Resident Evil 4 Coming to iPhone, iPad and Mac on December 20 The 2023 remake of popular game Resident Evil 4 is set to be available on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac on Wednesday, December 20. Capcom updated its website with the launch date this week. Resident Evil 4 is one of the console games that can be played on the iPhone 15 Pro models with A17 Pro chip. The A17 Pro chip features hardware-accelerated ray…

Taylor Swift Named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year Apple today announced that Taylor Swift has been named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2023 after reaching “a new realm of superstardom this year.” Swift released a new album last month called 1989 (Taylor’s Version), and she has been on tour this year. Apple says in the first 10 months of 2023, Swift had 65 songs reach Apple Music’s Globa…

Walmart Reveals Black Friday Plans With Month-Long Sales Starting Today Walmart’s Black Friday sale has officially kicked off today, with an online shopping event that will expand to retail locations on Friday, November 10. There are quite a few major discounts in this sale, including all-time low prices on AirPods 2 and Apple Watch Series 9. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Walmart. When you click a lin…

Apple Discontinued These 5 Products in 2023 As the end of 2023 approaches, now is a good opportunity to look back at some of the devices and accessories that Apple discontinued throughout the year. Apple products discontinued in 2023 include the iPhone 13 mini, 13-inch MacBook Pro, MagSafe Battery Pack, MagSafe Duo Charger, and leather accessories. Also check out our lists of Apple prod…

AirPods 2 Drop to Just $69 for Black Friday Amazon today introduced a new all-time low price on the AirPods 2, available for just $69.00, down from $129.00. This is $30 below the average $99.00 deal price we’ve been tracking all year, and a fantastic early Black Friday deal. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we m…

MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide In 2022, Apple updated the MacBook Air with a complete redesign and the M2 chip, followed by an all-new 15-inch version this year, so how do the two product lines compare to its latest MacBook Pro models with M3 chips? Despite now being similar in appearance, the ‌MacBook Air‌ and the MacBook Pro are very different machines, so should you consi…

macOS 14.1.1 Fixes M3 Mac Upgrade Issue and Photoshop Bug Apple released macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 on Tuesday with “important bug fixes.” While the release notes did not specify which bugs were fixed, we have confirmed that the update resolves a software update issue with M3 Macs and an Adobe Photoshop bug. At least some 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac models equipped with the standard M3 chip shipped with an …

WhatsApp Now Lets You Hide Your IP Address During Calls WhatsApp has introduced a new privacy feature that lets you hide your IP address from whoever you call over the encrypted communications platform. As it stands, one-to-one calls over WhatsApp are established as a direct peer-to-peer connection between users. While this ensures the best possible voice quality, it means the connected devices mus…

The Best Early Black Friday HomePod Deals We’re getting closer to Black Friday on November 24, and in this article we’re taking a closer look at all of the best early Black Friday HomePod and HomePod mini discounts you can get right now. 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 payment, which h…

Apple to Launch Next Swift Student Challenge in February 2024 Apple today announced that it plans to hold its next Swift Student Challenge in February 2024, marking the first time the company has provided advanced notice to give students time to prepare. The Swift Student Challenge tasks students with creating an innovative coding project using the Swift Playgrounds app. This year’s Swift Student Challeng…

Google, European Telecoms Giants Call on EU to Force Open iMessage Google and European telecom groups have urged EU regulators to designate iMessage a “core” service that would force Apple to make the communications platform interoperable with competing chat services, reports the Financial Times. In a letter sent to the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, the signatories including Google and some of …

8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro ‘Analogous to 16GB’ on PCs, Claims Apple Following the unveiling of new MacBook Pro models last week, Apple surprised some with the introduction of a base 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip, which replaced the discontinued M2 13-inch MacBook Pro in Apple’s Mac lineup. Starting at $1,599, the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro comes with 8GB of unified memory. That makes it $300 more expensive than…

Apple Offering Up to 50% Off AirPods With iPhone 14 or 14 Plus in India From November 8 through November 14, Apple is offering customers in India up to 50% off select AirPods with the purchase of an iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Plus in celebration of Diwali, as first reported by Appleosophy’s Pururaj Dutta. Apple is offering ₹9950 off the third-generation AirPods with a Lightning case, third-generation AirPods with a Mag…

U.S. Regulators Want More Control Oversight Into Apple Pay The United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed new oversight requirements for technology companies like Apple that offer digital wallets and payment apps. According to the CFPB, payment services like Apple Pay are growing in popularity, but the companies behind them are not subject to the same “supervisory examinat…

Apple Invites Developers to Labs, Workshops and Vision Pro Sessions Held in November Apple today informed developers about a number of new developer activities that are taking place in November, including App Store activities, additional Vision Pro labs, technology consultations, and more. Apple in September began offering a range of “Meet with the Apple Experts” resources for developers, and the labs that are available this mo…

Apple Releases HomePod 17.1.1 Software With Fix for Siri Response Bug Alongside iOS 17.1.1, Apple released HomePod 17.1.1 software to fix a bug that could cause some ‌HomePod‌ speakers to respond slowly or fail to complete requests. Today’s update comes a couple of weeks after the release of the HomePod 17.1 update, which added Enhance Dialogue for the original ‌HomePod‌ and the HomePod mini. ‌HomePod‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ sof…

Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 With Bug Fixes Apple today released macOS Sonoma 14.1.1, a minor update to the ‌macOS Sonoma‌ operating system that came out in September. ‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14.1.1 comes a few weeks after the release of macOS Sonoma 14.1. The ‌‌‌macOS Sonoma‌ 14.1‌.1 update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Settings. Tod…

Hands-On With the New M3 Pro MacBook Pro MacBook Pro models with the M3 and M3 Pro chips are available starting today, and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera was in New York so he popped over to the Grand Central station Apple Store to pick up a new machine to demo to MacRumors readers. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Dan purchased the M3 Pro MacBook Pro, w…

16-Inch M3 MacBook Pro Can Fast Charge Over USB-C With 240W Cable Apple’s latest 16-inch M3 MacBook Pro models are able to fast charge at 140W over USB-C with a 240W USB-C cable, according to a support document that was updated today. 2021 and 2022 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M-series chips are limited to faster 140W charging with the USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable that Apple provides due to USB-C limitations, …

Apple Releases iOS 17.1.1 With Bug Fixes for BMW Wireless Charging and Weather Widget Apple today released iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1, minor updates to the iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 operating systems that first came out in September. iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1 come roughly two weeks after Apple released iOS 17.1, an update that brought new AirDrop, StandBy, and Apple Music features. iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1 can be downloaded …