New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pros Feature 20% Brighter Displays The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models announced by Apple today feature 20% brighter displays for standard content, according to Apple. Apple’s tech specs for the laptops indicate that all of the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models provide up to 600 nits of peak brightness for SDR content, which is a 20% increase over the 500 …

New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Now Available for Purchase Now that Apple’s Mac-focused “Scary Fast” event has wrapped up, the new M3 MacBook Pro and M3 iMac models are available for purchase on Apple’s website. The ‌iMac‌ with M3 chip is priced starting at $1,299, while the MacBook Pro can be ordered with M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips. The 14-inch model can be purchased with M3, M3 Pro, or M3 Max chip…

Apple Discontinues 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar With the launch of the new M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has discontinued the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is no longer listed for sale through Apple’s store, with the MacBook Pro section offering only 14-inch and 16-inch models. The 13-inch MacBook Pro was the last Mac with a Touch Bar, so the sunsetting of the 13-inch MacBook …

Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse Still Feature Lightning Instead of USB-C The newly announced M3 iMac is still accompanied by peripherals with a Lightning port for pairing and charging, rather than USB-C as rumored. In recent months, Apple was widely expected to be planning to switch the Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse to USB-C upon the release of the M3 ‌iMac‌, but that has not occurred. These periph…

Apple’s USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable Now Available to Order in Space Black The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models announced today are available in a new Space Black finish when configured with M3 Pro or M3 Max chips. Accordingly, Apple has released its USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable in Space Black for $49. Apple already includes a color-matched MagSafe 3 charging cable in the box with the new MacBook Pro models, but…

Apple’s New MacBooks With M3 Chips Offer Up to 22 Hours of Battery Life The new MacBook Pro models that Apple announced today feature Apple’s latest 3-nanometer M3 chips, with the new technology bringing a notable improvement in battery life. The new models offer the “longest battery life ever in a Mac,” according to Apple. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip now lasts for up to 22 hours when watching movies with …

M3 iMac Gains More Maximum Memory, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 Apple’s 24-inch iMac has been updated with the new M3 chip that offers notable speed improvements over the prior M1, but as it has not been refreshed since 2021, there are also a few other new features. The machine’s design has not been updated, and it comes in the same colors, but the more advanced M3 chip allows the 24-inch ‌iMac‌ to be outf…

Apple Store Taken Down Ahead of ‘Scary Fast’ Event Later Today Apple has taken down its online store ahead of its “Scary Fast” event at 5 p.m. Pacific Time today. This is a common marketing tactic for the company. At the event, Apple is expected to announce an updated 24-inch iMac with the M3 chip, and updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. In addition, the Magic Keybo…

Apple Announces New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With M3 Series Chips Apple today announced the next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. The 14-inch MacBook Pro is also available with the standard M3 chip. The standard M3 chip has up to an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU, the M3 Pro chip has up to a 12-core CPU and up to a 18-core GPU, and the M3 Max chip has up to a…

Apple Unveils New Space Black Color for M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro Apple at its “Scary Fast” October event has announced a new dark aluminum Space Black color for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models powered by M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. Apple calls the new MacBook Pro in Space Black, “a gorgeous dark aluminum finish, with a breakthrough anodization method that resists fingerprints.” The enclosure is creat…

Apple Announces iMac With M3 Chip Apple today announced a new version of the 24-inch iMac featuring the M3 chip. The ‌iMac‌ with M3 is up to 2x faster than the previous ‌iMac‌, which featured the M1 chip. It retains the same seven color options. For those upgrading from an Intel based ‌iMac‌, Apple says that the new ‌iMac‌ is up to 2.5x faster than previous 27-inch models and 4…

Apple Event Live Blog: New iMac, MacBook Pro, and More Expected Apple’s “Scary Fast” event kicks off today at the unusual time of 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, and we’re expecting to see the debut of the M3 family of Apple silicon chips with updated iMac and MacBook Pro models and perhaps some other announcements. Apple is providing a live video stream on its website, on YouTube, and in the company’s TV app acros…

Apple Says iOS 17.2 Will Fix Wi-Fi Connectivity Issues The upcoming iOS 17.2 update should fix various Wi-Fi issues that some iPhone users have experienced since iOS 17 was released, according to iClarified. The blog received a response from Apple through the Feedback Assistant app indicating that the first iOS 17.2 beta addresses Wi-Fi connectivity issues, although the company did not provide any …

iPhone 16 Pro to Feature Major Telephoto Lens Revision The iPhone 16 Pro models that are coming next year will feature a major camera lens overhaul, according to Economic Daily News. Apple plans to use more advanced glass molded lenses, which the site says will lead to a thinner and lighter design, lenses that are shorter, and improved optical zoom magnification. The updated glass is said to be lim…

October 2023 Apple Event Spoiler-Free Video Stream Apple’s “Scary Fast” virtual media event kicks off at 5:00 pm Pacific Time today, an unusual time for an Apple event that will see it occurring in the middle of the night for some users not traditionally accustomed to that timing. We know that some MacRumors readers who can’t follow the event as it’s being broadcast are interested in avoiding a…

Google Wanted iPhones to Come Pre-Installed With Google Search App Back in 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to ship iPhones with the Google Search app pre-installed, but Cook did not ultimately go for the idea. The information comes from the ongoing antitrust lawsuit that Google is facing from the U.S. Department of Justice, and it was shared by The Verge. Pichai proposed the idea to Coo…

WhatsApp Working on Passkey Support on iPhone WhatsApp is planning to add passkey support to its iPhone app, according to code discovered by software researcher @aaronp613 in the latest beta version of the app. Passkey support would allow iPhone users to sign in to WhatsApp with Face ID, Touch ID, or the device’s passcode. Passkeys are stored in iCloud Keychain. To use passkeys on the iPho…

Deals: Amazon’s Beats Sales Include New Studio Pro Headphones for $199.95 ($150 Off) and More Amazon today has the Beats Studio Pro headphones for $199.95 in all four colors, down from $349.99. Although this doesn’t beat Prime Day’s steeper $179.00 price tag, this is still a solid $150 markdown on the new headphones. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small pay…

Deals: AirPods Pro 2 With USB-C Hit $199.99 Low Price on Amazon ($49 Off) Apple’s new AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C/MagSafe Charging Case have returned to their all-time low price of $199.99 on Amazon, down from $249.00. We haven’t seen this deal since Prime Day earlier in the month, and right now the AirPods Pro 2 have an estimated arrival date between October 31 and November 4. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner wit…

Resident Evil Village Now Available on iPhone 15 Pro and M1/M2 iPads Capcom has released Resident Evil Village for iPhone 15 Pro models and iPads with M1 or later Apple silicon. The game is available now as a 7.92GB download from the App Store. Players can try it for free and unlock the full game for the special price of $15.99 – a 60% discount that runs until November 20. The regular pricing for the base game …