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• MacBook Ultra and new MacBook Pro both launching this fall, per rumors

  26-06-2026 21:03 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s plans for new high-end MacBooks are coming into focus after recent Bloomberg reports, with a MacBook Ultra and new M6 MacBook Pro both now expected to launch this fall.
  
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• Sources confirm delayed iPhone Ultra launch, higher iPhone 18 Pro prices

  26-06-2026 20:31 via macworld.com
  
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  For the first time in years, Apple is preparing a major shake-up to its iPhone lineup. Multiple reports suggest that the company will introduce its first foldable iPhone this fall, and Macworld has previously reported that Apple plans to position the device under a new “Ultra” branding.Now Macworld can report that while the iPhone Ultra is expected to be announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models in September, it likely won’t arrive in stores at the same time.iPhone
  
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• HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot Weather Station brings an E-ink calendar and climate dashboard to Apple Home

  26-06-2026 20:15 via 9to5mac.com
  
  To me, e-ink is one of the most underappreciated technologies in the world today. I love my Kindle Paperwhite. I really wish Apple made e-ink devices. However, SwitchBot has officially entered this market with the new SwitchBot Weather Station. It combines an E-ink screen, iCloud calendar syncing, and Matter-compatible environmental sensors into a single device.
  
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• Anker’s sleek MagGo 3-in-1 charging station is an absolute steal at under $60

  26-06-2026 19:48 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldAnker MagGo 3-in-1 Charging StationView Deal
  Keeping your iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Watch charged all throughout the day can be an absolute chore. Thankfully, Anker’s MagGo 3-in-1 wireless charging station can handle all of them, and it’s on sale for $60 for Prime Day, a $30 discount. That’s the absolute best price we’ve seen for this particular Anker gadget, one of our favorites.The design on this thing is absolutely brilliant. It’s one compact stand th
  
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• The touchscreen MacBook is still coming—with slower chips inside

  26-06-2026 19:37 via macworld.com
  
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  If you read the report from yesterday about Apple skipping the M6 Pro and Max in order to accelerate the release of the M7 chip generation, you might be wondering what that means for the upcoming Mac lineup, particularly the touchscreen MacBook Ultra that was supposed to launch with an M6 chip within the next few months.Those MacBooks are still on the way, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. They will feature Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, instead of the M6 or the allegeedly
  
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• OpenAI upgrading ChatGPT and Codex with new GPT-5.6 models in limited release

  26-06-2026 19:19 via 9to5mac.com
  
  OpenAI is introducing GPT-5.6, its next-generation model, two months after the release of GPT-5.5. However, the rollout to customers won’t be as straightforward as previous model updates to ChatGPT and Codex.
  
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• Apple just announced its first film this year with a theatrical release

  26-06-2026 19:06 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple had a major theatrical hit last year with F1. But so far in 2026, all of Apple’s new movies have skipped theaters. Now, the company has announced that the forthcoming Tenzing will get a limited theatrical debut.
  
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• New iPhone 18 specs report raises big question of iOS 27 limitations

  26-06-2026 18:57 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s base model iPhone 18 was previously rumored to get 12GB of RAM, but a new report claims it’s only getting 9GB instead—raising questions about support for iOS 27’s most demanding features.
  
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• Apple’s refurb store is suddenly the best place to shop for a MacBook

  26-06-2026 18:39 via macworld.com
  
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  We’re still recovering from the price hikes Apple announced on Thursday. One way to avoid the new prices is to shop at Amazon during its Prime Day sales event, but if you’ve yet to act, you may have missed out. For example, Amazon U.S. no longer has the MacBook Neo without Touch ID in stock, which it was selling for $590. And after the Prime Day sale officially ends today, we don’t know what prices are going to look like.Where else can you turn? There’s Apple&rsq
  
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• I tested 200+ iOS 27 features and changes, here are 10 of my favorites [Video]

  26-06-2026 18:33 via 9to5mac.com
  
  I recently explored and tested over 200 new features in the iOS 27 beta, but in this post, I’ve distilled that list down to 10 of my favorite new features for iPhone. From Journal app writing prompts and section links in Notes, to much-improved 3D buildings in Apple Maps, iOS 27 is packed with awesome new enhancements.
  
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• Will Apple reverse the price increases when the memory shortage eases? [Poll]

  26-06-2026 18:00 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s price increases were both swift and dramatic. As some of us suspected, there was just over a week between CEO Tim Cook warning that the move would be unavoidable and the new pricing taking effect.
  The increases were substantial in both percentage and absolute terms. The highest percentage increase was the Apple TV 4K, with a 55% increase …
  
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• These iOS 27 features make so much sense for Apple’s ‘HomePad’

  26-06-2026 17:35 via 9to5mac.com
  
  iOS 27 adds a variety of new features to the Photos app on iPhone, some of which appear very much intended for the forthcoming ‘HomePad’ product.
  
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• Apple’s touchscreen MacBook to use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, not M6: report

  26-06-2026 17:30 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s upcoming touchscreen MacBook lineup will be powered by the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
  
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• Prime Day deals – Last chance: MacBook Pro $850 off new list, MacBook Neo $110 off, AirPods Pro 3, Series 11, AirTag 2, more

  26-06-2026 17:26 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The countdown is on as we enter the final stretch of the 2026 Prime Day sale with ongoing discounts on AirPods Pro 3 and a whole lot more, but some things are starting to sell out completely. Apple has just raised the price on MacBook and iPad dramatically so today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Prime Day pricing on MacBook Neo at $110 off before the price hike hits Amazon, as well as $450 off the new MSRPs. Those deals join the most affordable Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 at
  
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• New iPhone Ultra report has latest pricing and release timing updates

  26-06-2026 17:11 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple’s highly anticipated foldable iPhone is launching this fall, but a new report today claims you might have to wait a little longer (and save up a ton of money) to actually buy it.
  
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• Apple supporting Venezuela relief efforts after catastrophic earthquake

  26-06-2026 16:13 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will donate to relief efforts in Venezuela following the catastrophic earthquake that occurred earlier this week.
  
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• iOS 27 adds three new iPhone features I’ve been really loving

  26-06-2026 16:09 via 9to5mac.com
  
  iOS 27 is packed with new features across Messages, Notes, Apple Wallet, CarPlay, and more. Here are three of my favorite new iOS 27 features so far.
  
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• 9to5Mac Overtime 070: The Siri Redemption Tour

  26-06-2026 15:58 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Is Siri really good this time? Fernando and Jeff talk about some of their favorite iOS 27 beta features, along with a deep dive into the key new Siri AI features, changes, updates, and optimizations.
  9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channel for more.
  
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• Beat Apple’s price hikes and grab an M3 iPad Air with 5G for just $479

  26-06-2026 14:59 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldSave $420 on a comparable M4 model11" Apple iPad Air M3View Deal
  The nightmare news about Apple’s price hikes hit yesterday, so we’re that much more appreciative of deals today. Like this one: the 11-inch iPad Air M3 with both Wi-Fi and Cellular is on sale for $479 right now, a massive $270 discount from its original MSRP and $420 off the price you’d pay for a new M4 model under Apple’s new pricing.This is a 4-star tablet, and when we reviewed it, we gave it our E
  
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• These higher Mac prices? It’s the new normal

  26-06-2026 14:40 via macworld.com
  
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  After warning customers that its prices had to be increased, Apple did so on Thursday. The act of increasing prices wasn’t surprising (everything is more expensive nowadays), but the amounts of the increases were. The MacBook Neo is now $100 more, while Apple’s highest-end Mac, the M3 Ultra Mac Studio, shot up an eye-bleeding $1,300, a 33 percent increase.After a few months of celebrating the idea that the entry point to the Mac is more affordable than ever, the party was ab
  
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• The best last-minute Prime Day deals on AirTag, AirPods, MagSafe chargers, more

  26-06-2026 13:56 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The final 24 hours of Prime Day 2026 are now underway, folks. Some of the rarest discounts we are tracking for Prime Day this year are actually official Apple accessories with new all-time lows on AirTag 2 and some extremely hard to come by price drops on Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and more.We also have a collection of deep discounts on charging accessories from Anker and others, joined by a suite of 25W MagSafe charging stands to scope out before Amazon’s biggest sale event of the year
  
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• Apple now sells refurbished MacBook Neo, but you probably shouldn’t buy it

  26-06-2026 13:25 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple announced sweeping price increases across its product lineup yesterday, including raising the base price of the MacBook Neo from $599 to $699.
  As something of a consolation, Apple today added the MacBook Neo to its Certified Refurbished store. This gives shoppers a way to save, while still buying directly from Apple.
  You can, however, get a brand new MacBook Neo for even less on Amazon …
  
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• Best Prime Day iPad deals 2026: Grab these discounts while you still can

  26-06-2026 13:10 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldBest iPad deals at Amazon U.S.
  $450 off 13-inch iPad Pro – new MSRP $1,699$229 off 11-inch iPad Air – new MSRP $749$200 off iPad mini – new MSRP $699$152 off iPad – new MSRP $749
  Best iPad deals at Amazon U.K.
  £180 off 13-inch iPad Air – new RRP £949£179 off 11-inch iPad Air – new RRP £849£200 off 13-inch iPad Pro – new RRP £1,499£131 off iPad mini – new RRP £599£130 off iPad – new
  
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• Apple Watch Series 12 (2026): Everything we know so far

  26-06-2026 12:30 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  If you’re thinking about buying an Apple Watch, you’ll want to know whether or not Apple is likely to launch a new model in the near future. After all, there are few things worse than spending hundreds of dollars on a tech device only to see it superseded by something better (and potentially cheaper) a couple of months later. Macworld is here to help you avoid that nightmare scenario.At the time of writing, Apple sells three smartwatches: the SE 3, the Series 11, and the Ult
  
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• Best MacBook Prime Day Deals 2026: Save $$$ and avoid Apple’s price hikes

  26-06-2026 12:21 via macworld.com
  
  MacworldBest Mac deals at Amazon U.S.$799 off MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max) – Apple’s new price $4,099$450 off MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) – Apple’s new price $1,999$449 off MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro) – Apple’s new price $2,499$330 off MacBook Air (13-inch) – Apple’s new price $1,299$349 off MacBook Air (15-inch) – Apple’s new price $1,499$109 off MacBook Neo – Apple’s new price $699
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• iPhone 18 and Ultra to have separate launches, sources confirm

  26-06-2026 11:45 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  For the first time in years, Apple is preparing a major shake-up to its iPhone lineup. Multiple reports suggest that the company will introduce its first foldable iPhone this fall, and Macworld has previously reported that Apple plans to position the device under a new “Ultra” branding.Now Macworld can report that while the iPhone Ultra is expected to be announced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models in September, it likely won’t arrive in stores at the same time.iPhone
  
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• Turn screen time into creative play with this ad-free lifetime app, on sale for $59.99 during Deal Days

  26-06-2026 10:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  TL;DR: Get a Pok Pok lifetime subscription for up to 10 devices for $59.99 (MSRP $250) through June 28 and give kids a creative, ad-free space to learn and play at their own pace.Not all screen time is created equal. If you’re tired of apps that seem designed to keep kids tapping endlessly without actually engaging their imagination, Pok Pok offers a refreshing alternative. Built for young children, it encourages creativity, problem-solving, and curiosity through&nb
  
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• Travelers, remote workers & streamers—5 years of AdGuard’s VPN is just $35 for two more days

  26-06-2026 10:00 via macworld.com
  
  Macworld
  TL;DR: Five years of VPN protection for less than many services charge in a few months: Get AdGuard VPN for a one-time $34.97 (reg. $359.40) during Deal Days.The internet is genuinely useful, entertaining, and sometimes absolute chaos. Between public Wi-Fi networks, aggressive tracking, sketchy links, and the unsettling amount of data companies collect in the background, using a VPN has started to feel less like advanced-tech-person behavior and more like basic digital co
  
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• All the best Apple Prime Day deals now live [Day 4 Update]

  26-06-2026 09:02 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The 2026 Amazon Prime Day sale is now live with millions of price drops and some seriously notable all-time lows on Apple gear. Alongside a notable deal on AirPods Pro 3, the best prices ever on the most affordable Apple Watch Series 11 models, $150 off Apple Watch Ultra 3, and the first discounts on AirTag 2, just to name a few. Those deals also join loads of discounts on tech accessories and charging gear, e-bikes, power stations, home goods, and more. All of the best are waiting for you below
  
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