By Christine McKee Save $100 on numerous Apple Watch Series 11 styles this weekend, including aluminum and titanium options.Grab an Apple Watch Series 11 from just $299 this weekend – Image credit: AppleAmazon’s Apple Watch deals have ramped up for the second half of April, with the 42mm Series 11 returning to $299, the lowest price on record, for the weekend.Buy Apple Watch S11 for $299 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By Amber Neely India’s government has abandoned its proposal that would require smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the state-owned biometric identification app, Aadhaar, on phones.India drops proposal mandating Apple preinstall national ID appIn November, India’s Ministry of Communications issued a directive ordering smartphone producers to preload Aadhaar on any phone sold within the country. The order would have affected Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi.According to Reuters, India’s IT ministry has since reviewed the proposal and “is not in favour of mandating the pre-installation of the Aadhaar App on smartphones.” The ministry said the decision came after it held a “consultation with stakeholders from the electronics industry.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By Mike Wuerthele So far in our testing, the Aspekt Touch 4K UHD Monitor touchscreen works pretty well with macOS drawing apps, and the Omni Fold stand Mac mini dock is cool. The combo costing more than a Studio Display is a turn-off.The new Aspekt Touch 4K Monitor with Mac mini dockWe talked about this pair in a news post a few months ago, you guys had opinions, and I knew almost instantly that we’d have to get it on our test bench. We’ve had this combo for all of 24 hours at this point, and we thought we’d talk a bit about it now, in advance of a full review later.Let’s get into the hardware. The Aspekt Touch 4K UHD Monitor touchscreen is a decently-performing 4K display, with integrated touch. The main issue with touch here is not the hardware, but macOS. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the App Store. It’s doing so at precisely the time is needs to do better for iPhone user safety.The App Store is not as safe as Apple says, or as Apple could make it —- image credit: AppleIn just the last week, Freecash was removed for how it sold user data. Apple only killed it after it was asked about the issue.At about the same time, a fake cryptocurrency app took users for around $9.5 million before it was taken down. Or to look at it another way, Apple earned between $1.425 million and $2.85 million from that scam, depending on whether the developer is charged 15% or 30%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By Malcolm Owen The Epic Games “Fortnite” versus Apple’s AppStore antitrust trial has completed its last week. Here’s what you need to know about the saga, with closing arguments left to go. Between Epic CEO Tim Sweeney’s ongoing complaints, the trial, Apple’s lies, and the Supreme Court, the Epic vs. Apple App Store lawsuit continues to roll on years later. Here’s all you need to know about the long-running courtroom drama, updated on April 17, 2026.Within the space of a few weeks in 2020, a disagreement between the ambitions of Epic Games and the intention to maintain the App Store status quo by Apple courted considerable controversy. The affair commenced with little warning to consumers but quickly led to international interest as the battle sought to change one of the fundamental elements of the App Store: how much Apple earns.Apple’s dominance has previously led to an antitrust probe by the U.S. Justice Department into the App Store’s fees and policies. Still, the disagreement between Apple and Epic was being made more public and directly affected younger customers. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By William Gallagher Gil Amelio had the shortest reign of all Apple CEOs, but maybe the greatest impact as, practically despite himself, he set the stage for how the company would survive.Steve Jobs (left) and Gil Amelio (right), failing to see eye to eye – image credit: AppleGil Amelio is yet another Apple CEO who has never had the profile of Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, or John Sculley. If he’s remembered for his time running Apple, it is because he had the firm acquire NeXT and so was responsible for Steve Jobs returning to Apple.Long time AppleInsider readers may also remember that Jobs successfully worked to oust Amelio from the role. But what’s not even that well known is that Jobs may even have been taking revenge. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By William Gallagher More rumors of the iPhone Fold, speculation about a Mac Neo, and why you shouldn’t be concerned at claims people can steal money from your iPhone, on the AppleInsider Podcast.There’s no Mac Neo yet, but there should be.Maybe Apple will never make a tiny desktop Mac Neo, but it should and it has everything it needs to do it, from processors to the massive success of the MacBook Neo. True, the company does seem to be a little busy with the iPhone Fold, though.Speaking of which, the on again, off again rumors about when the iPhone Fold will be released continue. Sorting out the new leaks from the rest of the echo chamber-like reports is becoming a full-time job. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By Oliver Haslam Apple experienced a massive 20% increase in Chinese iPhone sales during the first quarter of 2026, marking the strongest performance of all vendors in the country.Apple’s iPhone 17 series has proven popular in ChinaThe quarter, ending March 2026, saw Apple’s iPhone sales increase by the biggest percentage since the final quarter of 2020. With a 20% increase in iPhone sales when compared to the previous year, there are thought to be multiple reasons for Apple’s strong performance.At the very top of the list, per Counterpoint Research’s report, is strong sales of the newly released iPhone 17 series of devices. Apple made the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air available in September 2025. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By William Gallagher Stan Ng, known for presenting about the Apple Watch on Apple’s keynotes, has retired after 31 years at the company, and spent his last day ticking off bucket list items.Stan Ng in a video presentation for the Apple Watch Ultra – image credit: AppleStan Ng was Apple’s vice president, Apple Watch and Health Product Marketing, where he was involved with the whole design philosophy of the smart watch. But his three decades at the company extend back to the original iPod, and to before the return of Steve Jobs.Now Ng has retired and in a post on LinkedIn, has described his final day at Apple Park working for the company. It includes watching the sunrise while listening to his original iPod, and then taking that iPod with him for a last workout in the gym. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By William Gallagher A new report claims to have details of the colors for the forthcoming iPhone 18 Pro, including that the signature one will be Dark Cherry.Mockup of a Dark Cherry iPhone – original image credit: Wesley Hilliard, recoloring by William GallagherApple did already go some way to getting rid of the horrible Cosmic Orange color, by making some iPhones turn pink instead. But reportedly, it’s now discarding the color entirely, in favor of a more appealing Deep Cherry.Macworld claims to have a source that has provided the complete list of colors for the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. That list is not very much different to previous rumors, especially concerning reports of Apple considering various shades of red. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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