By Malcolm Owen In this week’s “Sunday Reboot,” a storage upgrade for the MacBook Neo, an excuse to buy many Mac minis, and the iPhones come back to Earth with a late congratulatory message.Image credits: NASA/OvercastSunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step.This week, researchers managed to get around Apple Intelligence security measures using prompt injection techniques, a repairability report panned Apple’s hardware again, and Apple’s lawsuit with Epic Games over the App Store continued to roll on. There was also a bug found to break Mac networking every 49 days, 17 hours, two minutes, and 47 seconds. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher Since his retirement was announced in 2025, Apple Intelligence head John Giannandrea has been reduced to the role of an advisor, but is now expected to exit Apple Park shortly.John Giannandrea – image credit: AppleIf you spend your notice period at home, you’re on gardening leave. If you spend it at work and you’re waiting for when your contracted stock bonuses realize, it’s called “rest and vest”.It appears that the stock options agreed for John Giannandrea’s contract when Apple hired him in 2018, are due on April 15. According to Bloomberg’s “Power On” newsletter, Giannandrea is consequently going to leave around then. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple Glass will be a direct competitor to Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, but it will be only a part of a larger three-pronged AI wearable strategy for the company. Here’s what’s coming.Optimistic renders of what Apple Glass could look like – Image Credit: AppleInsiderApple has long been working on its smart glasses, known as Apple Glass. What is anticipated to actually launch will be quite close to what the existing Meta Ray-Bans can already do.In Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman writes that the Apple Glass will be easily able to handle everyday uses, including photographs and video capture, dealing with phone calls, handling notifications from an iPhone, and music playback. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVP of Marketing Greg Joswiak have welcomed the crew of Artemis II back to Earth, after what is probably the most expensive Shot on iPhone event in history.Looking at Earth from Artemis II, shot on an iPhone. – Image Credit: NASAOn Friday evening, the crew of Artemis II splashed down on the coast of San Diego. It brought to an end the ten-day mission, which saw four astronauts take off, fly around the moon, and return home.As the three NASA and one Canadian Space Agency crew were picked up in the water and taken to a recovery ship, the world celebrated. Among them were top executives at Apple, after what turned out to be a massive and unexpectedly great promotional event for the company. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee B&H’s AirPods Max flash Deal Zone slashes $150 off the original retail price of the over-ear headphones with USB-C.Grab AirPods Max USB-C for just $399.95 today only – Image credit: AppleThe flash deal, which discounts first-gen AirPods Max with USB-C to $399.95, is valid today only at Apple Authorized Reseller B&H Photo.Buy AirPods Max for $399.95 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Some configurations of Mac mini and Mac Studio aren’t available in Apple’s online store. It’s an indicator that a desktop Mac refresh is on the way.Mac StudioSo far, Apple’s updates to bring its products up to the M5 chip generation has involved portable products, like the MacBook Pro. While the world waits for desktop Macs to get the same treatment, it seems that Apple is preparing for its own product launches.Customers attempting to buy some models of Mac mini and Mac Studio from the online Apple Store in the United States are seeing some configurations marked as “Currently Unavailable.” Spotted by 9to5Mac, some listings are showing extremely long lead times or are outright unavailable. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Matt Roberts The QIDI Max 4 is a 3D printer capable of multi-color printing, equipped with heating and cooling elements and a massive build volume. It’s a serious 3D printer for those who need it.QIDI Max 4 3D Printer ReviewI consider myself a professional amateur 3D printing hobbyist. The Anet A8 was my starter printer about five years ago. Between then and now, I’ve picked up and messed with a Creality Ender 3 and an Anycubic Photon series resin printer.More recently, I’ve even tried my hand at building my own HyperCube Evolution. Before I could finish it, my steam for the hobby ran out. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen The in-development word game “Character Limit” faced testers in the last two months, but as TestFlight got underway, an unexpected game convention opportunity went especially well.A tale of two tests: TestFlight and a gaming convention. Back in early February, Character Limit had reached a good stopping point to get some testing done with real players. A lot of the work had been done, so now it was time to get some bug fixing and polishing done, and to get some real feedback.This previously came in the form of visits to meet other game developers in Cardiff for brief sessions. But you can only go so far in terms of feedback from a kind audience. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Apple is taking Apple TV off the screen and into the real world with a public fan event designed to showcase its growing slate of original series.Apple TV 4KThe company will host a free “Think Apple TV” activation at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles across two weekends, running April 23 through April 26 and April 30 through May 3.Interactive experiences tied to shows include Pluribus, Shrinking, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Morning Show, Slow Horses, Stick, and Margo’s Got Money Troubles. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Oliver Haslam It’s been a wild week for folding iPhone rumors, with battles about what it will be called, release timing, when orders will ship, and more. On Friday, one prolific leaker jumped in and claims the device will ship in October at the latest.Apple’s foldable iPhone is now closer to release than everThis comes following numerous back-and-forth reports that foldable iPhone buyers would have to wait until as late as December for their new devices. Writing in a post on the Weibo social network, leaker Instant Digital says that the most likely outcome is that Apple will be able to debut the foldable iPhone in September.However, if Apple does choose to split the releases, the leaker doesn’t anticipate a long wait. They say the iPhone Fold will ship a month after the iPhone 18 Pro. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
