By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Apple’s M3 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgrade to 36GB memory and 1TB storage is eligible for an exclusive $200 coupon discount on top of $50 off three years of AppleCare.Save $200 on this upgraded 14-inch MacBook Pro.The $200 discount with promo code APINSIDER is courtesy of Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama, bringing the cost of the upgraded configuration down to $2,399.Use code APINSIDER Continue Reading on AppleInsider
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has profiled three of the “Distinguished Winners” of its 2024 Swift Student Challenge, with apps covering care, extreme sports, and breathing exercises.Three winners from the 2024 Swift Student ChallengeApple launched its 2024 Swift Student Challenge in February, and picked 350 winners from the entries in March. Of the 350 winners, 50 are recognized by Apple as Distinguished Winners for outstanding submissions.The 350 winners won prizes including AirPods Max, a certificate, and a free one-year membership to the developer program. Those deemed Distinguished Winners were awarded an invitation to a three-day in-person experience at Apple Park, including tailored programming at WWDC. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) LG has become the first smart TV producer to enable support for Dolby Atmos Apple Music support without the use of Apple TV hardware.An LG Smart TV running Apple MusicDolby Atmos is a format that Apple Music uses for Spatial Audio recordings. While listeners will have encountered it on iPhone and iPad using Apple audio devices like AirPods Pro, Dolby Atmos support in Apple Music is now headed to smart TVs.According to FlatpanelsHD, LG has become the first to enable Apple Music Dolby Atmos support on its smart TVs. Rolling out as an update to the Apple Music app, the publication found the support was enabled on an LG GX OLED TV released in 2020. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A reference to Apple Vision Pro accessories being excluded from a limited-time promotion in Japan hints that there may be an early May launch for the headset there.Apple Vision Pro might come to Japan soonThe Apple Vision Pro will obviously go on sale outside the US at some point, and persistent rumors have said that overseas sales may begin before WWDC in June. The only specific commitment Apple has made, however, is that the headset will go on sale in China later in 2024.However, generally reliable Japanese site Macotakara has spotted a mention of Apple Vision Pro accessories on a local online reseller called Line Shopping. That reseller claims to be an official Apple website and is currently running a promotion — which it says excludes Apple Vision Pro accessories. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) GM’s decision to move away from CarPlay was to avoid Apple having too much control over vehicles. It’s going to be a bumpy ride for consumers.GM’s Ultifi interfaceIn March 2023, GM decided to stop providing CarPlay and Android Auto to consumers, in favor of using its own system. With CarPlay increasing its hooks into the systems of vehicles, it was too much for GM to stomach.GM’s response was to make its own interface, starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer. At first glance, it seems the effort has teething issues. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple is testing improvements that will allow iPhone and Mac users to more intuitively manage their numerous Reminders and Calendar events with iOS 18 and macOS 15, AppleInsider has learned.Apple Calendar and Reminders get tighter integrations with macOS 15 and iOS 18In particular, people familiar with pre-release versions of iOS 18 say Apple’s core Calendar and Reminders applications are finally able to talk to each other, solving the years-old annoyance of having to juggle screen time between both apps in order to manage often-related tasks. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple supplier Skyworks has been regarded as a proxy for Apple’s iPhone demand, and the company may have some bad news for investors.Apple’s iPhone 15 ProSkyworks does not break down its earnings by customer, but it has been a longtime partner for Apple, making wireless networking components for the company. It’s not believed to be the sole supplier for any of its components, however, so a drop in its sales is not definite proof of declining iPhone interest.Nonetheless, Skyworks CEO Liam K. Griffin has told investors that the decline in smartphone component demand is marked. Consequently, the company is planning to diversify more. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) As the 2024 Major League Soccer championship heads toward its summer midpoint, Apple TV+ is discounting its season pass by 25%.Apple’s MLS Season Pass has been discountedWhen the new season pass was first offered for sale in January 2024, it cost $99. Now three months in to the season, Apple has dropped the season pass price to $69 — or $59 for existing Apple TV+ subscribers.MLS on Apple TV+ is also available for a monthly fee. However, the price for that is unchanged at $14.99 for new users, or $12.99 for existing Apple TV+ subscribers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A photo from (PRODUCT)RED on social media is teasing us all about a vibrant red iPhone 15, but there is no detail beyond a cryptic reference to donuts.(PRODUCT)RED has teased what might be a mid-cycle update to the iPhone 15The (PRODUCT)RED posting on Twitter shows the red iPhone, being held over a selection of donuts. It’s certainly not an iPhone 15 Pro, or any Pro model. It is definitely not an iPhone 15 Plus, but beyond what can be visually determined, there is no information.It could, of course, be the (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 14. That would be mean, though. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Samsung has taken the lead in smartphones sales in the first quarter of 2024 as it has for the last few years, but it’s not really about AI nor Apple iPhone weakness.iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S24 UltraThere’s new smartphone sales data for the quarter with Samsung at the top of the heap, gathered and released by the channel monitors at Canalys. The good news for the entire market is that worldwide smartphone sales grew 10% year-over-year mostly because of emerging market expansion, hitting over 296 million units on the quarter.The story is more complex than that, though. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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