Monthly Archives: March 2024

Best Buy, Amazon launch weekend Apple sale with prices as low as $24

By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) From AirTags to loaded M3 Max MacBook Pros and everything in between, Best Buy and Amazon’s weekend Apple price war offers discounts of up to $700 off and prices as low as $24.We’ve compiled top weekend deals from Amazon and Best Buy, but you can find hundreds of additional discounts — even on CTO configurations — in our Apple Price Guide. Continue Reading on AppleInsider

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New class-action lawsuit says you pay too much for iCloud

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A class action complaint has been filed against Apple, claiming that users of iCloud are paying inflated prices for cloud storage by violating antitrust laws.iCloud logoFiled on March 1, the class action complaint handed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California accuses Apple of violations of the Sherman Act and Clayton Act. The violations, the filing states, are due to Apple’s operations of iCloud.The 37-page filing seen by AppleInsider is from the law firm Hagens Berman on behalf of main plaintiff Julianna Felix Gamboa. The complaint alleges that Apple has managed to establish “an illegal monopoly” due to its iOS cloud-based storage policies. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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WhatsApp gains Pegasus source code access in court victory

By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) NSO Group will have to hand over the source code of its notorious Pegasus spyware to WhatsApp, a US district court has ruled.WhatsApp has been engaged in a US-based legal battle NSO Group, alleging that over 1,400 WhatsApp users in just a two-week period have been spied on using the Israeli company’s Pegasus malware. While the Israeli defense ministry considers the source code a state secret, US District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton has granted WhatsApp’s request for information regarding the “full functionality” of Pegasus.Pegasus is a notorious spyware tool used by governments and security agencies to perform surveillance of persons of interest, by breaking into devices like the iPhone. Apple has worked to fight the effects of the spyware, warning journalists in Russia and users in Armenia about potential infections, among other actions.WhatsApp’s case centers on the idea that the Pegasus spyware intercepts information from various messaging apps, including itself as well as iMessage, Skype, Telegram, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, and others. The Meta-owned service said it needed access to the “full functionality” of Pegasus in order to prove the allegation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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‘Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile’ landing on iOS on March 21

By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) Fans of the ‘Call of Duty’ franchise will soon be able to play ‘Warzone Mobile’ on their iPhone, with the release of the first-person shooter set for March 21.A little over a year since preorders opened, an official worldwide release date has finally emerged for the highly-anticipated mobile version of “Call of Duty: Warzone.” Activision Publishing, which originally anticipated a May 2023 release, pushed the project back to November 2023, but unexplained delays caused the company to push that back as well.The new official release date is March 21st for iOS and Android, and is accompanied by a new launch date reveal trailer. The game features Battle Royale modes as well as traditional CoD modes like Team Deathmatch and Domination, and includes classic maps.Subscribe to AppleInsider on YouTube Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Unreleased Black iPod Hi-Fi photos reveals an alternative color scheme

By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Photographs of an unreleased black version of the iPod Hi-Fi have surfaced, showing what consumers could’ve bought had Apple not discontinued the audio accessory.A black edition of the iPod Hi-Fi [X/@Jose_Cong]Apple launched the iPod Hi-Fi as a boombox speaker system for the iPod in February 2006, but was enough of a flop that it dropped off the online store in September 2007. Years later, a version of the speaker that didn’t actually make it to retail has appeared.Tweets on February 28 and 29 from Jose Benitez Cong, formerly of Apple but now at Humane, included pictures of a variant of the iPod Hi-Fi that lost the white elements of its enclosure, in favor of a black version. The result is an all-black iPod Hi-Fi, which Cong refers to as the “only black HiFi in existence.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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You can now save up to $1 million in your Apple Card Savings Account

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Goldman Sachs has contacted Apple Card owners to inform them that the bank has now raised savings account limits to $1 million, up from the previous $250,000.Apple Card Savings limit increased to $1 millionAccording to the updated Apple Card agreement, any deposits that bring the account over $1,000,000 will be returned via check.There was a good reason for the old limit. As per rules set by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), anything above $250,000 is not insured. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Spotify, Epic complain again that Apple won’t be in compliance with the DMA

By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Spotify, Epic, Proton, and dozens of others have signed a letter to the European Commission, demanding the agency look into Apple’s lack of compliance with the Digital Markets Act.European Union flagsOn March 1, 34 companies and associations penned an open letter to the European Commission. The letter addresses concerns over Apple’s alleged non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which is set to go into effect on March 7.The signatories take issue with how Apple requires developers to stay within the current App Store ecosystem or opt into new terms. They suggest that this is a “false choice” and adds unnecessary complexity to what should be a simple choice. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Best Buy is blowing out Apple’s MacBook Pro (24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) at $1,399

By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Best Buy is crushing the competition with a record-breaking price drop on Apple’s loaded MacBook Pro 13-inch with 24GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD.Both Silver and Space Gray color options are eligible for the $600 cash discount, with My Best Buy Plus members eligible for an additional $100 off, bringing the price down to $1,399.Buy from $1,399My Best Buy Plus costs $49.99 per year, but with the $100 discount on the closeout MacBook Pro, you’re still benefitting from an extra $50 in savings without even factoring in the perks of the membership. Continue Reading on AppleInsider

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Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) After a few weeks of internet drama, Apple has responded to complaints about the death of Progressive Web Apps in the European Union, and is restoring them to how they worked in iOS 17.3 and before.Progressive Web Apps aren’t getting changed in the EUWhen the first iOS 17.4 beta launched, European Union users were hit by problems with Progressive Web Apps that weren’t working properly. Further iterations of the beta, including the release candidates on February 27, made this worse.And now, Apple has changed its mind on the matter. Apple says that it has reversed course because of numerous requests by consumers to keep the feature. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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