Will Apple Unveil New iPads in 2023? Here’s Your October Rumor Update Apple sometimes releases new iPads in the fall, but a question mark remains over whether that will happen in 2023. We’re now into October, and if Apple plans to release iPads before the holidays, this is the month it will most likely happen. Here’s what we know so far. It’s been almost a year since Apple released a new iPad, the last being the …

Twitter May Be Planning to Add More Premium Tiers Social network X, previously known as Twitter, may soon offer more than one subscription tier. Code in the app suggests that the Premium offering could be split into three, including Premium Basic, Premium Standard, and Premium Plus. Premium basic lists “full ads” in the For You feed, while Premium Standard says it has “half ads” in For You. Pr…

Apple Vision Pro Personas Have to Wear Generic Glasses With the Apple Vision Pro headset, the built-in cameras will create a customized “Persona” that resembles the user, and this Persona is used in video chat apps like FaceTime. Creating a Persona involves a 3D capture of the face and upper body, but it turns out that Apple’s technology won’t be advanced enough to take glasses into account. As no…

Apple Allegedly Working on Two New iPad Air Models Apple is working on two new versions of the iPad Air 6, according to a report from 9to5Mac. The site claims that Apple has four separate models in the works (two each in cellular and Wi-Fi), though it is not clear what the differentiating factor would be if there are indeed two separate ‌iPad Air‌ models coming. Apple makes two versions of the …

Nanoleaf Debuts Matter-Enabled Smart Holiday String Lights Nanoleaf today announced the upcoming launch of the Nanoleaf Smart Holiday String Lights, which are able to integrate with Matter-compatible smart home platforms like HomeKit. The two 10-meter light strands include 250 addressable LEDs that can be set to 16 million colors and multiple shades of white that range from 2700 to 6500K. With IP44 wat…

Apple Launches SF Symbols 5 With 700+ New Icons for Developers to Use in Apps Apple today introduced SF Symbols 5, a new version of the library of iconography that it provides to developers for use in apps. The icons have been created to integrate with San Francisco, the system font that Apple uses for its devices. There are more than 5,000 symbols in total, with SF Symbols 5 adding 700 characters. Some of the new symbol…

Apple Vision Pro to Support Screen Mirroring via AirPlay and Other Tidbits Apple’s upcoming Vision Pro headset will support screen mirroring via AirPlay or FaceTime, according to code found in the beta 4 release of visionOS 1.0. Code in beta 4 includes the following strings: Select a device to mirror content to from your Apple Vision Pro Only one activity is available when mirroring or sharing your view through ‌Air…

iPad Air 6: Potential New Features and Launch Timing The current iPad Air was introduced in March last year, adding the M1 chip, Center Stage on the front-facing camera, a faster USB-C port, and several new color options, but it was still a fairly minor upgrade over the previous model from September 2020. As we near a year and a half since the fifth-generation ‌iPad Air‌ was introduced, what can u…

iOS 17.1 Beta 2 Seems to Fix Messages Search Bug on iPhone 15 Models A bug impacting search functionality in the Messages app for some iPhone 15 users appears to be fixed in the second beta of iOS 17.1 released this week. Some early adopters of iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models have complained that the Messages app’s search tool only displays recent messages after transferring content from another iPhone. The i…

iPhone 13 vs. iPhone 14 Buyer’s Guide: Comparing Apple’s Mid-Range iPhones in 2023 The iPhone 14 now sits in the middle of Apple’s iPhone lineup below the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, but above the iPhone SE and iPhone 13. The iPhone 13 starts at $599, while the ‌iPhone 14‌ and ‌iPhone 14‌ Plus are priced at $699 and $799, so how different are the two successive ‌iPhone‌ generations? In 2021, Apple unveiled the ‌iPhone 13‌ as…

Deals: Get the 13-Inch M2 MacBook Pro for New All-Time Low Price of $999 ($300 Off) Amazon today has Apple’s 256GB 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro for $999.00, down from $1,299.00, along with a deal on the 512GB model as well. At $300 off, these discounts represent new record low prices for the 2022 13-inch MacBook Pro. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small…

Remembering Steve Jobs, Who Passed Away 12 Years Ago Today Today marks the 12th anniversary of Apple’s co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs passing away at the age of 56, following a cancer diagnosis. Apple shared the following message on its website when Jobs passed away:Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate e…

Apple to Launch New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With More Power-Efficient Displays This Year, Claims Report Apple is preparing to release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with more power-efficient mini-LED displays before the year is out, claims a new report by DigiTimes. Apple is expected to ship new models of 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro devices in the fourth quarter of 2023 with miniLED backlighting that can increase the display brightnes…

Apple Considered Making DuckDuckGo Default Search Engine in Safari Private Browsing Mode Back in 2018, Apple held talks with DuckDuckGo to replace Google as the default search engine in private browsing mode, but ultimately rejected the idea, according to transcripts unsealed by the judge overseeing the US government’s antitrust trial against Google in Washington. Testifying in closed sessions, DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg said …

Apple to Report Earnings on November 2 Following iPhone 15 Launch Apple has announced that it will report its earnings results for the fourth quarter of the 2023 fiscal year on Thursday, November 2. The report will be available at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time on that day, and Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri will discuss the results on a conference call with analysts at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A live audio…

iOS 17.0.3 Includes Several Enterprise-Related Bug Fixes Apple today released iOS 17.0.3 with a fix for an issue that may cause iPhone 15 Pro models to run warmer than expected. The software update also includes other important bug fixes and security updates, according to Apple. In a support document, Apple revealed that iOS 17.0.3 includes several enterprise-related bug fixes. The update resolves an…

Downgrading an iPhone From iOS 17 to iOS 16 is No Longer Possible Following the release of iOS 17.0.3 earlier today, Apple has stopped signing iOS 16.6.1, iOS 17, and iOS 17.0.1, preventing iPhone users from downgrading to any of those software versions. Apple continues to sign iOS 17.0.2 for now. Notably, this means that it is no longer possible to downgrade an iPhone from iOS 17 to iOS 16. It is not possibl…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 180 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 180 includes fixes and updates for Accessibility, CSS, JavaScri…

iOS 17.1 Beta: All the New Features So Far Apple is currently testing iOS 17.1, the first major update to the iOS 17 operating system that came out in September. Apple plans to release iOS 17.1 later in October, so we still have several betas to go before the software sees a public debut. In this guide, we’ve rounded up all of the feature additions and changes in the iOS 17.1 beta, and …

Halide 2.13 Features In-App Action Button Triggers on iPhone 15 Pro Award-winning iPhone camera app Halide was today updated for iPhone 15 Pro models, and features a set of in-app triggers that work with the devices’ new Action button. With the Halide 2.13 app open on an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max, the Action button can be pressed to trigger manual focus, auto/manual exposure, RAW capture, 12/48-megapi…