By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Apple resellers are clearing out MacBook Air inventory, with M2, M3, and M4 models all on sale.Grab a MacBook Air for $749 while supplies last.The lowest price across the MacBook Air range can be found at Best Buy, with the closeout M2/8GB RAM/512GB SSD model marked down to $799. This model has a bump up to 512GB of storage, from the line’s standard 256GB.Buy for $799 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A new leak claims that Apple’s follow up to the Apple Vision Pro will switch from aluminum to titanium to reduce weight, and will come in a black or dark blue color.The next Apple Vision headset could use titanium, and come in a dark blueFollowing a dubious report that Apple Vision Pro 2 will come out in April 2026, a new leak claims that the next headset may not be called Apple Vision Pro at all. It may instead be just called Apple Vision, or possibly Apple Vision Air.Without specifying a release date, leaker Kosutami has also tweeted that the next headset will be this lighter model. Rumor Score: 
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The battle between President Donald Trump and China over import tariffs has impacted Apple, and will hit consumer wallets soon. Here’s everything you need to know about it, current through April 16, 2025.Apple’s stock has been hit hard by the Trump tariff battle with ChinaPresident Donald Trump’s first presidency was known for many things, but one of the biggest events in it was the U.S.-China trade war. The financial event saw the U.S. apply high tariffs against Chinese imports, impacting the cost of produce entering the country.The incident caused issues for many businesses, but Apple managed to steer clear of the effects. This was chiefly down to the positive relationship CEO Tim Cook had with Donald Trump at the time. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Apple continues to make progress on its previously announced Apple 2030 goal, hoping to become carbon neutral over the next five years.Image Credit: AppleJust in time for Earth Day, Apple has announced that its global greenhouse gas emissions are down 60% compared to 2015 levels. The ultimate goal, announced by Apple in 2020, is ambitious, to say the least.The project is called “Apple 2030” and centers around the goal of becoming 100% carbon neutral by 2030. While Apple has already been carbon neutral on the global corporate level, the company wants to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Apple is celebrating Earth Day by giving you a reason to declutter your junk drawer and get a discount while you’re at it.Earth Day 2025From now through May 16, Apple is offering 10% off eligible accessories when you bring an old device to recycle at a participating Apple Store. The promo covers everything from AirPods and Apple Watch bands to iPhone cases and charging cables.You’ll need to make the accessory purchase at the same time as you recycle the device, and it has to be in-store — online purchases don’t count. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) It’s the end of an era as the much-loved 2018 Intel Mac mini has been added to Apple’s list of vintage products. It’s yet another step heralding the end of support of Intel on Mac.The 2018 Mac mini was the last to use an Intel processor, and it’s now officially a vintage productWith some exceptions under international law, Apple has long had a specific process for when it deems devices to be first vintage, and then obsolete. What’s significant now is that every Intel-based Mac mini has entered the vintage stage, the first time since the move from Intel to Apple Silicon back in 2020.”Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago,” says Apple on its support page. “[And] obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The U.S. government has cut its funding of the CVE database, used to track security vulnerabilities in operating systems and software. It’s a change that will make it harder for Apple to monitor and fix software issues.The loss of CVE will make it harder to track malwareThe Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database is an important part of modern cyber security. It’s a central database of vulnerabilities found in operating systems and applications, which can be abused by hackers and malware to attack targets in various ways.On Tuesday, the defense non-profit MITRE Corporation said its funding to maintain the CVE database will expire on Wednesday. At the same time, the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) program will also lose its funding. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Despite scaremongering headlines, Trump did not escalate his “reciprocal” China tariff to 245% on Tuesday night. The figure is a reinstatement of previous tariffs that don’t apply to Apple or big tech at all.Tim Cook and Donal Trump in 2019 — image credit: White HouseComing on top of previous escalations and the Apple exemption that Trump says isn’t an exemption, it wouldn’t have been surprising if the China tariff rose again. And the White House itself stoked fear-mongering by how it phrased the tariffs in a fact sheet issued late on Tuesday night, April 15, 2025.”China now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to the United States,” says the fact sheet, “as a result of its retaliatory actions.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The screen and camera details of the iPhone Fold have surfaced yet again, with a list of identical specifications making an earlier leaker’s claim seem slightly more likely to be true.A render of a possible iPhone Fold – Image Credit: AppleInsiderThe iPhone Fold is expected to have two screens, with a smaller outer display for general use and a folding internal one that’s much larger. It now seems that the rumor mill has agreed on some of the essential specifications of those components.In a Naver post, serial leaker “yeux1122” posted some details about the iPhone Fold’s screens. The key internal one is listed as measuring 7.76 inches diagonally, with a resolution of 2,713 by 1,920 and a theoretical pixel density of 428 pixels per inch. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Marko Zivkovic) Social media giant Meta claims that it can’t be considered a monopoly because iMessage outperforms Facebook Messenger on iOS.Meta claims it’s not a monopoly because iMessage outperforms Facebook Messenger. Image Credit: MetaMeta, Facebook’s parent company, has been dealing with an antitrust lawsuit for over four years. In December 2020, the FTC alleged that the social media giant engaged in anti-competitive practices and wanted to break up the company.The lawsuit itself was initially dismissed by a Federal Court Judge in June 2021, but the FTC filed a more robust and detailed complaint in 2022. The case is still ongoing, and now Meta has provided additional details and arguments. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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