By Andrew O’Hara This week’s episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast is all about the smart kitchen, breaking down which devices do and don’t need to have connectivity and why there’s been a drought on Matter appliances.Smart Home Insider PodcastIn the news this week, we had a rare improvement on pricing. Ecovacs has announced that due to tariff reversals, they were able to drop prices on its vacuums by as much as $400.DJI has also received its first Matter certification from the CSA. It’s for a robotic vacuum with Matter version 1.4.2, which could be the existing Romo P, A, and S models that have already been released. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen OpenAI is absolutely hemorrhaging cash. Despite that, the ChatGPT owner is talking to chipmakers to make an iPhone competitor, with AI centric to the design.Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAIOpenAI is already in the process of working with former Apple design chief Jony Ive on an AI hardware project. However, OpenAI has the potential to take on the smartphone market and try to rival Apple with an AI-centric version.In an X post on Monday, TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote that OpenAI is working with MediaTek and Qualcomm on a new generation of smartphone processors. The report frames this as OpenAI moving into the smartphone space. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen In this week’s “Sunday Reboot,” a changing of the guard, the DOJ becomes a tattling schoolchild, and the expensive Apple Vision Pro saves Disney money.John Ternus, the DOJ, and the Apple Vision ProSunday 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, Apple Music users aren’t listening to AI-generated music that’s now flooding the service, Apple won’t benefit from the tariff refunds for months, and the company faces a $38 billion fine in India as part of an App Store antitrust investigation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple will announce its second-quarter financial results for 2026 on April 30. Here’s what happened in the quarter, and what analysts think is going to be revealed.Apple CEO Tim CookThe Q2 2026 financial results will be shared by Apple in a press release on April 30. A short time after, at 5 P.M. Eastern, it will hold its usual analyst and investor conference call.That call will involve both current CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh discussing the quarter and providing guidance for future quarters. There will also be questions from analysts about the quarter and expectations for Q3 and beyond. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard The long-awaited Apple Home Hub and more will finally arrive thanks to the revamped Apple Foundation Models trained by Google Gemini. The release window is still in question, though.Apple’s Home Hub tablet will attach to various products via magnetsThere have been rumors about various AI-centered products for years. However, their release has been pushed back with each Apple Intelligence upgrade delay.According to the Power On newsletter, Apple is focused on releasing three AI-powered smart home products. This is repeat information shared on Thursday with details that have been repeated ad nauseam since the products have been ready for production for some time. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen While the iPhone Fold is nearing launch, the future of the often-rumored folding iPad is still in question, as it may never actually make it to consumer hands.What a large folding iPad could look like – Image Credit: AppleInsiderThe rumor mill has been infatuated by the idea of the folding iPhone, which is widely believed to be on the way later in 2026. However, Apple has also been working on another foldable device with less chance of becoming a reality.Writing in Sunday’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, the foldable iPad is a real thing being developed behind closed doors. Described as a tablet with a super-sized 20-inch display, it has been a priority of incoming CEO John Ternus while in his hardware chief role. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee Save $200 on multiple M5 15-inch MacBook Air configurations with RAM and/or storage upgrades. Grab the lowest prices on record.Save $200 on popular M5 MacBook Air 15-inch configurations.B&H’s month-end 15-inch MacBook Air sale is going on now, and the Apple Authorized Reseller is slashing $200 off several best-selling configurations with memory upgrades and/or bumps up in storage.Save $200 on 15″ MacBook Air Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Mike Wuerthele The iVanky FusionDock Max 2 adds a massive 23 ports, can support up to four displays if your Mac can, and is a formidable Thunderbolt 5 dock that improves on the original in utility as well as value for money.iVanky FusionDock Max 2In March 2024, AppleInsider reviewed the iVanky FusionDock Max 1. While we enjoyed the massive amount of ports, but its nosebleed pricing at the time and very limited selection of ideal host computers made it not the best option.A lot has happened since then, not the least of which is Thunderbolt 5 on Mac. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Masimo’s long-time lawsuit over Apple Watch patent infringement has encountered another setback, as a U.S. District Court filing reveals the complaint against the USITC will be dismissed with prejudice.Sensor on Apple Watch Series 9The USITC’s (United States International Trade Commission) decision to deny a reinstatement of a ban on the Apple Watch has turned into a hurdle for Massimo in its long-running blood oxygen patent lawsuit against Apple. In an April 24 filing by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, a complaint against the USITC about a ban has been dealt with.The filing, detailing a complaint between Masimo and the ITC, as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection, explains a brief history of the court’s dealings with the ITC. While it doesn’t mention the Apple Watch directly, it’s all about the patent infringement suit with Apple and the implementation and dismissal of a ban. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Mike Wuerthele The Vantrue Pilot 2 is a great dash cam with a night vision camera, but it’s probably overkill for anyone other than professional drivers.Vantrue Pilot 2The typical car dash cam is a simple. It’s a camera or two, designed to capture footage of other people’s driving to help with either insurance or the police investigating an accident.But with those cheaper cameras at the lower end of the spectrum, the camera may not be able to capture everything it needs to see in all conditions. In heavy rain, fog, sleet, or even the dark, a camera can miss important details simply because its sensor cannot “see” them. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
