M3 Pro Chip Barely Faster Than M2 Pro in Unverified Benchmark Result Apple’s new M3 Pro chip with a 12-core CPU offers only marginally faster CPU performance compared to the M2 Pro chip with a 12-core CPU, according to a Geekbench 6 result spotted today by Vadim Yuryev, co-host of the YouTube channel Max Tech. This is only a single benchmark result, so further results are needed to ensure accuracy. Apple announc…

watchOS Update Coming Soon With Fix for Apple Watch Battery Drain Apple is preparing a fix for an issue causing some Apple Watches to experience excessive battery drain after being updated to watchOS 10.1, the company said today in an internal memo shared with Apple Authorized Service Providers. In the memo, which MacRumors obtained from multiple sources, Apple said the issue will be fixed in a watchOS update…

The Best Early Black Friday iPhone Deals We’ve begun tracking early Black Friday deals for major Apple products like AirPods, and now we’re focusing on iPhone. Specifically, in this guide we’ll share the best early Black Friday deals on iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you cli…

Apple Argued Safari Is Three Different Browsers to Avoid Regulation Apple recently claimed that Safari is three different browsers in effort to avoid regulation in the European Union (via The Register). The claim came as part of a response to the European Union in August, just before the European Commission designated many of Apple’s iOS, App Store, and Safari as gatekeeper platforms. This classification means …

Top Stories: Apple Event Delivers MacBook Pro and iMac Updates Apple’s “Scary Fast” event this week went off about as expected, with Apple showing off its next-generation Mac chips in a couple of product lines during a fast-paced 30-minute presentation. Our biggest stories this week unsurprisingly delved into Apple’s announcements including some early tidbits on the updated MacBook Pro and iMac, a goodbye …

iOS 17.2 Coming Later This Year With These 10 New Features for iPhone Apple made the first beta of iOS 17.2 available to developers and public beta testers last week, and the software update includes many new features and changes for iPhones. Below, we have highlighted 10 of these new features and changes. iOS 17.2 is expected to be released to the public in December. Once available, the update can be installed i…

The Best Early Black Friday AirPods Deals Yesterday we shared the overall best early Black Friday deals you can get three weeks ahead of the big shopping holiday on Friday, November 24. Today, we’re focusing in on Apple’s AirPods lineup and sharing the best early Black Friday deals you can get on AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of…

Apple’s Extended Return Policy Now in Effect for 2023 Holiday Season Apple today indicated that its extended return policy is now in effect for the 2023 holiday shopping season. The policy applies to most products that Apple sells, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, accessories, and more. In the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Singapore, and many other cou…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Titanium Band From Lululook For this week’s giveaway, we’ve once again teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an new Apple Watch Ultra 2 and one of Lululook’s Titanium Apple Watch Bands to go along with it. Lululook has range of high-quality titanium and carbon fiber Apple Watch bands that match the 49mm Apple Watch Ultra models, with the bands…

The MacRumors Show: Are the M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Worth the Wait? On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple’s “Scary Fast” event and the new Macs it introduced. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos We talk through our candid feelings about the unusual Apple event and the way in which the company presented its latest devices. We look at the all-new M3, M3 Pro, and M3 …

Apple’s Brand-New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Receive First Major Discounts at Up to $200 Off Adorama today is offering $200 off the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 chip, as well as $100 off the new M3 iMac. Apple just announced these computers on Monday, so these are some of the first major pre-order discounts that we’ve tracked. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Adorama. When you click a link and make a purc…

Will the iPhone 16 Feature Taptic Buttons? While it was rumored that the iPhone 15 Pro models would be equipped with solid-state buttons, the devices ended up launching with traditional mechanical buttons. Attention has now shifted to whether the solid-state buttons will still happen with the iPhone 16 lineup next year, but there are conflicting rumors so far, as outlined below. For con…

Late 2023 MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide: 14-Inch and 16-Inch Models Compared The MacBook Pro is available in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, with three distinct models starting at $1,599, $1,999, and $2,499, so which should you choose? With a range of three similar models in the lineup to choose from, our guide helps to answer the question of how to decide which of these MacBook Pros is best for you. The three models are as …

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Early Black Friday Sales Introduce Discounts on AirPods Pro, M3 MacBook Pro, and More Early Black Friday deals began in full force this week, and we’re recapping the best today. This includes all-time low prices on the AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C, Beats Studio Pro, HomePod, MagSafe Duo Charger, brand new M3 MacBook Pros, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a pu…

How to Stop Your Kids From Ruining Your Apple Music Recommendations In iOS 17.2, you can turn off your Apple Music Listening History with a new Focus filter, so if you allow someone else to use your device to listen to music, you can quickly activate the Focus with a tap and prevent their song choices from affecting your recommendations. Have you ever regretted letting a friend or family member use ‌Apple Musi…

These M3 Macs Are Still Coming, But Are They Worth the Wait? Apple in October announced an M3-powered 24-inch iMac, as well as new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 series chips. So when will the rest of Apple’s Mac lineup be updated to the latest M3 processors, and will they be worth the wait? Now that Apple’s “Scary Fast” event has passed, attention naturally turns to the other Macs in the…

Samsung to Follow iPhone 15 Pro and Use Titanium for Galaxy S24 Ultra Apple’s embrace of titanium for its latest iPhone 15 Pro chassis appears to have impressed Samsung enough that the Korean rival plans to adopt the material for the next version of its flagship smartphone. Samsung S24 Ultra concept render by Technizo Concept The Galaxy S24 Ultra will be the first Samsung phone to use titanium and the company int…

Apple’s Q4 2023 Earnings Call Takeaways Apple today held an earnings call for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 (third calendar quarter), with Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple CFO Luca Maestri sharing details on recent product sales, services growth, Apple’s future plans, and more. We’ve highlighted the most interesting takeaways from Apple’s earnings call. Services Apple’s quarterly re…

Apple Reports 4Q 2023 Results: $23B Profit on $89.5B Revenue Apple today announced financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023, which corresponds to the third calendar quarter of the year. For the quarter, Apple posted revenue of $89.5 billion and net quarterly profit of $23.0 billion, or $1.46 per diluted share, compared to revenue of $90.1 billion and net quarterly profit of $20.7 billion, …

Mac Revenue Down 34% Year-Over-Year, But Tim Cook Expects ‘Significant’ Improvement With M3 Macs Apple today shared its earnings results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023 (third calendar quarter), and Mac revenue saw a major drop compared to last year. Mac sales came in at $7.6 billion in Q4 2023, down 34 percent from $11.5 billion in the year-ago quarter. Mac revenue for all of 2023 was $29.4 billion, down from $40.2 billion in 2022. …