Apple Rules Out Bid for Premier League Football Over Global Rights Apple services chief Eddy Cue has effectively ruled out the company’s rumored bid to obtain the broadcasting rights to the English Premier League for Apple TV+. Apple has reportedly been interested in obtaining the rights to broadcast the Premier League as far back as 2012. Earlier this year, Bloomberg highlighted Apple’s consideration of a bid…

Spotify Increases Premium Plan Price to $10.99 a Month Spotify is increasing its Premium plan to $10.99 per month, up from $9.99, the company has announced. The price hike applies to users in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and several other regions and territories. “So that we can keep innovating, we are changing our Premium prices across a number of markets around the w…

This Year’s New Apple Watch Ultra Will Be Lighter, Claims Rumor This year’s new Apple Watch Ultra will be lighter than the current model, according to a rumor posted on Chinese social media site Weibo. The user, known as “Setsuna Digital” or “Instant Digital,” claims that this year’s new ‌Apple Watch Ultra‌ will have a reduced weight compared to its predecessor. The current model weighs 61.3 grams, substant…

Apple Reportedly Asks Suppliers for ‘Bezelless’ OLED iPhone Displays Apple has asked its suppliers to develop “bezelless” OLED display panels for future iPhone models, The Elec reports. iPhone 15 Pro Max dummy model with thinner bezels compared to an iPhone 14 Pro Max, via Unbox Therapy. Apple apparently asked Samsung and LG Display to develop the new OLED display panels, intending to implement them while main…

Bloomberg: Apple Considering Price Hike for iPhone 15 Pro Models Apple is “considering” raising the price for both Pro models in its upcoming iPhone 15 series, according to Bloomberg. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the report claims that despite a projected decline in the overall smartphone market, Apple plans to increase its overall revenue by raising the price of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPho…

Twitter Rebranded as ‘X’ Twitter has rebranded as “X” worldwide, under the direction of owner Elon Musk. An “interim” logo featuring a white X on a black background has replaced the original blue bird logo on the platform, signaling the billionaire’s intention to transform the social media network into an “everything app” similar to China’s WeChat. Musk on Sunday chang…

Apple Retail Stores to Offer Customers Home Delivery Option Apple retail store staff will soon be able to offer customers home delivery during the ordering process, rather than having to carry purchased products home themselves. Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the EasyPay machines Apple salespeople use when processing in-store product purchases are set to …

Gurman: Refreshed High-End MacBook Pro and Mac Mini With M3 Chips to Launch Next Year The Mac mini and high-end MacBook Pro will not be among the first wave of Macs to launch with the M3 chip later this year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman said that he believes “it’s a sure thing that an ‌M3‌ version of the ‌Mac mini‌ is eventually coming,” but it is not imminent …

Top Stories: M3 Macs as Early as October, Beats Studio Pro, and More While it was a relatively quiet week for Apple news and rumors, we did learn that the first Macs with the as-yet-unannounced M3 chip could be just three months away from being unveiled, providing us all with something to look forward to. Other top stories this week included the release of Apple’s new Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones, the po…

iOS 17 Communication Improvements: What’s New With Phone and FaceTime Apple’s iOS 17 upgrade brings notable new communication features, adding functionality to the Phone app and the FaceTime app. The Phone app lets you customize what people see when you call them, while ‌FaceTime‌ gains video messages and the option to take ‌FaceTime‌ calls on the Apple TV. This guide highlights everything new with the Phone and …

HomePod Mini 2: Everything We Know So Far Apple’s HomePod mini will be three years old in October, raising questions around what the company has in store for its low-cost smart speaker in the future. Here’s everything we know so far based on rumors and Apple’s other releases. The ‌HomePod mini‌ was announced in October 2020 at Apple’s iPhone 12 event. Less than half a year later, Apple…

Apple Gearing Up for Launch of Vision Pro Developer Kits Apple is gearing up to provide developers with resources to create apps and experiences for the Apple Vision Pro headset, and yesterday, the company added new backend visionOS resources to its codebase. Code for updating the battery pack that powers the Vision Pro has been introduced, along with other ‌visionOS‌ assets needed for test versions …

Stardew Valley+ Now Available on Apple Arcade Popular farming adventure game Stardew Valley+ is now available on Apple Arcade, with ‌Apple Arcade‌ subscribers able to play the title for free. Stardew Valley+ features the same open-ended farming gameplay as the original, with more than 50 hours of content plus mobile features like autosave and touch controls. Stardew Valley lets players imp…

The MacRumors Show: Discussing Latest iPhone, iPad, and Mac Rumors On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we catch up on some of the latest major rumors about Apple’s upcoming iPhone, iPad, and Mac models. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos We talk over what upgrades Apple could bring to the next-generation iPad Air, when it will launch, the ‌iPad‌ lineup as a whole, and the curr…

Hands-On With Google’s Pixel Fold Smartphone Google in May unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the Pixel Fold. We picked up a Pixel Fold and thought we’d check it out to see how it compares to Apple’s latest iPhones. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The Pixel Fold has a display size of 7.6 inches when it is unfolded, but when collapsed, the cover display me…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Shop All-Time Low Prices on MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iPad Air The week’s best deals included all-time low prices on the M1 MacBook Air, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and iPad Air, and they’re all still available to purchase right now. You can also save on a collection of Anker’s best Bluetooth trackers, USB-C chargers, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a li…

Apple Supplier TSMC Delays Production of 4nm Chips at Arizona Factory Due to Skilled Worker Shortage Apple supplier TSMC has been working on building a chip manufacturing plant in Arizona where it plans to manufacture chips for Apple, but mass production is set to be delayed because of a worker shortage. According to The Wall Street Journal, TSMC is finding it difficult to hire people with expertise in building semiconductor factories in the U…

Apple Pay Summer Promo Offers Discounts at Ray-Ban, Sonic, and More Apple is currently running a summer-themed promotion where customers can save on purchases made at Ray-Ban, Sonic, Gymboree, HotelTonight, Sunglass Hut, PacSun, and select other retailers when they pay with Apple Pay. The offers are available through July 26, so there is around one week remaining to take advantage of the discounts. The offers a…

iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max Supplies Could Be Constrained at Launch Due to Display Manufacturing Issues Apple is running into difficulties with iPhone 15 Pro and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max display manufacturing, which could lead to a limited number of devices being available at launch in September. Rumors have suggested that the ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ Max will have slimmer bezels than the iPhone 14 Pro models, and it is this decrease in bez…

iOS 16.6 Hints at HomePod and HomePod Mini Launching in Israel Soon Apple will likely release the second-generation HomePod and the HomePod mini in Israel soon, as the iOS 16.6 Release Candidate adds Hebrew support for Siri on the HomePod, according to Israeli website The Verifier. Apple does not have an online store or retail stores in Israel, so the speakers would be sold at authorized resellers in the country…