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- 14 mins agoToday in Apple history: The first Apple II ships
On June 10, 1977, Apple Computer Inc. shipped its first Apple II. The hulking beige computer defined Apple for a generation of fans. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)35 mins agoSteve Jobs screamed advice at Starbucks CEO, who wishes he'd listened
Then Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asked Steve Jobs for advice and got a profane tirade in response — which he says he later wished he'd listened to.Starbucks seems to have done okay despite ignoring advice from Steve JobsIn 2008, Schultz reportedly asked many people for advice about problems he was having with the Starbucks coffee company. But perhaps his wisest choice was Steve Jobs, who the following year would be named the worlds' best performing CEO by Harvard Business Review.However, speaking on the Acquired podcast — a business series beloved by Apple's Eddy Cue — Schultz said he didn't think Jobs was serious. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums39 mins agoReplacing the iPhone remains a stretch, but AI will get us close
Replacing the iPhone might seem a strange goal for Apple; it’s been the most successful product the company has ever made, and one of the most successful premium products any company has ever made. But it’s been reported that this is the company’s long-term goal. Specifically, Apple execs were said to believe back in 2019 that an Apple Glasses product would replace the iPhone in roughly a decade … more…41 mins agoHands-on: I finally found the 3-in-1 iPhone charger I’ve been looking for
Charging your devices should be easy and produce minimal clutter in your life. That’s why 3-in-1 wireless chargers are so popular. Having one charger that works for your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods all at once is truly the dream. The problem is, most 3-in-1 chargers are either too expensive or ugly. Sometimes both. And often they are missing a key feature or two. That’s why I was thrilled to discover that checks all the boxes of what I’ve been looking for, and at a ridiculously low price. more…46 mins agoWWDC 24 preview, Flair Vents, & a portable Apple TV on HomeKit Insider
On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, iOS 18 and WWDC are on the front of our mind, talk about Flair Vents, and more!HomeKit Insider PodcastIn the abbreviated episode, we start with the news, including information that we may see some Matter 1.3 devices in iOS 17.6. We spotted code references in the public-facing Matter repository that points to this.We don't have a comprehensive list, but an Apple employee referenced a mid-2024 release for these features in the upcoming updates. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums47 mins agoPrimo speakers and subwoofer blow the roof off [Setups]
Ready to really pump up the sound in your computer setup? Try this MacBook Pro user's Audioengine A2 Plus speakers and Kanto subwoofer. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)47 mins agoSandwich debuts Theater for Vision Pro with exclusive The Talk Show Live event in immersive video | 9 to 5 MacSandwich debuts Theater for Vision Pro with exclusive The Talk Show Live event in immersive video
Sandwich Vision is kicking off WWDC week with a brand-new app launching on Apple Vision Pro. The studio is also collaborating with SpatialGen to livestream John Gruber’s The Talk Show Live in immersive video. more…54 mins agoiOS 18 is coming today: Here’s everything we know
iOS 18 will mark Apple’s annual iPhone software update for 2024 and will be full of changes, and we’re just hours away from it being announced. The update has been described as one of the biggest ever for the iPhone. There will be major new AI features and design changes, plus new customization options. Read on for a recap of everything we know about iOS 18’s new features so far. more…1 hour agoWhich Mac models are needed to run macOS 15
Here's what Macs will run the new macOS 15, which is to be unveiled at WWDC 2024.The new macOS 15 is expected to support all of the same Macs as macOS SonomaEvery year, Apple announces new features for the Mac and often they are ones that push the hardware to its limits. That typically means that there will be some older Macs that can't run the new macOS — or at least will not get all of the new features.This year a leaker known to AppleInsider to be usually accurate, has said that all currently-supported Macs will be able to run macOS 15. If a Mac is able to run the current macOS Sonoma, then it will run the new version too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums1 hour agoStay secure anywhere with this portable, subscription-free VPN router for 27% off
Whether you’re a frequent traveler or a remote worker, the Deeper Connect Air Portable VPN Travel Router could be a helpful privacy solution. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)01:15 pmiOS 18, visionOS 2, and more: Here’s everything to expect from Apple’s AI-focused WWDC 2024 | 9 to 5 MaciOS 18, visionOS 2, and more: Here’s everything to expect from Apple’s AI-focused WWDC 2024
WWDC 2024 is almost here. At its June 10 keynote, Apple will unveil all the details on its next major software updates: iOS and iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, the next version of macOS, and more. Here’s everything to expect from one of Apple’s biggest events of the year. more…01:14 pmVisionOS could be the sleeper hit of WWDC (but probably won’t)
Macworld 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. Vision quest It’s almost time for WWDC 2024! In just a few hours Tim Cook and Craig Federighi will hit the virtual stage at Apple Park and tell us what’s next for the iPhone, Mac, and other major product lines. Not in the sense of expensive new hardware (although that’ll be along soon enough), but free software updates that will add new features and tweak the interface of the stuff you’ve already paid for. Which is a strange thing for a massively profitable corporation to focus on at arguably its second biggest event of the year, when you come to think about it, but that’s where we’re at. iOS 18 and macOS 15 will almost certainly dominate the event, for understandable reasons: the Mac is Apple’s signature line–there isn’t a website called Newtonworld*–and the iPhone is its most profitable product. Furthermore, these updates carry the significance of Apple’s first public steps into the world of AI. Still, even with that component, it’s hard to imagine that either update will completely transform users’ experience with their respective products, for the simple reason that they’ve been around for such a long time that all the major pain points were ironed out years ago. This is in stark contrast with one operating system that I don’t expect to get major stage time at WWDC 2024: visionOS 2.0. Compared to the massive iPhone and Mac user bases, any discussion of Vision Pro software updates will be relevant to the far smaller niche that managed to afford one: probably around 200,000, based on reports. Those folks will be delighted to hear about an upgrade that won’t set them back two months’ rent and there may be some interested watchers who are persuaded by improvements in visionOS 2 to crack open their wallets further down the line. But those two groups combined remain small potatoes in Apple terms. When you’ve got half the world watching your event it’s probably unwise to spend a lot of time about something that most of them can’t afford. Nevertheless, those few minutes will be worth watching closely, because Vision Pro is in the sweet spot of Apple product development. Despite the company’s reputation for caution and its fondness for arriving in a market after someone else has made all the mistakes, first-gen Apple products are rarely a home run. Frequently the element that will make it successful doesn’t arrive until later, such as the iPhone’s third-party App Store. Sometimes Cupertino doesn’t seem to understand one of its products at all, such as the Apple Watch, which early on was envisioned as a social device to send people doodles and your heartbeat rather than a fitness one. It takes time to get these things right. Vision Pro is very much in that zone. Reviews pointed out its potential for the future, but it was riddled with flaws and annoyances. Provided Apple remains committed to the concept, these will be addressed systematically across the next one or two generations of hardware, and the next few generations of software. The next (and likely cheaper) entry to the Vision line probably won’t be here for another year or more, but visionOS 2.0 will give us our first major glimpse into how acutely Apple understands the original model’s flaws and how it intends to address them. More than that, it will give clues to the fate of the tech industry as a whole, desperate as it is to find something to replace the smartphone when that cash cow eventually expires. If Apple can’t work out how to fix spatial computing, then nobody can. * Okay, it turns out there is, but it’s not the Newton you’re looking for. Foundry Foundry Foundry Trending: Top stories Apple is about to enter the world of AI and nothing will ever be the same. Apple’s biggest WWDC keynote in years will still feel a little empty. So Apple really made a great iPad Pro feature and just didn’t tell anyone? 5 reasons why I prefer Sonos Ace to AirPods Max (but you shouldn’t buy them). Podcast of the week The most anticipated Apple event of 2024 starts next week! What should we expect at WWDC24? What are we hoping for? That’s coming up on this episode of the Macworld Podcast! You can catch every episode of the Macworld Podcast on Spotify, Soundcloud, the Podcasts app, or our own site. The rumor mill: WWDC special The ‘AI’ at WWDC24 will stand for ‘Apple Intelligence’. Apple set to disappoint fans with hardware-free WWDC. Apple’s AI chatbot won’t be enabled unless you want it. Apple is finally building a Passwords app for all of your devices–even PCs. The iPhone 16 Pro Max dimensions have leaked–and we have questions. iPhone 16 Pro design teased to be ‘very close to the dream form’. Video of the week Get ready for WWDC with this off-the-wall skit Apple didn’t want you to see. Software updates, bugs, and problems It took a WSJ story for Apple to finally fix some years-old Screen Time flaws. 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. You can also follow us on Facebook, Threads, or Twitter for discussion of breaking Apple news stories. See you next Monday, and stay Appley. Apple Inc01:05 pmRumor: These are the Macs that will support macOS 15
Alongside iOS 18, Apple today will also unveil its next software update for the Mac – but will it run on your Mac? According to a new rumor today, macOS 15 will retain compatibility with all same Mac models as macOS 14. more…12:54 pmApple’s artificial intelligence moment of truth arrives within hours
Apple’s WWDC on Monday will show whether the company can become a major player in the rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.12:21 pmMicrosoft Recall was a security disaster, but I’d love to see Apple do it properly
Microsoft Recall sounded like a very cool idea, but was very quickly revealed to be a security disaster. Instead of helping you recall everything you’ve done on your Windows PC, it was found that it could easily help a hacker do the same. However, as much as the company messed-up the implementation, I do think there’s mileage in the concept, and if there’s one company I’d trust to do it with proper privacy protections, it’s Apple … more…12:05 pmWhich iPhone models are needed to run iOS 18
At WWDC 2024, Apple will unveil iOS 18. Here's which iPhone models will run the new version of the operating system.iOS 17 on an iPhoneThe annual WWDC keynote is chiefly the venue for Apple to reveal its updates for its operating systems. With big changes expected to be on the way for iOS 18, some users may wonder whether their aging iPhone will be able to run it at all.On Monday, a leaker known to AppleInsider for accuracy on such matters posted to X that an earlier post from April was "confirmed." That earlier post said that all iPhone models that are compatible with iOS 17 will work with iOS 18. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums12:00 pmRethinking AI Priorities: Lessons From IBM Think and Intel’s Lunar Lake
I watched IBM Think last week. As I listened to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, it struck me that we are not thinking AI through. We are throwing AI at everything without prioritizing where we need it to focus. The post appeared first on TechNewsWorld.11:46 amWhich iPads will work with iPadOS 18, and what's getting left behind
Apple is set to introduce iPadOS 18 on Monday, but not every iPad that runs iPadOS 17 will be able to use it. Here's what works, and what's getting left behind.iPadOS 17 running on an iPadThe keynote of WWDC 2024 is hours away, but even at this late stage, rumors are surfacing. In one leaker's posting, it seems that some iPad owners may discover they can't update their devices to iPadOS 18.An X post on Monday from a leaker known by AppleInsider for accuracy doubled down on a previous claim from April 1. That post was about device support for Apple's future operating systems. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums11:12 amFrontier hack affects over 750k customers; company waits two months to notify them
A Frontier hack exposed the personal data of at least 750,000 customers, including full names and social security numbers, which places them at significant risk of identity theft. The ransomware group said to be behind the attack claims that the actual number is two million. The company has now notified the customers it believes to have been impacted by the security breach, but waited almost two months to do so … more…11:12 amDon't install Apple's new betas — let others risk their devices
Every year Apple releases beta test versions of its newest software, and every year people lose data, time, and money to it. If you value any of those, wait.Really bricking your iPhone doesn't look this good.You may have been lucky so far, but this is beta roulette — at some point, you're going to have a problem. The thing is, it's potentially such a big problem that when it happens, at the best, you lose time.More severely, you can lose data. And, in extreme situations, you can stop your device from working at all. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums