By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Following the Glowtime special event that didn’t deliver an Apple Watch Ultra 3 update, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasts the obvious, saying that it, and a new Apple Watch SE will arrive sometime in 2025.Apple Watch UltraApple’s special event on Monday did include Apple Watch changes, but not on a massive scale. The expected upgrade to the Apple Watch Series 10 was accompanied by a new color of Apple Watch Ultra 2.The relatively empty Apple Watch slate of updates is unsurprising, at least to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Posting to X on Tuesday, Kuo proclaims to have gotten his prediction from one year ago correct, that there wasn’t going to be a big Apple Watch Ultra update in 2024. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple crammed a lot of information into its hour and a half “Glowtime” event, but the iPhone 16 launch was the clear star of the show. Here’s what else Apple announced, and exactly what’s coming now versus what’s coming in the next year as Apple Intelligence continues to roll out.Tim Cook at the “It’s Glowtime” eventApple did manage to slip mentions of Apple Intelligence into just about everything it unveiled, certainly with every aspect of the iPhone 16 range and the highly promising Camera Control button. With every new model of iPhone getting that new control, and being able to run Apple Intelligence, the question is whether Apple has managed to make enough of a distinction between the models.You can now say the same thing about this year’s new Apple Watch Series 10 being sold alongside last year’s Apple Watch Ultra 2, where both now have large screens. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) After a decade of legal wrangling, the European Union has officially given its final ruling over Apple and Ireland’s allegedly illegal tax agreement, and Apple has to pay up.Apple’s European headquarters, located in Cork, Ireland.Since 2004 when the agreement was made, both Apple and Ireland have continually protested that the amount of tax being paid was legal and fair. It was an exceptionally low rate of tax, however, and moreover the sums being taxed were not just those earned by Apple in Ireland itself.Instead, Apple effectively splits its operations into the US and the rest of the world, with all of the profits from the rest of the world going through its Ireland HQ. Consequently, in 2014, the EU investigated the agreement and concluded that the practice was not legal. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) AT&T has released its iPhone 16 deals, delivering up to $1,000 off Apple’s iPhone 16 Pro Max. Or get an iPhone 16 for free when preorders go live on Sept. 13.Save on Apple’s entire iPhone 16 range.Right out of the gate, AT&T is already fighting for your business with iPhone 16 deals that offer up to $1,000 in bill credits as soon as preorders go live on Sept. 13.Order at AT&T on Sept. 13 Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Fans of “Fallout Shelter” rejoice, “The Elder Scrolls: Castles” has finally launched on Apple platforms, bringing the whimsical strategy sim format to Tamriel.’Elder Scrolls: Castles’ now on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision ProThe long-awaited “Elder Scrolls: Castles” has finally launched on Apple platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. It is a similar format to the game “Fallout Shelter,” where players control and grow a society within the universe’s ruleset.The premise of “The Elder Scrolls: Castles” is simple — manage a growing castle and make decisions to grow wealth, power, and respect. As your castle grows and years pass, your dynasty will grow. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) The iPhone 16 range is finally here, and it features an all-new Camera Control button. Here’s how it works, and everything it can do.The iPhone 16 range features an all-new Camera Control buttonOn Monday, during Apple’s Glowtime event, the company showcased an entirely new hardware button, which is available on every device in the iPhone 16 lineup. Known as the Camera Control, the button can be found on the bottom right, below the power button.Unlike the power button and every other button on the iPhone 16, the Camera Control has additional capacitive and pressure-sensing functionality. It’s also ever so slightly recessed, meaning it doesn’t stick out from the device frame like traditional iPhone buttons. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) The new AirPods 4 come in two models with different features, which may draw some users away from AirPods Pro 2. Here’s how they compare.AirPods 4 vs AirPods Pro 2Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, and Adaptive Audio have been pro-only features on AirPods until now. The more expensive AirPods 4 with ANC are very appealing compared to AirPods Pro 2, but they don’t cover all the bases.AirPods Pro 2 were released in 2022 with 2x improved ANC and the new Adaptive Transparency feature. While both the AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 use the H2 chipset, they don’t have the same level of ANC. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (David Schloss) Apple’s impressive new Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 come with an equally impressive new lineup of bands. Here’s a look at all the bands Apple released to coordinate with its new watches and all the new colors available for existing watch styles.Apple’s new Titanium Milanese Loop is an engineering marvel. The interchangeable bands for the Apple Watch have always been a key selling point for the wrist-worn computer. As the Apple Watch is part technology, part fashion statement, the interchangeable bands allow users to inject their style into their wearable devices.Since watch bands are wrapped around your wrist many hours a day, having a comfortable band is important, and so is having a band that accessorizes. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The iPhone 16 Pro is here, already making a big impression with a camera upgrade and size changes. Here’s how the 2023 iPhone 15 Pro compares.iPhone 16 Pro [left], iPhone 15 Pro [right]The 2023 iPhone launch saw the iPhone 15 Pro Max gain more of an upgrade than the iPhone 15 Pro, thanks to its camera system. With the 2024 release, the iPhone 16 Pro catches up with the Pro Max, along with gaining other changes to the form.This time, Apple’s supersized the screen and added a new button. In 2024, the smaller Pro model also got the new Tetraprism lens, introduced in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Code found in Apple’s latest beta of iOS 18 contains a reference to unreleased AirPods Pro or Beats with a heart-rate sensor.Future AirPods and Beats devices could include a built-in heart-rate sensorOn Monday, Apple issued its release-candidate version of iOS 18, making it available to the general public. The operating system reportedly contains a string that references wireless earbuds equipped with a heart-rate sensor, which Apple has yet to announce.The string in question is used by an operating system component that controls the setup process for Apple’s various wireless headphones and earbuds, such as those belonging to the company’s AirPods and Beats lines of products. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
