By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) MAME is the Multi Arcade Machine Emulator for playing classic games. Here’s how to get it up and running on your Apple Silicon Mac.MAME is the multi-arcade emulator for your Mac.MAME is a well-known project that allows you to run classic hardware systems and games on modern computers. MAME supports Macs, Windows, Linux, and some Android devices. There are also third-party emulators which use MAME on iOS.MAME dates back over twenty-five years and was originally created by Italian developer Nicola Salmoria. The project’s development has changed hands over the decades, and there was an initial older version for Mac OS 9 called MacMAME. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) The camera bar seems to be all but guaranteed for iPhone 17 if the latest repeat rumors are to be believed, and some newly leaked CAD designs reinforce this.iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air/Slim, and iPhone 17 Pro Max CADs. Image source: Sonny DicksonMany leakers are talking about the iPhone 17, but there are a few pushing the camera bar rumor repeatedly. Digital Chat Station started the rumor in December in December, Majin Bu showed CADs used by Prosser, claiming it was correct, then Sonny Dickson confirmed it with case renders.On Thursday, Dickson followed up on the case leak with CADs of his own. It seems possible that Apple will embrace the camera bar after all. Rumor Score: Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) Apple collectors looking to get sealed first-generation iPhones, EVT and DVT prototypes, and piles of memorabilia like magazines and business cards can join in on an auction running through March 20.Apple memorabilia on sale at auction. Image source: RR AuctionAny time old Apple products and collectibles end up on the auction block, they can sell for thousands of dollars. Unopened iPhones and pieces of Steve Jobs’ wardrobe tend to be big sellers.The latest auction, first reported by MacRumors, has a range of Apple historical memorabilia available. RR Auction has a total of 317 lots under the “Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution” section, which can be bid on until March 20, 7 p.m. EDT. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Oliver Haslam) For the last few months now I’ve been using Apple’s (AirPods 4 (ANC), but alongside those, I’ve been testing another pair of wireless earbuds as well. The Bose Ultra Open earbuds are expensive and weird, and I kinda love them — but you probably shouldn’t buy them.Bose Ultra Open wireless earbudsTesting two pairs of earbuds simultaneously has the benefit of giving you an easy comparison at the end of it all. But for all their similarities — both are open, so you can hear the outside world — they’re also very, very different.That’s something most easily demonstrated by the price. Even the ANC version of AirPods 4 costs considerably less than Bose’s earbuds — $179 compared to almost $300. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple has released a new developer beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, though there are currently no details as to what the update contains.Apple has released a new developer beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.Thursday’s developer beta increases the build number to 7E5080a, up from the previous 7E5067b update, released in January 2025. This beta software release is available for AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2, both the USB-C and Lightning models. The software won’t be released for AirPods Max or other non-H2 devices.Beta software updates are released periodically for nearly all of Apple’s platforms, including AirPods. While beta updates for Apple’s mobile and desktop operating systems are released much more frequently, developers still rely on beta software for AirPods to test new features before launch. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple has responded to iPhone 16e critics, and says that engineering choices like a lack of MagSafe that make the device unappealing to the tech-savvy don’t matter to the larger market.Apple can’t say wired charging is better than MagSafe, but it’s tryingThere’s a great line from Jony Ive, said around the time that Apple Park was first opened. There were criticisms of its design and he said he was bemused at them, because of who Apple Park was built for.”We didn’t make Apple Park for other people,” he said in Dezeen magazine. “So a lot of the criticisms are utterly bizarre, because it wasn’t made for you! And I know how we work and you don’t!” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Microsoft has just brought its AI chatbot, Copilot, to macOS, if you’re looking for yet another AI tool to add to your arsenal.Microsoft Copilot comes to macOSCopilot is Microsoft’s AI chatbot. Like most other chatbots, it can provide you with text, generate images (Generative AI, or GenAI), help you get organized or cook, look things up or locate things for you, play music, and even write code.Until now, Mac users have been required to use Copilot in-browser on Microsoft’s site. However, as of Thursday, a standalone app has finally landed on macOS. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Sponsored Content) Keep your Apple gear going through any storm with Bluetti’s range of portable power stations and backup power solutions. Your iPhone, Mac, and iPad can stay charged for days with these big batteries.Bluetti can help Apple users stay prepared for any emergency. Image source: BluettiWinter storms, hurricanes, or backcountry adventures— when power fails, Apple users risk more than dead devices. Over 475k U.S. homes went dark this week: CPAP machines disconnected from Health app data, HomeKit cameras blinded during storms, MacBooks dying mid-Zoom.Bluetti’s portable power stations, fitting with Apple’s ecosystem, turn chaos into control. Power AirTag-tracked gear through blackouts, sustain HomePod tornado alerts, or render wildfire maps offline. Continue Reading on AppleInsider
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Marking the lowest price of 2025 at Amazon, this premium 16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple’s M4 Max chip is discounted to $3,129.Save $370 on this M4 Max MacBook Pro.The steeper price cut drops the Space Black model to $3,129, which provides the cheapest entry point into an M4 Max spec. This particular configuration has a 14-core CPU and 32-core GPU for higher performance. It also has 36GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage, making it a highly capable machine in the business world or for personal use.Buy for $3,129 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele) Apple is launching a series of protections for children regarding the use of age-appropriate apps in the App Store, including providing verification through a developer API.Detail from Apple’s child protection white paper — image credit: AppleWhile Apple has previously announced Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) protections and then dropped them, the company says that it is now strengthening how the App Store prevents children seeing age-inappropriate content.The new extra protections are rolling out in stages, with the first starting now, and the rest following at an as-yet unspecified time in 2025. Apple has published a white paper detail its plans, and the initial launch introduces: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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