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• Sunday Reboot: Waiting a decade for Apple Pay and Apple Music

  04-10-2026 22:07 via appleinsider.com
  
  In this week's Sunday Reboot, the expansion of Apple Pay and Apple Music to some countries has taken a decade longer than they really should. They also demonstrate how delays can happen for many different reasons.
  Apple Pay in action.Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get next week underway with a good first step.
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• Design is a Jobsian-level focus for John Ternus

  04-10-2026 17:05 via appleinsider.com
  
  John Ternus is putting his stamp on Apple by focusing on the company's design work, with the CEO taking an almost Jobsian approach to make design great again.
  Apple CEO John Ternus - Image Credit: Apple
  The era of Tim Cook as Apple CEO was one of growth, with sales and manufacturing the core of his tenure at the top. Under the rule of Ternus, design is becoming a top priority once more for the company, as Ternus aims to add more to the company by strengthening its weaker areas.Writing in Sunday'
  
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• Touch-screen MacBook Pro will be significantly lighter

  04-10-2026 16:35 via appleinsider.com
  
  The forthcoming new MacBook Pro is expected to bring an OLED touch-screen, but it's also now predicted to be at least a little closer to the MacBook Air's lower weight.
  Apple's MacBook Pro.
  Every detail of the expected MacBook Pro refresh has been rumored, sometimes for years, as Apple hasn't made even a minor design change since 2022. That includes the expectation that the new MacBook Pro will be lighter, which was first reported back in 2024.However, Bloomberg now claims that the weight differ
  
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• Initial basic M4 support coming to Linux 7.4

  04-10-2026 16:22 via appleinsider.com
  
  While it won't be practically usable initially, Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter sent out the pull requests for very basic support for the M4 "device tree," and for the MacBook Neo. Upon release, the support will be good enough to install the kernel on those devices, and that's about it. Further development, particularly for GPU support, will be needed to make the OS usable on the M4 family of hardware.Phoronix.com
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• Crime blotter: Two arrested for stealing from Apple Store, yoga store

  04-10-2026 13:21 via appleinsider.com
  
  A cab driver is arrested for his part in a Miami Beach iPhone theft ring, one of the first iPhone 18 Pro thefts, and an AirTag recovers a stolen food trailer, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.
  The Apple Store in Garden State Plaza in New Jersey.The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.
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• AirPods Pro plunge to as low as $89.99 for fall Prime Day

  04-10-2026 09:38 via appleinsider.com
  
  Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event starts October 6, but AirPods Pro 3 are already $70 off at $179 and the closeout first-gen model is discounted to $89.99.
  Pick up AirPods Pro for as low as $89.99 during Prime Big Deal Days
  Amazon's $70 discount on AirPods Pro 3 is live now as Prime Big Deal Days offers heat up. This is within $10 of the lowest price on record at Amazon for Apple's high-end earbuds and the steepest discount currently available across the in-ear AirPods lineup.Buy AirPods Pro 3
  
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• Amazon's $199 Apple Watch deal is back for Prime Big Deal Days

  04-10-2026 09:16 via appleinsider.com
  
  Amazon's October Prime Day Apple Watch deals deliver prices as low as $199, with even the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 marked down.
  Grab Apple Watch deals from $199 for Prime Big Deal Days - Image credit: Apple
  Amazon's $199 Apple Watch SE 3 deal has returned for Prime Big Deal Days. With savings of up to $200 off Apple Watch models, you can pick up Apple's wearable at a substantial discount, perfect for picking up an early holiday gift for yourself or others.Grab Apple Watch deals from
  
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• Amazon slashes $100 off iPad mini 7 ahead of Prime Big Deal Days

  04-10-2026 09:05 via appleinsider.com
  
  Limited-time deals are in effect now on Apple's iPad mini 7, delivering a $100 discount across the line ahead of next week's Prime Big Deal Days sale event.
  Prime Day iPad mini deals knock $100 off - Image credit: Apple
  Pick up the $100 discount at Amazon on this weekend with the Prime markdown, despite Prime Big Deal Days officially starting on October 6.Buy iPad mini 7 for $499
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• Amazon's $1,099 M5 MacBook Air deal offers $200 October Prime Day savings

  04-10-2026 06:02 via appleinsider.com
  
  Numerous M5 MacBook Air models are $200 off as Amazon launches early Prime Big Deal Days markdowns that include both 13-inch and 15-inch models.
  Save $200 across the M5 MacBook Air line - Image credit: Apple
  Amazon has slashed Apple's M5 MacBook Air by $200, with a number of retail configurations eligible for the triple-digit markdown. Both 13-inch and 15-inch models are included, with prices starting at $1,099.Save $200 on M5 MacBook Air
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