Bloomberg: 2024 Apple Watch to Gain Blood Pressure Monitoring and Sleep Apnea Detection Apple plans to add blood pressure monitoring and sleep apnea detection to Apple Watch in 2024, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In a report covering the arc of Apple’s heath-related ambitions, Gurman outlines the first iteration of the company’s “pathbreaking” blood pressure sensor technology that Apple aims to launch next year: The system…

2023 MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide: 15 Differences Compared Across Generations Apple has refreshed the MacBook Pro’s hardware with a full set of M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips, but what exactly do the latest machines bring to the table and is it worth upgrading from the previous generations? The 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 chip starts at $1,599, replacing the previous M2 13-inch model as the entry-level machine in Apple…

Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in Ukraine Apple has launched Tap to Pay on iPhone in Ukraine, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Ukraine becomes the seventh region to support Tap to Pay, following similar rollouts in the U.K., Australia, Taiwan, Brazil, and the Netherlands earlier in the year. The f…

iPhone 16 Could Feature Extra Button, Relocated mmWave Antenna and Haptic Action Button The upcoming iPhone 16 models may be equipped with an extra button, according to Weibo leaker Instant Digital, who has shared accurate details on Apple’s plans in the past. Instant Digital claims that there is a “great chance” of getting an additional button, with Apple also planning to relocate the mmWave antenna to the left of the device inste…

‘Scary Fast’ Rumor Report Card: New MacBook Pros and iMac Apple announced three new devices during its “Scary Fast” event on Monday, including updated 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and 24-inch iMac models, all with M3 series chips. Apple did not announce any other products during the 30-minute event, which was likely the company’s final presentation this year. Below, our latest rumor repor…

Belkin Debuts $130 BoostCharge Pro Dock for iPhone and Apple Watch Belkin this week announced the launch of its latest charging product, the BoostCharge Pro 2-in-1 Dock that is able to charge an iPhone and an Apple Watch at the same time. Available in sand or charcoal colors, the BoostCharge Pro 2-in-1 Dock has an adjustable ‌iPhone‌ charging mount that can be set to multiple viewing angles from 0 to 70 degree…

Apple’s Work on visionOS Continues With Beta 5 Launch Apple today seeded the fifth beta of visionOS, the software that runs on the Vision Pro headset. The fourth beta came out in early October, so it has been nearly a month since Apple last released a ‌visionOS‌ update. Only a limited number of developers have access to Vision Pro at this time, with the headsets used for app testing purposes. Most…

Space Black MacBook Pro With Anti-Fingerprint Seal Revealed in First Hands-On Videos The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models announced on Monday are available in a new Space Black finish when configured with M3 Pro or M3 Max chips. Notably, Apple says this finish features an “anodization seal” to “greatly reduce fingerprints.” Space Black MacBook Pro via Tom’s Guide Apple already made the MacBook Air available in a darke…

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirTags Apple today released a new firmware update designed for the AirTag item trackers. The firmware features a build number of 2A61, up from the 2A36 firmware that came out last December. It has been nearly a year since Apple updated the firmware on the AirTags, and there is no word yet on what might be included in the update. Today’s firmware rele…

Touch Bar Fans: Get the 13-Inch M2 MacBook Pro for $250 Off Before It’s Gone The 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro has been discontinued in the wake of the announcement of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. Because of this, we’re tracking a few last-chance deals on the previous generation computer that should be enticing for anyone who wants to purchase the last MacBook Pro to get a Touch Bar before they’re gone forever. Note…

Google Chrome for iOS Now Lets You Move URL Bar to Bottom of iPhone Google Chrome users on the iPhone can now opt to move the Chrome address bar to the bottom of the ‌iPhone‌’s display, mirroring a design change that Apple implemented in Safari last year. Chrome for iOS can be customized to have the URL bar at the top or the bottom of the interface depending on where the user prefers it to be. Google says this …

Apple Reveals How ‘Scary Fast’ Event Was Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max Apple has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the video production of its recent “Scary Fast” M3 MacBook Pro event, which was shot entirely on iPhone 15 Pro Max and edited on Mac. Titled “Behind the Scenes: An Apple Event” and running two minutes and 16 seconds, the video shared on YouTube reveals how footage was captured using multiple iPhone…

Best Buy Provides $100 Discounts on New M3 MacBook Pro for Members Best Buy has become the first retailer to offer solid discounts on Apple’s just-announced M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max MacBook Pros. Only My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total members can get these $100 discounts on the new computers. In total, this includes the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro, 14-inch M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro, and 16-inch M3 Pro and M3 M…

Apple’s Event Was Missing These 4 Announcements At its “Scary Fast” event, Apple announced new 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and 24-inch iMac models with M3 series chips. It was a very quick and tidy 30-minute event, with no other products or surprises revealed. Below, we have listed some rumored products that were not announced at the event. Magic Accessories With USB-C Bloomber…

Touch Bar Fully Discontinued on New MacBooks After Seven Years Just over seven years after it was introduced, the Touch Bar has now been fully discontinued on all new MacBooks sold by Apple, marking the end of an era for a hardware feature that was loved by some users and derided by others. The first MacBook Pro models with the Touch Bar were released in October 2016, as part of a controversial redesign th…

Get the AirPods Pro 2 With USB-C for Best-Ever Price of $189.99 Thanks to Amazon’s $59 Discount Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C are available for the all-time low price of $189.99 today on Amazon, down from $249.00. This is a match of the previous low price that we tracked during Prime Day earlier in the month. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a s…

14-Inch MacBook Pro With M3 Chip Has Only Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports Apple’s new M3 14-inch MacBook Pro features two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports, not three Thunderbolt 4 ports like the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models powered by M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. Apart from having fewer USB-C ports, the lack of Thunderbolt 4 support on the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the base M3 chip means it only supports one display wi…

Apple M3 Pro Chip Has 25% Less Memory Bandwidth Than M1/M2 Pro Apple’s latest M3 Pro chip in the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro has 25% less memory bandwidth than the M1 Pro and M2 Pro chips used in equivalent models from the two previous generations. Based on the latest 3-nanometer technology and featuring all-new GPU architecture, the M3 series of chips is said to represent the fastest and most powe…

16-Inch M3 Max MacBook Pro Now Costs $7,200 With All Upgrades Apple’s top-of-the-line 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro costs $7,200 when you opt for all upgrades. Pricing used to top out at $6,499, but with support for 128GB Unified Memory, maximum memory now costs $1,000. The highest-end 16-inch MacBook Pro has a base cost of $4,000 with 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 48GB Unified memory, and 1TB SSD. Fully upgradi…

Everything Apple Announced at Tonight’s ‘Scary Fast’ Event Apple’s “Scary Fast” 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time event was over in the blink of an eye, but if you missed it because of the unusual time, we have a quick overview of everything that Apple announced. If you want to watch the video in full, it only lasted a half an hour, because all Apple introduced was the new M3-series chips in MacBook Pro machines a…