William Gallagher, AppleInsider

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Past articles by William:

'iPhone 13' colors & storage capacities may have been leaked by retailer

A Ukrainian e-commerce site lists alleged details of the whole "iPhone 13" range, including color options and different storage capacities of each model. → Read More

How to hide icons in macOS System Preferences

Make the navigation of your macOS System Preferences easier, by hiding icons for elements that you never access. → Read More

Apple's original iPhone went on sale 14 years ago

Compared to today's iPhone 12, the very first iPhone in 2007 was startlingly slow and incredibly limited — yet it changed the world. → Read More

Mega Apple Watch Black Friday deal roundup: save up to $250 on over 50 deals

Black Friday is on the horizon, and AppleInsider has rounded up the best deals on a wide assortment of Apple Watch styles and accessories with savings of up to $250 off, and discounts on even the latest Apple Watch Series 6 and SE. → Read More

Apple facing second lawsuit over iPhone XR's 'inferior' 2x2 MIMO antennas

A new class action suit claims that Apple purposely misled buyers by using a 2x2 MIMO antenna array in the iPhone XR while knowing it was "inferior" and "defective" compared to the 4x4 MIMO setup in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. → Read More

Initial failures of Apple's butterfly keyboard doomed it from the start

Apple's "bold" butterfly keyboard will not be missed, but it's a bit unfair to scorch the earth behind it -- and there's a strong case for buying a 2019 model MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro. → Read More

Apple has made 2020 the year of value

It's not as if Apple is actually making inexpensive devices this year, but 2020 is seeing a clear trend toward greater value across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. → Read More

Apple reopening sole Apple Store in Austria

Austria's Apple Store is to be the first in Europe to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown, with shortened hours and heightened security in place from May 5. → Read More

Valve abandons the macOS version of SteamVR

Valve has announced that SteamVR will no longer support macOS, although older frameworks are still available in beta form. → Read More

Apple Watch Series 6 may add anxiety monitoring and sleep tracking

A new leak claims that the Apple Watch Series 6 will add mental health features, longer battery life, and an expansion of existing sensors so the device can measure blood oxygenation. → Read More

Apple's services and wearables gamble pays off in difficult quarter

While the coronavirus has affected Apple's earnings, its overall second quarter results are better than predicted because of the company's increasing reliance on wearables and services. → Read More

Apple still depends on traditional American engineers, and is slowly losing them

Apple and all technology firms outsource work to around the globe, yet it's crucial that they keep key skills in America -- and no one is training the new generation. → Read More

How to listen to the Steve Jobs opera before a June radio broadcast

A Seattle radio station is launching a series of special archive performances including the award-winning opera, "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs," but you can listen to the original production right now. → Read More

What you don't get with the new iPhone SE

Apple's new low-cost 2020 iPhone SE second generation is a remarkably good value for all it gives you. But, to get to that $399 price point, you forego many key features that distinguish the iPhone range. → Read More

Apple ups orders for 5nm chips from TSMC, presumably for new iPhone

Chipmaker TSMC has lost a significant order from Huawei, only to find Apple buying up all of its production capacity, for what is believed to be the "iPhone 12." → Read More

Apple's new iPhone 12 may look like an iPad Pro; smaller HomePods in 2020

A new report claims to have details on Apple's revamped hardware lineup, from AirTags, and the "iPhone 12," to a new, smaller, and cheaper HomePod. → Read More

The best books about Apple to read while stuck at home

From Apple history, through the likes of Steve Jobs and Jony Ive, and on to specifics insight about design, marketing, and the Mac, here are the absolute best books to read while you're stuck at home. → Read More

Future Apple Pencil could be used to trace 3D objects for easy AR generation

New sensors being researched for a future Apple Pencil could allow users to use the device to trace both 2D and 3D objects, and send the data back to a connected iPad or Mac. → Read More

March 2020: Apple Stores close, but MacBook Air & iPad Pro launch anyway

Maybe 2019 was practice for Apple, as it is now used to releasing new products via a press release. That's what it had to do in March 2020 as the whole world self-isolated, and Apple Stores closed their doors. → Read More

Apple wants an iPhone that doesn't just survive underwater, but is usable there

Future iPads and iPhones could adapt to actually being used underwater, and a new way to sense orientation using the Face ID camera could see display rotation guided by the angle of your face in relation to the device. → Read More