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• Tile says Apple breaking promises, that anticompetitive behavior is worse

  02-04-2020 13:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tile has made an accusation of Apple breaking promises to work toward resolving the dispute between the two companies, and says that indeed things are even worse than they were.
  The dispute centers around Apple’s apparent intention to launch AirTags, which will directly compete with Tile trackers — small devices attached to gadgets and other valuables to track their location …more…
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• Apple Shares Photos Shot on iPhone Duo

  01-10-2026 22:37 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple on Instagram today shared a curated gallery of six photos shot on the iPhone Duo. The photos were shot by American photographers Jake Michaels and Jason Nocito, as part of a project commissioned by Apple.
  iPhone Duo is equipped with four cameras:A rear 48-megapixel Fusion Main camera
  A rear 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera
  A front 12-megapixel Center Stage camera in the outer display
  A front camera under the inner displayiPhone Duo lacks a dedicated Telephoto camera, which is a dealbreaker f
  
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• Apple Says iPhone Duo Has Replaceable 'Cover Layer' Above the Display

  01-10-2026 21:32 via macrumors.com
  
  In a recent interview with content creator Angelica Siciliani Fendi, Apple's vice president of hardware engineering Kate Bergeron revealed that the iPhone Duo's nano-texture cover layer above the inner display can be removed and replaced.
  "It's actually replaceable, which is a really nice thing for the customer that you can peel off that layer and get a new one," said Bergeron.In the U.S., customers who purchase AppleCare+ coverage for the iPhone Duo can get the cover layer replaced for $19, acc
  
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• Apple's Smart Home Camera Will Apparently Have 'No Video Recording'

  01-10-2026 19:44 via macrumors.com
  
  On his new Power On podcast, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple's smart home camera will have "no video recording."Instead, he described the rumored product as a sensor that will be capable of "analyzing your environment in your home" using AI. "This is going to be the first mainstream video camera that's a home video security camera that doesn't give you any footage," he said.Tag: Apple Smart Home Camera
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• Apple TV Just Updated Its Selection of 'Bonus' Movies

  01-10-2026 18:08 via macrumors.com
  
  Starting today, the Apple TV streaming service is offering a new selection of "bonus" movies in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and some other countries.
  While competitors like Netflix offer an extensive catalog of movies from various studios, Apple TV primarily offers its own original films produced by Apple. Over the past few years, however, Apple has offered a "Great Movies Now on Apple TV" section with a limited rotation of iconic movies that subscribers can watch at no additional cost.The selec
  
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• Early Prime Big Deal Days: Best Discounts on Accessories, TVs, and More at Amazon

  01-10-2026 18:02 via macrumors.com
  
  Amazon is hosting another Prime Day event this year, called Prime Big Deal Days and offering shoppers the first chance to save on holiday shopping from a major retailer. Similar to last year's fall Prime Day, it will last for two days (October 6-7) and you can already find a large selection of early deals across Amazon's storefront, covering savings on tech, clothing, video games, groceries, and much, much more.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a
  
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• iPhone 18 Pro Colors Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Choose?

  01-10-2026 18:01 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max models come in four distinct color options, so which should you choose?
  The ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ models come in Black, Silver, Glacier, and Burgundy. The aluminum and glass backs are more closely matched than on the iPhone 17 Pro, although the different materials remain somewhat visible.You should also consider if you plan to use a case with your device and, if so, which one. The ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌'s large, full-width camera pla
  
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• MacBook Pro With OLED Touch Screen Rumored to Launch in October or November

  01-10-2026 16:24 via macrumors.com
  
  On his first-ever Power On podcast today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that he believes Apple will introduce its long-rumored 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays in October or November this year.
  "Apple, I believe, will introduce its first touchscreen MacBook Pro this fall, as early as October," he said. "It could slip to November, but as early as October."Apple is testing the laptops with macOS 27.2, which is currently in beta, he added. The software update i
  
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• Apple's All-New Home Hub Rumored to Launch in These Four Colors

  01-10-2026 15:48 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple reportedly plans to unveil its long-rumored smart home hub on Tuesday, October 13, and a proven leaker known as "pdfu" has revealed that the device may be available in up to four finishes: Silver, Space Gray, Starlight, and Rose Pink.
  MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris uncovered the same four colors within the code for the macOS 26.7 Release Candidate back in August.On the home hub, users will be able to create a Photo Face, and the leaker said Apple's preview art for this will correspond
  
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• iPhone 18 Pro Aperture Control Goes Fully Manual in Halide 3.2

  01-10-2026 14:39 via macrumors.com
  
  Award-winning camera app Halide Mark III has been updated to version 3.2, bringing dedicated support for iPhone 18 Pro by broadening user control over the device's new variable aperture camera system.
  Apple's stock Camera app lets iPhone 18 Pro owners choose from a four-stop variable aperture ranging from ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4.0, delivering around 50 percent better low-light performance and giving users more optical control over depth of field.Halide 3.2 does away with that four-stop limitatio
  
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• Apple Stores Receive 'Do Not Open' Boxes Ahead of Smart Home Products Launch

  01-10-2026 13:59 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple Stores around the world are preparing to install new product presentations starting on Thursday, October 8.
  Apple retail stores received confidential boxes earlier this week featuring "Do Not Open Until October 8" stickers on them. They are believed to contain new visual merchandise, which enables workers to update labels, graphics, and product layouts in stores around the release of new products. MacRumors received a tip-off about the boxes earlier this week, which it has now independentl
  
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• iPhone 18 Pro Sales Jump in China Ahead of iPhone Duo Launch

  01-10-2026 13:37 via macrumors.com
  
  Sales of iPhone 18 Pro models in China were 12% higher in the three days after launching than sales of iPhone 17 Pro models were during their entire first week last year, according to Counterpoint Research.
  The strong start helped Apple claim the top spot in the country's smartphone market for the week of September 14 to 20, handing it a 33% share. But the news could get even better for Apple's China market prospects this month: The iPhone Duo goes on sale October 23, and Chinese consumers have
  
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• Apple TV Still Down for Some Users Following Apple Services Outage

  01-10-2026 12:51 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple TV appears to be unavailable for some users, following a recent outage of Apple Services that began on September 30.
  The original outage took down the App Store, Apple Fitness+, Apple Music, and several other services, but those are all now back online. Only Apple TV is still not working for an unknown number of users.Apple's System Status page indicates an ongoing issue with Apple TV that started on September 30 at 4:43 p.m. Eastern Time. "Some users are affected," the page says, adding "
  
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• PSA: Apple Mail on Mac May Stop Syncing Microsoft 365 Accounts Today

  01-10-2026 12:17 via macrumors.com
  
  Microsoft today began disabling Exchange Web Services (EWS) by default in Exchange Online, which will cut off the protocol that Apple's Mail and Calendar apps on Mac still rely on to sync Microsoft 365 work accounts.
  The cutoff has been on the cards for a fairly long time, as Microsoft stopped adding new features to EWS back in 2018, while in 2023 it announced that it would start disabling the protocol in Exchange Online from October 2026.As Microsoft explains in the blog post linked above, orga
  
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• Apple's Smart Home Hub: Everything We Know So Far

  01-10-2026 01:58 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple is working on a new smart home accessory that will serve as a hub for interacting with Siri AI, controlling HomeKit devices, watching videos, checking the calendar and the weather, and generally offering up useful information to everyone in the household.This guide aggregates everything that we know about Apple's smart home hub.Design
  Apple's smart home device will somewhat resemble an iPad, and it will have a display-focused design. It is expected to be square rather than rectangular, and
  
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• Apple's Home Hub Borrows From the iPhone Duo's StandBy Mode

  01-10-2026 00:57 via macrumors.com
  
  Apple's rumored smart home hub will have different faces users can choose from, some of which are similar to StandBy screens planned for the iPhone Duo. Leaker pdfu shared setup screens of the Photo Face said to be for Apple's upcoming home product.
  Based on the images, users can select from different photo collections, memories, or shared albums for the Photo Face, and those photos will be shown on the device's display. Photos are pulled from iCloud, so iCloud Photos needs to be turned on for i
  
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• Apple Invites App Updated With Three New Features

  30-09-2026 21:40 via macrumors.com
  
  The free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with three new features: shared albums now support full-resolution photo sharing, Image Playground now lets you create photorealistic backgrounds for invites, and guests who need to verify their email can now tap a link in their inbox instead of entering a code.
  Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers. The ability to create an event in the app r
  
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• Apple Event on October 13?

  30-09-2026 19:53 via macrumors.com
  
  Earlier this week, Daring Fireball's John Gruber floated Tuesday, October 13 as a potential date for Apple to hand out iPhone Duo review units to selected reviewers in person, and it appears that he might have been on to something.
  Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to unveil its all-new smart home hub, a second-generation HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV 4K model on October 13, the same date that Gruber mentioned in his speculative piece a few days ago.In a separate post, G
  
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• Apple Watch SE 3 vs. Series 12 Buyer's Guide: Which Should You Buy?

  30-09-2026 18:05 via macrumors.com
  
  The Apple Watch SE 3 starts at $249, while the Apple Watch Series 12 starts at $399. The $150 difference buys a more advanced health sensing system, a larger display, longer battery life, and more options for tracking training and recovery.
  The two watches still share many features, including an always-on display, wrist temperature sensing, sleep apnea notifications, retrospective ovulation estimates, 5G connectivity on cellular models, media playback, and 64GB of storage. Our guide helps to ans
  
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• iPad Mini 8 to Offer These 10 New Features

  30-09-2026 17:54 via macrumors.com
  
  Last week, our exclusive leak revealed that the next-generation iPad mini will feature Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, a landscape front camera, and a redesigned speaker system, but that is not all, as plenty of other upgrades have been rumored.
  Here are 10 new features and changes expected for the iPad mini 8:Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, manufactured with TSMC's advanced 2nm process. Expect up to around 1.5× faster CPU performance and up to around 2.5× faster GPU performance compared t
  
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• Amazon Takes Up to $150 Off Select M5 MacBook Air Models

  30-09-2026 16:49 via macrumors.com
  
  Amazon today is taking up to $150 off the M5 MacBook Air, with discounts on both 13-inch and 15-inch models. These remain the best prices we've seen on the M5 MacBook Air in the wake of Apple's summertime price hikes.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 has the 16GB/1TB 13-inch MacBook Air for $1,449.00, down from $1,599.00. This one is available in Sky Blue, and
  
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• Emmy wins and recent premieres help Apple TV reach highest weekly viewership ever

  29-09-2026 03:44 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Deadline reports that Apple TV recently recorded its biggest week ever for viewership, fueled by its 29 Emmy wins and recent releases such as Ted Lasso and Mayday. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Apple and Amazon face renewed UK antitrust lawsuit

  29-09-2026 03:21 via 9to5mac.com
  
  A UK tribunal has allowed part of a renewed antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to move forward, over allegations that the companies restricted competition for Apple and Beats products sold on Amazon. Here are the details.more…
  
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• This website lets you explore nearly 30 years of Apple product colors

  29-09-2026 03:01 via 9to5mac.com
  
  The folks at sheets.works are back at it again, this time with an interactive archive of 341 Apple product colors spanning nearly three decades. Here are the details.more…
  
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• macOS 27: How to use the new ‘Notify Me’ feature in Safari

  29-09-2026 00:53 via 9to5mac.com
  
  9to5Mac is brought to you by CleanMyMac by MacPaw. With the release of macOS 27 Golden Gate, use CleanMyMac first to free up space, optimize your system, and ensure your new Mac runs at 100% on day one. Learn more.One of the many new features included in macOS 27 Golden Gate is Safari’s new “Notify Me” feature, which lets users get alerted when a website updates content they’re interested in. Here’s how to use it.more…
  
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• watchOS 27.0.1 is now available for all compatible Apple Watch models

  28-09-2026 23:10 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Apple today expanded the availability of watchOS 27.0.1 to more Apple Watch models, following last week’s initial release for Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Apple’s Taptic Engine patent defeat sends litigation funder’s shares up 9%

  28-09-2026 22:21 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Shares in litigation funder Burford Capital jumped more than 9% today as a result of Apple’s $5.7 billion verdict over Taptic Engine patent infringement. Here are the details.more…
  
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• Siri AI is available on newer Apple devices only, here’s the full list

  28-09-2026 21:43 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Siri AI is a major upgrade and highlight of iOS 27 and more. But only newer Apple devices support the overhauled Siri. Here’s the full list of Siri AI-compatible hardware across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.more…
  
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• iPhone Duo accessories: Here are five top picks for Apple’s foldable

  28-09-2026 21:24 via 9to5mac.com
  
  iPhone Duo will be here soon, so if you want to get a head start on accessories for Apple’s new model, here are our top recommendations.more…
  
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• Watch Elton John give the first-ever performance at Apple Music Hall

  28-09-2026 21:17 via 9to5mac.com
  
  Elton John took the stage today for the inaugural concert at Apple Music Hall in London, with Apple Music subscribers able to watch the performance live.more…
  
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