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Apple shuttered its Grand Central Terminal store on March 13 for a surprise Alicia Keys concert, marking the start of 50th anniversary celebrations. Alicia Keys in her Apple Vision Pro performance Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up with several senior executives. They transformed one of Apple's most iconic retail spots into a temporary live music venue. The company invited select media members, creator…

Adobe has issued a statement agreeing to pay a hefty fine after years of customers complaining about a lack of transparency in its billing agreements — but it still doesn't think it did anything wrong. Adobe Creative Cloud logo Adobe has announced that it has finalized a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. It officially marks the end of the more than two-year long saga surro…

Save $320 on Apple's last-gen MacBook Air M4, as Amazon clears out inventory this weekend. Save $320 on with Amazon's blowout M4 MacBook Air deal. Originally retailing for $1,399, the 15-inch M4/16GB/512GB spec is marked down to $1,079 in the Midnight finish while supplies last. This price is the lowest on record as Amazon makes room for new M5 inventory by blowing out M4 inventory at steep disco…

Amazon's streaming service is getting a significant upgrade as the company transitions its ad-free tier to the new "Prime Video Ultra" branding. And with that branding, comes a price hike. Prime Video Ultra Launching April 10, the Ultra tier expands existing features, making it ideal for larger households. Beyond removing ads, the updated plan increases the concurrent stream limit to five devices…

Whether you're a right-to-repair activist or a school system hoping for the magic combination of power, macOS, and a repairable laptop, the MacBook Neo is a surprisingly satisfying breath of fresh air. MacBook Neo proves to be quite repairable by Apple's standards Apple's MacBook Neo has already been proven to be quite inexpensive to repair and easy to disassemble. That said, the tech industry wa…

Apple's 2026 may have gotten off to a new-product-filled start, but it's far from done. There are plenty more iPhone and other announcements to come before the year's end. There's still a lot to come from Apple in 2026 Between the launch of the M5 MacBook Air , MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros, Apple has made a solid start to the year. But with the annual WWDC event still to c…

Getting 1TB of storage on the MacBook Neo is possible, assuming you have skill in micro soldering, the ability to remove the chip, and disdain for Apple's warranty. MacBook Neo teardown. Image credit: DirectorFeng Apple introduced MacBook Neo on March 4 as its most affordable notebook, starting at $599 with 256GB of storage. It uses the same A18 Pro chip found in the iPhone 16 Pro models and incl…

Samsung Display could soon begin producing screens for Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone , with a new leak pointing to a manufacturing ramp beginning in mid-2026. Render of a folding iPhone The timeline posted on Weibo by Instant Digital matches earlier analyst estimates and fits Apple's usual production window for a fall iPhone launch. A May panel ramp would align with Apple's typical iPhone …

As part of promoting his new book, "Apple: The First 50 Years," author David Pogue spoke to the AppleInsider Podcast about writing it and just what Apple itself would and would not do to help. David Pogue — image credit: Jesse Ditmar David Pogue joined William Gallagher for an in-depth discussion of "Apple: The First 50 Years" — now available on Amazon , how it was written — and why. Hear the int…

David Pogue, author of "Apple: The First 50 Years" is our special guest talking about what did and did not make it into the book, plus there are rumors of the HomeHub and real-world news of the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e , all on the AppleInsider Podcast. David Pogue talks about his new history of Apple book Pogue is everywhere this week, talking about his 600-page history of Apple, but now you c…

Neither of Apple's first two CEOs are particularly remembered next to the likes of Steve Jobs , John Sculley, or Tim Cook, yet Mike Markkula, Apple's second CEO, certainly should be. Mike Markkula (right) with Steve Jobs in the 1970s — image credit: allaboutstevejobs Michael Scott was the first CEO of Apple , but he was hired by Mike Markkula. And then if not exactly fired, he was at least pointe…

Customers at Apple Grand Central are being directed to other stores while it's closed for March 12 and 13. There's no explanation, but it's likely to be to do with Apple's 50th anniversary celebrations. View of Apple Grand Central from across the station — image credit: Apple Apple Grand Central is used to being used for promotional events — it was where the "Severance" pop-up was in January 2025…

Backing up your Mac is not just something you do when testing betas like macOS Tahoe ; it is an everyday essential if you want to avoid risking losing irreplaceable work. You may never glance at your Mac's drive, but you need to make a copy of it. Maybe you think you don't need backups because your work is like throughput in a larger workflow. You get sent a task, you work on it, then you send it…

The controversial 30% App Store commission continues to be attacked by regulators worldwide. China is the latest region with a win, where Apple has pushed the rate down to 25%. Apple's new App Store commissions in China take effect on March 15 Chinese regulators have been back and forth with Apple in recent years over the 30% App Store commission. The latest publicly known pressure occurred after…

Apple's senior VP of services, Eddy Cue, is happy to share that viewership of the Australian Grand Prix was higher on Apple TV versus ESPN in 2025, but that's as much detail as we can expect. The F1 streaming deal brings every race of the season to Apple TV It's the first race of the 2026 season, but Apple is already out celebrating the turnout with F1. The ecosystem-wide push helped Apple in oth…