05:17 9 Feb - AppleInsider News
Narrative non-fiction podcast "The Line" has earned Apple TV+ a 2022 duPont-Columbia Award Silver Baton.Image Credit: AppleLaunched in 2021, "The Line" is a six-part audio series that explores the untold aspects of the story of US Navy SEAL Eddy Gallagher. Read more...
05:17 9 Feb - AppleInsider News
Narrative non-fiction podcast "The Line" has earned Apple TV+ a 2022 duPont-Columbia Award Silver Baton.Image Credit: AppleLaunched in 2021, "The Line" is a six-part audio series that explores the untold aspects of the story of US Navy SEAL Eddy Gallagher. Read more...
01:35 9 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple has found and fixed a bug that had sent users' voice recordings to Apple, even if users had opted out of improving Siri and dictation.The bug surfaced in iOS 15, turning on the option to share Siri and dictation recordings with Apple, even if a user had previously opted out. This resulted in users' Siri queries and voice dictation messages being stored and shared with Apple.When Apple released iOS 15.2, Apple had switched off the setting for many Siri users and now assures users that the erroneous recordings are being deleted. Read more...
22:29 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Peloton is currently in the midst of a broad shake-up, with the company appointing a new CEO and announcing that it would cut its corporate workforce by about 20%.Credit: PelotonThe fitness hardware company announced on Tuesday that it would replace CEO John Foley with Barry McCarthy, the former chief financial officer of Spotify and Netflix. McCarthy will take over as CEO effective Wednesday, CNN has reported. Read more...
22:02 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple has laid the groundwork to include driver's licenses in the second iOS 15.4 developer beta, with the discovery of a reference to the feature in its code.Apple released the second developer beta of iOS 15.4 on Tuesday, with the main discovery being elements relating to the just-announced Tap to Pay on iPhone feature. After further examination of the beta, it seems Apple is preparing to bring another item to the operating system soon.A code reference found in the beta by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser and posted to Twitter includes the line "Find out when your driver's license or state ID is ready to use and get important updates." Read more...
21:13 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Your iPhone has a built-in sleep timer for media playback that can be used with Apple Music and Shortcuts automation to build the perfect bedtime noise machine. Here's how to set it up.Apple Music has many curated albums meant to be played at bedtimeIf you've ever used third-party apps like Dark Noise or other noise machines, a popular feature is the sleep timer. Users may want to stop streaming media from playing after a specific interval, just like setting a sleep timer for a TV, so it doesn't play infomercials all night. Read more...
20:31 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Tap to Pay on iPhone code was discovered in the iOS 15.4 second developer beta indicating Apple could launch the feature with the next version of its operating system.Tap to Pay on iPhone code discovered in iOS 15.4 betaApple indicated that the Tap to Pay on iPhone feature would launch in the spring, with Stripe as one of the first adopters. Code in the iOS 15.4 beta shows that the feature may launch with the public release of that update. Read more...
20:23 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Central to the updated Fantastical 3.6 for Mac and iOS is "Openings," a way users can easily offer meeting times for people to book.Fantastical previously added meeting integration features, including the ability for a user to setup a Zoom call directly within the calendar app. Now the highlight of a significant update is the ability for a user to nominate times that they are available, and allow others to book meetings.In Fantastical 3.6, a user can set up a meeting template with a range of times and days. They then have to specify whether they'll moderate meeting requests or just accept all of then. Read more...
19:51 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple will be hosting virtual "App Store Sessions" from February 15, a six-week series of online events to help developers learn about new App Store features.Announced on Tuesday via its Developer site, App Store Sessions will provide developers with the opportunity to learn more about the App Store's features. Running from February 15 to March 29, the sessions will teach developers about the features, and offer the chance to ask questions to Apple experts about them.The sessions will cover a variety of topics, chiefly about new features in the App Store itself. This includes how to create product pages "that resonate best with the people you'd like to reach," as well as subscriptions, the creation and distribution of custom offer codes, and promoting in-app events. Read more...
19:13 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple has reached the second round of the current beta cycle, providing developers with fresh builds of iOS 15.4, iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4, and watchOS 8.5 for testing.The latest builds can be acquired via the Apple Developer Center for those taking part in the test program, or via an over-the-air update on products already running the beta software. Public betas usually arrive within a few days of the developer versions, through the Apple Beta Software Program website.In addition, Apple also seeded a new beta version of HomePod Software 15.4. Read more...
19:07 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple has started to distribute its second beta of macOS Monterey 12.3, with builds now downloadable by developers testing the operating system.The newest builds can be downloaded via the Apple Developer Center for those enrolled in the test program, or via an over-the-air update on devices running the beta software. Public betas typically arrive within a few days of the developer versions, via the Apple Beta Software Program website.The first build of macOS Monterey 12.3 became available to developers on January 27. The public beta build arrived one day later, on Jan 28. Read more...
18:56 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple TV+ films are in contention for six awards at the 94th Academy Awards, with Oscar nominations for "CODA" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth."The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for its 94th annual Oscars awards. Between them, "CODA" and "The Tragedy of Macbeth" have scored half a dozen nominations across categories ranging from acting to Best Picture. Read more...
18:39 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Stripe is launching a new closed beta program to test support for Apple's new Tap to Pay on iPhone feature, which the payment company said will launch in the spring.Apple Tap to Pay on iPhone featureApple earlier on Tuesday announced Tap to Pay on iPhone, a feature that will let merchants and small businesses accept payments without requiring a separate hardware piece. In its announcement, Apple said it was working with Stripe on integrating the feature. Read more...
18:24 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple is planning on increasing its benefits for Apple Store employees across the U.S., including adding sick time and vacation days, in an effort to attract and retain retail workers.Apple The Grove in L.A.The plan to bolster its benefits comes amid a tough labor market and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. According to Bloomberg, the changes will apply to both full-time and part-time employees at the company's 270 U.S. retail locations. Read more...
18:09 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
The CalDigit TS4 dock can add a lot of connectivity to a Mac with its 18-ports, as well as being able to recharge a MacBook Pro with 98W of power delivery.Launched on Tuesday, the latest addition to CalDigit's Thunderbolt Station lineup follows up from its predecessor, the TS3 Plus. While the TS4 reuses the same boxy dock shape, it does so while also providing a lot more utility.The TS4 has a total of 18 ports and slots, starting with a trio of Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 connections at the back, up from two on the previous model. The Thunderbolt 4 port destined for the host offers up to 98W of power delivery, while the other two can go up to 15W. Read more...
17:02 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Adobe on Monday has announced a new slate of features for Premiere Pro, including a Remix tool for syncing audio clips to videos and significantly faster Speech to Text.Credit: AdobeThe new Remix tool, which was previously in beta testing, allows editors to re-time music clips to fit the duration of a video. It works by intelligently analyzing the song via Adobe Sensei and generating a new arrangement to fit the clip. Read more...
16:35 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
As recently predicted, Apple is to allow iPhone owners to take Apple Pay and "other contactless payments" simply by using an iOS app.Following the recent rumors of iPhones being made to accept credit and debit cards, Apple has formally announced the forthcoming "Tap to Pay" feature."As more and more consumers are tapping to pay with digital wallets and credit cards," said Jennifer Bailey, Apple's vice president of Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, "Tap to Pay on iPhone will provide businesses with a secure, private, and easy way to accept contactless payments and unlock new checkout experiences using the power, security, and convenience of iPhone." Read more...
15:54 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Supply shortages continue to plague Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro, but several models with 32GB of memory are in stock and $150 to $200 off with our exclusive coupon. AppleCare is $80 off as well.16-inch MacBook Pro in stockSixty 16-inch MacBook configurations are discounted this week at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama with this cost-saving activation link and promo code APINSIDER. But due to supply shortages, many models are on backorder for six to eight weeks. Luckily, there are three configurations in stock with 32GB of memory and each is eligible for a coupon discount of $150 to $200 off using the instructions below. Read more...
15:00 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Tuesday's best deals include a 75-inch Vizio M6 4K Smart TV with AirPlay for $729, Super Mario Brothers U: Deluxe for Nintendo Switch for $36, and a collection of discounted keyboards.Best deals for February 8As we do every day, we've collected some of the best deals we could find on Apple products, tech accessories, and other items for the AppleInsider audience. If an item is out of stock, it may still be able to be ordered for delivery at a later date. Read more...
14:46 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
In this week's special episode of the HomeKit Insider podcast, The Verge's Jennifer Tuohy stops by to discuss the future of HomeKit, Matter, and much more.This week we had special guest Jennifer Tuohy, smart home reporter from The Verge, stop by to talk about HomeKit.Matter was a large discussion point, revolving around the shaky rollout and how it will impact HomeKit users. While it is heralded as the savior of the smart home, Tuohy is a bit more cautious. Read more...
14:27 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
LG is allegedly reconfiguring an OLED production line to meet demand from Apple, a development that could be for the manufacturing of OLED iPads.An Apple supplier, LG Display is said to be moving some OLED-related manufacturing equipment and tools from its E5 lines at a plant in Gumi, South Korea, to another in Paju. The items being transferred is believed to include tensioners used to deposit OLED materials, by aligning metal masks during the deposition process.According to sources of The Elec, the move is risky and rarely happens, due to the risk of damage during transportation, as well as a lengthy calibration process specific to a production line. Read more...
14:15 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple is planning to use Machine Learning in the "Apple Car," specifically because current processors are not fast enough to autonomously make key driving decisions without the technology.It was already expected that Apple would use Machine Learning (ML) in the expecteed "Apple Car," and not least since the company's AI chief John Giannandrea was placed in charge. Now, however, a newly-revealed patent explains just how ML will be used - and also why it is needed."Evaluating varying-sized action spaces using reinforcement learning," is concerned with the car benefiting from ML The idea of a car learning from its own mistakes is a little scary, but this is more like the car getting to use accumulated data from all such cars. Read more...
13:32 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Softbank will take Arm public to unload it, after Nvidia officially stopped its purchase due to concerns from regulators and Arm's current customer base.In late 2020, Nvidia announced it would be buying Arm from SoftBank for nearly $40 billion in a cash and stock-based purchase. Nvidia's shares have since increased in value, making the deal worth roughly $66 billion today.However, by January 2022 that Nvidia was already considering backing out of the deal. Read more...
13:21 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
A new report claims that Chinese component suppliers worked though the country's Lunar New Year holiday in order to meet a March release for a new MacBook Pro.The current entry-level MacBook ProApple is expected to release an entry-level MacBook Pro with a new "M2" chip, and it is believed to be planning an event for March 8. Previously, however, the March 8 event was thought to be for the iPhone SE, iPad Air, and only potentially a new Mac. Read more...
03:44 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
A new campaign for Beats Fit Pro has launched, with the wireless earbuds promoted in videos featuring Naomi Osaka, Vince Staples, Kaia Gerber, and Quen Blackwell.Consisting of four 15-second vignettes, the clips focus on each person wearing the Beats Fit Pro. Matching the tagline "Move How You Want," all are dancing or bobbing their head to the music, demonstrating the earbuds' flexible wingtip design.Staples, whose upcoming release "Magic" is used throughout the campaign, is shown wearing the earbuds in the middle of a car parking lot, surrounded by skateboarders and cyclists. Influencer Blackwell is shown surrounded at a salon, before being surrounded by mannequin heads and a group of people rhythmically moving their heads, with hair being the main subject of the piece. Read more...
03:24 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple TV+ has announced a new, dark comedy titled "Sunny," set to star Rashida Jones."Sunny" follows Rashida Jones ("On the Rocks") as Suzie, an American living in Kyoto, Japan. After losing her husband and son in a mysterious plane crash, she's gifted Sunny, a domestic robot made by her husband's electronics company.An unexpected friendship between Suzie and Sunny leads the duo to discover what happened to Suzie's family and uncover a world Suzie never knew existed. Read more...
03:04 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple TV+ has signed a series order for "Mrs. American Pie," a 10-episode comedy set to star Kristen Wiig."Mrs. American Pie" follows Maxine Simmons, a woman attempting to cross the line between the haves and have-nots and secure her spot in the high society of 1970s Palm Beach. As the series progresses, Maxine will need to ask herself, "How do you get a seat at the table, and what will you sacrifice to get there?"The series will be based on Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist Juliet McDaniel's "Mr. and Mrs. American Pie," and developed by Laura Dern ("Little Big Lies.") Read more...
00:15 8 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple's newest acquisition is a London-based company specializing in using artificial intelligence to create customized, dynamic music.Apple has purchased a startup capable of creating music via artificial intelligence. According to someone familiar with the deal, Apple may use the technology to bolster its current audio offerings, such as Apple Music, HomePod mini, or even Apple Fitness+.Bloomberg notes that the deal happened in the last few weeks. Since early January, the company's social media profiles and personal website have been pulled from the internet, leaving only its LinkedIn. Read more...
22:40 7 Feb - AppleInsider News
Meta said that it may have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data privacy rules ? and at least two European politicians think that's a good idea.Credit: Alexandre Lallemand/UnsplashEuropean regulators are currently working on new legislation that would place restrictions on how EU citizen data gets transferred to the U.S. As a result, Meta issued a veiled threat to pull its social media platforms in Europe during its annual report on Thursday, CNBC has reported. Read more...
22:17 7 Feb - AppleInsider News
Apple has added a toggle to the Shortcuts app in iOS 15.4 that lets users disable the notifications that run when they trigger a specific Shortcuts automation.Apple ShortcutsPrior to the iOS 15.4 beta, the Shortcuts app issued a notification every time a specific automation shortcut was triggered. Now, Apple has added a toggle making those notifications optional. Read more...
21:33 7 Feb - AppleInsider News
The Internal Revenue Service is pulling away from its plan to start identifying taxpayers using video selfies via ID.me, with the government agency working to come up with another method that avoids facial recognition.In January, the IRS revealed it was intending to use ID.me to verify new and existing users wanting to file taxes or to access tax records. A few weeks later, the IRS has changed course.The IRS said on Monday it will "transition away from using a third-party service for facial recognition to help authenticate people creating new online accounts." Read more...