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• Apple’s (almost) definitely about to launch new headphones

  05-06-2026 13:29 via macworld.com
  
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  As the saying goes, once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, and six times is a sure sign of an imminent product launch. Football star Lamine Yamal has posted to Instagram yet another photo of himself with a pair of unreleased Beats over-ears, and come on people, who are we kidding, Apple is definitely about to drop some new headphones.Last week, we reported on the Barcelona midfielder’s “inadvertent” posting of four carefully posed photos and one carefully posed vi
  
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• My top 5 announcements I want Apple to make during Monday’s keynote

  05-06-2026 14:27 via macworld.com
  
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  WWDC is the year’s most exciting event for the Apple community. Of course, September is when the new iPhones come out, but WWDC is when Apple unveils the ideas that will shape the next 12 months of its ecosystem. Not only that, but we even get to try out many of these announcements right after they’re unveiled in the developer betas.And this year seems particularly important. Following the ambitious yet chaotic rollout of Apple Intelligence in 2024, WWDC 2026 is rumored to b
  
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• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for Mac Review: A strategy classic returns

  05-06-2026 14:18 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAt a glanceExpert's RatingProsFast-paced real-time strategy actionUpdated high-res graphicsDozens of historical campaigns to playTutorials for new playersConsOnline multiplayer is Mac-onlySlightly dated interfaceOur VerdictAge of Empires II: Definitive Edition remains one of the finest real-time strategy games available, with enhanced visuals and substantial DLC content. However, Mac players should be aware that it requires Apple Silicon hardware and online multiplayer is limited exclusi
  
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• Bright? Glow? What do the WWDC taglines mean?

  05-06-2026 13:55 via macworld.com
  
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  Apple is notoriously secretive, famous for locking down information about its products until the very moment they’re announced. Paradoxically, however, the company loves to tease us with cryptic clues and hints in its invites.The WWDC 2026 invitations feature a glowing version of the logo for Apple’s Swift programming language, above the words, “Coming bright up.” On its developer portal, meanwhile, the company uses the line “All systems glow.” What c
  
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• Plugable TBT-UDH2 review: The first dual-HDMI Thunderbolt 5 dock for Mac

  05-06-2026 13:35 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAt a glanceExpert's RatingProsThunderbolt 5Two dedicated HDMI 2.1 portsSupports dual 6K/60Hz on Mac2.5Gb EthernetFast card readers140W PD 3.1 to laptop2x 30W charging portsConsOnly one downstream Thunderbolt portOur VerdictThe TBT-UDH2 is an exceptionally able docking station with Thunderbolt 5, an incredible nine downstream USB ports, 2.5Gb Ethernet, fast card readers and unique dual-HDMI 2.1 ports that for many users will do away with the need for extra adapters.Price When Reviewed
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• Alogic Clarity 6K Touch monitor review: This could be the ultimate Mac display for creatives

  05-06-2026 12:47 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAt a glanceExpert's RatingProsSuper-crisp UHD 6K 60Hz touchscreen32-inch and max 6016 x 3384 pixelsColor accuracyCheaper than Apple Studio DisplaysClarity Fold StandConsHub doesn’t daisy-chain extra displaysOur VerdictGraphic and video professionals will appreciate the higher 6K resolution of this generously sized 32-inch touchscreen display with digital-artist-friendly stand, and impressive color specs.Price When Reviewed
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• These 4 changes will make macOS 27 massively better

  05-06-2026 12:30 via macworld.com
  
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  As a longtime Mac user, I’m actually pretty happy with the state of macOS. All things considered, the Mac is in a pretty good place right now, and while Tahoe has some wrinkles, the platform as a whole is solid. But the key to continued success is continued progression, that the Mac evolve to address the needs of users.On Monday, Apple will announce macOS 27, the next major version of the Mac operating system, and preview its biggest new features. It’s our chance to see what
  
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• Apple’s biggest event of the year kicks off Monday. Here’s what I’m hoping to see

  05-06-2026 12:00 via macworld.com
  
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  WWDC is the year’s most exciting event for the Apple community. Of course, September is when the new iPhones come out, but WWDC is when Apple unveils the ideas that will shape the next 12 months of its ecosystem. Not only that, but we even get to try out many of these announcements right after they’re unveiled in the developer betas.And this year seems particularly important. Following the ambitious yet chaotic rollout of Apple Intelligence in 2024, WWDC 2026 is rumored to b
  
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• Your fingers deserve a break — Voibe dictation lifetime access is on sale for $50

  05-06-2026 10:00 via macworld.com
  
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  TL;DR: Voibe helps Mac users dictate text up to 3x faster than typing with offline voice transcription that works across apps — and lifetime access is $49.99 right now.There’s a whole world of frustration that comes from having ideas faster than you can physically type them. You know what you want to say. Your brain is moving at full speed. Meanwhile, your keyboard is over there doing its best impression of a traffic jam.That’s the problem Voibe is
  
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• This 10,000mAh Qi2 iPhone battery is perfectly slim and half-off

  05-06-2026 09:15 via macworld.com
  
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  Baseus’s Picogo magnetic power bank is down to just $34.16 right now, a 50 percent discount off its $70 MSRP when you redeem the 10 percent coupon on the listing. Of course, we’ve actually most often seen this model for $40, but a deal’s a deal. The honest read is that you’re saving a few dollars off its typical street price. Still, at a few cents over $34, it’s a genuinely great price for a slim Qi2 magnetic battery
  
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• Apple to use Google servers with Nvidia hardware for the new Siri

  04-06-2026 19:27 via macworld.com
  
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  Early this year, Apple and Google issued a short joint statement saying that the next generation of Apple Foundation Models, upon which the new Siri and some other Apple Intelligence features will be based, will use Google’s Gemini technology.
  Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology. These models will help power future Apple Intelligen
  
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• Evidence emerges of Apple’s elusive black Vision Pro

  04-06-2026 18:42 via macworld.com
  
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  Almost everyone who tries it agrees that Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset is an impressive piece of tech. The problem is that the downsides–price, weight, lack of a killer application–are too difficult to ignore.There’s little prospect of Apple fixing those issues in the imminent future, with the company understood to have switched its focus from a lighter and cheaper version of the device to a pair of smart glasses. What we may get is a more cosmetic upg
  
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• The Apple Watch Series 11 just dropped down to its best-ever price

  04-06-2026 16:26 via macworld.com
  
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  The Apple Watch Series 11 is down to $299 again, its best price yet. While Apple marks this as a $100 discount, we’ve most frequently seen the smartwatch available for $330. Still, that doesn’t change the fact that $299 remains the most affordable the Watch 11 has been.The Apple Watch 11 isn’t just a fitness band or a specialty device; instead, it’s a watch that can do it all, handling health tracking, workouts, notifications, and iP
  
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• I hate taking iPhone photos. That might finally change next week

  04-06-2026 14:14 via macworld.com
  
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  For years, Apple has sold the iPhone as one of the best smartphone cameras you can buy. And honestly, it’s not wrong. The image quality is excellent, video recording remains unmatched, and features like ProRAW show just how capable modern iPhones have become.But despite all that progress, I’ve slowly started to hate actually taking photos with my iPhone. Not because the cameras are bad. Quite the opposite. My iPhone’s camera is so good it highlights the actual problem:
  
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• Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops are gunning for the MacBook Pro. Yawn

  04-06-2026 12:45 via macworld.com
  
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  Nvidia just announced its new consumer laptop/desktop chip at Computex—RTX Spark—along with a host of partnerships from hardware manufacturers and Microsoft. It’s all anyone can talk about right now, and one of the most often-repeated lines is that Nvidia just put the MacBook Pro on notice. This is it… this is the superchip that will make Windows laptops put the nail in the MacBook Pro’s coffin.I find the RTX Spark chip extremely interesting, and it’
  
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• I hate taking iPhone photos. Apple, please help me

  04-06-2026 12:00 via macworld.com
  
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  For years, Apple has sold the iPhone as one of the best smartphone cameras you can buy. And honestly, it’s not wrong. The image quality is excellent, video recording remains unmatched, and features like ProRAW prove just how capable modern iPhones have become.But despite all that progress, I’ve slowly started to hate actually taking photos with my iPhone. Not because the cameras are bad. Quite the opposite. My iPhone’s camera is so good it highlights the actual problem
  
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• Apple event live blog: Follow WWDC news before the keynote starts

  04-06-2026 11:35 via macworld.com
  
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  Next week, Apple will kick off WWDC with a keynote presentation that outlines all of the new features across its family of devices: iOS, iPadOS, macOS. watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. What will Apple have in store for this year’s show? Will there be any surprises? This will be your one-stop source for all things Apple this week and all through next week’s show, so stay tuned!Watch the WWDC keynote right hereApple has posted a placeholder page for its keynote livestream on YouTu
  
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• Macworld Podcast: WWDC26 preview with iOS 27, AI, Apple intelligence, and what to expect

  04-06-2026 10:03 via macworld.com
  
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  WWDC26 is next week, so we discuss what we expect to see with iOS 27, the next version of the iPhone operating system. This is episode 986 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross, and Roman Loyola.
  Watch episode 986 on YouTubeListen to episode 986 on Apple PodcastsTune in to episode 986 on Spotify
  Get infoClick on the links below for more info on what was discussed on the show. 
  WWDC 2026 guideiOS 27: Everything we know about the fall 2026 iPhone update i
  
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• You’re probably using Claude wrong – this $19.99 e-degree can fix that

  04-06-2026 10:00 via macworld.com
  
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  TL;DR: Take Eduonix’s online training course to get an E-degree in Claude AI Professional, on sale right now for just $19.99 (reg. $49).If you’ve been watching AI reshape the job market and thinking “I should probably get ahead of this,” well, here’s your moment. An E-degree in Claude is currently on sale for $19.99 (reg. $49), and it’s one of the best AI credentials you can add to your resume right now.What you learnThis isn&
  
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• Spend $29.97 today and pay $0 for Office on your Mac tomorrow (and forever)

  04-06-2026 10:00 via macworld.com
  
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  TL;DR: This $29.97 Microsoft Office for Mac deal gets you Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more — no subscription attached.For many people, the best software is the kind you buy once and keep using. Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 offers the classic Office experience right on your Mac, letting you create documents, presentations, and spreadsheets without worrying about recurring charges. A lifetime license is currently available for $29.97.This lifet
  
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• Fast-charge your MacBook Pro anywhere with $50 off this 220W Anker power bank

  03-06-2026 20:54 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAnker Prime Laptop Power BankView Deal
  Anker’s Prime 20,100mAh power bank is down to $126, the kind of price that finally makes a serious laptop-grade battery worth the jump from a basic phone charger. While Amazon has this listed with an $180 MSRP, we’ve most frequently seen it cap at about $150, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that its current price is the best we’ve seen.This is not a pocket top-up brick that you’ll carry to refresh your phone ba
  
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• iPhone to get ‘Parallel’ landscape apps in iOS 27, report claims

  03-06-2026 19:33 via macworld.com
  
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  Apple’s iOS 27 reveal is close: this year’s big iPhone software update will be announced and demonstrated during the WWDC26 keynote on Monday. And the latest report suggests it will include an intriguing and somewhat unexpected new feature.According to the prolific Weibo leaker known as Fixed Focus Digital, the iOS 27 update will introduce a new view for apps viewed in landscape orientation: “Apple is working on Parallel View for the iOS version to solve the landscape
  
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• Apple just teased an iOS 27 feature that could change everything

  03-06-2026 17:36 via macworld.com
  
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  When people think about Accessibility features on the iPhone, they usually imagine tools designed for a relatively small group of users with specific needs. But every now and then, Apple introduces something that has the potential to change the way everyone interacts with their devices.That’s exactly what happened last week. As part of its annual Accessibility preview ahead of WWDC, Apple announced a new version of Voice Control powered by Apple Intelligence. In theory, it sounds
  
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• Save $200 on the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro with a spacious 1TB SSD

  03-06-2026 16:36 via macworld.com
  
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  Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro now comes with 1TB of storage standard, but this deal lets you get it for the old price. Today at Amazon, you can grab Apple’s 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro with 1TB of storage for $1,499, a savings of $200 off its standard $1,699 MSRP.
  Even at the entry level, the MacBook Pro is an excellent laptop to get, especially at this price. It features a gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR display that hits 1,600 nits of peak brightness w
  
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• Apple agrees to submit India financials in long-pending antitrust case

  03-06-2026 15:00 via macdailynews.com
  
  Apple has agreed to provide the financial details of its India business to the country’s antitrust regulator as part of an ongoing investigation that determined the U.S. company abused its market dominance. The move, detailed in an agency order, advances the long-delayed case toward a potential penalty decision.
  The matter represents Apple’s most prominent regulatory challenge in India, a critical growth market where the company has aggressively expanded iPhone production as it dive
  
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• Apple just picked a dozen apps you need to download right now

  03-06-2026 14:57 via macworld.com
  
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  Next week’s WWDC get-together will focus on Apple’s relationship with the app developer community. It’s apt, therefore, that the company has just announced the winners of its yearly app design awards.As revealed in a press release on its Newsroom site, Apple has divided the awards into the same six categories as last year, and singled out one app and one game for recognition in each. It also lists four further finalists for each category, for a theoretical total of 36
  
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• iOS 27 is coming soon. There’s a good chance you’ll hate it

  03-06-2026 12:15 via macworld.com
  
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  Apple’s going to unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC on Monday, and there’s a good chance that half of you are going to hate it.The single biggest change in this update is that Siri is going to evolve from an out-of-date phone assistant that doesn’t seem to work half the time to a full conversational chatbot, with hooks throughout the OS. Whether it works great or not, it’s going to make a lot of people mad. AI blowback is real, and it’s here, especially among yo
  
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• MacBook Neo is selling really well, surprising nobody

  03-06-2026 11:15 via macworld.com
  
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  If I were to tell you that Apple’s newest laptop, which costs about 40 percent less than any other laptop it’s ever made, and was all anyone could talk about for a solid month, was actually selling really well… you would probably respond with, “No duh.”Well, that’s what’s happening. According to TechCrunch, market analyst IDC estimates that the MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in the quarter ending in March. This, despite only being availa
  
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• Should you buy a Mac Studio now or wait?

  03-06-2026 11:00 via macworld.com
  
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  The Mac Studio is Apple’s most powerful desktop following the discontinuation of the Mac Pro in 2026. It has effectively become Apple’s flagship professional workstation, aimed at users who need sustained CPU and GPU performance, large amounts of unified memory, and a desktop form factor.
  Typical Mac Studio buyers include video editors, software developers, AI and machine learning users, 3D artists, music producers, engineers, and other professionals whose workloads benefit
  
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• Microsoft warns that some Office files might not work on your Mac next month

  03-06-2026 11:00 via macworld.com
  
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  Microsoft has posted a support document that warns of a potential problem with Microsoft Office or 365 and iOS and macOS. Microsoft is ending support for devices running older operating systems, which can result in what the company calls “reduced functionality mode” with Office files. Users will be able to open and print files, but the files cannot be edited or saved, nor can new files be created.Microsoft states that this issue will arise starting on July 13. To restore fun
  
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