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• Apple launches $300M fund to power Chinese supply chain with clean energy AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple on Thursday announced a new initiative that seeks to power its Chinese supply chain with renewable energy sources, with the company and initial suppliers expected to invest nearly $300...
• Mac shipments continue to outpace overall PC sales trends AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - New estimates from market research firm Gartner suggest Apple's Mac business grew in the second quarter of 2018, contributing to a year-over-year upturn in the embattled PC market, its first...
• Everything new in Apple's 2018 MacBook Pro AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple just released the long-awaited new 2018 MacBook Pros, and while identical at first glance, there are a lot of features that differentiate them from the 2016 and 2017 models....
• Justice Department appeals AT&T merger with Time Warner AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday appealed a federal court ruling that paved the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner, potentially putting the $85.4 billion merger in jeopardy....
• Apple Music's 'Carpool Karaoke: The Series' nominated for Emmy Award AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Though lacking critical and audience acclaim, Apple Music's "Carpool Karaoke" is turning a few industry heads, as the series is up for a prestigious television award....
• Apple's Tim Cook & Eddy Cue return to elite Sun Valley conference for 2018 AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple CEO Tim Cook and senior VP Eddy Cue have once again made an appearance at the annual Sun Valley conference in Idaho, attended by the elite of the media...
• Study: iPhone 6 has highest failure rate among iPhones -- but Samsung's rate is higher AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - A new study by a security firm finds that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S are much more likely to fail than any other iPhone model -- however, Samsung has...
• T2 chip in iMac Pro & 2018 MacBook Pro controls boot, security functions previously managed by CPU AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple's new T2 chip in the iMac Pro and 2018 MacBook Pro is far more than a refinement of the family of sub-processors that launched in the 2016 MacBook Pro,...
• iPhone 7 survives two day 30-foot submergence, text at depth alerts diver AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Thanks to the magic of waterproof cases, an iPhone 7 lost overboard during a vacation not only got a text message alerting a diver to its location, but kept 84...
• What is Apple's True Tone technology on the 2018 MacBook Pro, and why does it matter? AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple's MacBook Pro refresh on Thursday revealed Apple has incorporated True Tone technology into a Mac's display for the first time. AppleInsider sheds some light on the color management system...
• Apple warns last Photo Print Products orders must go out before Sept. 30 AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple on Thursday began alerting Photos users on the Mac that it will stop taking orders for its Photo Print Products service after Sept. 30 this year....
• Apple launches Back to School promotion with free Beats headphones offer AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple has commenced its summer back-to-school promotion, offering its education customers free Beats headphones on top of existing savings for select Mac desktops and iPad Pro models, as well as...
• Apple finally discontinues 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Following the release of the 2018 MacBook Pro refresh, Apple has quietly, finally, stopped selling the 2015 MacBook Pro as new on Apple.com after a three-year run....
• Maxed out 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro at $6699 isn't Apple's most expensive laptop ever AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - The 15-inch MacBook Pro configured to the hilt is a very expensive machine, but it isn't even Apple's most expensive laptop in history....
• Apple adds Leather Sleeve for new 13- & 15-inch MacBook Pros AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Not content with new MacBook Pros and an external GPU, Apple on Thursday also launched new Leather Sleeves, sized for 13- and 15-inch Pros....
• Apple & Blackmagic launch new eGPU to match updated MacBook Pros AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Accompanying the refreshed MacBook Pros launched on Thursday, Apple is now also preparing an external GPU developed in cooperation with Blackmagic, which sports an AMD Radeon Pro 580 GPU with...
• Apple refreshes MacBook Pro with six-core processors, 32GB of RAM AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple's MacBook Pro refresh features up to six-core processors, a 32GB of RAM option, a True Tone display on some models, and a new quieter third-generation keyboard....
• Find My AirPods' audio pings could be improved with iPhone-based detection AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Apple is working on ways to improve features like Find My AirPods for users to recover misplaced peripherals, including a concept using a microphone array to detect sounds played by...
• Patent troll sues Apple over Siri's internet access, seeking licensing deal AppleInsider (Thursday, 12 July) - Another non-practicing entity has filed suit against Apple and is taking issue with the company's use of network calls to enhance Siri's responses to users....
• How to send images from the Messages app on the iPhone in iOS 12 AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - One of the more controversial changes in iOS 12 has to do with the way images from your photo library are shared in the Messages app. AppleInsider walks you through...
• Reminder: AirPlay devices can stream to AirPlay 2 speakers like the HomePod AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - AirPlay 2, Apple's latest evolution of their wireless streaming protocol, was recently released, bringing with it an array of new features and changes. This had many wondering, will original AirPlay...
• Review: AmpliFi Mesh Wi-Fi System and AmpliFi Teleport Kit AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Amplifi, a subsidiary brand of Ubiquiti, sells Wi-Fi mesh routing systems that target the same market Apple's AirPort routers were focused on: easy-to-manage networks with high performance and industrial design...
• Exclusive: New trailer for the documentary film about Apple's 'General Magic' spin-off AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - The new documentary about the Apple veterans who created a smartphone-like device in the early 1990s at spinoff General Magic has a new preview clip, and you can see it...
• FaceID iPad, MacBook, Mac mini, MacBook Pro, 11-inch iPad Pro in Apple's 2018 product lineup AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Nearly the entire Apple product line including the iPhone, iPad Pro, first new Mac mini in nearly four years, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, second-generation AirPods, and "Series 4" Apple Watch...
• Apple issues minor update to third beta of macOS Mojave for developers AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Developers received a slight update to the third beta of macOS 10.14 Mojave today, following the original beta three last week, and Monday's public release of macOS 10.13.6....
• Sonos first third party to deliver promised AirPlay 2 support AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Sonos on Wednesday launched its promised support for AirPlay 2, initially available through a handful of the company's speakers....
• Hot Deals: $800-$1,300 off 15" MacBook Pros; $20 off $200+ CPO iPhones AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Apple deals are heating up this week with instant savings on closeout hardware. Save up to $1,300 on loaded Late 2016 15-inch MacBook Pros with at least 1TB of storage...
• Apple sued by patent troll over 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' tech AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Apple has become the subject of a new lawsuit from a patent troll, with SMTM Technology claiming Apple's Do Not Disturb While Driving feature for iOS 11 infringes on a...
• How to use Apple's latest 'USB Restricted Mode' security feature included in iOS 11.4.1 AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Tucked away within the latest iOS 11.4.1 update, Apple included a new security feature that has been making headlines -- USB Restricted Mode. AppleInsider walks you through the new feature,...
• Austria may get Apple Pay in 'coming months' AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Austria will finally get access to Apple Pay in "coming months," according to sources for one of the country's leading newspapers....
• Wistron may be making small number of Apple's 2018 iPhones AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - While well-known Apple partner Foxconn will probably be assembling the bulk of this fall's iPhones, some of them will be built by one of its smaller partners, Wistron, a report...
• Apple gets free product placement at the World Cup -- and everywhere else, too AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - A new report says that Apple, despite not being an official sponsor, was "the winner of the World Cup," thanks to many players wearing AirPods and Beats headphones. It's getting...
• Apple escapes punishment from Japanese regulator over iPhone carrier agreements AppleInsider (Wednesday, 11 July) - Apple has come under fire from Japan's Fair Trade Commission for agreements it made with the country's carriers, concluding the company may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile networks...
• Now-fixed Apple code crashed iOS devices when users typed 'Taiwan' AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - A blog post on Tuesday illustrates the sometimes inadvertent ill effects of modifying or adding code to a major operating system for no other purpose than to placate a certain...
• Back to School Blowout Deals: Up to $1,300 off Apple iMacs; loaded 15" MacBook Pro for $2,299 AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Grab 'em while they last! Apple authorized reseller Adorama is knocking up to $1,300 off Late 2015 iMacs exclusively for AI readers. Inventory is extremely limited on the closeout configs...
• Take control of notifications in iOS 12 with Do Not Disturb Siri Suggestions AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Siri is getting more proactive in iOS 12. When Apple's next-gen operating system launches this fall, it will get a slew of fresh Siri integrations that include smart notification management...
• Jason Momoa takes lead role in Apple's 'See' original series, report says AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Jason Momoa, best known for his work on "Game of Thrones," has landed the lead role in Apple's upcoming original series "See," according to a report on Tuesday....
• Former Apple employee charged with stealing autonomous car trade secrets AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Former hardware engineer, who worked on autonomous cars at Apple, arrested at airport, attempting to board a flight for China with company secrets....
• Apple still considering foldable iPhones with flexible displays AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Apple is still examining the possibility of creating a mobile device with a large screen that can be compacted into a smaller size, using a flexible section in the middle...
• Gil Amelio resigned at Apple CEO 21 years ago, paving the way for Steve Jobs' ascension as CEO AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - In July of 1997, five months after Apple bought NeXT and bought him back into the fold, Steve Jobs became Apple's de facto interim CEO, kicking off the most successful...
• Comparing the five major digital magazine subscription services AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - At Austin's SXSW festival in March, Apple announced the takeover of Texture, one of the preeminent magazine subscription services. It's hardly the only digital magazine service available though, so here's...
• Apple's Siri, Machine Learning teams now under control of new hire John Giannandrea [u] AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - To improve the technologies at the core of Apple's future, the company has merged the Siri and Machine Learning teams into one entity, under the control of recent hire John...
• Microsoft's new Surface Go is still not an iPad killer AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Microsoft is at it again with yet another Surface hardware release. But, as with the rest of the Surface line, it doesn't look like the Surface Go will make much...
• Apple looking to deploy 1Password company-wide, company buy-out denied [u] AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Apple is reportedly planning to deploy AgileBits' 1Password software across its entire workforce, claimed a report on Tuesday, but the same report alleging that the developer was going to be...
• Long term review: Apple's AirPods are still the best wireless headphones around AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Over a year and a half later, Apple's AirPods are still considered by many to be the best wireless earphones ever made. AppleInsider takes a second look at the popular...
• Today only: Save 10% on iPhones, HomePods, Apple TV 4Ks, Beats headphones and more at eBay AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Today only, save 10% on top of already reduced prices on tech orders of $50 or more. With a high max discount of $100 off, now is the time to...
• How to quickly request the desktop version of a website on your iPhone AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - Need to access the desktop version of a website instead of the mobile-friendly version from your iPhone? AppleInsider shares two quick tricks to order your iOS devices to show the...
• LG rides Apple Watch to peak of OLED sales for smartwatches AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - LG Display beat out rivals in the AMOLED smartwatch panel market last year, driven largely by its orders for the Apple Watch, according to new research estimates....
• Here's how Apple could have an edge-to-edge LCD screen in the iPhone AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - The reported addition of the Japan-based Nichia as an exclusive supplier to Apple has seemingly revealed how the LCD model in this fall's iPhone refresh will have a similar edge-to-edge...
• The revolution Steve Jobs resisted: Apple's App Store marks 10 years of third-party innovation AppleInsider (Tuesday, 10 July) - The first iPhone saw release in 2007 with a fairly barebones selection of apps, none of which were made by outside developers. That changed when Apple opened the gates to...

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