iCloud+ Storage Prices Increased in 10 Countries This Year Over the past several months, Apple has raised its prices for some or all iCloud+ storage plans in 10 countries, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, and the Philippines. The updated prices for each of these countries are listed in a support document on Apple’s website. In Japan, for exa…

Samsung Winter Sale Takes Up to $1,000 Off The Frame TV, $300 Off Smart Monitor M8, and More Samsung this week kicked off a new Winter Sale, offering discounts across smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, computers, and home appliances. Many of the deals in this sale are the same prices we tracked during Samsung’s Black Friday and Cyber Week sales, making it a great last-minute opportunity to shop steep discounts on products that can stil…

Three All-New Radio Stations Arrive on Apple Music Apple Music today announced the addition of three new global radio stations: Apple Música Uno, ‌Apple Music‌ Club, and ‌Apple Music‌ Chill. The stations join ‌Apple Music‌ 1, ‌Apple Music‌ Hits, and ‌Apple Music‌ Country. Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Music, Sports, and Beats, said: Apple Music Radio is the beating heart of our ser…

Resident Evil 2 Now Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake has debuted on Apple devices, making it the fourth Resident Evil title to arrive on Apple’s mobile platforms. The survival horror shooter is available as a free download with a limited part of the game being playable, after which players must purchase the full game to continue. The good news is that Capcom is run…

Apple’s Pro Display XDR Is Five Years Old Today Apple’s Pro Display XDR is five years old today, marking half a decade since its release alongside the 2019 Mac Pro. Released on December 10, 2019, the Pro Display XDR was Apple’s re-entry into the high-end external monitor market, following a three-year hiatus after discontinuing the Thunderbolt Display in 2016. The announcement came at Apple’…

Tap to Pay on iPhone Now Available in the UAE Apple has announced Tap to Pay on iPhone in the UAE, allowing independent sellers, small merchants, and large retailers in the country to use ‌iPhones‌ as a payment terminal. Tap to Pay allows iPhones to accept payments via Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets‌‌‌. All transactions are encrypted, and Apple has…

Review: Ugreen’s Line of ‘Uno’ Chargers and Hubs Brings a Bit of Whimsy to Utilitarian Products Ugreen caught my attention earlier this year when it launched a new line of “Uno” accessories that are equipped with LED screens that can display fun emoji faces. The Uno range has everything from wireless chargers to power banks, and I’ve spent several months testing the products to see how they perform. Everything in the Uno line was designed…

Several Apple TV+ Shows Score Golden Globe Nominations Apple today announced that several of its TV shows have been nominated for the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Popular series Slow Horses has been nominated for Best Drama, while Disclaimer, a psychological thriller miniseries starring Cate Blanchett, has been nominated for Best Limited Series. Slow Horses stars Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden hav…

iPhone SE 4 Said to Feature 48MP Rear Lens, 12MP TrueDepth Camera Apple’s forthcoming iPhone SE 4 will feature a single 48-megapixel rear camera and a 12-megapixel TrueDepth camera on the front, according to details revealed in a new Korean supply chain report. ET News reports that Korea-based LG Innotek is the main supplier of the front and rear camera modules for the more budget-friendly ~$400 device, which …

MacBook Pros With OLED Displays Won’t Have a Notch, Roadmap Shows Apple plans to remove the notch from the MacBook Pro in a few years from now, according to a roadmap shared by research firm Omdia. The roadmap shows that 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models released in 2026 will have a hole-punch camera at the top of the display, instead of a notch. It is unclear if there would simply be a pinhole in the di…

Get Apple’s 10th Gen iPad for $279.00 at Amazon ($70 Off) Amazon has Apple’s 10th generation iPad (64GB Wi-Fi) for $279.00 in three colors, down from $349.00. Stock has begun dwindling on Amazon for some colors, with delivery estimates starting to creep closer to Christmas day. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment…

Apple Seeds Second Release Candidate Versions of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration Apple today seeded the second release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2 updates to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, a week after releasing the first RCs. The first iOS 18.2 RC had a build number of 22C150, while the second RC’s build number is 22C151. Release candidates represent the fin…

Sonos Holiday Sale Brings Back Black Friday Prices on Ace Headphones, Arc Soundbar, and More Sonos is hosting a new holiday sale, where you can find multiple all-time low Black Friday prices return for popular Sonos products. This includes the new Sonos Ace headphones, Arc soundbar, Roam 2 portable speaker, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Sonos. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small pay…

New HomePod to Reportedly Feature 6-7 Inch OLED Display Apple’s upcoming third-generation HomePod will feature a 6- to 7-inch OLED display, according to a new report by Korean outlet SE Daily. MacRumors concept render Citing industry insiders, the Korean-language report claims that Apple will use Tianma, a Chinese display manufacturer ranked fourth domestically after BOE and CSOT, to supply the OLE…

Apple Hit With $1.2B Lawsuit Over Abandoned CSAM Detection System Apple is facing a lawsuit seeking $1.2 billion in damages over its decision to abandon plans for scanning iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a report from The New York Times. Filed in Northern California on Saturday, the lawsuit represents a potential group of 2,680 victims and alleges that Apple’s failure to imp…

OLED iPad Mini Could Launch as Soon as 2026 Apple is likely to introduce a new iPad mini with an OLED display as soon as 2026, market research firm Omdia claims. According to Omdia’s latest long-term OLED display adoption forecast, the iPad mini will be the first device in Apple’s iPad lineup to get the technology in 2026-2027, followed by the 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air in 2027-2028. T…

World’s First Apple Pay Alternative for iPhone Launches in Norway Norwegian payment service Vipps has become the world’s first company to launch a competing tap-to-pay solution to Apple Pay on iPhone, following Apple’s agreement with European regulators to open up its NFC technology to third parties. Starting December 9, Vipps users in Norway can make contactless payments in stores using their iPhones. The se…

Apple Store Coming to Saudi Arabia Both Online and In Person Apple today announced that its online store will launch in Saudi Arabia in summer 2025. The online store will allow customers in the country to order Apple’s full range of products directly from the company for the first time. Apple also said that it plans to open several flagship retail stores in Saudi Arabia starting in 2026. One of the store…

AirPods Max Announced Four Years Ago Today Apple’s AirPods Max were announced four years ago today, marking the company’s first push into the high-end over-ear headphones market under its own brand name. Rumors about Apple’s work on a pair of high-end headphones, at the time believed to be called the “AirPods Studio,” heated up throughout 2020. They were announced abruptly via a somewh…

Apple and Sony Working on VR Gaming Controller Support for Vision Pro Apple and Sony are collaborating to bring support for PlayStation VR2 hand controllers to the Vision Pro, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. Sony PlayStation VR2 Sense Controller Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that the partnership has been in development for several months and would introduce Sony’s VR controllers as an op…