By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Following its 2020 $500 million settlement to end a U.S. class action lawsuit over the iPhone “batterygate” saga, participants are finally starting to get payments.An iPhone batteryThe 2020 agreement by Apple to settle one of its so-called Batterygate lawsuits in the United States effectively ended the legal activity concerning Apple’s attempt to maintain the stability of its older iPhone models. Over three years later, the checks are finally being issued to class members.The settlement was agreed upon in May 2020, with affected owners of select iPhone models who submitted claims for the settlement by October 6, 2020 able to receive payments. Under the proposal at the time, Apple would make a minimum payment of $310 million and a maximum of $500 million, depending on the number of submitted claims. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Jess Pingrey) Today’s top deals include 59% off a OnePlus 10 Pro Smartphone, 55% off a Visveil 60″ electric fireplace insert, 57% off an AlphaWorks snow thrower handheld electric shovel, 31% off Shokz OpenMove bone conduction Bluetooth headphones, and more.Save $1,600 on an M1 Max MacBook ProThe AppleInsider team combs the web for amazing deals at e-commerce retailers to develop a list of deep discounts on trending tech gadgets, including deals on Apple gear, TVs, smart home essentials, and other products. We share the most valuable deals daily to help you upgrade your tech without breaking the bank. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) Xcode Cloud is Apple’s Continuous Integration build service for developers. Here’s how to get started using it for your own software creations.At WWDC 2021, Apple introduced its new cloud build service for its development IDE called Xcode Cloud.Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration (CI) build service hosted on Apple’s servers that allows development teams to collaborate and automate build and software packaging services for software configuration and builds.The idea behind continuous integration is that a bot or set of bots monitors source code repositories for code changes, and then at specific intervals, it retrieves source code, builds software components automatically, and distributes them to stakeholders automatically. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show is underway between January 9th and 12th in Las Vegas, and Bluetti, a world leader in portable power station solutions, is showing off its lineup of innovative products.Visit Bluetti at CES 2024.While the current slate of power stations is formidable, Bluetti is releasing two breakthrough products for extreme outdoor needs: the SwapSolar power combo and AC240. These industry-changing products unlock an exciting world of powered outdoor activities, and you can catch your first glimpse in person at the Bluetti booth at CES 2024. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Michael Stroup) The beginning of the year also marks the beginning of tax season, but fear not, as retailers have H&R Block Deluxe Tax Software on sale to help you take the stress out of filing this year.Get H&R Block tax software for $34.99Once upon a time, doing your taxes either meant going to an accountant and paying through the nose or doing your taxes by hand and running the risk of passing up deductions or making a mistake. Luckily, the launch of software like H&R Block’s Deluxe Tax Software helps you do your taxes without the traditional risks, and for a limited time, it’s on sale for only $34.99.Buy from StackSocial Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Stop us if you’ve heard this before — Hey Calendar has been rejected from the App Store, despite it clearly being allowed under provisions about apps used to access paid services like Netflix and similar.Apple rejects Hey Calendar app from App StoreIt’s a familiar saga for the developers of Hey Calendar — one of their apps has been denied a spot on Apple’s App Store. If this seems familiar, that’s because the same thing had happened to the company’s email app, Hey Email.Hey apps are free, standalone apps that access a paid service. This is similar to how apps like Netflix and Spotify function — the app is essentially a reader app that accesses off-device content. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) A new report claims that the US Department of Justice is in the “late stages” of investigating Apple and a wide-ranging complaint will be filed soon, but how — or if — it will all play out isn’t actually clear.Apple has reportedly been under investigation by the Department of Justice for about four years now, and to date, nothing has happened. A report on Friday afternoon claims that a filing may happen soon — or it may not.The report, by the New York Times on Friday, citing three people familiar with the matter, say that a case may be filed as soon as the first half of this year. This “case filing soon” refrain has been common across similar reports for over five years, however.Two of the unnamed sources say that senior leaders in the Justice Department are reviewing the investigation materials. The same sources say that agency officials have met with Apple officials as recently as December as part of the investigative process. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Jess Pingrey) Today’s top deals include a 512GB M1 Mac mini for $499.99, a Govee Electric Smart Space Heater for $38, 52% off an iPad suction mount stand holder, 40% off an HP Envy wireless color inkjet printer, and more.Get $700 off a 2020 iMacThe AppleInsider staff searches the internet for unbeatable deals at ecommerce stores to create a list of stellar bargains on popular tech products, including deals on iMacs, TVs, accessories, and other gadgets. We post our top finds daily to help you get more bang for your buck. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) How quickly we forget just what a great year 2023 was for Apple launches — and surely 2024 is going to be the same as we finally get to buy the Apple Vision Pro — all this and more, on the AppleInsider Podcast.Vision Pro could be the future of AppleThis week has been all about Apple’s future, with potentially serious moves in the story of the Apple Watch ban — and less serious claims about Apple buying Peloton just because it could. Barclays investment bank also made what ought to have been a trivial claim that the iPhone 16 will have no compelling features, but that claim was enough to dent Apple’s stock.It wasn’t long before other analysts saw that stock price dropping and decided to say they thought iPhone demand was weakening too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The European Union’s Margrethe Vestager is to meet with Apple’s Tim Cook, Google’s Sundar Pichai and more Big Tech executives to discuss EU digital regulation.Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European CommissionDespite leading Europe’s moves to increase taxation on Big Tech firms, and also to open up App Store to alternatives, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has previously said she is opposed to breaking up large technology firms. She described such moves as “doable,” but said I think it’s important we try these routes [regulation and taxation] first with the platforms.”According to Reuters, Vestager is now coming to the US to discuss these routes with the heads of Apple, Google, Broadcom, and Nvidia. She will meet with them on Thursday January 11, 2024, and Friday, January 12, 2024, in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
