iFixit Takes Apart iPhone 16e for Closer Look at C1 Modem iFixit today shared one of its traditional teardown videos, taking apart the new iPhone 16e to take a closer look at the internal components. The ‌iPhone 16e‌ has the same quick release battery adhesive as the other iPhone 16 models, with the battery adhesive able to be released using a low-voltage electrical charge. An earlier teardown revea…

New MacBook Air Coming This Week: What to Expect Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement this week, sharing a short video that says “there’s something in the Air.” Based on the “Air” wording and the timing of the launch, it sounds like we’re going to get new M4 MacBook Air models. Design Apple will continue to offer the ‌MacBook Air‌ in two sizes, including 13 inches and 15 inche…

iOS 18.4 Adds Visual Intelligence to iPhone 15 Pro With the second beta of iOS 18.4, Visual Intelligence is available for the iPhone 15 Pro and ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max, two devices that did not previously support the feature. Until now, ‌Visual Intelligence‌ has been a feature limited to the iPhone 16 models, but it will now be available on all iPhones that support Apple Intelligence. Since there i…

Vision Pro App for iPhone Available in iOS 18.4 Beta 2 Apple today released a new Vision Pro app for the iPhone, which is installed automatically for Vision Pro owners who upgrade to iOS 18.4 beta 2, the latest beta that also came out for developers this morning. The app was announced two weeks ago, and it is designed to make it easier to find and download content to the Vision Pro when the headse…

Vision Pro Spatial Gallery Launches in visionOS 2.4 Beta 2 With the visionOS 2.4 update, Apple is making some major enhancements to the Vision Pro, and that includes a new Spatial Gallery app that’s available in the beta as of today. The Spatial Gallery houses spatial photos, spatial videos, and panoramas from artists, filmmakers, and photographers. Apple is offering a range of content featuring spor…

iOS 18.4 Beta Adds New Emoji: Face With Eye Bags, Splatter, Fingerprint, Shovel and More In the second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today, there are a selection of new emoji characters, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter. The emojis are part of the Unicode 16 Standard that was released in September 2024. It often takes Apple several months to create artwork for ne…

iOS 18.4 Adds Apple Intelligence Features to Control Center The second iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released today adds new Apple Intelligence features to Control Center, providing some quick access options to select ‌Apple Intelligence‌ features. There are dedicated Control Center buttons for activating Siri so you can speak to the personal assistant and activating Visual Intelligence, with these features …

Belkin Debuts New Compact Dock, Power Banks and More Belkin today announced the launch of a range of new products, including updated power banks, over-ear headphones, and a GaN Dock, which is its most interesting new device. The Belkin 11-in-1 Pro GaN Dock has a built-in power brick inside, so there is no bulky extra power supply that you have to deal with. You’ll need to plug it in, but there’s …

Everything New in iOS 18.4 Beta 2 Apple released iOS 18.4 beta 2 today, and it has even more new features than the first beta of iOS 18.4. There are updated emoji characters, a new app, and a bunch of other, smaller additions. New Emoji There are new emoji characters in iOS 18.4, including bags under eyes, fingerprint, leafless tree, root vegetable, harp, shovel, and splatter. …

Apple Seeds Second Betas of visionOS 2.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4 Apple today provided developers with the second betas of upcoming visionOS 2.4, tvOS 18.4, and watchOS 11.4 updates for testing purposes. The software is available two weeks after Apple seeded the first betas. The betas are available to registered developers, and can be downloaded from the Settings app on each device. Of the three new software…

Apple Seeds Second iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 Betas With Priority Notifications, Ambient Music and More Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after Apple released the first betas. iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update. With iOS 18.4, Apple is addi…

Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.4 With Mail Categorization Apple today provided developers with the second beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.4 update for testing purposes. The new beta is available two weeks after Apple released the first beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an A…

Latest iOS 18.4 Beta Available for iPhone 12 and iPhone 16e The iOS 18.4 beta that Apple released to developers today is available for the iPhone 12 models, which means those devices can once again be updated to iOS 18.4. After Apple released the first betas of iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, the updates caused some ‌iPhone‌ 12 models and some older iPads to get stuck in a boot loop. Apple ended up pulling th…

Apple TV+ and MLB Announce Return of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ and More Apple and Major League Baseball today announced that the “Friday Night Baseball” weekly doubleheader is set to return to Apple TV+ on March 28. A schedule of games for the first half of the season is available in Apple’s press release. “Friday Night Baseball” is included with an Apple TV+ subscription, at no additional cost. In the U.S., Apple…

‘Picochat’ Recreates Beloved Nintendo Feature on iOS “PicoChat” brings a nostalgic experience from the Nintendo DS to Apple’s iMessage (via Overkill). iMessage already includes built-in drawing via Digital Touch, but PicoChat recreates the distinct aesthetic and interaction style of PictoChat. PictoChat was a built-in messaging application preloaded on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, and Ninte…

Tim Cook Teases New Apple Product Announcement This Week: ‘There’s Something in the Air’ Apple CEO Tim Cook teased a new product announcement coming “this week.” “There’s something in the air,” the teaser says. This teaser likely refers to a new MacBook Air with the M4 chip, which is already expected to be announced as early as this week. Apple used the same “there’s something in the air” slogan before it announced the original M…

Ecobee’s New Lower-Priced HomeKit Thermostat Now Available The smart home thermostat company Ecobee today announced that its new Smart Thermostat Essential is now available to order on its website, and at select retailers in the U.S. and Canada. The thermostat was unveiled at CES 2025 in January. In the U.S., the Smart Thermostat Essential is priced at $129.99, making it Ecobee’s most affordable smart …

Samsung Kicks Off Spring Sale With Discounts on Monitors, TVs, and More Samsung has kicked off a new Discover Samsung Spring Sale, which includes savings on monitors, TVs, Galaxy products, and more. This sale is set to last through March 9, with new deals appearing every day of the event. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Samsung. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, …

New MacBook Air Announcement Reportedly ‘Imminent’ — Here’s When With the iPhone 16e now in the hands of customers, Apple reportedly plans to move on to its next product announcement in the coming days. Apple plans to announce new MacBook Air models with the M4 chip “as early as this week,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. “I expect the M4 MacBook Air to be introduced as early as this week,” said Gurma…

Apple Delays Major iOS 19 Feature Announcement Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman last year reported that Apple was planning a “more conversational” version of Siri for iOS 19.4, powered by “more advanced large language models.” However, in his Power On newsletter today, he said that development of this more ChatGPT-like Siri is now running behind schedule within the company. Gurman said Apple is no l…