Jake from State Farm ends up on the Severed Floor in silly ad crossover

Jake from State Farm with Mark S from 'Severance' and new recruit Jamie S. Image source: State Farm Mark S may have no idea who Jake from State Farm is, but a new ad featuring the insurance company and Apple TV+ hit "Severance" brings them together. Apple is known for its well-shot advertisements, especially the…

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iPhone fold display details revealed in dubious leak

Render of a possible iPhone Fold A new leak about the possible iPhone Fold includes yet another release schedule, and screen sizes that disagree with previous rumors. It has recently been reported that Apple was on the verge of choosing a manufacturer for a foldable display screen, although there are now always rumors about an…

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Apple Store goes down ahead of iPhone 16e preorders

Apple's latest Store Down message As usual for an Apple release, the online version of the Apple Store has temporarily gone offline, in preparation for preorders of the iPhone 16e. Launched on February 19, the iPhone 16e is the latest iPhone in Apple's range. The spiritual successor to the iPhone SE, the new entry-level model…

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MagSafe magnets don’t interfere with the iPhone 16e C1 modem

There's been a lot of fear in the last few days that Apple left off MagSafe off the iPhone 16e because it somehow interfered with Apple's C1 cellular modem, but physics precluded that from the start. Here's how. Obviously, the iPhone 16e lacks MagSafe. There's been a lot said about it, and it's a problem…

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First benchmarks for the iPhone 16e reveal performance and RAM size

The first Geekbench listing for what appears to be the iPhone 16e details the difference between it and the iPhone 16, plus confirms the expected amount of RAM. Apple would rather talk about what you can do with a device than mention specifications such as the amount of RAM in it. Consequently RAM wasn't mentioned…

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iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, and the end of Humane on the AppleInsider Podcast

The iPhone SE 4 - no, wait, the iPhone 16e - is out and it's a huge change of direction for Apple's lowest-cost iPhone. Plus there are yet more rumors about the iPhone 17, and the Humane AI Pin bows out very badly. We expected the new iPhone to be good, we expected it to…

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Nobody’s rushing to buy the iPhone 16e yet

Maybe Apple has made sufficient iPhone 16e models, since it isn't selling out as normal Now some hours after preorders for the iPhone 16e opened, every configuration remains in stock to deliver on February 28. Back in September 2024, the iPhone 16 Pro Max was selling so well that within 18 minutes certain configurations were…

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