The best iPad mini 7 price has returned, with Apple resellers dropping the ultraportable tablet to $399.


Both Amazon and Best Buy are competing for your business with fresh price drops on Apple's latest iPad mini. You can pick up the 128GB Wi-Fi capacity for $399 in your choice of colorway.

Get iPad mini 7 for $399


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For those looking to add to their collection of Apple rarities, a business card signed by the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs is now up for auction — just be prepared to pay a lot.


The card in question is a "highly coveted circa 1983 Apple Computer business card of Steve Jobs, which is signed neatly in black ink," according to the listing page. It features the iconic rainbow Apple byte logo.

Don't expect to snag it for a deal, though. At the time of publication, the auction has already surged up to $75,000 surpassing the anticipated sale of more than $60,000.


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An unknown number of Apple Watch Series 10 users are finding that the speaker volume is far too low, sometimes after months of it sounding fine.


Speaker quality is one of the many reasons AppleInsider concluded that the Apple Watch Series 10 was worth buying. For the first time, this and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 allowed for music and podcasts to be played back through the device's own speakers without requiring AirPods or similar.

Now around four months after launch, there are a series of complaints across Apple's support forums. Each of them says that the volume from the Apple Watch Series 10 speaker is too low.


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A new supply chain report claims that Apple is continuing to plan OLED screens for the MacBook Pro in 2026, but has further delayed an OLED MacBook Air.


Backing up recent rumors that an OLED MacBook Air will not be released until 2028 at the earliest, a new report says it will now be 2029. Unsurprisingly, the report claims that the higher-cost MacBook Pro will be first to get this improved display, but it too backs up rumors of a 2026 release for this model.

According to The Elec, Samsung Display is adding a second depositor, the production line equipment needed for OLED screens. The existing first depositor is believed to be dedicated to producing OLED screens for the MacBook Pro, while Samsung Display looks for other customers for this second line.


Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely


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Announced on Tuesday, Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 improve massively on the original, with heart beat monitoring the biggest and most important feature addition to Apple's audio lineup in years. And, we've been using them for a while.


Initially introduced in May 2019, the Beats Powerbeats Pro offered many of the useful elements you'd find in AirPods, but in a package made for high-intensity workouts. Made with an ear hook, they could be securely mounted to the user's ear with little fear that they'd fly off during a particularly vigorous workout.

Over five years later, and after some pre-launch teasing, Apple subsidiary Beats has brought out a brand new version. One that not only makes refinements to the existing form, but one that also takes a massive step towards being a multi-purpose wearable device.


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There's got to be a better way to find the right Apple Watch band size for your wrist than trying out countless ones, or printing out paper guides — and Apple thinks it has the answer.


The Apple of today is very different from when it used to stick to Steve Jobs's famous quadrant of laptop, desktop, consumer, and professional computers. And perhaps the single clearest indicator of that is the single most confusing choice buyers have to make — which Apple Watch band to get.

Apple's online store has seemingly countless combinations of Apple Watch Series, Apple Watch types, and Apple Watch bands, and that's probably never going to go away. But there is one thing that Apple thinks it can improve, and that's the confusion over which size band you need for your wrist.


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Apple's push to bring Apple Intelligence to China has taken a big step forward, with it working with Alibaba to produce AI features for the country's iPhone users.


Apple is in the middle of a slow rollout of Apple Intelligence to its iPhone, iPad, and Mac users, with it currently only available in a small number of English-speaking countries. There is the intention to bring it to China among other territories, but regulatory issues have been the stumbling block so far.

To operate in China, Apple has to abide by the country's regulatory rules concerning AI models. While it is a difficult prospect to do so by itself, the easier path is to partner with a tech company in the country working on AI, which can quickly be turned into a regional and regulation-meeting version of Apple Intelligence.


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Apple has been researching how to work a display into the headband of the Apple Vision Pro, maybe to save users having to put it on to see if updates are done or perhaps give info to outside observers.


The headband on an Apple Vision Pro is of course used to keep the device on a user's head, but Apple has long been rumored to want more from it, such as charging. Now a newly-granted patent shows that Apple has worked extensively on adding a display to the headband, to benefit both the wearer and people around them.

"Notifications in headbands" also considers how a display could personalize an Apple Vision Pro. You know, for those times dozens of Apple Vision Pro users get together in person.


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The fourth of Apple's top 10 major areas of innovation in the last 25 years is 2003's iTunes Music Store. Here's how Apple transformed the music industry and created an entirely new digital media marketplace.


The first segment discussed Apple's 2000 release of Mac OS X Public Beta, its first important area of innovation in the last 25 years. The second segment focused on Apple's reinvented retail operations. The third segment introduced iPod. The fourth details how Apple brought retail to digital media within iTunes.

"Innovation" brings to mind the explosive new creations of the iMac, iPod and iPhone. But the greatest potential opportunity for change can also come from a devastating destruction of the status quo, paving the way for something really new.


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With the release of Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT integration, you can now use Siri to get AI answers from OpenAI's service.


We previously covered how to use the ChatGPT extension in Apple's Notes app. That article described how to install, set up, and enable Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT - and how to use them together in the Notes app.

If you've also enabled Siri and the ChatGPT extension in Apple Intelligence system settings you can now use Siri itself to prompt ChatGPT for answers. There's also an additional feature in which you can type prompts directly into Siri and have it use ChatGPT for responses.


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Save $70 on Apple's latest Mac mini with an M4 chip and upgrade to 24GB of memory with this exclusive deal.


The M4 Mac mini makes a great addition to an Apple setup thanks to its compact form factor and power of the M4 chip. And with a price point that just got even more aggressive, you can get a whole lot of machine for under $1,000.

For a limited time, AppleInsider readers can grab the exclusive price of $929 for the M4 Mac mini with an upgrade to 24GB of memory and 512GB of storage (the latter which can be expanded further through the use of an external SSD).


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Access to Siri can be lifesaving, especially when the user is otherwise incapacitated, like a Florida stroke victim that used the assistant to call for help after crawling for days.


Daniel Vallaire, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said that he suffered a stroke in July 2024 that left him drifting in and out of consciousness, unable to call an ambulance. Help ended up arriving only thanks to the iPhone's "Hey Siri" feature.

As noted by 9to5mac, it was Siri, Apple's digital assistant, that helped save his life, proving to be an unexpected lifeline for the Florida resident. "It's the closest I've ever been to dying," Vallaire said. The 70-year-old collapsed in his bathroom and spent two days crawling to the living room to reach his phone, all the while fighting for his life.


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Apple has released updates with security fixes for its operating systems, bringing them up to iOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 18.3.1, watchOS 11.3.1, macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, and visionOS 2.3.1.


While the main attention is on the major updates to Apple's operating systems, it also introduces minor point releases from time to time. On Monday, Apple did just that.

As a point release, there is relatively little expectation of major feature changes, but they tend to include performance improvements. Indeed, the notes for the iOS 18.3.1 update says it includes "important bug fixes and security updates," which Apple claims is "recommended for all users."


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Nascar fans can now track live race updates right from their iPhones — Apple's Sports app has just added full support for the series, starting with the highly anticipated Daytona 500.


Apple has rolled out version 2.5 of its Sports app, adding Nascar support just days before the Daytona 500 on February 16. This means users can follow live race coverage, real-time leaderboard updates, and key stats for one of the biggest motorsports events of the year.

Launched in February 2024, Apple Sports has become a go-to hub for real-time sports updates, offering fans a free and streamlined experience on iPhones. The update on Monday expands the app's lineup, which already covers major leagues like the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and the Premier League.


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On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, Jennifer Tuohy stops by to discuss the rumored Sonos streaming box, Amazon's big media event, and more.


Hot off its launch of the excellent Arc Ultra, Sonos is gearing up for another new product. It's rumored to be launching an Apple TV competitor, priced between $200 and $400.

Fan-fave of the show, The Verge's Jennifer Tuohy, joins to talk about this new box and what it needs to do to be successful in a crowded market.


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AirPods Max, MacBook Air models and iPads are all on sale at Amazon for the week of February 10, making it a great time to pick up a last-minute Valentine's Day gift.


Apple's MacBook Air line is on sale leading up to Valentine's Day, with the M2 model with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage ringing in at $799 on Amazon thanks to a $200 instant rebate.


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Some Apple Watch users are wearing it on their ankle instead of their wrist to get better workout data, but we've done some testing, and it's not a great place to wear the device.


The Apple Watch is extremely helpful as a fitness wearable, due to it collecting many different data points about your activity in one go. However, there is a trend where some users place the Apple Watch in a fairly unusual location.

Profiling the trend, the New York Times reports about people working out with the Apple Watch and other wearable devices attached to their ankle.


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B&H's latest MacBook Pro deals drop upgraded models with 48GB of RAM and 1TB of storage by $300.


We're following several new MacBook Pro discounts today, with B&H slashing $300 off both 14-inch and 16-inch models with 48GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. These well-rounded M4 Pro configurations in Space Black offer a good deal of performance thanks to the upgraded memory and storage capacity.

We're halfway to the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup. Here are the most compelling rumors so far that may push you to upgrade.


September is iPhone season. This year, rumors say we'll see iPhone 17, iPhone 17 "Air," iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Rumors have been swirling fast this year about the upcoming models. With many pro-level features trickling down and redesigns in the works, it's going to be an interesting cycle.


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Apple is posting more job listings for robotics specialists to "bring new experiences to Apple products," with teams working on smart home devices imbued with a basic level of personality.


The robotics team is led by VP of Technology Kevin Lynch, which last August reportedly brought in experts hired from Israel's Technion. Lynch has been instrumental on a number of Apple initiatives, from the ill-fated "Apple Car" project to imbuing the Apple Watch with various health-tracking technology.

According to the Bloomberg "Power On " newsletter on Sunday, the team is still seeking to hire more engineers with a robotics specialty, suggesting that development is intensifying on various home robotics initiatives. A new position for an iOS Robotics Engineer was posted as recently as January 23.


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Two Texas men arrested over Volkswagen Beetle thefts were tracked by AirPods, iPhone insurance fraud, and a MacBook Air in a pool make up this week's Apple Crime Blotter.


The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.


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Eight months after it was first announced, Apple's first HomePods began shipping on February 9, 2018 — and started a peculiar journey of life, death, and resurrection.


There's been a subtle but fundamental change about the HomePod since it was first launched, and especially since it was first rumored. But it isn't a technical change, it's an alteration in how we've come round to thinking of it the way Apple always wanted us to.

Today, the HomePod sits in a range of Apple audio devices that includes the later HomePod mini, but also the whole AirPods range. The HomePod is a speaker, and if Apple doesn't make the absolute finest and greatest audio equipment, it certainly makes the most.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook and several other senior Apple executives are hanging out in New Orleans probably to catch the Super Bowl in Caesars Superdome.


Super Bowl LIX will be played in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9, and several of Apple's top brass have been spotted in the city ahead of the big event. CEO Tim Cook, retail chief Deirdre O'Brien, and Apple Services head Eddy Cue are among the execs seen so far.

Cook and O'Brien also dropped by the Apple Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, surprising employees there. Cue, Cook, and O'Brien were sighted at Domilise's Po-Boys & Bar on Annunciation Street in the downtown area.


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Starlink satellites now work with iPhone, but the change has caused confusion and concern. Here's what the feature means, how it works, and how you can disable it if you so choose.


The recent iOS 18.3 update contained a number of new features for iPhone users. We saw new Unity wallpapers, improvements to Visual Intelligence to recognize plants and animals, and plenty of bug fixes.

But there was one change in this update that got a fair bit of attention — support for Starlink satellites.


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The fourth-generation iPhone SE is set to bring about a multitude of visual and functional changes taken from earlier iPhone models. Here's what to expect from Apple, as soon as next week.


For the past two iterations, Apple's iPhone SE has maintained a dated look, with thick bezels and a Touch ID Home button that make it virtually indistinguishable from an iPhone 8. All of that is set to change quite soon, as the budget-friendly iPhone SE is going to receive its first major redesign in years.



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It now seems likely that Apple is gearing up to roll out its next beta, this time designed to offer significant improvements for its voice assistant.


Apple continues to slowly roll out Apple Intelligence, with the first features appearing in iOS 18.1. These included Writing Tools, system wide summaries, and Photos cleanup.

With this next beta, Apple will begin testing a handful of new features centered around Siri. This includes an app intent system that will let Siri have on-screen context for commands. Apple has already asked developers to begin work on the new feature in iOS 18.2.


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Given the market and a decade of patents, it's no surprise that Apple is experimenting with foldable displays that would be used in a future iPhone Fold, iPad, or Mac. Here's what the rumor mill says is coming.


Apple Vision Pro appears to be Apple's answer to customers' ever-increasing need for display real estate. However, wearable face computers may not fit every person or use case, so the next best thing may be foldables.

Folding phones and tablets aren't new, as consumers have been able to buy some form of the technology for nearly a decade. Rumors and patents have circulated suggesting Apple would introduce a folding iPhone, iPad, or even MacBook at some point in the future.


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A former engineer who was sued by Apple for leaking details about Apple Vision Pro, the Journal app, and more may have been forced to issue a public apology after the case was dismissed.


Andrew Aude, once an iOS software engineer at Apple, was accused of repeatedly sharing internal company secrets with journalists. And now he's apologized for the leaks, perhaps being forced to do so by the terms of the settlement.

In a statement posted on X, he called his leaks a "profound and expensive mistake," saying they cost him his career and the professional relationships he spent years building.


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Amazon has shaved $100 off Apple's iPad Air 6 with the M2 chip thanks to an instant discount stacked with an on-page coupon.


Amazon's weekend deal on the current iPad Air has dropped the price to $499.99 when you pick up the 128GB 11-inch Wi-Fi model in the Space Gray colorway. You can also grab the larger 13-inch iPad Air for $689, a $110 discount off MSRP.

Buy from $499.99


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If you want to play games on your iPhone or iPad, you're going to need a game controller, and the same is obvious for the Mac. GameSir's Cyclone 2 might be my favorite, thanks to a familiar feel and some notable features.


Sure, you can play iOS and iPadOS games using on-screen controls, and for some, that works like a charm. But for others, a controller is where it's at.

For me, a controller is a must for a couple of reasons. The first is muscle memory. I've been playing games using some sort of controller since the late 1980s, and stabbing at a screen just doesn't have the feedback I need.


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Sonos allegedly toyed around with making a speaker that would use MagSafe to attach to the back of an iPhone, but couldn't seem to nail down a target audience.


If you're in the business of making products, chances are you'll come up with ideas that sound good at the time, but reveal themselves to be impractical, if not outright impossible, at some point in the design process.

Apple knows this, as the company was rumored to scrap the Apple Car after the project lacked direction. And, even if it wasn't, Apple likely realized that it would never be able to sell vehicles at its expected margins.


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Apple Invites debuts and needs a lot more work, the M5 processor is in production, and you can now hack even a cable to run Doom, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.


Following the rumors that it would be doing an internal beta test of an event planning app, Apple instead released Apple Invites publicly — and so we all learned why beta tests are needed. There's a good app at the heart of this, and it's a clever use of multiple Apple Services, but there are so many reasons why you should wait until Apple Invites 2.0.

But then there are also good reasons why you shouldn't try to use a cable to play a game, chiefly because the whole idea is insane. And yet it's been done — it is now possible to play "Doom" on just a piece of wire. Admittedly it's a very specific piece of wire, but still.


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A back end change to the Mac App Store appears to have shut out users of macOS Sierra and older versions, blocking not just purchases, but also downloads of software already bought.


While users of the current macOS Sequoia have recently benefited from Mac App Store changes, it's being reported that users on 2016's macOS Sierra are no longer able to use the store at all.

As first spotted by blogger Michael Tsai, macOS 10.12.6 Sierra users are now just getting an error message when the attempt to sign in. It's not certain whether it is affecting all or only some macOS Sierra users, but reports are spreading on Apple support forums and social media.


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Chart-topping AI iPhone app DeepSeek has been found to be sending data to Chinese-owned services, as well as collecting extensive user data that is held and sent unencrypted.


DeepSeek is a generative AI app, similar to ChatGPT, which launched in January 2025 and practically immediately went to the top of the US App Store charts. That was despite the DeepSeek Chinese AI startup company being found to have a major security lapse.

"[DeepSeek is] not equipped or willing to provide basic security protections of your data and identity," said Andrew Hoog, co-founder of security firm NowSecure told Ars Techica in a statement. "There are fundamental security practices that are not being observed, either intentionally or unintentionally. In the end, it puts your and your company's data and identity at risk."


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The UK government has issued an order to Apple telling it to allow officials full access to any iCloud content belonging to any user across the globe.


During Conservative Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister, the UK government claimed to be in discussions with Apple about creating a backdoor into iOS that would allow it access to all user data. If there really ever were such discussions, they will have been short because US company Apple has refused the FBI the same thing.

Now the new Labour government in the UK is demanding that Apple create this backdoor, according to The Washington Post. Under UK law, it is a criminal offense for Apple to even reveal that such a demand has been made, and so consequently the company has refused to comment.


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There are now two ways to create Memories movies in Photos as of iOS 18.1 or later: one method is the same way you have done it in previous iOS versions, and the new one leverages Apple Intelligence if it's available on your device.


To use the latter method, you'll need to have an iPhone that is capable of supporting Apple Intelligence. This means an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or any iPhone 16 model.

Making Memories without Apple Intelligence


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A report suggests Apple could reveal the iPhone SE 4 by February 14, which is in line with previous rumors around the budget phone.


Apple's next-generation iPhone SE could be the next to run Apple Intelligence, but at a much lower price. It is expected to look similar to the iPhone 14 but with a single camera on the rear.



Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely


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Rumors of an alleged iPhone Fold have been floating around for years, but now a suspicious report claims to have revealed the exact specifications of the device.


The purported specs were shared via social media by leaker Jukanlosreve, formerly known as TechReve. Though the tipster has a history of accurate leaks, the details surrounding Apple's alleged foldable iPhone were attributed to "zwz" in the post, and were only highlighted by Jukanlosreve.

Given that the information did not come from the leaker directly, it should be treated with a grain of salt, as this purported "zwz" has no verifiable track record. MacRumors, who originally reported on the information, has noted that they are also unfamiliar with the source.


Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely


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Apple has announced updates to its App Store pricing and taxes for developers across different regions, with some changes being already in effect as of February 6.


According to the Apple Developer website, the company periodically adjusts prices or developer proceeds as a result of tax-related regulatory changes, or due to foreign exchange rates.

The updates revealed by Apple on Thursday will directly impact developers in multiple countries across Europe, Asia, and South America.


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Apple Machine Learning Research has released a short video and a twelve-page accompanying paper showcasing the importance of human-like movement in its prototyped robot.


This isn't the first time we've heard Apple may be gearing up to release an Apple robot. In April 2024, rumors of Apple's secretive robotics work surfaced, with the company alleged to be designing two different robots.

Now, it seems as though Apple's hardware engineering division and AI group have produced something worth showing off. And frankly, the design is a little too familiar.


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