Apple Lists Products Eligible for Sales Tax-Free Holidays in 8 U.S. States Apple recently updated its website with a list of products eligible for upcoming 2024 sales tax holidays in select U.S. states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Sales tax holidays provide a limited-time opportunity to purchase select Apple products online or in stores without pay…

Apple Wallet App Now Works With PRESTO Fare Card in Toronto Area Apple and Metrolinx today announced that the PRESTO card can now be added to the Wallet app, allowing commuters in Toronto, Canada and the surrounding area to tap an iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for a fare on buses, streetcars, trains, and the subway. Funds can be loaded onto the card directly in the Wallet app for added convenience. Express Mo…

Apple Launches New Safari Ad Campaign: ‘A Browser That’s Actually Private’ Apple today shared a new privacy-focused Safari ad, which is designed to highlight the ways that Safari protects user privacy compared to other browsers. In the spot, security cameras are positioned as pesky birds and bats, hovering around smartphone users as they browse the web. The cameras are everywhere, representing website trackers. Much …

2024 Apple Watch Lineup: Key Changes We’re Expecting Apple is seemingly planning a rework of the Apple Watch lineup for 2024, according to a range of reports from over the past year. Here’s everything we know so far. Apple is expected to continue to offer three different Apple Watch models in five casing sizes, but the various display sizes will allegedly grow by up to 12% and the casings will g…

Amazon Prime Day: Apple Watch SE ($169.99), Series 9 ($279.99), and Ultra 2 ($699.99) Hit New Best-Ever Prices We’re tracking deals on Apple products as Prime Day continues, and right now you can get record low discounts on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch SE. Across the line, all of the deals shared below are new all-time low prices on each model, and only Amazon has the sales. Ultra 2 A new low price has arrived for the Apple Watch Ultra 2, no…

Special-Edition Beats Solo 4 Headphones Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Minecraft Apple’s Beats brand has done a number of collaborations over the years with fashion designers, artists, and even Disney, and the latest partnership is with Minecraft for special-edition Beats Solo 4 headphones in recognition of the game’s 15th anniversary. Functionally, these are the same Solo 4 on-ear headphones that debuted several months ago…

Lutron Debuts New Diva Smart Dimmer With ELV+, Additional Pico Paddle Remote Colors Smart home company Lutron today announced a few new additions to its Caséta line of products, expanding the range of lighting options available to consumers. For professional installers, there is now a Diva smart dimmer with ELV+ technology, offering smart control for low-voltage applications like under-cabinet lighting, track lights, and accen…

Amazon Prime Day: 10th Gen iPad Drops to Record Low $274.99 Price Amazon has introduced a new record low price on the 10th generation iPad for Prime Day. You can get the 64GB Wi-Fi iPad for $274.99 when you clip an on-page coupon, down from $349.00. 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 runnin…

How to Install the iOS 18 Public Beta Apple has made available the first betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to public beta testers, opening up the new software to the general public for the first time since the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Keep reading to learn how to prepare your device for the beta software and install it. Signing up to get the ‌iOS 18‌ or ‌iPadOS 18 beta …

The Best Prime Day Deals on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks, and More Amazon is back with its annual summertime Prime Day event, lasting for just two days from July 16-17. As it does every year, Prime Day offers shoppers a huge selection of deals across Amazon’s storefront, including savings on tech, clothing, video games, groceries, and much, much more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When yo…

Amazon Prime Day: Every AirPods Model Gets New Record Low Price Amazon Prime Day is in full swing, and it includes all-time low prices across Apple’s entire AirPods lineup. This includes savings on the AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max. 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 sit…

iPhone 16 Pro Again Rumored to Come in New ‘Rose’ Color Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available in a new “Rose” color, claims a rumor out of China, corroborating previous claims. Chinese Weibo-based leaker OvO Baby Sauce OvO, a relatively new source of supply chain leaks, said on Tuesday that the new color code for the iPhone 16 Pro models is simply “Rose,” not the pre…

Next Year’s iPhone 17 Unlikely to Feature TSMC’s First 2nm Chip Reports that next year’s iPhone 17 will adopt TSMC’s next-generation 2nm process are “fake news,” a reputable source of accurate predictions about Apple’s plans claimed on Monday. According to a post by Weibo user “Phone Chip Expert,” the 2nm process won’t go into mass production until the end of 2025. The account holder, who claims to have 25 …

iOS 18 Adds ‘Recovered’ Album in Photos to Restore Lost or Damaged Photos and Videos iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia include a new Photos app feature designed to help users recover images and videos that are lost or damaged, providing a way to get missing content back. There is a “Recovered” album in the Utilities section of ‌Photos‌, and it shows up if there are pictures or videos on a user’s device that are not part of t…

Apple Seeds First tvOS 18 Public Beta Apple today released the first public beta of tvOS 18, giving the general public a chance to try out the new features ahead of the software’s fall launch. Public beta testers can download the tvOS 18 beta by opening up the Settings app on Apple TV, choosing the Software Updates section under System, and then toggling on the Get Public Beta Upda…

Revised iOS 18 Beta 3 Reverts Emoji Changes The revised third beta of iOS 18 that Apple released today eliminates the emoji and sticker changes that Apple introduced with the initial third beta release. In the prior beta, stickers behaved like emoji and could be added right inline with your messages, rather than only being available as large, stand alone message additions or drag and dro…

Apple Releases First watchOS 11 Public Beta With Vitals App and More Apple today released the first beta of watchOS 11 to public beta testers, allowing non-developers to give the new features a try ahead of when the software launches this fall. ‌watchOS 11‌ can be downloaded after signing up on Apple’s beta software website and upgrading your iPhone to the public beta version of iOS 18. You’ll need to open up th…

Apple Releases First macOS Sequoia Public Beta With iPhone Mirroring and More Apple today released the first beta of an upcoming macOS Sequoia update to its public beta testing group, giving the general public a chance to try out the new operating system’s features ahead of its fall launch. The first public beta includes the same content as the third developer beta. Public beta testers can download ‌macOS Sequoia‌ from t…

Apple Releases First iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Public Betas Apple today provided the first betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to public beta testers, bringing the new software to the general public for the first time since the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Apple has seeded three developer betas so far, and the first public beta includes the same content that’s in the third developer beta. Subscribe…

Best Buy’s Black Friday in July Sale Takes Up to $700 Off M3 MacBook Pro for Members Best Buy’s “Black Friday in July” sale is in full swing today, and in addition to a few iPad Air discounts we shared earlier, there are also some steep markdowns on the M3 MacBook Pro. You will need a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership in order to get some of these deals. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a …