Juli Clover

Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

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iPhone 17 'Air' Expected to Be ~2mm Thinner Than iPhone 16 Pro

Friday December 6, 2024 4:07 pm PST by
In 2025, Apple is planning to debut a thinner version of the iPhone that will be sold alongside the iPhone 17, ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro, and ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro Max. This ‌iPhone 17‌ "Air" will be about two millimeters thinner than the current iPhone 16 Pro, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The ‌iPhone 16 Pro‌ is 8.25mm thick, so an ‌iPhone 17‌ that is 2mm thinner would come in at around 6.25mm. At 6.25mm,...
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Anker Recalling Over 70,000 Speakers Due to Fire Hazard

Friday December 6, 2024 3:48 pm PST by
Anker this week recalled its Anker Soundcore (A3102) and PowerConf (A3302) speakers because the lithium battery inside can overheat, resulting in a fire hazard. Anker sold approximately 69,000 units in the United States, and 9,764 in Canada. All of the affected speakers were sold through Amazon between March 2023 and October 2023 and have model numbers of A3102016, A3302011, or A3302031....
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Google Photos Launches 2024 Recap for Reliving Memories

Friday December 6, 2024 3:08 pm PST by
Google today announced the launch of a 2024 Recap for Google Photos, mimicking the popular year-end recaps that Spotify and Apple Music put out. According to Google, the Recap is a collection of memories and a set of interesting insights designed to help users "rediscover the moments that made this year special." The Google ‌Photos‌ Recap highlights memorable photos and videos from the...
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Future Apple Vision Pro Could Have 5G Modem

Friday December 6, 2024 2:34 pm PST by
An upcoming version of the Apple Vision Pro headset could be equipped with a custom-designed Apple modem chip, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In a report on Apple's plans for its in-house modem, Gurman said that Apple is "discussing" bringing cellular support to future Vision Pro models. An Apple-designed modem chip is set to debut in 2025 iPhone SE, low-cost iPad, and iPhone 17 "Air" ...
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TikTok Still On Track for January Ban as Appeals Court Upholds Ruling

Friday December 6, 2024 1:46 pm PST by
Popular social network TikTok did not receive a reprieve from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and it is still facing a ban that is set to be enacted in January, reports The Wall Street Journal. TikTok and several of the social network's users challenged an April bill that is forcing Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok. The bill provided ByteDance with a...
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Apple 'Investigating' Macs With Cellular Connectivity

Friday December 6, 2024 12:16 pm PST by
Apple is considering bringing cellular connectivity to the Mac lineup for the first time, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The Cupertino company is said to be "investigating" the possibility of adding a modem chip to a future Mac, but a cellular Mac isn't likely to launch until 2026 or later. Early in 2025, Apple plans to introduce the custom-built 5G chip that it's had in the works for...
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OpenAI Launches $200/Month ChatGPT Pro Plan

Thursday December 5, 2024 4:19 pm PST by
OpenAI today announced the launch of ChatGPT Pro, a $200 per month subscription service that provides unlimited access to OpenAI o1, the company's newest and most advanced large language model. The plan includes unlimited use of OpenAI o1, o1-mini, GPT-4o, and Advanced Voice, along with o1 pro mode, an o1 version that uses more compute to provide better answers to the hardest problems. In...
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Meross Debuts $70 Matter-Enabled Smart Thermostat

Thursday December 5, 2024 3:24 pm PST by
Smart home company Meross today announced the launch of the Meross Matter Smart Home Thermostat, which can connect to a HomeKit setup using the Matter protocol. At $70 for a limited time, the device is an affordable ‌HomeKit‌ thermostat option. The Smart Thermostat features a minimalist design with a white glass panel that has LEDs that show the temperature and other settings. It requires a C...
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Former Apple Employees Used Charity Scam to Steal Over $150,000

Thursday December 5, 2024 2:42 pm PST by
Six former Apple employees have been charged with using a charity scheme to defraud Apple out of thousands of dollars, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney. Apple has a program that will match or double employee donations made to charities, and the employees came up with a plan to make fake donations and collect money from Apple. Ringleader Siu Kei Kwan had five other...
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Festivitas Lets You Add Holiday Lights to Your Mac Desktop

Thursday December 5, 2024 1:38 pm PST by
If you're looking to get into the holiday spirit, developer Simon Støvring this week released Festivitas, a simple macOS app that lets you customize your Mac desktop with colorful string lights. Festivitas adds lights to the Mac's dock and menu bar. Light size, distance, and cable thickness can be customized, as can the colors and the light changing sequence. When Festivitas is first...
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Here Are Apple's Full Release Notes for iOS 18.2

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:48 am PST by
Apple seeded the release candidate version of iOS 18.2 today, which means it's going to see a public launch imminently. Release candidates represent the final version of new software that will be provided to the public should no last minute bugs be found, and Apple includes release notes with the RC launch. The iOS 18.2 release notes provide a look at all of the new features that are coming...
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watchOS 11.2 Lets You Pause iPhone Video With Camera Remote App

Thursday December 5, 2024 11:08 am PST by
In watchOS 11.2, Apple has added a useful new feature that's designed to allow you to pause video that you're recording on the iPhone using the Camera Remote app on the Apple Watch. The Camera Remote app has been available since the Apple Watch initially launched, and while there was an option to start and stop video recording, there wasn't an option to pause video and restart it. When a...
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visionOS 2.2 Adds Support for Watching Five Sports Games at Once With Multiview

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:43 am PST by
With the visionOS 2.2 update that's set to come out next week, Apple is introducing the promised Multiview feature that will let sports fans watch up to five games at once. The Multiview feature for the Vision Pro works with MLS and MLB games, but other sports like football and hockey are not supported at this time. Apple offers MLS and MLB games through the Apple TV+ subscription service...
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iOS 18.2 Lets You Use Natural Language Search in Apple Music and Apple TV

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:32 am PST by
With the iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2, tvOS 18.2, and HomePod 18.2 software updates, Apple has added a new natural language search feature for Apple Music and Apple TV. In the ‌Apple TV‌ app, you can use casual language search terms to find exactly what you're looking for, typing in genres, actors, and moods. Searches like "movies about natural disasters," "movies with cats,"...
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Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration

Thursday December 5, 2024 10:03 am PST by
Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, two weeks after releasing the fourth betas. Alongside the release candidate versions of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating system updates, Apple has also seeded the watchOS 11.2, tvOS 18.2, and HomePod Software 18.2 RCs....
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iPhone Driver's License Support in Wallet Expands to New Mexico

Thursday December 5, 2024 9:45 am PST by
iPhone users from New Mexico are now able to add their driver's licenses and IDs to the Apple Wallet app on ‌iPhone‌ and Apple Watch, providing a digital version of the license that can be used in lieu of a physical card in some locations. New Mexico residents can add a license or state ID to the Wallet app by opening it up, tapping on the "+" button, and following the instructions to complete ...
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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 209 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Wednesday December 4, 2024 2:43 pm PST by
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 209 includes fixes and updates for Browser, CSS, Rendering, Scrolling, SVG, Text, Web API, Web...
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Video Review: A Month With the M4 iMac

Wednesday December 4, 2024 11:02 am PST by
It's been just over a month since Apple released the refreshed M4 iMac, so we've finally been able to spend enough time with it to provide MacRumors readers with a comprehensive review ahead of the holiday season. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Apple didn't make external design changes to the M4 ‌iMac‌ except for tweaking the colors, but it does have the latest M4...
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Apple Releases iCloud Passwords Add-On for Firefox

Wednesday December 4, 2024 9:42 am PST by
Apple now has a dedicated iCloud Passwords add-on designed for the Firefox browser, which means Firefox users can access passwords and logins stored in the Passwords app or ‌iCloud‌ Keychain when using Firefox on a Mac. The extension is being distributed by Apple, but it appears that it was originally created by a third-party developer and later taken over and updated by Apple. With the...
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Miss the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar? Check Out the Flexbar

Tuesday December 3, 2024 3:52 pm PST by
With the 2016 MacBook Pro models, Apple introduced the Touch Bar, a small multi-touch display available above the keyboard. The Touch Bar replaced the function row of keys and added dynamic buttons that changed for each app, but it was a polarizing feature that many Mac users disliked. Apple started phasing out the Touch Bar with the launch of the 2021 ‌MacBook Pro‌ models, and the last Mac...