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For a speaker that Beats and Apple discontinued in 2022 — after seven years on sale — the Beats Pill keeps briefly coming back in various special editions. Now it looks certain that the speaker will return to the Beats lineup, and most probably soon.The latest evidence of this is the listing on the Fed
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New Beats Pill speaker rumbles closer after appearance in FCC database
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Sonos removes a promise to not sell personal data, gets busted by users
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Audio hardware maker Sonos has removed a promise from its US user agreement that it wouldn't sell users' personal information, which went unnoticed until eagle-eyed users spotted the change.
Sono users are angry about recent changes to the lineup's apps and T&Cs.
The pledge, which had been in all previous versions of the user agreement, was excised in a revision dated June 2024. The change was first noticed on a Reddit forum devoted to Sonos gear soon afterwards, and garnered immediate negat
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Lowest price ever: 1TB MacBook Pro 16-inch drops to $1,899
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Save $800 on the closeout M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16-inch with a bump up to 1TB of storage. Now just $1,899 with coupon (the lowest price on record).
Get a 1TB 16-inch MacBook Pro for $1,899.
A fantastic offer is available on Apple's closeout M2 Pro MacBook Pro 16-inch with 1TB of storage this weekend, providing a discount of $800 off the original retail price in the popular Space Gray finish. To snap up the offer, enter exclusive promo code APINSIDER during Step 4 of checkout at Adorama, an Apple Au
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How to make boot media for PowerPC Macs on modern hardware
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It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on your modern Mac.
Yes, the iMac OS9 9.2.2 boot disk works on this Mac mini
In certain circumstances you may want to create bootable macOS media on modern Macs to use for installation on older Mac computers. While DVD drives are no longer included on most Macs, you can still use an external USB DVD driv
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Special WWDC Edition: Interviewing Setapp developer Oleksandr Kosovan on the AppleInsider Podcast
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Get the developers' perspective on all things WWDC and Apple Intelligence in this exclusive interview with MacPaw founder — and owner of the best ever Apple museum — Oleksandr Kosovan.
MacPaw founder Oleksandr Kosovan
While most of us watched the stream of the WWDC Keynote in our homes and offices, MacPaw founder Oleksandr Kosovan was right there at Apple Park. A long-time WWDC attendee as well as an app developer since the earliest days of the App Store, Oleksandr tells us all about
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RCS Support on iPhones Was Barely Mentioned During Apple's WWDC Keynote. I'm Disappointed - CNET
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Commentary: Apple didn't offer many details about the new messaging standard with Android phones during its nearly two-hour-long keynote. I'd had high hopes.
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Apple's AI for iPhone Just Showed Google How It's Done - CNET
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Commentary: Apple had a "show, don't tell" strategy with its new AI features. Google needs to learn from this.
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iOS 18: Your iPhone Gets Upgrades to Messages, Photos and More This Fall - CNET
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The next iOS update will upgrade your Messages app in some big ways and bring more improvements to your iPhone later this year.
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Jon Stewart reveals the moment things went bad with Apple
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"The Problem with Jon Stewart" host says that it was over one particular interview that he knew his show was not going to fit in at Apple TV+.
'The Problem with Jon Stewart' [Apple TV+]
Jon Stewart did originally say that he parted ways with Apple TV+ because the company "didn't want me to say things that might get me in trouble." He later expanded on that to talk about Apple being uncomfortable with a skit about AI.Now in a new interview with the podcast The Town with Matthew Belloni, he says t
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Tim Cook may have met with Trump during WWDC to discuss second term priorities
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Apple CEO Tim Cook may have left WWDC extremely early on Thursday morning to meet with presidential candidate Donald Trump, in what has been described as a meandering discussion.
Tim Cook and Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House in 2018
The meeting with Trump was reportedly attended by 80 CEOs. However, what has been more news-making is how ex-president and now presidential candidate Trump attempted to make his case to US big business.The meeting reportedly repeated Trump's promises of h
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Best iPhone 15 Deals: Save With Trade-Ins Plus Free AirPods - CNET
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While most of the savings we're seeing are in the form of trade-in offers and carrier models, Best Buy is currently throwing in free AirPods to sweeten the deal.
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What happened to Safari Web Eraser -- the controversy, and what it looked like
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One of Apple's upgrades for Safari — the Web Eraser content blocker — never became available to the public, even though it was complete and fully functional. Here's what happened along the way, what it looked like, and how it worked.
Web Eraser was a built-in content blocker in Safari 18
In April, AppleInsider revealed exclusive information about new features within the Safari 18 web browser, which was still in development at the time. In our initial report, we discussed two major fe
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iOS 18 isn't any more of a cheater's operating system than Android has been
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Social media "influencers" are inventing scenarios and features for iOS 18 that they're screaming makes it the prime operating systems for cheaters. This is more ignorant than normal.
TikTokers have turned on Apple over iOS 18's app-hiding feature.Following the introduction of Apple's operating system updates at the keynotes, people started to offer their opinions on Apple's feature changes. Many are balanced opinions from tech YouTubers, specialist publications like AppleInsider, our friends at
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Blowout deals: Apple's M1 iMac falls to $949
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Blowout deals are in effect now on Apple's M1 iMac 24-inch line, with discounts of up to $650 off and prices as low as $949 on upgraded models. Shop the highly aggressive price points now before supply runs out.
Save up to $650 on M1 iMacs.
Blowout deals are in effect now on Apple's M1 iMac 24-inch line, with discounts of up to $650 off and prices as low as $949 on upgraded models.Use code APINSIDER
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EU is reportedly going to fine Apple over failure to comply with the Digital Markets Act
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Reports say that the European Union is about to issue Apple with the first-ever fine of a company under its Digital Markets Act, and specifically over anti-steering measures in the App Store.
EU flags in Brussels
The EU has already fined Apple $2 billion over its alleged blocking of rivals to Apple Music from promoting their potentially cheaper alternatives. Subsequently, it was reported that the European Union was assessing whether Apple has now complied with the ruling.According to the Financi
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Save up to $180 on Sonos speakers with weekend deals at Best Buy
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Seriously upgrade your home audio setup this week, by securing up to $180 off select Sonos speakers at Best Buy.
Sonos speakers are on offer at Best Buy
Sonos' collection of network-attached speakers offer easy ways to fill your home with music. With the right speakers, you can have a decent home theater setup for watching movies, or even get music playing in every room for a party.If you're in the market for an upgraded home audio system, check out Best Buy's weekend offers. A selection of Sono
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Best features in watchOS 11 for Apple Watch
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Apple Watch is getting its yearly feature infusion this fall with tons of updates. Here are our new favorite abilities in watchOS 11.
Apple set to release watchOS 11 this fall
Each year, most of the world's attention gets laid on iOS which is especially true this year with the addition of Apple Intelligence. But Apple's wrist-worn computer is poised for a big year, too.
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WWDC24 highlights
Browse the biggest moments from an incredible week of sessions. Machine Learning & AI Explore machine learning on Apple platformsWatch nowBring expression to your app with GenmojiWatch nowGet started with Writing ToolsWatch nowBring your app to SiriWatch nowDesign App Intents for system experiencesWatch now Swift What’s new in SwiftWatch nowMeet Swift TestingWatch nowMigrate your app to Swift 6Watch nowGo small with Embedded SwiftWatch now SwiftUI & UI Frameworks What’s new i
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Revisit the biggest moments from WWDC24Explore the highlights. WWDC24 highlightsView now Catch WWDC24 recaps around the worldJoin us for special in-person activities at Apple locations worldwide this summer.Sign up >Explore apps and games from the KeynoteCheck out all the incredible featured titles.
Visit the App Store >How’d we do?We’d love to know your thoughts about this year’s conference.Take the survey >Today’s WWDC24 playlist: Power UpGet ready for one last
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Freeform in iOS 18 is enormously easier to work inside and navigate
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Apple's Freeform productivity app has been made easier to navigate and to understand, thanks to some changes in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.
Freeform's changes apply on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia
Introduced in late 2022, Freeform was launched as tool for creation. Enabling collaborative brainstorming by letting multiple people work on the same infinite whiteboard document.While it certainly helped some users develop new ideas, there were still some areas that needed fixing. In
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WWDC, macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, and Apple Intelligence on the AppleInsider Podcast
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At last we know everything about Apple's AI moves — or at least at lot more than we did. Looking at how it will impact the apps we rely on, here's what Apple Intelligence is going to mean for us all.
Craig Federighi buckles up, ready for Apple Intelligence
Maybe we'd guessed everything about Apple's more high-profile adoption of AI after years of quiet Machine Learning. Maybe there's still a lot left to find out — and maybe we'll get used to the name "Apple Intelligence."What's clear
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HomeKit now lets you manually set what device is your Home Hub in iOS 18
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HomeKit is giving users more choice about what controls the smart home network in iOS 18, by selecting what device acts as the active Home Hub.
HomeKit's Home app on iOS
HomeKit prefers to have a Home Hub, a device designated as the main point of contact on the network for all other hardware. A home could have multiple devices that can act as the Home Hub, but you couldn't previously designate one as the primary device for the task.In practice, this meant that the assignment rotated, sometimes t
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iOS 18 solves iCloud's irritating habit of offloading the file you need
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It's meant to save space on your device, but iCloud's decisions over what files can be temporarily offloaded can be aggravating — until a new feature in iOS 18 allows you to stop it.
Pressing and holding on a document in the Files app now gets you a Keep Downloaded option
Even with only iCloud's miserly 5GB of space, the system will still upload files to the cloud in order to save storage space on devices. It's meant to be an intelligent system that realises this is, for instance, a large
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Print a PDF From Your iPhone in a Just Few Quick Taps - CNET
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Whether you want to print a page from website or an email, doing so just takes a few steps.
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iPhone 16 Design: The Biggest Physical Changes We Expect - CNET
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The iPhone 16 Pro models may have larger screens and a new camera capture button.
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Jon Stewart reveals the moment thing went bad with Apple
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"The Problem with Jon Stewart" host says that it was over one particular interview that he knew his show was not going to fit in at Apple TV+.
'The Problem with Jon Stewart' [Apple TV+]
Jon Stewart did originally say that he parted ways with Apple TV+ because the company "didn't want me to say things that might get me in trouble." He later expanded on that to talk about Apple being uncomfortable with a skit about AI.Now in a new interview with the podcast The Town with Matthew Belloni, he says t
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What's coming soon to tvOS 18, HomeKit, and AirPods
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Apple's bento graphic for Audio & Home covers everything from HomeKit to tvOS. Here's a breakdown of that image's feature list.
Apple's bento graphic for Audio & HomeApple's bento graphic for Audio & Home
The bento graphic is an Apple tradition now. It's the company's quick and flashy way to summarize all of the key features of products and services after it finishes presenting them.The Audio & Home bento actually combines features from a variety of hardware and operating systems
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Proposed class action lawsuit accuses Apple of underpaying women
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According to a new class action lawsuit in California, Apple allegedly underpaid 12,000 women compared to men despite DEI initiatives.
Apple Park is meant to host a diverse and equal workforce
Gender pay gaps, discrimination, and harassment are all something Apple has said it takes quite seriously. It even launched a dedicated webpage with data available back to 2014 about diversity, though it hasn't been updated since 2022.However, Apple's dedication to gender equality has come under scrutiny w
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Developers can now nominate apps and updates for App Store promotions
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Apple runs an entire editorial division for the App Store that writes in-depth stories and roundups, and now developers can nominate their apps and updates instead of waiting for seemingly random selection.
Featuring Nominations can be submitted in App Store Connect
The App Store Editorial team is who is behind all of the content in the Today tab in the App Store app. It is part of what made the App Store a destination for users rather than an essential utility, not to mention an ad revenue sour
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