By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is predicted to expand its use of the Tetraprism telephoto lens from the Pro Max model of iPhone 16 to the iPhone 16 Pro.The cameras of the iPhone 15 Pro MaxThe iPhone 15 Pro Max is the only model in the range to include a Tetraprism lens, which helps increase the optical zoom range of the telephoto lens from 3x to 5x. Though the iPhone 15 Pro missed out, the iPhone 16 Pro may join the Pro Max in using the component.In a report discussing the smartphone camera lens market seen by AppleInsider, Trendforce claims that camera specification upgrades are continuing to drive device upgrades among consumers. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) On this episode of HomeKit Insider, The Verge’s Jennifer Tuohy drops by to chat about Amazon’s new Matter smart display, as well as the news from the week.HomeKit Insider PodcastJennifer Tuohy covers smart home tech at The Verge and she’s stopping by the podcast once again. She took the chance to dive into Amazon’s new release from last week.The Amazon Echo Hub is designed primarily for Amazon products but can work with Matter-enabled products too, including controlling those in HomeKit. Jennifer has one on hand and walked us through what she likes and doesn’t like about the product. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) AT&T will be providing bill credits to customers over the major February 22 outage, but the $5 credit will be paid on a per-account basis instead of per line.An AT&T logo on a buildingOn February 22, AT&T suffered from an outage that affected its cellular network across the United States. The outage meant many customers lost signal, with some iPhone owners seeing an option to use SOS via Satellite if necessary.In an announcement on Saturday, AT&T confirmed it will compensate affected customers. However, that compensation may not be that much for some customers who have multiple lines on their account. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) Spotlight is Apple’s smart search indexer for macOS. Here’s how to use its metadata utilities to get more information about your documents.Spotlight metadata.Spotlight runs in the background on your Mac or iOS device and silently indexes and scans the contents of your documents, so when you search for something, it can find results quickly.The main background daemon in Spotlight is called corespotlightd, and it can consume up to 8-10% of CPU time when running at full-throttle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Lily Gladstone, one of the stars of the Apple TV+ movie “Killers of the Flower Moon,” has won the Best Actress category at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.Lily Gladstone with her SAG Award [Apple]The 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on Saturday night, and Apple TV+ walked away with one gong from the event. An award win that’s also a major milestone.Lily Gladstone, who starred in the Martin Scorsese film “Killers of the Flower Moon” alongside Leonardo DiCaprio won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role. Gladstone’s win is also the first ever by an Indigenous performer in the award’s history. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The Apple Vision Pro is a costly item for Apple to manufacture, with a third of its $3,499 price tag covering its expensive components.Apple Vision ProCompared to other headsets on the market, the Apple Vision Pro offers high performance and ships with an equally high price tag. While eye-watering to consumers, the $3,499 Apple charges is high, but Apple does have to pay component suppliers a considerable slice of the pie.An estimate of the so-called “bill of materials” for the Apple Vision Pro by researchers at Omdia, shared with CNBC, prices the components at around $1,542 per headset. This accounts for approximately 44% of the price of the headset. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) A new report claims that the show runner of Apple TV+ epic “Foundation” is shifting duties after some behind-the-scenes drama about production and budget cuts.Foundation poster (Source: Apple TV+)It’s not clear exactly what’s going on, beyond some issues with production and budgeting. A report originally claimed that co-creator David S. Goyer was not the show runner any longer, but following that report, a representative from the show said that he was retaining the title.The report published on Saturday by The Hollywood Reporter claims that instead of running the show on-location Goyer will contribute scripts from Los Angeles. Executive producer Bill Bost will handle the production from the show’s primary filming location in Prague. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is continuing to work on refreshing the interface of iOS 18, with macOS to come, but they won’t look like the new visionOS interface.Mockup of visonOS on an iPhone (Source: William Gallagher)Apple’s annual operating system updates usually incorporate some tweaks to the interfaces, but bigger changes are on the way. For iOS 18 and a future macOS release, there will be quite a few design alterations.Writing in Bloomberg’s “Power On” newsletter on Sunday, Mark Gurman says Apple is working to bring an updated design to iOS, most likely before the end of the year as part of iOS 18. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has been deeply investing into wearables for years, and a report about smart glasses, smart rings, and AirPods details what the future might hold.Oura Smart RingApple already sells a number of wearable devices to consumers, including its Apple Watch range and various models of AirPods. But, much like any other tech company in existence, it believes that it can do more with its products.In Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman asserts that Apple is coming up with ideas for wearable devices it could bring out in the future. Some of which has already been proposed in numerous patent filings over the years. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) There have been rumors since 2020 about a HomePod with an integral screen, but a new report claims that it’s not coming soon.An artist’s rendition of a HomePod with a displayApple is rumored to have some kind of release in March, likely with new iPads. However, Apple faithful expecting to see a HomePod with a large scree are likely to be disappointed.In a newsletter for Bloomberg’s on Sunday morning, Mark Gurman’s latest supply chain checks suggest that while the product is in the investigative and engineering phases, a 2024 release is unlikely. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
