By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Prime Big Deal Days has officially begun, and we’ve rounded up the best Apple deals from Amazon, Best Buy and more. Save up to $400 on MacBooks, iPads, new AirPods, monitors and smart home tech with limited-time discounts.Save on Apple during Fall Prime Day. [Apple/Amazon]Fall Prime Day is a great time to shop for holiday gifts, as inventory stockouts and shipping deadlines will be here before you know it. I’ve been covering the best Apple deals for well over 8 years and the offers below represent the top discounts across popular tech categories. So if you’re in the market for a new computer or simply want to spruce up a loved one’s existing setup, there are discounts for just about every budget, with prices as low as $24.Shop all the deals Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) Take advantage of Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and get a Roborock robot vacuum and mop that will help clean your home and free up time for the family.Save up to 63% on Roborock robot vacuums (Source: Roborock)Don’t miss out on the short-lived deals brought about by Amazon Prime Big Deal Days now through October 13. Roborock is offering significant discounts up to 63% off its most popular robot vacuum and mop combos.After 10 years on the market, Roborock knows what families need to keep their home clean with little hassle. Let the robots do the hard work while you focus on what’s important — getting time back with your family. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Lofree’s Flow Dot Foundation is a mechanical keyboard aimed at women. While lightweight, it still offers a very sound typing experience.Lofree Flow Dot FoundationKeyboards are not exactly an item you could describe as feminine. Off-the-shelf mechanical keyboards don’t tend to lean the design in that direction at all and are usually very utilitarian and industrial in construction.Of course, a seasoned Mac user could simply switch keycaps out from a mechanical keyboard for something they prefer. But that still leaves the rest of the keyboard unchanged unless you’re prepared to pay a lot for a project to build. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) After a decade of iteration, Apple Watch Series 10 is a testament to Apple’s miniaturization and display technology, but a teardown shows that it’s still terribly difficult to repair.Apple Watch Series 10As is tradition, iFixit is working its way through all of Apple’s latest gadgets, this time the Apple Watch Series 10. The enclosed case keeps all the components watertight, and the sensor housing can’t be removed easily.Subscribe to AppleInsider on YouTube Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple’s M4 MacBook Pro seems to have made its way to Russian YouTubers after showing up on a private Facebook group in what might be the biggest pre-announcement leak in Apple’s history.M3 MacBook ProLeaks and rumors around Apple products may seem commonplace, but there’s never been anything quite like what’s apparently happening on Russian YouTube. Just hours after YouTuber Wylsacom posted an unboxing of an alleged M4 MacBook Pro, another has done the same.A YouTube Short shared by user Romancev768 shows an identical M4 MacBook Pro in space black with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM being unboxed. What ties this device to the ones leaked at the end of September are the identical boxes and model numbers. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Dan Rosckes, Apple’s Vice President of Global Sourcing and Supply Management, is retiring after a career spanning more than two decades at the company.Dan Rosckes, Apple’s global head of procurement, is set to retire after 24 years at the company.Rosckes, who has been with Apple for 24 years, ran the company’s hardware procurement group since 2022. His duties included negotiating deals with various suppliers and obtaining hardware components for Apple’s products, which says a lot about the importance of his role at the company.Every year, Apple orders a wide variety of components in overwhelmingly large quantities. The iPhone maker’s hardware procurement group is tasked with sourcing the various components and making agreements with suppliers that ensure both a clear profit for Apple and the timely delivery of new hardware. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) The sixth developer beta of iOS 18.1 is now available for all compatible iPhone models. Here’s everything you need to know about the update and the features it introduces.iOS 18.1 developer beta 6 introduces new toggles for Control Center, among other things.On Monday, Apple released iOS 18.1 developer beta 6, which supports Apple Intelligence and builds upon the enhancements from the fifth developer beta, introduced two weeks earlier.The company’s sixth and most recent developer beta of iOS 18.1 includes new toggles for Control Center and introduces support for sleep apnea detection. It also contains various other changes, such as in-app splash screens and modified icons. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) A range of small changes have been made to the iCloud website, including new iCloud Photos navigation options, a wallpaper for the homepage, and dark mode.iCloud website updatedApple provides a web interface for iCloud services and data, so those needing access while away from their iPhone can get it. The simple interface provides access to Photos, Files, Calendar, Reminders, Notes, and more via iCloud sync.Updates to the website are few and far between, but it tends to follow Apple’s OS changes as needed. The latest update is a long time coming, as dark mode has been available since iOS 13. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Continuing its beta testing process for this series, Apple has issued fourth developer builds of watchOS 11.1, tvOS 18.1, and visionOS 2.1.watchOS 11 introduces better cycle tracking, more customizable Activity Rings, and more personalization. This period of beta releases is a bit unusual, as Apple is providing builds in two distinct groups. This is caused by the beta testing of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, to hammer out issues with Apple Intelligence.Since those three have been in testing far earlier, the beta is split into two groups, with Apple Intelligence-infused builds separate from others that don’t have it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s testing of Apple Intelligence continues, with the sixth developer betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 now available.Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. The sixth developer betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, arrive after the third builds of visionOS 2.1, tvOS 18.1, and watchOS 11.1, which arrived on October 1. The respective fifth and second builds landed on September 23, while the fourth and first respective builds were introduced on September 17.The difference in build counts is due to Apple beta testing tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 at the same time as the Apple Intelligence-infused iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
