After a mis-spent youth in the '80s as a service tech and salesperson at a now-closed Apple dealership, AppleInsider's Mike Wuerthele spent nearly a decade in the US Navy through the '90s as a submarine reactor chemist, where he routinely had to suffer through two Captains on the USS Hyman G Rickover (SSN-709) "borrowing" his MacWeek magazines before he got a chance to read them.
During his time in the Navy as a nuclear reactor water chemist, Mike was also instrumental in migrating the submarine fleet into the computer age, and assisted the US Army with its PowerMac G3 program. At the tail-end of his Navy service, he proposed a variant of the PowerMac G3 server program for the assorted military shipyards.
After his exit from the Navy, Mike spent 11 years in federal service as a commercial tech analyst, worked in an assortment of independent dealers, and supported a large swathe of Apple customers in the Washington DC area.
In 2012, he parlayed his experience discussing Apple and other tech companies with the federal government into a gig at MacNN and its sister site Electronista in 2012. Following the closure of those publications in July 2016, Mike moved over to AppleInsider as a content contributor. He is now the Managing Editor of AppleInsider.
A viral social media post amplifying a rumor that China Mobile won't carry the iPhone 15 spread so far and wide, that the carrier has made a rare public statement denying the claim.
Wedbush's Dan Ives has commented on the reported China government iPhone sales ban, and he feels that not only is it just a small speed bump on the road, but sales in the country will be up in 2024.
Less than a week until Apple's iPhone 15 event, Apple has released what is likely close to its last updates to iOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, and watchOS 9.6 to patch some actively exploited security problems.
In a note surrounding other 5G modem manufacturers, Ming-Chi Kuo has confirmed his belief that an Apple-produced 5G modem will arrive at some point in 2025.
In a move made ostensibly for security reasons, China has mandated that central government office workers not use the iPhone for work, nor bring it into the building at all.
Not only is Apple investing in ARM's initial public offering in the US, filed paperwork has revealed that the pair have signed a long-term collaboration agreement spanning potentially more than two decades.
As noticed across the internet on Thursday, the Apple Pro Display XDR Pro Stand is sold out — but that should surprise nobody, as it is the seventh time it's been gone in the last year.
After first release candidates surprisingly dropped a week ago, Apple has provided developer testers with a second build of macOS Ventura 13.6 and macOS Monterey 12.7 to try out.
As the September iPhone 15 event draws closer, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo spells out what production problems the Pro models faced, and what are still challenges for Apple.
Owners of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro are complaining about battery health — but it's not at all clear yet if this is an actual issue. AppleInsider looks at the data.
The focus is tightening on Apple's September iPhone 15 event, with new M3 Macs expected to debut with perhaps less fanfare in October instead.
Nearly immediately after Elon Musk announced that he was going to kill the ability to block other users from a feed, App Store terms and conditions were said to be a problem for the action. Here's why that's probably not the case.
As the expected Apple Watch Series 9 release date approaches the devices will pop up in more and more databases, with the most recent being the Bluetooth launch studio database.
There are a few Apple Vision Pro headsets out in the wild, and recently we got a chance to use one of them. Here's what we thought.
If the current stock price holds until opening, and it is likely to, Apple will fall below the $3 trillion valuation after reaching it in the last hours of June, because more than half of the firms giving advice to investors don't know enough about the company, what it sells, and how it does business.
Apple Savings deposits have hit a landmark $10 billion since inception, fueled by holders sweeping Daily Cash into the high-yield savings accounts.
A law is approaching in the European Union that requires user-replaceable batteries — and one Apple exec is clear that it doesn't mean that a battery replacement door is coming to the iPhone.
The Apple Vision Pro will get a boost, thanks to a partnership with Adobe, Autodesk, the Linux Foundation, and Nvidia to promote and advance the 3D image ecosystem with Pixar's Universal Scene Description technology.
A hardware hacker has modified a Mac mini so that it doesn't necessarily need an AC power connection, and instead can run on the Power over Ethernet protocol.
Apple's new creative director Graham McDonnell is a long-time industry veteran, with credits spanning both most of big tech, and legacy publications as well.
An interoperable Bluetooth tracker abuse prevention system was expected to roll out by the end of 2023, and a post from Google on Thursday seemingly points the finger at Apple as to why it hasn't arrived yet.
"Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn" will be a four-part documentary on Apple TV+ detailing the CEO who shipped himself internationally to escape prosecution of alleged financial crimes in Japan.
Do you roll out of bed and hit your favorite Apple news sites before concerning yourself with the broader aspects of life? Do you have your thumb on the pulse of social media? We may have the perfect opportunity for you.
Apple has revealed the process where developers can borrow an Apple Vision Pro headset, to prepare apps for the launch of the new App Store for the headset.
A report from the supply chain claims that Apple is having problems with LG displays and a new manufacturing process for the iPhone 15 Pro models — but it's not clear if it will have any significant impact on launch schedule.
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