Pegasus may have been more widely used than first believed, after an iPhone app used to detect infestations uncovered multiple undiscovered instances of the spyware.


Pegasus, created by NSO Group, is known to be spyware used by governments and security agencies around the world. While the spyware has previously been discovered on devices owned and used by prominent political figures, people of interest to governments, and journalists, it was probably more widely used than anyone expected.

In May 2024, iVerify released a $1 app for people to scan their iPhones for any signs of compromise. On Wednesday, iVerify said that, of the approximately 3,000 people who downloaded and used the app, there were seven verifiable detections of Pegasus.


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The A18 in the iPhone 16e is not the same as the A18 in the iPhone 16. Here's why the act of chip binning helps Apple while also creating variants of the same chip for different products.


The launch of the iPhone 16e was a thorough modernization of what is practically the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE 3. It's an upgrade that brought many areas of the budget iPhone option up to speed with the flagship range, the iPhone 16.

However, while it is stated as having an A18 chip powering things, it's not the same A18 chip as used by its stablemate, the iPhone 16. They are labeled the same, but they're certainly different.


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While initially launched exclusively for the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple plans to expand Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro.


Visual Intelligence a handy feature that allows you to point your camera at an object in the real world to learn more about it. It's essentially Apple's answer to Google Lens.

Previously, if you wanted to use Visual Intelligence, you'd have to be someone who purchased a device in either the iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro lineup. However, Apple has confirmed to Daring Fireball that the feature will roll out to the iPhone 15 Pro in a future update.


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The new iPhone 16e moves Visual Intelligence to the Action Button, making that immediately more useful and also giving faint hope that the button will be improved further.


Apple's Action Button was first introduced on the original Apple Watch Ultra, where users could decide what it would actually do when pressed. It's a function button, really, and it worked the same when it then came to the iPhone 15 Pro.

Now it's come to the iPhone 16e, and it's a little different. You still have to press and hold before it does anything, and the Action Button can still only do one of a series of actions that you choose.


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Apple-focused IT teams can now automate device management and data backup through a single platform with a new integration.


Backblaze and Kandji have integrated their services to provide unified Apple device management and cloud backup capabilities. The partnership enables automated deployment of Backblaze's backup service through Kandji's device management platform.

The integration brings together automated Backblaze deployment across company Apple devices, centralized management of devices and backups, combined security policy enforcement and data protection, and single dashboard control for IT teams.


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If you've never used an iPhone before, there steps you have to go to set it up, and then there are things you need to know about how to get the most from it. Here's what Apple doesn't tell you.


It is true that Apple devices tend to just work, and it's certainly true that the iPhone is ultimately incredibly easy to use. But when you first hold that piece of glass and metal in your hand, it's a mystery.

And it's a mystery that Apple assumes you will figure out. While there are support pages on Apple's website, those are useless until you're online.


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The iPhone 16e brings the iPhone SE kicking and screaming to modern times. Here's what's new about the spiritual successor versus the outgoing budget-friendly model.


Apple has consistently kept the design of the iPhone SE behind the rest of the iPhone range throughout its life. With the introduction of the iPhone 16e as a rebranded replacement, the budget model is now a thoroughly modernized smartphone.

It's not just the design that's been given a boost, as its specifications have also been upgraded to match its appearance.


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Estimating the cost to Apple of paying President Trump's import tariffs, Bank of America believes that a 9% price hike for the iPhone and all other devices, would prevent losses.


It's a fiction that other countries will pay tariffs, as instead all such costs will always be borne by US companies. In the case of Apple, it has previously earned an exemption — though not consistently — and it has tried to reduce the impact of tariffs by moving manufacturing to different countries.

According to CNBC, this time that spreading of the manufacturing around various locations is not going to help. Bank of America now estimates that whatever Apple does with manufacturing, and wherever it does it, the company will face a minimum of a 10% tariff.


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iPerf3 is a network throughput tool used to measure the performance of the network your Mac is using. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app.


iPerf (sometimes simply called "iperf") is a UNIX memory, network throughput, and bandwidth tool first developed at the NCSA of the University of Illinois. iPerf is a fully compatible rewrite of the older Test TCP (ttcp) app originally written at the US Army's Ballistic Research Lab for DARPA in around 1983.

There are also modern versions for Windows and Linux.


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Apple didn't simply change the expected iPhone SE 4 name to iPhone 16e — they're distinct product lines and all the data points to a strategy shift.


We should have seen this coming. Every Apple-focused website saw Tim Cook's post on February 13 and assumed that it was an iPhone SE 4 reveal.

After all, almost all of the rumors for the last 18 months have called it the iPhone SE 4.


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Apple retailers are competing for your business by knocking triple digits off the M4 Pro Mac mini, while the standard M4 model has dropped to $549.


The M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is a popular configuration due to its blend of affordability with the performance of the 12-core CPU/16-core GPU chip. Normally $1,399, the retail configuration is on sale for $1,299 at Amazon, B&H and Adorama.

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"Severance" has officially become the most-watched Apple TV+ series, beating out former champion "Ted Lasso" — but you're probably not surprised.


Apple can tell when it has a good thing going. While every show it picks up doesn't become a hit, it certainly makes it known when it's found something special.

"Severence" is no exception. If you've read our site at all in the last two months, you've probably noticed we've covered quite a bit, from a star-studded pop up in New York to the series' surprising jump to Roku for a limited time.


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Apple's update to the iPhone SE adds a new design and Apple Intelligence, as well as a new name: iPhone 16e. Here's how it compares to yesterday's budget option — the iPhone 16.


Arriving just shy of three years after the third-generation iPhone SE, the newly-rebranded iPhone 16e has arrived as the new entry-level model for consumers. This is a major modernization effort, with a new design and a considerable specifications bump to match modern smartphones.

With the introduction of a new low-cost smartphone on Apple's roster, this leaves consumers wondering if they should get it instead of the slightly more expensive iPhone 16.


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Google has announced that it's bringing a new feature to iPhone that enables users to quickly search while browsing the web or watching videos.


Screen Search is, effectively, the iOS version of Circle to Search, which was released to select premium Android smartphones over a year ago.

The feature is designed to give users a much more convenient way to search content they're actively engaging with. Instead of switching screens to open up a search engine, users can simply circle the thing they're interested in to launch a Google search.


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Apple has regularly stated what languages its Apple Intelligence will support over the course of 2025, but it has now confirmed which ones are coming in April.


Right at its launch, Apple said that Apple Intelligence would initially require US English, but then would expand to many other languages. While it later listed a selection of those, Apple has now stated which ones are coming next.

Specifically, in a note on its iPhone 16e launch press release, Apple says that:


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The iPhone 16e announcement video sticks to Apple's signature style, making a mid-cycle product feel just as important as a major launch.


The company unveiled the iPhone 16e in a press release and a short video that looks and feels like a keynote presentation. The video features Tim Cook and other Apple employees introducing the product in a structured format, just like they would at WWDC or a September iPhone event.

The pacing, transitions, and scripted delivery all mirror Apple's signature keynote style.


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The new iPhone 16e is surely the right combination of prices and features to be a hit, but the iPhone SE range that it has replaced will always be special.


Here's how significant the iPhone SE was — I actually remember what I was doing when it was announced back in 2016.

I wasn't working here yet. I was supposed to be going into a meeting, but instead, I stayed in my car reading AppleInsider for the latest coverage.


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With the introduction of the iPhone 16e, Apple has officially ended the nearly two-decade run of the Home Button.


On Wednesday, Apple announced the iPhone 16e. Designed to replace the budget-friendly iPhone SE, it offers a lower price point for new and returning iPhone owners — or anyone who isn't looking to drop $800 on a mainline release.

All three generations of the iPhone SE featured a home button. However, we had already expected that the newest budget model would move to Face ID.


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To keep the cost down, Apple's new iPhone 16e isn't just missing MagSafe, it also lacks Ultra Wideband, and a Thread radio.


MagSafe wasn't the only omission from the iPhone 16e. Probably because of the new Apple-designed cellular modem, Ultra Wideband isn't included, nor is a thread radio.

Ultra Wideband (UWB) is a wireless protocol for communications, which functions using radio waves. At its most basic, it can be used to transmit messages between devices, making it somewhat analogous to Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.


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Apple's new iPhone 16e is the heir apparent to the iPhone SE, with the new model delivering Face ID and Apple Intelligence at a lower price point.


Launched on Wednesday, the iPhone 16e is a massive rebranding of the iPhone SE, both in terms of name and specification. While it's unclear at this time what the "e" specifically means, it does at least denote it as possibly an "essential" version of the main iPhone family.



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Apple introduced iPhone 16e on Wednesday, but since it replicates much of the functionality of existing devices, the iPhone 14 lineup and iPhone SE have been discontinued in its wake.


Out with the old, in with the slightly new. iPhone 16e is a half step from iPhone 14 to iPhone 16, but its lower price and improved specs should be enough to entice many upgraders.

iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE as the new entry option, though at a higher price. The iPhone 14 design with a 6.1 display and A18 processor is enough to make the older devices redundant, so Apple has removed them from sale.


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Apple's iPhone 16e marketing and trade-in pricing is designed specifically to get iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 users to upgrade.


It's not as if Apple will turn any buyer away, but it is very clearly setting out its stall that the iPhone 16e is for people who last bought an iPhone in 2019 or 2020. Six years on from the iPhone 11 and five years on from the iPhone, this is the best iPhone to upgrade to and Apple is aiming to sweeten the deal.

The first clue of the market Apple is aiming for with the new iPhone comes in the comparisons.


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The iPhone 16e appears on the surface to be an excellent addition — assuming you don't want to use MagSafe charging or accessories.


It's an interesting omission — while the iPhone 16e has Qi wireless charging, it lacks the magnet ring for MagSafe accessories. Practically, that means that old-style car mounts are the order of the day.

For those not familiar, MagSafe appeared with the iPhone 12 family. It is the combination of a mounting system and a charging system. Apple started with its Qi wireless charging coil and added several new components to create a proprietary type of wireless charging as well as allow the mounting of different accessories.


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Apple wants you to keep your iPhone 16e looking brand new with its lineup of new silicone cases.


On Wednesday, Apple announced the brand new iPhone 16e, a budget-friendly entry into the iPhone 16 lineup. This pared-down model is designed to replace the iPhone SE as Apple's budget-friendly, entry-level phone.

As anticipated, Apple has also launched a lineup of silicone cases for the newest model. The colors include Lake Green, Fuchsia, Winter Blue, White, and Black. This is a bit pared down compared to the iPhone 16 cases


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Apple has finally introduced its first in-house modem alongside iPhone 16e, the C1, marking a major shift in its hardware strategy.


For years, Apple has relied on Qualcomm for iPhone modems, but that relationship has been winding down. The company took a big step toward independence in 2019 when it acquired Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion.

That move set the stage for Apple to develop its own 5G modem, cutting out third-party suppliers and ensuring tighter hardware integration. It makes its debut in the iPhone 16e, but it isn't clear if the in-house modem will be ready for Apple's iPhone 17 lineup in the fall.


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While a UK regulator continues to say iPhone browser rules are anticompetitive, Apple's detailed response says these findings are wrong and unlawful, plus proposed remedies will create the problems they are supposed to solve.


In November 2024, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released a preliminary report asserting that Apple's rules about web browsers on iPhone were limiting app developers' ability to innovate. Alongside Apple's filing, the CMA has now also published its own summary of Apple's position, following a meeting with the company in December 2024.

Where the CMA wants to impose remedies, similar to the EU's Digital Markets Act, on what it sees as anticompetitive issues, Apple says that there are no such issues. Apple also repeatedly questions the legality of the CMA's intention to impose remedies — and says these remedies will themselves cause harm to developers and consumers.


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Rumors of Apple implementing a reverse charging system in the iPhone have resurfaced yet again, this time with claims it's been tested on the iPhone 17 Pro.


Apple's iPhone range has had wireless charging for quite some time, but while it has been used to draw power to recharge the internal battery, it's not been used to transmit power the other way. If a rumor is true, this may happen for the iPhone 17 Pro.

According to serial Weibo leaker Setsuna Digital, also known as Instant Digital, Apple "has tested the reverse charging function" on the iPhone 17 Pro. While wireless charging isn't said explicitly, the post references the function used in Samsung devices, as well as an image highlighting the wireless charging area on a smartphone.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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The Humane AI Pin company is being shut down and its much-vaunted, badly-received device is being switched off. It could have been so much better.


It was controversially expensive, it had many faults, but now the much talked about and seemingly rarely bought Humane AI Pin is no more. Humane has announced that certain of its technologies and staff are being acquired by HP, and the Humane AI Pin is being switched off.

This is how it so very often goes with technology — you don't know what you've got until it's gone. People weren't very impressed with say, the adorable 12-inch MacBook but they lamented its passing when it was discontinued, for instance.


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Apple has confirmed that it is to permanently shut its Apple Northbrook store in Chicago.


It's common for Apple to close an Apple Store, but very rare for it not just being that it's moving to a nearby and typically larger location. In the past few years, only a handful of stores have permanently closed, such as the Atlantic City one, Royal Hawaiian, and MacArthur Center.

Now according to Crain's Chicago Business, Apple's store in the Northbrook Court shopping mall is about to be permanently closed. There are no further details of when it will be shut, but Apple did release a statement confirming the closure.


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The Enhanced Visual Search in the iOS Photos app sends encrypted, anonymized data from photos to Apple. Here's what that means and how to turn it off.


Apple's Enhanced Visual Search (EVS) is a new ML-based technology in iOS 18, iPadOS, and macOS Sequoia. Using EVS you can search for geographical landmarks in photos, even if the images don't contain any geolocation info such as GPS or EXIF metadata.

Using EVS in the Photos app, you can type a landmark name in and the app will scan your photos for matching landmarks. You can also swipe up on any building in an image and tap Look Up Landmark. If Photos recognizes the landmark it will tell you what it is.


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The Lemokey L5 HE 8K is a mechanical keyboard aimed at gamers that uses magnetic switches. This results in a keyboard that is brightly colored, but highly customizable for typists.


One of the more recent breakthroughs in the mechanical keyboard industry is in switch technology. With the introduction of magnetic switches, this has opened up a whole new world of customizations for end users.

We have covered a few keyboards using such switches in the past, but the Lemokey L5 HE 8K is the first to pass our desks that firmly takes aim at gaming. That is because Lemokey is effectively the gaming arm of Keychron, the well-known keyboard producer.


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Brazilian regulator CADE is holding a public hearing on February 19 to discuss Apple and Google and their competitive digital market ecosystems.


An antitrust complaint was filed against Apple in 2022 by Brazilian regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica, or CADE. After an investigation and a bad ruling for Apple, an unreasonable implementation timeline was proposed and quickly overturned.

While the regulator waits for its next official court date, it has set up a public hearing to discuss matters around regulating Apple and Google's digital marketplaces. The notice was initially reported by MacMagazine and shared by 9to5Mac.


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Apple could decide to switch up the chassis materials for its 2025 iPhone line, as an unlikely rumor suggests that the slim iPhone 17 will adopt a titanium midframe instead of the expected iPhone 17 Pro.


While Apple enthusiasts eagerly await the arrival of the fourth-generation iPhone SE, which is expected to be revealed on February 19, rumors surrounding the iPhone 17 range continue to emerge. Apple is expected to introduce an updated line of devices with significant changes affecting the design and materials used.

Apple reportedly wants to replace its existing Plus line with a redesigned iPhone 17 Slim, with a 6.6-inch display, ProMotion, and a single rear camera. Now we have more details about the chassis materials Apple will allegedly use for this device.


Rumor Score: 🙄 Unlikely


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In a particularly unusual situation, a contractor for the United States government reportedly tried to purchase digital forensics technology from a group of journalists.


The contractor in question, FSR Consulting LLC, which does business as Cirrus Systems, sent out an email inquiring about pricing for Magnet Forensics' Graykey, a tool primarily used by law enforcement agencies and digital forensics experts. With the tool, it's possible to bypass the encryption and security measures of both Android and iOS devices.

Law enforcement officials typically use Graykey during criminal investigations, where there is a need to access private information such as messages, photos, app data, and metadata. The software itself is not available to the general public or the private sector, as per the Magnet Forensics website.


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Two of Apple's latest MacBook Pros are heavily discounted exclusively for AppleInsider readers, knocking $350 off the popular M4 Pro configurations for 72 hours only.


You can opt for the 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro screen size featuring an M4 Pro chip with a 14-core CPU and 20-core GPU. Each laptop has 48GB of memory, double the amount found in the standard M4 Pro model, along with 1TB of storage for enhanced performance and storage space.

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Apple device owners that use Google Play Books to manage ebooks can now make purchases via a "Get book" link that takes them to the Google Play store to make a purchase.


It isn't possible for any app to link out to external websites, but there is an exception developers can apply for thanks to a 2021 lawsuit. Google waited a few years, but it has finally implemented the feature for Google Play Books.

Google explained the update via a blog post, first shared by TechCrunch. It mentions the new outgoing link and a purchase sharing system that works across devices in a family.


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Apple's diversification of its supply chain to India is worrying China, which has worked to make it harder for Apple to expand its production lines in the developing economy.


Apple is midway through a process to diversify its supply chains from a China-centric model to one that operates from various different bases of operation. With Apple making considerable progress in India, China is concerned about the potential loss of investment and work for its citizens.

In a profile of Apple's supply chain expansion in India, the Financial Times writes about the struggles Apple has had in making the shift. In part, this is due to the tense political relationship between China and India, and a need to not upset Beijing.


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In the interest of what it calls fairness and stability, the European Union has decided to push forth with anti-trade investigations into companies like Apple, Meta, and X, hoping to reach a conclusion by March.


In January, the EU had initially held off on fining tech giants as it waited to find out the impact of the incoming Trump administration. Now it appears as though the plan is to continue business as usual.

Teresa Ribera, the EU's competition chief, has told Reuters that, while it's open to negotiations with the White House, it will not be bullied into changing laws at the whim of US policymakers.


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A lifetime Babbel subscription is on sale for $129.99 thanks to an instant discount stacked with a flash coupon, bringing the total savings to $470 off.


The flash coupon on the lifetime Babbel subscription is courtesy of Stack Social, with the language learning tool discounted to $129.99 with promo code LEARN40. This is the lowest price we've seen on the lifetime plan in 2025.

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Major League Soccer is back for its 30th season, and fans can catch the action with MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.


Saturday, February 22, all 30 teams will take the field for "MLS is Back" weekend, launching a milestone year for the league. MLS Season Pass continues to offer every game with no blackouts in over 100 countries, providing in-depth coverage, exclusive content, and major events like the Leagues Cup, Campeones Cup, and MLS All-Star Game.

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, MLS is introducing custom Apple TV sleeve patches on every first-team player's jersey. These unique patches highlight each club's colors and branding.


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