Apple teases new Crocker Park store in Westlake, Ohio
Apple’s website is teasing a new Crocker Park retail store in Westlake, Ohio, with a three-sentence addition to the store’s listing. Get ready. Great things are in store. A brand-new Apple Store is coming soon … more…

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Ben Stiller & Eddy cue gush about making 'Severance' with Apple TV+
"Severance" executive producer Ben Stiller and Apple TV+'s Eddy Cue spoke at SXSW about making the show and just how much Apple plays a part in the series.Ben Stiller (left) and Eddy Cue at SXSW"Severance" is the most-watched show on Apple TV+ since the streaming service launched in 2019 and is such a talked-about series that it's even been parodied on network TV. Apple's senior vice president of Services, Eddy Cue, and "Severance" executive producer Ben Stiller have now interviewed each other at the SXSW festival."I can't wait for every episode. Even though I have access to all of 'em, I tend to wait," revealed Cue. "This reminds me of shows back in the days when television, you'd tune in on a particular night and everybody was so excited all week to get to the next episode." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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18.8-inch foldable iPad or MacBook prototype has in-display Face ID, says leaker
Multiple sources have reported Apple working on an 18.8-inch foldable iPad or MacBook, and a leaker today reports that there’s a prototype of the device with Face ID embedded beneath the display. While more than one supply-chain source has pointed to signs of an 18.8-inch folding display, differing views have been expressed about whether the intended use is for an iPad Pro or MacBook … more…

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Apple's foldable iPad rumored to get under-display Face ID
The latest rumor about Apple's folding iPad suggests that the device has a Face ID dot projector underneath the display, instead of in the display bezel like on the currently shipping iPad ProAn iPad Pro and Apple PencilOne of Apple's early prototypes for the folding iPad Pro reportedly has a new feature. The device is said to have a "metal superstructure lens," which leaker "Digital Chat Station" believes incorporates the Face ID infrared projectors, underneath the screen.As it stands now, the projector is under the glass of the iPad Pro, but not under the usable area of the screen. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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iPhone 16e review: A study in contrasts
Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Exceptional speed Superbly future-proofed Good battery life Cons Outdated camera setup No MagSafe Apple Intelligence is half-baked Our Verdict In many ways the iPhone 16e is astonishingly good, delivering superb speed, good battery life, the latest Apple Intelligence features, and an attractive design at an affordable price. And then you bump into the lack of MagSafe and the single rear camera lens. The only word for it is lopsided, and I’m struggling to see who the iPhone 16e is for. Price When Reviewed This value will show the geolocated pricing text for product undefined Best Pricing Today Price When ReviewedFrom $599 Best Prices Today: Apple iPhone 16e Retailer Price $599 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Product Price Price comparison from Backmarket The iPhone SE is gone and its replacement is here. Or is it? Apple’s newest cheapest smartphone isn’t actually all that cheap and differs from the SE in some major ways. More of a replacement for the iPhone 14, then? Maybe. Kind of. It’s complicated. I spent a week with the iPhone 16e, putting the device through our exhaustive testing process and weighing its place in the Apple range and your life. Is this the budget (ish) smartphone for you? Let’s find out. Design and build quality: A smart balance This is a slim, lightweight, good-looking phone with a classic design that has stood the test of time. It feels great in the hand, and the camera module on the rear is far less obtrusive than those on costlier iPhones, so it doesn’t wobble so much when placed on a flat surface. If you’re coming from the 3rd-gen iPhone SE the design will feel like a massive step forward: gone is the SE’s Home button, cramped screen, and rounded sides, replaced by a handsome all-screen design with squared-off edges. For those more accustomed to the current iPhone range, however, it will feel like the opposite. The 16e may have been branded to tie in with the late-2024 iPhones but it follows the design cues of two generations earlier. David Price / Foundry There are a few differences, but in most respects, you’re looking at the externals of an iPhone 14. It has the same aluminum frame and glass back (without the color infusion added to the iPhone 15), the same 6.1-inch 2532×1170 screen with the same notch, and the same physical dimensions… although it weighs fractionally less than the 14, presumably because of having one camera fewer. (That’s difference number one, which I’ll come back to.) Another important difference between the 16e and the iPhone 14 and 3rd-gen SE is the inclusion of an Action button in place of the mute switch on the lefthand edge. This can still be used as a mute switch–in fact, that’s what I use it for on my 16 Plus–but you can instead reprogram it to open the Camera app, turn on a Focus mode or the Flashlight, or various other handy options. That list of actions, by the way, now includes one new option: Visual Intelligence, which on the late-2024 iPhones is triggered using the Camera Control. This is because the iPhone 16e does not feature the Camera Control. I’m not a huge fan of the Camera Control on my 16 Plus, which feels unnecessary (since you can easily swipe to the camera from the lock screen) and which I sometimes press by accident with the fourth finger of my left hand when holding the device in portrait mode. So as far as I’m concerned this is a minor loss. The only downside is that Visual Intelligence has shifted to the Action button, and you’ll find silent mode in the Control Center. A final cosmetic difference from the iPhone 14 is the range of colors. The iPhone 14 came in six widely varied colors: mild greyish blue, light purple, yellow, black, white, and (Product) Red’s glorious unabashed scarlet. The iPhone 16 has black, white, ultramarine, teal, and an excellent pink. Even the SE had midnight, starlight, and red. But the 16e comes in just white or black. It’s not a lot of choice or visual interest and feels like a deliberate strategy to encourage upselling. David Price / Foundry Mind you, the black model I tested is sharp. The rear is super-matt, to the extent that it’s difficult to photograph (my colleague on Macwelt makes the same complaint about the white finish), and I love the contrast between this and the shiny Apple logo in the center. Besides, if monotone finishes strike you as boring, you can always buy a brightly colored case to jazz the phone up a little. I got Apple’s Winter Blue silicone case and like it a lot. Features: Surprising inclusions, strange omissions Whereas the physical design is a set of sensible compromises, walking a steady middle path between the outdated look of the iPhone 14 and the unattainable upgrades of the iPhones 15 and 16, the 16e’s features list is more of a rollercoaster ride. It verges wildly from one extreme to another. The device misses out on some truly basic features that budget smartphone buyers have every right to expect, yet manages to squeeze in others that I’d categorise as luxuries. The first incongruously generous inclusion (and really the defining element of the entire product) is Apple Intelligence, the company’s AI platform and vision of the future. Apple Intelligence is a demanding thing to run, requiring as a minimum an A18 processor and 8GB of RAM, and it would be unrealistic at this stage to fit those things into a budget iPhone. Instead of conceding defeat and leaving the feature out of the 16e (as it did with the 11th-gen iPad), Apple decided not to have a true budget iPhone anymore. That’s why I’m reviewing a $599 phone instead of a $429 one. Was this drastic step worth it? Yes and no. Apple Intelligence is still at an early stage in its development, with features gradually rolling out as they’re finished… or in some cases, before they’re finished. It doesn’t feel very polished right now, but this probably won’t be representative of your experience across the life of the phone; Apple is very committed to AI right now and we can expect future iOS updates to feature a lot of improvements in this area. It’s a good thing that 16e owners will get to be a part of that. There are far too many components of Apple Intelligence to cover them all here, but here are a few thoughts from my time with the iPhone 16e: Visual Intelligence: For certain things, this is fun and useful–it can identify cars, dogs, and plants quickly and accurately. But can be flaky, misunderstanding street signs and failing to recognize what was obviously a London phone number on a storefront with only the initial zero cropped out. Genmoji: Hit and miss. Lots of duff results, like a request for a “cat on a bus” showing the cat superimposed over the bus rather than riding the bus; my “tiger eating grapes” had a bunch of normal grapes in one hand and random objects (a strawberry; an iced gem) in the other. You have to filter out the dross. And any time you mention a person (I thought “Edgar Allen Poe eating ice cream” would be funny) it insists you instead choose someone from your Photos folders. I couldn’t see an obvious way around this. Web page summaries: Mostly excellent on factual/informative pages, although it struggled badly with opinion pieces that follow an argument. To its credit, the feature admitted this weakness when I selected an article of that type. Clean Up: Inconsistent. I had trouble removing a car from a scene, which left behind a distorted shadow. Writing Tools: Good for correcting typos and grammar errors but the stylistic amendments can be painful. When told to rewrite something “like a professional document” it simply replaced every normal word with a longer synonym, like someone who’s just taken a vocabulary course. Notification summaries: Unreliable, as we all know. Apple Intelligence is technologically quite impressive but nevertheless goes wrong fairly often and isn’t the most intuitive to use: more of a curiosity or proof of concept than a serious set of tools, really. It will get better, but right now it’s of limited value. And that’s leaving aside the ethical issues (using up water, taking people’s jobs) that AI poses more generally. Yeah, I’d call that unexpected results.David Price / Foundry Still, the inclusion of Apple Intelligence led to the second act of generosity: an exceptionally (some would say unnecessarily) impressive set of tech specs. Having that chip and RAM combo will be useful for things other than AI; they’ll ensure the 16e is future-proofed to run demanding apps for a long time to come, for one thing. And it also means it has some serious processing power, which I’ll explore in a later section. We’ve covered the positives, but now we need to mention the negatives, and there are two almost criminal gaps on the feature list. First, the iPhone 16e doesn’t support MagSafe, even though the iPhone 14 did (as did the 12 and 13 before it). This, as I’ve discussed elsewhere, is a huge disappointment. Before the launch of the iPhone 12, wireless charging felt like the poor cousin of its wired equivalent: slower, less power-efficient, and just as much of a hassle because you had to make sure the phone was in the sweet spot on the charging puck, and a single accidental nudge could result in an uncharged device. MagSafe, which pulls the phone into the sweet spot and holds it there securely, changed all that. The only time I use wired charging with my iPhone 16 Plus is when I desperately need to top up the battery as quickly as possible before going out. The iPhone 16e, by contrast, feels like a step back to 2020, and wireless charging is once again a tiresome worry. At least you get an onscreen graphic and haptic vibration to tell you charging has begun–but it isn’t as easy, and doesn’t offer the same speeds, as charging with all the other MagSafe-compatible iPhones. Which is to say, every single other model. The second disappointing negative is the fact that the 16e also has only one rear camera lens. This carries implications for Portrait Mode, zoom, and more, which I’ll discuss in the next section. Whereas the iPhone 16 Plus (pink) has a distinct module and then the lenses extend above that, the 16e (black) just has the lens sticking up.David Price / Foundry Camera performance: Mostly good, but with disappointing limitations Whereas the iPhone 16 Pro has three cameras on the rear and the iPhone 16 has two, the 16e has just one. If that makes it sound like it will be a third as good at photography as the Pro model, don’t worry; the good news is that not all lenses are created equal, and the additional lenses on the other models are somewhat less important than the one on the 16e. Nevertheless, this is a serious disadvantage for the new phone. The 16 Pro’s third lens is the telephoto. The fact that the 16e doesn’t get it means (like the 16) it doesn’t have optical zoom in the strict technical sense, although Apple claims a 2x zoom by cropping into the center of high-resolution shots taken using the main lens. Given that the 16e has the same whopping 48MP wide-angle camera as the other iPhone 16 phones, 2x shots have plenty of detail—it is just as good as a non-zoomed shot taken using the iPhone 14’s perfectly decent 12MP camera–so that’s fair enough. But zoom in any more (up to 5x, for example, which the Pro can achieve with no issues) and images will start to lose detail and show pixellation. A bigger loss for me is the ultra-wide secondary lens. As the name suggests, this means you miss out on the handy 0.5x anti-zoom option for wider-angle shots, an important tool when photographing landscapes. But the fact that the 16e doesn’t have two lenses means you also can’t take macro shots or “true”‘ Portrait photos, and my suspicion is that the average iPhone owner takes more photos of people than landscapes. There is still a Portrait option in the 16e’s Camera app, of course, but this is all done via software trickery rather than by comparing depth data from two lenses. This trickery relies on iOS knowing what it’s looking at, so it only works on people. I tried taking Portrait shots of mailboxes, dogs, and cats, and in every case, it said “No person detected” and refused to play ball. Even if you do snap a human model, the bokeh effect won’t be as good as the other iPhone 16 phones. I noticed some softness around the edges, with parts of my model’s clothing and hair blending erroneously in with the background. It’s not terrible by any means but it is noticeably worse than the real thing. The 16e (left) has trouble with soft edges that the 16 Plus (right) handled with ease. In other respects, however, the 16’s camera performance is excellent, and that’s what I mean by the relative importance of the lenses. My guess is that for 90 percent of iPhone photography, the limitations listed above won’t be a factor. For those 90 percent of shots, detail was excellent, color reproduction was vibrant and faithful, and the results were great. The 16e even did well in difficult lighting thanks to the inclusion of Smart HDR 5, the latest iteration of a feature that takes multiple exposures and blends elements of each into the finished shot so that bright light in one part of the frame doesn’t result in loss of detail in another darker part. This wasn’t perfect, but I found that I could shoot a shadowed building with a bright sun directly behind, genuinely making the worst compositional decisions on purpose, and still clearly discern the brickwork. No small feat. Sure, the building is a little dark. But these were the most challenging lighting conditions I could find and it’s really not bad. (Incidentally, the 16 Plus performed no better in this test,.)David Price / Foundry Performance: Is there such a thing as too fast? That last section was critical, but we’re back on solid ground here. With an A18 processor and 8GB of RAM, the iPhone 16e is an insanely overpowered phone for the money, and this was reflected in speed testing. In terms of general processing, this is essentially the same as the iPhone 16, and it’s about as powerful as iPhones get right now. Across the CPU tests in Geekbench 5 and 6, and the various Neural Engine tests in Geekbench AI, there was nothing to choose between the 16e and even the 16 Pro, despite the latter featuring an A18 Pro. This is an absolute powerhouse.

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The Apple Studio Display Standard Glass is $220 Off
Need an Apple-branded monitor that can do the job? Today’s deal should interest you. The Apple Studio Display with Standard Glass is down to just $1,379 from its original price of $1,600 on Amazon. The Apple Studio Display is a premium monitor with industry-leading 5K resolution, built-in communication hardware, and a port to charge your […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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Apple launches two daily cash bonus promotions for new users
Two new Apple Card promotions are in the works for new users. Apple debuted not just one, but two bonuses for new Apple Card users. Namely, a $75 welcome bonus and a $200 cash back in the course of ten months. The specifics are that the Apple Card owner has to make ten purchases every […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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Apple Wins Ackerman Tetris Movie Lawsuit
Apple recently won a legal case about the unauthorized use of an existing book for its film ‘Tetris’. The Cupertino-based company was hit with a lawsuit shortly after debuting the Tetris movie in March 2023. The documentary drama was bought by Apple TV+, went straight to production and became available for streaming a few years […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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Brazil demands App Store third-party marketplaces
Brazil has mandated that Apple open iOS to third-party marketplaces in the country within three months. The Brazilian federal court said that Apple must allow third-party marketplaces in 90 days or face a fine of approximately $40,000 daily. Judge Pablo Zuniga mentioned that Apple ‘has complied with similar obligations’ in the EU, and there hasn’t […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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Rumor: Apple pushes back launch of smart home hub due to Siri development delays
Apple is rumored to have pushed back the launch of its anticipated smart home hub due to delayed Siri features. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the hub is no longer expected to launch this month, and Apple has yet to provide a revised timeframe for the device. “At one point, the company had hoped to announce […] Source

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Apple was smart to leave Apple Intelligence off the iPad
Macworld In an ideal world, at least as far as Apple is concerned, we’d all be using Apple Intelligence all the time. Cupertino came late to the AI party and urgently needs to catch up on both training data and mindshare. AI is in that mad reckless gold-rush phase right now and the big tech companies are all desperate to stake their claims before it’s too late and ChatGPT becomes a verb synonymous with AI searching. AI is such a priority for Apple that it’s affecting everything else it does. When it launched the iPhone 16e last month, the waiting world was shocked by the price tag: a resolutely mid-market $599, while the iPhone SE it replaced cost $429. (You can argue that it actually replaced the iPhone 14, but either way, the SE is gone and the range now starts at that higher point.) The 16e costs as much as it does because of the high-end processor Apple was determined to include so it can run Apple Intelligence. In other words, Apple abandoned the massive budget phone market for at least a year purely so it could get more people on its AI platform. Last week it was the cheapest iPad’s turn to be phased out, and I was worried that it would get the same AI-first treatment as the iPhone 16e. After all, Apple can’t have people using iPads that aren’t powerful enough to run Apple Intelligence, can it? Better shove in a ludicrously overpowered A18 chip and crank up the price. (Yes, I will admit that I was getting mad in advance about something that hadn’t even happened yet.) In the end, that didn’t happen. Rather than making the ruinously expensive leap from the A14 to an A18, the new iPad hopped more cautiously from an A14 to the A16 from 2022. Surprisingly—no, shockingly—the 11th-gen iPad does not support Apple Intelligence, and equally surprisingly it still costs a very reasonable $349. This might not be what we expected, but I think it’s absolutely the right decision. Tablets aren’t like smartphones. They’re bought for different purposes, with far less emphasis on specs and features and far more on looks, physical dimensions, battery life, and above all, price. in fact, when this iPad launched in 2022, it was poorly received due to its $449 price tag. After a $100 price cut last year, it became the consensus pick for basically anyone needing a new tablet. Beyond the small niche market for the high-end iPad Pro, the vast majority of iPads are going to be used for convenient, portable, instant-booting access to light computing tasks like email and surfing the web. If Apple pushed up the iPad range by $100 again and started marketing it on the basis of high processing speeds and AI, it might as well wave a white flag and hand the biggest market to… er… Samsung? I guess? I’m sure it’s a source of frustration for Apple that a bunch of customers are going to buy A16 iPads and miss out on Apple Intelligence (though presumably quite a lot of them can use it on their iPhones or Macs). As iPad buyers tend to upgrade quite rarely, it might be four or five years before this generation of iPads gets replaced. But it’s worth bearing in mind that Apple Intelligence isn’t actually that great just yet and might not be for a while. I’ve been using it a lot while reviewing the iPhone 16e and at this stage, it’s more of a proof of concept than a useful set of tools. Every single feature I tested did at least one cool thing (such as identifying a Bichon) and at least one stupid thing (such as removing a car from a photo and leaving behind its shadow), and the interfaces are some of the least intuitive I’ve ever used from Apple. If it’s not obvious that Apple Intelligence was rushed out the door before being properly polished, consider the news that dropped on Friday: Apple has officially delayed the anticipated next-gen Siri that was already delayed to iOS 18.5. Now it looks like it will launch with iOS 19, possibly even in 2026. So, it’s probably not the end of the world that this year’s budget iPad buyers don’t get a flawed AI system shoved in their faces. And it’s certainly preferable to a price hike. Apple is trying, understandably and sensibly, to think about the future: skating to where the puck is going to be and all that. People won’t buy iPhones forever, so a big priority is working out what comes next and making sure Apple is part of whatever that is. But you have to strike a balance between the future and the present, and it’s better to sell tablets that don’t run Apple Intelligence than a tablet no one wants to buy. Foundry Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too. Have your say We got too many emails to print following last week’s discussion of the iPhone 16e not supporting MagSafe. So I’ll confine myself to summarizing a useful point made by multiple readers: that MagSafe may be a source of concern for those with a pacemaker or related medical device. Back in 2021 the American Heart Association said the technology posed a “clinically identifiable” risk to cardiac devices, and Apple itself was moved to issue a warning. The degree of risk is disputed, and Apple now says most consumer electronics, from laptops to wearables, contain components which could interfere with medical devices. But with the stakes so high, it’s probably best to play it safe. Thanks to those who raised this important point. There’s something in the air Like the week of Mac announcements at the end of October 2024, last week was dedicated to air-themed reveals. No actual event, just a series of press releases and new products appearing quietly on the website. In fact the air theme ended up looking a little tenuous. We got a new MacBook Air in a charming new color, and a rather less impressive new iPad Air. But the powerful new Mac Studio and the odd A16 iPad (which doesn’t support Apple Intelligence, curiously) conspicuously do not have the word air in their names. Very poor, Apple. Very poor. Trending: Top stories Go home, Apple, you’re drunk: 5 recent decisions that make no sense. Apple’s new entry-level devices are the best possible trap, says Dan Moren. Why do analysts even bother to predict iPhone sales, the Macalope wonders. Forget the M4 Air, I want Apple to bring back the plain ol’ MacBook, says Roman Loyola. Apple begins legal battle to resist ‘egregious’ iCloud backdoor demand. How Oscar-winning ‘Anora’ director got his start shooting on an iPhone 5s. The iPhone 16e DOES work with MagSafe chargers… kind of. Podcast of the week Apple released new versions of the MacBook Air, iPad Air, Mac Studio and iPad this week, and on the latest episode of the Macworld Podcast, we talk about what’s new, what’s not new, and what’s totally confusing! You can catch every episode of the Macworld Podcast on Spotify, Soundcloud, the Podcasts app, or our own site. Reviews corner Sync review: No-nonsense file sync across your devices. Alogic Ark Pro 27600mAh Power Bank review: Cable-carrying convenience. EcoFlow Rapid Magnetic Power Bank review: Rapid by name, rapid by nature. The rumor mill Report: Folding iPhone will be ultra-thin, crease-free, and cost over $2,000. Apple’s next-gen Siri might be delayed until 2027. The M4 MacBook Air and Severance finale top Apple’s list of March releases. Software updates, bugs, and problems iPhone 16e criticized for ‘terrible design’ of USB-C port. Forget Siri, iOS 18.4 brings the iPhone emoji update everyone wants. iOS 18.4 beta 2 is out, supporting iPhone 16e and adding Visual Intelligence options. And with that, we’re done for this week’s Apple Breakfast. If you’d like to get regular roundups, sign up for our newsletters, including our new email from The Macalope–an irreverent, humorous take on the latest news and rumors from a half-man, half-mythical Mac beast. You can also follow us on Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, or X for discussion of breaking Apple news stories. See you next Monday, and stay Appley.

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Eddy Cue and Ben Stiller interview each other about Severance on SXSW stage
Apple SVP Eddy Cue and director Ben Stiller took to the SXSW stage to discuss Severance, Apple’s hit sci-fi thriller. Cue talks about how Severance has become a core of Apple TV+ and an example of how focusing on just a few shows promotes quality. The in-person stage experience included two clips from the upcoming S2E9, but these are cut out of the recorded version. Otherwise, you can watch the full interview after the break … more…

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The foldable, adjustable hub stand that will change your MacBook game
Macworld It’s frustrating when your MacBook’s sleek design comes at the cost of functionality—just USB-C ports and no way to adjust the screen height. That’s probably why everyone’s grabbing this MacBook stand with a built-in hub to avoid annoyances and neck pains. Laptop stands are nothing new, but this one’s neck is filled with ports to expand upon your MacBook’s lame USB-C input. Connect to the host plug and get USB-A, 4K HDMI, microSD/SD, an additional 3.5mm aux, and USB-C power delivery charging. Also, as you can see, the stand isn’t fixed in a stationary position. The base rotates 360º, and you can adjust the angle from two different positions to get the perfect viewing height for working, writing, or even if you’re cooking and using your MacBook for a video tutorial. Many people also love this stand for their USB-C iPads. You can get the CASA HUB 8-in-1 hub stand for $99.99 (reg. $129) with our unbeatable price.    Adam Elements CASA HUB 360 8-in-1 Aluminum Foldable USB-C Hub Stand – $99.99 Get It Here StackSocial prices subject to change.

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The 2nd Generation Apple Watch SE is $80 Off
Apple’s budget smartwatch is even more affordable with today’s deal. The 2nd Generation Apple Watch SE is down to just $169 from its original price of $250 on Amazon. The Apple Watch SE 2 has all the basics of its higher-end model, including a Retina display, a heart rate monitor, and Crash Detection, to name […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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AI-Produced App Store review summaries to appear on App Store for iOS 18.4
The beta versions of iPadOS 18.4 and iOS 18.4 have AI-generated App Store review summaries The AI-generated summaries are in place in the latest iOS 18.4 beta and utilizes LLMs to condense user reviews into short and concise paragraphs for easier reading. The summaries will appear at the top of the user review, and Apple […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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Foldable iPhone might have a $2000 price tag
The first foldable iPhone is said to have a price tag of more than $2,000, according to the latest report. Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple analyst, said that the device is expected to debut early 2027 or late 2026 and will have a ‘book-style’ design. Kuo notes that the foldable iPhone will have a 5.5-inch outer display […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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New iPads lack Apple’s in-house 5G modem
The newest iPad base model does not have the latest C1 modem from Apple. John Gruber of Daring Fireball said that the entry-level iPad and the iPad Air did not have the C1 modem built in. FCC documents reflect this information, stating that the new iPad models only had the Qualcomm modem inside them. However, […] The post appeared first on iLounge.

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Apple’s new M4 MacBook Air has a sneaky new perk: Incredible deals on older models
Last week, Apple introduced the new . It brought a new sky blue finish, and introduced a higher-resolution 12MP camera with support for Center Stage. However, it also included a much more important upgrade: a lower starting price. That’s right, the MacBook Air now starts at $999 again. That’s a big deal for two reasons. One, you no longer need to buy last-gen tech for that price point, and two, it means there’s now incredible clearance deals on older models. more…

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Apple could easily improve the quality of its notification summaries, here’s how
Among all of the Apple Intelligence features announced at WWDC24 last summer, notification summaries are likely one of the more controversial ones. Users have noticed a number of inaccurate summaries, which has resulted in Apple tweaking the design of notification summaries, as well as disabling it for news stories. While these summaries will never be absolutely perfect, there is one way Apple could easily improve the quality and accuracy of them, and I’d like to see them take this idea into consideration for iOS 19. more…

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Tim Cook dazzles us with new Macs and iPads [The CultCast]
This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: There's plenty to talk about after an absolute barrage of new Apple products. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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