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• Encrypted HFS+ drive support dies in macOS 28

  08-07-2026 20:49 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple will be cutting support for encrypted Mac OS Extended drives from macOS 28 onwards, but HFS+ will still function — for now. Here's what you can do about it.
  Check your drives to make sure they're not formatted as Encrypted Mac OS Extended before macOS 28 arrives next year.As time rolls on, technologies used to power operating systems like macOS are deprecated in favor of newer versions. While most users will embrace the newer ways of working, users of older installations can sometime
  
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• How to Find, Copy and Share Wi-Fi Passwords on Your iPhone and iPad

  08-07-2026 20:45 via cnet.com
  
  If you're on iOS 18 or above, sharing Wi-Fi passwords with others is a breeze.
  
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• TV show purchases on Apple TV are finally getting free 4K upgrades

  08-07-2026 20:38 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple is finally bringing its free 4K upgrade policy to select TV show purchases, extending one of the Apple TV Store's biggest customer perks beyond movies for the first time.Apple TV 4K
  Apple hasn't announced the rollout, but the change first surfaced after Apple TV researcher Sigmund Judge identified dozens of eligible series that were automatically upgraded to 4K at no extra cost. The initial rollout includes nearly 50 series spanning dramas, documentaries, reality shows, and children's prog
  
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• Final lap for 'Mario Kart Tour' badly closes another Nintendo mobile gaming chapter

  08-07-2026 19:40 via appleinsider.com
  
  Nintendo will shut down "Mario Kart Tour" later in 2026, highlighting how Nintendo continues to not deliver what consumers want on hardware platforms that they do not manufacture.Mario Kart Tour
  The game will remain playable until 11 p.m. Pacific on September 29, when Nintendo will permanently end online service. Nintendo announced the shutdown Tuesday and directed players to updated support policies covering ruby purchases and Gold Pass subscriptions that took effect July 7.Nintendo thanked pla
  
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• 'Widow's Bay' & 'Pluribus' lead Apple's record-breaking charge for 2026 Emmy Awards

  08-07-2026 19:32 via appleinsider.com
  
  Even without previous smash hits "Severance" and "The Studio" airing episodes in the eligibility period, Apple TV has still gathered the most nominations it has ever earned across all of the major categories at the 78th annual Emmy Awards.
  Nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards have been announced - image credit: Television Academy
  In 2025, Apple TV won a record-breaking 22 Emmy Awards, with "Severance" and "The Studio" leading the way. For 2026, neither of those shows were eligible, but a host of
  
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• Apple testing banned vendor RAM is a Band-Aid, not a cure

  08-07-2026 18:21 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple's testing of memory chips from CXMT, a supplier black-listed by the U.S. government, could help ease the RAM pricing crisis. It's nowhere near enough to solve the problem.
  A Samsung LPDDR5X memory chip - Image Credit: Samsung
  In late June, Apple reportedly asked the Trump administration to allow it to buy RAM chips from a supplier in China that the U.S. had blacklisted. As Cupertino waits on Washington, it is allegedly testing out the memory from the blackballed company.According to two so
  
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• Apple the only bright spot in a declining PC market, savaged by RAM price hikes

  08-07-2026 18:02 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple gained ground in the PC market even as global shipments fell for the first time in more than two years, as the Mac outperformed a market squeezed by rising memory costs.Macs continue to gain market share
  Worldwide PC shipments fell 4.9% year over year to 68.2 million units in the second quarter, ending nine straight quarters of growth. A persistent memory shortage prompted manufacturers to build inventory ahead of tighter supplies.Rising component costs also pushed PC makers to raise price
  
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• All the Qualcomm parts used in the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and more

  08-07-2026 17:34 via appleinsider.com
  
  Even after the arrival of its in-house modems, Apple's product lines still mostly rely on Qualcomm for cellular hardware. Here are all the Qualcomm chips Apple uses.
  Apple still uses Qualcomm modems for products like the iPhone 17 Pro.
  On June 30, AppleInsider revealed that the iPhone 18 Pro might ship in two region-specific modem configurations: a Qualcomm modem in the United States, and the Apple C2 elsewhere in the world. The information serves as the perfect illustration of Apple's continued
  
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• Amazon knocks $110 off Apple's MacBook Neo today

  08-07-2026 17:15 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple's MacBook Neo with 512GB of storage is marked down to $689.99 at Amazon today, the lowest price seen since Apple's recent price increases.
  Save $110 on 512GB MacBook Neo at Amazon.
  With Apple raising prices across its Mac and iPad lines, the MacBook Neo is now $110 off at Amazon, bringing the 512GB spec down to $689.99 in the Indigo finish.Buy MacBook Neo 512GB for $689.99
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• Apple's M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM plunges to $3,049

  08-07-2026 16:54 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple's latest 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip and upgrade to 48GB of RAM is discounted to $3,049.99, a markdown of $550 off the popular configuration.
  Save $550 on an M5 Pro MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM - Image credit: Apple
  Amazon is slashing $550 off an upgraded 16-inch MacBook Pro with a bump up to 48GB of RAM. Released in March 2026, the M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro features higher unified memory bandwidth compared to the last-gen model and is equipped with Apple's N1 chip for Wi-Fi 7 an
  
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• Lower cost Apple Vision Pro may be dropped as Apple focuses on AI

  08-07-2026 16:20 via appleinsider.com
  
  A peculiar report claims that work on a key component of a lower-cost version of the Apple Vision Pro is winding down, and that it's because Apple is more interested in AI.
  Apple's current Apple Vision Pro.
  This new report appears to be specifically about the Apple Vision Air, the previously-rumoured Apple Vision Pro successor, that would save money by having lower resolution screens. According to The Elec, Samsung was developing a G-VR display, using a glass-substrate micro-OLED.That project is
  
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• iPhone Fold delay rumor flip-flop continues, new leak says everything is on time

  08-07-2026 16:13 via appleinsider.com
  
  Multiple Apple suppliers reportedly say the company's iPhone Fold remains on track for production, challenging other reports that manufacturing problems have delayed the device.iPhone Fold render
  Recent market rumors suggested complex assembly and low manufacturing yields could delay Apple's first foldable iPhone. Multiple unnamed companies in Apple's supply chain disputed those claims after speaking with Cailian News Agency.Suppliers cited by the report said they have entered peak production, r
  
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• Samsung & Google want to upstage iPhone Fold debut, with earlier events

  08-07-2026 15:34 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple's iPhone Fold launch event is in the fall, but rivals are scheduling folding smartphone events in the summer. This is what Google and Samsung are going to try to do to rain on Apple's parade.
  A render of the iPhone Fold - Image Credit: AppleInsider
  The fall iPhone launches is a dependable event that runs like clockwork. While this is a good thing for Apple's manufacturing and other teams, it's also highly predictable.Something that other companies take advantage of by launching their own p
  
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• John Ternus takes his place at the Sun Valley billionaire camp

  08-07-2026 14:37 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus has joined Tim Cook and Eddy Cue at the invitation-only Sun Valley retreat where deals worth billions can be agreed on a handshake.
  John Ternus (left) with Tim Cook - image credit: Apple
  Tim Cook and Eddy Cue are both regulars at the annual event, held in Sun Valley, Idaho, by investment firm Allen & Company. This year they arrived as usual over the weekend, but as spotted by Forbes, they were joined on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, by John Ternus.It's not clear whe
  
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• $30 billion Broadcom chip deal is Apple biggest AMP fund investment

  08-07-2026 14:04 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple's deal with Broadcom for custom chips and radio components is worth $30 billion. It will be Apple's American Manufacturing Program's largest single-company commitment.
  iPhone connectivity icons
  On Monday, chip maker Broadcom declared that it had agreed to extend its working relationship with Apple, with it developing and supplying custom chips up to 2031. Two days later, Apple confirmed the deal was made, and gave some details on the specifics.In a July 8 newsroom post, Apple calls it a "n
  
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• Europe throws out Apple's attempt to free App Store & iMessage from regulations

  08-07-2026 13:30 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple has lost another round in its legal challenges to the European Union and its Digital Markets Act, this time over whether iMessage and its App Store should even be subject to that regulation.
  Apple is challenging the DMA in ever higher courts in the EU - image credit: EU
  Back in 2023, Apple acknowledged that it qualified under the then-new definition of being what the EU called a gatekeeper service.But key to that is the size of the operation, and since 2024, Apple has been claiming it runs
  
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• Want to Lock or Hide Specific Apps on Your iPhone? Here's How

  08-07-2026 12:00 via cnet.com
  
  This trick can give you an extra layer of privacy.
  
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• Boox Go 6 Gen II review: Delightful, just not that impressive

  08-07-2026 02:03 via appleinsider.com
  
  The Boox Go 6 Gen II is designed to be the ultimate go-anywhere e-reader, but a sub-incremental spec bump may not merit a purchase.
  Boox Go 6 Gen II
  Boox has refreshed its pint-sized pocket e-reader with a minor spec bump and a new design. Let's see if the Boox Go 6 Gen II is worth picking up or not.
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