Best Black Friday iPad Pro deals: save up to $1,000

Apple's iPad Pro has been heavily discounted as Black Friday deals week is well underway, with discounts of up to $400 off M4 11-inch and 13-inch models — and up to $1,000 off blowout M2 tablets.

Christine McKee 1 year ago 0

AirPods Max headphones unlikely to get any further upgrades

Apple updated its AirPods Max with USB-C and new color options in September 2024, but is reportedly not planning any further changes to the headphones.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 9

Siri engine to be fundamentally revamped across 2025, early 2026

Apple is in the process of overhauling Siri to catch up to AI engines like ChatGPT, but the revamp will emerge in stages across 2025 and into 2026.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 5

Apple slashes MacBook Pro speaker repair costs

Apple will dramatically reduce the cost of speaker repair in the Apple Silicon 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro, ending the longstanding need to buy a whole replacement top case.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 3

Tap to Pay on iPhone, Apple Watch arrives in New Zealand

Apple has now brought its Tap to Pay easy-payment technology to New Zealand. Merchants can now use an iPhone or Apple Watch to accept payments from contactless debit and credit cards, Apple Pay, or other digital wallets.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 3

Apple TV+ abandons Clooney and Pitt's 'Wolfs' sequel

A planned sequel to the Apple TV+ original movie "Wolfs" has reportedly been dropped, marking another unexpected turn for both this film series, and for how it appears Apple is changing its movie ambitions.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 22

Save $300 on Apple's 1TB M4 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro this weekend

A trio of retailers are fighting for your money, by offering the 1TB 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgraded M4 Pro chip at $300 off the list price.

AppleInsider Staff 1 year ago 0

iPhone 17 Slim probably won't have a telephoto camera

The rumored iPhone 17 Slim won't have a telephoto camera on the back, with a report insisting it will still be a Pro-level feature in 2025.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 8

Apple ramping up India manufacturing expansion to avoid Trump tariffs on China

Indian media has revealed that Apple is in talks with more than 40 firms in the region to become component suppliers for devices including the iPhone, ahead of a Trump administration applying tariffs to Chinese imports.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 8

Lowest price ever: iPad 10th Generation drops to $249 with Amazon coupon

Amazon has discounted Apple's iPad 10th Generation to the lowest price on record thanks to a Black Friday on-page coupon.

Christine McKee 1 year ago 0

Podcast

New emoji, app store banning drama, and a new Mac mini hub, on the AppleInsider Podcast

William Gallagher 1 year ago 0

Apple's browser rules deemed anticompetitive, says UK competition body

Apple's rules about what developers can do within browsers is limiting innovation, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority has determined, as part of its provisional findings from its browser investigation.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 19

EU drops four-year Apple audiobook probe after complaint is withdrawn

The European Union has announced that it has ceased its investigation into how Apple treats rival audiobook developers on the App Store, saying the original complainant has withdrawn.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 3

Indonesia rejects Apple's $100 million bid to lift the iPhone 16 ban

Indonesia's government has considered Apple's increased offer of $100 million of investment in the country, but reportedly wants more before it will lift its ban on the iPhone 16 range.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 10

Apple's M4 Mac mini plunges to record low $499 during Amazon's Black Friday Sale

The M4 Mac mini features an all-new design and 16GB of RAM in the standard model. And right now it's $100 off at Amazon thanks to cash savings stacked with an on-page coupon.

Christine McKee 1 year ago 0

Siri chatbot may be coming in 2026 as part of iOS 19

A new rumor suggests Apple wants to make Siri more conversational by making it use a large language model backend similar to ChatGPT and AI rivals, but it won't be ready until 2026.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 21

Grab Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro M4 at record low $2,199 price

Apple's M4 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro is on sale for $2,199, that's $300 off the price of a brand new notebook with its latest generation of Apple Silicon.

AppleInsider Staff 1 year ago 0

Apple Music celebrates Billie Eilish's record-breaking year

Billie Eilish has been named the Apple Music Artist of the Year for 2024, celebrating a year defined by chart-topping music, award-winning film soundtracks, and record-breaking performances.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 12

Satechi redesigns its hub to fit the new, smaller M4 Mac mini

Satechi has announced its new Mac mini Stand & Hub, a pint-sized hub with a card reader, a NVMe Enclosure — and which brings back USB-A ports.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 21

Apple brings hearing tests to AirPods Pro 2 in France but holds back key feature

Apple's AirPods Pro 2 now let users in France test their hearing and reduce loud noises, but the hearing aid feature is stuck in regulatory limbo.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 5

Apple announces its Black Friday promotions, but there are far better deals

Just ahead of its Black Friday promotion that begins on November 29, 2024, Apple has revealed that it will yet again be offering bundled gift cards — even as other firms offer actual discounts.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 3

US government steps up oversight of Apple Pay and rivals

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it will apply rigorous oversight to Big Tech payment systems such as Apple Pay.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 14

Apple urges judge to dismiss the DOJ's speculative antitrust suit

Apple has argued in court that the Department of Justice's case against it is baseless, while the DOJ says prove it at trial.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 5

Save $300 on the Apple Studio Display during Black Friday sale

If you want the Apple Studio Display, you should consider getting it now, as it's currently available at a massive $300 discount.

AppleInsider Staff 1 year ago 1

How XProtect protects you from viruses on macOS

XProtect is Apple's Mac virus detection system which keeps your Mac safe. Here's how the protective macOS feature works.

Chip Loder 1 year ago 6

Apple's iPad 10th Gen plunges to $279 in early Black Friday price war

Grab the lowest iPad 10th Generation price on record as Amazon and Best Buy compete for the best early Black Friday deals.

Christine McKee 1 year ago 3

Apple's App Store takedowns over copyright claims continue to annoy developers

Developers of two media-centric apps say Apple is not playing fair with the App Store, especially when it comes to dealing with copyright law.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 0

Google is pissed that the DOJ may make it sell off Chrome

You'll all pay for this, just you wait and see, says a petulant Google as the US Department of Justice is rumored to make it sell off its Chrome browser.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 22

Fourth round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2 land

Apple is on its fourth round of developer betas for this generation, with new builds of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 joined by the third build of watchOS 11.2.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 0

Save up to 36% on Microsoft Office for Mac 2024 with this early Black Friday special

A new early Black Friday software deal allows Mac and PC owners to score up to 36% off a standalone license to Microsoft Office 2024.

AppleInsider Staff 1 year ago 0

'Final Fantasy XIV Mobile' brings epic adventures to your iPhone

Lightspeed Studios and Square Enix are bringing the critically acclaimed MMORPG "Final Fantasy XIV" to mobile, letting players embark on the epic Eorzean adventure on their iPhone.

Andrew Orr 1 year ago 0

Shazam has been used more than 100 billion times since it launched

Shazam, the wildly popular song recognition app, has reached a major milestone by identifying more than 100 billion songs — up from 70 billion songs in 2022.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 4

Apple heads to court to try to get massive & vague DOJ antitrust suit dismissed

Apple will today present its case for why the Department of Justice's mammoth lawsuit against the iPhone maker is entirely without merit — and prosecutors will repeat their accusations.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 9

Early Black Friday deals: save up to $300 on every M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch & 16-inch

Early Black Friday deals are in effect on Apple's 2024 MacBook Pro M4, with every configuration — retail and CTO — eligible for a coupon discount.

Christine McKee 1 year ago 4

Supply chain report says iPhone SE 4 will launch in March 2025

Analysts from Barclays bank claim to have confirmed that the iPhone SE 4 will in March 2025 as previously expected.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 4

Price cuts fail to prevent iPhone sales drop on China's Singles Day

China's annual Singles Day shopping festival has again seen Apple's iPhone sales decline year over year.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 3

Apple has officially ended its butterfly keyboard repair program for MacBooks

Apple no longer offers free repairs for MacBook models with the infamous "butterfly" keyboard, as the repair program for these machines has officially ended.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 3

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