Apple Black Friday Deals Available Now: AirPods, iPads, and More We’re officially just one week away from Black Friday, which will take place on Friday, November 29 in 2024. As always, this week is the best time of the year to shop for great deals, including popular Apple products like AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a li…

Apple’s Browser Rules Stifle Innovation on iOS, Says UK Regulator Apple’s restrictions on mobile browsers are limiting innovation and holding back new features that could benefit iPhone users, according to provisional findings published today by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In its report, the CMA’s independent inquiry group determined that Apple’s Safari browser policies prevent competing…

Belkin Recalls BoostCharge Pro Power Bank With Apple Watch Charger Due to Fire Hazard Belkin last month voluntarily recalled the BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K (model BPD005). The company said it will be offering a full refund to all customers who purchased the product. In its recall notice, Belkin said a manufacturing defect can cause the battery in the power bank to overheat, which could…

Will Apple Make a TV? What to Know as Rumors Resurface Between 2011 and 2014, there were a glut of rumors suggesting that Apple was working on an Apple-branded television set, which would disrupt the TV industry. No such product ever emerged, but now the TV rumors are back. Apple ‘Evaluating’ a TV According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is “evaluating” the “idea of making an Apple-branded TV” s…

Apple Working on ‘LLM Siri’ for 2026 Launch Apple is working on a smarter version of Siri that employees have taken to calling “LLM ‌Siri‌,” reports Bloomberg. Apple is designing the more capable ‌Siri‌ to better compete with chatbots like ChatGPT, with plans to utilize “advanced large language models.” A chatbot version of ‌Siri‌ would be able to hold ongoing conversations, much like Ch…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 208 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 208 includes fixes and updates for CSS, Java…

Apple in 2025: Home Hub, iPhone SE 4, AirTag 2, New iPads, and More Barring any surprises, Apple is not expected to release any more new hardware before 2024 ends. Apple is rumored to have many product announcements planned for the first half of next year, though, including an all-new smart home hub, the iPhone SE 4, an AirTag 2, an updated iPad Air, an iPad 11, and updated MacBook Air models. Below, we recap r…

Black Friday Deals Hit Beats Headphones With Up to 52% Off Beats is joining in on the Black Friday discount frenzy, with up to 52 percent off select headphones, earbuds, and speakers on Amazon. You’ll find many of the same prices at other retailers like Best Buy as well. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which …

WhatsApp Gains Voice Message Transcripts Popular Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp today announced a new transcription feature that’s designed to provide you with a transcript of a voice message received from a friend or family member. WhatsApp says that voice message transcripts are designed for instances when you’re in a loud place and can’t stop to listen to a traditional voice mes…

AirPods Pro 2 Hit New Low Price of $159.99 for Black Friday Black Friday deals keep rolling in, and today we’re tracking a new record low price on the AirPods Pro 2 (USB-C) on Amazon. You can get these headphones for $159.99, down from $249.00. 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 keep the site runni…

Satechi Previews Mac Mini Hub With SD Card Slot, Three USB-A Ports, and Up to 4TB Storage Slot Well-known Apple accessory maker Satechi today previewed a hub for the new Mac mini that will enhance the computer in a variety of ways. First, the hub adds three USB-A ports to the Mac mini, after Apple went all-in on USB-C and Thunderbolt ports on the latest models. Second, the hub gives the Mac mini an SD card slot, which is something it ot…

Anker Kicks Off Massive Black Friday Sale With Up to 50% Off Sitewide, Free Gifts With Purchase, Mystery Boxes, and More Anker today kicked off its big Black Friday sale, which is set to run through December 9. 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. Th…

Billie Eilish Again Named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year Apple today announced that Billie Eilish has been named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year in 2024 for her “extraordinary impact” throughout the year. Eilish receives a physical Apple Music Award featuring a custom 12-inch silicon wafer. “Since day one, Apple Music has supported my music and artistry, and I am both honored and humbled to receive…

Apple Seeks to Dismiss U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Lawsuit In March, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 16 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the company has an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market with the iPhone and the device’s locked-down ecosystem. The lawsuit accuses Apple of broad anticompetitive conduct that affects everything from web browsers and messagi…

Get $80 Off Apple Watch SE ($169) and Apple Watch Ultra 2 ($719) in Amazon’s Black Friday Sale We’re just over one week away from Black Friday, and today big discounts have hit the Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra 2 on Amazon. You’ll find $80 off select configurations of each device, with prices starting at just $169.00 for the 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE, an all-time low price. Apple Watch SE Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with …

Sonos Black Friday Sale Has Year’s Best Prices on Ace Headphones, Arc Soundbar, and More Sonos today kicked off its annual Black Friday sale, and this year you’ll find up to 40 percent off the company’s most popular devices. 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 …

Apple Announces 2024 Black Friday Event, Offering Up to $200 Gift Card Apple’s annual four-day Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping event is returning on Friday, November 29 through Monday, December 2 in many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K., and others. During the event, customers can get an Apple gift card with the purchase of an eligible product. In…

Apple Pay to Be Treated Like a Bank With Federal Scrutiny in the U.S. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized a new rule that will bring Apple Pay and other major digital wallet services under the same oversight as banks. The CFPB today announced that, effective 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, digital payment platforms processing over 50 million annual transactions in …

Amazon Discounts USB-C AirPods Max to $499.99 for Black Friday Amazon today has the USB-C AirPods Max on sale for $499.99 in four colors, down from $549.00. This early Black Friday deal is a solid price on the 2024 headphones, and only a few dollars different when compared with the previous record low price. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we m…

iOS 18 Photos App Redesign: Two Months Later, Users Still Divided When Apple released iOS 18 in September, it introduced an overhauled Photos app, dropping on users the biggest change to photo management on iPhone since the app’s introduction. MacRumors forums users have been particularly vocal about the redesign – some have praised the AI features, but others have called for a return to the simpler interface …