By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) The New Year often results in higher prices after retailers end holiday discounts, but Amazon is still delivering the season’s best price on the M2 iPad Air.Save $100 on Apple’s iPad Air 6.Save $100 on the standard iPad Air that comes with 128GB of storage and Wi-Fi functionality. Now on sale for $499 at Amazon when you pick up the 11-inch or $699 when you opt for the larger 13-inch size, these iPad deals are a direct effect of a price war with Best Buy.Buy from $499 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Oliver Haslam) While Oliver works from his home office most days, having the setup powered by a 16-inch MacBook Pro means he can work from just about anywhere.This is where I get most of my work done, but the MacBook Pro means I can write anywhere.I’ve been a full-time writer of words for coming up to seven years now, and I’ve had a few home offices in that time. Right now, my office is what would otherwise be a small bedroom which means it’s also a small office — but one I like to think has everything I need to get the job done.As someone who writes rather than podcasts or creates videos, my needs are relatively simple. I like to have a big monitor so I can have multiple windows open at any one time, and I like a good mechanical keyboard so that I can annoy everyone else in the house as I type. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple’s iPhone SE line has existed since 2016 as an entry-level option, but a couple of leakers with poor accuracy suggest a new name is coming for Apple’s 2025 budget model.iPhone SE 4 is rumored to resemble iPhone 14There is no doubt that an iPhone SE 4 is due in early 2025. It is rumored to have the iPhone 14 design, but with a single rear camera.Apple’s naming scheme for the iPhone SE hasn’t changed in its eight years and likely won’t because of simple brand power. Yet two leakers think Apple might try to utilize a stronger brand to promote the budget model. Rumor Score: 💩 B#$&(*it Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Back in 2022, Apple loudly talked up its next-generation CarPlay before quietly committing to it being released in 2024 — and now it’s saying nothing about having missed that deadline.The new CarPlay would take over all car information and entertainment functions — image credit: AppleApple has always had a reputation for refusing to announce or even admit to something it was working on, until it was ready to ship. Yet when it gave what it called a sneak peek at the new CarPlay in 2022, it sounded as if it were ready.”Automakers from around the world are excited to bring this new vision of CarPlay to customers,” said Emily Schubert, Apple’s Senior Manager of Car Experience Engineering at WWDC 2022. “Vehicles will start to be announced late next year, and we can’t wait to show you more further down the road.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Thomas Sibilly) The Keychron Q5 HE is a great mechanical keyboard that proves that magnetic switches are useful for more than gaming.Keychron Q5 HE reviewHE keyboards are a great upgrade for typists and gamers for their durability, precision, and customizability.The HE stands for Hall Effect, which describes part of how magnets influence electric charge. This finds its way into keyboards when manufacturers put magnets into the switches and use this effect to sense when a key is pressed much more accurately than an analog mechanical switch. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Thanks for being with AppleInsider in 2024, the year of the Apple Vision Pro and Apple Intelligence. Have a very good 2025 — which promises to be a rollercoaster for Apple.Fireworks at a celebration — image credit: Malcolm OwenThis time last year we were awaiting the release of the Apple Vision Pro and wondering whether it would revolutionize the world, or prove to be a costly flop. Nearly twelve months on, we still don’t know, but it feels as we’re at the beginning of something great.Apple Vision Pro was unusual in that it wasn’t just a device, it was a whole new platform for Apple. And, perhaps surprisingly, it looks as if we may get yet another one in 2025. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
