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• Google I/O: Android Devices Get More Screen Customization Options Soon - CNET

  10-05-2023 21:52
  
  Google announces new lock screen customization options, the ability to use AI generated wallpapers and more.
  
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• Apple Watch Series 11 on Sale for Record Low Price of $299 ($100 Off)

  10-01-2026 16:15 via macrumors.com
  Amazon and Best Buy this weekend have all-time low prices on the Apple Watch Series 11, with $100 discounts across numerous models of the smartwatch.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 can get the 42mm GPS Apple Watch Series 11 for $299.00, down from $399.00, and the 46mm GPS model for $329.00, down from $429.00. On Amazon, you'll find four of the 42mm GPS models o
  
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• Top Stories: CES 2026 Highlights, Apple Card Moving to Chase, and More

  10-01-2026 15:00 via macrumors.com
  Even without any announcements from Apple, CES dominated tech news this week with a host of upcoming products and technologies being demonstrated at the annual expo in Las Vegas.
  Other news in the Apple world this week included official word that the Apple Card will shift from Goldman Sachs to Chase, while iOS 26 appears to be showing extremely slow adoption rates amid the controversial Liquid Glass redesign, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more!Top Stories
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• Apple @ Work: It’s time for an Apple Knowledge Base Articles API to save us from bad AI troubleshooting

  10-01-2026 15:00 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage and protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need
  
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• Apple's MacBook Pro Turns 20 Years Old

  10-01-2026 13:00 via macrumors.com
  Today marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the MacBook Pro, unveiled by Steve Jobs as a "One More Thing" segment at the end of his Macworld San Francisco keynote on January 10, 2006.
  The MacBook Pro was an evolution of the previous PowerBook as the professional-level laptop in Apple's lineup, but with the shift from PowerPC chips to Intel Core chips, Apple decided to launch a rebrand. The ‌MacBook Pro‌ was initially available only in a 15-inch size, with a 17-inch model fo
  
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• Handle your own taxes with this discounted H&R Block software

  10-01-2026 09:00 via macworld.com
  
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  TL;DR: Get ahead on your taxes with the H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe and State 2025 for Windows and Mac, on sale now for $49.99 (reg. $59.99).Don’t dread your taxes this year. H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe and State 2025 simplifies the tax filing process, and it works on both Windows and Mac. Right now, you can get an online code for $10 off and get it for just $49.99.Make tax season easier with this H&R Block softwareIf you want to handle your own
  
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• Get $1,200 off a MacBook Pro while supplies last

  10-01-2026 09:00 via macworld.com
  
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  TL;DR: Kick off the new year with Apple’s most powerful laptop, the MacBook Pro, for only $299.97 (reg. $1,499).If you didn’t get what you really wanted for Christmas, now’s the time to change that. A MacBook Pro can be yours for only $299.97 — $1,200 off the usual price tag — while supplies last.Upgrade your laptop for just $300The MacBook Pro is Apple’s most impressive laptop, offering some of the brand’s best features
  
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• Mystery AI lab that poached iPhone Air designer revealed

  10-01-2026 01:10 via 9to5mac.com
  Two months after reporting that the industrial designer who introduced the iPhone Air at Apple’s September event had left for an unnamed AI company, Bloomberg has now shared details on where he went.more…
  
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• OmniOutliner 6 gets Liquid Glass support, Apple Intelligence compatibility, more

  10-01-2026 00:04 via 9to5mac.com
  Following a short beta period, The Omni Group has officially launched OmniOutliner 6.It features multiple powerful improvements and new features that will make any outlining task even more streamlined and helpful, even for the non-practicing outliners out there. Here are the highlights.more…
  
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• iOS 26 adds new ‘Games’ app on iPhone, here’s what it does

  09-01-2026 22:18 via 9to5mac.com
  iOS 26 introduces two brand new apps for iPhone users, one of which is called ‘Apple Games.’ Here’s what the Games app does, including recent iOS 26.2 updates.more…
  
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• 9to5Mac Daily: January 9, 2026 – Apple exec pay, more

  09-01-2026 21:56 via 9to5mac.com
  Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.Sponsored by 9to5Mac Daily Plus: Get ad-free versions of every episode by visiting 9to5mac.com/join. more…
  
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• HomeKit Weekly: Flic brings physical button control to your Matter environment

  09-01-2026 20:43 via 9to5mac.com
  I love the idea of a fully automated smart home setup where my lights turn on exactly when I need them, and the thermostat adjusts itself without me even thinking about it. In practice, however, there are times when you simply want to push a button for things to happen. For guests, babysitters, or when I don’t want to use my iPhone, physical controls remain the gold standard for interaction.
  This week, let’s take a look at the Flic Hub LR and the new Flic Duo as a nice way to control
  
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• Apple says Home app upgrade deadline is fast approaching

  09-01-2026 19:55 via 9to5mac.com
  Years ago, Apple introduced a brand new Home app architecture for improving accessory reliability and enabling new features. The deadline for users to upgrade was originally last fall, then got pushed to February, and now Apple is reminding users of the deadline once again.more…
  
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• Apple Reminding Users of Pending Home App Upgrade Requirement

  09-01-2026 19:08 via macrumors.com
  Back in late 2022 and early 2023, Apple rolled out a new architecture for its Apple Home platform to deliver improved performance and compatibility, although the rollout came with some hiccups that forced Apple to pull and later re-release the upgrade.
  Three years later, Apple is now on the verge of ending support for the old version of the Home architecture, which may result in access to the entire Home platform being blocked for some users if they do not or cannot update. The deadline for upda
  
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• Four new iPhones will launch this year, here’s what’s coming

  09-01-2026 19:03 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple has 20+ products in the works for 2026 launches, including four new iPhone models—one of which is expected to arrive very soon.more…
  
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• Introducing 9to5Mac Forums: A new place to connect

  09-01-2026 18:58 via 9to5mac.com
  We’re excited to introduce a new way for the 9to5Mac community to engage: 9to5Mac Forums. Here’s how it works and everything you need to know.more…
  
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• U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation

  09-01-2026 18:43 via macrumors.com
  In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Ben Ray Lujan, and Edward Markey have requested that Apple and Google remove X Corp's X and Grok apps from their app stores over recent incidents of "mass generation of nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children."
  X has come under fire over the past week amid reports of Grok's AI image generation capabilities being used to create images depicting women and children in bikinis or underwear. In resp
  
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• Apple Wins Another Round in AliveCor Legal Battle Over Heart Rate Tech

  09-01-2026 18:23 via macrumors.com
  Apple this week secured another victory in its ongoing legal dispute with heart monitoring company AliveCor, after a federal appeals court upheld a 2024 ruling that found Apple's changes to the Apple Watch were lawful product improvements rather than anticompetitive behavior.
  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision that rejected AliveCor's antitrust claims. AliveCor had argued that Apple illegally monopolized the market for heart rate analysis apps on watchOS when it r
  
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• iOS 26 lets you change your default iPhone apps, here’s how

  09-01-2026 18:08 via 9to5mac.com
  Your iPhone uses preinstalled Apple apps by default for system actions like opening links, making phone calls, and more. But iOS lets you set new default apps in a variety of categories, and the available options expanded in iOS 26. Here are the details.more…
  
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• I love the iPhone Air, but two things stopped me from committing [Video]

  09-01-2026 18:01 via 9to5mac.com
  The iPhone Air is the most exciting iPhone Apple has released since the iPhone X. It’s thin, lightweight, and amazingly designed, and for the first time in a long time, it’s different. Apple’s iPhone lineup has felt increasingly redundant. The iPhones have all looked and felt the same since the iPhone 11 lineup. So, excuse the pun, but the iPhone Air has been a genuine breath of fresh air. It prioritizes feel, design, and experience over chasing specs, and that is what makes it
  
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• My return to being a two-Mac guy really worked out for me

  09-01-2026 18:00 via 9to5mac.com
  My Mac history is … fairly lengthy, starting with the original Macintosh when it launched way back in 1984. I’m not sure I could even reliably count the number of models I’ve owned since then.For most of the time since, I’ve owned one Mac at a time. There was a previous period when I owned two Macs, and a return to that approach last year has really paid off …
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• Deals: 256GB iPhone 16 Pro $320 off, 1TB M5 MacBook Pro $200 off, Trail Loops up to 25% off, more

  09-01-2026 17:47 via 9to5mac.com
  Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll down below. We have a chance to score Apple’s most affordable iPhone 16 Pro models at up to $320 off alongside its 16GB/1TB M5 MacBook Pro at nearly $200 off. Moving over to the wearable side of things, you will find Apple Watch Series 11 at up to $100 off right now alongside some solid price drops on a series of official bands too – the latest black and blue Trail Loops, the black and natural Milanese Loops, and this ongoi
  
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• Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over ‘sickening content generation’

  09-01-2026 17:38 via 9to5mac.com
  Three U.S. Senators have asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to temporarily remove X and Grok from the App Store due to “sickening content generation” in recent days.
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• Apple Is Expected to Launch These Four MacBooks in 2026

  09-01-2026 17:17 via macrumors.com
  2026 could be a bumper year for Apple's Mac lineup, with the company expected to announce as many as four separate MacBook launches. Rumors suggest Apple will court both ends of the consumer spectrum, with more affordable options for students and feature-rich premium lines for users that seek the highest specifications from a laptop.
  Below is a breakdown of what we're expecting over the next 12 months from Apple's multi-pronged MacBook offering. Got your eye on a particular model? Let us know in
  
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• iOS 26 is a massive flop with iPhone users, and you can probably guess why

  09-01-2026 17:11 via macworld.com
  
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  Last year was a significant one for Apple’s operating systems. Across the board, from the iPhone and iPad to the Mac and Vision Pro, platforms were standardized in both version number and look. But not everyone was impressed with the new universal Liquid Glass design language, often referred to by an unkind rhyming epithet.What could in the summer and fall have been dismissed as a subjective response, the complaints of a vocal minority, can now be quantified. And the latest adopti
  
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• Best Apple Deals of the Week: Save on Anker's Newest Nano Chargers, Plus Steep Discounts on M5 MacBook Pro and More

  09-01-2026 16:53 via macrumors.com
  We tracked big discounts during the first full week of 2026, including a new record low price on the Apple Pencil Pro and pre-order discounts on Anker's just-announced collection of Nano chargers. Below you'll also find solid discounts on iPad mini 7, AirPods 4, and M5 MacBook Pro.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.AnkerWhat's the deal? Save on Anker's
  
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• iOS 26 gave screenshots a hidden power I’ve started using a lot

  09-01-2026 16:52 via 9to5mac.com
  iOS 26 brings visual intelligence to screenshots, enabling several new features. But there’s one I only recently discovered that solves the common problem of plain text URLs you can’t easily tap to open.more…
  
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• Mosyle identifies one of the first known AI-assisted Mac malware threats

  09-01-2026 16:19 via 9to5mac.com
  Mosyle, a popular Apple device management and security firm, has exclusively shared details with 9to5Mac on a previously unknown macOS malware campaign. While crypto miners on macOS aren’t anything new, the discovery appears to be the first Mac malware sample uncovered in the wild that contains code from generative AI models—officially confirming what was inevitable.At the time of discovery, Mosyle’s security research team says the threat was undetected by all major antivirus e
  
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• iPhone Air 2 could get two of the most requested feature upgrades

  09-01-2026 15:53 via 9to5mac.com
  Apple may have fixes coming for iPhone Air 2 that address two major concerns with the first model: cameras and battery life. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Apple’s most watched TV show just barely makes an appearance on the Nielsen streaming chart

  09-01-2026 15:00 via 9to5mac.com
  In December, without providing specific viewing figures of course, Apple said that Pluribus had become the most watched TV show in the history of the Apple TV streaming service.
  The show has now also appeared in industry analytics firm Nielsen’s US streaming report. For the week commencing December 8, Pluribus came in at number 9 out of the top 10 streaming originals …more…
  
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