By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) “Flappy Bird” fans have spent more than ten years trying to bring it back to mobile phones — and now the eponymous hero will return in 2024.’Flappy Bird’ to return to iPhone in 2024Flappy Bird was a wildly popular game that first hit the Apple App Store in the first half of 2013. It didn’t take long for the challenging arcade game to become the number one downloaded free game for iPhone. At its height, it earned more than $50,000 daily from in-app advertisements and sales.In January 2014, Flappy Bird flew on the Google Play store. However, it wouldn’t stay there long. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Apple Vision Pro’s eye-tracking technology offers a new way to interact with typing, but hackers are already exploiting it to steal sensitive information. Here’s what you need to know to protect your data.Apple Vision ProNew technologies always come with new vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability, GAZEploit, exposes users to potential privacy breaches on Apple Vision Pro FaceTime calls.GAZEploit, developed by researchers from the University of Florida, CertiK Skyfall Team, and Texas Tech University, uses eye-tracking data in virtual reality to guess what a user is typing. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Two years after the Dirigera hub was announced with the promise of being Matter-compatible, Ikea is finally releasing non-beta firmware to facilitate this.Ikea’s Dirigera smart home hubBack in 2022, Ikea announced the Dirigera home hub that would work with its range of smart home devices. It was said to have Matter support, which would allow it to connect to smart devices from just about any manufacturer, including Apple and its HomeKit range.But at the same time, an Ikea spokesperson said that the company was working “toward Matter certification step-by-step, and the first update is expected in the next couple of months.” So, no, it didn’t have Matter support. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) Bring the comforts of home with you on your winter camping trip with Bluetti B300K, AC200, and PV350, which can power everything you might need from heating pads to lights for a days-long adventure.Bluetti B300K powering your RV lifeWhether you spend all your time traveling as a van life or RV life connoisseur, or you just want to try winter camping in a tent for the first time, Bluetti has portable power stations built for you. The B300K is their latest edition with 2,764.8Wh capacity in a compact case that weighs 65 pounds.There are many reasons to trust Bluetti with your power needs, be it for keeping the lights on after a power outage or keeping you warm in a remote campsite. The B300K is widely compatible with the AC300, AC200L, AC200 Max, and AC500, plus it can be stacked for expanded capacity. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple had to achieve what Craig Federighi says were breakthroughs so that Apple Intelligence could use large language models in the cloud while still protecting users’ privacy. Here’s what Apple did.Craig FederighiDuring the “It’s Glowtime” event, Apple talked about Private Cloud Compute as the way that user privacy is protected. Apple aims for as much of Apple Intelligence should work entirely on device, but there are also user requests that will require sending data to cloud services like ChatGPT.”We set out from the beginning with a goal of how can we extend the kinds of privacy guarantees that we’ve established with processing on-device with iPhone to the cloud—that was the mission statement,” Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, Craig Federighi, said in an interview with Wired. “It took breakthroughs on every level to pull this together, but what we’ve done is achieve our goal.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The Apple Watch Series 10 unexpectedly can have the largest screen of any Apple Watch model. Here’s how it and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 compares, for when you decide to upgrade.Apple Watch Series 10 [left], Apple Watch Ultra 2 [right]The Apple Watch Series 10 got a much-needed update on September 9. Not only did its internals get upgraded, but its external design got a facelift too.With a much larger display and presence, some may consider the Apple Watch Series 10 as being much closer to the Apple Watch Ultra 2 than ever before. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) With the right AC adapter and cable, the iPhone 16 will recharge much faster over USB-C than the iPhone 15, with all 2024 models able to charge at up to 45 Watts.iPhone 16During Monday’s “Glowtime” Apple Event, it was revealed that the MagSafe charging of the iPhone 16 range was upgraded to run at 25W. It now seems Apple updated the wired charging capabilities as well.According to a Weibo post spotted by serial leaker ShrimpApplePro, all of the iPhone 16 models are capable of charging at up to 45W when using a USB-C connection. The charging rate was found in reports from the China Quality Certification Center, discussing the batteries in use. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has published what it says is a full list of the new and updated features coming in both iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.Left: iPadOS 18. Right; iOS 18Ahead of the release of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 on September 16, 2024, Apple has published two PDF documents listing all of the new features of both. The two documents also contain very many qualifications regarding when certain features are coming, and also which countries and territories they may be limited to.The iPhone PDF is now part of Apple’s “Yours. Truly.” page summarizing the new OS. It’s a 9,000-word, 22-page document that has around 250 entries. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) A Sam’s Club membership is now available with a standout deal for new members. Get a 1-year membership for just $15, within a buck of the lowest price on record.This Sam’s Club membership deal for $15 is a top offer.Typically priced at $50, this $15 membership deal comes courtesy of Stack Social, giving new members access to Sam’s Club’s wide range of products at a fraction of the usual cost.Those interested in the benefits of a Plus membership can snag a 1-year membership for $50, a discount of $60 off the normal price. Plus members earn 2% Sam’s Cash on qualifying purchases in the club, along with free delivery on eligible orders of $50 or more. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) The sleek black Apple Watch Ultra 2 that’s new for 2024 is $50 off with My Best Buy Plus.Best Buy is the first to offer a material discount on the black Apple Watch Ultra 2.It’s the first material discount found on the black Apple Watch Ultra 2, that was recently unveiled during Apple’s Glowtime event.Save $50 with BBY Plus Continue Reading on AppleInsider
