iOS 18.1 beta 7 makes the Clock widget translucent rather than black and white. The seventh developer beta of iOS 18.1 has arrived and can now be installed on all compatible iPhone models. Here's everything you need to know about the release and the improvements it contains. On Monday, Apple officially rolled out iOS 18.1…
Apple has lots of sayings. “It’s better to be a pirate than join the navy.” “Think different.” “Don’t hold it that way.” And, perhaps most grammatically divisive, “A thousand no’s for every yes.” Some of them are just marketing spiels, but that last one is key to understanding the company’s approach to product development. And…
Scammers tried to gain control of a security expert's Gmail account A security expert has recounted how close he came to being fooled by a new AI-based scam call that aimed to get his Gmail account details. There were already scam ChatGPT apps on the App Store, but now artificial intelligence has been deployed by…
A visualisation of Apple Glass Apple's fabled smart glasses may still be on the way, with a launch in 2027 on the cards alongside AirPods with added cameras. The Apple Vision Pro is not the company's ultimate vision for the future of head-mounted displays or spatial computing. While there has been talk about smart glasses…
Work continues on a successor to the Apple Vision Pro, alongside a less-expensive version. A new report claims that both a successor to the Apple Vision Pro and a different, less expensive Apple Vision headset are likely to launch within the next two years. Rumors suggest that the lower-end Apple Vision headset would likely cost…
The Mapleview Shopping Centre Apple Store in Ontario In the latest Apple Crime roundup, thieves steal from a Canadian Apple Store, a man uses an AirTag to bust tool thieves, and a woman chases an iPhone thief and posts about it on TikTok. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, exploring the world of Apple-related…
Apple plans to introduce its own version of AI starting with iOS 18.1 - image credit Apple A new paper from Apple's artificial intelligence scientists has found that engines based on large language models, such as those from Meta and OpenAI, still lack basic reasoning skills. The group has proposed a new benchmark, GSM-Symbolic, to…
Your Apple ID is now known as your Apple Account, and comes with new flexibility. The upcoming iOS 18.1 update will allow users to change a previous primary email address, as well as letting those with iCloud.com, mac.com, or me.com email addresses change them. Previously, Apple didn't allow any changes to your primary iCloud email…
Apple accused again of interfering with workers' attempts to organize. Credit: Laurenz Heymann/Unsplash The US National Labor Relations Board has received a new complaint, accusing Apple's management of restricting, monitoring, and interfering with workers' rights through unlawful rules regarding the use of Slack. The complaint filed with the NLRB charges that Apple's social media policies…