Apple Pay Express Mode Now Available in New South Wales The government of New South Wales in Australia today announced that the Opal ticketing system now supports Express Mode for Apple Pay payments, allowing the fare card to be added to the Wallet app on a compatible iPhone or Apple Watch for tap-and-go payments across the public transport network. Express Transit mode allows users to pay for ride…

2024 Emoji Could Include Shaking Head, Brown Mushroom, Phoenix, Lime and More New emoji coming in 2024 could include head shaking vertically, head shaking horizontally, lime, phoenix, broken chain, brown mushroom, family silhouettes, and directional people emoji with multiple skin tones. The characters could be included in the Emoji 15.1 specification that the Unicode Consortium will be approving this September. The emoj…

Missed Amazon Prime Day? You Can Still Get 9th Gen iPad, AirPods Pro 2, and More for Record Low Prices Today Now that Amazon Prime Day has ended, many of the week’s best deals have expired. However, today we are still tracking a few Apple products that remain at their best-ever prices even after the end of Prime Day, including iPad mini 6, AirPods Pro 2, M1 MacBook Air, and a few accessories. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When yo…

Latest iOS 17 Beta Includes ‘Save to Photos’ Option in Full-Page Screenshot Interface, Better Dual-SIM Support Apple in the latest iOS 17 public and developer betas has added support for saving full-page screenshots as image files in apps where the system supports the feature. In iOS 16, users can already opt to take a screenshot in apps like Safari, Notes, and Maps, and save the full-page content, or scrolling content, as a PDF document. But in the upd…

iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 Public Betas Add Support for Bilingual Siri Queries Mixing English and Hindi Apple yesterday released its first set of public betas for iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, and these versions add new features for Indian users across platforms, including support for bilingual queries to Siri. According to TechCrunch, users will be able to ask queries to ‌Siri‌ by mixing English and Hindi, starting with select Indic lang…

Apple Launches Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UK Apple has announced the launch of Tap to Pay on iPhone in the United Kingdom, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Introduced in February 2022, the feature allows compatible iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 174 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 174 includes fixes and updates for CSS, CSS Container Queries, …

macOS Sonoma Brings Apple Password Manager to Third-Party Browsers The macOS Sonoma update that is in testing allows Mac owners who opt to use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or another browser to use Apple’s Password Manager for filling passwords. Developers and public beta testers running ‌macOS Sonoma‌ can use their iCloud Keychain passwords with non-Safari browsers at this time, autofilling passwords and on…

Review: Alogic’s New Clarity Pro Displays Include a Retractable Webcam and Optional Touchscreen Functionality Last year, accessory company Alogic launched its 27-inch “Clarity” display, offering a 4K experience with 90 watts of power delivery to charge a connected computer, an array of connectivity options, and hub functionality for connecting peripheral devices. With an IPS display for viewing across a wide range of angles, 97% coverage of DCI-P3 colo…

Apple’s Back to School Deals Launching Soon in Europe, Asia and the Middle East Apple today plans to launch its annual “Back to School” promotion in the UK and select countries in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Websites in countries where back to school deals will be going live soon are currently down. Higher education students and educators in eligible countries can get an Apple gift card, AirPods, or Apple Pencil wi…

Apple Releases Revised iOS and macOS Security Updates to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability and Safari Bug Apple today released updated Rapid Security Response (RSR) fixes that are available for iPhone and iPad users running the iOS and iPadOS 16.5.1 updates and the macOS Ventura 13.4.1 update. Rapid Security Response updates are designed to provide iOS and macOS users with security fixes without the need to install a full software update. Today’s u…

Here Are the Best Apple Deals You Can Still Get Before Amazon Prime Day Ends Amazon Prime Day is coming to a close later today, so we’re quickly recapping all of the best Apple deals that are still live on Amazon right now. Since many of these products have been on sale for a few days, shipping may be delayed, but they’re all at some of the lowest prices we’ve ever seen. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazo…

Apple Releases First Public Beta of tvOS 17 Apple today seeded the first beta of the upcoming tvOS 17 update to its public beta testing group, allowing the general public to download and test the update ahead of its September launch. Public beta testers can download the tvOS 17 beta by opening up the Settings app on Apple TV, choosing the Software Updates section under System, and then t…

watchOS 10 Launches for Public Beta Testers Apple today provided the first beta of the upcoming watchOS 10 update to public beta testers, allowing the general public to try out the new Apple Watch software ahead of its fall launch. ‌watchOS 10‌ can be downloaded after upgrading your iPhone to the public beta version of iOS 17 and after signing up on Apple’s beta software website. With th…

macOS Sonoma Public Beta Now Available Apple today provided the first beta of the upcoming macOS Ventura update to its public beta testing group, allowing non-developers to test the new operating system ahead of its fall launch. Public beta testers can download the macOS 14 Sonoma update from the Software Update section of the System Preferences app after signing up on Apple’s beta …

Apple Releases First Public Betas of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 Apple today seeded the first betas of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to public beta testers, opening up the new software to the general public for the first time since the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Developers have had three betas so far, and the first public beta offers the same content as the third developer beta. Subscribe to the MacRumor…

Amazon Prime Day: Beats Headphones Hit Best Prices of the Year So Far at Up to $190 Off We’ve been keeping track of deals on Apple products and tech accessories during Prime Day, and one of the best discounts overall is on Beats headphones. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Starting with the Beats Stu…

macOS Ventura 13.5 Fixes iPod Shuffle Syncing Issue Years After Device Was Discontinued The upcoming macOS 13.5 update resolves a syncing issue with the third-generation and fourth-generation iPod shuffle, according to Apple’s developer release notes. The update is currently in beta testing and will likely be released later this month. From the release notes: Resolved Issues Fixed an issue where iPod shuffle (3rd and 4th generati…

Amazon Prime Day: The Best Tech Accessory Deals Yesterday we highlighted some of the best Apple-related product discounts that you can find on Amazon during Prime Day, and now we’re focusing on third-party accessory markdowns during the event. In this article you’ll find all the best accessories for charging, smart homes, smartphones, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Ama…

Apple Card Promo Offers New Users 10% Cash Back on App Store Purchases Apple this week launched a new Apple Card promotion that will provide customers who sign up for an Apple Card 10 percent Daily Cash back on App Store purchases during the first six months of card ownership. The deal is only available to new ‌Apple Card‌ owners approved for an account between 7/11/23 and 7/25/23. After signing up, ‌Apple Card‌ u…