By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) How the cancellation of the Apple Car is a surprise, but one that will benefit Apple’s AI plans — and may already have done so.Apple has cancelled its car projectThe cancellation of the Apple Car project — if that is really what’s happened — is not the startling failure it might seem. Maybe we’re looking at this through rose-tinted Apple Vision Pro glass, but there are already signs that the project has led to Apple advances in other areas.Listen to the latest episode here. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) While supplies last, snap up the lowest price ever on OWC’s 14-port Thunderbolt Dock — now on sale for $99.99.Whether you’re looking to add ports to your Mac setup in an office environment or simply want to have an easy-to-use solution at home, OWC’s Thunderbolt dock is a viable option — even more so now that it’s on sale for the all-time low price of $99.99.Buy for $99.99This affordable dock features 14 ports, including dual Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) connectors, five USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Type-A ports, and one USB 3.2 (10Gb/s) Type-C port. It also has 85W of charging power to keep your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro running smoothly when connected to an external display. And the Space Gray color pairs well with Apple’s 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro or last-gen M2 models. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) A low-profile leaker with a very good track record has spelled out what they believe to be Apple’s entire iPad chip plan and what chips they expect to see in the iPhone 16.Using iPad Pro and Apple PencilThe data spans multiple posts and products. Detailed in one post are the code names for the iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.To not expose the leaker who has a very short follow list and has protected posts, we’ve taken the text directly out of their posts. The first column is the chip identifier, and the third number associated with each device is the internal codenames, which, in some cases, we’ve seen before. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) A new viral image circulating the internet shows a young man wearing the Apple Vision Pro in his wedding pictures, after his new bride explicitly asked him not to.image Credit: Jacob WrightFor most people, a wedding is a time of excitement, new beginnings, and celebrating love. For Jacob Wright, it was as good an excuse as any to make the questionable decision to bust out his new Apple Vision Pro.To his credit, Wright didn’t wear it during the ceremony which would have clearly started the marriage off on a bad foot. He did wear it in the post-wedding pictures, as well as throughout the reception. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Following AppleInsider’s report on Thursday about the likely cancellation of the Apple Watch Ultra with micro LED, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple has abandoned nearly all of its plans to use micro LED displays.Apple Watch UltraFollowing news that the micro LED Apple Watch Ultra 3 may be dead, Ming-Chi Kuo is reporting why he believes it’s happened. He also names ams Osram as the supplier, which was previously only suspected and not confirmed by either party.”My latest investigation indicates that Apple has canceled the development plan for the Micro LED Apple Watch,” wrote Kuo on Twitter/X. “The reason is that Apple believes that Micro LED cannot significantly increase the added value of the product, and the production cost is too high, making it uneconomical to invest.” Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has to comply with the EU’s new law about rival App Stores, but it’s protesting all the way and is now showing emails from users who fear the changes.Tim CookAhead of the March 7, 2024 deadline and the facility for third-party app stores in the EU that will come with iOS 17.4, Apple has published a whitepaper detailing its compliance with the law, and its objections to it. As part of that, the whitepaper includes the text of 16 emails sent to Tim Cook by concerned users within the European Union.”I am feeling increasingly more concerned and scared about my digital privacy and online safety in the EU,” says one. “As an EU citizen and Apple user I always believed to have had the perfect balance between regulatory protection (like GDPR) and Apple safety features (like App Tracking Transparency and App Store).” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has published a whitepaper detailing how it says it is working to protect EU users and emphasizing the risks of opening up the iPhone to rival App Stores.Apple’s whitepaper details its compliance with the EUTo comply with the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union, Apple must for the first time allow third-party app stores onto the iPhone. It has previously published a whitepaper strenuously protesting against the dangers of this side-loading, and now it’s repeating that disagreement, saying it has to comply, but is working to protect EU users.”By requiring that all apps on iPhone be distributed through a single trusted source, the App Store, we were able to accomplish our goal of protecting users more effectively than any other platform,” says Apple in its new whitepaper. “While our efforts to protect users and developers alike are never complete, iOS has never allowed a widespread consumer malware attack on users-which is exceptional for a 17-year-old, modern computing platform.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple TV+ has made available 51 movies ranging from “American Sniper” to “Zodiac,” all for free for a limited time to subscribers.Films from Apple’s free movie selectionApple has occasionally made one-off films like “Silver Linings Playbook,” or series of movies like “The Hunger Games,” available for free to subscribers. Plus it’s sometimes allowed free access to its series for anyone, particularly during COVID.Now, however, it’s gone further than ever before and added 51 movies free to subscribers. It’s a curious number, and presumably the result of which movies fell under a deal Apple TV+ has made. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Michael Stroup) You have the perfect tool for learning a new language at your fingertips with Rosetta Stone, and now StackCommerce is offering the famous language-learning software at a 60% discount with more than enough time before spring break travel.Learn a new language before your spring break trip. The Rosetta Stone version on sale is the Lifetime Subscription with access to all 25 languages. That means, for as long as Rosetta Stone supports the software, you will have access to the legendary software for only $159.97 with a coupon code from now until March 4th.Use code ROSETTA Continue Reading on AppleInsider
