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• Apple's $634M payment to Masimo now set in stone after Judge tosses appeal

  21-07-2026 23:23 via appleinsider.com
  
  The Masimo trial ultimately failed to get a permanent ban on Apple Watch sales or use of the blood oxygen sensor, but the final verdict will have Apple pay $634M to Masimo's new owner Danaher after the appeal was rejected.
  Apple Watch blood oxygen detection is safe from the patent lawsuit
  Apple Watch users have been able to take advantage of the blood oxygen sensor in Apple Watch since a software update in January 2024 successfully bypassed a sales ban. Masimo's attempts to reinstate a ban faile
  
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• Apple Invites update brings emoji replies and confetti to the party

  21-07-2026 22:06 via appleinsider.com
  
  A second update to Apple Invites for iOS in as many months adds two small changes: emoji replies and a pile of confetti.
  Apple InvitesApple has already made one update to the Apple Invites app this summer with some handy new features. Its second is smaller, but still quite celebratory in nature.The release of version 1.10 on the App Store explains there are two changes made to the app. The first is that the host and guests are able to reply to each other using emoji, rather than words.
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• A fake Hide My Email header can expose the address behind your Apple Account

  21-07-2026 21:45 via appleinsider.com
  
  A forged Hide My Email header can make Mac Mail expose a user's Apple Account address, extending the privacy risk beyond people who use Apple's alias service.Apple Mail
  Developer Jeff Johnson disclosed the Mac Mail privacy flaw on July 19. His testing showed that a specially crafted message could make Mail display a misleading sender identity while a reply went out from the email address tied to his Apple Account.The behavior didn't require Johnson to use Hide My Email or maintain an iCloud.com
  
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• Hide My Email flaw still worked two weeks after Apple's claimed fix

  21-07-2026 20:06 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple says it fixed a vulnerability that could expose real addresses behind Hide My Email on or around July 3, but we reproduced the flaw two weeks after the company's claimed repair date.Apple's Hide My Email service
  The company told 404 Media that it deployed a patch on July 3, 2026, and fully resolved the vulnerability. AppleInsider successfully reproduced the behavior on July 17.Our test found that a sender who possessed a specific Hide My Email alias could reveal the real address behind it
  
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• Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program was great while it lasted

  21-07-2026 19:16 via appleinsider.com
  
  For over ten years, Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program helped users afford the newest models, bundling AppleCare to boot. It's on borrowed time now, with the Apple Upgrade pay-as-you-go plan imminent.
  The iPhone Upgrade Program is going away
  The report of the new Apple Upgrade program arriving on July 28 seems like a good deal for consumers wanting more than an iPhone. However, it also means the end of a similar installment program.Tuesday's Bloomberg report on the launch of Apple Upgrade adds that
  
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• Future iMac could come with a removable dock or handle to make it easier to carry

  21-07-2026 18:18 via appleinsider.com
  
  It's awkward to pick up an iMac, and it's worse when you are transporting millions of them, so Apple has been researching how to give it a handle, or make a flat-pack version.
  Detail from the patent showing an iMac-style device sitting on a wide dock that also features multiple wireless charging sections - image credit: Apple
  It's not as if it's a giant market, but there are people who need to travel with their iMac and for them, existing firms will sell enormous and well-padded cases. Apple als
  
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• Apple Upgrades will let users lease iPhones and Macs with Klarna

  21-07-2026 17:37 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple is preparing to launch a new iPhone upgrade program on July 28, with users leasing purchases from Klarna for 24 to 36 months.
  Klarna on Apple Pay - Image credit: Klarna
  Apple already provides consumers with ways to upgrade their devices while paying a monthly subscription. But it seems Apple is gearing up to introduce a new alternative to the iPhone Upgrade Program that covers more hardware.Expected to launch on July 28, Apple Upgrade will be a leasing program backed by credit group Klarna
  
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• Expect 2027 iPhones to cost more as TSMC increases chip prices

  21-07-2026 14:10 via appleinsider.com
  
  Apple will have to pay more for its iPhone and Mac chips from 2027 onwards, as long-term supply chain partner TSMC is upping its base prices by as much as 10%.
  Workers at a TSMC facility
  Apple is already trying to mitigate the memory market's pricing spikes to reduce its costs, but it's not the only component price problem on its hands. It faces having to pay TSMC even more for the all-important processors too.According to Nikkei on Tuesday, TSMC will be increasing the base price of its chips fr
  
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• iPhone 20 Pro Max may get Apple's largest ever iPhone screen at 7 inches

  21-07-2026 11:57 via appleinsider.com
  
  A new rumor claims that Apple is considering using what it will call a 7-inch screen for one of the 20th anniversary iPhones, although that isn't as great an increase as it sounds.
  The display on the current iPhone 17 Pro Max is 6.86 inches.
  One recent rumor claimed that Apple had begun production evaluation for a 2027 iPhone with a display that is curved on all four sides. Then another claimed that the iPhone 20 range would feature a significant redesign.For the first time, though, a leaker is
  
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• How to roll back macOS Golden Gate on Apple Silicon

  21-07-2026 05:00 via appleinsider.com
  Mac users who want to leave the macOS Golden Gate beta must erase their startup disk and reinstall Tahoe, making a verified backup the most important step before they begin. Here's how to downgrade safely.macOS Golden Gate
  Downgrading from macOS Golden Gate isn't as simple as leaving Apple's beta program. Turning off beta updates prevents later beta builds from installing, but it leaves the current operating system in place.Returning to macOS Tahoe requires erasing the Mac's startup volume, rein
  
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• Seven years after Apple Card, Samsung leaps into fintech with its own credit card

  21-07-2026 04:33 via appleinsider.com
  
  The Samsung Galaxy Card is a direct mirror of the Apple Card, though it has some interesting cash-back offers that might be compelling for those deep in the Samsung ecosystem.
  Samsung Galaxy Card is a new fintech offering from Samsung and Barclays
  If there has ever been a tried and true strategy from Samsung, its compete with what Apple offers by beating them on the spec sheet. The Samsung Galaxy Card does exactly that with some good cash back rates right out of the gate.The company announced th
  
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