payments on an iPhone without the use of a physical card, but the service wasn't an instant hit. In an interview with The Points Guy , Jennifer Bailey, Apple's Vice President of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet , explained that the company had to educate consumers and work with merchants to try and convince them to use the service. According to Bailey, Apple "worked really hard on getting a great consumer experience." Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Telegraph , the move follows a similar exodus of high profile brands from Victoria Square. Apple Belfast is now situated in a new shopping location called The Keep, which reportedly also recently added a multi-floor H store after that departed Victoria Square. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

occasion by having Jennifer Bailey, VP of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet , look back over the decade. In her Newsroom post , Bailey proposes that Apple "saw a unique opportunity to leverage Apple's hardware and software to make a meaningful impact on the financial health and lives of our customers." Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

report from Bloomberg , Chinese automotive company BYD worked with Apple on a custom battery destined for Apple Car. However, even after years of working with BYD, Apple decided to abandon the partnership in search of other options. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Google, Yelp, or Meta. Branded Mail is a feature businesses can sign up for today before it starts rolling out to users later this year, potentially making emails easier to identify in a sea of unread messages. Additionally, if companies opt into Business Caller ID, Apple will display their name, logo, and department on an iPhone's inbound call screen. This feature should come in handy when you're trying to figure out whether the random number that's calling you is spam, or if it's a legitimate business. It will start rolling out next year. A smaller update coming to Apple's Tap to Pay service will let companies show their logo when accepting payments instead of just displaying a category icon. You can read more about it in Apple's press release. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

is accurate and add additional details like photos or special offers. Collecting verified, up-to-date business information could be useful for Apple if it ever launches its own search engine or inside features for Apple Intelligence instead of sending users... Continue reading???

on, which will then be displayed on Apple Maps . The service is free, but it was specifically limited to businesses with physical locations, such as retail stores. Now, however, any firm can go to businessconnect.apple.com and register without having a real-world address. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

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rather than 64GB. (Those AI models need all the space they can get.) The Wi-Fi 6E chip is faster, the USB-C port is faster, everything about the iPad Mini is the same as before only faster this time. The only real design change with the new Mini is the colors. Apple's gone more colorful with a lot of its products this year, and the Mini comes in new purple and blue models. In photos they look muted rather than vivid, though, so don't expect the eye-popping new colors on the iPhone 16. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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appear to be selling better. This is chiefly based on the lead times quoted by Apple, and Apple does not release any details about the numbers of iPhones either sold or produced. In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider , though, Morgan Stanley says it believes that better supply conditions are contributing to the shorter lead times. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

to account for in its release. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

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year, and is one generation behind the current-gen iPhone 16 . Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

identical to the one in its predecessor. Its dimensions remain unchanged as well. The front-facing camera is still in the portrait position, something that makes sense for a device of this size, and both the front- and back-facing cameras appear unchanged from the previous iPad mini. Without any significant design upgrades, this update is more about whats inside. The A18 chip, first seen in the iPhone 16 series, lets the new tablet use Apple Intelligence features like smarter Siri, Writing Tools, Image Playground and Genmoji . It also has more RAM and 128GB of storage in the base-level model, double that of the 2021 model. There's also a 512GB storage option for the first time. The new iPad mini arrives on October 23 and starts at $499 for 128GB storage. This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...ml?src=rss

time as the Apple Intelligence-infused iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. It had two iOS, iPadOS, and macOS beta tracks, covering the 18 and 18.1 versions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

report suggests the lower-end headset would drop some technology seen in the Apple Vision Pro, such as the Eyesight feature. That required a lenticular display on the outside of the headset, allowing others to "see" the wearer's eyes. Rumor Score: ???? Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

can result in significantly different answers, undermining the reliability of the models. The group investigated the "fragility" of mathematical reasoning by adding contextual information to their queries that a human could understand, but which should not affect the fundamental mathematics of the solution. This resulted in varying answers, which shouldn't happen. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Pro. It's an Apple-designed imaging device, using a pair of large sensors that could record at up to an 8K resolution in a 180-degree field of view, according to YMCinema , which is using patents as a reference point. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

announce. For instance, the Apple Ring is unquestionably over, or it's undeniably going to launch in 2026. It's somewhat clearer that there will be an M4 MacBook Pro , that's certain. But various groups in Russia claim to already have several of them, which they appear to be keen to sell, except you can't buy any. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

a screenshot of the AI-generated message in a now-viral tweet on the X social network, writing, "for anyone who's wondered what an apple intelligence summary of a breakup text looks like." Spreen told Ars Technica that the screenshot does not show his ex-girlfriend's full real name, just a nickname. This summary feature of Apple Intelligence, announced by the iPhone maker in June, isn't expected to fully ship until an iOS 18.1 update in the fall. However, it has been available in a public beta test of iOS 18 since July, which is what Spreen is running on his iPhone. It works akin to something like a stripped-down ChatGPT, reading your incoming text messages and delivering its own simplified version of their content. On X, Spreen replied to skepticism over whether the message was real in a follow-up post. "Yes this was real / yes it happened yesterday / yes it was my birthday," Spreen wrote. In response to a question about it being a fair summary of his girlfriend's messages, he wrote, "it is." We reached out to Spreen directly via email and he delivered his own summary of his girlfriend's messages. "It was something along the lines of i can't believe you just did that, we're done, i want my stuff. we had an argument in a bar and I got up and left, then she sent the text," he wrote. How did he feel about getting the news via AI summary? "I do feel like it added a level of distance to it that wasn't a bad thing," he told Ars Technica. "Maybe a bit like a personal assistant who stays professional and has your back even in the most awful situations, but yeah, more than anything it felt unreal and dystopian." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

tickets. The company is first applying the new tech to two sporting events this year, and said it will be rolling out the capabilities to more events in 2025. While Ticketmaster is touting its role as the first adopter of the new Wallet ticket experience, the new features will not only be available to that company. Considering Ticketmaster was in the PR images announcing the new features, it seems likely that the companies had an agreement about how they'd jointly promote the updates. Apple Wallet boasts several upgrades in the latest operating system release, such as a new Tap to Cash feature for faster money transfer. The initial iOS 18 rollout last month had some good stuff, but the marquee debut of Apple Intelligence likely won't happen until later in October . This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...r-230141866.html?src=rss

and its award-winning library of series and films from the world's greatest storytellers available to as many viewers as possible," Eddy Cue , Apple's senior vice president of Services, said in a statement . "We're thrilled that Prime Video will now offer Apple TV+, giving viewers an incredible breadth of viewing options." Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

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patents for a smart ring, but Apple will never launch one, because it would cannibalize sales of the Apple Watch . Rumor Score: ???? Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

involved, has produced a Blu-ray of "Severance," season one. It's due out on December 17, and now available for pre-order on Amazon for $42.88 . Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

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iOS 18.1 includes new toggles for Control Center and introduces support for sleep apnea detection. It also contains various other changes, such as in-app splash screens and modified icons. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

September 17 . The difference in build counts is due to Apple beta testing tvOS 18 , watchOS 11 , and visionOS 2 at the same time as the Apple Intelligence-infused iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Gurman, that will happen on October 28, when iOS 18.1 is set to be released (along with iPadOS...

panels for AR glasses which will be mass produced in 2026 as well. So if this pans out, 2026...

other apps. Ive been testing the beta, and so far, the most useful feature has been the summarization tool, tackling my forest of notifications and messages and parsing them into glanceable summaries. Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed Apples revamped Mac mini and iPad mini could be here as soon as November 1 What happens when solar panels die? What to read this weekend: Preventing an asteroid apocalypse, and Cult of the Lambs first arc wraps up Gmails Gemini-powered Q feature comes to iOS Legos website was hacked to promote a crypto scam The company said no user accounts were compromised. Lego Scammers hijacked the toy brick makers website last week. They switched its banner and used it for a crypto scam. A banner with illustrated golden coins bearing the companys logo claimed the "Lego coin is now officially out." It even promised secret rewards to those whod buy some. The incident happened overnight at Legos headquarters. The company responded relatively quickly, removing the unauthorized banner and links. Lego told Engadget no user accounts were compromised. Continue reading. New iOS update fixes microphone and password problems These were issues with the iPhone 16 series. A more immediate update from Apple: It has released two new patches, including iOS 18.0.1 for iPhones and iPadOS 18.0.1. The patch fixes recording issues with all the iPhone 16 models in the Messages app. The iPhones microphone would accidentally start recording a few seconds before becoming activated with the orange microphone icon. Continue reading. X lost a court battle after trying to claim Twitter ceased to exist It was the companys attempt to avoid paying a $400,000 fine. X tried to avoid a $400,000 fine by claiming Twitter (its old name) no longer exists. The creative legal argument came amid a more-than-year-long dispute with Australias eSafety Commission. The commission had asked the company to provide details about its handling of child sexual exploitation on the platform last February. X failed to answer several questions and was slapped with a $415,000-plus fine for non-compliance. The argument isnt exactly new: CEO Linda Yaccarino has also repeatedly claimed X is a brand new company in a bid to avoid scrutiny. She repeated the line multiple times earlier this year while testifying at a Senate hearing on child safety issues. Australia federal judge Michael Wheelahan, however, was not having it. Continue reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...ally-arrive-on-october-28-111544744.html?src=rss

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Given that the regular Apple Watch was updated to Series 10 in September 2024, it would seem more likely that an Apple Watch Ultra Series 3 could arrive at some point in late 2025. Rumor Score: ???? Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

recording and transcriptions for Mail, Notes, Pages and other apps. Well also likely see the new Memories feature in Photos, which is designed to be an easy-to-use editor for making movies with images from the gallery, and Clean Up, which can remove objects from the background of images. Other Apple Intelligence features, like ChatGPT integration and Genmoji , are expected to come with later versions of iOS 18 that will roll out across the end of the year and early 2025. This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...-28-144459627.html?src=rss

over your words ), along with writing tools and a new rainbow-colored glowing edge graphic when you summon Siri on a phone or iPad. Apple Intelligence only runs on the iPhone 15 Pro and up, but it??????s also been available in beta for Macs and iPads with Apple silicon chips (M1 and and up), so even if you... Continue reading???

Intelligence's arrival at some point in October. The release, the publication was informed, would occur on October 28. Rumor Score: ???? Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

contents of their inbox, with Gemini answering prompts. The Google Workspace blog explains this can include things like viewing all unread emails or messages from a specific sender. Gemini can also summarize emails about topics brought up in the inbox, along with other more complex queries. Users could also use Gemini to answer other more general queries, without needing to navigate to their browser. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

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of state-wide taxation, there was an advantage to Apple. Apple would pay 7.25% state sales tax, of which 1% would go to Cupertino ??? and then Cupertino would pass over a third of that income right back to Apple. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

the modems designed by its internal team. Apple and Qualcomm have somewhat of a complicated history. Qualcomm sued Apple in 2017, accusing it of violating its patents related to its phones' ability to quickly connect to the internet after they're switched on, as well as patents related to battery efficiency, graphics processing and apps' capability to download data faster. They eventually settled their patent dispute after Apple agreed to pay Qualcomm royalties and to enter a six-year licensing deal, as well as a multi-year wireless chipset supply deal. At the moment, Apple still equips its devices with Qualcomm-made 5G modems. Qualcomm also announced last year that it will continue providing modems to Apple until 2026. It's possible that Apple wants to put its in-house modem to the test with just one iPhone first before it puts its technology in more devices. The iPhone SE 4 will look similar to the iPhone 14 (pictured above), 9to5Mac says, and will be powered by an A18 chip with 8GB of RAM that will make it possible for it to have some Apple Intelligence features. It will reportedly feature Face ID and will no longer have a home button like previous iPhone SEs, and the device will apparently have the iPhone 15's 48MP wide camera and 12MP front cam. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to be unveiled next year, possibly sometime in the spring. This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...-se-4-103023682.html?src=rss

M4 iPad Pro . It still isn't clear how many users were affected by this, or why it occurred with some peoples' M4 iPad Pro and not others. It is clear, though, that the problem only emerged when iPadOS 18 came out of testing, and Apple then pulled the release. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Apple Intelligence. Now having conducted a user survey and monitored sales of the iPhone 16 range, the company is taking up a position in the middle. JP Morgan now believes that Apple Intelligence will drive up sales of the iPhone 16 range ??? but not yet. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

to be happy with this result, even if it disagreed with it . For alongside the $14 billion from Apple, the country already had a budget surplus of around $9.2 billion. Continue Reading on AppleInsider Discuss on our Forums

Intelligence. Plans for 2025 also include revamped Mac minis, updated MacBook Pros...