By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Blowout prices are in effect on Apple iMacs, with discounts of up to $1,000 off and free delivery in time for Hanukkah and Christmas.Save up to $1,000 on iMacs with discount code.Save up to $1,000 on the iMac 24-inch models listed below when you apply coupon code APINSIDER during Step 4 of checkout at Adorama.com.Use code APINSIDER Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) After a whirlwind tour of Europe and the UK, Apple CEO Tim Cook is said to be meeting with President Elect Donald Trump for dinner on Friday night.Tim Cook and Donald Trump, at the Mac Pro factoryThe conversation between Cook and Trump, expected to be on a Mar A Lago patio, is likely going to be an extension of a conversation that Trump said he previously had with Cook. While on the election trail, Trump said Cook complained to him about European Union actions, specifically the $15 billion that was put in escrow to deal with Ireland tax issues.It does not appear that Trump did anything about the fine during his time as president. The funds to pay the fine were put in escrow in 2018, and there is not a statement on record from him about it from that time. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The UK’s BBC has complained about Apple’s notification summarization feature in iOS 18 completely fabricating the gist of an article. Here’s what happened, and why.Examples of notification summaries in iOS 18.1The introduction of Apple Intelligence included summarization features, saving users time by offering key points of a document or a collection of notifications. On Friday, the summarization of notifications was a big problem for one major news outlet.The BBC has complained to Apple about how the summarization misinterprets news headlines and comes up with the wrong conclusion when producing summaries. A spokesperson said Apple was contacted to “raise this concern and fix the problem.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) Sonos is trying to regain some of its shine with the Arc Ultra soundbar — and from what we’ve seen so far, it goes a long way towards restoring the brand’s image.Sonos Arc Ultra review: The new Sonos Arc UltraRecently, Sonos has been under fire for the terrible rollout of its new mobile app. It had profound bugs, and lacked several features that the previous versions offered.We won’t even get into how bad the company’s response was to complaints. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen) Gaming on Mac has arguably enjoyed its best year ever, but the promise of more arrivals to the platform could make things even better for Apple-based gamers.Balatro is riding high in Apple Arcade at the momentOnce upon a time, one of the authors of this piece, Mike Wuerthele, worked as a consultant for games advocacy. It was right around the turn of the century, and Halo wasn’t coming, and Unreal Tournament was the king of shooters on the Mac.That job didn’t last long. Apple’s gaze shifted quickly then, with the role only lasting a few months. Oh well. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Save $170 on AirPods Max with Lightning charging during Best Buy’s Doorbuster Sale. This is the lowest price we’ve seen on the over-ear headphones, and delivery is available by Christmas.Grab Best Buy’s AirPods Max doorbuster deal before it runs out.Pick up a pair of AirPods Max with a Lightning port for $379.99 at Best Buy, reflecting the lowest AirPods Max price we’ve seen this season.Get the Doorbuster deal Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s supply chain has will be challengenged to produce the rumored iPhone 17 Slim. Here’s what features the company is rumored to jam into the thinnest iPhone yet.A render of what the iPhone 17 Slim could look likeThe iPhone 17 Slim is expected to form part of the next batch of flagship launches in fall 2025. To prepare for that launch, Apple’s supply chain are starting to perform the initial tasks required to actually manufacture it.According to supply chain sources of DigiTimes, the iPhone 17 Slim or Air has moved to the New Product Introduction (NPI) phase of manufacturing. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) With this week’s OS updates, Apple Intelligence is truly here, with more to come. Plus Apple is again or still in trouble for what’s it done and what it hasn’t, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.Apple Intelligence and the new Siri animation on iPhoneOf course we’ve still more Apple Intelligence to come, and in particular the much-awaited series of improvements to Siri. But now that iOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2, not to mention iPadOS 18.2, it feels as if Apple Intelligence has truly arrived. And the first thing it did was bring down OpenAI’s ChatGPT servers because of the demand.So anecdotally, it looks as if a lot of iPhone, Mac and iPad users are at least trying out Apple Intelligence. The question now will be whether they find it useful, or whether it only has that brief new toy kind of appeal. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Apple is continuing to find a way to work around impending tariffs on imports from China, with AirPods said to be the latest product to benefit from India assembly.AirPods are soon to be refreshedFoxconn has been Apple’s assembly partner for years, and a new report claims that its India division will start picking up AirPods assembly orders. Beyond leveraging the existing workforce in India, the move will help Apple keep the toll down from tariffs that are expected to be placed on imports from China early in 2025.The effort is said to start in the first quarter of 2025, but it’s not clear what models will be assembled in the country. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) You can use the macOS Finder’s Copy command to copy and paste files. But here’s how to use the same command to copy file icons into Preview.Copy Finder icons in macOS’s Preview app easily.You’ve probably used the macOS Finder’s popup contextual menu to Copy and paste files in the Finder from one location to another in the filesystem.To do so, you select a file or files first in the Finder, then Control-click (or right-click) the items to see the Finder’s popup contextual menu: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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