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• Apple Watch makes it much easier to detect arrhythmia, study reveals

  22-01-2026 23:06 via appleinsider.com
  The Apple Watch continues to see praise for its health-related applications, with a new study outlining its usefulness in identifying atrial fibrillation in asymptomatic patients.
  A new scientific study revealed just how useful the Apple Watch can be for detecting atrial fibrillation.
  Apple's focus on health is evident across the company's product line. Alongside a dedicated Apple Health app, the iPhone maker continues to upgrade its various platforms with health-related features and hardware.Th
  
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• 'Stealing Isn't Innovation' campaign suggests that there's an ethical way to rip off human creativity

  22-01-2026 21:19 via appleinsider.com
  AI is the world's most efficient plagiarism machine, and it is coming for music. But, the recording industry isn't trying to protect musicians from AI — it just wants to get its cut of the blood money, too.
  Image Credit: Human Artistry Campaign
  AI is here. It's not going away, and it's stealing from everybody.On Thursday, the Human Artistry Campaign, a collective of musicians and industry professionals, launched the "Stealing Isn't Innovation" campaign. The collective and the campaign aim
  
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• John Ternus solidifies his role as Apple CEO-apparent amid design team shakeup

  22-01-2026 20:34 via appleinsider.com
  John Ternus, SVP of hardware engineering, has reportedly taken over Apple's design teams and cemented his position as the likely long-term replacement of CEO Tim Cook.
  John Ternus
  Ternus has long been rumored as a potential successor for Cook, and he has taken on a more public-facing role in recent years. Now, Cook has placed him in charge of Apple's iconic design team, albeit without any official announcement.Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Cook put the design team under Ternus at the end
  
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• Apple's AI pin has a Siri-shaped problem, and that's just the start

  22-01-2026 19:16 via appleinsider.com
  Apple is said to be working on a new Siri-powered AI pin, but what that will do and whether anyone wants such a thing is still very much unknown.
  Apple's AI pin is expected to look similar to an AirTag, except with two cameras and more included
  Citing unnamed people familiar with the AI pin project, The Information claims that it's still in its early stages. It also goes on to explain what the AI pin actually looks like. But what it will do is another thing entirely.They say that beauty isn't sk
  
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• Apple's 13-inch M5 iPad Pro falls to record low $1,149 in today's top sale

  22-01-2026 18:27 via appleinsider.com
  The latest 13-inch iPad Pro is on sale for the all-time best price of $1,149 today, with discounts of up to $368 across iPad models.
  Grab the best price on Apple's 13-inch iPad Pro M5 - Image credit: Apple
  The 13-inch iPad Pro is equipped with Apple's M5 chip and can serve as a helpful tool for content creation — and even as a desktop replacement in certain environments.Amazon is knocking $150 off the standard 256GB Wi-Fi model in Space Black, bringing the price down to $1,149.99, which ma
  
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• Android should be Utah's state phone, says senator who has better things to do

  22-01-2026 17:30 via appleinsider.com
  This is actually true: a Utah senator is sponsoring a bill that would see Android adopted as an official state mobile operating system for absolutely no reason at all. In the history of dumb ideas, this is pretty high on the list.
  Presumably if it passes, the bill could even see Utah's flag updated
  Roughly half of the US likes Android, half like the iPhone, and from time to time people try out each. You do you. And if Senate Majority Leader Kirk Cullimore (R-Sandy) is an Android fan, that's a fa
  
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• Apple & Google's AI deal clears biggest hurdle blocking smart home accessory release

  22-01-2026 16:48 via appleinsider.com
  Apple's smart home peripheral been a "releases next year" rumored product for about three years, but Apple's decision to pair Google's Gemini models with Siri may finally be the key to shipping.
  Software chief Craig Federighi
  Apple has been working on a tabletop smart home display with a rotating base for years, but Siri's limitations repeatedly slowed progress. Those delays have not only pushed back the display itself, but also stalled broader Apple Home-focused hardware plans tied to ambient v
  
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• Apple Intelligence will see sweeping changes as Craig Federighi takes control

  22-01-2026 16:09 via appleinsider.com
  Apple software chief Craig Federighi has taken control of Apple's AI teams, and the move to using Google's Gemini tech is a preview of bigger Apple Intelligence changes to come.
  Craig Federighi at WWDC 2025 promoting F1
  Confirmation that Google's Gemini will be used to bolster Apple Intelligence features to help Siri move forward was damning for Apple's internal models team. Now, a new report by The Information tells the story of a floundering AI focus within Apple that's now under the stewardsh
  
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• 'F1' driving Apple's Oscar awards ambitions in 2026

  22-01-2026 15:43 via appleinsider.com
  "F1: The Movie" is Apple TV's latest film to be nominated for an Oscar as Best Picture, alongside three other nominations, though it failed to get any nominations for acting and directing.
  Brad Pitt in "F1"
  Apple TV is famously the first streamer to win a Best Picture Oscar, having won in 2022 with "CODA." It was then nominated for Best Picture in 2024 for "Killers of the Flower Moon," and now in 2026 for "F1: The Movie."In all, "F1" has been nominated in four categories for the 98th Academy Awa
  
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• China Lunar New Year discounts arrive, in profoundly limited quantities

  22-01-2026 14:14 via appleinsider.com
  As it does every year, Apple is offering discounts of up to $140 on iPhones and other devices in China for Lunar New Year celebrations. The offer appears to be extremely quantity-limted.
  Apple is celebrating China's Lunar New Year — image credit: Apple
  Apple practically never gives discounts anywhere, preferring instead to offer gift cards, but it does now in China. Alongside special offers such as the new Year of the Horse limited edition AirPods Pro 3, Apple also offers an annual discoun
  
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• How Apple nearly chickened out and came close to not airing the legendary "1984" ad

  22-01-2026 14:08 via appleinsider.com
  It's lauded as one of the most effective ads ever made, it stunned viewers, but on January 22, during the Super Bowl, "1984" launched the Macintosh without even showing the product once. It almost didn't make it to air.
  The famous "1984" Macintosh ad — image credit: Apple
  This ad is so famous that you know how it goes. An athlete in full color, runs through a gray room full of gray people and she throws a sledgehammer to smash a gray screen.All of that gray is down to George Orwell's Big B
  
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• Apple's Foldable iPhone Flip Needs to Launch This Year. Here's Why

  22-01-2026 14:00 via cnet.com
  Commentary: Apple risks falling behind its rivals who are already years ahead with their foldables.
  
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• India may get Apple Pay after a decade of banking roadblocks

  22-01-2026 13:25 via appleinsider.com
  Apple is reportedly in talks to bring Apple Pay to India, though it's been trying since at least 2017.
  Apple Pay may finally come to India
  Apple Pay was first announced for the US in 2014, and has been rolling out to other countries since. India has long been rumored to get it, but so far has not.However, as first spotted by 91mobiles, that may change by the end of 2026. Reportedly, Apple is in discussions with Indian banks, local government regulators, and also Visa and Mastercard.
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• Hate Your iPhone's New Liquid Glass Design in iOS 26? Here's How to Change It

  22-01-2026 12:00 via cnet.com
  Apple introduced a new Liquid Glass setting in iOS 26.1.
  
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• Anker Nano Charger with display review: New travel charger knows your iPhone

  22-01-2026 01:49 via appleinsider.com
  Anker has a new tiny charger that is designed specifically for iPhone users with several unique features not found in any other power adapters. Let's put it to the test.
  Anker Nano Charger with display review: The new Anker Nano Charger
  The new GaN charger is the Anker Nano Charger, which is a name used by many prior Anker mini chargers. They've all been roughly the same size, but with updated specs in each new iteration.This one, announced at CES 2026, supports 45W of power, has rotating prongs
  
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• Best Unlimited Data Plans for 2026

  22-01-2026 00:32 via cnet.com
  Why worry about whether your cell phone data is about to expire? These are our favorite unlimited plans from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.
  
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