This is Tim, that was Luca: Apple’s Q4 results phone call, transcribed Every quarter after releasing financial results, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri hop on a conference call with analysts to detail the quarter gone by, give a peek at what’s to come, and dodge—er, I mean answer—questions from analysts.…

Apple sinks $1.1 billion into Globalstar’s satellite network, takes ownership stake If you had any idea that satellite connectivity isn’t a key part of Apple’s strategy, well, the company’s satellite partner Globalstar has disclosed changes to its deal with Apple, including a new influx of $1.1 billion from Apple tied to capital improvements, and $400 million in equity, which gives Apple a 20-percent stake in the company.…

Apple buys Pixelmator ↦ Pixelmator Team, announcing a shocker: Pixelmator has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, subject to regulatory approval. There will be no material changes to the Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator apps at this time.…

(Podcast) Downstream 81: Reba Reboot Holiday specials and streaming rights; the questionable future of linear cable channels; Bob Iger’s Endgame gets interesting; Sports Corner with Rob Manfred, Jason Kelce, and Charles Barkley; Behold, the power of CBS; and some TV shows you should watch.…

Top Stories: New M4 MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini! Following the iPad mini launch last week and a tease about Mac announcements for this week, Apple indeed made three key Mac product announcements: new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models. These machines bring the M4 chip series to Apple’s Mac lineup for the first time, but each in its own way offers several new features and changes that go b…

Genmoji in iOS 18.2: Everything You Need to Know If you’ve ever wanted an obscure emoji that the Unicode Consortium just hasn’t gotten around to adding to the emoji lineup, Genmoji in iOS 18.2 offers a solution. In the iOS 18.2 beta right now, Genmoji lets you create custom emoji characters that can be used just like regular emoji. Creating Genmoji To use Genmoji, open up the Messages app or …

Apple Launches iPhone 14 Plus Camera Repair Program Apple today announced the launch of a new repair program for the iPhone 14 Plus, which addresses a camera issue. According to Apple, a “very small percentage” of ‌iPhone 14‌ Plus devices do not show a preview of an image that is taken with the rear camera. Affected devices were manufactured between April 10, 2023 to April 28, 2024, and Apple ha…

iPhone 17 and ‘iPhone 17 Air’ Again Rumored to Feature 120Hz ProMotion Displays All four iPhone 17 models launching next year will be equipped with low-power LTPO displays, according to an industry source cited by South Korea’s ETNews this week. While the report does not mention this, the use of LTPO technology suggests that the entire iPhone 17 lineup will feature ProMotion displays with a variable refresh rate up to 120Hz…

Real or Fake? Lightning to USB-C Cables for Previous iMacs Shown in ‘Unreleased’ Colors Apple enthusiast @StellaFudge today shared photos of USB-C to Lightning cables in six “unreleased” colors, including what appears to be teal, blue, purple, yellow, red, and orange. He said Apple allegedly planned to include the cables with Apple silicon Macs, but the cables have never been released in these exact shades. Image Credit: @StellaFu…

What to Expect From Apple This November After a busy October in which Apple announced new Macs and Apple Intelligence launched, the calendar has now turned to November. Below, we outline what to expect from Apple this month as the slower-but-still-busy holiday season approaches. After seeding the first betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 with additional Apple Intel…

Amazon Introduces First Discounts on New iPad Mini 7 at $99 Off Amazon today has introduced the first major discounts on Apple’s new iPad mini. All of the deals on the iPad mini 7 in this article require you to clip an on-page coupon in order to see the discounts. 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 kee…

Apple Expands Globalstar Relationship to Support Growing Satellite Services Globalstar today announced an amended agreement with Apple that will see an expansion of the satellite services that support Apple features like Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages, and Find My location updates that can now be handled in areas with no terrestrial Wi-Fi or cellular coverage in select countries. According to the SEC fili…

Apple TV+ Launched Five Years Ago Today Apple’s video streaming subscription service, Apple TV+, launched five years ago today. Announced at an Apple event in March 2019, ‌Apple TV‌+ was part of a major services push that included Apple News+, Apple Card, and Apple Arcade. At its inception, ‌Apple TV‌+ began with a modest library of original content, focusing on high-quality, exclus…

Here’s How Much Faster M4 Pro/Max Are for Graphics vs. M3 Pro/Max Apple’s new M4 Pro and M4 Max chips are impressively fast in terms of CPU performance, topping the M2 Ultra, but what about graphics performance? The first Geekbench 6 results for GPU performance are now available for the M4 Pro and M4 Max, and the Metal scores reveal some impressive year-over-year gains. Based on the Metal scores that are avai…

The MacRumors Show: Jon Prosser Talks Apple’s New iMac, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pro With M4 Jon Prosser joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show to talk through all of Apple’s major Mac announcements from this week. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Over the first three days of the week, Apple unveiled the new iMac, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro with the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. The chips of…

Apple Acquires Photo Editing App Maker Pixelmator Apple has reached an agreement to acquire Pixelmator, the company behind popular photo and image editing apps Pixelmator Pro, Pixelmator for iOS, and Photomator. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, according to an announcement made by the Pixelmator team on Friday. Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, Pixelmator has developed a suite of…

M1 vs. M2 vs. M3 vs. M4 MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide: 30+ Differences Compared Apple this week refreshed the MacBook Pro with its latest Apple silicon chips, but what exactly do the latest machines bring to the table and is it worth upgrading from the previous generations? The 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ with the M4 chip starts at $1,599, replacing the previous M3 model as the entry-level machine in Apple’s pro notebook lineup….

Google Maps Rolling Out These New Navigation Features This Week Google Maps is rolling out several new features to iOS and Android users this week, focusing on improved navigation and travel planning tools. A new prominent “Add stops” button is being added alongside the Start button with the idea of simplifying route planning: It displays restaurants, gas stations, and points of interest along the way. This…

Find WhatsApp Conversations Faster With New Custom Chat Lists WhatsApp has made it easier to organize your conversations with the global rollout of custom chat lists. This new feature expands on the chat filters introduced earlier this year, and offers a more personalized way to manage your messaging. To create a custom list, tap the plus (+) icon in the filter bar at the top of the Chats tab. You can add…

M4 Max Chip Up to 25% Faster Than M2 Ultra in First Benchmark Results The first Geekbench 6 benchmark results for the high-end M4 Max chip with a 16-core CPU surfaced today, and they show that the chip is up to 25% faster than the high-end M2 Ultra chip with a 24-core CPU in terms of peak multi-core CPU performance. M4 Pro chip benchmark results already surfaced in the Geekbench 6 database on Thursday. Based on t…