New Base M4 iMac Comes With 16GB of Unified Memory Apple has equipped its just-announced M4-powered iMac with 16GB of Unified Memory as standard, up from 8GB of RAM in the previous model. The new iMac starts at $1,299. As rumored, Apple has upped the base memory configuration of at least one of its latest Macs. It is the first time that the company has offered the ultra-thin all-in-one desktop c…

iOS 18.1 Widely Available This Week With First Apple Intelligence Features and More Apple recently confirmed that iOS 18.1 will be widely released to the public this week. The software update includes the first Apple Intelligence features for iPhone 15 Pro models and all iPhone 16 models, a set of hearing health features for the AirPods Pro 2, phone call recording on the iPhone XS and newer, and more. Ahead of iOS 18.1 being r…

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete Gets December 3 Release Date Nintendo on December 3 will release Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, a paid offline version of the iOS game that existing users will be able to play after the original is shut down. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a freemium app that Nintendo has regularly been adding new content to over the last seven years, so there are players with mone…

New Entry-Level iPad Now Expected to Arrive in Spring 2025 Apple is “deep” into the development of an entry-level 11th-generation iPad, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The reporter now claims that the model is scheduled to be released around the same time as the new iPhone SE 4 and iPad Air in the spring. “It will have roughly the same design as the current version from 2022, while getting a spee…

Apple Banned From Selling iPhone 16 Models in Indonesia Apple has been blocked from selling iPhone 16 models in Indonesia after it failed to meet the country’s domestic investment requirements (via Bloomberg). According to a statement dated October 25 from the Indonesian Ministry of Industry, the phones cannot be marketed domestically because local unit PT Apple Indonesia failed to fulfill the count…

iOS 18.2 Lets You Create Emoji, Rolling Out in Beta Over ‘Coming Weeks’ Apple on Friday announced it will be rolling out access to its new Genmoji, Image Playground, and Image Wand features to users who are on the iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 developer betas “over the coming weeks.” The full text of Apple’s news article, shared on the Feedback Assistant website: With the iOS & iPadOS 18.2 and macOS…

iFixit Shares iPad Mini 7 Teardown, Adds Mystery to ‘Jelly Scrolling’ Fix Electronics repair website iFixit this weekend shared an iPad mini 7 teardown video, and it adds some mystery to the device’s “jelly scrolling” improvements. “Jelly scrolling” refers to screen tearing, which can cause text or images on one side of the screen to appear to be tilted downwards because of a mismatch in refresh rates. It can cause o…

Apple Wins Symbolic $250 in Masimo Watch Patent Trial A federal jury Friday ruled that Masimo’s smartwatches infringed on Apple Watch patents, but awarded Apple just $250 in damages, which is the statuary minimum amount Apple could seek while it pursues a jury trial rather than a court trial over Masimo’s alleged infringements. Masimo’s discontinued W1 Freedom smartwatch According to Bloomberg Law…

Apple’s Smart Home Display to Resemble Iconic iMac G4 Design With Small Square Display Apple has several new smart home products in development, and with rumors about the initial low-cost smart home control device ramping up over the past few months, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has fleshed out a few new details in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter. MacRumors concept of an iMac G4-like HomePod/smart home device According…

Top Stories: M4 Macs Next Week, iOS 18.2 Beta, and More Apple’s flurry of activity to close out October is well underway, led on the hardware side by the launch of the new iPad mini and Apple uncharacteriscally teasing some Mac updates for next week even without an announced event. On the software side, Apple Intelligence is ready to make its debut in iOS 18.1 and related updates next week, but Appl…

iOS 18.2: Everything You Should Know About Image Playground iOS 18.2 includes the first image generation technologies that are coming to Apple Intelligence, including Image Playground. Image Playground is Apple’s dedicated image creation app that can build cartoon-like pictures based on text descriptions. This guide highlights everything that you need to know about Image Playground, from its limitations…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: M2 MacBook Air Gets Massive $299 Discount Alongside AirPods 4 and Apple Pencil Pro Sales This week we saw big discounts on a few Apple devices and related accessories, including a new record low price on the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air. You’ll also find great deals on Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, and more below. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a pur…

Apple Tested Blood Sugar App for Preventing Diabetes Apple has been testing a health-focused app that’s aimed at diabetes prevention, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The app isn’t slated for release, but it could help inform some of Apple’s future products related to blood sugar management. Select employees with prediabetes were invited to test the app, which offered assistance with food selecti…

Apple Highlights ‘Scribble to Siri’ Feature on iPadOS 18.1 in Interview In 2020, iPadOS 14 was released with a “Scribble” feature that automatically converts any handwriting written with the Apple Pencil into typed text. Scribble works in any text field, and this means the feature works with the revamped Siri on iPadOS 18.1. iPadOS 18.1 introduces the first Apple Intelligence features, including the ability to type…

Review: Journey’s NOVA 3-in-1 Qi2 Charging Station Powers Up Your Devices With a Unique Minimalist Design 3-in-1 charging stations capable of wirelessly powering up an iPhone, an Apple Watch, and AirPods have been popular for years now, although most of them involve relatively straightforward and utilitarian designs. Accessory brand Journey is looking to bring a bit more design flair to the category with its new NOVA 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station…

Apple Bringing Spatial Photo and Video Support to Safari for Vision Pro Users Vision Pro users will soon be able to view spatial photos and videos in Safari, according to PetaPixel. The photography site did an interview with Apple product manager Della Huff and designer Billy Sorrentino, who shared that Apple is bringing spatial photo and spatial video support to Safari. Later this year, web developers will be able to ad…

iOS 18.2 Adds Daily Sudoku Puzzles for Apple News+ Subscribers in U.S. Starting with iOS 18.2, Apple News+ subscribers in the U.S. have access to daily sudoku puzzles, with easy, moderate, and challenging difficulty levels. A scoreboard tracks your sudoku stats, including your total number of puzzles solved, fastest completion times per difficulty level, and more. Sudoku is also available in Apple News+ on iPadOS…

Here Are All the New Features Coming to macOS Sequoia Next Week On October 28, Apple is expected to release macOS Sequoia‌ 15.1, bringing to Macs the first Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools, new Siri features, Smart Replies, and more. In addition, macOS 15.1 adds a handful of welcome tweaks and improvements to existing Mac capabilities. Here’s what we can expect from the first major update …

Are We Free From Price Increases to Apple Services This Year? Apple announced price increases for some of its subscription-based services on October 24, 2022, and again on October 25, 2023, but no such announcement has been made as the same week of October comes to an end this year. Hopefully, that means no price increases are planned for the likes of Apple Music and Apple TV+ this year, but knock on wood….

The MacRumors Show: iOS 18.2 Ramps Up Apple Intelligence On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the first beta version of iOS 18.2 – a significant update that continues the rollout of Apple Intelligence. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos iOS 18.1 will bring the first Apple Intelligence features to Apple devices. The update includes Writing Tools, the ab…