Mikey Campbell

Mikey Campbell is the Senior Editor at AppleInsider, where he has covered all things Apple since 2011. He has appeared on Bloomberg TV, MSNBC Live, CNBC, Al Jazeera, MotorTrend's "Wide Open Throttle," CBS5 and TWiT.

Apple MacBook Pro Deals

Exclusive Prices
Best MacBook Pro deals this May

Latest Articles from Mikey Campbell

article thumbnail

AirTag rival Tile acquired by location tracking platform Life360 in $205M deal

6 months ago

AirTag rival Tile acquired by location tracking platform Life360 in $205M deal

Tile, makers of location tracking hardware that competes with Apple's AirTag, has agreed to an acquisition that will see the company become part of location tracking specialist Life360.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

12

article thumbnail

Apple says workers have right to discuss pay, but scrutiny of employee policy intensifies

6 months ago

Apple says workers have right to discuss pay, but scrutiny of employee policy intensifies

Apple this week informed employees that they have a right to discuss wages and pay-related complaints externally, but the company faces mounting pressure over its employee policies, including a recently filed Securities and Exchange Commission complaint.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

9

article thumbnail

Apple seemingly inflates Podcasts app rating with new review prompt

6 months ago

Apple seemingly inflates Podcasts app rating with new review prompt

Ratings for Apple's Podcasts app have jumped from an abysmal 1.8 stars to 4.6 stars in just over a month with what appears to be a little coaxing from Apple.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

14

article thumbnail

Shareholder resolution potentially pushed Apple to announce Self Service Repair

6 months ago

Shareholder resolution potentially pushed Apple to announce Self Service Repair

A recently filed shareholder resolution calling for Apple to reverse its "anti-repair practices" could have been a key factor in the tech giant's surprise decision to launch a "Self Service Repair" program.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

16

article thumbnail

Apple's 'iPhone 14' and AR headset to sport Wi-Fi 6E, says Kuo

6 months ago

Apple's 'iPhone 14' and AR headset to sport Wi-Fi 6E, says Kuo

Apple plans to adopt the next-generation Wi-Fi 6E protocol in its next flagship iPhone and an as-yet-unannounced head-mounted display, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

11

article thumbnail

Third-party iPhone 13 screen repairs back on the table with iOS 15.2 beta

6 months ago

Third-party iPhone 13 screen repairs back on the table with iOS 15.2 beta

Apple appears to be making good on promises to remove barriers to third-party iPhone 13 screen repairs, with experts saying a parts swap can be performed on the latest iOS 15.2 beta with relative ease.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

1

article thumbnail

Evidence of 'SportsKit' framework discovered in iOS and tvOS

6 months ago

Evidence of 'SportsKit' framework discovered in iOS and tvOS

Code strings in Apple's latest iOS beta versions reference a new framework called "SportsKit," suggesting the company is planning an earnest push into sports media and enhanced information delivery.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

1

article thumbnail

Lawsuit targets Apple's iOS App Store 'monopoly'

6 months ago

Lawsuit targets Apple's iOS App Store 'monopoly'

A proposed class-action lawsuit claims Apple leveraged its popular iOS platform to create a closed ecosystem that locked customers into a software aftermarket saddled by App Store commissions, fees which continue to drive "supracompetetive" profits.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

31

article thumbnail

Snap sued for misrepresenting impact of Apple privacy changes

6 months ago

Snap sued for misrepresenting impact of Apple privacy changes

Snap sued for misrepresenting impact of Apple privacy changes

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

11

article thumbnail

Disney+ hits 118.1M subscribers in two years as growth slows to crawl

6 months ago

Disney+ hits 118.1M subscribers in two years as growth slows to crawl

Disney+ notched 118.1 million subscribers during the third quarter of 2021, Disney said in an earnings report on Wednesday, with the results representing the slowest sequential growth for the streaming service since its launch in 2019.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

10

article thumbnail

Apple denied request to delay App Store changes resulting from Epic lawsuit

6 months ago

Apple denied request to delay App Store changes resulting from Epic lawsuit

A federal court judge on Tuesday denied Apple's request to stay enforcement of mandated App Store changes resulting from the company's high-profile legal spat with Epic Games.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

25

article thumbnail

Apple reduces trade-in values for iPhone, iPad and Mac

6 months ago

Apple reduces trade-in values for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Apple this week reduced estimated maximum trade-in values for flagship devices including iPhone, iPad and Mac, with some products seeing an up to 16% change from previously offered prices.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

7

article thumbnail

DOJ charges two alleged REvil associates, seizes $6.1M

6 months ago

DOJ charges two alleged REvil associates, seizes $6.1M

The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday unsealed charges against two foreign nationals alleged to be part of the notorious REvil ransomware group that targeted Apple supplier Quanta earlier this year.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

3

article thumbnail

Meta to continue use of facial recognition technology

6 months ago

Meta to continue use of facial recognition technology

Facebook this week announced that it will no longer deploy facial recognition technologies on its platform, but the social network's parent company, Meta, said that the commitment does not apply to its metaverse products

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

15

article thumbnail

Facebook attempts to bypass Apple's App Store fee with new Subscriptions payment link

6 months ago

Facebook attempts to bypass Apple's App Store fee with new Subscriptions payment link

Facebook is rolling out a new tool designed to help content creators earn money on its platform while sidestepping Apple's customary 30% cut of App Store transactions.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

10

article thumbnail

Samsung apes Safari's most derided iOS 15 feature

6 months ago

Samsung apes Safari's most derided iOS 15 feature

Forever the innovator, Samsung this week decided it was time to add a tab bar to the bottom of its first-party mobile browser — months after Apple introduced a suspiciously similar option to Safari with iOS 15.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

7

article thumbnail

Apple shipped estimated 6.5M MacBooks in Q3

6 months ago

Apple shipped estimated 6.5M MacBooks in Q3

Apple shipped an estimated 6.5 million MacBooks in the third quarter of 2021, increasing the company's slice of the notebook market on the back of strong demand for products like MacBook Air.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

4

article thumbnail

Apple slashes iPad production to meet iPhone 13 demand

6 months ago

Apple slashes iPad production to meet iPhone 13 demand

Apple in recent months severely slashed production of its iPad lines to dole out scarce components to iPhone 13, according to a report Tuesday, suggesting that the global chip shortage is having a greater impact on Cupertino than previously suspected.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

1

article thumbnail

Tim Cook speaks at Silicon Slopes Summit in Utah, receives fry sauce souvenir

6 months ago

Tim Cook speaks at Silicon Slopes Summit in Utah, receives fry sauce souvenir

Apple CEO Tim Cook is a variety three-pack of Utah fry sauces richer after speaking at the 2021 Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in October.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

3

article thumbnail

Apple TV+ signs first-look deal with former ESPN president and network contributor

6 months ago

Apple TV+ signs first-look deal with former ESPN president and network contributor

Apple TV+ is looking to add to a budding slate of sports-centric documentary content with a first-look deal involving former ESPN associates John Skipper and Dan Le Batard.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

1

article thumbnail

Beats axes Beats Solo Pro, Powerbeats and Beats EP

6 months ago

Beats axes Beats Solo Pro, Powerbeats and Beats EP

Apple is paring down its Beats product lineup following the release of Beats Fit Pro on Monday, with the audio subsidiary no longer offering Beats Solo Pro, Powerbeats or Beats EP devices for sale.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

0

article thumbnail

Apple Silicon drives year of record-breaking Mac revenue

6 months ago

Apple Silicon drives year of record-breaking Mac revenue

Apple's in-house chip designs are behind a renaissance for Mac, with M1-powered hardware like MacBook Pro leading the way in a year of consecutive quarterly revenue records for the hardware category.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

8

article thumbnail

Spotify overtakes Apple as top US podcast platform, says Spotify

6 months ago

Spotify overtakes Apple as top US podcast platform, says Spotify

Spotify's push to build out its podcast platform is paying dividends, as the streaming music giant on Wednesday said it surpassed Apple to become the top podcast provider in the U.S.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

15

article thumbnail

Apple releases Safari 15.1 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina with traditional tab design

6 months ago

Apple releases Safari 15.1 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina with traditional tab design

Apple on Wednesday released a new version of Safari for macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina that reverts controversial tab user interface changes to a more familiar layout seen in previous iterations of the web browser.

By Mikey Campbell | 6 months ago

3

article thumbnail

Twitter revenue largely unaffected by Apple privacy changes

7 months ago

Twitter revenue largely unaffected by Apple privacy changes

As the social media sector bemoans Apple's recently enacted iOS privacy protections, Twitter on Tuesday said the changes that require users to opt in to ad tracking had a lower than expected impact on ad revenue.

By Mikey Campbell | 7 months ago

2

Latest comparisons

article thumbnail

Compared: New Apple Watch versus Apple Certified Refurbished

article thumbnail

Compared: AirPods Max versus Sony WH-1000XM5

article thumbnail

Compared: Apple Music vs Spotify in 2022

article thumbnail

Compared: Amazon Fire 7 2022 vs iPad mini & 10.2-inch iPad

article thumbnail

Compared: iPhone 13 Pro Max vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

Latest Videos

article thumbnail

Compared: New Apple Watch versus Apple Certified Refurbished

article thumbnail

Compared: AirPods Max versus Sony WH-1000XM5

article thumbnail

Everything we know about the next HomePod

article thumbnail

Compared: Apple Studio Display vs Alogic Clarity Monitor

article thumbnail

Compared: OnePlus 10 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro & iPhone 13 Pro Max

Latest tips

article thumbnail

What to do if your iPhone is stolen

article thumbnail

How to avoid being scammed by fake Apple support staff

article thumbnail

How to update the Apple MagSafe Battery pack firmware

article thumbnail

How to stop your smart TV from tracking your viewing habits

article thumbnail

How to deal with 'iPhone unavailable' screen in four ways

Latest Reviews

article thumbnail

GoDice review: Make game night more fun with these Bluetooth-enabled dice

article thumbnail

StarTech Thunderbolt 4 Dock review: great for your MacBook Pro workstation

article thumbnail

Iodyne Pro Data review: External storage as fast as your Mac Studio's SSD

article thumbnail

Monoprice 28-inch CrystalPro 4K monitor review: low-priced but hurt by cheap build

article thumbnail

Tronsmart Bang Speaker review: Solidly middle of the road for a portable speaker