Macworld It has been more than five years since Apple’s Beats brand released a new pair of over-the-ear headphones. While various earbuds models get regular releases, the Beats Studio3, released in 2017, are still the most current full-size headphones. Images and references to the new Beats headphones have been found in the release candidates of iOS 16.5 and macOS 13.4, along with the branding Beats Studio Pro. They seem very similar in design to the Beats Studio3, only without the “Studio” branding along the side of the band. The images include black, white, blue, and brown colors. The alleged codenames suggest a partnership with Samuel Ross. It is unclear what features we can expect, but an H1 or H2 chip…

Apple is working on new Beats Studio Pro headphones, according to code found in the macOS Ventura 13.4 release candidate. The headphones appear to have an A2924 model number, which is different from the model numbers for the upcoming Beats Studio Buds+ earphones. The Beats Studio Pro name was found by @aaronp613. pic.twitter.com/g6wWeKbRaX— Aaron (@aaronp613) May 9, 2023 Based on the name, the Beats Studio Pro will be a new version of the current Beats Studio3 headphones. The Beats Studio3 are several years old at this point, and there have been no new Beats-branded over-ear headphones launched since 2017. Apple appears to be developing the Beats Studio Pro headphones in collaboration with Samuel Ross of A-Cold-Wall. The design looks to…

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Tom Forte, DA Davidson managing director and senior research analyst, joins CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” to discuss the most important reason for Forte’s Apple upgrade, iPhone strength in reopening China, if iPhone will continue taking share from Android, and much more. Apple last week announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 second quarter ended April 1, 2023. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $94.8 billion, down 3 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.52, unchanged year over year. “We are pleased to report an all-time record in Services and a March quarter record for iPhone despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, and to have our installed base of active devices reach an all-time high,” said…

Gene Munster, Deepwater Asset Management managing partner, joins CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to discuss Warren Buffett’s praise of Apple, the company’s stock outlook, and more. For the March quarter, Apple beat estimates and revealed that its active base grew in the quarter to over 2 billion devices. Gene Munster for Deepwater Asset Management: Apple’s earnings press release led with the Cook quote on the active device growth, and CFO Luca Maestri mentioned it twice in his prepared remarks. In the Q&A, the topic came up in 4 of the 12 questions. Apple did not report the base’s growth rate as they did in the December quarter (up 8%), but they did report it grew which is impressive given products revenue was…

iOS 17 will introduce a new iPhone experience for Apple Maps that integrates detailed turn-by-turn directions to the Lock Screen without taking over the display, claims a leaker with alleged insider information. Concept render shared by Analyst941 Currently in iOS 16, when real-time Maps directions are active and the iPhone is locked, the Maps app takes over the screen and all other Lock Screen elements are hidden. According to Twitter account Analyst941, this will change in iOS 17, with Maps directions including live visual map data taking over a portion of the Lock Screen, but with app notifications and the Camera and Flashlight buttons remaining at the base of the display. The leaker claims that app notifications will still be…