By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple has suddenly replaced the HomePod mini in space gray with a new midnight color option, but the price and features are identical.HomePod mini in midnightThe second-generation HomePod was announced in January 2023 to replace the discontinued and now vintage original model. The new products introduced new features, better acoustics, and a new midnight color.Apple hasn’t updated the HomePod mini with a second-generation model, but it did replace the space gray option with midnight on Monday. The midnight colorway is almost imperceptibly different, with a slight blue shade added to the previously black material. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) It’s frustrating to see cherished photos and AI images become blurry and pixelated when zoomed in, displayed on a 4K screen as wallpapers, or not qualified for 300DPI print. Fortunately, Aiarty can help fix that with AI art enhancer tools.Aiarty AI photo enhancerFor AI images created in certain generators, we often struggle with these constraints: 1K/2K resolution limits, lack of batch upscaling, or burden on hardware. For photos, sometimes we’re left with noisy, soft-focus shots, or to be disappointed by low-res old photos.Aiarty Image Enhancer can help fix flawed, blurry, and low-quality images, upscale and enhance old photos, AI art, and web images, up to 16K/32K with natural details. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Elgato’s hugely popular Stream Deck range of accessories for the Mac is coming to the iPad, as the company calls on app developers to take part in testing.Stream Deck is coming for the iPadThere may have once been a single Stream Deck, and it may have been for Mac users who stream video, but those days are long gone. Now there is a whole family of Stream Deck devices, and they are exceptional tools for all Mac users — and, soon, iPad ones.Stream Deck provides users with a set of hardware buttons — ranging from three on a Stream Deck pedal to 32 on the Stream Deck XL. In every case bar the pedal, each button is actually a screen so as well as being able to program each one to do different things, users can add different icons or image to all of them. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Snap up the lowest price ever on OWC’s 14-port Thunderbolt Dock — now on sale for $99.99 during OWC’s epic Prime Day Sale.OWC is celebrating Prime Day early with a phenomenal deal on its 14-port Thunderbolt 3 Dock that’s down to $99.99 — matching the lowest price on record through its official store at MacSales.com.Buy for $99.99This budget-friendly dock features 14 ports, including dual Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) connectors, five USB 3.2 (5Gb/s) Type-A ports, and one USB 3.2 (10Gb/s) Type-C port. It also has 85W of charging power to keep your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air running smoothly when connected to an external display. And the Space Gray color pairs well with Apple’s 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro or Space Gray MacBook Air models. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s sales in India have jumped up considerably over the last year, a move aided by the iPhone maker’s moves to encourage consumer demand in the market.Mumbai, IndiaIndia is an important developing market for many companies, including Apple. With so many potential customers available, Apple has been keen to secure more sales and has seemingly managed to do so.According to an unnamed source speaking to Bloomberg, Apple’s revenue in India increase in the 12 months through to March by 33%. The sales have, therefore, gone from $6 billion in revenue to $8 billion within the timeframe. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Both Apple and Samsung have increased their sales in Q4 2024 compared to a year earlier, but rising competition from China’s Xiaomi and others mean the iPhone’s market share has dropped.Apple’s iPhone 15 ProApple appears to be turning around its problems in China, despite the increased competition from local brands, it was sales in that country that helped boost the iPhone’s fortunes in Q2 2024. According to the Wall Street Journal, stronger performance in China led quarterly shipments of the iPhone to rise 1.5% year over year, to 45.2 million.Samsung also saw growth of 0.7% YoY, bringing it to 53.9 million units. Reportedly, while Apple’s growth is ascribed to a recovering Chinese market, Samsung’s is said to be because of its focus on AI and its flagship models. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Best Buy is challenging Amazon Prime Day by offering Black Friday in July savings on dozens of Apple products.Save up to $700 on Apple at Best Buy.The Black Friday in July Sale delivers triple-digit discounts on hundreds of popular electronics, including Apple Watch and MacBook models. We’ve highlighted top picks below, but you can jump straight to the sale at BestBuy.com. Please note, inventory may be limited and blowout discounts are limited to stock on hand.View the deals Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Save up to $170 on numerous Apple Watch Series 9 styles with early Amazon Prime Day deals. Grab prices as low as $189 across the Apple Watch line.Apple Watch has proven to be a popular item during Amazon’s seasonal sales, and this Prime Day is no exception. Models are already up to $100 off, with the Series 9 discounted to as low as $299. Higher-end Milanese Loop styles are marked down even further, with savings of up to $170 off.Shop the saleHere’s a rundown of the savings: Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A 49-year-old experienced swimmer in New South Wales used his Apple Watch to call for help after becoming caught in an ocean current that was dragging him further out to sea.Shearman’s Apple Watch was credited with saving his life. (credit: Surf Life Saving NSW)Byron Bay resident Rick Shearman had been out for his usual morning body surf at Tallow Beach when he got deluged by strong breaking waves that were carrying him further away from land. He was eventually carried out a kilometer (0.6 miles) offshore, trying to find a channel to get back to land.”I copped a couple of big ones on the head and was held under for a while, I started to panic a bit and cramp up under water there,” Shearman later told an ABC North Coast reporter. “It became clear after about 20 minutes that I wasn’t going to make it back in and I needed some assistance.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The first PC gaming emulator has arrived on iOS, with classic games now playable via UTM SE on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro while avoiding the JIT ban.App icon for UTM SEThe gold rush of emulators to the App Store following Apple’s rule changes in April has largely avoided PC-based emulators. While there were some game engine-specific options, such as ScummVM, general PC gaming emulators didn’t previously exist on the App Store.UTM SE, by Turing Software, is a “retro PC emulator” meant for running classic software and old games. On Sunday, the app finally appeared in the App Store, having been given the green light from Apple’s App Store Review team. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
