iPad Mini, MacBook Pro, and Magic Keyboard Batteries Resubmitted to Regulatory Database Ahead of Apple Event Ahead of Apple’s “Scary Fast” event on Monday at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, a regulatory database has potentially revealed at least some of the new products that will be announced, including new Macs and, dare we say it, maybe even a new iPad. Last week, two Apple suppliers resubmitted filings to a Chinese regulatory database for batteries used in ex…

Gurman: USB-C AirPods Max Not Coming Until ‘Late 2024’ Apple won’t update the AirPods Max until late 2024 and apart from fresh colors and USB-C charging, no other major changes are expected. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Writing in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman says Apple will replace the Lightning port for USB-C to comply with European regulations and for co…

How to Watch Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ Event on October 30 (or 31, Depending Where You Are) Apple is hosting an online streaming event for the public and press on Monday, October 30, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The company is expected to announce new Macs, and potentially other products during the event, dubbed “Scary Fast.” Here’s how you can watch it and when, depending where you are in the world. There are multiple ways to watc…

Apple Sends Out Gift Boxes With AirPods Max and ‘Sweet and Spooky’ Snacks to Promote Mac Event Apple has sent out Halloween-themed gift boxes to some influencers for them to enjoy while watching Apple’s upcoming “Scary Fast” Mac-focused event on Monday night. The gift boxes include a pair of AirPods Max headphones, an Apple cap, and a selection of “sweet and spooky” snacks and drinks. As shared by influencer Lamarr Wilson, the boxes al…

What Not to Expect at Apple’s ‘Scary Fast’ October 30 Event Apple’s upcoming “Scary Fast” event takes place on October 30 (or 31, depending where you are) when it is expected to unveil new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, and a new 24-inch iMac. It may also make some additional new products available, but there are a handful of rumored upcoming devices that we don’t expect to make an appearance th…

Top Stories: ‘Scary Fast’ Apple Event on October 30, iOS 17.2 Features, and More Things are suddenly very busy in the Apple news world, with another Apple event suddenly thrust upon us amidst tons of back-and-forth rumors. This week also saw lots of news on the software front with the public release of iOS 17.1, macOS 14.1, watchOS 10.1, and other updates, plus the first betas of the next round of updates led by iOS 17.2 wi…

What to Expect From the ‘Scary Fast’ October 30 Apple Event Apple earlier this week surprised us with an unexpected October event, and curiously, it is set to take place on Monday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple has never hosted a nighttime event before, so Monday should be quite interesting. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The “Scary Fast” event will be focused …

Apple Seeds First Public Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.2 Apple today seeded the first public beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.2 update, allowing non-developers to test out the software ahead of its release. The public beta comes a day after the first developer beta. Beta testers can opt-in through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Under Beta updates, simply toggle on the Sono…

Apple Seeds First Public Beta of iOS 17.2 With Journal App Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 updates to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to try out the software ahead of its release. The public iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 betas come a day after Apple released the betas for developers. Public beta testers can get the beta by opening up the Settings app, goi…

The MacRumors Show: ‘Scary Fast’ Mac Event Expectations On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss our expectations about Apple’s upcoming “Scary Fast” event, which is widely rumored to see the announcement of new Mac models. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos We talk through the unusual nature of the event, with Apple announcing it less than one week in advance…

Best Buy Early Black Friday Sale Has 15-Inch MacBook Air at Record Low $999 Price ($300 Off) Best Buy is joining the early Black Friday sale club this weekend, offering My Best Buy Plus and Total members a chance to save on Apple products, video games, TVs, headphones, and much more. We’re tracking another similar early Black Friday sale at Sonos. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link …

Sonos Early Black Friday Sale Has 20% Off Home Theater Audio Bundles This Weekend Only Although we’re still a few days away from November, early Black Friday sales have begun at a few retailers. One of the most notable sales is at Sonos, which is offering 20 percent off select home theater bundles for two days only. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Sonos. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a smal…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 15 Pro Max From GRID Studio For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with GRID Studio to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 256GB iPhone 15 Pro Max from Apple. For those unfamiliar with GRID Studio, the company takes old, discarded Apple devices and turns them into clever artwork. Each of GRID Studio’s pieces features a deconstructed Apple device with the componen…

Beats Teams Up With EA SPORTS FC for New Ad Campaign and Exclusive Game Benefits Apple’s Beats brand is announcing a new collaboration today with EA SPORTS FC and star footballer Erling Haaland, which involves a new ad and multiple in-game Beats integrations for EA SPORTS FC 24. The new ad featuring Haaland was built using EA’s Frostbite game engine to remix scenes of Haaland from the recent Beats ad “The King & The Viking…

Halloween Deals: The Best Apple Product and Accessory Sales Halloween is just a few days away, and in anticipation of the holiday we’re tracking multiple sales and promotions on Apple-related accessories from retailers like Sonos, Belkin, Hyper, Best Buy, and many more. 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 pa…

New Magic Mouse With USB-C Port Expected at Apple Event Next Week Apple will likely announce new versions of its Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad for the Mac at its “Scary Fast” event on Monday, October 30, according to a report today from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The updated accessories are expected to be equipped with USB-C ports instead of Lightning ports for charging. The accessories will …

Bloomberg: 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M3 Chip Unlikely to Be Announced at ‘Scary Fast’ Event A new version of the 13-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M3 chip is unlikely to appear at Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac event next week, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter shared over the weekend, Gurman said that supplies of the 13-inch MacBook Pro were running low and indicated that it could be r…

Potential Apple Watch Ban Issued by US Trade Tribunal in Masimo Patent Battle The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Thursday ordered a ban on Apple Watch imports into the country after finding that Apple violated pulse oximetry company Masimo’s patents with the devices (via Reuters). The ban is now subject to presidential review, so it does not take effect immediately, and Apple can take the ban to the U.S. C…

Hands-On With the New Journal App in the iOS 17.2 Beta Apple today released the first iOS 17.2 beta, and it has the long-awaited Journal app that Apple initially announced as part of iOS 17. We’ve installed iOS 17.2 and thought we’d go hands-on with the Journal app to give MacRumors readers a first look at how it works. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The Journal app has…

Everything New in iOS 17.2 Beta 1: Journal App, Translate Action, iMessage Sticker Reactions and More Apple today released the first beta of an upcoming iOS 17.2 update, and it adds a whole slew of features. You can now access the Journal app that Apple has been working on, and share playlists with friends so they can add songs. iOS 17.2 is limited to developers right now, but it should soon be coming to public beta testers. We’re expecting to…