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On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we round up the latest rumors surrounding Apple's smart home display, as well as cover the news. Smart Home Insider Podcast Leading off the news portion of the episode were a pair of stories on Sonos. We saw a new product hit the FCC, as well as a new feature launch. Codenamed "Gambit," the new Sonos soundbar appears to be a successor to t…

A report from a questionable leaker out of China makes the logical claim that the Trump Administration wants to use Apple's request to buy CXMT memory as a bargaining chip with the Chinese President in September. We're not sure there's anything real behind the rumor. CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT Apple, like other tech companies around the world, has a mem…

Apple's expected Virtual Shopping Assistant has begun to appear for some iPhone users, offering to answer questions about products or check on orders, although it won't do much about the rising prices. How the new Virtual Shopping Assistant looks in the Apple Store app - image credit: ShrimpApplePro. Apple has begun to get a reputation for leaking information in code references , but in July 2026…

The iPhone 20 will be a glass-heavy device reminiscent of the iPhone Air but with a more rounded appearance, a Weibo leaker has reiterated. The iPhone Air is thin, but expect more glass for the iPhone 20. While we are all waiting for the iPhone 18 to come out of Apple in the very near future, the rumor mill is still infatuated about devices that are still far from launch. With the 20th-anniversar…

Amazon has slashed 19% off the 4-pack of second-generation AirTags, bringing the price down to a record-low $79.99. Grab the lowest price ever on 4 second-gen AirTags today. If you're planning on traveling for the Labor Day weekend or want the added peace of mind of Precision Finding during everyday activities, Amazon's AirTag deals are worth checking out. Pick up the single AirTag for $24 or the…

In future releases of macOS, Mac users will no longer be able to format or eject disk images using the very long-standing Terminal command, hdiutil . It won't affect many users directly, but it could well break disk repair utility apps. The new deprecation notice in Terminal for the command hdiutil. You may never have even heard of it, but since the earliest days of Mac OS X, the Terminal has inc…

On August 24, 2011, just six weeks before his death, Apple cofounder Steve Jobs announced his resignation as CEO. On the eve of his own leaving, Tim Cook now seems to have been his obvious successor, but back then, he was an unexpected and even controversial choice. Steve Jobs' resignation followed a previous leave of absence from the company starting in January 2011, during which Cook had served…

In this week's Sunday Reboot, the AirPods Pro with cameras are probably the best alternative to smart glasses that Apple could've come up with. AirPods Pro with cameras that feed Siri AI are on the way. 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. …

An updated iMac is very close to becoming a reality, as a report claims an M6 version will ship before the end of 2026, but don't expect a major refresh. The current 24-inch iMac The M6 generation of devices is on the way, for an expectedly short product lifecycle before a move to the M7 generation. As for what Mac hardware will use the M6 chip, one of them could well be the iMac. According to Ma…

Visitors to Apple's retail outlets this fall can expect to see more smart home products on display, as Apple Stores prepare to push updates such as a new HomePod mini or even the fabled Home Hub. The current HomePod mini Rumors have consistently pointed towards Apple making changes to its smart home lineup, and it seems to be finally arriving this fall. It now appears that Apple is also preparing…

So many rumored products were recently confirmed because of Apple itself leaking the details, but it turns out that all of this news was because of a single mistake in macOS that they've been making for years. Details have been leaked of future AirPods Pro with cameras When Apple issued the release candidate of macOS Tahoe 26.7 on August 17, 2026 , it should have been practically routine. The rel…

The iPhone Ultra may actually live up to the hype, as people who have tried pre-release versions of the model indicate it will be worthy of its hyper-premium price. A render of what the iPhone Ultra could look like - Image Credit: AppleInsider Apple is widely expected to be launching its first foldable smartphone in September, under what is believed to be called the iPhone Ultra. However, while i…

Apple has already raised prices on Macs and iPads to absorb the costs of increased RAM costs, but an iPhone price hike is still expected. The competition may have provided a hint as to how much. Prices haven't moved for the iPhone 17 lineup, but almost certainly will for iPhone 18 Prices went up across many product lines, including ones like Apple TV , Apple Vision Pro , and Mac to compensate for…

iPhones stolen in San Francisco ended up in Los Angeles; an iPhone and MacBook were seized from a disgraced ex-Congressman, and police arrested a man for AirTag stalking, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. The Apple Store in Hingham, Mass. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

A day after we broke the news of about 60 layoffs across the Apple Vision project, there are reportedly more in the Siri team too. Siri AI gets to live in this orb on Wes' desk Citing people familiar with the matter, the same as we did , Mark Gurman from Bloomberg has exposed more layoffs inside Apple. This time, beyond the Apple Vision team, Apple is also laying off staff on its Siri team. All t…