mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06In-depth Apple news, analysis & reviews since 1997
There was no sign of the improved Apple Intelligence in this week's launch of iOS 26.5, which must've been a relief to Google as it talked up its apparently new but seemingly very familiar AI features in Android.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/ios-265-is-here-ios-27-is-coming-and-android-is-trying-to-get-ahead-of-apple-intelligence-on-the-appleinsider-podcast?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
iPadOS 26 is the first iPad update in years that makes the device feel meaningfully closer to a real primary computer, even if it still isn’t consistent enough to fully replace a Mac.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/ipados-26-review---ipad-finally-feels-more-like-the-computer-it-should-be?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Gemini Intelligence has been announced just a month before Apple Intelligence's big moment at WWDC, but I have doubts about whether either company can deliver on its AI promises.
If you or a loved one has a pet, then your smart home solutions shouldn't stop at the human level. Litter boxes, feeders, sensors, and more can make your fluffy loved ones part of your tech life.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/owning-an-apple-home-implementing-smart-pet-solutions?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Unlikely partners AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have announced a joint venture that will help ensure iPhone users can get a signal even in previous cellular dead spots.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/unexpected-us-carrier-joint-venture-fires-up-to-expand-iphone-cell-coverage?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Apple's HomePod and HomePod mini are incredible additions to your smart home. Here's how I've made use of Apple's smart speaker after abandoning Sonos and other speakers.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/06/owning-an-apple-home-homepods-as-a-whole-home-audio-system?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Replit has released its first iPhone app update in four months after resolving an App Store review dispute with Apple over how AI-generated apps can be previewed and developed on iOS.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/apples-treatment-of-ai-coding-apps-could-be-shifting-with-replit-update?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
An ex-Apple designer has revealed just long ago the company began working on AirPods Max and the reasoning behind not having an Apple logo on the product.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/airpods-max-development-involved-hundreds-of-variations-over-five-years?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
As Apple seeks to re-shore more chip production, TSMC invests an additional $20 billion in its Arizona plants even while Intel allegedly ramps up test production.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/apples-us-chip-plan-gains-steam-thanks-to-20b-tsmc-investment?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Video review: Ikea has an impressive new lineup of Matter-over-Thread devices works with Apple Home, but after months of testing, we think that lingering connection issues with bulbs, controls, and sensors are the main problem.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/ikea-matter-over-thread-review-amazing-smart-home-tech-when-they-work?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Anthropic's Mythos AI model has hacked macOS after chaining together multiple attack vectors, researchers have announced. But it still needed human smarts to make it happen.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/anthropics-mythos-ai-outsmarted-apples-mac-security-systems?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
OpenAI is forcing Mac users to update ChatGPT and other desktop apps soon, after a supply chain attack exposed signing certificates that Apple's security systems use to verify trusted software.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/another-openai-hack-puts-chatgpt-mac-users-on-an-update-deadline?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Apple has pulled even more higher-end configurations of its Mac Studio and Mac mini, removing some of the most expensive memory options as the entire industry deals with the RAM crisis.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/apple-culls-more-high-end-mac-mini-mac-studio-configs?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Apple is rumored to be giving users the option to run various AI features in iOS 27 with third-party models as an alternative to Apple Intelligence.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/iphone-users-will-get-to-select-a-preferred-ai-model-in-ios-27?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
The gathering of hundreds of companies at an Apple Manufacturing Academy event has shown how far Apple’s program has gone to increase the use of AI and automation in the supply chain.
Apple's vice president of products & regulatory law Kyle Andeer lashed out at the European Union's Digital Markets Act, repeating the refrains that unfair targeting and requirement that it must share tech with rivals will put users worldwide at risk.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/eu-dma-after-action-review-didnt-go-the-way-that-apple-wanted?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
After years in beta, Homebridge 2.0 brings support for even more devices to Apple Home, as well as other Matter platforms. Here's what's new.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/bridge-more-apple-home-matter-devices-with-homebridge-20?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
The Apple Wallet will allow users to create passes in iOS 27, taking QR passes from physical passes to create digital versions.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/apple-wallet-will-let-you-make-your-own-passes-in-ios-27?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
The release candidates for iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.5 are out, as testing for the generation nears its end.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/release-candidates-of-ios-265-macos-tahoe-265-are-out-now?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Apple stock hit an all-time high. Investors cheered better-than-expected earnings, booming Services revenue, and a whopping $100B buyback, shrugging off AI rollout delays.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/apple-shares-climbed-to-a-record-high-as-investors-look-past-ai-concerns?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Over 100,000 EZ Lynk users could find their data being handed over to the United States government if Apple complies with a request for app download information.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/doj-investigation-into-vehicle-modding-hardware-leads-to-apple-subpoena?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Apple is reportedly preparing a major Apple Card signup push that would effectively give new customers free AirPods Pro 3, a sharp shift in strategy as Chase prepares to take over the troubled program from Goldman Sachs.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/new-apple-card-promotion-could-net-applicants-free-airpods-pro-3?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Newsletter exclusive: He was a businessman instead of a designer, but as Apple CEO, Tim Cook also had to become far more of a politician than any of his predecessors. Here's how he started at Apple, ran the company, and will end his career.
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https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/15/apple-at-50-tim-cook-the-man-who-grew-apple-by-trillions-of-dollars?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Intel and Apple chip-producing agreement has reportedly started with a test run of select older chipsets made on Intel's newest process, launching a testing roadmap extending well into 2029.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/apple-silicon-production-testing-begins-at-intel-with-2027-mass-shipment-target?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
OpenAI is exploring possible legal action after users did what they wanted with Apple's ChatGPT integrations, and didn't sign up for enough paid accounts, instead of doing what CEO Sam Altman expected.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/openai-considering-suing-apple-because-chatgpt-integrations-werent-a-money-fountain?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Amazon slashes $200 off Apple's 1TB M5 MacBook Pro, dropping the price to $1,499.99 today!
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/amazon-slashes-200-off-1tb-m5-macbook-pro-dropping-price-to-1499?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Hackers spent months hiding malware behind fake Apple-themed internet infrastructure and similarly bogus Windows pop-ups to infiltrate organizations across the Asia-Pacific region without triggering obvious security alarms. Here's how they did it.
While Apple's promised Siri overhaul is still nowhere to be found, shareholders who sued over the delay can now rest easy, thanks to a huge settlement.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/lawsuit-over-delayed-siri-features-reaches-massive-250m-settlement?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Today only, grab a $250 discount on Apple's M5 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro, matching the lowest price on record for the 2026 laptop.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/today-only-grab-apples-1tb-14-inch-macbook-pro-with-m5-pro-for-1949?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
The 20th-anniversary iPhone will get solid-state buttons with haptic feedback on the sides, if claims about the curved-glass model turn out to be correct.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/curved-glass-20th-anniversary-iphone-may-finally-introduce-solid-state-buttons?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
There is no doubt that Apple needs to diversify its processor supply chain, but Samsung and Intel are weak alternatives next to TSMC. Apple may try anyway.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/samsung-intel-considered-as-alternatives-to-tsmc-for-apple-silicon-production?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Apple doesn't want to fight a battle on two fronts in the ongoing Epic Games case, so it has turned to the Supreme Court for a pause on proceedings in the Circuit Courts.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/epic-vs-apple-fight-could-be-put-on-hold-again-if-supreme-court-sides-with-apple?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Video: Even though most of a Mac's battery life is predestined by manufacturing variables out of your control, there are ways to prolong your Mac's battery life. In some cases, they may not be worth the hassle.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/testing-common-myths-for-your-portable-mac-to-extend-your-battery-life?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
The $170 discount delivers the lowest price ever on Apple's 2026 M5 15-inch MacBook Air.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/apples-m5-15-inch-macbook-air-drops-to-record-low-1129-with-coupon?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
The 2026 Apple Pride Collection has arrived, with a new Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport Loop accompanied by a matching watch face and Pride Luminance wallpapers.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/04/apples-2026-pride-collection-includes-11-color-weaved-sport-band?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Maryland lawmakers have penned a delegation letter to Apple, asking the tech giant to ask if there were any other paths forward other than closing Apple Towson.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/maryland-lawmakers-stand-with-apple-towson-employees-after-store-closure-announcement?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
A supply chain rumor claiming that Apple has made many more orders for the iPhone 17 to keep stock levels high through November 2026 is more indication of a 2027 non-pro iPhone 18 launch.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/05/the-best-signal-yet-that-iphone-18-wont-ship-until-2026-has-arrived?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
Three renders later, and still not made in America despite original claims to the contrary, the low-end Android phone Trump Mobile took preorders for a year ago will reportedly ship soon.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/trump-mobiles-low-end-t1-android-phone-ships-soon-for-iphone-17e-prices?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
