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With only a week to go before Prime Day 2026 kicks off, early Prime Day Apple deals are hitting a fever pitch. Today, we're following a $100 price drop on the Apple Watch Ultra 3, delivering the lowest price of the year. Amazon's early Prime Day deal drops Apple Watch Ultra 3 to $699.99 - Image credit: Apple Amazon's $699.99 special price is available on the Apple Watch Ultra 3 with Black Titaniu…

President Trump has issued an ultimatum to France, threatening to place a 100% tariff on French wines if the country doesn't kill a tax on US big tech that went into effect seven years ago. Trump threatens 100% wine tariff on France over tech tax The tax in question is France's Digital Services Tax (DST), first announced in December 2019 . It applies to any tech company with an annual global reve…

Apple iPhone manufacturer Tata is accused of contaminating water needed by farms near its plant in Tamil Nadu, India, and of failing to take corrective action after warnings. Tata's plant in Tamil Nadu, India - image credit: Storyboard18 The plant in question is in Hosur in the south of the region, which Tata built after also acquiring a separate Pegatron iPhone factory in 2024 . Now according to…

The fiasco of the color-changing iPhone 17 Pro is threatening the iPhone 18 Pro, with one leaker claiming that Apple has apparently not learned its lesson for the fall release. iPhone 17 Pro Max in Cosmic Orange, without the color-change issue. Following the launch of the iPhone 17 Pro, consumers started to complain about the coating of the Cosmic Orange model . If a leaker is to be believed, his…

There was a lot at WWDC last week. On this week's Smart Home Insider Podcast, we go through it all! Smart Home Insider Podcast With Apple annual developer conference officially in the rearview mirror, we walk through all the biggest announcements Apple made. We walk through the changes to Apple Home, HomePod, and Apple TV. There's a lot to love in these updates, including support for 2K and 4K ca…

I slipped under the wire and got a demo of "Character Limit" submitted to Steam just in time. That wasn't the stressful part. Steam now lists the Character Limit demo. It's a massive step. In April, the development of Character Limit had reached a point where it could be tested by actual players. It did fantastically well at Dreamhack Birmingham, and I had also started doing testing on iPhone and…

Apple's Beats by Dre is really pushing its unannounced headphones at the World Cup, with more player social media shots suggesting that the new model might be customizable. Lee Kang-in and Antonee Robinson, wearing unannounced Beats headphones - Image Credit: Instagram kanginleeoficial and antonee_jedi After an initial mention in an FCC filing on May 23, an unannounced pair of Beats were then sho…

The iPhone Fold has been on and off for years, but now the supply chain is suggesting that Apple will announce it as expected in September 2026, yet not actually ship it for several months. Render of a possible iPhone Fold - image credit: AppleInsider There are at last positive signs from Apple that it is preparing an iPhone Fold, but there have also been multiple reports that it is delayed . Now…

Two exclusive MacBook Air deals are in effect on M4 13-inch and 15-inch models, dropping prices to as low as $899 while supplies last. B&H is blowing out M4 MacBook Air inventory at $899 - Image credit: Apple The first exclusive deal is on Apple's closeout M4 MacBook Air 13-inch. This upgraded model, which is discounted to $899* in Sky Blue, has a 10-core GPU for enhanced performance. It also has…

Apple's WWDC went about as expected for 2026. While it's a tiny bit disappointing, Siri AI turned out to be worth the wait, but with some painful app-based gaps. WWDC was all AI, almost all the time. WWDC 2026 was on Monday, and it was expected to be a bit of a slow one this time around. As predicted by the rumor mill and countless reports in the weeks ahead, it certainly wasn't an event that sho…

As is often the case, Apple has leaked its own hardware. Here are the signs that the folding iPhone and MacBook Pro with touchscreen are coming, and where they are. A render of a potential iPhone Fold design - image credit: AppleInsider The release of the first developer betas of macOS 27 Golden Gate, iOS 27, and others was followed by the inevitable deep dive into the changes. All to find out wh…

It's obviously speculation, and repeated at that, but a new report argues that it's more likely that Apple will eventually charge a fee for Siri Ai now that Apple Intelligence has improved so much. For now, Siri AI is free, although iCloud+ subscribers get higher daily usage limits. Apple has long been predicted to introduce a subscription version of Apple Intelligence , and a new report chiefly …

An employee disappearing with a MacBook, a man convicted of tracking a woman with an AirTag , and a woman who used an AirTag to track her husband in ICE custody, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter. Man in cuffs - 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

Over two years after the Apple Car program was declared dead, Apple has offloaded its 5,500-acre Arizona proving ground to Waymo. It's a sale that recoups $220M from the $10B Apple spent on the failed project. The Apple Car no longer exists. Nor does its test track. The Apple Car project is a program believed to have been cancelled by Apple after about a decade of research and development. In wha…

With delivery by Father's Day and a 90-day low price, you'll want to grab Amazon's weekend Mac mini deal before inventory runs out. Pick up Apple's Mac mini at a discount while supplies last. With increased demand for a headless machine to run AI agents and a budget-friendly price tag, Apple's M4 Mac mini has been sold out for much of Q2 2026. But Amazon has the 16GB/512GB configuration back in s…