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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…
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OLED Touchscreen MacBook Pro Could Start at $2,899
Apple's 14-inch OLED MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip could be $400 more expensive than the current model, reports Bloomberg . Apple has "discussed" charging $2,899 for the upcoming M5 Pro model. The current M5 Pro MacBook Pro starts at $2,499. The 16-inch OLED MacBook Pro could start at $3,399 if it gets the same $400 price increase, though Bloomberg…
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M6 iMac Sticks With Its Five-Year-Old Color Lineup
The new M6 iMac models come in the same color options as the 2024 model, despite reports suggesting we could see new shades. You can buy the M6 iMac in green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. Those are the seven colors that Apple used for the original 2021 iMac design. Apple tweaked the colors in 2024 to make the back of the iMac a more…
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ChatGPT Can Now Access Your iCloud Mail and Calendar
OpenAI today said it added iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins to ChatGPT. With the iCloud Calendar integration, ChatGPT can read, schedule, and update events that show up on your iPhone's Calendar app or any third-party app that uses iCloud Calendar. The Mail integration lets ChatGPT search and read iCloud Mail, manage messages and drafts, send email, and…
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Best Buy Details Black Friday Plans With Early Deals Available on Halloween
With Halloween just around the corner, Best Buy this week is detailing its sale plans for the holiday, as well as the rest of the year. This includes a special event on Friday, October 30, and the usual month-long discounts leading up to Black Friday on Friday, November 27. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and…
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Apple Reportedly Plans to Release MacBook Neo 2 in First Half of 2027
Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple plans to release a second-generation MacBook Neo in the first half of 2027. He previously mentioned that the new model will feature an A19 Pro chip, 12GB of RAM, and new color options. Released in March 2026, the current MacBook Neo has an A18 Pro chip with 8GB of RAM, and it is available in Silver, Blush…
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M5 vs. M6 MacBook Pro Buyer's Guide: All Differences Compared
Apple today replaced the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with a new M6 model, bringing more CPU and GPU cores, upgraded wireless connectivity, and more. How much has changed, and is it worth upgrading or choosing the newer model? The M6 MacBook Pro retains the previous model's design and most of its specifications, concentrating its improvements on…
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New iMac Available With 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port on Power Adapter
The new iMac with the M6 chip can be configured with a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, which is built into the power adapter rather than the computer. The port is a $30 upgrade option for the lower-end iMac and comes standard with the higher-end model. For the previous model, the optional Ethernet port is limited to 1 Gigabit. Related Roundup: iMac Buyer's…
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M4 vs. M6 iMac Buyer's Guide: Should You Upgrade?
Apple's latest iMac skips the M5 chip and moves directly to the M6, bringing faster performance, improved connectivity, and faster storage. So how much has changed since the M4 model arrived in 2024, and is it worth upgrading? The M6 iMac starts at $1,499 in the United States, with the four-port configuration starting at $1,699. While the entry price is…
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Apple Expected to Announce MacBook Pro With Touchscreen Tomorrow
Apple on Wednesday will announce 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring touch-enabled OLED displays with thinner bezels, a Dynamic Island instead of a notch, M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, and a lighter and slightly thinner design, Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman reports . Apple is hosting a private "Pro and tell" experience in Los Angeles starting at 10 a.m…
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Banktivity Offers 30% Off First Year Subscriptions for MacRumors Readers
MacRumors has partnered with the personal finance app Banktivity to offer our readers a 30 percent discount on their first year of the service, plus a 30-day free trial. This deal is available to new subscribers only, and you can find it on Banktivity's website, where it has been automatically applied with no coupon code needed. Note: MacRumors is an…
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M6 MacBook Pro's 170GB/s Memory Bandwidth Skips Base 16GB Model
The just-announced 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip features memory bandwidth of up to 170GB/s, up from 153GB/s in the M5 model, but notably the performance increase doesn't stretch to the base 16GB configuration. According to Apple's tech specs page , the option for 16GB of unified memory remains limited to 153GB/s. That's identical to the M5 version…
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M6 iMac Pre-Orders and Release Date Announced
Apple has announced the first iMac update in two years, bringing its M6 chip to the all-in-one desktop. The new model features a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display, up to a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, and Wi-Fi 7. Pre-orders open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, and availability starts Friday, November 6…
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Apple Updates Creator Studio With New Tools and AI Features
Apple today announced a new update to its Creator Studio suite of apps, adding a number of additional features and tools across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Amongst the new features, Final Cut Pro for Mac now includes built-in MotionVFX, which was previously a third-party content maker. The integration brings over thousands of effects, plug-ins, transitions…
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M6 14-Inch MacBook Pro: Pre-Orders and Release Date Announced
Apple today announced the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, featuring a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, Wi-Fi 7, and up to 24 hours of battery life. Pre-orders for the new model open Wednesday, October 28, at 10:10 a.m. Pacific Time on apple.com and in the Apple Store app, with availability starting Friday, November 6. Pricing starts at $1,999, with 16GB of…
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Apple Announces New iMac With M6 Chip and More
Apple today announced a new 24-inch iMac with the M6 chip for faster performance, an N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, faster SSD speeds, and more. The new iMac has the same design as the previous model, and the color options remain the same: blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange, and silver. In the U.S., pricing starts at $1,499 for a…
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Apple Announces New 14-Inch MacBook Pro With M6 Chip
Apple today announced a refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M6 chip. The M6 chip in the MacBook Pro features a 12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores, paired with a 12-core GPU. This is up from the M5 chip with a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores, paired with a 10-core GPU. The Neural Engine…
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Apple Fixes Possibly Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw on Older iPhones
Among the flurry of iOS 27.2 releases on Monday , Apple also pushed a wave of software updates for its older operating systems, including a fix for a CoreGraphics vulnerability that Apple says may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The releases include iOS 26.7.2, iPadOS 26.7.2, iOS 18.7.11, iPadOS 18.7.11, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2…
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Apple's MacBook Pro Touch Bar Was Announced 10 Years Ago Today
Apple introduced the Touch Bar 10 years ago today. At its "Hello again" event on October 27, 2016, Apple pitched the OLED Multi-Touch strip as "revolutionary." It replaced the MacBook Pro's function keys and divided users from the start, arriving in the same controversial redesign as the butterfly keyboard and removal of HDMI, SD card, and MagSafe ports…
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iPhone 18e Could Get Two Key Upgrades While Keeping 60Hz Display
Apple's upcoming iPhone 18e model will retain a 60Hz display but could gain an upgraded front-facing camera, according to the leaker known as "Digital Chat Station." In a new post on Weibo, the leaker said that the device will feature a 6.12-inch OLED display using low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) technology, the A20 chip, and a single…
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New iMac and 14-Inch MacBook Pro With M6 Chip Expected Tomorrow
After announcing a new iPad mini today, Apple is expected to introduce updated iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro models on Tuesday, both with the M6 chip that debuted in the new Mac mini in August. No design changes have been rumored for these Macs. Finally, higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays are expected to be…
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JAŸ-Z to Headline 2027 Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show
Apple and the NFL today announced that rapper Jay-Z ("JAŸ-Z") will headline the 2027 Apple Music Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area. Apple has been the official sponsor of the halftime show since 2022 . Super Bowl LXI will take place on Sunday, February 14 next year, meaning that Jay-Z will be performing on Valentine's Day…
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macOS 27.2 Stops Upgrades From Removing Rosetta
Upgrading to macOS 27 no longer removes an existing Rosetta installation, according to Apple's enterprise release notes for macOS 27.2. Previously, upgrading to macOS 27 removed existing installations of Rosetta, the translation tool that lets Intel-based apps run on Apple silicon Macs. macOS 27 remains the final release with full Rosetta support. Apple…
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Older Siri Remotes Now Show Up in Find My With iOS 27.2
With iOS 27.2 and tvOS 27.2, second- and third-generation Siri Remotes can be tracked using the Find My app. There has been an option to locate a lost Siri Remote with an iPhone since iOS 17, but remotes did not previously show up in the Find My app. Locating a remote had to be done with the Apple TV Remote widget in the Control Center, which made the…
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iPhone Duo Features Independent Rotation Lock Controls
The iPhone Duo can lock the screen orientation of its two displays independently. Enabling Orientation Lock from Control Center applies only to the display you're using at the time, so the outer display can stay locked in portrait while the inner display is free to rotate as you open and reposition the phone. The separation offers a little more flexibility…
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iOS 27.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 27.2
Apple released iOS 27.2, uniting the iPhone Duo and other iPhone models on the same version of iOS. iOS 27.2 is the first major iOS 27 update, and it adds several useful new features. Siri AI Improvements Siri AI can recall past conversations you had with it, so you can ask Siri about something it told you before, like a restaurant it previously…
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Why Can't iPhone Duo Users Make Eye Contact on FaceTime?
FaceTime's Eye Contact setting is missing on the iPhone Duo, MacRumors can confirm. The setting was first flagged as absent by MacRumors forum member TwoBytes , who noticed their eyes looking "a little off" during a call. Introduced in iOS 14, Eye Contact uses machine learning to subtly adjust your eyes during a video call to make it seem like you're…
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iOS 27.2 Fixes Over 160 Security Vulnerabilities
Apple's iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2 updates fix more than 160 security vulnerabilities, which means it's a good idea to install the software as soon as you can. An Apple Intelligence vulnerability that could let a remote attacker access sensitive data was fixed, as was a Hide My Email bug that could leak the user's real email address. There are more than 30…
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iPhone AI Images and Edits Now Have a Hidden Watermark
Images generated with Image Playground and some photos edited with Apple Intelligence will now include a SynthID watermark. Apple announced plans to add SynthID support back in June, and the feature is live in iOS 27.2. SynthID is a Google-created tool that identifies AI-generated content. It watermarks images and videos at the pixel level instead of adding…
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iOS 27.2 Lets You Watch Four Live Sports Streams on iPhone
iOS 27.2 expands Multiview to the iPhone, so users can watch up to four live sports streams simultaneously. Multiview works for sports events included in an Apple TV subscription: Major League Soccer (MLS), Formula 1 (F1) in the U.S., and Friday Night Baseball doubleheaders during the Major League Baseball season. With Formula 1, users can select a preset…
