By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) As part of an ongoing antitrust case related to its search engine, Google has submitted proposed remedies responding to the court decision, including how Apple may be affected.Google has issued its remedies proposal in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit.Google has been the subject of multiple antitrust lawsuits since 2023, when it was accused of knowingly breaking antitrust laws. The DOJ said that the company was an illegal monopoly in the search market, and courts eventually agreed with this assessment in August of 2024. Now, Google has taken the next step, after which it plans to submit an appeal.Before Google can file an appeal, it’s required to file a remedies proposal. The proposal outlines the steps Google could take in order to rectify the issues highlighted in the court’s initial decision. The company has made it clear, however, that it’s only submitting a remedies proposal as it’s required by law. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple is set to have a busy spring with new iPads, iPhone SE 4, and M4 in MacBook Air, but those new MacBooks could come earlier according to a new rumor.M4 MacBook Air could arrive earlier in 2025 than initially expectedMountains of rumors indicate that Apple is set to announce a handful of products in early 2025. It seemed they would all release in close proximity, perhaps like the week of releases in October, but a new rumor indicates otherwise.According to an X post from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will announce new iPads, an iPhone SE, and M4-equipped MacBook Airs in early 2025. However, the MacBook Air update will be released earlier than the other products. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) A MacBook Air price war continues as retailers vie for your year-end shopping dollars, with Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air with 16GB RAM marked down to $1,099 at Amazon and Best Buy through Christmas Eve.Save $200 on a MacBook Air 15-inch.You can snag the discounted $1,099 price at both Best Buy and Amazon, as both retailers duke it out for the lowest price on the standard 15-inch MacBook Air configuration. This M3 model features a 10-core GPU along with 16GB of unified memory and 256GB of storage. Normally $1,299, the $200 discount is substantial, especially considering Apple recently began including 16GB of RAM in the standard model over the previous 8GB.Buy for $1,099 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple appears to be working on a minor update for its iPhone operating system, with different claims hinting towards the release of iOS 18.2.1 in the near future.Apple could release an iOS 18.2.1 update in the near future.Although iOS 18.3 was made available for developer testing on December 16, iOS 18.2 remains the latest release version of the operating system intended for the general public. Evidence of an upcoming iOS 18.2.1 update has appeared online since mid-December.iOS 18.2.1, expected to be little more than a simple bugfix update, was reportedly spotted by MacRumors in the site’s analytics, though no details about a potential build number were provided. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) The annual Apple Pay donation campaign, which serves to help vulnerable communities affected by AIDS, has raised a total of $3 million in 2024.Apple has donated $3 million to fight AIDS worldwide.Apple has a long-standing partnership with the Global Fund, an organization that provides healthcare and distributes funding to people affected by HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in developing nations. On December 1st of every year, Apple commemorates World AIDS Day with (PRODUCT)RED window displays and through the promotion of related books.The company raises more than just awareness, though, as it also holds a donation campaign, which aims to help communities affected by AIDS. The donation campaign is based on customer purchases from November 29 through December 8, as announced by Apple. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s rumored iPhone 18 Pro camera update has surfaced again, with the use of a variable aperture wide-angle lens expected to offer improved depth of field effects in photography.The rear cameras of a Pro-tier iPhoneThe iPhone 17 was rumored in July to gain a variable aperture system, which can change the way photographers use an iPhone for shooting images. Now, an analyst has doubled down on his own claim that it is a feature expected for the iPhone 18 Pro.In a Monday post by TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo covering multiple Apple rumors, Kuo slips in a small element about the iPhone 18 Pro. It is declared that the iPhone 18 Pro’s wide camera will be upgraded to use a variable aperture in 2026. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple will move away from its current processor designs that keep the CPU and GPU cores on the same chip — and see a performance gain.TSMC has just announced an all-new chip production process called “A16″One of the reasons for Apple Silicon’s speed over the previous Intel processors has been that each M-series chip has been a single unit. This System-on-a-Chip (SoC) idea cuts bottlenecks by having all the processor’s elements together on one chip package.According to Kuo, however, Apple is going to change this for the M5 Pro, M5 Max, and M5 Ultra. Only the M5 will remain as a single unit. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, your hosts talk through even more smart home rumors from Apple, talk about the new 18.3 releases, and review the xBloom smart coffee maker.HomeKit Insider PodcastThis week on AppleInsider we rounded up all of the most recent Apple rumors for the smart home and tried to put them into a timeline and strategy that makes sense. We revisited that here on the podcast.We then walked through the newly-released beta updates for developers, including iOS 18.3 and tvOS 18.3. 4th updates have minor smart-home related changes, including support for robotic vacuum cleaners. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s age rating system in the App Store is not doing enough to protect children, a report claims, after a day’s worth of research found a high proportion of apps deemed acceptable to children actually posed a risk.App Store iconApple has various systems and mechanisms in place to make the use of an iPhone, iPad, or Mac relatively safe for children. Parental controls can limit what age ranges of apps are usable on a child’s device, among other features.However, for those restrictions to actually be useful, the apps themselves have to be rated correctly. In a joint report from the Heat Initiative and ParentsTogether Action, it seems that the ratings aren’t doing enough. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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