By news@appleinsider.com (Christine McKee) Early Prime Day sales are heating up, with today’s MacBook Pro sale discounting the 14-inch model with an upgrade to 24GB RAM and 1TB of storage by a substantial $240.Get an early Prime Day discount on Apple’s MacBook Pro – Image credit: AppleSave $240: Pick up Apple’s M4 14-inch MacBook Pro with 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD for $1,759 at Amazon and B&H Photo.Save $240 on Apple’s current 14-inch MacBook Pro with a bump up to 24GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage during an early Prime Day price war between Amazon and B&H Photo. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Verizon denies that a database offered for sale on a public forum contains real customer records, describing it as old data not connected to the company or its users.Verizon denies data breachA report by cybersecurity researchers at SafetyDetectives found a forum post advertising a database labeled “Verizon USA” with over 61 million records. The listing claimed the data was 3.1 gigabytes in CSV or JSON format and included sample screenshots of personal information fields.Verizon told TechRadar it reviewed the postings and dismissed the data as old information recycled from forums. The company insists it has no link to its systems or customers and rejects any claim of a new breach. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew O’Hara) On the latest HomeKit Insider Podcast, Ryan Okimoto joins to talk about the latest home automation news, and the relaunch of Brilliant.HomeKit Insider PodcastRyan Okimoto — or Oki — is the Senior Director of Customer Engagement at Brilliant, and is our special guest this week on the show. He has a long history in tech hardware companies, spending time at Sonos and Eero before Brilliant.Brilliant had faced a future of uncertainty after it was unable to meet its financial obligations. Despite this, the company website and its servers never went dark. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) After a rocky start in Apple’s display supply chain, display supplier BOE has bulked out its OLED panel supply chain in the hope it can secure more iPhone screen orders.The iPhone 17 generation is on the way – Image Credit: AppleInsiderThe display supply chain for iPhones has been dominated by Samsung Display and LG Display, with BOE being a much smaller supplier in comparison. However, BOE really wants to be a big player, and has expanded its production capacity in the hope that Apple will use it.According to the China Display Trend Report from UBI Research, seen by ZDNet Korea on Friday, BOE has managed to construct an annual production capacity for 100 million OLED panels for iPhones. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Marking ten years of Apple Music, the streaming service is hosting a week of special programming, ranging from the countdown of its top streaming chart, to documentaries about the streamer.Apple Music celebrates its tenth anniversary with special programmingSince it launched on June 30, 2015, Apple Music has continuously streamed radio shows as well as individual tracks, and it has created performances from live sessions to the Super Bowl. Now, alongside unveiling a new Los Angeles studio for musicians, Apple has announced special programming for the streamer’s anniversary day.The programs start with “Don’t Be Boring: The Birth of Apple Music Radio with Zane Lowe and Ebro Darden,” which at time of writing is already streaming live on June 30, 2025. It’s scheduled to run from 6 A.M. Pacific to 8 A.M. Pacific. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Apple Music is turning 10, and to celebrate, it’s giving you the “Replay All Time” playlist of your all-time most-played songs. Here’s how to listen to it.Apple Music adds Replay All Time playlistApple Music’s new Replay All Time playlist shows you the songs you’ve played the most since you joined the service. It is, essentially, your annual Replay, but for your entire listening history. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Alongside celebratory shows on Apple Music live streaming, Apple is marking the first decade of its streaming service by opening a 15,000-square foot studio for musicians.Exterior of the new Apple Music studio in Los Angeles— image credit: AppleApple Music went live on June 30, 2015, and since then has added Apple Music Classical, Spatial Audio — and opened a studio in Paris. Now Apple has announced a new complex that provides two studios, a soundstage, and facilities for artists in Los Angeles.”Apple Music Radio has always been a home for storytelling and artistry, serving as a space for bold conversations and surprising moments,” Rachel Newman, Apple Music’s co-head, said in the announcement. “With this new studio, we are furthering our commitment to creating a space for artists to create, connect, and share their vision.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The long-rumored Apple Glass smartglasses may actually reach consumers’ faces in late 2027, Ming-Chi Kuo claims.Optimistic renders of what Apple Glass could look like – Image Credit: AppleInsiderAs a concept, Apple Glass has featured heavily in rumors. Smart glasses taking multiple forms is a hot favorite to come out of Cupertino at some point in the future.In a Monday post TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recaps and offers new forecasts on Apple’s smart glasses endeavors. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) On June 30, 2015, Apple launched Apple Music, the service that has brought music pleasure to millions — and cost Apple billions in fines — plus it included a social media feature no one wanted.It’s fine to be nostalgic for red blobs.If you joined Apple Music when it first launched and have stayed with it since, you have probably paid out at least $1,198.80. The price has gone up over the years, plus there are more expensive tiers with a family plan, cheaper ones with the student offering, and Apple Music is also part of the Apple One bundle, but you’ve been paying something for up to a decade.What won’t have happened, though, is that you’ve ever had the service for free — at least not above limited trials. Unlike its rivals, specifically Spotify, Apple Music does not offer a free ad-supported version. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has two new Apple Vision Pro headsets in development, with the M5 version expected to arrive perhaps by the end of 2025.Multiple models and new designs of the Apple Vision Pro are said to be comingOf all the rumors concerning future versions of the Apple Vision Pro, one of the most recent was that a lighter version would be released in early 2026. Ming-Chi Kuo now disagree with that, and chiefly claims there will be no new headsets at all in 2026 — and then a small raft of them starting in 2027.In his blog post on the topic, Kuo states that five — including both Apple Vision Pro and other smart glasses designs — have confirmed launch dates, while two are yet to be determined. The full headsets include an M5 version of the Apple Vision Pro that he says will start mass production in the third quarter of 2025, but the others will come out between 2027 and 2028. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
