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• Age of Empires IV is in development, Microsoft says - CNET

  22-08-2017 17:18
  The company released a trailer for the game Monday at the Gamescom trade fair in Cologne, Germany.
  
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• Apple Testing Prototypes of Whoop-Like Screenless Fitness Band

  22-09-2026 18:48 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is working on an activity tracker that doesn't have a screen, reports Bloomberg. The screen-free health and fitness device is said to be similar to Whoop's line of bands. Whoop makes wrist-worn trackers with 24/7 monitoring, but without a display.
  Apple has apparently been "exploring" the category for months and has developed prototypes, but hasn't decided whether the project will move forward. Apple chair Tim Cook and services chief Eddy Cue are interested in the product, notable because
  
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• Apple Will Soon Announce an All-New Operating System

  22-09-2026 18:19 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is developing an all-new operating system that is essentially a mix of tvOS, watchOS, and iOS, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
  In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman reiterated that the operating system will feature a grid of app icons, widgets, and customizable clock faces.The new software platform is intended for Apple's long-rumored smart home hub. With built-in facial recognition, Gurman reported that the hub can identify who is looking at the display and show personalized inf
  
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• Apple Watch Series 10 vs. Series 12 Buyer's Guide: Should You Upgrade?

  22-09-2026 18:13 via macrumors.com
  
  The Apple Watch Series 12 is now available, two years after the Series 10 introduced the current thinner design. But is it worth upgrading?
  While last year's Series 11 brought just four changes, the Series 12 is a much more substantial update, with a new chip, twice as much RAM, redesigned health sensors, exclusive health and audio features, tougher cover glass, 5G connectivity, and new case materials.The Series 12 starts at the same $399 price as the Series 10 did in 2024. Apple has now discont
  
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• Apple's Smart Glasses to Enter a Rapidly Growing Market

  22-09-2026 17:54 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's first smart glasses could arrive in a rapidly expanding market, with worldwide AI glasses shipments increasing 263% year-over-year during the first half of 2026, according to Counterpoint Research.
  The figures are particularly relevant for Apple because display-less products accounted for 96% of shipments. Apple's initial smart glasses are likewise rumored to omit an augmented reality display, focusing instead on audio, cameras, Siri, and connectivity with the iPhone and Apple's wider ec
  
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• Apple Event This October? These 7 New Products Expected Next Month

  22-09-2026 17:40 via macrumors.com
  
  As usual, September has been a very busy month for Apple, with the company unveiling the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone Duo, AirPods 5, Apple Watch Series 12, Apple Watch Ultra 4, Beats 360, and more. Nevertheless, Apple reportedly still has many more products to release later this year, including a new iPad mini, Apple TV, HomePod mini, iMac, and more.
  It seems quite likely that Apple will hold an October event this year to announce at least some of the rumored new products, while others might be introd
  
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• Beats 360 Deliver Customizability and a Revamped Over-Ear Headphone Design

  22-09-2026 16:00 via macrumors.com
  
  After months of teases and leaks, Beats is officially announcing its new Beats 360 headphone today. Priced at $349.99, Beats 360 represents a rethinking of the Beats over-ear headphone design, with an emphasis on sound quality, comfort, and customizability.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
  Beats 360 is not a replacement for the brand's Studio Pro over-ear headphone, as the Studio Pro will remain part of the Beats lineup at a reduced price point of $299.99, down from the
  
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• Massive Discounts Hit 2026 MacBook Pro, Save Up to $600 on Amazon

  22-09-2026 15:37 via macrumors.com
  
  Amazon has big discounts on the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro this week, with up to $600 off select models. This time around, the best deals can be found on the 16-inch MacBook Pro models, although you'll find a few notable markdowns on 14-inch devices as well.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.14-Inch MacBook Pro
  Amazon is taking a giant $600 off the 36GB/2TB 14-inch
  
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• Apple Planning to Bring iPhone Duo Display Tech to Pro in 2029

  22-09-2026 15:27 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's 2029 "Pro" iPhones could adopt thinner and more power-efficient OLED screens, according to UBI Research.
  The technology, known as Color Filter on Encapsulation (CoE), removes the conventional polarizer from the ‌OLED‌ panel and places a color filter directly on top of its encapsulation layer. A polarizer helps suppress reflections from ambient light, but it also absorbs a significant portion of the light produced by the display.Removing the polarizer allows more light to pass t
  
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• Apple Announces 'Tap to Pay on iPhone' Availability in 8 More Countries

  22-09-2026 15:22 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in eight more countries: Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Peru.Tap to Pay on iPhone allows businesses to accept contactless payments on an iPhone, with no point-of-sale hardware required. Instead, customers can simply tap their own iPhone or Apple Watch, credit card or debit card, or other contactless payment option on the merchant's iPhone.Tag: Tap to Pay on iPhone
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• New Mac Mini and Mac Studio Now Available for Same-Day Pickup at Apple Stores

  22-09-2026 14:00 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple launches its new Mac mini and Mac Studio models today in 30 countries and regions, including the U.S, and same-day pickup is now available at many Apple Store locations.
  To order a product with ‌Apple Store‌ pickup, add the product to your bag on Apple.com, proceed to checkout, select the "I'll pick it up" option, enter your ZIP code, choose an available ‌Apple Store‌ location, and select a pickup date. Payment is completed online, and a valid government-issued photo ID
  
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• Apple Still Working on Anti-Snatching Feature That Locks Stolen iPhones

  22-09-2026 13:45 via macrumors.com
  
  New references in the latest iOS 27.2 beta show that Apple continues to develop a new feature which will lock your iPhone if it's snatched from your hand by a thief.As previously reported, the feature will use the gyroscope, accelerometer, and other sensors to determine when an iPhone has been grabbed. It'll also rely on a paired Apple Watch to detect when the iPhone has suddenly moved away from the owner's wrist.
  According to new code seen by 9to5Mac, the feature is called "AutoLock" internally
  
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• Apple Quietly Excludes Older iPhones From New Camera Feature

  22-09-2026 12:15 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's new Texture and Grain controls for Photographic Styles are not available on iPhones other than the latest iPhone 18 Pro models and upcoming iPhone Duo, despite the company's original wording suggesting otherwise.
  When Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max earlier this month, its Newsroom press release said the new Texture and Grain controls would be "available in iOS 27 on iPhone models that support the latest generation of Photographic Styles."That original wording is
  
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• App Switcher Returns in watchOS 27.2 Beta With New Launch Gesture

  22-09-2026 10:41 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has apparently listened to user feedback and brought back the App Switcher screen in the latest watchOS 27.2 beta, but accessing it is a little different than before.
  In watchOS 26 and earlier versions, a double press of the Digital Crown would bring up the App Switcher, where you could easily switch to the last-used app and view and open other recently used apps. You could also swipe left on a misbehaving app to force close it.
  In watchOS 27, the Digital Crown double-press gesture is now
  
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• Apple Music Hall Spatial Audio Venue Opens in Battersea Power Station

  22-09-2026 10:07 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple has announced the opening of Apple Music Hall, a state-of-the-art 600-capacity music venue located in London's Battersea Power Station. Apple says it is "designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate performances unlike anywhere else."
  "Apple's deep love for music dates all the way back to the very beginning, from the launch of the iPod to the long-running iTunes Music Festival to the debut of Apple Music," said Oliver Schusser, Apple's vice president of Apple Music and In
  
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• Apple CEO John Ternus Talks iPhone Duo Design, Siri AI, and Becoming CEO

  22-09-2026 01:12 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple CEO John Ternus did an interview with Canal+ talk show Clique following Apple's September event. He discussed the iPhone Duo's design, difficulties Apple ran into when developing it, his plans for Apple, and more.
  On the design of the ‌iPhone Duo‌, Ternus explained why Apple went with an iPad-like shape when the device is unfolded.
  I think it's something new and unique, right? But I think we didn't want to just do what we'd seen other people do, which is sort of take two phone sh
  
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• You Can No Longer Downgrade From iOS 27 to iOS 26

  22-09-2026 00:25 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is no longer signing iOS 26.6.2, so if you've upgraded to iOS 27, there is no option to downgrade to a version of iOS 26. ‌iOS 27‌ came out a week ago.
  Software that is "signed" can pass a server-side verification check that Apple performs when a new version of iOS is downloaded. If an update fails the verification check, it can't be installed.By unsigning software, Apple prevents customers from installing outdated, less secure versions of iOS.If you haven't installed ‌iOS 2
  
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• macOS 27.2 Beta Brings New Volume and Brightness Sliders

  22-09-2026 00:04 via macrumors.com
  
  With the second beta of macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Apple updated the look of the volume and brightness sliders when you adjust them with the keyboard.
  The new sliders have a segmented bar instead of a plain line, making it clearer how much each key press adjusts volume or brightness. Apple used a similar design in macOS Sequoia before Liquid Glass, and the new look is a cross between the old slider and the Liquid Glass slider.There are no longer two icons at the beginning and end of the slider, and
  
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• Apple’s Cook calls Australia’s social media rules ‘world-leading,’ PM says

  21-09-2026 23:00 via macdailynews.com
  Apple Executive Chair Tim Cook regards Australia’s restrictions on social media as “world-leading,” Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sunday after meeting Cook at the company’s headquarters in California.
  Speaking from Apple Park in remarks broadcast in Australia, Albanese said Cook “gave us a lot of time this morning” and praised the government’s work on online safety. “He regards the work that we’ve done on social medi
  
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• Judge blocks OpenAI from seeing Apple’s confidential settlement with Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI

  21-09-2026 22:00 via macdailynews.com
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  A federal judge has denied OpenAI access to the secret settlement that pulled Apple out of an antitrust fight with Elon Musk’s companies, leaving ChatGPT’s maker to defend the case alone.
  U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman of the Northern District of Texas reviewed the agreement in private and ruled that it contains nothing relevant to the claims still pending against OpenAI. He also emphasized a long-standing court preference for keeping settlements confidential so parties w
  
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• GM Wants You to Know It Still Plans to Ditch Apple CarPlay in Future EVs

  21-09-2026 21:56 via macrumors.com
  
  Recent reports claiming that General Motors is reversing course on its controversial plans to ditch CarPlay in its future EVs appear to be incorrect.
  As noted by Joanna Stern, host of the YouTube channel New Things, a GM spokesperson has confirmed that its new software interface that shows CarPlay or Android Auto alongside its own native system in 2027 models of its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra is specific to the gas-powered versions of those pickup trucks.GM previously stated that CarPlay
  
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• iFixit Teardown: iPhone 18 Pro’s new ‘winking eye’ camera is a marvel — and a repair dead end

  21-09-2026 21:00 via macdailynews.com
  
  iPhone 18 Pro innards via a Lumafield Neptune CT scanner
  Apple’s first variable-aperture iPhone camera is a feat of miniature engineering. It is also, iFixit says, essentially unfixable at the component level.
  In a teardown published September 20, 2026, iFixit opened the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max and zeroed in on the year’s headline camera feature: a six-blade mechanical iris in the main lens. The blades are about as thin as a human hair and are driven by electromagnets, independentl
  
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• iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Buyer's Guide: Should You Upgrade?

  21-09-2026 20:05 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max earlier this month, arriving four years after the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.Four generations of changes make for a substantial upgrade, bringing larger displays, an all-new design, improvements to every camera, significantly longer battery life, faster charging, USB-C connectivity, and support for Apple Intelligence.The iPhone 15 Pro replaced the stainless steel frame with titanium, introduced the Action button and USB
  
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• Siri AI is live, and a lot of people are still waiting — or complaining

  21-09-2026 20:00 via macdailynews.com
  Apple’s all-new Siri AI. An even more capable AI assistant with expanded intelligence to be more helpful every day.
  Siri AI shipped this month with iOS 27 as Apple’s rebuilt assistant: personal context, multi-step tasks, and a new home on the iPhone. That launch is one of the most-discussed Apple topics of the week for a blunt reason because Apple put parts of the feature on a waitlist. Users and Apple sites are cataloging misses: slower replies, odd Watch behavior, and moments where
  
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• M4 iPad Air Now Starting at $649 on Amazon, Save Up to $149

  21-09-2026 19:48 via macrumors.com
  
  Amazon this week has multiple discounts on the M4 iPad Air, providing up to $149 off these 2026 models. These remain the best prices we've seen in the wake of Apple's summer price hikes, and many deals are being matched at Best Buy.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.You'll find savings on both the 11-inch and 13-inch models of the M4 iPad Air, with the biggest markdow
  
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• Apple Seeds Second macOS Golden Gate 27.2 Beta to Developers

  21-09-2026 19:23 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is testing the next macOS Golden Gate update, and developers can download the second ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.2 beta. The second beta comes a week after Apple released the first beta.Registered developers can download ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.2 by opening up the System Settings app, clicking on General, selecting Software Update, and opting into ‌macOS Golden Gate‌ betas.‌macOS Golden Gate‌ 27.2 introduces Siri AI in new languages. We're expecting a laun
  
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• Apple Releases Second iOS 27.2 Beta

  21-09-2026 19:21 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 27.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after Apple released the first iOS 27.2 beta. Apple also seeded an iPadOS 27.2 beta.
  Registered developers can download the beta updates by opting in under Settings > General > Software Update and selecting the iOS 27 developer beta.iOS 27.2 includes Apple's redesigned Health app with new Insight and Longevity tabs. It also brings Siri AI in new languages. The
  
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• Apple Releases Second watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2 and visionOS 27.2 Betas

  21-09-2026 19:20 via macrumors.com
  
  Alongside new betas of iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, and macOS Golden Gate 27.2, Apple has released the second betas of watchOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, and visionOS 27.2. The betas come week after Apple released the first betas.Registered developers can download the betas through the Settings app on each device.With iOS 27.2 and watchOS 27.2, Apple is testing the new Health app that it showed off during its September iPhone event. The updated Health app has new Insights and Longevity tabs with a readiness sco
  
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• New Mac Mini Reviews: A Good But No Longer 'Insanely Great' Deal

  21-09-2026 19:08 via macrumors.com
  
  The first reviews of the new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chip options have been published ahead of the computer launching this Tuesday.
  While the Mac mini now starts at $899 in the U.S., up from just $599 for the previous model when it first launched, WIRED's Luke Larsen said it is "still a good deal" because of the impressive performance of the M6 and M5 Pro chip options. To borrow a famous Steve Jobs phrase, it just might not be such an "insanely great" deal anymore.This is the gist of most Ma
  
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• iPhone Duo pre-orders open October 16th as Apple asks buyers to judge them on the crease

  21-09-2026 19:00 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple’s revolutionary iPhone Duo
  Apple’s first foldable phone is now on a fixed calendar: pre-orders start Friday, October 16th, and the iPhone Duo goes on sale October 23rd in about 70 countries, starting at $1,999. That timeline is doing as much work as the hardware. Stores already have demo units and Apple’s new hardware chief has invited the one fight foldable makers usually dodge.
  Tom Marieb told interviewers that Apple should be held accountable if the crease becomes more
  
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