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Bluesound Adds Native Apple Music Support
Apple Music subscribers can now stream directly to compatible Bluesound speakers and hi-fi equipment, allowing playback without sending audio via AirPlay 2. Bluesound offers a range of high-end home audio products ranging from wireless speakers and soundbars to streaming components that connect to existing hi-fi systems. Its products use BluOS, a platform…
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Apple CEO John Ternus Explains What Makes Good Product Design
Apple CEO John Ternus says improving the user's experience guides Apple's design decisions, whether that means adding practical features or an animation that simply makes a device more enjoyable to use. TIME published an interview with Ternus last week, and released the video version on Tuesday with additional discussion about design. In the video, Ternus…
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UK Proposes New Ways to Help Apple Pay Rivals
The UK's competition regulator has proposed changes to make it easier and cheaper for companies to offer alternatives to Apple Pay on the iPhone (via Reuters ). The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says Apple's fees and restrictions make it too difficult for rivals to launch contactless payment apps. Its proposals would give developers more ways to…
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WhatsApp Developing In-App Browser for All Chat Links on iPhone
WhatsApp is developing an optional in-app browser for its iPhone app that would let users open any link shared in chats without leaving the app, according to WABetaInfo . A new "In-app browser" option under Settings and Chats would let users enable the feature or continue opening links in their default browser. Users would also be able to clear cookies…
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Apple's App Store Chief Explains Its Push for Premium Games
More premium games are launching on the App Store this year than last, Apple's App Store Worldwide head Carson Oliver told Polygon , including more franchises coming from PC and consoles. Oliver said: We've seen incredible growth of games coming to the App Store, in general, with more premium games releasing on the App Store this year than last. While many…
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Apple Could Owe Even More After $5.7 Billion Patent Verdict
Apple could face additional payments on top of a $5.7 billion patent verdict, with Taction Technology asking a federal judge for more damages, interest, and royalties on future iPhone and Apple Watch sales. The request follows a September jury verdict that Apple's Taptic Engine infringed two Taction patents covering haptic feedback, the technology that…
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Skyrim Comes to Apple Silicon Macs With New Unofficial Installer
Bethesda's beloved role-playing game "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" has reached multiple generations of consoles since its 2011 debut, but it never officially came to the Mac. A new unofficial project called SkyrimMT now aims to make playing and modding it on Apple silicon Macs easier than ever. Mac owners have found ways to play Skyrim over the years…
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Apple Highlights Mac and iPad Use in Paris Design Exhibition
Apple has showcased four design projects created using its products for this year's "Designers of Tomorrow" exhibition in Paris. The exhibition explores the theme of presence through furniture and lighting. Architect Salem S. Charabi used a MacBook Pro to sketch and model a lantern, while designer Yoonjeong Lee used an iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil to…
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iPad Mini 8 With These 10 New Features Expected Today or Tomorrow
Apple reportedly plans to unveil an iPad mini 8 with an OLED display this week, with those invited to Apple's Los Angeles experience on Wednesday, October 28 expected to receive hands-on time with the device, alongside MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays , a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip , and an iMac with an M6 chip . In a post on X…
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Apple Seeks 6G Modem Engineers as It Plans for Post-5G iPhones
Apple is continuing to work on 6G, the successor to 5G that's on track to be ready sometime around 2030. Apple has been preparing for the eventual launch of the 6G standard since at least 2020. Apple is hiring a 6G Cellular Modem Systems Engineer who will "define and build the next generation of cellular technology" as the company transitions to 6G. Apple…
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First iPhone Duo Unboxing Video Appears Ahead of Friday Launch
With just a couple of days to go until the iPhone Duo launches, the first unboxing video has surfaced online from someone who managed to get a device early. The iPhone Duo ships flat instead of folded, and it is otherwise packaged like any other iPhone. We've already seen first impressions from members of the media who tried the iPhone Duo in person, but…
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Perplexity Computer Can Now Run Fully Locally on Mac
Perplexity today said it is updating Perplexity Computer to run fully locally on Mac . The local version runs on Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro (a post-trained version of Qwen) in the Perplexity app for Mac on supported Apple silicon Macs. Perplexity highlights the new Mac mini machines and says 36GB of memory or more is recommended to run locally. With the local…
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Apple's Touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro: Everything We Know
Apple is working on a high-end MacBook Pro , and it's nearly ready to launch. It will have several firsts in a Mac, including an OLED display and a touchscreen. Design Apple hasn't redesigned the MacBook Pro since the launch of the M1 Pro and M1 Max models in 2021, so it's due for a new look. The new MacBook Pro is expected to feature some minor design…
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iPad Mini 8 Expected Next Week With These 10 New Features
Apple reportedly plans to unveil an iPad mini 8 with an OLED display next week, with those invited to Apple's Los Angeles experience on Wednesday, October 28 expected to receive hands-on time with the device, alongside MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays , a 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M6 chip, and an iMac with an M6 chip. Here are 10 new…
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Here's What Apple's Apps Look Like on the iPhone Duo
With just three days to go until the iPhone Duo is released, Apple is getting ready for the launch. Behind the scenes, the App Store now has screenshots of Apple's built-in apps running on the Duo. We've seen some apps in marketing materials, but images of the ones we haven't seen give us an idea of what it will be like using the iPhone Duo day to day. Many…
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iOS 27.3 May Expand RCS Support to Australia's Telstra in December
In a support document that it has since deleted, Australian carrier Telstra said RCS support would be available starting with an iOS update coming in December. If this timeframe remains accurate, then iPhone users with Telstra will likely be able to use RCS in the Messages app starting with iOS 27.3. RCS has many benefits over the traditional SMS standard…
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Apple Now Sells DIY Repair Parts for iPhone 18 Pro and Two New Macs
As reported by 9to5Mac , Apple is now selling parts for the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips, and new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips on its self-service repair store in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. After ordering parts and tools, customers with the know-how can follow the steps in Apple's repair manuals for…
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Apple Says Mac Mini Assembly in U.S. to Begin Later This Year
In a press release focused on its latest American Manufacturing Program commitments today, Apple reiterated that Mac mini assembly in the U.S. will begin later this year, with Foxconn expected to build the computer at a facility in Houston, Texas. In an interview earlier this year , Apple's operations chief Sabih Khan said that Mac mini units assembled in…
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New Apple TV 4K Features 'Whole Room Audio' With Four HomePods
The new fourth-generation Apple TV 4K announced last week can connect to up to four HomePods in front-left, front-right, rear-left, and rear-right positions, enabling an all-Apple surround sound system for home theater setups. There is also a related new feature that has not received as much attention: Whole Room Audio. Apple says the Whole Room Audio…
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Amazon's HomeView Pre-Order Discount Returns, Plus Save on Apple TV 4K
Following an initial wave of pre-order discounts last week, Amazon's $9 discount on the HomeView quietly disappeared. Today, the small pre-order discount has returned for the Rose Pink color, allowing you to get the home hub for $289.99 , down from $299.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a…
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Apple Says Nearly 100 iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro Parts Made in USA
Apple today announced new and expanded partnerships with two U.S. companies for iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro components and materials. Through its existing American Manufacturing Program, Apple said it will commit up to $100 million over the next three years to Pennsylvania-based manufacturer Perryman, which produces titanium used in iPhone Duo enclosures…
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Apple Watch Ultra 3 Hits New Low Price With Amazon's $299 Discount
Amazon today has the Black Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the Black Milanese Loop (Large) for $599.97 , down from $899.00. This is a massive $299 discount on the previous-generation device, and it comes in around $100 cheaper than the last time we saw this model on sale. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and…
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Apple's October 28 'Pro and Tell' Launch: What's Coming
Apple will announce a second wave of new products on Wednesday, October 28. Like the October 13 "Welcome Home" announcement, "Pro and Tell" isn't going to be a traditional Apple event, but some members of the media have been invited to Los Angeles to get hands-on time with the new devices. Everyone not invited to Los Angeles will get to see the product…
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Apple Limiting U.S. iPhone Duo Orders to Two Per Customer
Apple is only allowing customers in the United States to purchase a maximum of two iPhone Duos. Attempting to purchase more than two on the website or the Apple Store app gives the following notice: "A maximum of 2 iPhone Duo can be purchased per customer. Please adjust the total quantity of iPhone Duo in your order before checking out." Some Reddit users…
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Apple Buys AI Audio Editing App Samplab
Apple acquired AI audio editing app Samplab in June, according to a notice shared today by the European Commission. Samplab offered a desktop app and plugins for converting audio to MIDI, detecting and editing chords, stem splitting for isolating different parts of a song, and editing notes in polyphonic audio without affecting the timbre of the original…
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EFF's Privacy Badger Anti-Tracking Extension Expands to Safari
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today announced the launch of Privacy Badger for Safari on macOS . The free browser extension allows Safari users to block ad trackers to prevent companies from spying on your web browsing and tracking you across the web. Privacy Badger has been available on other platforms like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, but it is…
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HomePod 27.2 Adds Sound Glow to Existing HomePod Models
Apple's latest software update for the HomePod brings a new Sound Glow feature to the HomePod, HomePod mini, and HomePod mini 2 . Apple introduced Sound Glow as a HomePod mini 2 feature, but it's available for the second-generation HomePod and the original HomePod mini too. HomePod Software 27.2 is available as a release candidate update for developers and…
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Apple Starts Moving Up iPhone Duo Delivery Dates
Apple has started bumping up estimated delivery dates for some customers who pre-ordered the iPhone Duo in countries such as the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., for example, well-known YouTuber Matt Gonzalez today said his iPhone Duo pre-order initially showed a December delivery estimate, but Apple's online store now shows him an earlier delivery estimate of…
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tvOS 27.2 RC Lays Groundwork for HomePod Surround Sound
The iOS 27.2, tvOS 27.2, and HomePod Software 27.2 updates that Apple seeded today add support for four-speaker surround sound on the new Apple TV 4K ahead of its launch. Setting up a HomePod home theater is done directly on the Apple TV, but there is an option to start the process with the Apple TV remote app on iPhone. With the fourth-generation Apple TV…
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Apple Says iPhone Duo Not Available on Walk-In Basis in Two Countries
For a limited time, the iPhone Duo and the iPhone 18 Pro Max will be limited to customers with a pickup reservation at Apple Stores in Japan and South Korea , according to notices posted on Apple's localized websites for those countries. The notices suggest that the iPhone Duo will not be available for walk-in customers at Apple's retail locations in Japan…
