While supplies last, Amazon is knocking $350 off Apple’s Mid 2017 13-inch MacBook Air with an upgraded 2.2GHz Core i7 processor, bringing the price down to $799, a record low. Prefer the latest model? Apple’s standard 2018 MacBook Air is also on sale for $999 ($200 off retail). Meanwhile, B&H has MacBook Pros on sale for just $1,099. These deals may end at any time, so don’t delay.
A faked icon, said to be in the latest iOS 12.2 beta, allegedly depicts a seventh-generation iPod touch with an all-screen front panel. But even without the graphic being accurate, there is more than enough evidence to suggest that a new iPod touch is coming very soon.
This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, William and Victor talk about rumored health sensors in MacBooks, Huawei suing the US government, and Facebook’s claim again that they value users’ privacy.
Apple’s long-rumored augmented reality headset could arrive mid-way through 2020 prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes, with the initial round of manufacturing for the fabled head-mounted display speculated to commence as early as the end of 2019.
Disney CEO Bob Iger at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Thursday confirmed that the forthcoming Disney+ streaming service will incorporate Disney’s entire movie library, including classic films that often remain out of circulation.
Major digital music and streaming services Amazon, Google, Pandora and Spotify on Thursday filed separate appeals of a U.S. Copyright Royalty Board ruling that greatly increases royalty rates paid out to songwriters. Apple is conspicuously absent from the list of appellants.
Apple doesn’t promote this and it wasn’t available when HomePod first launched, but since iOS 12 you’ve been able to ignore your iPhone and make or receive all your calls through the company’s smart speaker.