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Here's a Real-World Look at the New MacBook Pro's Glowing Apple Logo
Surprise! The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with OLED displays have a glowing Apple logo , a beloved feature that was phased out a decade ago. In a hands-on video shared on his YouTube channel UrAvgConsumer, Judner Aura showed off the glowing Apple logo and revealed that its brightness is tied to the MacBook Pro's display brightness. If you…
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How Accurate Were Rumors About Apple's OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro?
Rumors about Apple's work on a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro started in 2023, when Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman said there would be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display and a touchscreen, but OLED rumors date back even further. We heard a lot about the new Mac over the last few years, and we thought we'd take a look back to see what was right and what was wrong…
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Reminder: Apple Has 8 New Products Available for Pre-Order
For those who are not paying close attention, this is your reminder that Apple at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time today started accepting pre-orders for five new products. Here are the pre-order pages: iPad mini with OLED display iMac with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with OLED display 16-inch MacBook Pro with OLED display This is in…
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iPhone Duo: Turn the Hinge Into an App Launcher
If you're eager to change your screen time habits – like staying off Instagram or reading more books – the iPhone Duo may offer a solution. It's the first iPhone with two screens, and there's a trick that you can use to make it consistently open a specific app whenever you unfold it and look at the bigger display. In the Shortcuts app, there's a new iPhone…
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OLED MacBook Pro vs. Mini-LED MacBook Pro: Size and Weight Compared
The OLED MacBook Pro models look a lot like the prior mini-LED MacBook Pros, but Apple did make some design updates. The new machines are slightly thinner and lighter, and the 16-inch model has a larger display thanks to slimmer bezels. The 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro lists a 16.3-inch display, up from 16.2 inches. The 14-inch OLED MacBook Pro still has the…
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Best Buy Offering Up to $100 Gift Cards With iPad Mini 8 and M6 MacBook Pro Pre-Orders
Best Buy has the first pre-order offers on Apple's new iPad mini 8 and M6 MacBook Pro, with up to $100 in Best Buy gift card credit when purchasing these devices. You don't need to have a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership to see these deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we…
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Adding Touch Didn't Cost the MacBook Pro Any Battery Life
The PROLED MacBook Pro models continue to offer up to 24 hours of battery life despite the switch to a new OLED display and touch capabilities. Both the PROLED and the mini-LED 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models offer the same maximum battery life estimates. 16-inch, M5 Max - Up to 22 hours streaming video, up to 16 hours web 16-inch, M5 Pro - Up to 24…
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Apple Releases Redesigned Mac Chargers and 'World Travel Adapter Kit'
Apple today began selling updated versions of its 70W Power Adapter , 140W Power Adapter , and Power Adapter Extension Cable , all with a new "AC Connector 2." The updated power adapters and extension cable are available on Apple's online store in the U.S. and many other countries around the world. Apple also released an updated version of its World Travel…
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Apple Executives Explain Why the MacBook Pro Finally Has a Touch Screen
Apple CEO John Ternus explained Apple's thinking on the MacBook Pro 's new touch capabilities in an interview with Wired . Despite the addition of a touch display, Apple still sees the MacBook Pro as an indirect input device. From Ternus: The Mac is first and foremost an indirect input device, built around the trackpad and keyboard. But I think there's…
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New MacBook Pro Features Deeper Bass and Improved Closed-Lid Audio
Apple's new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models feature an upgraded six-speaker sound system, with redesigned woofers and tweeters, along with dedicated audio tuning for use with the lid closed. Apple says the new woofer design delivers 50% deeper bass, while redesigned tweeters improve clarity by shaping how sound disperses. The system continues to…
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New MacBook Pro Offers Up to 16TB of Storage, Double Previous Limit
Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro models offer up to 16TB of internal storage, doubling the previous generation's 8TB maximum. The extra capacity comes at a substantial cost . Upgrading the highest-end M5 Max configuration from its standard 2TB SSD to 16TB costs $7,000, making it $4,000 more expensive than the $3,000 upgrade to 8TB. Related Roundup…
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Apple's New Touchscreen MacBook Pro Costs Up to $14,549
Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro models start at $2,899 for the 14-inch version and $3,399 for the 16-inch version, but configuring the machines with every hardware upgrade pushes their prices well above $14,000. The starting configurations and U.S. prices are as follows: 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro : $2,899 with a 15-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB of…
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Apple Brings Dynamic Island to Mac for the First Time
Apple today introduced the Dynamic Island to the Mac for the first time with its new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models , bringing Live Activities, Spotlight, and Siri AI together in an interactive area of the display. The Dynamic Island first launched on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max in September 2022. It replaced the notch with a smaller…
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Mac Studio With M5 Ultra Now Available With 512GB RAM for $22,299
Starting today, the Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip can be configured with 512GB of RAM , with U.S. pricing starting at $22,299. Apple promised this option would be coming in late October, and it is now available right on schedule. If you opt for a Mac Studio with the M5 Max chip, the maximum amount of RAM available for that model remains 128GB. Related…
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Illuminated Apple Logo Returns to MacBook Pro After 10 Years
The iconic glowing rear Apple logo is returning to the MacBook Pro with the latest model , Apple today announced . Apple removed the illuminated logo from the MacBook Pro with its 2016 redesign, replacing it with a polished, non-illuminated version. Its return restores one of the laptop's most recognizable design features after a decade. We're glowing with…
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Apple Announces OLED MacBook Pro With Touch Display
Apple today announced a new high-end MacBook Pro , which is available in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. The new device has a PROLED XDR display that supports touch gestures, and a glowing rear Apple logo. Pricing on the MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model. Apple says the MacBook Pro has the "world's best display…
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Apple Store Down Ahead of 'Pro and Tell' Launch Today
Apple has taken its online store down just minutes before its "Pro and Tell" experience in Los Angeles begins at 10 a.m. Pacific Time today. Apple is expected to announce new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays, a Dynamic Island instead of a notch, a revamped hinge, a lighter and slightly thinner design, M5 Pro and M5 Max…
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South Korea Rules Against Apple Over App Store Payment Rules
South Korea has fined Apple 20.8 billion won ($15.5 million) and ordered it to let developers link to external payment options from their apps, The Associated Press reports. The Korea Media and Communications Commission found that Apple and Google effectively require developers to use their payment systems, violating a 2021 law intended to allow…
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Apple Raises MacBook Neo's Starting Price to $649 on Education Store
Apple has raised the MacBook Neo's starting price from $599 to $649 on its online education store in the U.S., meaning it now offers college students and other eligible groups only a $50 discount on the laptop, down from $100. The change was made within the past week, with equivalent increases in local currencies in other countries. When the MacBook Neo…
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iOS 27.2 Adds Selfie-Based Age Verification
Apple has added selfie-based age verification in iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, allowing users in supported regions to demonstrate that they are adults without submitting a credit card or government-issued ID. The feature estimates whether someone is an adult by analyzing their face, according to a new Apple support document . The capture process involves…
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Beats 360 Get First Price Drop Alongside Return of Record Low for AirPods 4
Today we're tracking a pair of notable headphone deals, including the first ever price drop on the new Beats 360 at Amazon, plus the return of an all-time low price on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation at Woot. 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…
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MacBook Studio?
A teaser video shared by Apple CEO John Ternus today hints at a potential name for the rumored MacBook models with touch-enabled OLED displays: MacBook Studio. The video shows an Apple logo being projected onto a wall against a city skyline, and perhaps that wall is a movie studio. Apple is expected to show off the new MacBooks to selected tech reporters…
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Apple CEO John Ternus Teases Touchscreen MacBooks: 12 Final Rumors
In a post on X today , Apple CEO John Ternus shared a short video that shows an Apple logo being projected onto a dark wall against a nighttime city skyline. This teaser comes just a few hours before Apple is expected to announce new MacBook models with touch-enabled OLED displays, so it is very likely in reference to that. Apple invited selected tech…
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Touchscreen MacBook Pro's New Hinge Linked to iPhone Duo 2
Apple's upcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro will feature hinge improvements related to changes planned for future iPhone Duo models, according to a last-minute claim ahead of its expected announcement later today. In a new Weibo post , the leaker known as " Fixed Focus Digital " said that one of the new MacBook Pro's key upgrades is its hinge design. The…
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MacPaw Launches 'Eney' AI Assistant for Mac and iPhone
MacPaw has launched Eney , a proactive AI assistant for Mac and iPhone that the company says understands what is happening across a user's apps, files, and system, prepares the next step, and asks before it acts. On Mac, Eney offers copy-triggered suggestions, bot-free meeting transcription with notes and follow-ups, and ready-made workflows such as Morning…
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Pill-Shaped macOS 27 Assets Hint at Dynamic Island for MacBook Pro
Ahead of Apple's expected debut of new touchscreen MacBook Pro models, five compact, pill-shaped system assets have been discovered in macOS 27 that resemble the iPhone's Dynamic Island. The new MacBook Pros are expected to feature a Dynamic Island-like cutout for the FaceTime camera, finally doing away with the notch that has been part of the machine's…
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Touchscreen MacBook Pro to Debut Today With These 5 Features
Some reports have suggested the new high-end MacBook Pro models that Apple is expected to announce today might not be called MacBook Pros at all. They could in fact be something altogether new and more exciting – " MacBook Ultra ," perhaps – marketed as the company's top-tier laptop offering. The machines are expected to sit above the current M5 Pro and M5…
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Apple to Open Pre-Orders for Five New Products Today
Apple is set to open pre-orders for five new products on Wednesday, including its first yet-to-be-announced touchscreen MacBook Pro models. Pre-orders will open for the following new products: iPad mini with OLED display and A20 Pro chip iMac with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip 14-inch MacBook Pro with OLED touchscreen 16-inch MacBook Pro with…
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Apple Shares New Apple Watch Survival Stories
Apple today continued with its "True Apple Watch Story" series, featuring two more people who credit the Apple Watch with saving their lives. In the first video, Morgan tells the story of how her Apple Watch woke her up with high heart rate alerts. She ended up having a kidney infection and was going into septic shock. The second video features a man named…
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Apple Shares tvOS 27.2 Release Notes With List of New Features
tvOS 27.2 was released on Monday for the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and newer, but the Apple TV does not show release notes for software updates in the Settings app. Instead, Apple periodically updates a support document outlining what is new in tvOS updates, and the release notes for tvOS 27.2 are now available. Note that Apple never released a tvOS 27.1…
