Apple Expected to Launch 20+ Products This Year: Here’s the Full List 2025 promises to be quite a big year for Apple, with the company rumored to be planning more than 20 product announcements this year. Apple’s rumored smart home hub will be its second all-new product to launch in as many years, following the Apple Vision Pro headset last year. And of course, we will get several new iPhone and Apple Watch models…

Apple Store App Launches in India Apple has launched its dedicated Apple Store app in India, marking another increase in the company’s presence in the country (via TechCrunch). The app builds upon Apple’s existing retail infrastructure in India, which includes its online store, which launched in September 2020, and its first physical retail locations that opened in Mumbai and N…

Amazon Discounts USB-C AirPods Max to $449.99 ($99 Off) Amazon today has the USB-C AirPods Max on sale for $449.99 in every color, down from $549.00. This is a new all-time low price on the USB-C headphones, and the first time in 2025 that we’ve tracked any notable sale. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, whi…

Apple TV+ Has Big Day With ‘Severance’ Return and ‘Silo’ Season Finale With so much hype surrounding the return of Severance, it can be easy to forget that another Apple TV+ hit show, Silo, is wrapping up its second season. Silo follows the lives of 10,000 people living in an underground bunker to escape the seemingly toxic wasteland outside. The people are unaware of why the silo was built, and those who seek the…

iPhone 17 Rumored to Feature Major Thermal Design Upgrade The iPhone 17 lineup will feature a vapor chamber heatsink to improve thermal performance, according to a new report. The news comes from Chinese tech news site MyDrivers, which claims that the entire ‌iPhone 17‌ lineup, consisting of the ‌iPhone 17‌, ‌iPhone 17‌ Air, ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro, and ‌iPhone 17‌ Pro Max, will adopt the improved thermal he…

Supply Chain Forming for 2025 HomePod With LCD Display The supply chain for Apple’s upcoming HomePod or smart home “Command Center” with an LCD display is increasingly visible as launch approaches, DigiTimes reports. The paywalled report claims that the device’s 7-inch LCD panel will be exclusively supplied by Tianma Microelectronics in China, corroborating other reports dating back to early 2023. …

iPhone SE 4 Dummies Feature iPhone 14-Style Design With No Action Button or Camera Control Apple is planning to introduce a new version of the iPhone SE this year, and alleged dummy models are starting to leak out. Sonny Dickson today shared some images of an ‌iPhone SE‌ 4 dummy model, giving us insight into what it could look like. For those unfamiliar with dummy models, they are non-functional mockups of new devices that case maker…

Apple Continues Promoting Severance Ahead of Season 2 Premiere The second season of hit television show Severance is set to be available to stream starting tomorrow, and Apple is continuing to promote the show. The company’s main Apple.com website now has a section dedicated to Lumon Industries, the fictional business that “innies” work for in Severance. On Tuesday, several key Severance actors attended a …

Apple Releases tvOS 18.2.1 With Data Syncing Fix A minor software update for the Apple TV was released today. tvOS 18.2.1 is now available for all Apple TV HD and Apple TV HD models. It can be installed on the Apple TV by opening the Settings app and selecting System → Software Updates. It is a minor update with a data syncing bug fix. According to Apple’s release notes, the tvOS 18.2.1 upda…

Everything New in iOS 18.3 Beta 3 Apple provided the third beta of iOS 18.3 to developers today, and while the betas have so far been light on new features, the third beta makes some major changes to Notification Summaries and also tweaks a few other features. Notification Summary Changes Apple made multiple changes to Notification Summaries in response to complaints about inac…

Apple’s Website Lists Unreleased tvOS 18.2.1 Update A minor software update for the Apple TV may be coming soon. Apple listed an unreleased tvOS 18.2.1 update on its website today, with a build number of 22K160. Based on the version number, this would be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or patches security vulnerabilities. Apple already released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 with “important bu…

iOS 18.3 Temporarily Removes Notification Summaries for News With the iOS 18.3 update, Apple made several changes to the Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries feature that aggregates incoming notifications into a single quick-access message. For now, Notification Summaries for the News and Entertainment category have been temporarily disabled, and Apple is working on improvements. Notification Summar…

Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the second betas. iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software update. Apple has also seeded a new deve…

Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.3 to Developers Apple today provided developers with the third beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3 update, with the third beta coming a week after Apple released the second beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the ‌macOS Sequoia‌ beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account …

Apple Pay Now Offers Monthly Payment Plans From Synchrony Following a false alarm last week due to a prematurely-updated Apple support document, Synchrony as of today is actually available as a buy-now, pay-later option when checking out with Apple Pay online and in apps on iPhone and iPad. However, you need a Synchrony Mastercard in order to access these payment plans. After adding an eligible Synchr…

CARROT Weather Introduces CarPlay App and Automatic Live Activities The popular weather app CARROT Weather today was updated with two key new features: CarPlay support and automatic Live Activities. When accessed via CarPlay, CARROT Weather becomes a navigation app like Google Maps. You can enter your destination and receive turn-by-turn directions, with the added benefit of being able to view the weather along…

Three Companies Are Now in the Running to Take Over the Apple Card Apple is in talks with Barclays and Synchrony about becoming its new financial partner for the Apple Card, according to Reuters sources. The report today added that Apple has also been holding discussions with Chase Bank owner JPMorgan since last year, so there are at least three potential companies in the running to take over the Apple Card fr…

Apple Changes Trade-In Values for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and More Apple today adjusted estimated trade-in values for select iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models in the U.S., according to its website. Some values increased, while others decreased. The changes were not too significant, with most values rising or dropping by $5 to $50. We have outlined some examples below: Device New Value Old Value i…

Amazon Takes Up to 33% Off Beats Products, Including Beats Pill for $99.99 Amazon this week is discounting a collection of Beats audio devices, including a return of the all-time low price on the new Beats Pill. You can get this portable Bluetooth speaker for $99.99 in Champagne Gold, down from $149.95. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a smal…

Apple Previews New Store With Combined Genius Bar and Pickup Spot Apple today shared photos of its upcoming store at MixC Hefei in China, revealing a new design element that could expand to other locations in the future. Specifically, the store features a combined Genius Bar and Apple Pickup station, so customers can receive support and collect their online orders in a single area. Today at Apple creative se…