Apple must pay EU $14 billion over ‘illegal’ tax arrangement with Ireland

Apple's European headquarters, located in Cork, Ireland. After a decade of legal wrangling, the European Union has officially given its final ruling over Apple and Ireland's allegedly illegal tax agreement, and Apple has to pay up. Since 2004 when the agreement was made, both Apple and Ireland have continually protested that the amount of tax…

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Special ‘Glowtime’ round up with iPhone 16 and Apple Watch, on the AppleInsider Podcast

Tim Cook at the "It's Glowtime" event Apple crammed a lot of information into its hour and a half "Glowtime" event, but the iPhone 16 launch was the clear star of the show. Here's what else Apple announced, and exactly what's coming now versus what's coming in the next year as Apple Intelligence continues to…

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Apple’s next Studio Display could be curved and very secure

LG curved ultra-wide Thunderbolt Display Apple has been researching how to make privacy filters to prevent anyone but the user from seeing what's on their curved screen — but Apple has never made a curved screen. You can read too much into Apple's thousands of patent applications, but it's unlikely that the company would research…

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How to download old versions of macOS: Get Sonoma,Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, and more

There are a few reasons why you might want to download and install an old version of macOS or Mac OS X. Perhaps you’re relying on software you have discovered doesn’t work properly in the latest version. Perhaps your Mac has run slowly ever since you updated. Or maybe you just don’t like the new…

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How to dual-boot a Mac: Run two versions of macOS together

Updating to the latest version of macOS, or running a beta version of macOS on your Mac, doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing affair. It’s possible to install two different operating systems and dual-boot your Mac. This means you’ll have both versions of macOS available and you can choose the one that suits you on…

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How to set up Find My to alert others to your whereabouts

Find My lets you track your Apple devices, Find My items like AirTags, and, with their permission, people. You can share location triggers with other people, too, known as geofencing. You can let people know when you arrive or leave at certain locations, including how big the radius is from the location that counts as arriving…

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How to pre-order iPhone 16, Plus, Pro and Pro Max on Friday

Apple has presented its latest series of smartphones – the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. Tomorrow (Friday, September 13, 2024) the Apple Store will open for pre-orders, so that those who want a handset can race to place their order and then wait a week or so to receive…

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Ming-Chi Kuo insists Apple Watch 3 will ship in 2025

Following the Glowtime special event that didn't deliver an Apple Watch Ultra 3 update, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasts the obvious, saying that it, and a new Apple Watch SE will arrive sometime in 2025. The relatively empty Apple Watch slate of updates is unsurprising, at least to TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Posting to X…

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