By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) MagSafe could use a thinner ring of magnets in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, if alleged case-making molds are to be believed.iPhone 16 molds [ShopSystem]MagSafe uses a ring of magnets and an alignment magnet to make sure the charger lines up perfectly to its inner charging coil. While the design hasn’t really changed since its introduction, it may get a tweak in the iPhone 16 lineup.The new rumor stems from molds used in the production of cases for the iPhone 16 seen by ShopSystem. Pictures of the molds offer a few hints about the physical attributes of the next wave of iPhones. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Despite a recent Apple stock price target cut bank Morgan Stanley is amongst Apple’s biggest bulls — and it has proven that by nudging the company’s price target up to $216.An Apple Store signMorgan Stanley was oddly bullish about Apple even as it dropped its price target from $220 to $210. Following Apple’s Q2 2024 earnings report, the company has increased its price target to $216, and sounds as if it feels vindicated.”Apple guided to an above-Street June Q, alleviated concerns about China iPhone [sales], reached an all-time Services rev & GM record, authorized its largest incremental buyback in history, & hinted at Gen AI announcements to come in weeks,” said the company in a note to investors seen by AppleInsider. “It’s hard not to be more bullish after that.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has marked “Star Wars” Day with a new ad, featuring Boba Fett finding his fellow Mandalorians with an iPhone 15.A Boba Fett cosplayer in Apple’s videoMay the Fourth is known as “Star Wars Day,” and Apple has decided to celebrate it in a video. Published to YouTube on Friday, the ad spot offers a look at how the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro could help cosplayers meet up.The video takes viewers through a meet-up of Star Wars fans, following one dressed as Boba Fett. After leaving home, he is seen visiting a Boba tea shop, before boarding a bus and walking past a family of Jawas on his way. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A new report claims that a supplier may develop new technology or new processes, only for Apple to — perfectly legally — take that work to a cheaper company, sometimes leaving the original one to go bankrupt.Apple has suppliers all over the worldThere have already been examples in 2024 of how being an Apple supplier may not be a great idea. While no parties involved will directly confirm it, it appears that Apple abruptly cancelled two micro LED suppliers — one of whom had spent $1.4 billion building a factory for it.Reportedly, those firms have no recourse with Apple, and presumably it’s because the cancellations were allowed within the contracts. According to The Information, Apple’s typical contracts also give it complete control and at least co-ownership, over every step of the supplier’s manufacturing process. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple had a pretty good quarter despite China weakness, defying analysts’ doom-and-gloom predictions. Here’s what some of them think on the morning after.Apple’s iPhone results may indicate China’s buying higher-priced modelsThursday saw Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri speak to investors and analysts in the post-results conference call for Q2 2024. For the quarter, Apple’s revenue was down 4% from $94.8 billion one year ago to $90.7 billion, with an increased earnings per share of $1.53.For Q2 2024, iPhone brought in $45.96 billion, down from $51.3 billion for Q2 2023. Mac saw a minor increase, going from $7.2 billion one year ago to $7.45 billion this year. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) While Apple’s “Let Loose” event is to be dedicated to the iPad, there will be more — and yet there are also many devices Apple will hold back for later.New iPad Air and iPad Pro models are coming on May 7, 2024, and for once Apple has been a little more upfront about what to expect. While strictly speaking there has been no mention of the iPad, regulatory filings show new models are coming soon — and Apple does single out the Apple Pencil.So it seems inevitable that this event will focus on the iPads, the first update to the range since October 2022 for the iPad Pro, and March 2022 for the iPad Air. According to Bloomberg, the expected Apple Pencil will replace the high end model from 2018, the Apple Pencil (2nd generation).The report also backs up prior expectation that Apple will announce a new Magic Keyboard for its iPads. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) On this week’s episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, your regular hosts discuss a change in EU rules for small developers, some Apple ID bugs, iOS 18 leaks — and of course the imminent launch of new iPads.Apple is due to launch new iPads on May 7If you haven’t been affected by the peculiar Apple ID bug where it forces you to reset your password because of a security issue, then trust us: it’s startlingly more of a pain than that sounds. Especially now that Apple has the excellent but time-delayed Stolen Device Protection feature.It doesn’t look as if Apple is going to put its hand up over that one, but it has unexpectedly caved in to the European Union. The EU itself says that the iPad should not come under its Digital Markets Act rules, but it’s going to pretend it does anyway — and Apple has said okay, fine, be like that. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Several of Apple’s standard system components are on the verge of receiving significant AI-related enhancements, with Safari, Spotlight Search, and Siri being first in line for the treatment.Apple AI will make Siri, Safari, Spotlight, and Messages betterOver the past several months, there’s been various chatter regarding AI-related features bound for iOS 18, and AppleInsider has since learned some specifics on the functionality of Apple’s Ajax large language model (LLM), as well as information on features the company has been testing alongside it.This report focuses only on information that could be verified independently through people familiar with the software. In addition to specific features, they’ve collectively shared some info on the iPhone maker’s internal AI test environments as well. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) If you have an Apple TV 4K, it’s not obvious how to check the battery level of your Siri Remote. We’ll show you how to find it so you know before it dies that it’s time to charge.There have been three generations of Apple TV 4K, all looking pretty similar except for the later Siri Remotes. The original model sported a black remote identical to the previous Apple TV HD’s remote, with a microphone button on the front to use Siri.The later generations use a redesigned silver remote with a Siri button on the side. All of the previous generations of Apple TV 4K remotes used a Lightning port to recharge the battery inside them.The latest 3rd-gen model’s remote replaces the Lightning port with USB-C. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) During the earnings call, CEO Tim Cook dodged as many questions as he answered about Apple’s AI plans, but did share some insights into the company’s philosophies about the approach.Apple’s Tim Cook teases AI ambitions in latest earnings callWhile Apple has consistently integrated AI into its devices and services, it has yet to unveil a flagship generative AI product or large language model. In statements on Thursday, Cook make it clear that Apple already uses artificial intelligence in products now.He didn’t detail where — but that’s been made clear over the years. But, for example, FaceID uses neural networks to securely recognize a user’s face, even as their appearance changes over time, by processing and learning from various facial angles and features. Similarly, Apple Music employs machine learning algorithms to analyze users’ listening habits and preferences to offer personalized playlists and song recommendations. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
