By William Gallagher In tantalizingly brief comments, Apple’s Greg Joswiak and CEO heir apparent John Ternus have come closer to discussing the future of Apple Vision Pro than ever before.Apple Vision Pro review: stuck in placeAnalysts have called the Apple Vision Pro a rare failure, even if Apple sold $157 million worth in the Christmas 2025 quarter. Then there have also been accusations of Apple’s penny-pinching means Apple Store demos failed to convert into sales.That’s all subjective, but it does seem that more than two years in, Apple hasn’t decided what to do with the Apple Vision Pro. But in a new interview with Tom’s Guide, the only thing Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing Greg Joswiak is unsure about is when its spatial computing will take off. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen The long-discussed iPad Air will make its move to OLED in early 2027, with display panel mass production expected to start at the end of 2026.Apple’s iPad Air with M4, without OLEDApple started to embrace OLED as a display technology with the iPad Pro, following after the smaller-scale display in the Apple Watch. However, while there has been some debate over when other models will get the same treatment, a report insists that it will be happening as soon as 2027 for one model.Multiple industry sources claim Samsung Display will start mass production of OLED panels for the iPad Air around the end of 2026, claims Wednesday’s report from ETNews. This will be before the end of the year, with a chance it could slip into January 2027. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher An app called Freecash promised to pay users for scrolling through TikTok, and got by App Store review despite really tricking them to play paid games while also harvesting sensitive personal data to sell.Every new app goes though a review process, but Freecash got throughAt least the fake Ledger Live had a believable name, albeit copied from a genuine cryptocurrency app. In comparison, “Freecash” went all-in on the money-for-nothing idea that should have warned users that there was a problem.According to Malwarebytes, it did anything but. Until it was removed, Freecash reached the top five chart on the App Store in January 2026 and stayed there almost every day afterwards. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard Apple reportedly threatened Grok owner xAI with an App Store ban if the deepfake nude generation issues weren’t addressed. In spite of ongoing problems with the chatbot, the app was never removed.X and Grok faced backlash after deepfake problemFor several horrific days in January, social media platform X was flooded with AI-generated pornographic images involving non-consenting adults and minors. Many wondered why legal entities were slow to respond, but above all, why Apple was completely silent on the matter.According to a new report from CNBC, shared by 9to5Mac, Apple did threaten to remove Grok from the App Store. While Elon Musk did change moderation rules on X, even after monetizing the illegal porn, the Grok app didn’t change much at all. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Amber Neely JourneyiPhone 17’s 3-in-1 charging station, the Summit Ultra, keeps your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch topped off and ready to go at a moment’s notice — but you’ll pay for that convenience.Journey Summit Ultra 3-in-1 Wireless Charging StationIf you’re in the Apple ecosystem, chances are you’ve got at least two — if not three, four, or five Apple devices that need to be charged at any given moment. Journey knows this, which is why it’s created its own take on a convenient multi-charger.The Summit Ultra is a three-in-one charger, designed to charge your MagSafe-compatible iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch. And, as a bonus, it does so without needing any sort of wires going to or from your devices — everything is grab-and-go. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple sometimes closes retail stores. The company always has private and public reasons why, but the communities and workers that are impacted don’t care much about what they are.Apple Trumbull – Image Credit: AppleOn April 9, it was revealed that Apple was preparing to close three of its stores in the United States in June. The group consists of Apple North County in Escondido, California, Apple Towson Town Center in Towson, Maryland, and Apple Trumbull in Trumbull, Connecticut.After the initial shock of the closures, people are still expressing their feelings about the store closures. However, as usual, nothing is straightforward in the court of public opinion. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Marko Zivkovic Multiple cryptocurrency users have lost approximately $9.5 million after a fake Ledger Live app on the macOS App Store drained their funds.A fake version of the Ledger Live macOS app has stolen $9.5M in cryptocurrency.The world of cryptocurrency has always carried significant risks, and even iPhone and iPad users aren’t immune to its dangers. Now and then, malicious actors find ways to steal money, be it via outright hacking or through a cams designed to drain cryptowallets.In April 2026, Mac users were hit with the latter after downloading a fake version of the Ledger Live app from the macOS App Store. The fake app was submitted by the publisher “Leva Heal,” which has nothing to do with Ledger SAS, the owner and developer of the real Ledger Live app. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Amber Neely Apple has made its newly refurbished business tools available for download, giving businesses ways to manage company devices, employees, and more.The newly refurbished Apple Business| Image credit: AppleIn late March, Apple announced that it would be releasing a consolidated version of its business tools. Formerly spread across three apps, the Apple Business platform aims to provide helpful tools to businesses of any size.As promised, Apple has released Apple Business to the App Store on April 14. To download, you’ll need a Mac with macOS 12.0 or later, or an iPhone or iPad with at least iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, respectively. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee Apple’s new Studio Display XDR is eligible for triple-digit savings this week, with every model up to $200 off.Save up to $200 on Apple’s new Apple Studio Display XDR.Expercom is slashing prices on Apple Studio Display XDR models this week, with discounts of up to $200 off and prices as low as $2,749 (the lowest seen since the monitor was announced in March 2026).Today’s best Apple Studio Display XDR deals Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Microsoft is feeling the sting of incredible RAM price hikes, and is now compensating by increasing the cost of Surface products by hundreds of dollars. If these market conditions and AI-driven shortages persist, expect Apple to do the same.Microsoft Surface Laptop, now more expensiveThe global RAM and flash storage caused by the demands of AI infrastructure build-outs and a slow scaling up of chip production has led to memory prices rising considerably in 2026. While the bulk of our reporting has been how Apple has been handling the situation, other companies are starting to show how bad things are actually getting.The Microsoft Surface line is the natural Windows-based competitor to the MacBook lineup, However, months after launch, Microsoft has raised the prices of its notebooks by a considerable level. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
