AirTag 4 Pack Drops to $74.98 on Amazon, Alongside Low Prices on Eufy’s SmartTrack Accessories Today we’re tracking a collection of Bluetooth tracker discounts on Amazon, which include low prices on Apple’s AirTag and Eufy’s SmartTrack accessories. AirTag Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Ama…

Apple Arcade Adding These New Games in August Apple today announced three new games coming to Apple Arcade next month, including award-winning roguelike game Vampire Survivors+ and level-based runner Temple Run: Legends on August 1, and physics-based puzzle game Castle Crumble for the Vision Pro on August 29. Apple Arcade games are ad-free and do not offer in-app purchases. More details ca…

Trial Production of Apple’s Next-Gen Chip Technology to Begin Next Week Apple chipmaker TSMC will begin test production of 2nm chips next week ahead of plans to bring the technology to Apple silicon next year, ET News reports. The trial production run will occur at TSMC’s Baoshan plant in northern Taiwan. Equipment designed for 2nm chip production was brought to the facility in the second quarter of this year. Appl…

RCS Messaging in iOS 18: What iPhone Users Need to Know Rich Communication Services (RCS) is a messaging standard Apple is adopting in iOS 18 that will revolutionize the messaging experience between iPhone and Android devices. Think of it as SMS 2.0 – a major upgrade to the traditional text messaging we’ve been using for years. Key Features of RCS Apple’s decision to embrace RCS came last year after…

Philips Hue Bulbs Randomly Turning Up to Max Brightness, But a Fix Is Coming Some owners of Philips Hue smart bulbs are reporting that their lights are randomly turning up to full brightness despite being set to dim. Philips Hue parent company Signify is reportedly aware of the issue, which is apparently related to the Matter interoperability standard, and says a fix is coming as soon as next week. “After extensive an…

HomePod Saves Family’s Life After Dog Starts Kitchen Fire Apple’s HomePod is being credited for saving a family in Colorado, alerting them to a house fire that was accidentally set by the family dog. On June 26th, the Colorado Springs Fire Department received a call about a house fire, and shared the details and a video on Facebook. The homeowners were alerted to the fire by their ‌HomePod‌, which wok…

Everything New in iOS 18 Beta 3 With the third betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 that Apple released today, there are additional tweaks to a number of features like Dark Mode icons, the Photos app, emoji in Messages, and more, with Apple appearing to be preparing for the launch of Apple Intelligence. Apple will continue updating ‌iOS 18‌‌ over the course of the next couple of mon…

Apple Preparing Minor iOS 17.5.2 Update for iPhone Apple is preparing to release a minor iOS 17.5.2 update for the iPhone, according to a post shared today by an anonymous leaker on X, formerly known as Twitter. The leaker has a private account, so we are not identifying it or linking to it, but they have proven to be a consistently accurate source for upcoming iOS updates. Nothing is known abo…

Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 18 to Developers Apple today seeded the third beta of the upcoming tvOS 18 refresh to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after the second beta came out. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 18 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required. tvOS 18…

Apple Seeds Third Beta of watchOS 11 to Developers Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming watchOS 11 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming two weeks after the second beta was released. To install the ‌‌watchOS 11‌ update, developers need to open the Apple Watch app, go to the Software Update section under “General” in Settings, and toggle on the ‌watchOS 11‌…

Apple Seeds Third visionOS 2 Beta to Developers Apple today released the third beta of an upcoming visionOS 2 update to developers, with the third beta coming two weeks after the second beta. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app on their device, going to the Software Update Section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option, and toggling on the Devel…

Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to Developers Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after the release of the second betas. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option,…

Walmart Selling MacBook Air With M1 Chip for $649 Starting Today Starting today, select Walmart stores in the U.S. and Walmart.com will be selling the MacBook Air with the M1 chip at a bargain $649 price. Walmart+ members have early access to the deal as of 12 p.m. Eastern Time today, and it will be available to all Walmart customers starting at 6 p.m. Eastern Time today. Walmart first began selling the Mac…

AirPods 3 Hit New All-Time Low Price of $129.89 on Amazon Amazon today introduced a new all-time low price on Apple’s AirPods 3, now available for $129.89, down from $169.00. This is the model that comes with a Lightning Charging Case, and this sale price beats the previous record low price by about $10. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we …

Apple Pencil With USB-C Now Available in Apple’s Refurbished Store in These Countries Apple today added the lower-cost Apple Pencil with a USB-C port to its online refurbished store for the first time in select European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. The refurbished model is discounted by around 15% in each country. For example, pricing is …

iOS 18: Prevent Motion Sickness With Vehicle Motion Cues In iOS 18, Apple added several new accessibility features, and one feature in particular that is likely to have widespread appeal among car passengers is Vehicle Motion Cues, which aims to prevent motion sickness when looking at an iPhone or iPad. According to Apple, research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict b…

Apple Store in Southern Sweden Permanently Closing Later This Week Apple has announced that its retail store at the Väla Centrum shopping mall near Helsingborg, Sweden will be permanently closed after July 13. The date was spotted by Michael Steeber, who writes a weekly newsletter about Apple retail. Apple Väla Centrum Apple in January told Swedish publication Feber that it would not be renewing its lease at…

Get Up to $550 Off Apple’s M2 iPad Pro With New Record Low Prices Best Buy today has some of the biggest discounts on the M2 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro that we’ve tracked in months, starting as low as $699.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi 11-inch tablet. A My Best Buy Plus/Total membership is not required to see these discounts. Best Buy has every model of the 2022 iPad Pro on sale except the 128GB Wi-Fi model of t…

Apple to Report Earnings Results on August 1 After Releasing New iPads Apple recently announced that its next quarterly earnings conference call will be held on Thursday, August 1 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time. On the call, which anyone can listen to, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri will discuss the company’s earnings results for the third quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. During the quarter, spanning March 31 t…

Nothing Debuts CMF Phone 1 With Modular Design Starting at $199 CMF, a London-based sub-brand of Nothing, has officially announced the CMF Phone 1, boasting a highly customizable modular design and featuring some decent hardware specs for an Android smartphone that starts at just $199. The CMF Phone (1) is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset and features a 6.67-inch FHD, 120Hz AMOLED display. There…