Social media post shines light on emergency evacuation efforts

Companies like Apple protect and sometimes rescue employees. Image credit: Max Kukurudziak A former Apple employee has publicly thanked the company and CEO Tim Cook for their assistance in helping employees and their families in the city of Kharkiv to evacuate when Russia's invasion of the country encroached on the northeastern Ukrainian city. Katrin Rezykova,…

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2024 iPad mini teardown shows faster USB-C, minor tweaks

The seventh-generation iPad mini sports an A17 Pro chip for Apple Intelligence. Credit: Apple A new teardown of the seventh-generation iPad mini has revealed very little in the way of changes, and no apparent physical change to reduce jelly scrolling despite evidence that the effect is minimized. The 2024 iPad mini doesn't get rid of…

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The Mac’s M4 era begins this week: Here’s what’s coming when

M4 Mac mini The M4 Mac mini may have a new, smaller design than the current M2 Mac mini (above).Foundry Release date: The biggest announcement of the week will be the Mac mini, replacing the M2 model, which arrived in January 2023. Before that, the M1 Mac mini was released in November 2020. Given the…

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Run Windows apps on a Mac without running Windows

There are a number of options available that allow you to install Windows on your Mac – either using Boot Camp on older Macs with Intel processors, or using virtualization programs such as Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion, which can run on Macs with both Intel and Apple Silicon processors. Installing a full version of…

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Apple plans second iMac G4-like smart home device

iMac G4 - Image credit: Apple Apple's rumored smart home display could arrive in two forms, with the robot arm version joined by another with an iMac-style base. Rumors throughout 2024 has put forward the idea that Apple is working on more smart home devices, to expand its ecosystem's footprint. While rumors have previously discussed…

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New Mac mini details, other Mac specs revealed in new report

The next Mac mini is said to be getting the most substantial redesign of the M4 Mac lineup. A new report claims that Apple's week of announcements will start with a 24-inch M4 iMac and two versions of a redesigned Mac mini. M4-powered versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will also be unveiled.…

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Crime blotter: NFL player robbed, SEC hacked, and iPhone thieves being arrested around the US

A man in handcuffs (Pixabay) An SEC hack involved spoofing an iPhone, an NFL player's iPad is stolen from his car, and "porch pirates" are being caught. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the latest in Apple-related crime. California man arrested for stealing iPhones after deliveries A 29-year-old California man was arrested…

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Apple delays access to new image tools with for developers

Developers are waiting to test the Apple Intelligence graphics tools. Apple says it will be allowing access to forthcoming image-creation tools like Image Wand, Genmoji, and Image Playground "over the coming weeks," making for an unusually long waitlist for testers. Despite having already released the first beta of iOS 18.2 to developers, access to the…

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