Launched just before Prime Day 2024, the Echo Spot brings a smart alarm clock back to Amazon’s lineup of Alexa smart speakers. The original Spot was released in 2017 but had been discontinued by 2019.
US union and Apple reach tentative labor agreement
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE) reached a tentative agreement with tech giant Apple on Friday over improvement in work-life balance,
SEPTA Rolls Out New Contactless Apple Pay Feature
To pay via Apple with the Express Transit payment system, all riders need to do is hold their Apple device near a reader to purchase fares.
You can now use your iPhone and Apple Watch to pay for SEPTA even faster
Forgot cash, card, or SEPTA Key Cards at home? No problem — there’s a new way to pay for bus and Metro line riders. On Monday, SEPTA integrated Apple Wallet’s “Express Mode” feature into bus, trolley, …
The incredible shrinking, stretching iPhone
The answer now seems to be to just axe it entirely. According to Kuo, the Plus “only accounts for 5-10 percent of new iPhone shipments,” and Apple has deemed it redundant to the other high-end models …
Apple’s iPhone drops out of the top-five most popular smartphones in China
Phone shipments in China dropped 3.1% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to a report from the International Data Corporation.
Apple agrees to adopt AI safeguards — following in footsteps of tech rivals
The companies are asked to transparently share results of tests that measure compliance with security and anti-discrimination regulations.
Apple’s M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM is $200 off right now
Apple’s M3 MacBook Air combines Apple’s lightest and thinnest laptop design with the cutting-edge horsepower of the latest Apple silicon chip. You can get the 2024 model on sale for $200 off right now.
Fortnite To Return To iOS In This County As Epic Games-Apple Dispute Continues: All You Need To Know
Epic also announced plans to make its mobile games available on AltStore for iOS users in the EU. AltStore is a third-party app store that facilitates side-loading. Additionally, Epic hinted at extending support to at least two other third-party stores, although specific details were not disclosed.
Applegreen Slated to Finish $450 Million New York State Thruway Project in First-Quarter 2025
In New Jersey, Applegreen is close to completing a $250 million program to rebuild or renovate all the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway service areas. The Clara Barton travel plaza was scheduled to open the week of July 22, and the final site will be completed in August when the James Gandolfini location opens.
How to fix the iOS 18 auto-brightness bug that’s driving iPhone users insane
With every major iOS beta version, there are obviously going to be bugs. After all, Apple is reshaping the foundation of its operating systems to … The post How to fix the iOS 18 auto-brightness bug that’s driving iPhone users insane appeared first on BGR.
Leaked email shows message Apple CEO Steve Jobs sent to himself a year before he died
Leaving a very lasting and memorable legacy, Steve Jobs died on 5 October 2011. But being the famed Apple CEO and creating legendary devices like the iPhone, isn’t all he left behind. A year before he passed away, due to a respiratory arrest relating to a tumour, Jobs sent himself a moving email.
11 iOS 18 features that’ll only be available on newer iPhone models
OS 18 is full of great features. However, some of them are exclusive to newer iPhone models. Depending on your phone, here’s what you get.
iOS 18: All the ways you can customize your iPhone’s apps, Home Screen, Control Center, and more
Apple is going all-out with customization options in iOS 18, providing powerful tools to help make your iPhone more personalized than ever.
Apple Ring, iOS betas, and iPhone 17 camera rumors, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Twenty years of rumors about an Apple Ring have to lead somewhere soon, and in the meantime, we have more betas to try, and more iPhone 17 rumors to explore.
Thinner phones are worse phones as iPhone 17 Slim and Z Fold 6 Ultra may prove
It remains to be seen what the ultimate specs and price of Samsung’s Z Fold 6 Ultra or iPhone 17 Slim will be, but for now they seem to confirm the notion that thinner phones are worse phones when it comes to hardware, ergonomics, or durability. They do have those mighty good looks going for them, though.
Was there ever any doubt Apple’s first foldable iPhone would be a flip phone?
If you have something as iconic as the iPhone, why change your design? Of course Apple is going to launch a flip phone.