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iOS 18.4 Beta 1 is imminent, set to bring improvements to Siri
I've had it on my iPhone for a long time, the Apple Music widget has always worked just fine.sparkled said:Gee I wonder if they will ever get around to fixing the constantly-flawed “Apple Music” widget which absolutely does not work correctly, ever……. Try it!
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Nomad Universal Apple Watch cable review: This $100 cable simplifies your charging setup
Not necessarily. USB-C plugs into computers, iPads, some iPhones, hubs, and lots of other things that are already connected to power.iOS_Guy80 said:You also have to provide a charging brick. -
New macOS malware disguises itself as Chrome & Zoom installers
This particular threat is easy to avoid.1. No self-respecting Apple user should be using Google's spyware Chrome to do anything.2. If you need a Zoom client, get it from zoom.us (that's the official website). Nowhere else.
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How Visual Intelligence gets more powerful on iPhone 16 in iOS 18.3
It will work -- eventually -- in all languages. As I write this on Feb 1st, it only supports English as used in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the US, and the UK.zimmermann said:I understand this might be difficult, but it is helpful if the writer would take in account that not only Americans read these stories. For instance, will this only work in English language settings, or also in other languages? Will European countries see this too? Or will they remain banned by Apple?
If you'd bothered to listen to or read a transcript of the analyst call, you'd know that French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese support for Apple Intelligence is arriving in April.The currently-unsupported languages aren't "banned," don't be silly. This is a VERY complex addition to Apple devices, and takes up significant amounts of storage space. I expect additional languages beyond the major ones will be added in stages across 2025 and possibly beyond.
But yes, AppleInsider has readers who are outside the US, and should reflect that more often. -
Apple will be on the hunt for two new board members soon
You really, really, really, really, REALLY don't have a clue what a corporate board does.red oak said:Apple Senior Execs and the Board of Directors have become like the US government - too old and too out of touch
75 for a Board seat in the world of Tech? Good grief. Lower that to 65 or 70 immediately. What possibly could this Board be contributing? How could they possibly assess if Apple’s AI plans are off track?Hint: they don't run the company. At all. That's for the CEO and SVPs and other executive roles.Corporate boards, at least when they're anything like Apple's, are concerned with ensuring the long-term stability and philosophy/mission of the company. They are there to offer advice and guidance to the executive, and to ensure that the company continues to operate ethically (or at least legally).As mentioned in the article, Levinson is himself a current CEO for an Alphabet company. Sugar is a board member on some of the largest US companies in a variety of industries. These guys make more money in a day than you (or I) will in our entire working life.
They are not tech geniuses, nor is that what they are there for. They are there because they know how the system works, and can bring multi-generational experience to how to deal with the ups and downs of the market, and the ebb and flow of government regulation. They may be old people, but they wouldn't be there if they were ready for the old folks' home.And I'd take Art Levinson or Ron Sugar over the current occupant of the White House any day of the week, and I don't mean that as any sort of partisan statement. Board members are about stability, not chaos.
