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Amazon's Big Spring Sale delivers sale prices on AirPods starting at just $99. AirPods start at just $99 during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Kicking off today's Big Spring Sale, AirPods 4 are marked down to $99.99 without Active Noise Cancellation and $148.99 with ANC. Buy AirPods 4 from $99.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Apple is cutting down Google Gemini's massive models into smaller and more secure parts through distillation, to create elements that are more suited to on-device Apple Intelligence processing. Apple's pulling out chunks of Google Gemini for on-device processing The deal Apple made with Google allows the iPhone maker to use Google's Gemini AI models as a basis for its own updated AI . It now appe…

Apple has revamped its App Store Connect service for developers, allowing for over 100 new metrics to help track in-app purchase trends and more. App Store Connect offers developers more detailed analytics — image credit: Apple App Store Connect was launched in 2018 as an improvement on, and a replacement for, the previously long-standing iTunes Connect service. It streamlined how developers coul…

Apple's M4 iPad Air refresh is overkill for nearly every tablet task, and sits in a strange but welcome spot between the iPad and iPad Pro. M4 iPad Air review: iPad Air is now powered by the M4 chip Recently, the iPad Air has been simultaneously a compromise and upgrade sitting in the middle of on the iPad roster. It provides users with more performance than they'd get on the base iPad, but witho…

Iranian citizens are trying to keep themselves safe during the war with the U.S. with a crowdsourced iOS app, but most users are located outside of Iran's borders, out of direct danger. Mahsa Alert viewed in a browser Warning citizens about airstrikes and troop maneuvers are critical during a war. However, sometimes that information isn't being passed out by authorities to the public, simply beca…

Apple TV has scored 15 nominations across the UK's most prestigious awards, including multiple nods for "Slow Horses," and "Severance." Gary Oldman in "Slow Horses" — image credit: Apple Nine of Apple TV's most acclaimed series have been nominated in two further awards. Following its nominations for the Bafta Film Awards , Apple TV is now also recognized in both Bafta's TV and TV Craft awards. Ac…

The GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 9 with a stainless steel case is on sale for $299 today only as Amazon kicks off its Big Spring Sale event. Get a stainless steel Apple Watch S9 with cellular for just $299 - Image credit: Apple Originally retailing for $699, the $400 discount on the blowout Apple Watch Series 9 is valid today only at Amazon. The 41mm S9 has GPS + Cellular capability, along w…

The Ugreen NASync iDX6011 Pro AI NAS is overkill for average consumer and small business network storage needs, but its capabilities will be attractive to enthusiasts — even if the AI isn't great yet. Ugreen NASync iDX6011 Pro NAS review Over the years, AppleInsider has seen network-attached storage options grow in scope. Effectively a cut-down computer that focused on storage above all else, the…

The controversial Sora AI video app is being shuttered, but OpenAI isn't done with generated video. Even so, Disney won't be moving forward with its content deal as a result. Sora will be shuttered by OpenAI Sora was a video platform formatted like TikTok where people could share their generated videos and swipe through others. The video generation was controversial from the get-go, as users coul…

Apple has issued new updates for some of its older Apple Watch operating systems, delivering a certificate fix for FaceTime and iMessage. A new software update is available for the Apple Watch 3 and a few other older Apple Watch models. On Tuesday, alongside the release of the watchOS 26.4 and iOS 18.7.7 updates, new versions of watchOS 5 and watchOS 8 were made available to end users. watchOS 8.…

The odds of getting macOS Tahoe running on unsupported Intel Macs are now worse than ever, as the OpenCore Legacy Patcher is seeing the signposts on the road, and has stopped accepting donations. The OpenCore Legacy Patcher is no longer accepting donations, and its future is uncertain. With every macOS release, Apple ends support for select Mac models. Typically, the iPhone maker discontinues sup…

Apple's next iteration of Siri in iOS 27 will include a new standalone app and a new "Ask Siri" button, as Apple modernizes the long-time digital assistant. Siri has yet to get its promised upgrades The Apple Intelligence upgrade of Siri has faced many delays , with the refreshed feature still not living up to Apple's promises. That may all change during WWDC this June , with Apple expected to in…

Apple pushed out a coordinated round of security updates on March 24, covering older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that are still widely used and still need protecting. iPad Pro The updates include iOS 18.7.7, iPadOS 18.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.7.5, and macOS Sonoma 14.8.5. They close a long list of vulnerabilities across core parts of the system, from networking to the kernel. On iPhone and iP…

The OS 26.4 release has arrived with various features related to RCS and Apple Music, but Apple Vision Pro gets a specific upgrade with the addition of Nvidia CloudXR support. visionOS 26.4 adds support for CloudXR One of the key problems with Apple Vision Pro is its lack of software support. Apple has a serious developer relations problem with the platform, but the visionOS 26.4 update could hel…

The update for iPadOS 26.4 has been released, bringing with it enhanced video podcast support and a selection of new emojis to the iPad and iPad Pro. iPadOS 26 - Image Credit: Apple After four developer beta rounds and a release candidate, Apple has finally brought out its update for iPadOS 26.4. The update, now downloadable to iPads owned by the general public, include Apple's usual collection o…