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Manage Your Growing Apple Device Collection With Hoardware App
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Manage Your Growing Apple Device Collection With Hoardware App

Akshay Kumar · October 19, 2026

Hoardware is a free app that helps you catalog your entire Apple device collection. It tracks model numbers and software versions, syncing across iCloud.

EE Brings the Foldable iPhone Duo and Handoff Feature to the UK
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EE Brings the Foldable iPhone Duo and Handoff Feature to the UK

Akshay Kumar · October 19, 2026

EE brings the foldable iPhone Duo and the new Handoff feature to the UK. Learn about preorders, device specs, and how to switch phones with one number.

Apple Recruits a Former Meta Executive to Lead Global Litigation
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Apple Recruits a Former Meta Executive to Lead Global Litigation

Akshay Kumar · October 19, 2026

Apple hired former Meta litigation chief Scott Tucker to lead its global legal fights. The move follows recent leadership changes under CEO John Ternus.

HomePod mini 2 or HomePod: what the extra $200 buys in sound and room sensing
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HomePod mini 2 or HomePod: what the extra $200 buys in sound and room sensing

Rajat Saini · October 19, 2026

The bigger HomePod costs $200 more and adds Spatial Audio and room sensing. The $149 mini 2 has the newer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Xcode 27.1 is out with Swift 6.4, but the iPhone Duo simulator has limits
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Xcode 27.1 is out with Swift 6.4, but the iPhone Duo simulator has limits

Shane Watson · October 19, 2026

The final Xcode 27.1 is here with Swift 6.4, and App Store Connect now takes apps built with it. Mac Catalyst and iPhone Duo testing have catches.

Apple Card perks: 2% Booking.com credits, six months of Uber One, Hertz deals
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Apple Card perks: 2% Booking.com credits, six months of Uber One, Hertz deals

Mike Peterson · October 19, 2026

Apple Card pays more than Daily Cash at Booking.com, Uber and Hertz, but each perk only works if you sign up through the right link.

How to set up the new Apple TV 4K, and the HDMI cable you must buy separately
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How to set up the new Apple TV 4K, and the HDMI cable you must buy separately

Rajat Saini · October 19, 2026

Apple puts a power cord and a Siri Remote in the box, but no HDMI cable. Here is the kind Apple says a 4K HDR TV needs, and the setup steps.

Apple’s second China clean energy fund grows to $212 million, backs wind farms
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Apple's second China clean energy fund grows to $212 million, backs wind farms

Shane Watson · October 19, 2026

Suppliers ATL, Avary and Diodes have joined in, roughly doubling the fund, and its first two wind farms are already being built.

Apple’s Minions turns idle Macs into a GPU cloud and cuts 10-hour waits
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Apple's Minions turns idle Macs into a GPU cloud and cuts 10-hour waits

Mike Peterson · October 19, 2026

Apple engineers found a use for the GPUs in idle Macs on their desks. Their paper says jobs that waited 10 hours now start in minutes.

HomePod mini 2 costs £149, €169 and A$229: prices by country
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HomePod mini 2 costs £149, €169 and A$229: prices by country

Rajat Saini · October 19, 2026

The new HomePod mini is £149 in the UK and €169 across the euro countries we checked. Here is what it costs from Canada to China.

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