By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Apple’s earbuds are $50 off and the current M3 iMac is $150 off at Amazon today, just in time for Mother’s Day gift-giving.Amazon drops AirPods 2 to $79.99.Amazon’s fresh AirPods price cut applies to AirPods 2 with a Lightning Charging Case, with the budget-friendly earbuds dropping to $79.99, which is the best price we’ve seen in 2024.AirPods for $79.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider
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By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) Under-screen Face ID always seems to be a year away, and the latest rumor now pins it to the 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models.iPhone 15 always-on displayWriting on X/Twitter in April, Young’s original roadmap claimed that an under-screen Face ID iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, would replace the existing camera notch with only pinhole front-facing cameras.However, Young has tweaked that a bit. He says he has heard that under-screen Face ID is being pushed back a year to 2026. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Famed investor Warren Buffett cut his firm’s Apple holdings by 13% in the first quarter of 2023, as analyst consensus was that the iPhone was seeing declining demand.Warren Buffett [Berkshire Hathaway]Buffett is not a long-term investor in Apple — his Berkshire Hathaway firm only started buying Apple stock in 2016 — but it became a particularly significant shareholder. Warren Buffett also taught both Steve Jobs and Tim Cook about the value of a company buying back its own shares, which it did again after its latest earnings report.As first spotted by CNBC, however, Berkshire Hathaway’s own Q1 earnings report reveal that it has cut its stake in Apple by 13% over the period. Apple remains Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest holding, worth around $135.4 billion. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Both M2 and M3 MacBook Air models are heavily discounted heading into the weekend, resulting in deals as low as $849.Save up to $400 on MacBook Air models.Apple resellers, including Amazon, Best Buy and B&H, have dropped the M2 MacBook Air 13-inch to $849, matching the previous record low price seen in March for the standard model that features an 8-core GPU, 8GB of memory, and 256GB of storage.Buy for $849 Continue Reading on AppleInsider
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By news@appleinsider.com (Chip Loder) Whisky allows you to install Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit on your Mac. Here’s how to use it to run Steam games.The Whisky appWe previously covered how to use the Whisky app to install the Game Porting Toolkit (GPTK) and WINE to run older Microsoft Windows Win32-based games on your Mac.Win32 is an older 32-bit API from the 1990s based on the C++ and C programming languages. It is no longer officially supported by Microsoft because most computer architectures transitioned to 64-bit computing long ago. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) After years of promises and nothing to show for it, a new leak suggests that Spotify may actually be close to launching lossless audio on its service. Maybe.Spotify logoLossless audio is a music streaming feature that purportedly offers extremely high fidelity audio via sky-high bitrates. It’s a big draw for audiophiles, but not every major streaming service offers it.Following two weeks after a leak that Spotify HiFi may finally be on the way, another collection of leaks offer more details. According to another Reddit leak spotted by The Verge, one change is a rebranding away from “HiFi” and to the generally used term “Lossless.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) MagSafe could use a thinner ring of magnets in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, if alleged case-making molds are to be believed.iPhone 16 molds [ShopSystem]MagSafe uses a ring of magnets and an alignment magnet to make sure the charger lines up perfectly to its inner charging coil. While the design hasn’t really changed since its introduction, it may get a tweak in the iPhone 16 lineup.The new rumor stems from molds used in the production of cases for the iPhone 16 seen by ShopSystem. Pictures of the molds offer a few hints about the physical attributes of the next wave of iPhones. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Despite a recent Apple stock price target cut bank Morgan Stanley is amongst Apple’s biggest bulls — and it has proven that by nudging the company’s price target up to $216.An Apple Store signMorgan Stanley was oddly bullish about Apple even as it dropped its price target from $220 to $210. Following Apple’s Q2 2024 earnings report, the company has increased its price target to $216, and sounds as if it feels vindicated.”Apple guided to an above-Street June Q, alleviated concerns about China iPhone [sales], reached an all-time Services rev & GM record, authorized its largest incremental buyback in history, & hinted at Gen AI announcements to come in weeks,” said the company in a note to investors seen by AppleInsider. “It’s hard not to be more bullish after that.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has marked “Star Wars” Day with a new ad, featuring Boba Fett finding his fellow Mandalorians with an iPhone 15.A Boba Fett cosplayer in Apple’s videoMay the Fourth is known as “Star Wars Day,” and Apple has decided to celebrate it in a video. Published to YouTube on Friday, the ad spot offers a look at how the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro could help cosplayers meet up.The video takes viewers through a meet-up of Star Wars fans, following one dressed as Boba Fett. After leaving home, he is seen visiting a Boba tea shop, before boarding a bus and walking past a family of Jawas on his way. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A new report claims that a supplier may develop new technology or new processes, only for Apple to — perfectly legally — take that work to a cheaper company, sometimes leaving the original one to go bankrupt.Apple has suppliers all over the worldThere have already been examples in 2024 of how being an Apple supplier may not be a great idea. While no parties involved will directly confirm it, it appears that Apple abruptly cancelled two micro LED suppliers — one of whom had spent $1.4 billion building a factory for it.Reportedly, those firms have no recourse with Apple, and presumably it’s because the cancellations were allowed within the contracts. According to The Information, Apple’s typical contracts also give it complete control and at least co-ownership, over every step of the supplier’s manufacturing process. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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