Apple Music Classical Gains New Top 100 Chart Apple today added a Classical Top 100 chart to Apple Music Classical, the classical music streaming service that it introduced in early 2023. The list features the most popular classical music albums that are streamed globally, combining five data sources from more than 165 countries. Top 100 comes from ‌Apple Music‌ Classical streams, ‌Apple M…

Samsung’s ‘Black Friday In July’ Sale Features Lowest-Ever Prices on Popular Monitors and More Samsung is hosting a new “Black Friday in July” sale, which includes big discounts on multiple product lines sitewide. The popular ViewFinity S9 5K Smart Monitor and new Smart Monitor M80D are both discounted during this sale, but you’ll also find sales on storage, audio, TVs, smartphones, and home appliances. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate par…

Apple Sports App for iPhone Updated With MLS and MLB Improvements Apple today updated its Sports app for iPhone with some changes related to Major League Soccer and Major League Baseball. The release notes for version 1.5 of Apple Sports indicate that the app now supports Leagues Cup matches between MLS and Liga MX clubs, and the latest version also features an indicator in MLB box scores for pitcher statisti…

AirPods Max Drop to New All-Time Low Price of $382.70 on Amazon Apple’s high-end AirPods Max headphones have dropped to a new record low price today on Amazon, available for $382.70 in Pink, down from $549.00. This deal is only available in the Pink colorway right now, and it beats the Prime Day price by about $12. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase…

iPhone SE 4 Rumored to Launch Early Next Year With OLED Display, 48MP Camera, and More The fourth-generation iPhone SE will offer a series of major upgrades over the current model, the leaker known as “Ice Universe” claims. The information was listed in a post on Weibo, which also detailed the specifications of the iPhone 17 lineup. As previously rumored, the fourth-generation ‌iPhone SE‌ is expected to feature Face ID and USB-C,…

iPhone 17 Lineup Specs Detail Display Upgrade and New High-End Model Key details about the overall specifications of the iPhone 17 lineup have been shared by the leaker known as “Ice Universe,” clarifying several important aspects of next year’s devices. Reports in recent months have converged in agreement that Apple will discontinue the “Plus” iPhone model in 2025 while introducing an all-new iPhone 17 “Slim” m…

Apple TV+ Curbs Costs After Expensive Projects Fail to Capture Viewers Apple is scaling back its Hollywood spending after investing over $20 billion in original programming with limited success, Bloomberg reports. This shift comes after the streaming service, which launched in 2019, struggled to capture a significant share of the market, accounting for only 0.2% of TV viewership in the U.S., compared to Netflix’s …

Get OWC’s 14-Port Mac Thunderbolt Dock for Best-Ever $99.99 Price ($180 Off) OWC this week knocked the price of the popular 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock down to $99.99, from its original price of $279.99, and this deal is still around this weekend. This is a match of the all-time low price on the accessory, which we last tracked way back in April. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with OWC. When you click a link and…

Top Stories: iOS 18 Public Beta, HomePod Mini in New Midnight Color, and More The public betas of iOS 18 and other upcoming major operating system updates are finally here! Apple has spent the past month refining the betas through developer testing, and it’s now time to open them up for broader access ahead of a full public launch several months from now. We also got a surprise hardware update this week, but it was one o…

Apple Prepares for 2024 Summer Olympics With Updates to Maps, TV Coverage, Featured Apps and More Apple this week updated the Apple Maps app in Paris in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which are set to begin on Friday, July 26. All permanent venues, such as the Parc de Princes and Centre Aquatique Olympique, are displayed as custom, hand-built 3D landmarks. Iconic sites like Gare de l’Est, Pont d’Iéna, and Place de la Madeleine ar…

iPhone Mirroring in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18: Everything You Need to Know Apple is expanding how its cross-platform Continuity features work in 2024, introducing an iPhone Mirroring option in macOS Sequoia and iOS 18. As the name suggests, ‌iPhone‌ Mirroring lets you control your ‌iPhone‌ with your Mac. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. This guide walks through all of the ‌iPhone‌ Mirroring …

Best Apple Deals of the Week: AirPods Pro and Max Get New Low Prices, Plus Big Discounts on iPads and MacBooks Amazon Prime Day took place earlier this week, and it introduced huge discounts on a wide variety of Apple products, including AirPods Max, MacBook Pro, and iPad Pro. Even though Prime Day has ended, we’re still tracking quite a few of these record low prices as we head into the weekend, so if you missed out be sure to check out the deals below …

The MacRumors Show: Talking Vision Pro and iOS 18 Beta On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we revisit the experience of using Apple Vision Pro and talk through our first impressions of the iOS 18 public beta. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple’s Vision Pro headset is now available in the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, a…

iPhone SE 4 Rumored to Use Same Rear Chassis as iPhone 16 Apple will adopt the same rear chassis manufacturing process for the iPhone SE 4 that it is using for the upcoming standard iPhone 16, claims a new rumor coming out of China. According to the Weibo-based leaker “Fixed Focus Digital,” the backplate manufacturing process for the iPhone SE 4 is “exactly the same” as the standard model in Apple’s u…

Crowdstrike Says Global IT Outage Limited to Windows PCs, But Mac and Linux Hosts Not Affected A widespread system failure is currently affecting numerous Windows devices globally, causing critical boot failures across various industries, including banks, rail networks, airlines, retail, broadcasters, and many more businesses. The issue, manifesting as a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), is preventing computers from starting up properly and fo…

Eve Launches Matter-Enabled Eve Weather Smart Station Smart home company Eve Systems today announced the launch of a new version of the Eve Weather that offers Matter support. With Matter, the new Eve Weather can be added to HomeKit or smart home setups from other companies. Eve Weather is a small cube-shaped accessory that is designed to provide outdoor weather temperature, humidity, and the loca…

Netflix Gains 8 Million Global Subscribers Amid Price Hikes and Push to Ad-Supported Streaming Netflix has gained more than 8 million global paid subscribers since April, according to new subscriber information included in the company’s second quarter earnings results . With the jump in paid subscriptions, Netflix now has a total of 277.65 million paid subscribers around the world, marking 16.5 percent year-over-year growth. Ad tier…

Bird Buddy is a Fun iPhone-Connected Smart Bird Feeder Most iPhone-connected smart home products are more for convenience than fun, but Bird Buddy, a bird feeder that sends pictures to your iPhone, is definitely in the latter category. When I first came across the Bird Buddy, I thought it would be an interesting novelty product to give as a gift, but it turned out to be one of my all-time favorite s…

Apple Launching New Apple Immersive Videos, Films and Concerts for Vision Pro Apple today announced the upcoming debut of multiple new immersive video experiences designed for the Vision Pro headset, which are available starting this week. “Boundless,” which premieres tonight at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time, features “once-in-a-lifetime trips,” starting with a hot air balloon ride episode. Viewers will be able to see the lands…

Kuo: Expectation That Apple Intelligence Will Drive iPhone 16 Sales ‘May Be Too Optimistic’ Apple does not appear to have increased iPhone 16 orders despite reports to the contrary, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo cites recent earnings reports from Apple suppliers TSMC and Largan as evidence. TSMC recently said that it did not see an increase in unit growth, while Largan said that orders for high-end models in 2024 are si…