Written and narrated by "Trent Crimm," The Richmond Way is tongue-in-cheek, in-universe, and you can listen to a chapter for free. Believe in the Richmond Way!The Richmond Way Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Save $200 across Apple's M5 MacBook Air line, with 13-inch models starting at $1,099 and 15-inch models starting at $1,299. But don't delay, as these Prime Big Deal Days offers end tonight.Save $200 across Apple's M5 MacBook Air line - Image credit: AppleSave $200 on Apple's M5 MacBook Air today, with 15-inch models starting at $1,299. These Prime Big Deal Days specials end tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT, although the offers could sell out ahead of time.Save $200 on 15" MacBook Air Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Amazon has knocked $200 off the Apple Watch Ultra 3, dropping Apple's premium smartwatch to as low as $599.97 for Prime Big Deal Days.Save $200 on the Apple Watch Ultra 3 at Amazon - Image credit: AppleAmazon has cut the price of the Apple Watch Ultra 3 to $599.97, delivering a $200 October Prime Day discount on Apple's premium smartwatch. This is the lowest price on record for the last-gen wearable.Buy Apple Watch Ultra 3 for $599.97 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Sonnet's Echo SE I T5 gives Mac mini and MacBook Pro users a way to add the kind of PCIe hardware normally reserved for larger workstations without giving up the compact Mac they already have.Sonnet's Echo SE I T5The Thunderbolt 5 enclosure supports video capture cards, professional audio hardware, RAID controllers, and high-speed networking adapters. Sonnet says the system can deliver up to 6,800 MB/s of bidirectional PCIe bandwidth over Thunderbolt 5.Thunderbolt 5 gives demanding PCI-E cards substantially more bandwidth than older Thunderbolt connections can provide.The Echo SE I T5 gives compact Macs a practical path to PCIe expansion without making bandwidth the whole story. Because the Mac mini and MacBook Pro don't have internal PCIe slots, adding specialized hardware usually means using an external enclosure or moving to a larger workstation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
We recently wrote about RemoveMacAI, a tool to disable Apple Intelligence and delete the models, to help save about 13 gigabytes of storage space. While it was initially provided as a line to paste into Terminal, you can now download an app that gives you a friendly UI to use.The app lets you turn off what you want, showing each change before executing, as well as having an Undo page to revert everything back to default. However, be aware that it isn't a notarized app, so you'll have a few more hoops to jump through to run it.https://omlahore.github.io/RemoveMacAI/ Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Muse, the AI agent from Facebook parent company Meta, is now available as a native iPad app and unfortunately, some people are going to download it.Meta's Muse is now available for the iPad, as well as the Mac and the iPhone. Don't use it.If you need to read any further than the words Meta or Facebook, this is the situation:Meta Muse is an AI agent you can tell not to read your private information, but of course it will anyway. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook has praised the European Union's push for a common child-safety framework, giving Apple a rare point of agreement with regulators it has repeatedly fought over other technology rules.Tim Cook and Ursula von der Leyen. Image source: Ursula von der Leyen on XCook made the comments during a visit to Strasbourg, where he met European Parliament President Roberta Metsola and lawmakers working on children's online safety.He welcomed the European Parliament's effort to create a "harmonized, Europe-wide framework to keep kids safe." Cook said Apple was encouraged by the discussion surrounding the proposed EU KIDS Act.The comments don't amount to an endorsement of every provision in the proposed law. They do show that Apple supports the EU's broader effort to establish a common approach to protecting children online across its member states. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
When iOS 27 was released, a legit advertising company found it could no longer serve ads to the Safari browser. This block appears to be a mistake on Apple's side, but the ad industry is up in arms about the implications.At least one ad agency was initially blocked in Safari when iOS 27 was launched.Apple introduced App Tracking Transparency back in 2021 in order that users had to choose to allow ad companies to track them using identifiers. After a heavy initial impact, though, the rates of users allowing tracking has risen again, and advertisers have found alternative ways to learn about users.However, according to advertising trade journal AdExchanger, The Trade Desk ad agency was blocked in iOS 27 by Apple itself. It appears that Apple is intentionally blocking data brokers who sell on tracked data, but in doing so it prevented The Trade Desk serving ads. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
A close look at the M5 and M6 chips reveals big changes in design at the 2-nanometer level, allowing Apple to significantly improve the performance of the M6.M6 chip die shot - Image Credit: High Yield, SemiAnalysis/YouTubeThe M6 introduced with the Mac mini in August is the first desktop-class Apple chip using a 2-nanometer fabrication process. The change, which means Apple can make the chips denser, has resulted in big improvements in terms of performance.Die shots posted to YouTube by High Yield and SemiAnalysis offer a glimpse into the changes Apple made to the chip's design. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Day 2 of Prime Big Deal Days is underway, and these popular Apple deals are set to end tonight. Save $200 on M5 MacBook Airs, $70 on AirPods Pro 3, and pick up an Apple Watch for just $199.Prime Day Apple deals end tonight - Image credit: ApplePrime Big Deal Days offers end soon and Apple products have been front and center during the sale. These Prime deals knock up to $200 off current hardware, but inventory may be limited and the offers may sell out before tonight's 11:59 p.m. PT expiration.Grab Apple Prime Day deals Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
