Beats Studio Pro Debut With Improved Sound Quality, Spatial Audio, USB-C, and More Beats is introducing an updated version of its Studio over-ear headphones today, with the fourth-generation models dubbed Beats Studio Pro. The $350 headphones come 15 years after Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine debuted the original Studio headphones that launched the Beats brand into prominence. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more vide…

Unity’s Game Development Tools for Vision Pro Now Available in Beta Unity’s “PolySpatial” development platform for visionOS is available in beta as of today, providing a way for developers to create and port over 3D experiences like games to Apple’s Vision Pro headset. PolySpatial has been developed in collaboration with Apple and was announced at WWDC earlier this year, offering familiar workflows to those who…

Spectre Long-Exposure iPhone Camera App Now Free, Ushering in Spectre Pro Spectre, the long-exposure AI-powered iPhone camera app made by the developers of the popular Halide photography app, is now free. For those unfamiliar with Spectre, the app uses a computational shutter to take hundreds of photos over the course of a few seconds to create an up to 3-second long exposure. Because it’s taking hundreds of image…

Apple Shares New ‘The Underdogs’ Video Focusing on Apple Security Features at Work Apple today shared a humorous new video on its YouTube channel that dramatizes many of the security features available when using Apple products at work. Titled “Swiped,” the spot opens with a design team that is shortly about to give a “game-changing” presentation to a client, only for the MacBook Air on which the presentation exists to be sw…

Apple Lists Products Eligible for Upcoming U.S. Sales Tax-Free Holidays Apple has listed products eligible for upcoming sales tax holidays in select U.S. states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Some other states will also be holding sales tax holidays, such as Massachusetts, New Mexico, and South Carolina, but they have yet to be added to Apple’s list. Sales tax holiday…

Threads Social Network Gets First Major Update The Threads social network from Meta today received its first significant update that introduces a range of new features that improve the functionality of the social network. Updates include a tab for seeing who follows you so you can follow them back, an option to subscribe to unfollowed users, improvements to activity feed loading times, and t…

Apple Seeds tvOS 16.6 Release Candidate to Developers Apple today seeded the release candidate version of an upcoming tvOS 16.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming a week after the release of the fifth beta. The RC marks the final version of the software that will be provided to the public. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 16.6 update by downloading …

Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of watchOS 9.6 to Developers Apple today seeded release candidate version of an upcoming watchOS 9.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the software update coming a week after the release of the fifth beta. The RC marks the final version of the software that will be provided to the public. To install the watchOS 9.6 update, developers will need to download the…

Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the release candidates (RCs) of upcoming iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the fifth betas. RCs precede a public launch and mark the final version of the software that will be provided to iPhone and iPad users. Registered developers can o…

Apple Seeds macOS Ventura 13.5 Release Candidate to Developers Apple today seeded the release candidate version of macOS Ventura 13.5 to developers for testing purposes, with the beta introduced a week after the release of the fifth beta. Registered developers can download the beta through the Apple Developer Center and after the appropriate profile is installed, with the betas available through the Softw…

Mophie’s 3-in-1 Travel Charger With MagSafe Temporarily Pulled From Apple Store Amid Widespread Charging Issues Mophie’s 3-in-1 Travel Charger with MagSafe has been temporarily removed from the Apple online store due to ongoing charging issues. You also can no longer purchase the accessory directly from ZAGG’s website. Beginning in late June, users in Apple’s discussions community began pointing out an issue where an iPhone, Apple Watch, or AirPods place…

iPhone 16 Pro Max Rumored to Feature Super Telephoto Camera The iPhone 16 Pro Max could be the first to feature a super telephoto periscope camera for dramatically increased optical zoom, according to a new report coming out of Asia. The information comes from the Weibo account “Digital Chat Station,” which has provided accurate information about Apple’s plans in the past. The label of “super” or “ultra…

Deals: Anker Knocks Down Price of Eufy Bluetooth Trackers (From $13.99), Plus More Deals on Chargers and Hubs Anker has further sweetened its deals on the Eufy brand of Bluetooth trackers this week, with the SmartTrack Card available for $16.99, down from $29.99. You can also get the SmartTrack Link in various packs, starting at $13.99 for a 1-pack, $26.99 for a 2-pack, and $48.99 for a 4-pack. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When y…

AppleDB Offers Useful Database of Apple Devices, Software Updates, Firmware Releases, and More Launched in 2022, AppleDB is a helpful resource that provides a database of Apple devices, software updates, firmware releases, and more. The website was recently updated with all macOS releases and beta versions dating back to Mac OS X Tiger in 2005. AppleDB catalogs over 4,000 software and firmware versions for a wide range of Apple products,…

ESR’s Upcoming 100W 6-in-1 Charging Station Supports MagSafe, Apple Watch, AirPods, and USB Accessory company ESR has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming 100W 6-in-1 Charging Station, which supports an array of devices across Apple’s ecosystem. Like many triple device chargers, the 6-in-1 Charging Station includes a MagSafe charging surface for an iPhone, an officially certified Apple Watch charger, and a spot for chargin…

Apple Pay Launches in Morocco Apple Pay is launching in Morocco today, based on backend code discovered by Apple researcher Aaron613 and subsequent confirmation by one of the country’s banks. CIH Bank is launching ‌‌Apple Pay‌‌ in the country as of Tuesday, according to the bank’s Twitter account. It’s not clear if other banks in Morocco will be coming on board with support …

Apple Maps Gradually Winning Over Haters, Report Suggests iPhone users are increasingly finding reasons to choose Apple Maps over Google Maps, with some customers commending its clear public transport directions and visually appealing design. That’s according to anecdotal reports collected by The Wall Street Journal (paywalled). While Apple Maps comes preinstalled on all iPhones, the overwhelming ma…

TikTok Announces Passkey Login Support for iOS Devices TikTok has announced it is introducing support for passkeys, providing an easier and more secure login method for users of the popular short-form video platform. Apple integrated passkeys into iOS with the launch of iOS 16, and they are also available in iPadOS 16.1 and later and macOS Ventura. Passkeys are an industry standard developed by th…

Apple and Goldman Sachs Crediting Some Customers Who Had Long Waits for Savings Withdrawal Requests Some customers who had a poor experience with their Apple Savings accounts handled by Goldman Sachs are receiving one-time credits, according to an email received from MacRumors reader Michael, who made a withdrawal in May. “The experience we provided for a withdrawal request you made for your Savings account in May did not meet our standards,”…

Judge Lets Apple Further Delay Implementing App Store Rule Changes From Ongoing Epic Dispute Apple does not yet have to implement changes to its “anti-steering” App Store rules that would allow developers to direct customers to purchase options outside the ‌App Store‌. As noted by The Verge, Apple was today granted a motion that prevents it from having to make ‌App Store‌ changes for 90 days, giving the company time to ask the Supreme …