Apple Begins Selling New Vision Pro Carry Sling and Exclusive Charging Accessories Apple’s online store is offering a range of new accessories this week, several of which are exclusive to Apple and can’t be purchased elsewhere. For charging up an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods, Apple is offering the Nimble Podium 3-in-1 Charger. Priced at $140, the charger comes in black or a multicolor option with shades of blue and white,…

M2 iPad Air Holiday Deals Include $100 Off and All-Time Low Prices at Best Buy Earlier today we shared a collection of discounts on Apple’s M4 iPad Pro at Best Buy, and now we’re shifting focus to the M2 iPad Air. Best Buy has $100 off numerous models of this tablet, and you won’t need a My Best Buy Plus/Total membership to see the deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and mak…

The MacRumors Show: Apple’s 2024 – Year in Review On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we take a look back at all of Apple’s biggest announcements this year. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple’s year started out with the launch of the highly anticipated Vision Pro headset in February. This “spatial computer” marked Apple’s first brand new product li…

Best Buy Takes Up to $200 Off M4 iPad Pro, Available From $849 Best Buy is discounting a huge collection of M4 iPad Pro tablets this week, with multiple all-time low prices across both 11-inch and 13-inch models. The majority of these deals will require a My Best Buy Plus/Total membership, but there are some that are available to all shoppers. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Hosts King Charles III at UK Headquarters As part of his ongoing visit to the United Kingdom, Apple CEO Tim Cook yesterday hosted His Majesty King Charles III at its headquarters in Battersea Power Station. During the visit, Cook welcomed King Charles to Apple’s campus in the iconic Battersea Power Station, a recently restored historic building that became home to Apple’s UK operations…

AirPods to Be Made in India for the First Time Next Year Apple will begin making AirPods in India for the first time early next year, reports Bloomberg. Foxconn will make the wireless earphones at a factory near Hyderabad in Telangana state, beginning around Q1 2025. The factory has reportedly been making AirPods on a trial basis, with manufacturing set to ramp up quickly after production begins. It …

iPhone 17 Air Model Enters Product Introduction Phase at Foxconn Apple’s rumored new iPhone 17 Air model has entered the new product introduction phase (NPI) at Foxconn, according to supply chain sources (via DigiTimes). The NPI phase transitions a product from concept to mass production, beginning with design validation and prototype testing, followed by supplier qualification and manufacturing process dev…

WhatsApp Rolls Out Calling Updates for Desktop and Mobile WhatsApp has announced some improvements to its calling features across desktop and mobile platforms ahead of the holiday season, such as the ability to choose participants from group chats, use new effects on calls, and take advantage of higher resolution video. The ability to select specific participants when initiating a call from a group ch…

iOS 18.2 Includes New Find My Option for Sharing Lost Luggage Location With Airlines With iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, Apple added a new feature to the Find My app that’s designed to let you share a lost item’s location with a trusted person. The feature is meant to help you locate an item through a third-party, such as an airline’s customer service staff. The ‌Find My‌ app has an option to “Share Item Locatio…

Google Debuts Android XR Operating System for Mixed Reality Headsets and Smart Glasses Google today announced the launch of Android XR, an operating system created for extended reality (XR) headsets and smart glasses. Android XR is Google’s equivalent of visionOS, the operating system that runs on the Apple Vision Pro headset. Android XR is designed for the “next generation of computing,” and Google has teamed up with Samsung for…

YouTube TV Gets Major Price Hike YouTube today sent out emails to YouTube TV subscribers, letting them know about an upcoming price increase for the service. Starting on January 13, 2025, YouTube TV will cost $82.99 per month for the base plan, up from $72.99 per month. Prices are increasing so that YouTube can “keep up with the rising cost of content” and investments in the q…

Apple Has Just a Few Weeks Left to Launch CarPlay 2 in 2024 as Planned Apple’s website continues to state that the first vehicle models with support for next-generation CarPlay will “arrive in 2024,” but with less than three weeks remaining in the year, time is running short for the company to meet that objective. One reason to remain optimistic is that a similar situation played out last year. Apple said the firs…

New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Launching in 2025 Apple plans to refresh both the Apple TV and the HomePod mini in 2025 as part of a major push into refreshing its smart home product offerings, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In a report on an upcoming Apple-designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip, Gurman says that the chip will be introduced in a new ‌Apple TV‌ and ‌HomePod mini‌ that are “schedul…

Anker Kicks Off Massive Holiday Sale With Up to 40% Off Sitewide, Charger Bundles, Mystery Gifts, and More Anker recently kicked off a big holiday sale, which is set to run through Christmas day. This sale includes notable discounts on portable chargers, USB-C hubs, cables, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Anker. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. The…

Keynote, Pages, and Numbers Get Apple Intelligence Features Apple today updated Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for Mac and iOS with support for Apple Intelligence features like ChatGPT Siri integration, Writing Tools, and Image Playground that were largely introduced in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2. All three apps support Writing Tools for proofreading, summarizing, rewriting, and composin…

ResMed Debuts Ergonomic Head Strap for Vision Pro ResMed, a company known for medical devices like CPAP machines, today announced the launch of the Kontor Head Strap, a new accessory designed for the Vision Pro. The Kontor Head Strap was created to balance softness and support for extended wear time when using the Vision Pro. ResMed says that it uses “ultra-premium” materials that are gentle o…

Apple Adopting Custom-Designed Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Chip in 2025, Cutting Reliance on Broadcom Apple is switching over to a new Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip that it designed in-house starting in 2025, reports Bloomberg. The combined Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chip will replace components from Broadcom, allowing Apple to reduce its reliance on the company. The chip, referred to as “Proxima” internally, will be introduced in Apple products starting i…

New Mac Pro and an ‘Extreme’ Chip: Here’s What the Latest Rumors Say Apple last updated the Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip in June 2023. Below, we outline when to expect the high-end desktop tower to be updated next. In short, the latest rumors about the Mac Pro indicate the computer will be updated with an as-yet-unannounced M4 Ultra chip in the second half of 2025. Mac Pro: Timing When was the current model …

AirPods Pro 2 Hearing Aid and Hearing Test Features Approved to Launch in Canada Health Canada on Wednesday issued Apple licenses for the hearing aid and hearing test features available on the AirPods Pro 2. Apple is now permitted to launch these features in Canada, and that will likely happen in the coming months. With the clinical-grade hearing aid feature, AirPods Pro 2 can amplify the sound around you. The feature is in…

Apple Watch Ultra 2 Drops to $719.00 Low Price on Amazon With Christmas Delivery Amazon is taking $80 off a huge collection of Apple Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches this week, including the new Black models. You can get these devices for $719.00, down from $799.00, and many have guaranteed Christmas delivery on Amazon. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a…