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• Screens 5.10 adds two highly-requested remote desktop features

  10-11-2026 15:33 via 9to5Mac
  
  Screens, the remote desktop app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, is adding two highly-requested features. Version 5.10 introduces remote Mac audio and automatic desktop resizing through Apple’s High Performance Screen Sharing technology.more…
  
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• Apple to investigate accident that killed three workers at iPhone parts factory in India

  10-11-2026 22:34 via 9to5Mac
  
  Reuters reports that three contract workers died after inhaling gas during an inspection at a Tata Electronics factory that produces iPhone components in India. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Spotify’s AI DJ adds nine voices and a setting to reduce interruptions

  10-11-2026 21:48 via 9to5Mac
  
  Spotify today expanded customization options for its AI DJ, allowing users to choose between different voices and personalities, as well as control how much the DJ talks between songs. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Apple TV shares trailers for upcoming Snoopy and Fraggle Rock holiday specials

  10-11-2026 20:57 via 9to5Mac
  
  With the holidays fast approaching, Apple TV has shared trailers for two upcoming specials featuring Snoopy and the Fraggles. Watch them below.more…
  
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• iOS 27.2 adds new features in six iPhone apps, details here

  10-11-2026 20:50 via 9to5Mac
  
  iOS 27.2 recently launched with new features for iPhone users, including improvements across six Apple apps. Here’s what’s new.more…
  
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• Apple has new Mac app coming to make running local AI models easy

  10-11-2026 20:15 via 9to5Mac
  
  Leaker Aaron Perris has discovered evidence of a new Mac app in the works at Apple called Harbor, which makes it easy to run local AI models across one or more Macs.more…
  
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• Apple announces Swift Student Challenge 2027 with new twist

  10-11-2026 19:11 via 9to5Mac
  
  Apple has announced details for 2027’s Swift Student Challenge, and there’s a new twist this year: students can submit an app for any Apple platform.more…
  
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• Next iPad Air Likely to Have These 10 New Features

  10-11-2026 18:53 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Earlier today, it was once again reported that the next-generation iPad Air will be equipped with an OLED display, albeit with a 60Hz refresh rate. That is not all, of course, with the new iPad mini announced last month likely providing us with a preview of some other upgrades coming to the iPad Air in the first half of 2027.
  Below, we have outlined 10 new features that are likely for the next iPad Air:OLED display with more vivid colors and increased contrast ratio, but likely 60Hz still
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• New Apple TV 4K remote’s best feature requires a newer iPhone model

  10-11-2026 18:47 via 9to5Mac
  
  A new Apple TV 4K releases this Friday (pre-order here), with an upgraded Siri Remote. But the new remote’s best feature might not work on your iPhone.more…
  
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• Apple Announces Swift Student Challenge Ahead of WWDC 2027

  10-11-2026 18:28 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today announced the Swift Student Challenge for 2027, with submissions set to be accepted from February 8 to February 28, 2027.
  The Swift Student Challenge is an annual contest that gives young developers worldwide a chance to show off their creativity and app development skills by creating an app. Apple says students should submit an app built in Xcode or Swift Playground that can be experienced within three minutes.
  Students can submit an app for any platform this year, which is new. In
  
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• New Apple TV Sign Language Feature Announced

  10-11-2026 18:11 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today announced a new accessibility feature for the Apple TV app that gives viewers the option to watch supported movies and shows with on-screen sign language interpretation. An interpreter will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen, with the experience said to have been designed and tested by Deaf and native signers.
  The feature is available in the Apple TV app on devices running iOS 27.2, iPadOS 27.2, macOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, and visionOS 27.2 or later.American Sign Language (AS
  
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• iPad Mini 2021 vs. 2026 Buyer's Guide: Is It Worth Upgrading?

  10-11-2026 18:11 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple's eighth-generation iPad mini went on sale earlier this month with a larger OLED display, a thinner and lighter design, the A20 Pro chip, and water and dust resistance. If you still use the sixth-generation ‌iPad mini‌ from 2021, the upgrade also brings changes that debuted on the 2024 model, including Apple Intelligence, Apple Pencil Pro support, and twice the USB-C transfer speed.
  The new ‌iPad mini‌ starts at $699 for 128GB with Wi-Fi or $849 with cellular in the United States.
  
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• Satechi expands lineup of color-matched accessories for MacBook Neo

  10-11-2026 18:00 via 9to5Mac
  
  Earlier this year, Satechi launched a line of Mac accessories in colors inspired by the MacBook Neo. Now, the company is back with a new expansion of that line with four new accessories:MacBook Neo OntheGo 45W GaN Charger with 60W Max $30MacBook Neo Core USB-C to 4K HDMI Adapter $30MacBook Neo Slim EX1 Wireless Keyboard $50MacBook Neo Form Desk Mat $40
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• Anker's Early Black Friday Sale Surprises With Mystery Boxes and Big Discounts

  10-11-2026 17:58 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Early Black Friday deals are in full swing at many retailers, and Anker is joining in today with an event that includes big discounts on popular accessories, plus special blind box surprises. This sale will run through November 18th, after which Anker will switch over to its official Black Friday week sale.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Anker. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.During this sale, you can ge
  
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• Deals: M5 MacBook Air up to $300 off, M6 Mac mini, AirPods Pro 3, HomeView, Magic Trackpad, more

  10-11-2026 17:31 via 9to5Mac
  
  Amazon now $150 off and these Amazon all-time lows on Apple’s Magic Trackpad in white and black. We have Twelve South’s adjustable metal Curve Mini stand for your OLED iPad mini and/or iPhone Duo down at $40, the popular Airfly Drive CarPlay wireless adapter back in-stock, and loads more accessory deals waiting below. more…
  
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• Apple Arcade Adding These Four Games in December

  10-11-2026 17:26 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple today announced that an additional four games will be added to the Apple Arcade catalog on Thursday, December 3: LEGO DUPLO Playtime, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, solitaire(ish), and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown+.In the U.S., Apple Arcade costs $6.99 per month on its own. Alternatively, the service is included with any Apple One bundle subscription. Every game available on Apple Arcade is free of ads and in-app purchases.Tag: Apple Arcade
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• iPadOS 27.3 adds new iPad setting I instantly turned on

  10-11-2026 17:14 via 9to5Mac
  
  iPadOS 27.3 is currently available in beta, and it introduces a new iPad setting for app windowing that I instantly turned on. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Apple TV launches new sign language accessibility feature

  10-11-2026 17:06 via 9to5Mac
  
  Apple today launched a neat new accessibility feature for the Apple TV streaming service. Users will now have the option to watch with a sign language interpretation for some of Apple’s original movies.
  The feature is launching this Friday with the debut of the new film Being Heumann, as well as F1: The Movie. Support for more titles will follow later.more…
  
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• Disable Touch on MacBook Pro PROLED XDR and When Using Sidecar

  10-11-2026 17:05 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple has long rejected the idea of a touchscreen Mac, so moving ahead with one was always going to be a major shift in the company's thinking. In 2010, Steve Jobs argued that "touch surfaces don't want to be vertical," citing the arm fatigue that comes from repeatedly reaching up to a screen.Some would call this sacrilege...
  More than a decade later, in 2021, Apple's then-hardware engineering chief John Ternus remarked that the Mac was made exclusively for indirect input and that Apple saw no c
  
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• Apple Arcade unveils three new games from hit franchises

  10-11-2026 16:25 via 9to5Mac
  
  Apple Arcade just added new games last week, but today another title has debuted, and several more have been announced for release soon. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Amazon Begins Early Black Friday Sale, Featuring Sitewide Discounts on Tech and Decor

  10-11-2026 16:14 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Amazon has joined in on early Black Friday deals this week, with sitewide savings across TVs, headphones, Amazon devices, Apple products, and much more. Another retailer offering a major early Black Friday sale right now is 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.Amazon's official Black Friday sale is set to kick off next Thursday, November 19, but ahead of that t
  
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• Apple’s new HomeView to add two major features not yet announced, per leaks

  10-11-2026 15:52 via 9to5Mac
  
  Apple’s HomeView arrives this Friday (pre-order here), but leaks indicate there are already two major new features in the works that haven’t been announced. Here’s what to expect.more…
  
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• Another report backs OLED iPad Air early next year

  10-11-2026 15:23 via 9to5Mac
  
  Following the recent update to the iPad mini, we’re expecting the iPad Air to be next in line to be upgraded to an OLED screen.Previous reports have gradually narrowed down the launch to early 2027, and a new supply chain report echoes this …more…
  
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• Adobe unveils new AI tools for Photoshop, Premiere, and more, with MCP support coming in 2027

  10-11-2026 15:18 via 9to5Mac
  
  Adobe today announced a sweeping set of updates at its annual Adobe MAX conference, focused on giving users more ways to automate complex workflows, edit content, and work across its creative apps. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Ring’s wheeled and flying robots will patrol your home

  10-11-2026 14:58 via 9to5Mac
  
  Some people use a whole bunch of fixed cameras to monitor their homes, but Amazon has just announced a more flexible solution through wheeled and flying robots.Both the $250 Drone Cam and $1,000 Rover Cam can respond to alarms or door and window sensor alerts in order to go check out what’s happening and send live video …
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• OLED iPad Air Rumored to Launch in Two Sizes in Early 2027

  10-11-2026 14:42 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple is expected to replace the LCD screens in both sizes of the iPad Air with OLED displays in the first half of 2027, according to DigiTimes.
  An ‌OLED‌ ‌iPad Air‌ has been rumored for over a year. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported in October 2025 that Apple was developing one and that it was unlikely to arrive before 2027. He narrowed that window to the first half of 2027 earlier this month. The latest report adds shipment estimates and details on how panel orders could be split.Samsun
  
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• Apple Maps could soon factor in how long it takes you to park

  10-11-2026 14:32 via 9to5Mac
  
  On some journeys in busy cities, it feels like it can take you longer to park than it does to drive there in the first place. Code spotted in iOS 27.3 suggests that Apple Maps may soon factor in parking time when it provides journey ETAs.Separately, Waze has partnered with Garmin to help improve the safety of cyclists by using real-time location tracking to alert nearby drivers …
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• The Original iPod Went on Sale 25 Years Ago Today

  10-11-2026 13:54 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple's original iPod went on sale 25 years ago today, on November 10, 2001. The $399 music player initially worked only with a Mac, but it went on to become one of Apple's most significant products and helped the company expand beyond the computer business.
  Steve Jobs had unveiled the first iPod just over two weeks earlier, on October 23, at a small press event in the Town Hall auditorium at Apple's Infinite Loop headquarters. Advertised as offering "1,000 songs in your pocket," the device comb
  
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• Google DeepMind analysis proves Signal and WhatsApp encryption is secure

  10-11-2026 13:39 via 9to5Mac
  
  The Signal protocol has long been considered the gold standard for end-to-end encrypted messaging, with Edward Snowden a notable advocate. Now a Google DeepMind analysis has “formally verified” the security of the protocol.In addition to its use in the Signal app, the same protocol is also used by WhatsApp and Google Messages, and the work has been described as “a landmark development” …
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• Apple Maps Could Factor Parking Into Your Arrival Time

  10-11-2026 13:15 via MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories
  
  Apple may be working on a way for Maps arrival estimates that account for parking as well as the walk to your destination, according to findings shared by code explorer pdfu. A new "TimeToPark" flag in the iOS 27.3 beta apparently allows the system to measure time spent near a destination before parking, plus walking time afterwards.The measurements use background location and motion data, with results saved per trip and grouped by weekday and hour. However, pdfu says the feature can only be ena
  
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