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03-24-19 -
Apple running supposed 'livestream' ahead of March 25's press event
Drumming up publicity for Monday's press event, which starts at 10 a.m. Pacific, Apple is already running a purported "livestream" from the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park, usually showing little more than a empty stage.
03-24-19 -
Apple's video service could sell networks like HBO & Showtime for $9.99 each
Apple's "TV" app -- the locus of the video platform set to be announced on Monday -- may sell subscriptions to outside services like HBO and Showtime at a cost of $9.99 apiece, a report suggested on Sunday.
03-24-19 -
Amazon drops Apple's current 15" MacBook Pro to $1,999 ($400 off), plus $300 ...
In what amounts to the steepest discount available on Apple's six-core 15-inch MacBook Pro, Amazon has issued a $400 price drop on the standard model in Space Gray. Apple's current quad-core 13-inch MacBook Pros are also $200 to $300 of...
03-23-19 -
Tips: How to check on and cancel software and service subscriptions on your i...
It's very easy to add another cheap subscription if you're want to try out an app or a video service. Before you know it, though, you're paying out a lot of money every month. Here's how to find out what you've subscribed to, through th...
03-23-19 -
Flash deal: Apple Certified Refurbished 12.9-inch iPad Pros are on sale for $...
Amazon-owned Woot is delivering the lowest price anywhere on Mid 2017 12.9-inch iPad Pros that are Apple Certified Refurbished and come with a 1-year Apple warranty. This flash deal runs today only and may sell out at any time.
03-23-19 -
Here's everything Apple announced this week from AirPods to iMacs
In the last seven days, Apple has revamped its iPad Air, iPad mini, iMacs, and AirPods and also introduced new Watch bands as well as iPhone cases. If that wasn't enough, the company has also announced a big update to its entire iWork s...
03-23-19 -
Apple may reveal a plan for iPhone & iPad game subscriptions at the March 25 ...
Apple's March 25 "its show time" event is expected to be largely focused on Services, with a new report claiming that the company may debut a subscription service for paid iPhone and iPad games during the presentation ...
03-23-19 -
Apple CDO Jony Ive discusses AirPods design as new model poised to ship
Apple's chief design officer Jony Ive in an interview published Friday offered perspective on why AirPods -- like iPod and iPhone before it -- has over the past months graduated from popular tech product to pop culture phenomenon.
03-23-19 -
Apple mulled distributing original video content on third-party platforms, re...
Days before Apple is expected to lift the veil on a hotly anticipated streaming video service, a report on Friday offers a few behind-the-scenes tidbits from the company's Hollywood partners, including speculation that distribution plan...
03-23-19 -
Next iPhone rumored to adopt 'Wireless PowerShare' tech for powering other de...
Rumors out of Apple's Asian supply chain claim the next iPhone will provide compatibility with Integrated Device Technology's "Wireless PowerShare" technology, enabling users to charge devices like Apple Watch and AirP...
03-22-19 -
Huawei's CFO probably owns more Apple products than you
When Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng was arrested in December, the one-time heir apparent to the Chinese communications equipment giant and current focus of a U.S. criminal case was carrying an iPhone 7 Plus, iPad Pro and MacBook Air.
03-22-19 -
Apple's 2018 iPad Pro to reportedly support Logitech Crayon with next iOS 12 ...
Apple's next iOS 12 update, expected to debut next week, will reportedly deliver iPad Pro support for Logitech's popular Crayon, making the tilt-sensitive stylus the only device to offer universal compatibility across the sprawling iPad...
03-22-19 -
Hulu will not be a part of Apple's video streaming service, report says
Although Apple's streaming video platform should offer an assortment of third-party services at launch, Hulu reportedly won't be one of them.
03-22-19 -
Apple's new AirPods, iPad Airs, iPad mini and iMacs are up to $120 off instantly
More exclusive deals on Apple's latest products continue to roll in as we kick off the weekend. Apple authorized reseller Adorama is knocking $10 off AirPods 2 pre-orders -- or $5 off the wireless charging case by itself -- delivering...
03-22-19 -
Video: Everything to expect at Apple's upcoming March 25th event
Now that Apple has, presumably, gotten the big spring hardware announcements out of the way, it's clear that the March 25 event will be all about services. AppleInsider looks at what to expect during Apple's "Its show time&...
03-22-19 -
Here are some of the best early case options for Apple's 2019 iPad Air
Apple has a penchant for showing people using "naked" iPads in ads, but we all know the truth -- you need some sort of case if your iPad's going anywhere outside of the home or office. Here are some of the better case...
03-22-19 -
Beats gearing up to launch own take on AirPods in April
The Apple-owned Beats may be preparing its own take on the AirPods concept, as the luxury headphone brand is reportedly preparing to launch a cord-free version of its eponymous PowerBeats, potentially within the next month.
03-22-19 -
Apple's Tim Cook tours China, meets with Vice Premier ahead of March 25 event
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Beijing this week, touring businesses and local landmarks, as well as meeting with China's Vice Premier Sun Chunlan.
03-22-19 -
AT&T's '5G E' network not faster than 4G on T-Mobile & Verizon
AT&T's controversial "5G E" network -- really rebranded 4G LTE -- may actually be slower than Verizon and T-Mobile's LTE networks, a newly-published study says.
03-22-19 -
Premium channel providers don't know full plan for Apple's video service
Media companies that have signed up to offer their services through Apple's soon-to-launch video service are apparently still in the dark about what exactly Apple will reveal, JP Morgan claims, but apparently the amount Apple will pay w...
03-22-19 -
Apple's video service needs to hit Android & desktop to impact revenue, says ...
Apple's video streaming service will be a "large-scale newcomer" to the market, but it needs to come to Android and Smart TVs to move the financial needle, says Macquarie.
03-22-19 -
First 'Apple Music Live' event coming to Milan's Piazza Liberty on March 28
Apple on Friday announced a new "Apple Music Live" series of concerts, beginning with a program at the company's Piazza Liberty store in Milan, Italy.
03-22-19 -
Apple Music chief says record-breaking album 'pre-adds' herald of how music i...
An album by Billie Eilish that has set records has demonstrated how the relationship between music streaming services and artists has changed, an interview with Apple Music worldwide chief Oliver Schusser and Interscope executive Steve ...
03-22-19 -
Apple Music's 'Browse' tab refreshed with new look, wider playlist selections
Apple has tweaked the "Browse" tab of Apple Music on iTunes and iOS, providing users easy access to the "Daily Top 100" playlists.
03-22-19 -
New iPads, iMacs, and AirPods, plus what to expect on Apple's March 25 event ...
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Apple has announced a huge amount of new hardware including new iMacs, iPads, and AirPods -- but all eyes are on the March 25 "Its show time" event.
03-22-19 -
Apple's AirPower charging mat launching 'in late March,' possibly in large qu...
Apple's long-delayed AirPower wireless charger is just around the corner, launching "in late March," a rumor claimed on Friday.
03-22-19 -
Japan Display's financial woes aggravated by Apple LCD factory deal, OLED iPhone
Japan Display is reportedly seeking investment to ease its financial burden to Apple over the construction of an LCD factory, with reduced demand for the iPhone and a shift towards OLED making the future tougher for the iPhone display p...
03-22-19 -
Editorial: Another F for Alphabet: Google's Android Wear OS still 'half baked...
A decade ago, Google's Android platform targeted the stars: first swaggering into Apple's iPhone market, then aggressively following iPad into tablets, and more recently jumping into wearables well before Apple Watch was even announced....
03-22-19 -
Comcast debuts $5-per-month 'Xfinity Flex' streaming platform and 4K HDR set-...
In the shadow of an expected debut to Apple's hotly anticipated streaming service, Comcast on Thursday announced Xfinity Flex, a new platform that offers Xfinity Internet customers access to a range of video on demand services and subsc...
03-22-19 -
Vox reportedly joins Apple news service, other Vox Media properties not avail...
A report on Thursday claims Apple has signed explanatory news website Vox to an upcoming subscription service expected to debut alongside a video streaming solution at a special event on March 25.
03-21-19 -
New York Times CEO compares Apple news service to Netflix, cautions against p...
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson in an interview on Thursday offered a pessimistic take on Apple's news subscription service, saying publishers should be wary of relying too heavily on third-party services for digital distribution.
03-21-19 -
Apple looking at ways to simplify device connectivity, including generating a...
Wearable devices like the Apple Watch and Internet of Things hardware could have an easier time connecting to iPhones and other devices in the future, with Apple coming up with multiple ways to deal with inter-device connectivity, inclu...
03-21-19 -
Apple's video service will treat original content as loss-leader for subscrip...
Apple's anticipated video streaming service will focus on trying to sell subscriptions to other video services, a report claims, as the original shows the company has spent heavily in producing will effectively be freebies to draw users...
03-21-19 -
Apple's brand-new 2019 iMac 4K drops to $1,099 ($200 off) while supplies last
On the heels of Apple's new hardware announcements, Amazon is already issuing a steep discount on the 2019 21.5-inch iMac 4K, delivering the lowest price anywhere at just $1,099.
03-21-19 -
Final Cut Pro & iMovie for Mac update preps for macOS dropping 32-bit support
Apple on Thursday updated its two Mac video editing suites, Final Cut Pro and iMovie, with tools geared to ensure videos remain compatible as macOS drops all 32-bit app support.
03-21-19 -
WWDC 2019 ticket emails going out to lottery winners
After Apple closed its lottery for tickets to attend this year's Worldwide Developers Conference on Wednesday, the company has started to inform lucky developers they will be able to attend the event, set to start on June 3 at the McEne...
03-21-19 -
Apple pays $5.6M to acquire Italian app backend startup Stamplay
Apple is rumored to have acquired Stamplay, an Italian startup that aims to simplify cloud-based development of apps for businesses, with Apple believed to have paid around 5 million euros ($5.6 million) for the company.
03-21-19 -
Facebook stored 'hundreds of millions' of unencrypted passwords on internal s...
Adding to multiple security controversies, Facebook is reportedly investigating problems which led to "hundreds of millions" of unencrypted, plain-text passwords being stored on internal servers.
03-21-19 -
Two critical zero-day Safari vulnerabilities exposed at Vancouver security co...
Two major Safari security flaws were uncovered at this week's Pwn2Own conference in Vancouver, one of which could seize full control of a targeted Mac.
03-21-19 -
Apple missing from list of companies supporting OpenXR AR and VR spec
The Khronos Group has ratified and publicly released a provisional specification for OpenXR, an open standard for AR and VR platforms, but while many major firms are supporting the effort, Apple does not appear to be publicly offering i...
03-21-19 -
AirPower reference and image discovered in Apple's Australian website
A Twitter user has found a reference to Apple's so-far unreleased AirPower charging pad in the source code of the company's AirPods page. It's only in the Australian version of the site, but AppleInsider has also discovered an image in ...
03-21-19 -
Bill payment app doxo adds Apple Pay option to pay 45,000 services
Popular bill-payment service doxo has added Apple Pay as an option for users to make payments to companies, enabling Apple's mobile payment platform to pay household bills and other fees for more than 45,000 billers.
03-21-19 -
Early 2019 iPad mini reviews call it evolutionary, but best small tablet avai...
Some of the first 2019 iPad mini reviews are going online, with the apparent consensus that while it's the best small-sized tablet on the market, it's merely an evolution meant to keep the Mini relevant.
03-21-19 -
Microsoft brings formerly Windows-centric Defender antivirus to macOS
Reflecting its increasingly platform-agnostic stance, Microsoft on Thursday revealed plans to bring its Defender antivirus software to the Mac, if initially in limited form.
03-21-19 -
AAPL now 'strong buy,' will climb back to $225 in 2019, says Needham
Apple's ecosystem is an attractive proposition for investors, Needham analysts claim as the firm upgraded the iPhone maker's stock from a "buy" to a "strong buy" rating, advising it anticipates good r...
03-21-19 -
Your Mac could wirelessly power keyboards and mice at a distance in the future
Mac peripherals including keyboards could work without needing to be recharged with a cable or have new batteries installed, as Apple has been working on a wireless power supply system capable of transmitting power to peripherals like k...
03-21-19 -
Qualcomm sees South Korean antitrust fine lowered to $200M
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission on Thursday reduced damages in a decade-old antitrust case involving Qualcomm, with the U.S. chipmaker now facing penalties that amount to roughly $200 million.
03-20-19 -
The Wall Street Journal reportedly joins Apple News service, NYT and Washingt...
According to a report on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal plans to join Apple's widely rumored for-pay news service, with the deal expected to be a marquee partnership when the product is announced next week.
03-20-19 -
AppleCare+ for Mac reaches China, Spain, Taiwan & other new regions
Mac buyers can now get AppleCare+ coverage in several more markets, two of the biggest additions being Spain and China.
03-20-19 -
Hands on with the nicest wireless charger we've found yet -- Nomad walnut Bas...
Nomad has been in the wireless charging game since the start, and they've recently released a new walnut Base Station that looks even better than the original.

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