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• HomePod mini 2's Sound Glow feature is coming to other HomePod models

  19-10-2026 23:37 via AppleInsider News
  With the tvOS 27.2 and HomePod Software 27.2 release candidates, Apple has added support for surround sound on the 2026 Apple TV 4K and for Sound Glow on select HomePods.
  HomePod mini 2 has a Sound Glow feature that shows colors and beats with the music
  On October 13, as part of its "Welcome Home" event, Apple's streaming box and smallest smart speaker received meaningful hardware upgrades. A new surround sound option is also available when you pair the latest Apple TV 4K with four HomePod mini
  
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• Apple's latest design showcase explores how furniture can inspire us to stay present

  19-10-2026 21:10 via AppleInsider News
  Apple's latest design showcase uses familiar objects to explore how people connect with their surroundings and each other.
  Image credit: Design Miami/Paris (left) Apple (right)
  Apple's second Designers of Tomorrow showcase brings four emerging design practices to Design Miami Paris. This year's Design for Presence theme explores how physical objects encourage attention, reflection, and interaction.Curator Rodman Primack heads the exhibition, which Wallpaper* previewed ahead of its opening. Parti
  
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• Release candidates of iOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 land as public version nears

  19-10-2026 19:47 via AppleInsider News
  The first release candidates for iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, and macOS 27.2 have arrived for testing.
  iOS 27 on an iPhone
  The first release candidates for iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2, and HomePod Software 27.2 have surfaced, following four developer beta cycles, three for tvOS 27.2 and HomePod Software 27.2.While a release candidate or RC version means the update is practically at the state it will be di
  
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• OLED iPad mini and touchscreen MacBook Pro: What to expect from 'Pro and Tell'

  19-10-2026 18:27 via AppleInsider News
  Apple has another release event, and this one is called "Pro and Tell." This is what will make an appearance on the day, including one very long-awaited MacBook Pro upgrade.
  A second October event is expected soon
  Fall has been unusually busy for Apple in 2026. After surprise Mac launches in late August and the usual September iPhone event, it's also launched smart home products in October.But it's far from done. There's still more for it to launch.
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• Finally, 'Skyrim: The Elder Scrolls V' can run on Mac

  19-10-2026 17:50 via AppleInsider News
  It already has a port just on just about every hardware platform released in the last decade, and now there's finally an unofficial one for Mac. The new vibecoded SkyrimMT project is a one-click installer to get and install everything you need to play the title, with mods, on your Apple Silicon Mac. I've only tested it for a few minutes this morning, but it runs great on a M1 MacBook Air.https://github.com/HorrorPills/skyrimmt
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• Save $900 on Apple's M5 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro while supplies last

  19-10-2026 16:47 via AppleInsider News
  The $900 discount delivers the lowest price of the season for the Space Black M5 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro.
  Save $900 on Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro - Image credit: Apple
  Amazon is starting the week strong with a $900 price drop on Apple's high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 Max chip. This laptop has an 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU, along with 36GB of unified memory and a spacious 2TB SSD. After debuting the discount on the Silver finish in late September, Amazon has now applied it to the popul
  
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• Jason Sudeikis holds out hope for more 'Ted Lasso'

  19-10-2026 16:40 via AppleInsider News
  "Ted Lasso" star and co-creator Jason Sudeikis says that he doesn't know if the show will continue, but he wants it to and assumes Apple TV does too.
  'Ted Lasso' season four cast - image credit: Apple TV
  It took three years for Apple to revive "Ted Lasso," and that was despite then-CEO Tim Cook himself wanting more. Now with the fourth season finished, Jason Sudeikis has said he hopes for more.Speaking on the podcast "Talk Easy with Sam Frogoso," Sudeikis said that the idea of reviving the show
  
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• Check your iPhone Duo shipment date, it may have moved up

  19-10-2026 16:26 via AppleInsider News
  As it typically goes, iPhone Duo buyers who had orders after release day may get their order earlier than expected. But, in one country, that may not be the case.
  iPhone Duo
  Just like other popular Apple products, preorders for the iPhone Duo sold out within moments of opening. It only took a short while for consumers to see delivery dates go further into the future, before stabilizing to late January.The high demand means there's no chance of simply walking into an Apple Store and buying one on
  
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• Finally, 'Skyrim V: The Elder Scrolls' can run on Mac

  19-10-2026 16:17 via AppleInsider News
  It already has a port just on just about every hardware platform released in the last decade, and now there's finally an unofficial one for Mac. The new vibecoded SkyrimMT project is a one-click installer to get and install everything you need to play the title, with mods, on your Apple Silicon Mac. I've only tested it for a few minutes this morning, but it runs great on a M1 MacBook Air.https://github.com/HorrorPills/skyrimmt
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• iPhone Duo battery capacity lands in between iPhone 18 Pro & Pro Max

  19-10-2026 15:54 via AppleInsider News
  Apple has published the overall capacity of the two-battery iPhone Duo in a regulatory filing, showing exactly how it compares to the iPhone 18 Pro and more.
  Apple's iPhone Duo.
  Initial rumors claimed that the iPhone Duo would have the largest battery capacity of any iPhone ever made. Then real-world tests showed it performs practically the same as the iPhone 18 Pro, but now the figures are out.As reported by Apple in its EU Energy Labels regulatory filing, the iPhone Duo's battery capacity is 4
  
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• Apple HomeView vs Amazon Echo Show 8: Smart home screens compared

  19-10-2026 15:45 via AppleInsider News
  Apple's first smart home display is muscling into a market that Amazon currently dominates, with products like the popular Echo Show 8. Here's how the new HomeView compares to Amazon's counterpart.
  Apple HomeView [left] vs Amazon Echo Show 8 [right]
  Apple's long-rumored smart home refresh was more than just the expected updates to the Apple TV and HomePod mini. Consumers had a new device to consider adding to their abode.The HomeView is Apple's first foray into smart home displays, as part of it
  
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• Don't expect to buy iPhone Duo at Apple Stores on Friday

  19-10-2026 14:43 via AppleInsider News
  Apple says that demand for the iPhone Duo was "extraordinary," and while it's certain inventory will be low, some reports claim that Apple Stores will have none in stock.
  Apple Fifth Avenue - image credit: Apple.
  Apple never says how many of an iPhone model it has ready for pre-order day. Plus there are multiple reports that manufacturing issues meant the iPhone Duo was in short supply from the start, but it still got sold out in mere moments. Now Apple has sent AppleInsider and other venues a c
  
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• Apple Photos faceprint privacy lawsuit pared down a bit, will continue

  19-10-2026 14:28 via AppleInsider News
  A $32.5 billion class-action lawsuit involving the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act and iPhone Photos has been pared down, with the judge partially granting an Apple motion for summary judgment and decertifying one subclass.
  Photos' facial features are at the heart of a privacy lawsuit
  In August, a lawsuit surfaced alleging that Apple violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA). It was claimed that Apple collected biometric data without user consent, via the Photos app.However, in a Septemb
  
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• AI audio firm Samplab acquired by Apple to boost Logic Pro

  19-10-2026 13:27 via AppleInsider News
  Apple has acquired AI audio editing firm Samplab, likely to extend Logic Pro's existing stem splitting tools, as well as adding the ability to edit individual notes in chords.
  Samplab was a stem-splitting music editor - image credit: Samplab.
  Following its deal with the Huxe AI podcast company, Apple has now acquired Zurich-based Samplab under a similar arrangement. As detailed in the European Union's public list of acquisitions, Apple is to acquire certain assets, and offer employment to certai
  
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• Two Apple stores looted during French protests

  19-10-2026 13:13 via AppleInsider News
  As the French protests now involving about 600,000 protesters escalate, Apple Sainte-Catherine in Bordeaux was hit first by French youth. Also ransacked was the Lille location, just a few hours later. Apple was not the only retail chain looted during the protests. with Hermes and Louis Vuitton also victoms.https://www.leparisien.fr/faits-divers/mobilisation-du-17-octobre-la-residence-prefectorale-saccagee-par-des-emeutiers-a-bordeaux-le-raid-mobilise-17-10-2026-7IAFA7LT75FG5AQ7E3323DDOZI.php
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