The next Apple event will likely take place on September 13, a Wednesday. That said, this could be the day Apple plans to introduce the iPhone 15 series. 9to5Mac heard from multiple sources familiar with the matter that “mobile carriers have been asking employees not to take days off on September 13 due to a major smartphone announcement,” which possibly is the iPhone 15 announcement. While Apple events usually take place on Tuesdays, it’s also not unusual for the company to hold a keynote on a Wednesday. For the iPhone 14 release, the announcement was on a Wednesday. If Filipe Espósito’s sou ..read more

While a second-generation Apple Watch Ultra is expected later this September, Apple aims to release a top-tier Apple Watch with a microLED display sometime soon. While the transition is still a few years away, LG Display is preparing to manufacture this panel, as it has just bought 14 US patents related to microLED from Taiwan’s Ultra Display Technology. According to the Korean version of The Elec, there are 13 registered patents and one applied patent. Most of them are transfer process technologies, and a few include microLED technology applied to AR, VR, and head-up displays. The publicatio ..read more

It should probably go without saying that AirPods Max are the most impressive headphones that Apple has ever made. That includes Apple’s AirPods earbuds as well as all of the new Beats headphones models that have been released since Apple acquired the company in 2014 (don’t miss our in-depth AirPods Max vs Beats Studio Pro comparison). But AirPods Max are also Apple’s most expensive headphones ever, which is why I want it’s so great that Amazon’s huge Prime Day discount is back. AirPods Max cost a whopping $549, making them even more expensive than industry-leading rival ANC headphones from B ..read more

The iPhone’s Camera app is one virtual button press away, just long-press the icon on the Lock Screen, and you can start snapping pictures and videos almost immediately. But once the Camera app opens, you might have to select your shooting mode, and this might lead to missing a great shot. Also, if your iPhone is unlocked, you might fumble to get to the Camera. But iOS 17 might fix all that thanks to an update to the Shortcuts app that might help you take photos faster than ever. I’ve recently found great use for the Shortcuts app on iPhone, and I’m taking advantage of the app’s Automation fe ..read more

Well, that didn’t take long. Like Threads before it, the network effect is at work for Apple’s new Savings account! In a press release, Apple announced that Apple Savings deposits have already crossed $10 billion, with the account only having existed for less than four months. In addition to deposits from externally linked accounts, Apple Savings also allows Apple Card customers to automatically deposit their Daily Cash to Apple Savings instead of their Apple Cash account. Incredibly, the company says that over 97% of customers chose this option. Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of App ..read more

A couple of years after releasing the first-generation AirTag, Apple could be planning to release AirTag 2 later in 2024. The information comes from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, which in June said that due to “gradually grown” in AirTag shipments, Apple could be planning to develop a new generation of this product. According to a tweet by the analyst, AirTag 2 will likely go into mass production in 4Q24. In addition, he believes that “spatial computing is a new ecosystem that Apple wants to build, using Vision Pro as the core to integrate other devices, including AirTag 2.” Story in development… The ..read more

Apple is set to announce its earnings report on August 3. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote a preview of what to expect, and one of the most interesting tidbits about Apple’s third-quarter regards the company’s approach to Artificial Intelligence and how it could impact stock prices in the short term. According to the analyst, “There is no sign that Apple will integrate AI edge computing and hardware products in 2024, so it is difficult to benefit the stock prices of Apple and its supply chain.” This means that Apple is still lagging behind the competition, as Microsoft and Google now call themselve ..read more

Apple Pay is almost 10 years old. While the adoption of contactless payment took a long time to expand throughout the US, it’s safe to say that having your card stored on your iPhone’s Wallet can help you rest assured that almost anywhere you’ll go, you’ll be able to pay with Apple’s payment system. Just double-tap your iPhone or Apple Watch side button to complete your purchase, and you’re done. To advertise this convenient and secure way of paying with Apple Pay, Apple has released a new multi-national campaign called “Pay the Apple Way” in the US and the UK. As mentioned previously, while ..read more

Since November of 2021, US-based companies have been barred from doing business with the NSO Group, an Israeli research firm behind some of the most advanced hacking tools the tech world has ever seen. Come to find out, a New York Times investigation from this past April revealed that a US government agency was actively using a powerful hacking tool from the NSO Group dubbed Landmark. The White House subsequently launched an investigation and asked the FBI for assistance. Which agency, the White House wanted to know, was operating in defiance of the ban? And believe it or not, the investigati ..read more

After the disastrous iPhone 14 initial sales due to a COVID-19 outbreak followed by riots at Apple‘s largest iPhone factory in China, the Cupertino firm decided it won’t be caught flat-footed ever again. While BGR has reported the company’s attempts to diversify its supply chain outside the Asian country, Nikkei Asia offered an inside look at Apple’s efforts to produce 15 million iPhone 15 units this year in India. According to the publication, while it previously took almost a year for India to catch up with iPhone production compared to China, the 2023 goal is to narrow the difference betwe ..read more