By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Originally marketed as a high-yield account, Apple Card Savings has once more had its interest rate reduced.Apple Card Savings has cut its interest rate againFollowing its first cut from 4.5% to 4.4% in April 2024, the annual percentage yield (APY) for Apple Card Savings is now to be 4.25%. That’s still higher than the savings account’s original 4.15% in 2023, however.When the account first launched, that rate was not the best but was considered high yield. Subsequently, though, many other banks have increased their APY. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Bon Adamson) A calendar app is practically an essential tool of the modern world. As great of a default option as Apple Calendar already is, you can actually kick things up a notch with a few features and tricks in mind.Apple’s default Calendar app is more than meets the eye.And it’s not just because it’s the easy option to keep your default Mac’s Calendar app. Just beneath the surface, there is genuinely untapped potential for users looking to maximize productivity or better organize their time. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The latest beta test version of HomePod 18.1 has been withdrawn by Apple after multiple reports have surfaced of the devices crashing after install.Apple’s HomePod miniHours after releasing its latest round of developer betas, Apple has reportedly pulled what it calls HomePod Software Version 18.1. As reported in the AppleInsider forums, the update was causing some devices to fail.”Two HomePod minis bricked after trying to install software 18.1 beta 5,” wrote user Jeromec on the AppleInsider forums. “Cannot restore them — the light goes white, then red, then vanishes instead of continuing with 3 audio beeps — they don’t even show up as USB devices in System Info on my Mac.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Logitech is expanding its line of digital creator peripherals with the MX Creative Console, a Stream Deck-like setup for Mac to help in imaging and video production workflows.Logitech MX Creative ConsoleWhile the keyboard and mouse are the usual tools of digital creators, peripherals have been introduced over time that promise to improve workflows. Following devices like the Elgato Stream Deck and the Loupedeck series, Logitech is offering its own take, in the form of the MX Creative Console.A two-part system, the MX Creative Console consists of a Keypad and a DialPad. The Keypad is similar in concept to the Stream Deck, in that it is a compact keyboard with nine full-color LCD display keys. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple is researching how the use of mixed reality in the Apple Vision Pro may provide pain relief for injuries.Apple Vision ProThe first generation of the Apple Vision Pro is quite comfortable, but it does weigh down on you. That’s one aspect that Apple will certainly be working on for future generations, and especially the potential Apple Glasses.Alongside those engineering efforts, though, a newly-granted patent shows that Apple is also looking to bring the Apple Vision Pro more into its health products. Vision Pro, or potentially other devices, could instead “provide content that distracts a user’s attention away from discomfort.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple Music Classical’s new version 2.0 adds a new Recently Added section as well as thousands of album booklets.Apple Music ClassicalApple Music Classical was introduced in March 2023 as a curated experience for classical music. A year and a half later, the app has finally reached version 2.0.The update in the App Store on Tuesday introduces a few changes to the app, including a collection of album booklets for thousands of albums on the service. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s standard and Pro tiers of iPhones are more different than they’ve ever been. This is what you should consider when choosing between an iPhone 16 or an iPhone 16 Pro.iPhone 16 [left], iPhone 16 Pro [right]The Pro models of iPhone have been around for quite a few years, and it often provides owners a number of advantages over the non-Pro version. For the iPhone 16 generation, going Pro adds a little bit more to the overall package.But even so, some may not necessarily believe the few-hundred difference in price is actually worth going Pro for. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple CEO Tim Cook joined late night host Jimmy Fallon for a walk and talk on the day the iPhone 16 range came out.Jimmy Fallon (left) with Tim Cook in New York City”The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” host is a long-time Apple user, and for the iPhone 16 launch, was at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store. He was presented with the iPhone by Tim Cook, and then the two walked a mile together to the Apple Upper East Side store.”Every launch, I try to come to Fifth Avenue because its sort of the center of the world,” Cook told Fallon, “and the enthusiasm is so incredible there [and] I love walking around New York.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple Watch owners can’t activate their cell plans through Verizon — unless they bought the device from the carrier, or complain at length.Apple Watch Series 10Verizon has frustrated Apple Watch users before, but now it is preventing some from connecting to the cell network at all. AppleInsider has been contacted by users reporting having to spend hours on the phone to Verizon support for what appears to be a common issue.According to one user’s summary that others are saying fits their experiences, the issue is specifically over whether an Apple Watch is bought through Verizon itself, or not. An Apple Watch sold by the carrier will activate correctly and without difficulty. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) Disk Jockey is an app that allows you to create disk image files for a variety of retro computers and emulators. Here’s how to use it.Disk Jockey is a retro disk image formatter.Retro computing is popular these days, and one aspect of vintage computing is managing the various disk and file formats one has to deal with when using these machines.Jean-Michel Durand of Belgium has created a disk image formatter called Disk Jockey for retro computers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
