By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple will donate to relief efforts for those affected by Hurricane Milton, according to a post on Thursday by the company’s CEO Tim Cook.Apple will donate an undisclosed amount to Hurricane Milton relief efforts.Just weeks after the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton has caused more widespread damage, large scale power outages, and catastrophic flooding across many parts of Florida.Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple plans to donate an undisclosed amount to relief efforts. Cook made the announcement via the social media platform X, on Thursday. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Prime Big Deal Days has turned into Prime Week, with the extension of some of the most popular Apple markdowns — ranging from the Apple Watch SE 2 for $169 to the $374.99 iPad mini and $749 MacBook Air.Prime Day deals on Apple have been extended. [Apple/AppleInsider]Amazon’s popular October Prime Day featured some highly aggressive sales on Apple products — and we’ve rounded up the best deals that are still going strong. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) We’re probably the only Apple-centric site with someone who served on submarines on staff, so let’s talk about Apple’s new Immersive Video “Submerged.”Credit — AppleI’ve been here at AppleInsider for about eight years. Some of you know what I did in the nineties. Most of you don’t.Dear reader, your author was in the US Navy between 1991 and 1999. Five of those years were spent rated as a machinist mate serving as a boiler and reactor chemist on the USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709). At the time, Rickover was a Los Angeles class submarine that was then based out of Norfolk, Virginia. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) China’s detention of four Taiwanese Foxconn employees is raising concerns about corporate security and investor confidence.Apple supplier Foxconn. Source: Chicago TribuneChinese authorities took the employees into custody, although the specific nature of their alleged offense remains unclear. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, which oversees relations with China, stated that the employees were accused of charges akin to breach of trust.However, no additional details have been provided, according to The Wall Street Journal. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) A security breach at the Internet Archive’s “WayBack Machine” has resulted in the theft of the authentication database containing data on 31 million people.Internet Archive’s WayBack MachineThe “WayBack Machine” has been an invaluable resource, capturing snapshots of the Internet for posterity. However, it has become the latest site to become the target of hackers, with millions affected by a recent attack.The breach of archive.org became known about on Wednesday, prompted by an unusual JavaScript alert created by the hacker, reports Bleeping Computer. The alert taunted users of the site, while also confirmed it had taken place. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) US subscribers to Amazon Prime Video will shortly be able to add on Apple TV+, extending the reach of Apple’s streamer.Tim Cook announcing Apple TV+ in 2019A year after it hiked the price of Apple TV+ from $6.99 per month to $9.99 per month, Apple is now trying to get it into the hands, and onto the remote controls, of more viewers. Amazon has announced that subscribers to its own streamer in the US will be able to add on Apple TV+ — for the same $9.99 per month.”We want to make Apple TV+ and its award-winning library of series and films from the world’s greatest storytellers available to as many viewers as possible,” Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Services, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled that Prime Video will now offer Apple TV+, giving viewers an incredible breadth of viewing options.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) Malware is bad software you don’t want to encounter, as it can harm your Mac or cause data loss. Here’s how to protect against it.Courtesy stg_max_gtsWith security being an ever-increasing concern in the connected age, malicious attacks by bad actors continue to be a problem for many organizations and users.Malignant software (malware) can be planted on your devices, which can lead to credential or data loss, corruption of operating systems, or ransomware. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) ‘Neva’, the next title from the creators of widely beloved ‘Gris’, will be landing on macOS on October 15.Image Credit: Nomada Studio”Experience the moving tale of a young woman and her lifelong bond with a magnificent wolf as they embark on a thrilling adventure through a rapidly dying world,” reads the game’s description on Steam.Neva follows the protagonist, Alba, and Neva, her wolf cub companion, after a traumatic encounter with dark forces. The pair must do whatever it takes to survive and find a new home. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Dan Riccio has been an important executive at Apple through the Steve Jobs and Tim Cook eras, and he’s retiring after leading the Apple Vision Pro team.Dan RiccioJohn Ternus took over as the Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering after Dan Riccio left the position. Riccio continued to report to Tim Cook as a vice president leading the Apple Vision Pro team, but he’s now set to retire.According to a report from Bloomberg, Dan Riccio is retiring imminently. The day-to-day operations on the Apple Vision Pro team will be taken over by Mike Rockwell, and oversight will fall under John Ternus. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) With an upgrade to 16GB RAM, Apple’s M3 14-inch MacBook Pro is $300 off in addition to $50 off AppleCare thanks to an exclusive coupon discount. Units are in stock with free expedited shipping.With a discounted price that’s available exclusively to AppleInsider readers, Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama is knocking $300 off Apple’s M3 14-inch MacBook Pro. This configuration has a bump up to 16GB unified memory, and it also comes equipped with 512GB SSD storage.Now $1,499 with the special promo code APINSIDER, this deal provides shoppers with the lowest price available on the Space Gray MacBook with double the amount of memory compared to the standard M3 spec. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
