By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.1 with the promised first set of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and an improved Siri.Apple releases macOS Sequoia 15.1 with Siri improvementsFollowing its initial release in mid-September 2024, macOS Sequoia has now been updated to include Apple Intelligence. The update contains the bulk of Apple Intelligence features, but not all of them.Specifically, macOS Sequoia 15.1 still lacks the promised integration with ChatGPT, plus Genmoji and the generative Image Playground. What it does bring are: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Daniel Eran Dilger) Critics are, as they do, having a field day preannouncing Apple’s purported plans to “cancel” or “discontinue” the first iteration of its Apple Vision Pro Spatial Computing platform.But what is Apple really doing with its immersive headset? Is Vision Pro a big tragic, befuddled mistake like the AI Pin, or is it just the first step in a meticulously planned rollout of the future?Shock journalists love amping up ordinary things into alarming news. And since Google converted essentially the entire journalism vocation into being little more than interns click baiting for ad views, there sadly isn’t much else out there anymore but shock journalism and its bombastic claims that generally end up being nothing burgers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we go over another new smart lock from Kwikset, talk about the viral iPhone StandBy dock, and test the Govee smart ice maker.HomeKit Insider PodcastKwikset has launched the new Halo Select smart lock that works over Wi-Fi or can use Matter over Thread. It’s a compact retrofit lock that also has a built-in exterior keypad.Ecobee has also announced a new smart lock endeavor, integrating with Assa Abloy brands August and Yale. You can now unlock your compatible smart lock directly from the live view. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The iPhone 16 is not allowed to be sold in Indonesia, with the sales ban triggered by a lack of investment by Apple into the country.Jakarta – Image credit: Tom Fisk/PexelsOn October 11, it was warned that Apple faces the prospect of a sales ban in Indonesia, if it didn’t manage to renew a content requirements certification in time. A few weeks later, that ban has become a reality.”Imported iPhone 16 hardwares cannot be marketed in the country, because Apple Indonesia has not fulfilled its investment commitment to earn a local content certification,” said industry ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief on Friday to Reuters. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Investment bank JP Morgan says that demand for the iPhone 16 range is roughly the same as for the iPhone 15 in 2023, but shipping times for the Pro models are shrinking.iPhone 16 [left], iPhone 16 ProWith Apple not releasing details of how many iPhones it is making, nor breaking it down by model type, JP Morgan tracks shipping times. Its analysts have previously said that iPhone 16 Pro Max has been high, but all other models resemble the shipping times for the iPhone 15 range.In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, JP Morgan says that shipping lead times have moderately improved for all iPhone 16 models. However, the “decline is particularly notable across the Pro models.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A new teardown of the seventh-generation iPad mini has revealed very little in the way of changes, and no apparent physical change to reduce jelly scrolling despite evidence that the effect is minimized.The seventh-generation iPad mini sports an A17 Pro chip for Apple Intelligence. Credit: AppleThe 2024 iPad mini doesn’t get rid of the problem entirely, but reduces the effect — despite no obvious change to the display driver board. The teardown by iFixit.com did, however, uncover some of Apple’s changes to the new model — including an interesting change to the Apple logo seen on the back of the device.In addition to upgrading the chip to the A17 Pro and the minimum RAM to 8GB so that the new iPad mini supports Apple Intelligence, Apple has upgraded the base storage to 128GB. Because of the new chip, the 2024 iPad mini now supports both the Apple Pencil, and the new Apple Pencil Pro. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A former Apple employee has publicly thanked the company and CEO Tim Cook for their assistance in helping employees and their families in the city of Kharkiv to evacuate when Russia’s invasion of the country encroached on the northeastern Ukrainian city.Companies like Apple protect and sometimes rescue employees. Image credit: Max KukurudziakKatrin Rezykova, who was previously at Apple as an engineer and developer, noted in a tweet on X.com on October 25th that she had “never told” the story of how Apple evacuated her and her grandmother, among others, from Kharkiv. She said in her post that Apple had “hired security contractors — translators, drivers, everything” to aid in the evacuation.Calling the story “very internal and not for the press,” Rezykova also showed an undated email from Apple CEO Tim Cook, a follow-up after she had let Cook and others at Apple know the evacuation was successful. In his reply, Cook expressed thanks for the confirmation, and added “Please give your Grandmother my best.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Stephen Silver) An SEC hack involved spoofing an iPhone, an NFL player’s iPad is stolen from his car, and “porch pirates” are being caught.A man in handcuffs (Pixabay) The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the latest in Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A new report claims that Apple’s week of announcements will start with a 24-inch M4 iMac and two versions of a redesigned Mac mini. M4-powered versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will also be unveiled.The next Mac mini is said to be getting the most substantial redesign of the M4 Mac lineup.Apple has announced a week of Mac or Mac-related launches, and now Bloomberg says it will see the company standardizing its entire Mac lineup on the M4 family of chips across late 2024 and early 2025. This is the first time this has happened since the company began using its own Apple Silicon processors.The reasoning is that Apple wants all of its latest devices to be able to run its Apple Intelligence technology. This is also the reasoning behind the bump to 16GB of RAM, which could be the new base standard across all of the forthcoming models. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s rumored smart home display could arrive in two forms, with the robot arm version joined by another with an iMac-style base.iMac G4 – Image credit: AppleRumors throughout 2024 has put forward the idea that Apple is working on more smart home devices, to expand its ecosystem’s footprint. While rumors have previously discussed a robot arm, it seems there may be another device in development.In Sunday’s Bloomberg newsletter, Apple is reportedly coming up with a second version. A relatively small device, it apparently has a square display the size of two iPhones side by side. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
