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This early Prime Day deal on the 13-inch iPad Air M2 is down to a record-low price
05 Jul

This early Prime Day deal on the 13-inch iPad Air M2 is down to a record-low price

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There's good news for anyone shopping early Prime Day deals. The 13-inch iPad Air with the M2 chip is available for a record-low price ahead of Amazon Prime Day. Our choice for 2024's best overall iPad is down to $749 from $799 for the 128GB model. The sale is running on the Blue, Purple and Starlight models, but the Space Gray option is only $769.AppleApple released its 13-inch iPad Air with the M2 chip earlier this year and we're big fans. We gave it a 91 in our review thanks to its great mix of features for the money. For…
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How Apple Intelligence’s Privacy Stacks Up Against Android’s ‘Hybrid AI’
04 Jul

How Apple Intelligence’s Privacy Stacks Up Against Android’s ‘Hybrid AI’

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Yet Google and its hardware partners argue privacy and security are a major focus of the Android AI approach. VP Justin Choi, head of the security team, mobile eXperience business at Samsung Electronics, says its hybrid AI offers users “control over their data and uncompromising privacy.”Choi describes how features processed in the cloud are protected by servers governed by strict policies. “Our on-device AI features provide another element of security by performing tasks locally on the device with no reliance on cloud servers, neither storing data on the device nor uploading it to the cloud,” Choi says.Google says its data centers are designed…
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Artists criticize Apple’s lack of transparency around Apple Intelligence data
03 Jul

Artists criticize Apple’s lack of transparency around Apple Intelligence data

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Later this year, millions of Apple devices will begin running Apple Intelligence, Cupertino's take on generative AI that, among other things, lets people create images from text prompts. But some members of the creative community are unhappy about what they say is the company’s lack of transparency around the raw information powering the AI model that makes this possible.“I wish Apple would have explained to the public in a more transparent way how they collected their training data,” Jon Lam, a video games artist and a creators’ rights activist based in Vancouver, told Engadget. “I think their announcement could not…
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Pick up the 13-inch iPad Air M2 while it’s down to a record-low price
02 Jul

Pick up the 13-inch iPad Air M2 while it’s down to a record-low price

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There's good news for anyone in the market for an upgraded iPad: The 13-inch iPad Air with the M2 chip is available for a record-low price ahead of Amazon Prime Day. Our choice for 2024's best overall iPad is down to $749 from $799 for the 128GB model. The sale is running on the Blue, Purple and Starlight models, but the Space Gray option is only $769.AppleApple released its 13-inch iPad Air with the M2 chip earlier this year and we're big fans. We gave it a 91 in our review thanks to its great mix of features for the…
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Apple now considers its first HomePod to be ‘vintage’
02 Jul

Apple now considers its first HomePod to be ‘vintage’

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I went to a museum recently that had a range of iPods and early generation iPhones on display — it was horrifying. Now, Apple is responsible for my shock, thanks to the new items added its vintage and obsolete products list on July 1. The tech giant has put the first generation HomePod on its list of vintage products. Apple typically labels a product as "vintage" if its been out of distribution for at least five years — however, Apple only discontinued the HomePod three years ago. These products can still get repaired, as long as parts are available.Apple first…
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Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU’s Digital Markets Act
01 Jul

Meta could get slapped with a massive fine for violating the EU’s Digital Markets Act

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In late June, the European Union shared its preliminary findings that Apple had violated the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — the bloc's first regulatory action since the law took effect in March. Now, it's Meta's turn, with the EU announcing Facebook and Instagram's owner has also breached the DMA. The European Commission first opened investigations into Apple, Meta and Google's parent company, Alphabet, shortly after the DMA became law.The Commission's preliminary findings on Meta focus on concerns about Meta's "consent or pay" model. Meta currently gives users the choice to have free access to its apps and consent to data…
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EU competition chief jabs at Apple from both sides over AI delay
28 Jun

EU competition chief jabs at Apple from both sides over AI delay

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It's safe to say and the European Commission aren't exactly bosom buddies. The two sides have been at loggerheads over Apple's compliance — or alleged lack thereof — with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law designed to rein in the power of major tech companies.Apple it would delay the rollout of certain features in the European Union, including AI tools, over concerns "that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that risk user privacy and data security." As it turns out, the EU is not exactly…
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iPhone users won’t lose True Tone, other features after third-party repairs
27 Jun

iPhone users won’t lose True Tone, other features after third-party repairs

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Apple is finally loosening some restrictions on third-party repairs. The tech giant said in its latest white paper, , that it will extend software support to third-party replacement batteries and displays installed into iPhones later this year. This means that it won’t deactivate True Tone and battery health data for iPhone users who receive those third-party repairs.In case you don’t know what True Tone is, it’s a feature that adjusts the iPhone display’s white balance to match your environment. Currently, Apple disables that feature if the iOS detects that you installed a third-party replacement screen. You won’t suffer that loss…
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Apple’s self-repair diagnostics tool expands to Europe
26 Jun

Apple’s self-repair diagnostics tool expands to Europe

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Apple is expanding access to its web-based diagnostic tool. The software (officially called “Apple Diagnostics for Self Service Repair”) is now available in 32 European countries, including the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands. They join the US, where the tool arrived in December.As Apple describes it, the software “gives users the same ability as Apple Authorized Service Providers and Independent Repair Providers to test products for optimal parts functionality and performance.” It currently supports iPhone, Mac and Studio Display.The tool can scan the device for display, camera, Face ID, software integration and audio output issues and tell you which…
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ChatGPT for macOS no longer requires a subscription
26 Jun

ChatGPT for macOS no longer requires a subscription

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The macOS ChatGPT desktop app is now available to everyone. That is, provided you’re running an Apple Silicon Mac (sorry, Intel users) and your computer is on macOS Sonoma or higher. OpenAI rolled out the app gradually, starting with Plus subscribers last month.ChatGPT now has an official macOS client before it has a Windows one. (In case you haven’t heard, Microsoft is its most crucial partner.) Of course, Windows 11 has the OpenAI-powered Microsoft CoPilot baked into its OS, which likely explains the omission. OpenAI and Apple are also teaming up on Apple Intelligence, which arrives later this year (unless…
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