No New Macs or iPads Expected to Launch for Remainder of 2023 Apple is unlikely to release any new Macs or iPads for the remainder of 2023, according to a series of predictions shared in recent weeks by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Macs Last month, Kuo said Apple was unlikely to release any new MacBooks with the M3 chip this year. All existing MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models are equipped with M2 series chips,…

Apple Seeds Second iOS 17.1 Release Candidate for iPhone 15 Models Apple today seeded a second release candidate (RC) version of iOS 17.1 to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a few days after Apple seeded the first RC. The second release candidate is limited to iPhone 15 models, and it won’t be available for download on other devices. Registered developers are able to opt into the iOS …

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Sonos Takes $100 Off Move Speaker and Anker’s Pre-Black Friday Sale Has Big USB-C Accessory Discounts Highlights of this week’s deals include a rare sale on the Sonos Move speaker at $100 off and a huge collection of Anker USB-C accessory discounts. You’ll also find solid sales on the AirPods 3 at Verizon and the 10th generation iPad at Amazon Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a pu…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win a HomePod Mini and Smart Button From TUO For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with accessory company TUO to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a HomePod mini and a Matter-compatible TUO Smart Button to go along with it. Priced at $34.95, TUO Smart Button is a simple accessory that is able to activate any of your home automations with the press of a button. TUO is the first Ma…

8 Things to Know About the New Apple Pencil Apple this week announced a new lower-cost Apple Pencil compatible with all iPad models equipped with a USB-C port. It launches in early November and will be sold alongside the original Apple Pencil and the second-generation Apple Pencil. Key Facts About the New Apple Pencil It has a similar design as the Apple Pencil 2, but with a USB-C port h…

The MacRumors Show: Luke Miani Talks the Future of iPad and More YouTuber Luke Miani joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to discuss the new Apple Pencil with USB-C, the direction of the iPad lineup, and Vision Pro. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos We talk through our immediate thoughts on Apple’s newly announced ‌Apple Pencil‌ model featuring a USB-C port for pair…

Deals: Samsung’s Smart Monitor M8 Drops to New Record Low Price on Amazon at $444.60 Samsung’s Smart Monitor M8 has hit a new all-time low price today on Amazon, available for $444.60, down from $699.99. This is the newest M80C model of the Smart Monitor, and the only color Amazon has at this price is Warm White. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may…

Apple TV+ Show ‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Reportedly Canceled Apple TV+ show “The Problem With Jon Stewart” has been canceled because of “creative differences” between Stewart and Apple executives, reports The New York Times. Members of the show’s staff were informed about its end on Thursday, according to several people with knowledge of the situation, just a couple of weeks before episodes for the third…

2024 iPad Pro to Use LCD Panel Instead of OLED or Mini-LED, Claims Sketchy Report Apple’s next-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro will revert to an LCD display instead of adopting OLED panel technology, claims a controversial new report coming out of Asia. It has been widely reported that Apple’s next iPad Pro models will be the first Apple tablets to debut superior OLED panels, with rumors suggesting they will begin shipping aro…

FCC Says Apple Can Use Faster 6GHz Spectrum for Headsets, CarPlay, and More The United States Federal Communications Commission today opened up 6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum to low power devices like AR/VR wearables (via The Verge). This means that AR/VR devices like Apple’s Vision Pro headset will be able to operate on the 6GHz band, though it is unclear if the initial version of the Vision Pro will be able to take advantage of …

Amazon Alexa Now Supports Apple Podcasts in Over 40 Countries Alexa now natively supports Apple Podcasts on Amazon Echo and Amazon Fire TV devices in over 40 countries following the latest expansion of this integration. Apple Podcasts for Alexa is now available in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ind…

Deals: Take $20 Off AirPods 3 With MagSafe and Lightning Models on Sale From $149.99 Verizon today has the AirPods 3 with MagSafe Charging Case on sale for $159.00, down from $179.00. The last time we tracked a deal on the MagSafe version of the AirPods 3 was in early September, and this is a solid second-best price. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Verizon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a…

iPhone 16 and 16 Plus Again Rumored to Jump From A16 to A18 Chip All four iPhone 16 models will be equipped with A18-branded chips, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers Apple and its supply chain. He first shared this prediction last month, and he touched on the topic again in a research note this week with Hong Kong-based investment firm Haitong International Securities. In his latest note, Pu said “…

Apple Working on Larger iPad Air With 12.9-Inch Display Apple is working on a larger iPad Air featuring a 12.9-inch display, in what would be the largest ‌iPad Air‌ model to date, DigiTimes reports. Citing industry sources, ‌DigiTimes‌ highlighted that unlike the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Air‌ will not feature a mini-LED display. The device will instead feature the same LCD technology …

Netflix Raising U.S. Prices Yet Again, Premium Plan Now Costs $23/Month Netflix today said that it is increasing the cost of some of its subscription plans in the United States, the UK, and France. Prices will be going up for the Basic and Premium plans in those three countries. In the United States, the price of the Basic plan will increase from $9.99 to $11.99 per month, while the price of the Premium plan will …

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 181 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 181 includes fixes and updates for CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Media…

PSA: iOS 17.1 Doesn’t Fix Nighttime iPhone Shutdown Bug The iOS 17.1 update that is expected to be released to the public next week does not appear to address an issue that is causing some iPhone models to turn off sporadically at night, interrupting alarms, silencing notifications, and otherwise disrupting nighttime ‌iPhone‌ usage. On devices running iOS 17.1, we here at MacRumors have continued to…

Google Chrome Address Bar Gains Improved Typo Correction and Autocompletion Google today shared some information on updates that it is making to the address bar (or search bar) on mobile devices and the web, with these updates aimed at making it easier to find the website that you’re looking for. When you make a typo when putting in a URL, Chrome can detect the typo and show you suggestions of the site you might actual…

Review: Metro Backpack by Monos Features a Dedicated MacBook Compartment Canadian company Monos recently gave me the opportunity to review its Metro Backpack, which is suitable for carrying a MacBook and other Apple products. Below, I have shared some details and thoughts on the backpack’s design and utility. Monos offers the Metro Backpack in nylon and vegan leather finishes in a variety of colors. I chose the vega…

2024 iPad Pro: 12 Rumors About What to Expect Apple announced the current, M2-based iPad Pro models one year ago today, so what can customers expect from the highly anticipated next-generation model? The 2022 iPad Pro was a minor update that added the M2 chip, Apple Pencil hover, and specification upgrades like Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity. The ‌iPad Pro‌ as a whole has generall…