Hacker News with Generative AI: Apple

Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trial (theverge.com)
Apple urged a federal judge to dismiss the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against it, saying the government’s complaint includes speculative arguments and the government doesn’t plausibly argue it has monopoly power.

Antitrust, Lawsuits, Apple, Technology, Business

77 points by thunderbong 8 hours ago | 48 comments

Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people watched (arstechnica.com)
Reportedly high budget has brought Apple TV+ a lot of prestige, but not a lot of viewers.

Streaming Services, Apple, Business, Media

6 points by ctoth 12 hours ago | 2 comments

Musi fans refuse to update iPhones until Apple unblocks controversial app (arstechnica.com)
"Who up missing Musi?" a Reddit user posted in a community shocked by the free music streaming app's sudden removal from Apple's App Store in September.

Music Streaming, Mobile Apps, Apple, Consumer Behavior

26 points by LinuxBender 16 hours ago | 61 comments

Why is Apple Rosetta 2 fast? (2022) (wordpress.com)
Rosetta 2 is remarkably fast when compared to other x86-on-ARM emulators.

Apple, Emulation, Performance, ARM Architecture

168 points by fanf2 1 day ago | 75 comments

Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people watched (arstechnica.com)
Apple TV+ launched in 2019. Since then, the company has spent over $20 billion to build an impressive library of original content, Bloomberg reported earlier this year. Yet, despite a highly regarded library of shows and movies with big names in acting and directing, Apple TV+ only garnered 0.3 percent of US screen viewing time in June 2024, per Nielsen.

Streaming, Apple, Television, Content

9 points by asplake 1 day ago | 2 comments

Apple Further Expanding into Ads, Now Directly Selling Ads in News App (macrumors.com)
Apple has started directly selling ads shown in the Apple News app, according to Axios.

Apple, Advertising, News, Mobile Apps

4 points by ksec 2 days ago | 1 comments

Curing Mac mini M4 FOMO with 3D printing (christianselig.com)
If you’re anything like me, you’ve found the new, tinier Mac mini to be absolutely adorable. But you might also be like me that you either already have an awesome M1 Mac mini that you have no real reason to replace, or the new Mac mini just isn’t something you totally need.

3D Printing, Apple, Mac mini

15 points by speckx 2 days ago | 0 comments

AAA Linux Gaming on ARM64 Mac Hardware, Now a Reality (boilingsteam.com)
Things are moving fast for Asahi Linux, the Linux distribution for ARM64-based Macs, and just last month there was a long post from Rosenzweig about the fact that AAA gaming is now at reach on the M1 ARM64 hardware from Apple.

Linux, Gaming, Apple, Hardware, Operating Systems

8 points by ekianjo 2 days ago | 4 comments

Apple Intelligence notification summaries are pretty bad (arstechnica.com)
Summaries are often wrong, usually odd, sometimes funny, rarely helpful.

Apple, Artificial Intelligence, News, Technology, User Experience

74 points by voytec 3 days ago | 37 comments

M4 chips: E and P cores (eclecticlight.co)
In the two previous articles (links at the end), I explored some of the features and properties of Performance (P) cores in Apple’s latest M4 chips. This article looks at their Efficiency (E) cores by comparison.

Apple, Processors, Hardware, Computer Architecture, Performance

74 points by ingve 3 days ago | 17 comments

Apple Seemingly Discontinuing Lightning to Headphone Jack Adapter (macrumors.com)
It appears that Apple is discontinuing the Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter that it released alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in 2016.

Apple, Hardware, Mobile Devices, Technology, Discontinued Products

18 points by tosh 3 days ago | 14 comments

Apple's mouse is so bad that Tim Cook prefers using a different brand for work (glassalmanac.com)
In the world of sleek tech design, Apple’s Magic Mouse stands out for its minimalist aesthetic. But when it comes to practical use, even Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to admit that beauty doesn’t always equal functionality. His recent revelation about his preferred work setup has sparked discussions about the compromises Apple’s flagship mouse might bring to the table.

Apple, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Design, User Experience

53 points by miles 3 days ago | 97 comments

Apple Smells Blood in the Water (petapixel.com)
In just the last year and a half, Apple launched Final Cut on iPad and Final Cut Camera, updated Final Cut Pro to a new version for the first time in 13 years, and moved to purchase Pixelmator. As Adobe’s public perception continues to struggle, Apple is making moves to take advantage.

Apple, Video Editing, Competition, Adobe

88 points by atombender 5 days ago | 92 comments

M4 MacBook Pros use a quantum dot (QD) film rather than a red KSF phosphor film (twitter.com)

Hardware, Apple, MacBook Pro, Technology, Displays

151 points by zdw 5 days ago | 79 comments

Which? launches £3B action against Apple over competition law breaches (which.co.uk)
Which? is today launching a landmark £3 billion legal claim against Apple, claiming the tech giant breached competition law, effectively locking millions of consumers into its iCloud service at rip-off prices

Competition Law, Apple, Legal Action, Consumer Rights, Technology

5 points by OptionOfT 6 days ago | 0 comments

iOS age restriction blocks all browsers except Safari, breaks choice screen (open-web-advocacy.org)
Apple is currently failing to comply with its obligations under Article 6(3) of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regarding the provision of the browser choice screen. The iOS browser choice screen is currently broken for any user with age restrictions for apps enabled, effectively preventing them from selecting any browser other than Safari.

Apple, iOS, Privacy, Web Browsers

7 points by speckx 6 days ago | 0 comments

My Raspberry Pi Has a Better GPU Than Apple's M4 Pro (jeffgeerling.com)
After years of work among a bunch of people in the Pi community (special callout to Coreforge!), we finally have multiple generations of AMD graphics cards working on the Raspberry Pi 5.

Raspberry Pi, AMD, Apple, Graphics Cards, Hardware

12 points by nikodunk 6 days ago | 4 comments

New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm (techcrunch.com)
Apple’s new iPhone software comes with a novel security feature that reboots the phone if it’s not unlocked for 72 hours, according to security researchers.

Security, Apple, iPhones, Software

285 points by joegibbs 6 days ago | 215 comments

M4 MacBook Pro Uses Quantum Dot Display Technology (macrumors.com)
The M4 MacBook Pro models feature quantum dot display technology, according to display analyst Ross Young. Apple used a quantum dot film instead of a red KSF phosphor film, a change that provides more vibrant, accurate color results.

Mac, Apple, Display Technology

50 points by mfiguiere 6 days ago | 32 comments

A memory leak in Apple's Network Extension framework (obdev.at)
Is it normal for the Little Snitch Network Extension to consume Gigabytes of memory? No it isn’t.

Security, Apple, Software, Networking

224 points by chmaynard 7 days ago | 53 comments

Apple accused of trapping and ripping off 40M iCloud customers (bbc.com)
Apple is facing a legal claim accusing it of effectively locking 40 million British customers into its iCloud service and charging them "rip off prices."

Apple, Lawsuits, Consumer Rights, Technology, Business

17 points by vinni2 7 days ago | 1 comments

Apple facing near-£3B UK lawsuit over cloud storage 'monopoly' (theguardian.com)
Apple is facing a near-£3bn lawsuit over claims it breached competition law by effectively locking millions of UK consumers into its cloud storage service at “rip-off” prices.

Apple, Lawsuits, UK, Competition Law, Cloud Storage

8 points by mindracer 7 days ago | 0 comments

Apple launches Final Cut Pro 11 with even more AI features (theverge.com)
More than a decade after the launch of Final Cut Pro X, Apple’s video editing software is taking a step forward.

Apple, Video Editing, AI, Software, New Releases

18 points by thunderbong 7 days ago | 4 comments

EU irate about geo-locked Apple IDs (theregister.com)
The European Union has demanded more platform changes from Apple – this time accusing it of violating anti-geoblocking rules in several of its media services.

EU, Apple, Geolocation, Regulations, Media

52 points by cassianoleal 7 days ago | 58 comments

Apple drops soldered storage for 2024 Mac Mini (theregister.com)
Apple's Mac Mini product line has been around for a while, and the latest model was launched this month, replete with M4 or M4 Pro chips. It is significantly smaller than its predecessors with Thunderbolt, HDMI, and Ethernet ports on the back and a pair of USB-C ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack on the front.

Apple, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Computer Hardware

37 points by lisper 7 days ago | 11 comments

Apple M4 Mac Mini with macOS vs. Intel / AMD with Ubuntu Linux Performance (phoronix.com)
Apple last week released their latest iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro products powered by their fourth-generation M-series Apple Silicon. The new Mac Mini in particular is interesting for under $600 starting out with the all re-designed Mac Mini with 10-core M4 and now the base model having 16GB of memory.

Hardware, Apple, Linux, Performance, Operating Systems

34 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 8 days ago | 25 comments

Apple's Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc., aiming to catch up with rivals in the smart home market, is nearing the launch of a new product category: a wall-mounted display that can control appliances, handle videoconferencing and use AI to navigate apps.

Smart Home, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Video Conferencing

5 points by mgh2 8 days ago | 4 comments

2024 Mac mini revives upgradeable storage, earns 7/10 repairability score (ifixit.com)
It shouldn’t be a big story that a desktop computer has upgradeable internal storage, but with Apple’s cute new 2024 Mac mini, that’s exactly where we are.

Mac mini, Hardware, Apple, Repairability, Upgradeability

13 points by Lwrless 8 days ago | 3 comments

Review: The fastest of the M4 MacBook Pros might be the least interesting one (arstechnica.com)
In some ways, my review of the new MacBook Pros will be a lot like my review of the new iMac. This is the third year and fourth generation of the Apple Silicon-era MacBook Pro design, and outwardly, few things have changed about the new M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max laptops.

Technology, Apple, MacBook Pro, Reviews, Hardware

36 points by freeqaz 8 days ago | 35 comments

Apple Gets EU Warning to Stop Geo-Blocking on App, iTunes Stores (yahoo.com)
Apple Inc. was notified by the European Union that its geo-blocking practices are potentially in breach of consumer protection rules, adding to the iPhone maker’s regulatory issues in the bloc.

Apple, European Union, Geo-Blocking, Consumer Protection, App Stores

3 points by dmitrygr 9 days ago | 0 comments