iPhone 16 sales banned in Indonesia over Apple’s lacking investments

Jakarta - Image credit: Tom Fisk/Pexels The iPhone 16 is not allowed to be sold in Indonesia, with the sales ban triggered by a lack of investment by Apple into the country. On October 11, it was warned that Apple faces the prospect of a sales ban in Indonesia, if it didn't manage to renew…

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Kwikset Halo Select, Govee ice maker, & iPhone StandBy dock

On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast we go over another new smart lock from Kwikset, talk about the viral iPhone StandBy dock, and test the Govee smart ice maker. Kwikset has launched the new Halo Select smart lock that works over Wi-Fi or can use Matter over Thread. It's a compact retrofit lock…

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Is Apple Vision Pro a first year flop’ or tomorrow, today?

Critics are, as they do, having a field day preannouncing Apple's purported plans to "cancel" or "discontinue" the first iteration of its Apple Vision Pro Spatial Computing platform. But what is Apple really doing with its immersive headset? Is Vision Pro a big tragic, befuddled mistake like the AI Pin, or is it just the…

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Apple Intelligence arrives on the Mac with macOS Sequoia update

Apple releases macOS Sequoia 15.1 with Siri improvements Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.1 with the promised first set of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and an improved Siri. Following its initial release in mid-September 2024, macOS Sequoia has now been updated to include Apple Intelligence. The update contains the bulk of Apple Intelligence…

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iOS 18.1 & iPadOS 18.1 review: baby steps with Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence arrives one month into iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, bringing a few of the anticipated Apple Intelligence features to iPhones and iPads, but there's nothing revolutionary about Apple's AI push. When new technologies arrive, the world races to try and adopt them to be ahead of the game. Apple is rarely ever first…

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iOS 18 superguide: iOS 18 features, iOS 18.1 update, and what’s coming in iOS 18.2

Even if you’re not planning to buy one of the new iPhones, your existing iPhone (XR and later) can now get a bunch of new features following the release of iOS 18.  Among the new features in iOS 18 are a redesigned Photos app, new ways to customize your Home screen and wallpaper, new Messages…

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