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Kuo: Apple ‘Well Prepared’ for Headset Announcement Next Month

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Pricing on the headset is expected to begin somewhere around $3,000. Perhaps with that in mind, Apple won't aim it at general consumers to start with, but will instead position it as a device for developers, content creators, and professionals. Apple expects to sell just one headset per day per retail store, and it has told suppliers that it expects sales of seven to 10 million units during the first year of availability.

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/15/kuo-apple-well-prepared-headset-unveiling/

Siri is being left behind – and Apple knows it

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According to “more than three dozen former Apple employees who worked in its AI and machine learning groups,” Apple’s attempts to improve Siri have been hampered by “organizational dysfunction and a lack of ambition,” with the software now “widely derided” by many still working at the company. According to “more than three dozen former Apple employees who worked in its AI and machine learning groups,” Apple’s attempts to improve Siri have been hampered by “organizational dysfunction and a lack of ambition,” with the software now “widely derided” by many still working at the company.

https://www.techradar.com/news/siri-is-being-left-behind-and-apple-knows-it

Apple Focusing on Sports, Gaming, and Fitness Apps for AR/VR Headset

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Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in early April that the AR/VR headset is the "last hope" for persuading investors that AR/VR devices will become the "next star product in consumer electronics." Other devices from companies like Meta have lacked appealing software, and this is a major hurdle that Apple will need to overcome.

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/04/18/apple-ar-vr-headset-app-development/

Apple launches high-interest savings account paying 4% — but not in Canada | CBC News

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Apple will soon offer users of its eponymous banking service the ability to earn money from their savings in a high-interest account that pays far more than what’s available at conventional banks. The California based technology giant said Monday that Apple Card customers can sign up for a new account that currently pays out 4.15 per cent annually on any cash in it.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-savings-account-1.6813076

Apple’s mixed-reality headset could arrive this year

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Over the past few years, Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated several times that augmented reality is a promising technology. “I think the [AR] promise is even greater in the future. So it’s a critically important part of Apple’s future,” Cook told Kara Swisher back in 2021.

But it sounds like Apple’s upcoming product is going to offer a mixed-reality experience. Users will be able to experience both augmented and virtual reality. Details are still thin about the potential use cases and apps for the headset as it’s easier to control software leaks compared to product leaks.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/09/apples-mixed-reality-headset-could-arrive-this-year/