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Filipe Espósito is a Brazilian tech Journalist who started covering Apple news on iHelp BR with some exclusive scoops, including the reveal of the new Apple Watch Series 5 models in titanium and ceramic. He joined 9to5Mac in 2019 to share even more exclusive details about Apple’s plans.

Filipe currently uses an iPhone 15 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 7, M2 iPad Pro, 14-inch M2 Pro MacBook Pro, and AirPods Pro (2nd gen) as his main devices.

You can contact Filipe at filipe@9to5mac.com or on Threads, @filipe.esposito.

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Review: Samsung ViewFinity S9 5K display – a good Apple Studio Display competitor

Samsung ViewFinity S9

Apple’s Studio Display was launched two years ago as a more affordable option for those looking for a good external Retina display for their Mac. A year later, Samsung came out with its own alternative to the Studio Display: the ViewFinity S9. With the same screen size, 5K resolution, and price as Apple Studio Display, is the Samsung ViewFinity S9 any better? Read on as I detail my experience with Samsung’s 5K display.

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Former Oculus head calls Apple Vision Pro an ‘over-engineered devkit’

Apple Vision Pro and visionOS

Vision Pro is Apple’s mixed reality headset. Launched at prices starting at $3,499, Apple Vision Pro has been widely praised for its technologies, but at the same time criticized for its lack of apps and high price. To Hugo Barra, former vice president of Android and head of Oculus at Meta, Apple’s headset is an “over-engineered devkit.”

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Spotify accuses Apple of blocking its app updates in the EU following $2 billion fine

spotify logo

Apple was recently fined 1.8 billion euros (about $2 billion USD) by the European Union commission, which argues that the company abuses its dominant position to harm Apple Music competitors on iOS. Even so, it seems that the company still has unresolved issues with Spotify, its main competitor, which is now accusing Apple of blocking its app updates in the EU.

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Popular media player VLC confirms Apple Vision Pro app is in the works

VLC app

Apple Vision Pro still lacks many of the apps that iOS and macOS users are already familiar with, and some big developers have already said they have no interest in bringing their apps to Vision Pro for now. However, one app that is coming to visionOS is the popular VLC media player – at least according to VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf.

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visionOS code suggests that Apple Vision Pro will soon be available in more countries

Vision Pro latency | Display model in an Apple Store

Apple Vision Pro is currently available exclusively in the US. Although Apple has already said that the headset will come to more countries by the end of 2024, there are no details about which countries Apple has in mind to launch Vision Pro next. However, visionOS code gives us a hint of what to expect for the product’s international expansion.

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Apple reportedly developed chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras for Apple Car project

Apple Car Play

The Apple Car never saw the light of day, but recent reports have revealed that the project known as “Titan” was canceled after 10 years and billions of dollars spent. Apple had ambitious plans for its electric car, like having an advanced autonomous driving system. And to make this a reality, the company reportedly developed a chip equivalent to four M2 Ultras combined.

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Hands-on: Logitech MX Brio 4K webcam – How does it compare to the MacBook camera?

Logitech MX Brio hands on

Logitech this week introduced the new Logitech MX Brio 4K webcam, which is the first webcam in the Masters “MX” series. With a larger sensor and AI-based features, the MX Brio promises to deliver exceptional image quality for a webcam of its size. I’ve been using Logitech’s new webcam for the past few days, so read on as I share my first thoughts on it.

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PayPal now offers Tap to Pay on iPhone for Venmo and Zettle customers in the US

Tap to Pay on iPhone

PayPal on Thursday announced that it is bringing Tap to Pay on iPhone to its business customers through the Venmo and PayPal Zettle platforms in the US. With Tap to Pay on iPhone, vendors can use an iPhone to accept contactless payments, whether with Apple Pay, NFC-enabled cards, or other digital wallets.

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Apple talks with Mercedes, Ford, Tesla, and more detailed in new in-depth Apple Car report

Apple Car Play

As you may be familiar with by now, Apple has officially canceled its project to build an electric car. The project never saw the light of day and wasn’t even confirmed by Apple, but the company had been working on its own car since 2014. Following reports that Apple had approached Tesla for a partnership, we now know that the company has also talked to Mercedes-Benz about building an Apple Car together, per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

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