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• Apple raises the 256GB MacBook Neo’s education price

  29-10-2026 21:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Apple’s MacBook Neo
  In a somewhat surprising move for students and educators gearing up for the academic year, Apple has quietly adjusted its education pricing for the MacBook Neo. The entry-level laptop — originally positioned as Apple’s most affordable Mac tailored specifically for the education market — has seen its educational discount effectively slashed in half.
  Where the MacBook Neo previously offered students and faculty a significant $100 discount off its standard retail price,
  
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• Apple’s HomePod mini 2 hits stores on Friday with these new features

  29-10-2026 20:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Available in five beautiful colors, HomePod mini 2 features enhanced audio experiences and Siri AI, unlocking a whole new level of capability.
  Apple’s next-generation smart speaker, the Apple HomePod mini 2, officially hits retail shelves on Friday, October 30. Priced at $149, the updated model packs upgraded internal hardware, enhanced home theater integrations, and vibrant new visual features into its familiar compact footprint.
  HomePod mini 2 brings powerful performance upgrades to Apple’
  
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• Apple slapped with $15 million fine as South Korea orders to overhaul of App Store payment and review policies

  29-10-2026 19:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  In what critics view as a heavy-handed act of regulatory overreach targeting foreign technology pioneers, South Korea’s communications authority has slapped tech giant Apple with a KRW 20.81 billion (US$15 million) fine and ordered sweeping changes to its proprietary digital storefront.
  The decision, handed down on October 28, 2026, by the Korea Media and Communications Commission (KMCC), marks the first major enforcement action under the country’s controversial 2021 amendments to the Telec
  
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• Apple’s new touch-enabled MacBook Pro is a calculated surrender

  29-10-2026 18:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Featuring the world’s best laptop display, the all-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display combines breakthrough tandem OLED technology and intuitive Touch capabilities with the powerful performance of M5 Pro and M5 Max, all in a thinner, lighter design.
  Apple has finally abandoned its long-held philosophy that touchscreens do not belong on laptops, reversing a decade-old dogma in a move that industry reporters call a watershed moment for personal computing. According to The New York Times‘
  
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• Hands on with Apple’s touch-screen MacBook Pro: Who is it for?

  29-10-2026 17:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Apple’s groundbreaking MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display
  Apple has finally put a touch screen on a MacBook, but as The Wall Street Journal’s Nicole Nguyen discovered while testing the new machine, the feature arrives on a premium laptop aimed at a narrow audience of high-end users rather than everyday consumers.
  Nguyen got her fingerprints all over the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display during a hands-on session in Los Angeles. She found herself flicking her finger up and down to scro
  
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• Apple’s fully loaded Mac Studio costs $29,799

  29-10-2026 16:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Apple’s new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever, featuring M5 Max and M5 Ultra.
  Apple has opened orders for the highest configuration of its M5 Ultra Mac Studio, and the price reaches $29,799 when fully loaded with 512GB of unified memory and 16TB of storage. The configuration pairs the top-tier M5 Ultra chip — featuring a 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine — with half a terabyte of unified memory that delivers 1.2TB/s of bandwidth. It represents the most extreme deskto
  
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• Apple holds steady as global smartphone shipments plunge 20% in Q3 2026

  29-10-2026 15:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Apple’s iPhone 17
  While the global smartphone market suffered its steepest third-quarter decline in more than a decade, Apple emerged as the clear winner by keeping shipments flat amid widespread industry contraction.
  According to Omdia, worldwide smartphone shipments fell 20% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2026 to 254.7 million units — the lowest third-quarter total since 2013. The drop accelerated from a 6% decline in the prior quarter and occurred even as vendors prepared channels
  
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• MLS unveils key 2027 sprint season matches on Apple TV as Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami opens historic calendar shift

  29-10-2026 14:30 via MacDailyNews
  
  Major League Soccer has revealed cornerstone matchups for its 2027 “Sprint Season,” the abbreviated campaign that will bridge the league’s traditional spring-to-fall schedule and its long-planned shift to a summer-to-spring calendar aligned with Europe’s top leagues. The details, previewed on Apple TV’s MLS Countdown, feature weekly rivalry games and a high-profile opening night starring Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
  Inter Miami will host FC Cincinnati on Friday, February 19, 2027, at
  
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