By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Best Buy is matching Amazon on several trending deals, including the popular $749 MacBook Air. With store pickup available, you can get your order quickly on in-stock items.Save on MacBooks during the flash sale. [Best Buy]In addition to deals on Apple’s MacBook Air, Best Buy is slashing prices on thousands of electronics, ranging from the iPads to LG OLED TVs.Shop the flash sale Continue Reading on AppleInsider
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By news@appleinsider.com (Bon Adamson) Pages users may have recently noticed the app trying to predicting what you’re trying to say. Equally so, you might find yourself wondering how to get this feature working in your Pages app.The new inline text prediction in Pages can be a useful tool once you know how to use it.In recent updates to Pages, the inline text prediction feature was added. It joins a host of other Auto-Correction options that can make Pages just a little more convenient to use. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) JP Morgan reports underwhelming PC and Mac shipments in the third quarter of 2024, but demand for so-called AI PCs like Apple’s upcoming M4 Macs could drive a recovery in 2025.MacBook Pros are going to be upgraded with M4Apple’s Mac lineup hasn’t changed much in 2024 beyond the M3 MacBook Air update in March. That’s led to a slowdown in demand, but not a steep one for Macs quarter over quarter.According to data shared in a JP Morgan report seen by AppleInsider, the overall PC market saw declines in shipments that fell below seasonal trends. Shipments in quarter three of 2024 declined year over year by 2%, and shipments expanded by 6% quarter over quarter — the quarterly gain is normally around 11%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) For two days only, Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 Pro chip is on sale for $1,699, delivering the lowest price available compared to the likes of Amazon and Best Buy.Get Apple’s M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14 for just $1,699.To snap up the deal that’s better than Amazon’s Prime Day pricing, head over to B&H Photo and shop through the pricing links in this post from a laptop or desktop computer*.Buy for $1,699 ($300 off) Continue Reading on AppleInsider
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The pint-sized CRKD Atom is a controller for iPhone gamers who want a better playing experience while on the go, but beware if you have extremely large hands.CRKD AtomWhile Apple is on board with gaming on iPhone, it can’t get away from the problem of touchscreen interfaces. Gamers too familiar with typical game controllers can often find the experience offered by software buttons on a screen to be lackluster and annoying.Of course, you could pair a larger game controller with your iPhone or iPad, but they’re quite hefty to carry around. Mobile-specific controllers offer a similar level of control, but, again, size can be an issue. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Amazon’s Prime Day sale includes special offers on the Samsung M8 monitor and the Apple Studio Display.Samsung’s M8 32-inch display is now on sale for Amazon’s Prime Day.Now is the time to buy a new monitor for your Mac or iPad Pro, since Amazon has two particularly special discounts running during its Prime Day sale. The best is surely the Samsung M8 32-inch 4K monitor, which is now priced even lower than during the sales timed to coincide with the September Apple Event.Grab the deal Continue Reading on AppleInsider
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Two more retailers are joining the many others that support Apple Pay in the United States, with H-E-B adding and Home Depot quietly returning support to their stores.Apple PayApple Pay will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of its launch in the United States on October 20. Just in time for the milestone, two more retailers are finally adopting the mobile payments platform in their retail stores.A press release from the Texas-based H-E-B grocery chain confirms that there will be a phased rollout of digital tap-to-pay services across its 380 outlets. This includes support for Apple Pay, along with Samsung Pay and Google Pay. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Hackers tied to the Chinese government compromised the law enforcement wiretap network of U.S. telecom companies, and security analysts aren’t sure how bad it is yet.Image credit: Elchinator on PixabayA group of hackers known as Salt Typhoon gained access to U.S. wiretap systems and likely have had access for several months or longer. The systems, mandated under a 30-year-old federal law, were part of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA, which became law in 1994.These systems would have given the group access to a wealth of information on U.S. businesses and citizens alike. Verizon Communications, AT&T, and Lumen Technologies are among the companies whose networks were breached by the recently discovered intrusion, sources told The Wall Stereet Journal. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Repair outfit iFixit has started to sell the VoltClip, a cable that can be used to electrically debond the battery adhesive in the iPhone 16.VoltClip [iFixit]The iPhone 16 was given a “repairability” score of 7 out of 10 in its traditional post-release teardown. Part of the score change was due to a new electrical process to neutralize the battery adhesive used in construction, which hardware tinkerers can now perform for themselves.During the teardown, it was found that Apple had included a new adhesive strip, which could be debonded quite easily thanks to some electrical current. Using two leads attached to a household 9-volt battery, the adhesive would debond in about a minute. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The last iPod nano and iPod shuffle are now officially obsolete as Apple banishes them from even repairs, alongside a range of devices of other key devices.Apple’s iPod shuffleApple has a straightforward system for when it declares old devices officially vintage, or officially obsolete — and it’s an important distinction. A vintage device can still get service repairs, while an obsolete one cannot.The latest devices to be listed on Apple’s support pages as vintage are the 12-inch MacBook and iPad (6th generation), both from 2017. Neither were especially classic devices that might now be mourned, but users who still rely on them need to be thinking about replacements. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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