Valve Says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS Not Happening Because There Aren’t Enough Players on Mac to Justify It Valve on Monday said it has no plans for a macOS version of the recently released game Counter-Strike 2, the follow-up title replacing the hugely popular FPS Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Valve confirmed its decision and gave its reasons in a newly published Steam support FAQ: As technology advances, we have made the difficult decision to d…

Apple Vision Pro Supports Up to 100Hz Refresh Rate The Vision Pro headset that Apple plans to release next year has displays that support up to a 100Hz refresh rate, according to code in the latest beta of visionOS. Apple says that the Vision Pro headset runs at a 90Hz refresh rate most of the time, but in an online WWDC session, the company revealed that it is also able to switch to 96Hz to su…

‘Green Bubbles and Blue Bubbles Want to Be Together’ Says Samsung Ad Pushing Apple to Adopt RCS Samsung today joined Google in attempting to convince Apple to adopt the Rich Communication Services or RCS messaging standard that Google has been pushing. In a short ad that’s a riff on Romeo and Juliet, Samsung features two smartphone interfaces texting each other. “Juliet” is the iPhone in the metaphor and her parents (aka Apple) won’t all…

Breakability Test Pits iPhone 15 Pro Max Against Galaxy Z Fold5, Pixel Fold and More Device insurance provider Allstate Protection Plans today shared the results of one of its annual device drop tests, and this time around, the company broke some of the most expensive smartphones on the market, including the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The drop and dunk tests included the $1,200 ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, the $1,200 Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra,…

OLED iPad Mini and iPad Air Could Follow 2024’s iPad Pro Apple is considering bringing OLED displays to the iPad mini and iPad Air from 2026, according to a report from technology research firm Omdia. In a detailed report forecasting Apple’s iPad panel purchasing plans published earlier today, Omdia explains that 2024 will mark the beginning of a transition to OLED in its tablet lineup. The potentia…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks the Future of iPhone, Driving an EV, and More in New Interview Apple CEO Tim Cook has explained why the company releases a new iPhone every year, what the device will be like in the future, what he is personally doing to reduce his carbon footprint, and more in a new interview with Brut. The brief interview, shot at an Apple data center and solar power facility in Denmark, delves mainly into Cook’s opinion…

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: Take $30 Off 2nd Gen Apple Watch SE Models, Starting at Just $219 Prime Day deals have hit the second generation Apple Watch SE today, starting at just $219.00 for select 40mm GPS models, down from $249.00. You can get three models at this price, including Midnight Aluminum, Silver Aluminum, and Starlight Aluminum. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, …

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: 15-Inch MacBook Air Drops to Record Low Prices at $250 Off Amazon has begun to discount a few Apple products ahead of its fall “Prime Big Deal Days” event, which officially begins tomorrow. One of the best deals you can already get is on the 15-inch M2 MacBook Air, which is $250 off and at all-time low prices right now. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a…

Gurman: Vision Pro 2 Development Focusing on Size, Weight, and Prescription Lenses Early work on Apple’s second-generation Vision Pro headset focuses on reducing the device’s size and weight, as well as an improved experience for users who need prescription lenses, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained that Apple’s Vision Products Group has moved onto next-g…

Will Apple Release New Macs Soon? Here’s What the Latest Rumors Say Apple often releases new Macs in the fall, but whether that will happen this year is far from certain. It’s the second week of October now, and if Apple plans to launch Macs before the holidays, recent history suggests it will happen this month. Here’s what we know so far. It’s been over 120 days since Apple released a new Mac, the last being M…

Video Shows Off Prototype Touchscreen iMac… From 1999 Touchscreen Mac rumors are not new, but it turns out that neither are touchscreen Macs. In 1999, a company called Elo produced and sold touchscreen versions of the iMac G3 through Apple’s Value Added Reseller program for use as kiosk machines, and YouTuber Michael MJD recently managed to get hold of one. The “ready-to-go tabletop kiosks” feat…

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: New AirPods Pro 2 With USB-C Hit $199.99 Low Price ($49 Off) Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event will kick off in two days, and deals are already starting to appear today. This includes a match of the best price we’ve ever seen on the AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C/MagSafe Charging Case, available for $199.99, down from $249.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make …

Top Stories: iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Fix, Apple Watch Double Tap, and More After a few weeks of controversy over potential overheating in the new iPhone 15 Pro models, Apple this week released a software update to help address the issue, which the company says is not the result of the new titanium casing or other thermal design problems. Apple is also continuing work on the next round of more significant software upda…

18 Tips to Make Your iPhone 15’s Battery Last Longer With every new operating system release and new iPhone, there are complaints about issues with battery life, and this year is no exception. There are often periods of rapid battery drain following an update or release due to behind-the-scenes syncing, but sometimes problems can persist longer. Battery life problems can be caused by new features…

A Deeper Look at the iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera The iPhone 15 Pro Max has Apple’s most advanced camera system to date, with an updated 48-megapixel lens, improved Ultra Wide lens, and a new 5x Telephoto lens that offers the most optical zoom ever in an iPhone. MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera this week took a deeper look at the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max, with a specific focus on the camera featur…

iFixit Examines iPhone 15 Components Under a Microscope Repair site iFixit last week shared a video teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 15 Pro Max, and now iFixit is back with a deeper look inside the standard iPhone 15. iFixit’s iPhone 15 teardown includes an examination of many of the components with a microscope, giving us a view of the device we don’t typically get. With the microscope, iFixit is ab…

Apple Shares ‘Shot on iPhone 15 Pro’ Ad Featuring Olivia Rodrigo Apple today shared a new “Shot on iPhone 15 Pro” ad starring singer Olivia Rodrigo on its YouTube channel in Canada. The video provides a brief behind-the-scenes look at a music video that Rodrigo and her team shot entirely on the iPhone 15 Pro. The music video is for Rodrigo’s song “get him back!” from her sophomore album “GUTS,” released las…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Nylon Band From Southern Straps For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Southern Straps to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and one of Southern Straps’ nylon bands to go along with it. Southern Straps is a small company that has been making high-quality Apple Watch bands since the Apple Watch debuted in 2015. It was the first company to st…

The MacRumors Show: Sara Dietschy Talks Favorite Apple Accessories YouTuber and content creator Sara Dietschy joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to discuss some of our favorite Apple accessories and more. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos We talk through Sara’s thoughts on the iPhone 15 Pro, the utility of the Apple Watch, and Google’s newly announced Pixel devices, …

Deals: Samsung’s New 32-Inch Smart Monitor M8 Hits All-Time Low Price of $499.99 ($200 off) Amazon today has Samsung’s 32-inch Smart Monitor M8 at the new all-time low price of $499.99, down from $699.99. This is the updated version of the monitor (M80C) that launched over the summer, and it beats the previous record low price that we tracked in September by $80. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a lin…