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- Sunday February 09
- 07:35 pmiPhone 17 – Eight upgrade-worthy features rumored for fall 2025
We're halfway to the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup. Here are the most compelling rumors so far that may push you to upgrade.An iPhone 17 Pro concept. Source: @asherdippsSeptember is iPhone season. This year, rumors say we'll see iPhone 17, iPhone 17 "Air," iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.Rumors have been swirling fast this year about the upcoming models. With many pro-level features trickling down and redesigns in the works, it's going to be an interesting cycle. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums07:00 pmApple’s cute robo-lamp looks adorable! [The CultCast]
This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: Our first glimpse at Apple's AI-powered robotic lamp makes us giddy about what's to come. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)06:34 pmRetrocomputing Enthusiast Explores 28-Year-Old Powerbook G3: 'Apple's Hope For Redemption' | SlashdotRetrocomputing Enthusiast Explores 28-Year-Old Powerbook G3: 'Apple's Hope For Redemption'
Long-time Slashdot reader Shayde once restored a 1986 DEC PDP-11 minicomputer, and even ran Turbo Pascal on a 40-year-old Apple II clone. Now he's exploring a 27-year-old Macintosh PowerBook G3 — with 64 megabytes memory and 4 gigabytes of disk space. "The year is 1997, and Apple is in big trouble." (Apple's market share had dropped from 16% in 1980 to somewhere below 4%...) Turns out this was one of the first machines able to run OS X, and was built during the transition period for Apple after Steve Jobs came back in to rescue the company from bankruptcy. It's clearly old technology. There's even a SCSI connector, PCMCIA sockets, a modem port for your phone/landline cable, and a CD-ROM drive. There's also Apple's proprietary ports for LocalTalk and an Apple Desktop Bus port ("used for keyboards, mice, and stuff like that"). And its lithium-ion batteries "were meant to be replaced and moved around, so you could carry spare batteries with you." So what's it like using a 27-year-old laptop? "The first thing I had to note was this thing weighs a ton! This thing could be used as a projectile weapon! I can't imagine hauling these things around doing business..." And it's a good thing it had vents, because "This thing runs hot!" (The moment he plugs it in he can hear its ancient fan running...) It seems to take more than two minutes to boot up. ("The drive is rattling away...") But soon he's looking at a glorious desktop from 1998 desktop. ("Applications installed... Oh look! Adobe Acrobat Reader! I betcha that's going to need an update...") After plugging in a network cable, a pop-up prompts him to "Set up your .Mac membership." ("I have so little interest in doing this.") He does find an old version of Safari, but it refuses to launch-- though "While puttering around in the application folder, I did notice that we had Internet Explorer installed. But that pretty much went as well as expected." In the end it seems like he ends up "on the network, but we have no browser." Although at least he does find a Terminal program — and successfully pings Google. The thing that would drive me crazy is when opening the laptop, Apple's logo is upside-down! Read more of this story at Slashdot.05:18 pmToday in Apple history: Steve Jobs’ NeXT quits making computers
On February 9, 1993, NeXT Inc., the company Steve Jobs founded after being pushed out of Apple, quit making computers to focus on software. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)04:01 pmApple accelerates hiring for its home robotics projects
Apple is posting more job listings for robotics specialists to "bring new experiences to Apple products," with teams working on smart home devices imbued with a basic level of personality.An iPad on a robot arm could be the first product from the effort.The robotics team is led by VP of Technology Kevin Lynch, which last August reportedly brought in experts hired from Israel's Technion. Lynch has been instrumental on a number of Apple initiatives, from the ill-fated "Apple Car" project to imbuing the Apple Watch with various health-tracking technology.According to the Bloomberg "Power On " newsletter on Sunday, the team is still seeking to hire more engineers with a robotics specialty, suggesting that development is intensifying on various home robotics initiatives. A new position for an iOS Robotics Engineer was posted as recently as January 23. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:40 pmEverything to expect from the redesigned iPhone SE 4
There’s no reason to wait to learn all about the many upgrades coming to the iPhone SE 4. We have nearly all the details already. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)02:38 pmFirst foldable iPhone may arrive in 2026
Apple seems set to launch the first folding iPhone in 2026 with a book-style design and a display bigger than the iPhone 16 Pro Max. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)01:50 pmReport: Apple’s plan for standalone AR glasses ‘remains intact’
After the reported cancellation of Apple’s Mac-tethered AR glasses, Apple is still working towards making a pair of standalone AR glasses. It just might take a little bit longer to get right, reports Mark Gurman from Bloomberg. more…01:10 pmCrime blotter: Car theft suspects caught thanks to AirPods
Two Texas men arrested over Volkswagen Beetle thefts were tracked by AirPods, iPhone insurance fraud, and a MacBook Air in a pool make up this week's Apple Crime Blotter.Man in handcuffs (Source: Pixabay)The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums01:09 pmApple's original and delayed HomePod finally shipped seven years ago
Eight months after it was first announced, Apple's first HomePods began shipping on February 9, 2018 — and started a peculiar journey of life, death, and resurrection.Apple always promotes the HomePod as a powerful music playerThere's been a subtle but fundamental change about the HomePod since it was first launched, and especially since it was first rumored. But it isn't a technical change, it's an alteration in how we've come round to thinking of it the way Apple always wanted us to.Today, the HomePod sits in a range of Apple audio devices that includes the later HomePod mini, but also the whole AirPods range. The HomePod is a speaker, and if Apple doesn't make the absolute finest and greatest audio equipment, it certainly makes the most. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:00 amTell Microsoft 365’s price increase to shove it with lifetime Office apps for your Mac
Macworld Microsoft 365 now costs $120 per year, and, if you’ve been paying for it for a while, that cost has seriously added up. What if you could own Office apps instead of having another subscription? Like, pay once instead of every month? That’s a reality with a Microsoft Office lifetime license. No subscriptions, rising prices, or nonsense here—just your favorite apps downloaded onto your Mac (or PC, we suppose) for lifelong use. The newest version is currently on sale for a limited time: $159.97 (reg. $249.99). Office 2024 includes all your favorite tools: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. Just like Microsoft 365, it even has AI features like intelligent suggestions for text, formatting, and design elements, data analysis in Excel, and brainstorming content in Word. You’ll find that Office 2024 also has significant improvements over older versions if you’re thinking about upgrading. Get Microsoft Office 2024 for Mac (or Windows) while it’s on sale for $159.97 (reg. $249.99). No coupon is needed for this limited-time offer. Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC Lifetime License – $159.97 See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.Saturday February 0810:29 pmHere are three big iPhone SE 4 rumors you may have missed
Apple’s next generation iPhone SE may debut as early as next week. The device is rumored to provide the design language of the iPhone 14, with USB-C, an A18 chip with Apple Intelligence, and more. You’ve likely heard all of those headlining features already, but there are some other substantial rumors that may have gone under the radar for you, which we’ll be recapping today. more…09:44 pmApple execs spotted in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl
If you urgently need to get ahold of Apple CEO Tim Cook or one of the other senior Apple executives this weekend, you'll need to head to New Orleans and the Caesars Superdome.Logo for the 2025 Super BowlSuper Bowl LIX will be played in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, and several of Apple's top brass have been spotted in the city ahead of the big event. CEO Tim Cook, retail chief Deirdre O'Brien, and Apple Services head Eddy Cue are among the execs seen so far.Cook and O'Brien also dropped by the Apple Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, surprising employees there. Cue, Cook, and O'Brien were sighted at Domilise's Po-Boys & Bar on Annunciation Street in the downtown area. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:30 pmIndie App Spotlight: ‘Bento|Craft’ is a nifty design tool for easily making bento graphics | 9 to 5 MacIndie App Spotlight: ‘Bento|Craft’ is a nifty design tool for easily making bento graphics
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Bento|Craft is a great tool for easily making Apple-style bento box graphics in a matter of seconds. It provides dozens of templates and mockups, allows you to customize layouts, and export very quickly. It’s a high quality and simple-to-use design tool. more…08:16 pmApple is about to refresh its cheapest iPad after 2.5 years, but don’t get too excited
Apple last updated its cheapest in October 2022, introducing the largest refresh to the base model iPad since it returned in 2017. This marked the 10th generation of the , and even though it’s been 2.5 years since then, the 11th generation model won’t bring anything substantial, for one big reason. more…06:57 pmHow to use Starlink with iPhone & how to disable it if you don't want it
Starlink satellites now work with iPhone, but the change has caused confusion and concern. Here's what the feature means, how it works, and how you can disable it if you so choose.Starlink satellites are now supported on iPhoneThe recent iOS 18.3 update contained a number of new features for iPhone users. We saw new Unity wallpapers, improvements to Visual Intelligence to recognize plants and animals, and plenty of bug fixes.But there was one change in this update that got a fair bit of attention — support for Starlink satellites. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums06:18 pmRuntime 002: Runtime returns.
In this jam packed launch episode, Sophia Tung and Zac Hall dive deep into DeepSeek’s arrival to the AI race, how NVIDIA and OpenAI are responding, and the state of current AI tools; this week’s biggest tech surprises, what has us excited and what has us concerned, and much more. more…05:43 pmApple is reportedly developing AirPods with cameras: Here’s what that means
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is prototyping a version of with integrated cameras. This tech is unlikely to make an appearance in AirPods Pro 3, which are expected to debut this year – but nonetheless, it’s in the pipeline. The bigger question is: why? more…05:42 pmThe Apple Studio with Standard Glass is $299 Off
Apple’s premium monitor is at a discounted price right now, and it’s definitely worth a look. Today, the Apple Studio Display with Standard Glass is down to just $1,299.99 from its original price of $1,600 on Amazon. The Apple Studio Display boasts a 27-inch electronic real estate and 5K resolution with wide color and up […] The post appeared first on iLounge.05:41 pmSeason 3 production for ‘Severance’ begins
The third season of the hit series ‘Severance’ is currently being worked on, as per director and executive producer Ben Stiller. Stiller mentioned to the Hollywood Reporter that the next season of ‘Severance’ has begun. It’s worth noting that there has been a significant gap between the second and first seasons, which was due to […] The post appeared first on iLounge.