By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Give Dad the gift of an upgraded home theater with these Sonos speaker deals that knock up to 25% off bookshelf speakers, soundbars, subwoofers — and even portable smart speakers for summer fun.Pair Sonos speakers with your Apple TV, iPhone or both to create a seamless audio solution when streaming content, listening to music by the pool and more.The early Father’s Day sale at Sonos.com discounts popular models by up to 25% like the Roam SL ultra portable speaker, Beam (Gen 2) premium soundbar, and even home theater sets for an enhanced audio experience.Shop the sale Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Logitech has expanded its Designed for Mac’ collection of peripherals, adding more keyboards and mice to the Apple-inspired range.Logitech’s new Mac-specific peripherals collectionAlongside its expansive catalog of accessories for various computing devices, Logitech also has a Mac-specific range. The Designed for Mac collection has been around for a while, consisting of accessories that give off a Mac-like appearance while retaining Logitech’s features.On Thursday, Logitech added a new lineup of Logi for Mac items to its collection. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has won a lawsuit accusing it of abusing its dominant power in the app marketplace, with a Chinese court rejecting claims Apple’s App Store fees were too high.iOS App StoreIn 2021, Jin Xin sued Apple China, insisting Apple stopped charging its 30% App Store commission. Xin also demanded that Chinese consumers should be allowed to use other payment systems than Apple’s own, as well as an apology and approximately $15,500 in compensation.Three years later, the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court sided with Apple, according to a yet-to-be-published judgment received by the South China Morning Post. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Released only two weeks ago, Apple’s 13-inch iPad Pro with the M4 chip is already eligible for a triple-digit discount, with limited supply available at the reduced price.Snag a limited-time 13-inch iPad Pro price cut.Apple Authorized Reseller B&H is offering the $120 discount on Apple’s brand-new M4 iPad Pro 13-inch with a 2TB capacity in Space Black. The Wi-Fi model with Standard Glass, which normally sells for $2,299, is on sale for $2,179. Amazon has a few units left in stock at $2,174, with more on the way.Grab the deal at B&H Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Earlier in 2024, Apple agreed to settle a class action suit over audio issues with the iPhone 7 — but conditions are very limited and the time to apply is almost over.iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 PlusIt was the “Audio IC Defect,” also known as the ‘loop disease,’ and affected users had greyed-out speaker buttons while on a call. Plus they had loss of Siri voice commands, the Voice Memos app wouldn’t work, and microphone audio quality degraded.The class action lawsuit that followed took six years to conclude with Apple agreeing to settle for a total of $35 million. Affected users were sent a postcard by the settlement administrator, and anyone receiving it has up to Monday, June 3, 2024, to respond. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) There’s a near-unlimited number of YouTube videos that you might want to have an offline MP3 copy of, like podcasts or instructional audio. Here’s how to convert YouTube to MP3 with iTubeGo.Convert YouTube to MP3 on Mac with iTubeGO platformYouTube is a video-first platform, but many creators upload audio-focused content anyway. The website is filled with media that doesn’t need a video component, so get a YouTube to MP3 Mac app like iTubeGo to get the audio for offline listening.Easily download and convert YouTube to MP3 with minimal configuration and a single button press. Whatever file format and extra data that comes with the downloaded content is stripped when converted to MP3 audio. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple’s next-gen operating systems will feature Project Greymatter, bringing a multitude of AI-related enhancements. We have new details on AI features planned for Siri, Notes and Messages.AI will improve several core apps with summarization and transcription featuresFollowing widespread claims and reports about AI-related enhancements in iOS 18, AppleInsider has received additional information about Apple’s plans in the area of AI.People familiar with the matter have revealed that the company is internally testing a variety of new AI-related features ahead of its annual WWDC. Known under project codename “Greymatter,” the company’s AI improvements will focus on practical benefits for the end user. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The UK firm Curve claims it will be the first complete Apple Wallet alternative once Apple fully complies with the EU’s requirement to allow rivals use of its iPhone NFC technology.Apple could have to make additional changes to its NFC APIsAlongside the law changes that meant Apple had to allow rival iPhone App Stores in the EU, the region’s Digital Markets Act also saw the company forced to support rival contactless payment systems. Apple is in the process or adding APIs to allow rivals to utilize NFC in their banking and wallet apps.According to The Times, Apple is still finalizing technical details. Once that’s done, UK-based firm Curve says it will be able to immediately launch its rival Wallet. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) HDMI is the de facto standard for connecting a monitor to a Mac and has been for many years, but there are many older Macs out there that can’t be easily connected to that modern connector. Here’s how to connect your vintage Mac to your new monitor.A PowerMac 8100 and Apple Pro XDR Display.For longer than it hasn’t, Apple has gone its own way on monitor connections. There’s been Apple’s version of DA-15, HDI-45, ADC, mini DisplayPort, and a few others. The rest of the industry, larger for most of Apple’s history, decided VGA was the way to go, then DVI, and DisplayPort.Fortunately, it’s all mostly settled on HDMI. Here’s how to connect your vintage gear to modern monitors, and what you need to do it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Perhaps against the wishes of Apple’s AI chief John Gianndrea, Apple and OpenAI have reportedly reached a deal that will bring ChatGPT to iOS 18 and other operating systems in 2024.Apple and OpenAI could bring ChatGPT functionality to SiriApple wants to bring AI to its platforms, but it has focused on privacy-preserving on-device models and not the Large Language Models (LLMs) used by its competitors. So, the company has been seeking a partnership with Google or Microsoft to bring their LLMs to iPhone.According to a report, a deal has finally been struck between OpenAI and Apple. The details of the deal aren’t known, but it likely means technologies used for ChatGPT could be accessible by Apple users, namely through Siri. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
