By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The iPhone 16e launch has simplified Apple’s iPhone lineup somewhat. Here’s which iPhone is best for you in early 2025, depending on your budget.The iPhone 16 rangeWhen Apple updates its main iPhone releases, it causes massive changes to the overall catalog, with model pricing shifts and older models disappearing from view. In the spring of 2025, another launch affected the product range in a different way.Apple’s introduction of the iPhone 16e did away with the iPhone SE line in favor of something closer to the main iPhone releases. It also made it tougher for those in the market for an iPhone to go for the cheapest option, as the pricing is now much closer between the variants. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Amazon’s Apple deals are heating up this March, with MacBook Air and M4 iPad Pro models eligible for instant rebates and coupon savings.Grab deals on MacBook Air & iPad Pro devices at Amazon – Image credit: AppleThe M2 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is reduced to $799 at Amazon thanks to a $200 instant rebate. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple CEO Tim Cook has once more taken to X/Twitter to announce when the next new device is coming, and while he avoids saying its full name, it’s the MacBook Air.”There’s something in the Air” — image credit: AppleJust as he did with his announcement that the iPhone 16e was to be the next member of the iPhone family, Tim Cook’s Twitter feed has now added when to expect the next launch. With the iPhone 16e, he specified the actual launch date, but now he’s saying only “this week.”This week. pic.twitter.com/uXqQaGNkSk— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 3, 2025 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple will be introducing iOS 19 at the WWDC in June, and will ship it to users in September 2025. Here’s what’s rumored for the next generation of the iPhone operating system.iOS 19 is due this fallEach year, Apple updates iOS alongside its iPhone. For 2025, to go with the iPhone 17, that means the release of iOS 19.With iOS 18 starting off the rollout of features under Apple Intelligence, iOS 19 is expected to continue to follow the trend with its own set of new functions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Apple is widely believed to be working on two different robotics projects, both related to the Apple Home of the future. Here’s what to expect from both projects.Apple is said to be working on multiple robots, one of which resembles an iPad attached to a robotic arm.A few months after the untimely demise of the Apple Car project, claims of a new robotics development within Apple appeared in April 2024. The iPhone maker had reportedly decided to shift focus, with increased efforts and research into products that would offer integration with smart home devices.Part of that vision reportedly involves robots — a mobile humanoid unit, and a largely stationary anthropomorphic robot. The goal of these two apparent robotics projects is different. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) New iPad deals are in effect for March, with Apple’s latest iPad mini 7 back down to its lowest $399 price as Amazon and Best Buy engage in a price war.Save $100 on Apple’s iPad mini 7 – Image credit: AppleNearly every iPad mini 7 is $100 off at Amazon and Best Buy, with iPad mini 7 prices starting at $399 after the discounts.Buy from $399 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is preparing for two more upcoming product launches, with the M4 MacBook Air expected to land very soon, followed by the iPad Air.MacBook AirThe dust is barely starting to settle following the release of the iPhone 16e, and Apple is seemingly getting ready to introduce more hardware for consumers to buy. Those new items will probably be the M4 MacBook Air and a new iPad Air.There have been some signs of updates on the way, including a reduction of stocks of the current MacBook Air in preparation for the new models. According to Bloomberg on Sunday, it’s also the case for the iPad Air. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A new report claims that certain Apple Intelligence improvements to Siri have been delayed to May 2025, and that may take until 2027 before there is a significant update.Siri has gained a new animation around the edge of iPhone screens but real improvements are much delayedSiri was supposed to adopt Apple Intelligence features from iOS 18.4, but following rumors of delays, the first developer beta of that shipped without any Siri changes. It’s possible that the improvements will come in later rounds of the iOS 18.4 beta testing, but Bloomberg now says Apple is far behind on its AI plans.The new claim is that Siri will now get the promised integration with Apple Intelligence in May 2025. This first round of improvements was seeming meant to be the one where, as in Apple’s now months-old ads, a user could ask Siri the name of someone they met before and it would read their calendar for the answer. Rumor Score: Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A new regulatory filing shows Ikea is planning a temperature and humidity sensor that will use Matter-over-Thread, meaning HomeKit users won’t be required to also buy an Ikea hub.Ikea’s new sensor should work with any Matter-compatible hub, not just the company’s own Dirigera deviceAfter slow and delayed moves to support the Matter standard for smart homes, Ikea’s as-yet unannounced temperature and humidity sensor called Timmerflotte, will support the Matter-over-Thread connectivity standard. Details of the device have been revealed in an FCC regulatory filing.Up until now, the company’s smart home products have largely relied on Wi-Fi or the Zigbee protocol to communicate with its own hubs, though it has released sensors that work with HomeKit since 2018. The new Timmerflotte sensor shouldn’t require an Ikea hub, and is expected to work with any Matter-compatible smart home hubs. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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