The new version 4.5 of Apple Sports provides "key stats" during breaks in the action you're following. And, there's more soccer league coverage.https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-sports/id6446788829 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Withings has introduced an Apple Health Sync paywall, requiring all new users to pay $99.99 each year to see their weight within Apple's default Health app.Withings will charge new users $99 per year to sync data with Apple Health. Image Credit: Withings.Withings is a French company known for its smart scales, some of which analyze more than 60 biomarkers, while also offering built-in electrodes and a rechargeable battery. The company also touted its dedicated Withings app, as well as its products' integration with Apple Health.As it turns out, however, that Apple Health integration will come at a great cost to new users. As noted by a user of the Withings forum, accounts created after October 13, 2026, are required to have a $99 Withings+ subscription to sync their scale data with Apple Health. The feature will remain free for existing Withings users. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
The best iPhone Duo cases protect Apple's foldable without getting in the way of its hinge, with options ranging from slim MagSafe shells to rugged designs with reinforced protection.iPhone Duo casesA conventional iPhone case only needs to fit around one solid body. The iPhone Duo introduces another consideration with its folding hinge, which needs to move freely while the rest of the phone stays protected.Case makers have approached the challenge in different ways. Some favor thin shells that preserve the phone's original dimensions, while others offer dedicated hinge protection, integrated stands, and reinforced corners.We've rounded up seven iPhone Duo cases from Spigen, Torras, ESR, and OtterBox, with options ranging from lightweight everyday protection to more rugged designs. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Sega and Creative Assembly have acknowledged the incredibly bad response and massive amount of bugs in the Windows and Mac re-release of the product on Steam. As such, the new version has been removed from sale, and the original reinstated, while they figure out how and why the "current experience is not where it needs to be."https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3846830/view/667253496651711518 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple's HomeView is trying to do a lot. So much, in fact, that it makes me wonder if there was a point where Apple ever thought to ask if it was doing too much.Apple's new $300 HomeView: who is it for?When Apple announced the Apple HomeView, I was neither surprised nor impressed. I wasn't surprised because we've known it was coming for the better part of two or three years now.I wasn't impressed because I'm clearly not the target market. I don't know if it makes me deeply uncool, but I genuinely do not care about home automation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Meta worked with Apple to bring its massive Muse Spark Open AI model to M5 Ultra Mac Studios, letting developers run advanced AI locally instead of relying on cloud servers.Meta Muse and Apple IntelligenceAnnounced on October 15, Muse Spark Open is an open-weight AI model designed for coding, software engineering, and tasks that require multiple steps. Meta developed the model with 816 billion parameters, although only 42 billion are active during processing.Running the model requires at least two M5 Ultra Mac Studios with 512GB of unified memory each, or four machines configured with 256GB each, using hardware introduced in Apple's recent Mac Studio refresh. The four-machine configuration is available now, but Apple's 512GB option isn't expected to ship until late October. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
According to Mark Gurman on his latest episode of the Power On podcast, during the two-year process of developing the new iPad mini, Apple tried both 60Hz, and a ProMotion 120Hz display. He's not certain which Apple decided on for the imminent release. We'll all find out together, I guess.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apples-big-smart-home-bet-is-finally-here/id6817744297?i=1000796459643 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
We've learned a few finicky details from Apple's HomeView launch, including how the live security camera tiles work, how photo albums are displayed, and how to mount the display where a light switch used to be.HomeView, wall-mountedApple introduced HomeView on October 13, but some of its smaller features deserve a closer look. Beyond the hardware and Siri AI features covered in our HomeView hands-on, details from the launch demonstrations reveal more about how the device works around the house.AppleInsider's Andrew O'Hara got hands-on time with HomeView during Apple's launch event. His demonstrations revealed several smaller details about how the display handles security cameras, shared photos, recipes, and smart home controls.From its animated faces to recipe management and security cameras, there's quite a bit packed into Apple's seven-inch display. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple Intelligence isn't made to be like Claude, Grok, or other AI tools that the Silicon Valley "lunatic fringe" praise, says Greg Joswiak, it's built to help regular users.Greg Joswiak, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing - image credit: Apple.Apple has long been criticized for being behind on AI with Apple Intelligence, although the improved Siri AI has answered many complaints. But speaking to Time magazine, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, said that the company is not making AI for fans of the technology."We love them, and they can use it too, but that's not our target," he said. "It's how to make it better for everyday people." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple has detailed a new system, called Minions, that uses the idle GPUs found in Apple Silicon Macs to create a virtual GPU cloud that combines untapped processing power to chew through complex AI workloads.Mac Studio and Mac mini can become part of a Minion systemDescribed by Apple as a dynamic virtual GPU cloud that "aggregates idle Apple Silicon GPUs" across Macs, Minions can aid teams that need to work with large-scale machine learning inference workloads. Apple's researchers have been using Minions in-house already.The theory is a simple one. Macs have powerful GPUs that spend most of their time idle, especially during everyday computing tasks. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
