Charles Martin

Weekend editor

Charles Martin is a Contributing Editor for AppleInsider, and former editor for the late, lamented MacNN. He is a writer, performer, podcaster, and broadcaster, specializing in smart tech and bad jokes. He lives in Victoria, BC.

Latest Articles from Charles Martin

Apple TV+ subscribers to get last games in MLS season pass for free

Apple has dropped the price of the 2024 Major League Soccer season pass from $14.99 to free for Apple TV+ subscribers, or $9.99 for non-subscribers.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

A new project is trying to preserve click-wheel iPod games

Gaming on the iPod barely predates the iPhone's arrival in 2007, but fans have launched a project to be sure they can still play the games into the future.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Apple still suppresses employees discussing pay equity, says Labor Board

The US National Labor Relations Board is again accusing Apple management of illegally deterring employee discussions of pay and bias issues, part of a general anti-union campaign by the iPhone maker.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Berkshire Hathaway continues dumping AAPL to build up cash reserves

Financial firm Berkshire Hathway has spent a year reducing its shares of AAPL stock, which once took up half of chairman Warren Buffett's entire portfolio.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

2024 iPad mini teardown reveals minimal internal changes

A new teardown of the seventh-generation iPad mini has revealed very little in the way of changes, and no apparent physical change to reduce jelly scrolling despite evidence that the effect is minimized.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Former employee thanks Apple for help evacuating family from Ukraine

A former Apple employee has publicly thanked the company and CEO Tim Cook for their assistance in helping employees and their families in the city of Kharkiv to evacuate when Russia's invasion of the country encroached on the northeastern Ukrainian city.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

M4 Mac mini and more expected for Apple's week of announcements

A new report claims that Apple's week of announcements will start with a 24-inch M4 iMac and two versions of a redesigned Mac mini. M4-powered versions of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will also be unveiled.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

YouTuber shows off hardware hack to replace soldered MacBook storage

A YouTube video shows off a newly-developed technique to replace the soldered-on storage modules on most modern MacBook Pro and other MacBook models — but the upgrade is impractical and costly to do.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Apple Intelligence Image Playground, Genmoji testers face long wait

Apple says it will be allowing access to forthcoming image-creation tools like Image Wand, Genmoji, and Image Playground "over the coming weeks," making for an unusually long waitlist for testers.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Judge awards Apple a token $250 in its latest lawsuit against Masimo

A Delaware jury has found smartwatch maker Masimo guilty of infringing Apple's Apple Watch patents on health technology, but limited it to only older smartwatch models that are no longer sold, and awarded the firm the least damages it legally could.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Apple Intelligence to play catch-up to rivals across 2025

While some employees believe Apple is currently lagging behind rivals its Apple Intelligence development, the company expects to gain ground in 2025 by introducing new chips and new models.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Irish police seize more than $170,000 in counterfeit Apple products

Reports of counterfeiting in County Mayo, western Ireland, have led local police to seize more than 800 counterfeit devices, including AirPods, from businesses in the area.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

India moves to restrict imports of Apple's MacBook Pro

India wants to sharply cut imports of laptops like the MacBook Pro in order to force all technology firms to boost local manufacturing.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Apple removes independent media app from Russian App Store

Apple has removed the Current Time app from the Russian version of its App Store, telling its developer that local authorities say it contains "undesirable" content.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

iPhone 16 Pro users face random freezes and repeated restarts

Owners of iPhone 16 devices, especially iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max buyers, say that the units are freezing and then restarting themselves seemingly randomly.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

How to create new Apple Notes quickly on iPad with Apple Pencil

If you've ever wanted to create a new note in the Apple Notes app almost instantly, your iPad can do that — with the help of an Apple Pencil. Here's how.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Cheaper Apple Vision headset rumored to cost $2000, arriving in 2026

A new report claims that both a successor to the Apple Vision Pro and a different, less expensive Apple Vision headset are likely to launch within the next two years.

Charles Martin | 1 month ago

Leaked fourth-gen iPhone SE cases show design changes & camera placement

Regular leaker Sonny Dickson has posted a photo of a pair of cases alleged to be for a fourth-generation iPhone SE, which could be announced in early 2025.

Charles Martin | 2 months ago

NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting workers' social media use

The US National Labor Relations Board has received a new complaint, accusing Apple's management of restricting, monitoring, and interfering with workers' rights through unlawful rules regarding the use of Slack.

Charles Martin | 2 months ago

iOS 18.1 to let users change or delete iCloud.com primary email addresses

The upcoming iOS 18.1 update will allow users to change a previous primary email address, as well as letting those with iCloud.com, mac.com, or me.com email addresses change them.

Charles Martin | 2 months ago

Apple's study proves that LLM-based AI models are flawed because they cannot reason

A new paper from Apple's artificial intelligence scientists has found that engines based on large language models, such as those from Meta and OpenAI, still lack basic reasoning skills.

Charles Martin | 2 months ago

Apple hasn't abandoned microLED tech, despite recent setbacks

Despite claims to the contrary, Apple is said to be still planning the use of microLED in future products such as the Apple Watch Ultra and a rumored follow-on to the Apple Vision Pro.

Charles Martin | 2 months ago

macOS Sequoia can run on Valve's Steam Deck with hacks

A Hackintosh enthusiast has managed to get a version of macOS Sequoia running on Valve's Steam Deck handheld gaming device in an exercise they admit is "pointless."

Charles Martin | 2 months ago