Now Indonesia says Apple will build it a $1 billion plant

Jakarta - Image credit: Tom Fisk/Pexels An Indonesian minister reports that Apple will now build a manufacturing plant in the country to make iPhone components, and presumably thereby get the iPhone 16 ban lifted. Previously on Indonesia vs Apple... Apple used to get around the country's requirement that 40% of the components in phones must…

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Tim Cook, Super Intelligence, and Wallace and Gromit on the AppleInsider Podcast

Tim Cook has been looking back at his past in Apple, while others look to the future of AI, and Wallace and Gromit are opening presents, on the AppleInsider podcast. T'is apparently the season to look back on the past, as Tim Cook dodges questions about his retirement and has a good go at re-framing…

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M4 Mac mini could’ve been much smaller, executives say

The M4 Mac mini [middle] between an older Mac mini [below] and an Apple TV [above] The redesign of the M4 Mac mini could've been even smaller, Apple executives have admitted, but there were quite a few tradeoffs needed to produce the best version yet. Apple's revamp of the Mac mini with the M4 and…

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Apple’s iPhone 17 Slim is a wrongheaded approach that ignores what people really want

A render of what the iPhone 17 Slim could look like Rumors continue to swirl that Apple will launch a new iPhone 17 Slim in 2025. Why does Apple think anyone wants it? In a world where people want their devices to last for longer than ever on a single charge, shouldn't tech companies like…

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Lawsuit over Apple’s miserly 5GB iCloud plan is dismissed

Judges have not said Apple's 5GB free iCloud space is good or bad, the plaintiffs just haven't made their case A potential class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple tricked users into having to pay for iCloud is probably now completely dead, having lost an appeal before the Ninth Circuit. The case centered on the claim that…

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The new AirPods 4 with ANC are $25 cheaper now than Black Friday

If you missed out on the tremendous AirPods deals this Black Friday, your patience has been rewarded. Amazon is selling the new AirPods 4 with ANC for $139, a savings of $40 and $25 lower than their best Black Friday price. Apple’s new AirPods 4 are a massive upgrade over the prior model, which had…

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iOS 18.2: These great non-AI features are coming soon to your iPhone

When iOS 18.2 rolls out to all iPhones next week (we think), it’s going to bring a ton of great new features. Most of the focus is on the new Apple Intelligence capabilities, and for good reason: AI is Apple’s big marketing hook but the features are rolling out gradually over several months. The iOS…

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Rumor roundup: iPhone SE 4 could be a low priced Apple Intelligence machine

iPhone SE 4 could look like an iPhone 14 with only one rear camera Apple could finally be ready to reveal iPhone SE 4 in early 2025, and it may be the lowest-priced iPhone with access to Apple Intelligence. Here's what's rumored to be arriving soon. iPhone SE was last updated in 2022 with the…

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