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• Sunday Reboot: Touch MacBook Pro's nice, but I want macOS on iPad

  11-10-2026 22:54 via AppleInsider News
  In this week's Sunday Reboot, the touch-enabled MacBook Pro looms, but the Mac-iPad divide still exists for some reason.
  Imagine the MacBook Pro, but with OLED and a touchable display.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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• Updated entry-level iPad won't arrive until early 2027

  11-10-2026 20:08 via AppleInsider News
  While there will probably be a launch of the OLED iPad mini in late October, users face a long wait until early 2027 before they get to see a revised base-model iPad.
  The current iPad 11
  Apple is poised to hold a pair of events in October, with the smart home-centric one confirmed for October 13. A second is apparently planned for October 27 for new Macs and the OLED iPad mini, but it may be a little light on other iPad models.In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg, Mark Gurman writes t
  
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• Tim Cook visits China for the third time in 2026

  11-10-2026 19:15 via AppleInsider News
  Apple executive chair Tim Cook has returned to China for the third time in 2026 alone, greasing the political wheels and insisting Apple wants to do more in the country.
  Apple executive chair Tim Cook - Image Credit: Apple
  While he is no longer CEO, Tim Cook's new role as executive chair allows him to speak on behalf of the company on a political level. While John Ternus settles into his CEO chair, Cook is continuing to glad-hand to help Apple grow.According to the South China Morning Post on Su
  
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• ADT rumored to handle installations in Apple's smart home push

  11-10-2026 17:52 via AppleInsider News
  Apple's smart home plans could involve yet another partner, with security company ADT potentially joining the roster alongside LG and Schneider Electric.
  ADT has been linked to Apple's smart home plans
  Since early October, the rumor mill has been rife with claims that Apple will be using companies like LG and Schneider to help its smart home revival effort. However, job listings indicate that there could be a third company that will lend a hand to Apple.Job listings for ADT have appeared across
  
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• There's a vibe-coded Adobe Creative Suite clone, and it's pretty good

  11-10-2026 17:09 via AppleInsider News
  Vibe-coded alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud apps such as Photoshop and Premiere have been released. They may help Mac users save money, but there are some nuances to the situation.
  PhotoCraft by ArtCraft. Not Photoshop.AI has been a major driver of change in the software development landscape, and it may have claimed its biggest scalp. A group of vibe coders has decided to take on Adobe by coming up with their own alternatives.Released under the banner of ArtCraft, the releases on GitHub are
  
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• Unsurprisingly, the OLED iPad mini is going to be expensive

  11-10-2026 17:08 via AppleInsider News
  A new report on Sunday says that the new iPad mini will likely cost about $799, versus the current $599. Between RAM price increases, and a costly OLED screen that should come as a surprise to nobody at this point.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-10-11/apple-smart-home-launch-oct-13-plans-homeview-has-mid-november-release?srnd=undefined
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• New Apple TV might have microphones, HomePod will be unsurprising

  11-10-2026 16:35 via AppleInsider News
  While the HomeView home hub will be the headline device, Apple's "Welcome Home" event will finally debut the new Apple TV set-top box, and a refreshed HomePod mini.
  On October 13, 2026 Apple is expected to launch a major push into the smart home market with what's to be called the HomeView. Now Bloomberg claims that, as expected, there will be new versions of the HomePod mini and Apple TV.Specifically, the report backs up previous rumors regarding the HomePod mini refresh. It says that this will
  
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• Apple smart home control center is called 'HomeView'

  11-10-2026 16:16 via AppleInsider News
  Apple's new smart home controller is the HomeView, and while it's not shipping in October, you'll be able to get your hands on it before the end of 2026.
  An example of what the HomeView could look like.Over the last few months, rumors have intensified about a new smart home device Apple has been working on. With the October 13 event on the way and focused on smart home hardware, it's finally going to become a reality.Posted on Sunday in Bloomberg's "Power On" newsletter, Mark Gurman writes that
  
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