By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple’s Ferret LLM could help allow Siri to understand the layout of apps in an iPhone display, potentially increasing the capabilities of Apple’s digital assistant.A ferret in the wild [Pixabay/Michael Sehlmeyer]Apple has been working on numerous machine learning and AI projects that it could tease at WWDC 2024. In a just-released paper, it now seems that some of that work has the potential for Siri to understand what apps and iOS itself looks like.The paper, released by Cornell University on Monday, is titled “Ferret-UI: Grounded Mobile UI Understanding with Multimodal LLMs.” It essentially explains a new multimodal large language model (MLLM) that has the potential to understand the user interfaces of mobile displays. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Working to promote the Apple Vision Pro as a business tool instead of solely an entertainment one, Apple has highlighted half a dozen firms from Porsche to Microsoft, who have incorporated the headset into their work.Apple Vision ProWhile perhaps most attention that the Apple Vision Pro has received concerns its immersive video for entertainment, Apple has always aimed it equally at businesses. Now Apple wants to press hard on the idea of Apple Vision Pro being a tool that companies need.”There’s tremendous opportunity for businesses to reimagine what’s possible using Apple Vision Pro at work,” Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations and Enterprise Marketing, said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to see the innovative ways organizations are already using Apple Vision Pro, from planning fire response operations to iterating on the most intricate details of an engine design — and this is just the beginning.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The Apple Watch Series 10 will get a new display, with a report claiming changes will be made to the OLED panel that could extend the battery life.Apple Watch Series 9The advanced display of the Apple Watch has helped reduce the power consumption of the wearable over time. For the Series 10 device, it may get a newer one that could save even more power.Tuesday’s report from The Elec claims that Apple will be using a new low-temperature polycrystalline oxide (LTPO) thin-film transistor (TFT) technology in the OLED display of the Series 10, which the report believes will be out later in 2024. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The iPhone still wins teenagers’ popularity contests, with a survey determining Apple’s smartphone is at near record highs for both ownership and the intention to purchase by the group.The iPhone’s camera is a major selling point.The semi-annual Taking Stock with Teens Survey by Piper Sandler has been released, and continues to provide good news Apple’s way. The survey, the 47th for the organization, aims to determine what younger consumers prefer, and how it could change the overall brand landscape.For watch brands, upper-income teens have continued to rate Apple as their favorite once again. However, Apple’s 36% share is a drop from the 42% of the Fall 2023 and Spring 2023 surveys, and it’s only just ahead of its nearest rival, Rolex at 34%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Investment firm Wedbush says it is sticking to its $250 Apple price target and that issues such as declining sales in China will be short term because of pent-up demand for the iPhone 16 range.Tim Cook at a game tournament in Apple Taikoo Li, Chengdu Wedbush first raised its Apple price target to $250 in December 2023, just ahead of the peak holiday season. The company described Apple then as resilient, and in March 2024 said it was keeping its price target despite recognizing that there were concerns over iPhone demand in China.Now in a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Wedbush has outlined further details of the decline, and also commented on Apple’s changing relationship with China. However, it remains bullish and says that this is because it believes that: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Pegatron is reportedly nearing a deal to sell the Tata Group a controlling stake in its iPhone facility in Tamil Nadu, India.Pegatron facility (Source: Pegatron)Following its outright purchase of Wistron’s iPhone plant in India’s southwestern state of Karnataka, the Tata Group is poised to take control of a similar facility now owned by Pegatron.According to Reuters, Pegatron and the Indian conglomerate Tata are in advanced talks. If completed as expected, the Tata Group would control at least 65% of the plant near Chennai city in Tamil Nadu, around 180 miles to the east of the ex-Wistron facility. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) While generally quite reliable, Apple’s Universal Clipboard can sometimes stop working for no apparent reason. Here’s how to fix it and get back your cross-device productivity.Universal Clipboard makes copying text between devices easy.Universal Clipboard is Apple’s cross-platform feature that allows users to quickly transfer document elements and files between devices. Part of the Continuity system that enables productivity across the Apple ecosystem, it has become an extremely well-used and indispensable feature of Apple’s operating systems.Much like how copy and paste works at a system level to shift files, text, video, or images between documents or storage folders, Universal Clipboard is the same thing, but across multiple devices. It’s possible to copy text from one item, like a Mac, and to paste that same data to Messages running on an iPhone. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Tesla was prepared to contest claims of wrongful death related to its Autopilot system in court but has chosen to settle the case instead.Tesla agrees to pay settlement in tragic autopilot crashIn a surprising turn, Tesla has opted for a settlement with the family of Wei “Walter” Huang, an Apple engineer. His tragic death in an Autopilot-related crash in 2018 sparked widespread debate about the safety and reliability of automated driving systems.The case, scheduled for a courtroom showdown this week, has instead concluded with a confidential settlement, the terms of which are currently sealed from the public eye. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Passkeys have launched for X uses globally, bringing a new level of account security to users of the social platform.Passkey on an iPhoneIn January, X introduced support for passkey login. The feature uses technology developed by the FIDO Alliance in collaboration with major tech players like Apple, Google, and Microsoft.Passkeys on X were initially available exclusively to iOS users in the United States but have now been rolled out globally, as confirmed by X’s official Safety account. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple is finally allowing emulators in the App Store. Here are some of the best wrap-around controllers for your iPhone that lets you play them on the go.An example of an iPhone game controllerOn April 5, Apple updated its App Store rules to reverse a policy that prohibited emulators from being distributed within the storefront. The policy meant gamers who wanted to use emulators had to use other ways to be able to play the older games on the iPhone or iPad.With the change, the App Store will probably gain a collection of emulators over time. However, avid gamers wanting to enjoy the retro titles will not be too pleased about gaming on a touchscreen. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
