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In this week's "Sunday Reboot," Apple Japan shines with its delightful ads, Siri engineers learn about AI, and a feel-good Apple executive retirement story. Ads, AI, and retirement Sunday 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, users were …

Apple will be making it easier for users to lay out apps and widgets on the iPhone home screen, thanks to a new addition to the UI in iOS 27. You can already do a lot with the iOS home screen. In more recent updates to iOS and its other operating systems, Apple has made it gradually easier to personalize the home screen . If a report about iOS 27 is accurate, that release could make things even e…

The M5 Mac Studio is now expected to be delayed from its summer launch, and the OLED MacBook Pro pushed to 2027, solely because of the industry-wide shortage of memory. The next Mac Studio may be delayed Apple has so far weathered the global RAM and SSD shortages better than most , but still it has raised some prices and ceased selling certain Mac configurations. Now according to Bloomberg , the …

Apple's WWDC event will have a major focus on the long-awaited Siri overhaul, as well as a more blown-out white-light appearance in iOS 27. The glowing 26 in the WWDC logo is a hint of what Siri will become in iOS 27 Apple will be holding its Worldwide Developers Conference from June 8 through to June 12. It will be the main preview event for all of Apple's major operating system updates arriving…

iPads are stolen from a Best Buy, G-Love is caught up in the fake Ledger app scam, and AirTags solve two thefts, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. Man in handcuffs. Image Credit: Pixabay The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

B&H's flash Deal Zone offers a $400 discount on Samsung's M8 32-inch 4K Smart Monitor, which pairs well with Macs. Grab Samsung's 32-inch M8 USB-C Monitor for just $299.99 today only. You can pick up the Samsung M8 Smart Monitor for just $299.99 today only during B&H's Deal Zone savings event. Buy Samsung M8 for $299.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

A court has stopped the U.S. government from forcing Apple to take down ICE reporting apps from the App Store , due to it being a violation of the First Amendment. Image credit: TheFire.org In February , a lawsuit from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ( FIRE ) took aim at the U.S. government over the right to report the activities of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agen…

The U.S. ITC has denied a request by Masimo to reinstate a ban on the Apple Watch , closing its case on alleged blood oxygen patent infringement. The rear sensor of the Apple Watch The long-running lawsuit over the Apple Watch has continued, this time with a partial win for Apple. In the latest development, which saw Masimo accuse Apple of infringing on its blood oxygen patents, the medical tech …

Save $100 on numerous Apple Watch Series 11 styles this weekend, including aluminum and titanium options. Grab an Apple Watch Series 11 from just $299 this weekend - Image credit: Apple Amazon's Apple Watch deals have ramped up for the second half of April, with the 42mm Series 11 returning to $299 , the lowest price on record, for the weekend. Buy Apple Watch S11 for $299 Continue Reading on App…

India's government has abandoned its proposal that would require smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the state-owned biometric identification app, Aadhaar, on phones. India drops proposal mandating Apple preinstall national ID app In November, India's Ministry of Communications issued a directive ordering smartphone producers to preload Aadhaar on any phone sold within the country. The order w…

So far in our testing, the Aspekt Touch 4K UHD Monitor touchscreen works pretty well with macOS drawing apps, and the Omni Fold stand Mac mini dock is cool. The combo costing more than a Studio Display is a turn-off. The new Aspekt Touch 4K Monitor with Mac mini dock We talked about this pair in a news post a few months ago, you guys had opinions, and I knew almost instantly that we'd have to get…

Apple is shooting itself in the foot with how often it lets flagrant scam apps into the App Store . It's doing so at precisely the time is needs to do better for iPhone user safety. The App Store is not as safe as Apple says, or as Apple could make it —- image credit: Apple In just the last week, Freecash was removed for how it sold user data. Apple only killed it after it was asked about the iss…

The Epic Games "Fortnite" versus Apple's AppStore antitrust trial has completed its last week. Here's what you need to know about the saga, with closing arguments left to go. Between Epic CEO Tim Sweeney's ongoing complaints, the trial, Apple's lies, and the Supreme Court, the Epic vs. Apple App Store lawsuit continues to roll on years later. Here's all you need to know about the long-running cou…

Gil Amelio had the shortest reign of all Apple CEOs, but maybe the greatest impact as, practically despite himself, he set the stage for how the company would survive. Steve Jobs (left) and Gil Amelio (right), failing to see eye to eye - image credit: Apple Gil Amelio is yet another Apple CEO who has never had the profile of Tim Cook , Steve Jobs , or John Sculley . If he's remembered for his tim…

More rumors of the iPhone Fold , speculation about a Mac Neo, and why you shouldn't be concerned at claims people can steal money from your iPhone, on the AppleInsider Podcast. There's no Mac Neo yet, but there should be. Maybe Apple will never make a tiny desktop Mac Neo, but it should and it has everything it needs to do it, from processors to the massive success of the MacBook Neo . True, the …