By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Apple’s latest all-in-one desktop — the M3 iMac 24-inch — is up to $200 off with a special coupon. On top of the triple-digit iMac discounts, AppleCare is on sale as well.To unlock the savings, enter promo code APINSIDER at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama. Every 24-inch iMac with an M3 chip is up to $200 off with the coupon, dropping the iMac prices down to as low as $1,195.Use code APINSIDERAlong with the triple-digit savings on the computers themselves, AppleCare is $30 off with the same APINSIDER coupon. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) After years of rumors, Apple TV+ could finally launch on Android platforms, but a job listing is the only evidence of progress.Apple TV could be coming to Android smartphonesThe Apple TV app is necessary to watch Apple TV+ and purchased iTunes content, but it has never been released on Google Play for Android smartphones. Despite being a competitor to Google’s platform, Apple has brought services like Apple Music to Android, and Apple TV is already on smart TVs, so smartphones aren’t a big leap.A job listing first discovered by Bloomberg is looking for a “senior android engineer” to “help build an application used by millions to watch and discover tv and sports.” The job listing went live on May 25. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are expected to get some display changes. Here’s what’s believed to be on the way, thanks to the ever-grinding rumor mill.The iPhone 16 Pro’s screen may get bigger. The display is the main human interface surface of every smartphone, including the iPhone. The main method of interaction, the display is a very important component.As Apple updates its iPhone range each year, it makes various changes to the display. With Apple’s update for 2024 just months away, the rumor mill is getting into gear about what will change. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) If you need a lot of storage in about as small an enclosure as you can get, the TerraMaster D8 Hybrid fuses hard drive and SSD storage — but with a crucial speed limitation.TerraMaster D8 Hybrid reviewIt’s been a quiet evolution, but external drive enclosures have changed significantly in the last ten years. A decade ago, expensive and high-speed Thunderbolt or lower-cost USB 3 enclosures were the name of the game. USB-C has changed that a bit.But that class divide is still there. Thunderbolt and USB-4 are now 40 gigabits per second and pricey. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Photography app Halide now has a sister video app for iPhone called Kino, with grading presets, smart exposure, and free lessons for beginners.Kino aims to bring pro video features to the iPhone (Source: Lux Optics)Halide has long been a popular photography app for the iPhone, bringing finer control of Apple’s camera system than the stock Camera app. Now with Kino its makers Lux Optics have made good on a promise to release a similar app solely for video.Chief among Kino’s features is Instant Grade, which is intended to provide cinematic video without the enormous file sizes that Apple’s Log format produces. Kino comes with a growing list of Lookup Tables (LUTs) that are color grading presets designed by expert filmmakers, and automatically applied during recording. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has revealed how iPhone and iPad drop tests should really be done — and are being done, thousands of times, in its durability testing labs.Apple will drop-test thousands of iPhones like this (Source: MKBHD)YouTubers will buy one Apple device and smash it to pieces as pathetic clickbait. They always justify it, though, by saying these devices must be tested — and now Apple has politely suggested that they hold its beer.Marques Brownlee, MKBHD — who doesn’t smash up the devices that his YouTube channel covers — has been shown around Apple’s testing labs for the iPhone. Every test any YouTuber ever makes on a device has been done by Apple first. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s efforts in AI could pay off in its WWDC announcements, but it is also very keen to protect user data at the same time. Here’s how it will get done.Siri on an iPhoneApple is expected to make a number of big plays in AI for WWDC. The changes are anticipated to include big things in iOS 18 and its other operating systems, with app feature changes such as audio transcription apparently on the way.But, with privacy a core tenet of Apple’s work, it’s doing what it can to protect its users. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Sony Pictures has released a trailer for “Wolfs,” an Apple Original Films feature starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney as oddly similar underworld fixers.Brad Pitt and George Clooney in ‘Wolfs’George Clooney and Brad Pitt previously worked together on the “Oceans 11” franchise, but have been reunited in a new film. This time, the pair are teaming up for an underworld caper.The action comedy “Wolfs” sees Clooney playing a professional fixer, turning up to a crime scene to remove a body and clean up. He’s quickly joined by another fixer, played by Pitt, who has a similar dress, attitude, and is in a very similar line of work. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Advertisers and publishers in France have jointly written to Tim Cook imploring Apple to not roll out the ability for Safari users to selectively erase portions of sites, such as ads.Safari getting new AI tools in iOS 18Apple has not even announced the forthcoming Web Eraser — exclusively uncovered by AppleInsider — but the expectation that it will come soon has already galvanized UK publishers into asking Tim Cook for it to be abandoned. Now according to Business Insider, a group of French trade bodies are doing the same on behalf of their publishing and advertising industry”Besides the extremely short notice period and the lack of detailed and verified information on this new feature,” says the letter, “it raises numerous questions, particularly concerning legal and editorial responsibilities that Apple has still not responded to.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple subsidiary Beats by Dre will be releasing its Beats Solo Buds on June 20, with one color exclusive to Apple and Target.Beats Solo Buds worn by Naomi OsakaIntroduced in April, the Beats Solo Buds are wireless earbuds with a highly compact charging case. While release timing wasn’t nailed down at launch, Beats has now confirmed when they will be available.Starting from June 18 at 7 a.m. Pacific, 10 a.m. Eastern, customers can preorder the Beats Solo Buds from Apple’s website and authorized resellers. Shipments will start to arrive with customers, and at Apple Stores and other retailers, from June 20. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
