Category: Apple Insider

App Store prices to

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

The countries that will see price increases include:

• Columbia
• Egypt
• Hungary
• Nigeria
• Norway
• South Africa
• United Kingdom

Apple notes that it periodically updates prices in the App Store to “help ensure prices for apps and inapp purchases stay equalized across all storefronts.”

While several countries are seeing price increases, prices in Uzbekistan will decrease to reflect the reduction of the value-added tax rate.

The company also notes that Ireland, Luxembourg, Singapore, and Zimbabwe will not see price increases, but proceeds will be adjusted to reflect local tax changes.

Additionally, proceeds will increase for local developers selling in Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Uzbekistan.

Apple previously announced that it will provide developers with 900 price points as well as new App Store pricing tools. The change is set to roll out in spring 2023.

2023 Macs are on sale.

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

The exclusive deals are courtesy of Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama, a trusted retailer that has been in business since 1974. Simply head over to Adorama.com and enter promo code APINSIDER during Step 3 of checkout to redeem the discount.

Apple’s entire 2023 lineup of Mac mini desktops and MacBook Pro laptops is eligible for exclusive savings, with prices dipping to as low as $549 with the coupon.

We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite configurations and deals, but 100s of additional offers can be found in our Mac Price Guide.

• M2 (8C CPU, 10C GPU), 8GB, 256GB: Reg. $599, now $549* ($50 off)
• M2 (8C CPU, 10C GPU), 8GB, 512GB: Reg. $799, now $699* ($100 off)
• M2 (8C CPU, 10C GPU), 24GB, 512GB: Reg. $799, now $1,149* ($50 off)
• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16C GPU), 16GB, 512GB: Reg. $1,299, now $1,199* ($100 off)

*Price with coupon code APINSIDER.

• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16C GPU), 16GB, 512GB, Space Gray: Reg. $1,999, now $1,849* ($150 off)
• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16C GPU), 16GB, 512GB, Silver: Reg. $1,999, now $1,849* ($150 off)
• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16-core GPU), 16GB, 1TB, Space Gray: Reg. $2,199, now $2,099* ($100 off)
• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16-core GPU), 32GB, 512GB: Reg. $2,399, now $2,299* ($100 off)
• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16-core GPU), 32GB, 1TB: Reg. $2,599, now $2,449 ($150 off)
• M2 Pro (10C CPU, 16-core GPU), 32GB, 4TB: Reg. $3,599, now $3,399* ($200 off)
• M2 Pro (12C CPU, 19C GPU), 16GB, 1TB, Space Gray: Reg. $2,499, now $2,349* ($150 off)
• M2 Pro (12C CPU, 19C GPU), 16GB, 1TB, Silver: Reg. $2,499, now $2,349* ($150 off)
• M2 Max (12C CPU, 30C GPU), 32GB, 1TB, Space Gray: Reg. $3,099, now $2,849* ($250 off)
• M2 Max (12C CPU, 30C GPU), 32GB, 1TB, Silver: Reg. $3,099, now $2,849* ($250 off off)
• M2 Max (12C CPU, 30C GPU), 32GB, 4TB: Reg. $4,099, now $3,849* ($250 off off)

*Price with promo code APINSIDER.

• M2 Pro (19C GPU), 16GB, 512GB, Space Gray: Reg. $2,499, now $2,339* ($160 off)
• M2 Pro (19C GPU), 16GB, 512GB, Silver: Reg. $2,499, now $2,339* ($160 off)
• M2 Pro (19C GPU), 16GB, 1TB, Space Gray: Reg. $2,699, now $2,499* ($200 off)
• M2 Pro (19C GPU), 16GB, 1TB, Silver: Reg. $2,699, now $2,499* ($200 off)
• M2 Pro (19C GPU), 16GB, 4TB: Reg. $3,699, now $3,499 ($200 off)
• M2 Pro (19C GPU), 32GB, 1TB: Reg. $3,099, now $2,899 ($200 off)
• M2 Max (30C GPU), 64GB, 1TB: Reg. $3,699, now $3,499* ($300 off)
• M2 Max (38C GPU), 32GB, 1TB, Space Gray: Reg. $3,499, now $3,199* ($300 off)
• M2 Max (38C GPU), 32GB, 1TB, Silver: Reg. $3,499, now $3,199* ($300 off)
• M2 Max (30C GPU), 96GB, 1TB: Reg. $4,299, now $4,049* ($250 off)

*Price with discount code APINSIDER.

To redeem the APINSIDER code at Adorama, simply follow the steps below.

1. Shop through this pricing link and add the 2023 Mac to your cart.
2. Proceed to checkout and when you get to step 3 (Payment), look for a link with a gift icon that says: “Do you have a gift card or promo code?”
   
   
3. Click that link to bring up the coupon code field and enter APINSIDER. Here’s what it looks like:
   
   

There are plenty of additional sales going on, discounting Apple Watches, software and more. Here’s a sampling of our top picks, with hundreds of exclusive bargains available in the AppleInsider Apple Price Guide.

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley shared a research note, seen by MacRumors, that posits Apple will add Wi-Fi 6E support to its upcoming iPhone 15 lineup.

Currently, it’s yet to be determined whether support will be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro models.

Wi-Fi 6E works on the same 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands that Wi-Fi 6 does but also works over the 6GHz band. This enables faster wireless speeds and less signal interference. To use the 6Ghz band, devices must be connected to a Wi-Fi 6E router.

The iPhone 14 lineup features standard Wi-Fi 6, despite previous rumors suggesting that it would see an upgrade.

The iPhone 15 is anticipated to release at the 2023 fall Apple Event, and analysts have already begun making predictions for Apple’s next generation of smartphones.

Some believe the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will feature a 3-stacked sensor and 48-megapixel wide lens, the same as the iPhone 14 Pro models.

Regarding the higher-end iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, some analysts expect that Apple will add a 12-megapixel periscope lens geared toward improved optical zoom.

Both the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are anticipated to have an A17 chip built with TSMC’s 3-nanometer technology, 8 gigabytes of RAM, and a new titanium frame.

Apple has, so far, avoided announcing mass layoffs.

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

Following Meta’s 11,000 job cut warning in November, the layoffs at tech giants has seen thousands go out of work. Microsoft is axing 10,000 employees, Google’s doing the same for 12,000 employees, and Amazon’s set to lay off 18,000.

In a profile in the Wall Street Journal, it is proposed that Apple has yet to join the rest of the group with a major layoffs round, due to a combination of a resilient business and a slower rate of hiring.

From September 2019 to September 2022, Apple’s headcount grew 20% to 164,000 full-time employees. By comparison, rivals turned up the heat on hiring, with Microsoft swelling by 53%, Alphabet by 57%, and Meta by 94% during the same general period.

Apple isn’t immune to the market, with its December quarter thought to be rougher than usual due to manufacturing issues in China. Meanwhile, in its retail channels outside of Apple Stores, such as at Best Buy locations, non-seasonal employees are being given a thirty-day notice about their rights relating to a layoff.

As for its more direct workforce, there is still an expectation that Apple will try to reduce its headcount. According to senior research analyst Tom Forte of D.A. Davidson & Co, reductions could be made simply through employee attrition, namely not replacing workers who decide to leave.

There is also the possibility that Apple could make cuts or changes to employee perks. It already doesn’t provide free lunches to employees located on its corporate campus, something offered by Google and Meta to their workforces, but other benefit areas could face cost-reductions.

The last time Apple performed a mass layoff was in 1997, at the time of co-founder Steve Jobs’ return to the organization. At that time, approximately 4,100 employees were axed to cut costs.

Fuel 4-in-1 Power Station

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

Made with recycled materials, the power station has wireless power options for three Apple devices, and it also includes a USB-C port to charge an additional device. It works with Qi-compatible products at up to 15W of power.

The iPhone stand has a max output of 15W, though iPhones are limited to 7.5W under Qi without MagSafe, while the AirPods and Apple Watch pads produce 10W and 5W, respectively. The USB-C PD 3.0 port has a maximum output of 20W.

The power station doesn’t have a large footprint, so it should be able to fit on most desks and side tables

There are charging indicators on the power station that light up when a device is charging, with an amber color used when it detects metal objects such as keys or coins. Fuel recommends removing the object and aligning the iPhone on the charger to ensure regular operation.

The power station doesn’t have a large footprint, so it should be able to fit on most desks and side tables. It measures just under eight inches in length, 3.5 inches in width, and just under 0.5 inches for height.

The charging slot for the iPhone is purely Qi and doesn’t have any magnets for MagSafe iPhones — it just leans there. Like most 15W chargers, it can recharge an iPhone 14 from 0% to 100% in about two hours.

For charging other devices, AirPods Pro reached 100% in roughly two and a half hours, and 3.5 hours for an Apple Watch Series 7. The USB-C port offers more power and cuts the Apple Watch charging time down to about two hours using Apple’s USB-C fast charging cable.

It comes with a DC power brick

A DC cable with a barrel connector powers the Fuel 4-in-1, which isn’t ideal since it has limited usage. We can’t think of any other product like this one, with that type of input port. In an age of high-power USB-C, this isn’t fabulous.

That said, it’s a nice power station, overall, and a good competitor for similar products at its price point. For example, a cursory web search surfaced other 4-in-1 chargers.

We found some that were around $100, and others as high as $180, and they were from well-known brands. Case-Mate is such a brand, and the Fuel power station is a fine addition to their collection.

Adding magnets to the iPhone and AirPods charging components would have been nice, because a wayward pet or child could easily knock devices loose. This reviewer’s house has neither of those, however, so that particular situation wasn’t available for testing.

• Nice design
• Every charging pad is fully powered for Apple devices
• Foreign object detection

• DC connector with barrel connector, versus USB-C
• MagSafe-like magnets would be nice

The Fuel 4-in-1 Power Station is available from Case-Mate for $150.

Twitter clients

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

The problem started on January 13, when popular Twitter clients such as Tweetbot, Twitterific, and Echofon stopped working. However, others did not.

As a result, users could not log into their accounts or view their timelines. At first, developers thought it was a bug, but Twitter later revealed that it was intentional and updated its developer’s agreement with a clause prohibiting app developers from making their own Twitter clients.

Tapbots, the creator of apps such as Tweebot, is working with Apple to cancel any subscription renewals automatically, and developers of other apps may be doing the same. However, users can manually cancel their subscriptions now, and not wait for the process to lurch to a conclusion.

1. Open Settings on an iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap your Apple ID.
3. Next, select Subscriptions. This presents a list of active and expired app subscriptions.
4. Find the subscription for your Twitter client app, tap on it, and hit the Cancel Subscription button.

A popup will appear asking to confirm the cancellation and noting that users can still access the subscription until the renewal due date. Tap on the Confirm button to proceed.

Canceling a subscription

There is a call on social media for folks to ask Apple for a refund instead. This is within users’ rights, of course, but the fault is more on Twitter, and not on the developers.

We here at AppleInsider are cancelling our subscriptions because there’s no telling how long the process is going to take.

As far as we are concerned, the developers are entitled to the few dollars that they might get for the last week of confusion, since they had nothing to do with the cut-off.

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

The outage affects the service for all Apple devices, including the Mac. Apple has acknowledged an intermittent outage affecting both Apple TV Channels and Apple TV+ on its system status page.

Users on Twitter have also reported the outage.

AppleInsider staff have been able to reproduce this error, noting the iOS app often only displays the option to view a user’s existing library. If users can access the Apple TV+ tab, it shows a “content unavailable” message.

Image Credit: Apple

AppleInsider may earn an affiliate commission on purchases made through links on our site.

Apple TV+ spring lineup continues as “Schmigadoon!,” “City on Fire,” “The Last Thing He Told Me,” “Extrapolations,” and “The Afterparty” get premiere dates.

Apple’s acclaimed, award-winning musical comedy returns to Apple TV+ on Friday, April 7. New episodes will premiere every Friday through May 5, 2023.

“Schmigadoon!” follows Josh (Keegan-Michael Key) and Melissa (Cecily Strong) in Schmicago, the reimagined world of ’60s and ’70s musicals.

The series has won both Emmy and AFI awards, as well as a Critics Choice Award nomination.

The series follows the story of Samatha, an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. There are no witnesses and very little physical evidence.

As the crime is investigated, Samantha is discovered to be the connection between a series of citywide fires, the music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family.

Samantha will be played by Chase Sui Wonders, known for her role as Riley in “Generations.” Wyatt Oleff (“It,” “It Chapter Two”) plays Charlie, a friend of Samantha’s who stops at nothing to unravel the mystery of what happened.

“City On Fire” is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on Friday, May 12.

Executive produced by Jennifer Garner, “The Last Thing He Told Me” follows Hannah (Jennifer Garner), who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) to find out why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.

“The Last Thing He Told Me” will premiere on April 14 on Apple TV+.

Set to premiere on March 17, “Extrapolations” is a drama set in the near future, where climate change has affected our everyday lives.

Eight stories about love, work, faith, and family will explore the choices that must be made when the planet changes faster than the population.

Apple has announced that its murder mystery comedy series “The After Party” will return to Apple TV+ on Friday, April 28.

In the second season, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect.

“The Afterparty” explores each character’s account of a fateful evening, with each story told through the lens of a popular film genre.