By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Target has become the first retailer to offer curbside pickup through CarPlay, making your Target run even easier.CarPlay now works with the Target appOn Thursday, Target announced that it has now added CarPlay integration into the Target App. The feature is available for both Drive Up and Pickup services.Customers must make a Drive Up or Pickup order via the Target app to use the CarPlay feature. Once connected to CarPlay, the Target app will automatically display the Target store where the purchase was made on the car display. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) Smart home purveyor Signify has finally launched its new Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K, alongside the new Ensis pendant light and several new software enhancements.The Hue sync box finally adopts HDMI 2.1The long-awaited update to the Hue sync box is here and it made the move to HDMI 2.1 which will allow resolutions up to 8K and frame rates up to 120Hz.Notably, this also makes it fully compatible with the PS5 and Xbox One for enhanced gaming. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Lockly has launched a quartet of Zeno smart locks for your home, all of which support Apple Home Keys to unlock your front door with your iPhone.Lockly Visage ZenoApple Home Key enables home owners to unlock smart locks in their home using NFC on their iPhone or Apple Watch. On Thursday, smart lock producer Lockly introduced a collection that supports Apple’s security feature.The Zeno series are a compact update to Lockly’s range, with lock sizes shrunk by up to 35% compared to previous versions. All of the locks have built-in Wi-Fi for hubless connectivity, and are all certified for use with Apple Home Key. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) While the iPhone 16 will still have Bluetooth 5, the new Bluetooth 6 is officially on the way, with the new features including one that may bolster Find My.Devices like AirPods rely on BluetoothBluetooth is an important communications technology, enabling hardware like the iPhone and iPad to connect to accessories and other devices. While the world has been using Bluetooth 5 since 2016, a newer version is on the way.Released on Tuesday by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, the updated Bluetooth Core Specification brings the standard up to version 6. One that introduces a number of feature changes that improve how the technology functions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A California pediatric cardiologist says she had an emergency C-section to save her and her unborn baby’s life after an Apple Watch alerted her to her undiagnosed heart problems.Apple Watch Series 4 added the EKG featureApple Watch has saved the life of tech pioneers and even Peloton exercise staff, but now it’s also saved pregnant women and their children. And it’s all because Apple Watch owners are more aware of their health, plus they bring so much useful data to their doctors.According to ABC 10 News San Diego, pediatric cardiologist Rachel Manalo says that when she was pregnant in 2022, she felt her heart racing. At only 18 weeks pregnant, it began to happen increasingly often. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) After years of being the only country that blocks Find My, Apple says it is planning to bring the service to Korea in Spring 2025.National Assembly of the Republic of South KoreaIn July 2024, complaints from users in South Korea reached a point where they were finally petitioning the government to allow Apple’s Find My feature to work. Any iPhone made for sale in South Korea had Find My permanently disabled, so it wouldn’t work even when the owner was in a different country.Now in a statement on its Korean website, Apple has announced that it plans to bring Find My to the country shortly. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Brian Patterson) The Das Keyboard MacTigr is an aluminum mechanical keyboard that’s worth being used in most Mac setups. That is, if you can stand the fixed USB-C cable.The Das Keyboard MacTigr with its lengthy fixed USB-C cable.Look around in 2024 and you will find a veritable ocean of mechanical keyboards on the market. Each with their own look, feel, features, and target audience.Consumers are spoiled for choice with what’s available on the market. But when you break down the demographics of keyboards targeted toward Mac users, the wedge on the pie chart is surprisingly small by comparison. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) Recent changes to EU laws require Apple to allow third-party app stores in EU countries. Here’s how to use AltStore to sideload iOS apps.The AltStore app from Riley Testut.The European Union recently passed the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – a new law that requires device vendors to allow open app ecosystems and allows users to download apps from alternative software marketplaces.This law was passed after several European countries complained that Apple’s proprietary closed App Store was a monopoly and restricted competition. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) On Wednesday, Apple released the first-ever firmware update for the Beats Studio Buds+, though there are currently no details as to what the update contains.Apple has released its first-ever firmware update for the 2023 Beats Studio Buds+Unlike many other Apple devices, Beats headphones do not have a manual update method available to them for Apple hardware, with firmware now updated to the devices automatically. Users still get alerted when the update is installed.As reported by MacRumors, Apple has not provided any release notes for this firmware update. While firmware updates can occasionally introduce support for new features, it is more likely that this update contains different bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) A box of Apple products marked “iPhone return for repair” actually contained over $100,000 in iPads, Apple Watch Ultras, and AirPods meant to be smuggled to China, but Customs seized the shipment.iPad AirSmuggling goods past Customs isn’t a new practice and is usually done to avoid import bans or taxes. People have tried everything from taping devices to their body to drones, but they inevitably get caught.The latest seizure reported by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol was a little more mundane. A package containing $103,016 worth of Apple products was labeled as $3,000 in iPhones shipping for repair. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
