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• Hugh Laurie turns crime boss for new Apple TV drama 'The Wanted Man'

  24-09-2026 16:11 via appleinsider.com
  
  A new limited-series crime drama executive-produced and starringHugh Laurie is set to ring in the new year on Apple TV.
  Hugh Laurie in "The Wanted Man"
  The eight-episode series follows Felix Carmichael, a crime boss betrayed by someone inside his own firm. Sent to the notorious Staplehurst prison, he'll need to resort to brutality if he hopes to make it out.This isn't Laurie's first time on Apple TV, either. The "House M.D." veteran previously joined Apple TV drama "Tehran" during its third seas
  
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• Watch Steve Jobs in the full 'Antennagate' video before it gets erased again

  24-09-2026 16:10 via appleinsider.com
  
  Unless you were in the room when Steve Jobs gave his 2010 "you're holding it wrong" speech, you've only seen half of it. Now the full version is online and it's a great watch.
  To fix signal strength dropping if you held the iPhone 4 a certain way, Apple offered customers a free bumper case - image credit: Apple.
  This is a famous moment in Apple history and even if you don't remember when the iPhone 4 had signal problems, this is still a video to watch that you've never been able to see before. I
  
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• Apple & Qualcomm renew global patent licensing agreement

  24-09-2026 16:08 via appleinsider.com
  
  Providing no new details, Qualcomm has issued a statement confirming that it and Apple have renewed the existing patent licensing agreement first signed in 2019, with an effective date of April 1, 2027.
  iPhone 18 Pro Max
  In one introductory sentence, and one quote, Qualcomm dropped the news of the renewal on the world. The first sentence states the agreement's effective date."We are pleased to extend the Apple license agreement," said John Han, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Qua
  
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• How to remove Apple Intelligence models & reclaim storage in macOS 27

  24-09-2026 15:31 via appleinsider.com
  Turning off Apple Intelligence in macOS 27 won't remove its downloaded models, but properly deleting the main model folder can free valuable internal SSD space. Here's how to do it.macOS 27 introduces Siri AI
  We're not fans of the fact that macOS can keep Apple Intelligence models on disk even after Siri AI is turned off. Apple doesn't provide a button for removing those downloaded files, so reclaiming the space requires going into Recovery and deleting the model folder directly.This isn't an Ap
  
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• AT&T calls failing for a small number of iPhone 18 Pro users

  24-09-2026 13:46 via appleinsider.com
  
  It's not affecting many people at all, but if your iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max is not working on AT&T, this is what you need to do.
  AT&T has reportedly acknowledged problems with the eSIMs for the iPhone 18 Pro - image credit: AT&T.
  While all of the bugs affecting the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are only happening for a very small group of users, they are happening. Alongside the already reported Face ID restart bug, due to be fixed shortly, AppleInsider has been t
  
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• iPhone 18 Pro Face ID rebooting bug to be fixed in iOS update

  24-09-2026 13:16 via appleinsider.com
  
  Unsurprisingly, Apple is working on an iOS 27 update that will fix an issue affecting some iPhone 18 Pro users where Face ID is failing and forcing a restart.
  A Face ID bug is causing restarts for a small number of iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users.
  Whenever millions of devices are released alongside a new OS, there are problems. In the case of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, some users reported restarts caused by kernel panics, so unexpected and unforced restarts.One Reddit use
  
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• Apple's spatial computing strategy was on full display at Meta Connect

  24-09-2026 06:38 via appleinsider.com
  
  Meta VR Glasses are a new spatial computing device that weighs a sixth of the Apple Vision Pro with a third of the cost, half of the specs, and none of the immersion.
  Meta's new glasses have Alan Dye all over them. Image source: Meta
  Take the front glass from the Apple Vision Pro, slap it on some thick glasses arms, remove the light seal, compute, and surrounding hardware, and you'll end up with Meta VR Glasses. These are less glasses than goggles, and initial demos show some promise in deliveri
  
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• How to change the background in Messages for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

  24-09-2026 05:06 via appleinsider.com
  Bring more life and personalization to your group chats, by adding backgrounds to your conversations in Messages in iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Here's how to change yours for the better.
  You can change the backgrounds of conversations in Messages for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27
  Messages is an essential app for iPhone users, with it used to communicate with your closest relations. However, people may be getting a bit bored of seeing the usual grey and blue (and sometimes green) speech bubbles floating up a pl
  
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• ChatGPT as an extension in Siri dramatically underperformed, says OpenAI

  24-09-2026 04:54 via appleinsider.com
  
  It was already known that the ChatGPT deal went so poorly with Apple that OpenAI considered a lawsuit, but these complaints have finally been put to paper in a SpaceXAI lawsuit filing.
  The Siri extension for ChatGPT didn't perform as expected
  Apple and OpenAI were dragged into an antitrust lawsuit thanks to baseless accusations from Elon Musk. The lawsuit is ongoing in spite of Apple being removed from the case.OpenAI didn't get to see what settlement Apple and SpaceXAI reached, but it has share
  
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• uGreen Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 review: Best in class price to features balance

  24-09-2026 02:10 via appleinsider.com
  
  The Thunderbolt 5 docking station market is very crowded, but at a street price of about $350, the uGreen Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1 stands out, with an excellent price to features balance.
  uGreen Revodok Maxidok 17-in-1
  A laptop is a compromise between power and portability. The trade-off is usually ports, with thin notebooks like the MacBook Pro offering only a handful of connections.A Thunderbolt dock solves that by turning one port into many. The Revodok Maxidok pushes that idea about as far as
  
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