By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) As we near the very end of 2021, all of us here at AppleInsider wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.Chris Gilbert/UnsplashEven as we look ahead, we can also look back on the year that Apple — and the Apple news community — had in 2021. The company certainly threw us a few curveballs, from announcing a …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple and Meta will duke it out for the top-performing tech stock spot in 2022 as investors seek to invest in the metaverse, according to Loup Ventures.Apple VR glassesIn a new research note, Loup Ventures partner and analyst Gene Munster outlined some of his predictions for 2022. One of them is that Apple and Meta — formerly known as Facebook — will duel in 2022, driven by the metaverse’s flight to quality. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) BlackBerry has announced that many of its classic devices running BlackBerry software will lose access to crucial features in early 2022, effectively spelling the end for the legacy hardware.BlackBerryThe company announced the …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple’s AirTags are being used for stalking, but the problem isn’t new, nor remotely exclusive to Apple — and is easier to execute undetected with other inexpensive methods. The real issue is the overall failure of law enforcement to act.Apple AirTagReports of AirTags being used to stalk people don’t give a full picture of the dangers of “stalkerware,” and the reports often shift blame entirely onto Apple. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) AppleInsider publishes thousands and thousands of articles each year, and 2021 was no exception. Of all of the news stories and other posts, here are the five most-read items from the last 12 months.Apple employees threaten to quit as company takes hard line stance on remote work (July 2021) …
By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Alongside continuing great deals across Apple’s entire AirPods lineup, New Year’s Eve sales include more than 50% off one model of Philips over-ear headphones, $80 off an indoor garden, and more!To help you search through the continuing holiday deal chaos, we’ve curated some of the best deals we could find on Apple products, tech accessories, and other things for the AppleInsider audience.If an item is out of stock, it may still be able to be ordered for delivery at a later date. These deals won’t last long, so act fast for anything that might be of interest to you. …
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) After a complaint by a consumer group in September, The India Competition Commission of India has formally ordered a probe looking into Apple’s App Store payment system, commissions, and more.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued an order on Friday, formally launching the investigation that was requested …
By news@appleinsider.com (Stephen Robles) On this week’s episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, special guest Jason Aten joins us to review everything Apple released in 2021, including iPhone 13, M1 iPad Pro, 24-inch iMac, 14-inch MacBook Pro, and more.While the first quarter of 2021 featured no hardware releases from Apple, users did see mask unlock with …