Hyperbolic Italian press reports notwithstanding, a controversial law proposed in Italy granting the users to use open-source software intended to grant rights to users will have little to no effect on Apple, according to AppleInsider sources.
Apple authorized resellers are slashing prices on new and closeout hardware heading into the last weekend in June. Save $200 to $345 on 2016 12″ MacBooks with no tax outside NY and NJ. Or snap up a 2017 27″ iMac at $100 off. Apple’s 2017 13″ Air with 256GB of storage is also $1,129 ($70 off).
Tesla is allegedly in talks with major record labels, hoping to offer its own streaming music service for owners of vehicles like the Model 3 and Model S — apparently skipping default integration of options like Apple Music, Pandora, or Spotify.
Apple’s U.K. website is promoting a new charity single on iTunes, proceeds from which will go to help support people impacted by the Grenfell Tower fire in London, which is believed to have killed some 79 people and left many homeless or destitute.
Refuting speculation that the deal to buy Toshiba’s memory division is effectively done. Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou declared on Friday that he expects that his company still has a ‘”50 percent chance” of winning.
This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor review the latest Apple hardware, discuss Apple Watch and what it could mean to be at the center of health, and also where Amazon could go based on buying Whole Foods.
Apple this week released the second beta version of its upcoming iOS 11 operating system to developers for testing with a litany of bug fixes, UI changes and new features. AppleInsider takes a closer look at the modifications in this hands-on video.
A report on Thursday suggests Apple’s forthcoming iMac Pro all-in-one will run Intel’s server-class “Purley” Xeon platform, as well as a Secure Enclave Processor similar in function to the ARM-based chip embedded in the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
Satellite imaging provider Planet Labs this week uploaded a time-lapse showing off construction progress of Apple Park’s main “spaceship” structure, chronicling nearly two years of work in 18 seconds.