Ireland could face fine for dragging heels on back taxes from Apple

The European Commission is set to penalize Ireland with a "non-compliance action" for failing to collect up to $17.6 billion in back taxes from Apple, owed after the Commission found the Irish government brokered unfair deals that constituted illegal state aid.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 23

Google rumored to be working on 'Made for Google' accessory program mirroring Apple's MFi standards

Google is allegedly creating a "Made for Google" certification system resembling Apple's "Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod" program, known as MFi for short.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 24

New version of LG Display Manager available for macOS High Sierra with USB, camera tweaks

LG has released a new version of its utility for owners of the company's UltraFine displays for High Sierra, bringing improvements to USB connectivity, the built-in web camera, and the integrated speakers.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 10

New 'Local Data Mode' coming soon to iOS to prevent DJI drones from sharing location information

Following complaints from the public and the U.S. Department of Defense, DJI has rolled out a Local Data Mode update to prevent controlled drones from connecting to the internet, and sharing location information with servers located throughout the world — including China.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 1

Apple chip supplier TSMC preps first-ever 3-nanometer factory as founder announces retirement

Signalling likely improvements in the performance and size of Apple products, Apple processor manufacturer TSMC on Monday announced plans to establish the world's first 3-nanometer production facility.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 32

TrueDepth Camera with Face ID could limit Apple's iPhone X production to 30M units this year

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has slashed his forecast for iPhone X shipments this fall to between 30 million and 35 million units, though he also told investors that any negative reaction to production issues could make for an attractive opportunity to buy more shares of AAPL.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 17

Deals: 2017 15" MacBook Pro for $2,199 ($200 off); 12" MacBooks as low as $1,199 ($100-$125 off); 13" Touch Bar (512GB) $1,829 ($170 off)

Adorama is kicking off October with instant and coupon discounts on popular Mid 2017 MacBooks. Pick up a 15" for $2,199 ($200 off) with coupon, or opt for the 13" Touch Bar with 512GB of storage for $1,829 ($170 off). Apple's 12" MacBooks are also $100 to $125 off with no tax outside NY and NJ.

Christine McKee 8 years ago 0

Safeway says Apple Pay rolling out across US stores in October

Grocery chain Safeway has confirmed that it's currently spreading Apple Pay to its 912 U.S. stores, a process it expects to last through the month of October.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 26

Boston Children's Hospital's Dock Health app reduces doctor paperwork, exclusive to Apple iPhone & iPad

A new iPhone and iPad app deployed at the Boston Children's Hospital aims to cut back on the pile of physical paper generated by healthcare as part of doing business — and increase the amount of time that physicians and other caregivers can spend taking care of patients.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 2

Roku unveils $70 Streaming Stick+ with 4K & HDR, faster Express & Express+ models

Roku on Monday announced a new lineup of video streaming devices and software, led the by Streaming Stick+, an upgraded version of its portable player with support for 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR).

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 25

Federal judge rules FBI not obligated to reveal details about San Bernardino iPhone 5c penetration tool

More than a year after the original filing, a judge has ruled that the FBI is not required to disclose any information on how it entered the iPhone 5c gathered as potential evidence in the San Bernardino shooting incident.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 0

Apple posts ARM-compatible source code for XNU kernels in iOS & macOS

Apple has silently released ARM-ready source code for the XNU kernels found in iOS and macOS, marking a first for iOS, and possibly showing off some of the groundwork for Macs with ARM-based processors.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

Samsung manufacturing arms poised to make $4 billion more from iPhone X than Galaxy S8

If estimates and supplier predictions are correct, Samsung is poised to reap $14.3 billion in parts delivery alone from just the iPhone X through 2019, with the Galaxy S8 gathering only $10.1 billion.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 35

Video: iPhone 8 Plus A11 Bionic versus iPhone 7 Plus A10 Fusion performance test

The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus come loaded with Apple's new A11 Bionic processor. AppleInsider takes a look at everything it brings to the table, and how it compares to the A10 Fusion from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 22

Hands On: OmniGraffle gains drag and drop for iOS 11 on iPad and iPhone

A refresh of the long-time Mac drawing app from the Omni Group now pulls in images and text from other apps.

Mike Wuerthele and William Gallagher 8 years ago 2

New Apple video ad shows the effects of Portrait Lighting mode in the iPhone 8 Plus

Apple is promoting the photographic capabilities of the iPhone 8 Plus in a new advertisement released on Saturday morning, with the ad highlighting the new Portrait Lighting mode included with the iPhone by showing the effects users can produce using the feature.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 29

GoPro turns to HEVC compression for Hero 6 Black, same codec used by Apple in iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra

Briefly mentioned during Thursday's GoPro launch event, the new Hero 6 Black with GP1 chip compresses ultra high-resolution video into manageable chunks of data using High Efficiency Video Coding, the same standard adopted by Apple in its latest operating systems.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 34

Apple reportedly 'looking into' pair of iPhone 8 Plus with split screen from swollen battery

After reports circulated on social media about two iPhone 8 Plus exhibiting a swollen battery out of the millions shipped, Apple is reportedly looking into the situation surrounding the accounts and the phones themselves — as it nearly always does.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 48

Video: iPhone 8 Plus versus iPhone 7 Plus speaker comparison - electronic, rock, and bassy music

With a new iPhone comes new speaker hardware — AppleInsider takes a listen to the iPhone 8 Plus, and compares it to the 2016 iPhone 7 Plus.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 15

This week on AI: iPhone 8, Apple TV 4K & Apple Watch Series 3 reviewed, 2018 iPhone rumors & more

With the iPhone 8, Apple TV 4K, and Apple Watch Series 3 finally out in the wild, AppleInsider decided to give them a thorough review. The week also saw the release of macOS High Sierra, and rumors about next year's iPhones, as well as why the iPhone X might be in short supply.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 0

Sphero launches iPhone-controlled & programmable Sphero Mini

Robot maker Sphero on Friday released the Mini, a smaller version of its signature robot that can be controlled via a Bluetooth-connected iPhone or iPad.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 0

Hands-on: GoPro Hero 6 Black

GoPro released its latest action camera product, the Hero 6 Black, on Thursday with a number of incremental upgrades over the year-old Hero 5 Black, most of which are powered by the firm's first in-house designed GP1 chip. AppleInsider was at the launch event in San Francisco to go hands-on with the device.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 10

Last call! Giveaway: Enter to win an unlocked iPhone 8 in Space Gray complete with a Speck Presidio Ultra case

AppleInsider has partnered with Speck this week to offer readers the chance to win a special iPhone 8 package. One lucky winner will receive an unlocked 64GB iPhone 8 in Space Gray complete with a Presidio Ultra case from Speck to keep the new device safe and secure. Total combined value exceeds $750.

Christine McKee 8 years ago 0

Samsung still waiting on App Store approval to make Gear Fit2 Pro iPhone-compatible

Although the Gear Fit2 Pro went on sale Sept. 15, Samsung is still waiting for Apple to publish a companion iOS app before the fitness tracker can gain promised iPhone compatibility.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

Apple pairs with artists on song & decorations to promote Chicago's Michigan Ave. store

In advance of an Oct. 20 opening, Apple has commissioned a song and matching artwork to promote the new store coming to Chicago's Michigan Avenue.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 1

Google Drive for iOS updated to make stored documents accessible in Files app

Google has updated its Google Drive app for iOS to fully integrate the cloud storage service with the Files app introduced in iOS 11, with the latest version of Google's app making it possible to access and manage documents and photos stored on Google's servers.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 0

APFS in High Sierra causing problems for Unity Engine, Cities: Skylines, Civilization V, more

Game development engine producers Unity has strongly recommended to its users to avoid the upgrade to macOS 10.13 for the moment, as despite the firm fixing a number of issues that plagued developers using the tool with High Sierra's beta releases, there are still some faults that need to be rectified to make the game engine stable on Apple's latest operating system — and APFS is inducing problems in other game titles as well.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 44

Apple reportedly snaps up French computer vision specialists Regaind

Apple has allegedly purchased early-phase startup Regaind, a company in the midst of developing a new algorithm for analyzing the content and quality of photos.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 5

iPhone X report shows device with less environmental impact than any other Apple product

Apple has rolled out an iPhone X-specific environmental impact, with the page suggesting that the high-end OLED device is more recyclable with less impact on the environment than any of the company's devices that have come before.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 16

Review: Apple TV 4K is an impressive extension of the iTunes ecosystem to the living room

The oft-complained about lack of support for 4K has been rectified in the update to the Apple TV. The new Apple TV 4K not only has the higher resolution but support for HDR — and AppleInsider has examined it in detail.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 81

Apple looking to develop custom ARM chips for future Macs, cutting out Intel - report

Apple is not only interested in chip production for the iPhone and iPad, but developing its own CPU for laptops, modems for the iPhone, and its own touchscreen processing system, a new report claims.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 159

Security study finds old or improperly updated Macs in limited danger from EFI attack vectors

A new study postulates that Apple's lack of transparency about firmware updates could be lulling users and system administrators into a false sense of security — but the situation on Windows computers is far worse, and an attack focusing on EFI modification needs to be highly focused and specifically targeted.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 8

Podcast

AppleInsider podcast reviews iPhone 8 & Apple Watch Series 3, plus iPhone X impressions

Victor Marks 8 years ago 1

Video: What to expect from iOS 11.1 on your iPhone or iPad

Apple has relaunched the beta process with new versions of iOS 11, watchOS 4, macOS High Sierra, and tvOS 11. Here's what to expect from iOS 11.1 on your iPhone, or iPad.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 16

Video: Apple Watch Series 3 gets LTE Apple Music streaming with watchOS 4.1

Just two weeks after the official release of watchOS 4.0, Apple has started the beta process anew with watchOS 4.1. AppleInsider examines the marquee feature of the release — Apple Music streaming over LTE.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 4

Inside iOS 11: Run four iPad apps on screen at once with Apple's newly expanded multitasking

Multitasking capabilities on the iPad have gone up to 11 (or, to be more exact, four) in iOS 11, giving users the power to run more apps onscreen at once than ever before.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 22

Trio of Disney Channel iPhone and iPad apps consolidate into single DisneyNow app

Making good on a promise to do so, Disney has combined three of its content-providing apps, consolidating Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior into DisneyNow.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 2

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