By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Three vintage Polaroids showing a prototype of the Apple-1 have hit the auction block — and they played a critical role in getting Apple off the ground.Image credit: RR AuctionThe listing, hosted by RR Auction, is for three Polaroids. One depicts an Apple-1 board hooked up to an Amy keyboard and CRT monitor, while another shows an overview of the setup. The third shows the computer in action, with text on the screen that reads, “This is the Apple Computer-1.”The photographs were given to Byte Shop owner Paul Terrell by Steve Jobs during a 1976 Apple-1 demo to entice him to make a purchase. The pitch worked, and Terrell agreed to buy 50 Apple-1 computers, provided they were fully assembled. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The iPhone is continuing to dominate the list of the top smartphone sales in the second quarter, but the overall position has weakened slightly compared to Q2 2023.The iPhone 15 Pro models were second and third in the listIn the second quarter, Apple and Samsung usually occupy most of the spots in Counterpoint’s list of the top ten smartphones sold in the world. For Q2 2024, the list continues to have Apple as the top choice once again.The list, generated by Counterpoint’s Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker and seen by AppleInsider, has the iPhone 15 as having the biggest share, at 4.1%, with the iPhone 15 Pro Max second with 3.7% and the iPhone 15 Pro third with 3.1%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Logitech hopes to make a single mouse you’ll buy and use forever, but to then stay alive as a company, it will need to somehow charge you a subscription. For a mouse.No one’s mentioned a Forever Keyboard yet.Especially coming after Logitech launched a whole range of new Mac mice, trackpads, and keyboards, it’s very easy to be reminded just how many of these peripherals we get through. It’s very easy to see that as an ecological problem, and especially for a firm that is reportedly now aiming to both double its business and cut its carbon footprint in half.It’s just harder to imagine what a mouse subscription would get you, beyond the mouse. Logitech isn’t thinking along the lines of Apple’s iPhone update program where you would get a new mouse annually, it very definitely thinks that you should get what it’s calling a forever mouse. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple could use a new color for the iPhone 16 Pro, with new rumors claiming that a bronze color will be available this fall.A render of what the iPhone 16 Pro could look likeApple frequently adjusts the range of colors available for its flagship smartphone, changing the variety each year. For the iPhone 16 Pro, one option could be bronze.According to Weibo leaker “Fixed Focus Digital” on Wednesday, the iPhone 16 Pro Max will have a color “especially like bronze” while also having a titanium-like border. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Backing up previous rumors about the forthcoming iPhone 16, a new leak shows dummy units in different colors — and the revised camera system.Purported dummy iPhone 16 unitsThe iPhone 16 and its larger version, the iPhone 16 Plus, have previously been predicted to come in up to seven colors — specifically including a new green option. A leak of purported dummy units backs up the green option, though it only shows five colors.pic.twitter.com/0vlSFnwzR4— Sonny Dickson (@SonnyDickson) July 31, 2024 Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele) Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has made an incredibly bad leap of logic and lambasted Apple for how its Find My service located his stolen MacBook, and violated the privacy of the thief.Fortnite played on a MacBook Pro. Not Sweeney’sYou’ve got to really want it if you’re going to find something bad about Find My and especially when it’s just worked for you. Unfortunately, Tim Sweeney really wants it.This is the man who intentionally flouted App Store rules so that Apple would remove Fortnite, then claimed this was a shocking surprise. He then boasted that he’d planned it all for months. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Norman Foster, the man responsible for Apple Park’s iconic design, sat down for a new interview to talk about that process and his time with late CEO Steve Jobs.Apple ParkApple has called Cupertino, California, a home for quite some time. From 1993 until 2017, Apple conducted a majority of its business at the Apple Infinite Loop campus.However, in 2018, the company officially swapped its headquarters for Apple Park, a massive ring-shaped campus affectionately dubbed “The Spaceship.” The building was pitched by late CEO Steve Jobs, and was designed by English architect and designer Norman Foster. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple Intelligence provides iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia users with new AI-driven tools to improve their writing. Here’s how it compares against the current market favorite, Grammarly.Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools [left], Grammarly logo [right]It’s fair to say that Apple Intelligence is a big jump for Apple, in many different ways. After living with Siri for years, users are being promised a seismic shift in how their hardware works, with more intelligent features than ever before.The imaging capabilities have gathered the most attention so far, with Siri’s upgrades a close second. However, there’s a lot to be said about the text tools included as part of Apple Intelligence. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Call recording and transcription has become available to try out in the iOS 18.1 developer beta. Here’s what it’s like, and how to use it.You can now record calls and get transcripts in iOS 18.1Part of the wave of iOS 18 updates, call recording and transcription wasn’t available as part of the initial developer betas. However, it did arrive in the iOS 18.1 developer beta, which gives testers the first chance to try it out. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele) As if we aren’t already all in bubbles that reaffirm our beliefs thanks to social media, now there’s an AI “Friend” who is always ready to hit you with praise and put you in a parasocial relationship with your iPhoneA man alone with his thoughts — and that Friend AI lanyard around his neckThink of the Humane AI pin and then throw that thought aside like its overheating battery burnt you. Think of the Rabbit R1 and wonder what happened to that.Now we have Friend and it could even become a hit. That’s partly because of the socio-economic reality that it’s cheaper than all the rest, and partly because of the fact this AI friend thinks whatever you’re doing, you’re doing it great. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
