding CloseApple releases first visionOS 1.1 beta for Vision Pro, here’s how to enroll
Apple has released the first beta for Apple Vision Pro users. visionOS 1.1 beta 1 is now available and rolling out via the Settings app. Here’s how to enroll and update.
Expand Expanding Close9to5Mac Daily: February 6, 2024 – iOS 17 adoption numbers, Apple Music vs Spotify
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Expand Expanding CloseCisco brings Webex collaboration to spatial computing with Apple Vision Pro
Cisco is delivering the cutting edge goods for Apple users this month. Last week the company shipped Webex for Apple TV 4K. That lets you turn your TV into a conference call display with up to 25 participants simultaneously. Now Cisco is shipping Webex for Apple Vision Pro. The spatial design lets you turn any space into a gigantic display for meetings surrounded by your virtual workspace.
Expand Expanding CloseReport: Mac security threats on the rise, here’s what to watch out for
Malwarebytes has released its latest report digging into the state of malware to start 2024. The findings include which countries see the most ransomware attacks, the evolution of malware over the last year, how Mac threats are growing, which Mac threats to watch out for, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseAirTags start from $20 in today’s best Apple deals, 10.9-inch iPad $349, Opal webcam $129, more
All of today’s best Apple deals are headlined by AirTags landing at $20 each. There are both single item finders and 4-packs on sale for some of the best prices yet, both of which come joined by all-time lows on Apple’s 10th Generation iPad from $349. Plus, we’re seeing one of the first chances to save on Opal’s just-released Tadpole USB-C webcam at $129. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseThis hospital system just bought 30 Vision Pro units and launched a new ‘Spatial Computing Center of Excellence’
A new report from The San Diego Union-Tribune today offers a fascinating look at how the San Diego hospital system’s new “Spatial Computing Center of Excellence.” The report explains that Sharp Healthcare recently took delivery of 30 Vision Pro units and is “giving them to health care workers doing all sorts of jobs.”
Expand Expanding CloseOLED iPad Pro price increase won’t be as painful as initially rumored: report
Apple is widely expected to announce a new iPad Pro lineup as soon as March. While there have been rumors that there will be a painful price increase coming, a new report from DigiTimes suggests that the price hike might not be as painful as we initially thought.
Expand Expanding CloseHow to preserve your memories in 3D spatial videos without the $3,500 Vision Pro
Whether you plan to pick up Vision Pro or pass on it, one of the neat parts of iPhone 15 Pro is that you can capture spatial videos for Vision Pro. But before you can, you need to manually enable the feature. Here’s how to record Vision Pro spatial videos with iPhone 15 Pro.
Expand Expanding CloseVision Pro may not be called Vision Pro when it launches in China – local report
A new report from China suggests that Vision Pro may launch in the country under a different name, thanks to Huawei successfully registering the name as a trademark back in 2019.
The same report suggests that the spatial computer will go on sale in the country in either April or May …
Expand Expanding CloseKandji unveils new reporting, compliance, and incident investigation tool for Apple fleets
Getting the right visibility into the correct data is a common challenge for businesses and can directly impact the risk of cyber security incidents. Organizations report 3.3 times more incidents caused by a lack of visibility into their IT assets. Nearly half of IT professionals agree that increasing visibility across their entire Apple fleet would improve their management of Apple devices. Today, Kandji is introducing Prism, a new reporting capability that generates data for compliance readiness, incident investigation, and overall device management.
Expand Expanding CloseZuckerberg’s AI announcement raises privacy and toxicity red flags
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI announcement has raised major concerns, after he said that the company had more user data than was used to train ChatGPT – and would soon be using it to train its own AI systems.
The company’s plan to use Facebook and Instagram posts and comments to train a competing chatbot raises concerns about both privacy and toxicity …
Expand Expanding CloseTesla driver admits he wasn’t actually arrested for idiotic Vision Pro stunt (sadly)
We’ve seen a lot of idiotic stunts since Vision Pro launched on Friday, perhaps none more viral and stupid than Dante Lentini driving a Tesla while wearing Vision Pro.
And while Lentini’s video would lead you to believe he got pulled over by the police for the stunt, that’s sadly not actually the case.
Expand Expanding CloseEve announces new Eve Energy Outlet (now shipping), Eve Light Switch, and Eve Blinds with Matter support
Update: The Eve Energy Outlet is now shipping. It can be purchased from Amazon or the Eve Store. The Eve Energy Outlet will replace your traditional wall outlet with one that has Matter built in. It will allow you to individually control two power outlets using your Siri, the Home app, or as part of HomeKit automation.s
Eve, a popular HomeKit vendor, has announced three new products ahead of CES 2024. Today, it’s announcing that Eve Energy Outlet, Eve Light Switch, and Eve Blinds are all coming to the Eve Store and Amazon in 2024.
Expand Expanding CloseSpotify paid users hit 236M, but company returns to losing money, amid Apple battle
Spotify reported a mix of good news and bad in its latest quarterly earnings report. The good news was that Spotify paid users hit 236M, up 4% on the previous quarter. Subscribers on the free ad-funded tier grew even more, up 5% to 602M.
The bad news was that the company, which managed a rare quarterly profit in Q3, returned to being a loss-making business in Q4 …
Expand Expanding CloseMicro-LED Apple Watch Ultra might be pushed back even further, to 2027
A micro-LED Apple Watch Ultra has been variously predicted to launch in 2024, 2025, and 2026 – but a new report today suggests that it may slip to 2027, or even later.
The problem is said to be Apple’s hesitation over the high cost of the micro-LED screen, which suppliers have so far been unable to reduce to a more palatable level …
Expand Expanding CloseApple @ Work Podcast: Planning and executing an MDM migration
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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with David Sheddan from BFA Technologies about planning and executing a device management migration.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Vision Pro glass may not break easily, but it’s highly susceptible to scratches
As Apple Vision Pro is now available in stores and has reached the hands of thousands of customers in the U.S., we’ve seen multiple hands-on and, of course, some drop tests. Although the front glass on the Vision Pro has proven to be quite resistant to accidental damage, new tests show that it is highly susceptible to scratches.
Expand Expanding CloseForgot your Apple Vision Pro password? Apparently there’s no easy way to recover it [U]
Apple Vision Pro is now available in the U.S., and we’ve already learned a lot about what the device can and can’t do. And one of the things that some users have now discovered is that there’s no easy way to reset or remove the password from a Vision Pro if you forget it.
Update: A source told 9to5Mac that Apple Retail employees have received early access to an Apple Configurator update that lets them easily restore a Vision Pro through a Mac without having to send the device to an Apple repair center. You can read the original article below.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Vision Pro also works with Intel Macs, but there are limitations
One of the coolest Apple Vision Pro features is the ability to use the device as a Virtual Display for your Mac, so you can just look at your computer and your screen appears as a giant window on the headset. To our surprise, this feature also works with Intel Macs – but there are some limitations.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Watch helps deputy sheriff discover lung blood clots that hospital originally missed
Apple Watch has been helping customers discover life-saving ailments for nearly a decade now. The latest is a situation out of Florida involving a deputy sheriff and a persistent warning from the watch.
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