In 2019, Apple canceled plans to open a flagship store at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, due to public opposition. Specifically, many local residents were upset about Apple’s plan to demolish the existing Yarra Building on the site, in order to make room for the new store. The local heritage authority Heritage Victoria ultimately decided that the building could not be torn down due to its cultural significance.

Six years later, graphic designer Filip Chudzinski has envisioned what Apple Federation Square could have looked like, based on a design proposal by architectural firm Foster + Partners. Given the proposal is now outdated, Chudzinski added in some modern touches, such as an Apple Pickup station for customers to collect online orders.

Chudzinski created more than two dozen beautiful 3D renders of the Apple Federation Square store that never was, offering a closer look at its multi-level pavilion design. The impressive store would have overlooked the nearby Yarra River.

Chudzinski has an Instagram account dedicated to Apple retail. He also created the Bandbreite app, which catalogs Apple Watch bands.

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The Sony Xperia 1 VII was featured in a couple of leaks already, and if the reports are correct, we can expect the device to arrive sometime in May. Now XpertPick in collaboration with OnLeaks published high-quality, rumor-based CAD renders, fully revealing the design. Sony Xperia 1 VII As you can see, there are no dramatic changes to the body. In fact, the Xperia 1 VII looks nearly identical to its predecessor. We see the familiar patterned glass back, flat side frame, flat front, the same camera bump design and the usual button arrangement on the right side. Nothing out of the…

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The next-gen AirPods Pro should launch alongside the iPhone 17 later this year.

Apple today provided developers with the first betas of upcoming visionOS 2.5, tvOS 18.5, and watchOS 11.5 updates for testing purposes. The software is available a day after Apple released the visionOS 2.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4 software.

The betas are available to registered developers, and can be downloaded from the Settings app on each device.

As of right now, there is no word on what’s included in any of the betas, but should new features be found, we’ll update this article.
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Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.4 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two days after Apple released ‌macOS Sequoia‌ 15.4.

Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required to get the beta.

We don’t yet know what’s included in the macOS 15.5 update, but we are waiting on new Apple Intelligence features. It’s not clear if that functionality will be in the beta, but there isn’t much else that Apple hasn’t added to ‌macOS Sequoia‌.

Apple will soon start transitioning to macOS 16, which is set to be unveiled at WWDC in June.

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