By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple Watch redesign rumors are on-again off-again, the iOS 16 beta keeps improving, and while the Apple Ring isn’t even out yet, Samsung is still not looking very original this week, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.Apple Watch Ultra frowning at how Samsung has been so very closely inspired by itIt’s possible that this is one of only a few places where you’ll hear Samsung’s latest event discussed — since even its new Smart Ring didn’t seem all that interesting. Host William Gallagher says that the only apparent development in Samsung’s phones is that “they upgraded the price.”But Samsung isn’t just having a poor year, it seems that Apple’s largest smartphone rival simply isn’t innovating any more. And Wes Hilliard thinks that’s extremely bad news for Apple, and for us. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The overseas rollout of Apple Vision Pro has continued with it now being available in Apple Stores in five more countries.An early buyer of the Apple Vision Pro in London. (Source: BBC’s Zoe Kleinman on Twitter)Two weeks after it had its first release outside the US, the Apple Vision Pro is now on sale in the UK, Australia, Canada, France, and Germany. Alongside the existing China, Japan, Singapore — and the US — this means Apple Vision Pro is in Apple Stores in nine countries.From first reports, it appears that in each of those nine countries there were people waiting outside the stores, but not many. Unlike any previous Apple product except perhaps the Apple Watch, the Apple Vision Pro really needs an in-store visit, and most buyers are booking appointments. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) AT&T has just disclosed another old data breach, with this one exposing nearly every customer’s phone call and text message records for a date range spanning six months in 2022.The company made the disclosure on Friday morning. The company is specific about what got stolen, and believes that the data lifted is not yet publicly available.Our investigation found that the downloaded data included phone call and text message records of nearly all of AT&T cellular customers from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 as well as on January 2, 2023. These records identify other phone numbers that an AT&T wireless number interacted with during this time, including AT&T landline (home phone) customers. For a subset of the records, one or more cell site ID numbers associated with the interactions are also included.The breach goes further than just AT&T customers. The data set also includes any number that an AT&T customer interacted with, including landline customers. Also included are total call durations, and counts of calls or texts to any given number. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A California federal court has ruled against a proposed class action suit accusing Apple of blocking iOS developers from using competing technology.Apple wins case against App Store restrictionsAs of January 2024, Apple has stopped requiring all iOS browsers to use its WebKit technology in the EU. In that same month, three California residents sued Apple over its App Store practices, including requiring the use of WebKit.According to Reuters, their filing challenged what they described as Apple’s “closed ecosystem of apps and services.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (David Schloss) The Logitech MX Keys S is impressive and one of only a handful of third-party Mac keyboards that can truly compete against Apple’s Magic Keyboard.The Logitech MX Keys S is powerful, something most keyboards can’t say. The Logitech MX Keys S has an impressively responsive feel and, in my mind, a much better typing feel than Apple’s Magic Keyboard. It also has quality-of-life features that are missing from the Magic Keyboard.Keyboards with a Mac layout feel like a rare find, but Logitech has catered to the Mac user by offering a range of keyboards with the Mac’s particular modifier keys layout. While some “full-size” keyboards only have the control, command, and option keys on one side, this keyboard has them on both. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Customers seeking a lower-priced Apple Pencil with USB-C can now buy one from the official refurbished store in the US and Canada, but new models can be found at a similar price.Apple Pencil with USB-CApple Pencil with USB-C launched in November 2023 to offer a wider range of compatibility across iPad models. It has a hidden USB-C port for charging and pairing.The official Apple refurbished store has been updated with the Apple Pencil with USB-C. It is discounted from $79 to $69 in the US, which isn’t the best deal for the product. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Early Prime Day deals are in effect now on iPads, with July markdowns driving prices down to as low as $249 and Apple accessories as low as $79.Save on iPads ahead of Amazon Prime Day.With mere days to go before Prime Day 2024 officially starts, Amazon has issued fresh discounts on iPads, including the new iPad Air 6th Generation for $564 and the budget-friendly iPad 9th Generation for $249. Those needing additional storage can save $100 on the 256GB iPad 9th Generation, which is marked down to $379. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (David Schloss) Apple is developing technology that would allow any number of willing people in close proximity to start an audio chat, using only an iPhone and a headset like AirPods, with no WiFi or cell service needed.Using an iPhone and a headset, many people could talk with others nearby.Instantaneous communication like the Walkie-Talkie feature on the Apple Watch would be possible but with groups of people instead of individuals.Unlike the Walkie-Talkie feature, this new technology would eliminate the roundtrip to Apple’s cloud servers, a step that makes Walkie-Talkie unreliable at times. Also, unlike Walkie-Talkie, this would allow groups of willing people to talk to each other simultaneously. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The Apple Vision Pro probably won’t break half a million sales before the end of the year, predicts analysts, with it predicted to endure a massive drop in U.S. sales heading into the fall.Apple Vision ProApple’s release of the Apple Vision Pro has been extremely gradual and in relatively low figures relative to other hardware. Due to how it’s been handled, the sales of the headset aren’t thought to even reach the half-million point in 2024 at all.According to analysts at IDC speaking to Bloomberg, the glacial sales of the Apple Vision Pro has so far failed to reach over 100,000 units per quarter. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has again issued notifications of suspected threats against iPhone users from spyware, and asking users to take it seriously.Apple has been warning users of a spyware attack on iPhonesIn 2021, Apple announced that it would begin sending alerts to iPhone users that it had reason to believe were the subject of state-sponsored malware or spyware attacks. Since then, it has occasionally issued warnings, such as in April 2024 when users across 92 countries were alerted.Now as spotted by TechCrunch, Apple has issued new alerts to users in 98 countries. It’s not clear whether Apple’s warning includes that it is being sent to that number of territories, but it is known that the text says the company has detected spyware attempts. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
