By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Following updates to the rest of the iPad lineup during 2024, the lowest-cost model is now expected to see a refresh in spring of 2025.The 10th generation iPad came in multiple colors in 2022The regular iPad was last updated in October 2022, and this 10th generation model had its price cut to $349 in May 2024. It’s now the last iPad to see an update, but according to Bloomberg, the 11th generation iPad will be released in the spring.It’s claimed that the iPad will have at least approximately the same design as the 10th generation. It will, though, be faster, although it’s not known what processor will be used. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Amazon’s weekend deals see price cuts on the brand-new iPad mini 7, along with discounts on the 10th Gen, M4 iPad Pro and 2024 iPad Air.New discounts hit Apple iPads, even the new mini 7 – Image credit: AppleSelect models from Apple’s entire iPad range are marked down at Apple resellers this weekend, with the new iPad mini 7 seeing its first double-digit discount at Amazon. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A YouTube video shows off a newly-developed technique to replace the soldered-on storage modules on most modern MacBook Pro and other MacBook models — but the upgrade is impractical and costly to do.Video shows replacement of original soldered storage with PCB that uses the M.2 connector.YouTuber iBoff RCC, based in Malaysia, uses the video to show off a custom-made replacement PCB miniboard with an m.2 connector, which is microsoldered in place of the removed original storage modules. A snap-in component, ordered from iBoff, offers replaceable modules featuring storage in quantities of up to 2TB.The difficult part, which iBoff hopes you will let them do rather than trying it yourself, is to desolder the original storage modules and remove them, then microsolder the replacement PCB miniboard into those sockets. This is referenced, but not shown in detail. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) Apple says it will be allowing access to forthcoming image-creation tools like Image Wand, Genmoji, and Image Playground “over the coming weeks,” making for an unusually long waitlist for testers.Developers are waiting to test the Apple Intelligence graphics tools.Despite having already released the first beta of iOS 18.2 to developers, access to the new graphics tools will be limited. Apple said in a note to developers that “when the features are ready for you to test, you will be notified.”The waitlist approach is similar to the way the company limited access to the initial set of Apple Intelligence features in the iOS 18.1 beta. In that case, however, access became widespread more quickly. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A Delaware jury has found smartwatch maker Masimo guilty of infringing Apple’s Apple Watch patents on health technology, but limited it to only older smartwatch models that are no longer sold, and awarded the firm the least damages it legally could.Apple and Masimo’s legal battles have now taken a small step forwardIn the suit just decided, Apple accused Masimo in 2022 of infringing two of its own design patents to “make way for its own watch.” The jury has now found Masimo guilty of the charge for Masimo’s former Freedom and W1 smartwatches, but said the company was not guilty of infringement on any current products.It awarded Apple a token $250 in damages, the legal minimum for infringement. Apple’s attorneys had sought a sales injunction against current Masimo products it said were infringing Apple’s patents, but that charge was denied by the jury, Reuters has reported. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has added sudoku to its collection of puzzles in Apple News+, giving another way for subscribers to test their brainpower every day.Sudoku for Apple News+Apple News+ offers subscribers in the United States and Canada a selection of puzzles that update daily. In the first developer beta of iOS 18.2, the collection has grown with another challenge.The new inclusion is sudoku, a regular numbers-based logic puzzle that quickly became a staple alongside crosswords in newspapers around the world. The discovery was first made by Chris Carley, spotted by 9to5Mac Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Oliver Haslam) Apple has confirmed that it will announce new Macs during a week-long event starting October 28. It isn’t the first time it’s taken this route, and I’m absolutely here for it.Apple could have a lot to unveil through Halloween week.It was the worst-kept secret in tech that Apple was ramping up to announce new M4-powered Macs sooner rather than later. The company has now essentially confirmed as much after Apple SVP Greg Joswiak took to the X social network to tease “an exciting week of announcements” featuring a stylized Finder icon.As for what we can expect from the M4 Mac event, there’s a lot. M4 chips are clearly going to be the order of the day after the M4 iPad Pro’s debut earlier this year. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Safari will soon be able to show spatial photos and videos to Apple Vision Pro users, so this content captured on iPhone can now be shared beyond the Photos and third-party apps.Apple Vision Pro will soon be able to see spatial content in SafariSpatial photos and videos can be captured on iPhone 15 Pro and any iPhone 16 model, but viewing that media has mostly been limited to the Photos app on Apple Vision Pro. Third-party apps have tried making sharing spatial media easier, but they further complicate the process.According to information shared with PetaPixel during a conversation with Apple’s Product Manager Della Huff and design team member Billy Sorrentino, spatial media is coming to Safari. Website designers will be able to implement the ability to show spatial media to Apple Vision Pro users and 2D media to everyone else. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is still working to help fight diabetes, with a report claiming it is internally testing an app to help people manage their blood sugar levels.Glucose monitoring on an Apple Watch using a Dexcom appApple has long been rumored to be working on ways to monitor a user’s blood-sugar level from hardware like an Apple Watch. While the work to make a non-invasive sensor continues, it’s also trying other ways to fight diabetes.Employees who were prediabetic were involved in testing an app made by Apple, reports sources of Bloomberg. They were given a blood test to determine whether they were at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, and were monitored by a variety of blood testing devices throughout the testing period. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Amazon’s hidden MacBook Air discount drops the price of the current M3 model to just $849.99 with an on-page coupon.Amazon issues new price cut on the latest MacBook Air – Image credit: AppleThe $849.99 price on the standard 13-inch model in Space Gray reflects a $250 price drop off MSRP and delivers the best M3 MacBook Air price available.Buy M3 Air for $849.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider
