The 9to5Mac Daily Report for 12/24/2019

The latest Apple news, analysis, and reviews - right here! View this email in your browser Tweet Share Forward Read Later   Today's Daily Report Dec 24th 2019   elago AirPods Case $9, August HomeKit Smart Lock Pro hits $150, Sonos AirPlay 2 bundle, more Blair Altland - 11:55 am EST Tuesday’s best deals include elago's iPod-themed AirPods Case for $9, August HomeKit Smart Lock Pro at 25% off, and a Sonos One SL bundle. Head below for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. more… Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: The post elago AirPods Case $9, August HomeKit Smart Lock Pro hits $150, Sonos AirPlay 2 bundle, more appeared first on 9to5Mac.   Jony Ive donates $130k for school orchards; says trees key to Apple Park Ben Lovejoy - 10:27 am EST Apple’s former design chief, Jony Ive, has donated £100,000 ($130,000) to a project intended to plant school orchards in the UK. The sum is large enough to fund orchards in 1,000 schools… more… Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: The post Jony Ive donates $130k for school orchards; says trees key to Apple Park appeared first on 9to5Mac.   iPhone camera supplier Sony says even 24 hours a day not enough to meet demand Ben Lovejoy - 9:16 am EST iPhone camera supplier Sony says that even running its production lines 24 hours a day hasn’t been enough to keep up with demand… more… Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: The post iPhone camera supplier Sony says even 24 hours a day not enough to meet demand appeared first on 9to5Mac.   Animation studio shares how it used new Mac Pro for 'Jumanji: The Next Level' Ben Lovejoy - 8:48 am EST We’ve seen plenty of benchmarks for the new Mac Pro, but if you want an idea of how it stacks up in real-life use, a British animation studio has shared the story of how it used early access to one to work on the movie Jumanji: The Next Level. Lunar Animation said that animation is one of the toughest tasks for a computer, and it had initially thought Apple’s failure to update the trash can Mac Pro might have forced it to switch to PCs… more… Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: The post Animation studio shares how it used new Mac Pro for ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ appeared first on 9to5Mac.   Apple expects iPhone sales up 10%+ as one-third of owners may upgrade for 5G Ben Lovejoy - 7:47 am EST Supply-chain reports point to Apple gearing up for double-digit growth in iPhone sales next year, with signs suggesting that a high proportion of iPhone owners will upgrade for 5G. One Apple analyst believes that Wall Street is underestimating the iPhone’s prospects for 2020 and beyond… more… Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: The post Apple expects iPhone sales up 10%+ as one-third of owners may upgrade for 5G appeared first on 9to5Mac.   iPhone XR has been the best-selling smartphone every quarter this year Ben Lovejoy - 7:08 am EST The iPhone XR was the best-selling smartphone in Q3 2019, meaning it has been the best-selling model every quarter so far this year, according to Counterpoint Research. Its launch midway through Q4 2018 meant it didn’t top the lists that quarter, but it has done so ever since, comfortably beating out the base model iPhone 11… more… Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: The post iPhone XR has been the best-selling smartphone every quarter this year appeared first on 9to5Mac. Visit 9to5Mac Here: Web Twitter Facebook YouTube Copyright © 2019 925, LLC. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for our emails at 9to5Mac.com. Our mailing address is: 925, LLC 17 Glengary Rd Croton On Hudson, Ny 10520 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences