AppleCare One, Apple Intelligence, and the iPhone Fold's display problems on the AppleInsi...
AppleCare has been revamped to be better, cheaper, and possibly more complicated, while Apple Intelligence is not doomed, and the iPhone Fold display could be in a legal battle.
AppleCare has been revamped with new and potentially money-saving options
It's not very likely that the iPhone Fold could be banned, and Apple has plenty of options to get around the problem if it were. But it was a surprise that Apple would drop its own folding screen design in favor of a Samsung Display one -- and Samsung Display is now being sued by China's BOE.
Speaking of complex legal cases that have now started and may run for years, this week Apple filed suit against Jon Prosser over leaks to do with iOS 26. Apple has lost it tried to use legal means to uncover leakers in the past, but it looks like it now believes it has a strong case.
At some point, Apple is also surely going to have a good case that its Apple Intelligence is the best, or the most reliable, or the least-worst of the AI services. But moves this week to resume its dramatically wrong news summarizing are not as encouraging as they might be.
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- Apple sues Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks
- Uncovered iOS 26 beta image hints at sleep score for Apple Watch
- What's new in iOS 26 beta 4: Silence Unknown Callers, Dynamic Wallapers, Camera App
- Apple brings back notification summaries for news in iOS 26
- Rumored HomePod with screen gets an indirect nod in iOS 26
- AppleCare One launches as a single plan to cover multiple Apple devices
- AppleCare+ vs AppleCare One: Warranty services compared
- BOE's new fight with Samsung Display could affect the iPhone Fold
- iPhone Fold screen size revealed in dubious new leak
- iPhone 17 Air rumored to shrink battery & lean on iOS 26 to keep up
- Lightning iPhones get real USB-C support with custom case
- iPhone 16 makes up half of India sales in Q2 but the iPhone 16e falters
- Apple's iPhone production in India soars as sales increase
- Doom and gloom reporting on Apple Intelligence continues to ignore Apple's playbook
- Apple insists its AI training is ethical and respects publishers
- How Apple made AI in iOS 26 more helpful & more private
- iCloud lawsuit fails over misunderstanding of storage tiers
- UK announces plans to further regulate Apple and Google
- UK will back down over its demands on Apple for an encryption backdoor
- Corning's EU compliance changes won't affect iPhones, iPads
- Apple's Epic gamble: birthright citizenship ruling cited to overturn antisteering mandate
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