Apple today updated the Apple Configurator app on macOS. The new version 2.21 offers improved reliability for signing in with an Apple Account, plus bug fixes and improvements.

The app is commonly used by IT departments to install apps and profiles on iPhones and iPads for employees.
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Apple has raised the prices of the Apple One Family and Apple One Premier plans in select countries in Europe, with the company notifying affected subscribers via email starting today. The updated prices take effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing subscribers will see the increase applied on their next renewal date.


Apple One Family has gone up in price in the following countries:

• Belgium


• Bulgaria


• Czechia


• Denmark


• Hungary


• Latvia


• Malta


• Portugal


• Slovakia


• Slovenia


• Spain


• Switzerland

Apple One Premier went up in price in three countries only:

• Portugal


• Spain


• Switzerland

In Spain and Portugal, for example, both the Family and Premier plans went up by €2 per month. Increases in other countries and currencies are similar.

Pricing for the Apple One Individual plan has not changed at this time.

Here's what each plan includes:

• Individual: 50GB of iCloud+ storage, Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade


• Family: 200GB of iCloud+ storage, Apple TV, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade


• Premier: 2TB of iCloud+ storage, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, and Apple News+

This is at least the third round of Apple One price increases this year, which will benefit Apple's services revenue. Apple One Family and Apple One Premier already went up in price in the U.S., Australia, Canada, the U.K., and select other countries earlier this year, while Apple One Individual went up in U.S., Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.
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For the first time since February 2023, Apple has released a firmware update for the MagSafe 3 charging cable for the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.


Specifically, Apple last week released firmware version 3.2.0 for the USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable. The previous firmware version for the cable was 3.1.12.

It is unclear what is included in the latest firmware, as Apple does not publish release notes for this. The update will be installed automatically over time when the cable is connected to a Mac and a power adapter. There is no way to manually apply it.

Apple does not expose the MagSafe cable's firmware version in macOS's System Information tool.
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Since becoming Apple's CEO last month, John Ternus has made product design a "major priority," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.


"Ternus already had some involvement with the design studio as Apple's head of hardware engineering, given the close coordination required between the two functions," he said, in his Power On newsletter today. "Since becoming CEO, however, he has immersed himself in the industrial design and human interface teams."

Ternus goes "hands-on" in Apple's design studio "several times a week, sometimes visiting multiple times in a single day," whereas Apple's former CEO Tim Cook typically visited the studio for "about an hour once a month, at most," according to Gurman.

Unlike Cook, who is better known as a supply chain expert, Ternus comes from an engineering background. As such, Gurman said that Ternus is largely leaving Apple's finances to financial chief Kevan Parekh and its supply chain to operations chief Sabih Khan, giving him more time to focus on engineering and design.

All in all, Apple now has a product person running the show.
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Apple recently posted a job listing for an "iCup Supply Specialist" who would be responsible for ensuring that "all Apple employees have access to freshly brewed coffee in their break room."

MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris highlighted the job listing this weekend, but it turns out that Apple has been using the "iCup" name since at least 2014. The individual hired will be required to drive between locations and "sanitize, clean, restock, and manage up to 90 bean-to-cup coffee machines."
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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today said the new MacBook Pro models with OLED displays will be "significantly lighter" than the existing MacBook Pro models.


"Apple has reengineered the machine's interior, miniaturizing parts and rearranging components to make the computer much easier to carry," he said, in his Power On newsletter. Currently, the MacBook Pro weighs up to 4.7 pounds, while the MacBook Air weighs up to 3.3 pounds and the MacBook Neo weighs 2.7 pounds.

With this newly-reported detail, the new models are now rumored to have six new features:

• OLED display


• Touch-screen capabilities


• Dynamic Island instead of a notch


• M5 Pro and M5 Max chips


• Thinner design


• "Significantly lighter" design

Thinner and lighter go hand in hand.

Apple plans to release the MacBook Pro models with OLED displays in October or November this year, according to Gurman. In his newsletter, he reiterated that Apple is testing the laptops with macOS 27.2, which is currently in beta.

The OLED models are expected to be higher-end, higher-priced models that sit above the existing MacBook Pro models in Apple's lineup.
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Last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple plans to unveil an all-new smart home hub, a new HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV 4K on Tuesday, October 13.

In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman specified that "Apple is planning to hold an event" that day.
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