Apple Seeds Revised Third Betas of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to Developers Apple today seeded updated third betas iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple initially released the third 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, and toggl…

Apple Seeds Revised Third Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers Apple today seeded a revised third beta of macOS 15 Sequoia to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the initial release of the third beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the macOS Sequoia beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer acc…

OWC’s 14-Port Thunderbolt Dock for Mac Hits Record Low $99.99 Price ($180 Off) OWC this week has knocked the price of the popular 14-Port Thunderbolt 3 Dock down to $99.99, from its original price of $279.99. This is a match of the all-time low price on the accessory, which we last tracked way back in April. You’ll see this price once you add the accessory to your cart and head to the checkout screen, where an automatic co…

Best Buy Kicks Off ‘Black Friday in July’ With Record Low Prices on M1 iPad Air Today we’re tracking deals on Apple’s fifth-generation iPad Air, which are only available on Best Buy. This sale includes nearly every model of the M1 iPad Air on sale at an all-time low price, with as much as $250 off select models. The deals are part of Best Buy’s Prime Day-like “Black Friday in July” sale, which lasts through Wednesday. Note:…

Apple Releases HomePod Mini in New Midnight Color Apple today announced that the existing HomePod mini is now available in a Midnight color option, which replaces the very similar Space Gray color previously offered. The speaker remains available in Blue, Orange, White, and Yellow as well. Apple now offers both the full-sized second-generation HomePod and the HomePod mini in Midnight, so this …

Amazon Prime Day: M3 MacBook Air Sees New Record Low Prices With $200 Off Every Model Amazon today has kicked off early Prime Day deals on Apple’s 2024 M3 MacBook Air, with new record low prices on both the 13-inch and 15-inch models. This is the first time we’ve tracked discounts on these computers in a few weeks, and they’re reaching up to $200 off original prices. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you c…

iPhone 16 Series Is Just Two Months Away: Everything We Know Apple typically releases its new iPhone series around mid-September, which means we are about two months out from the launch of the iPhone 16. Like the iPhone 15 series, this year’s lineup is expected to stick with four models – iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max – although there are plenty of design differences and …

Apple Approves First Retro PC Emulator for iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro Apple this weekend approved free PC emulator “UTM SE” for the App Store on iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. The app allows users to emulate old versions of Windows OS, macOS, Linux, and more to fire up classic software and games on Apple devices. As the first of its kind to be allowed on the App Store, UTM SE offers several unique features like V…

Popular Delta Retro Game Emulator Officially Comes to iPad Game emulator Delta, which has proven popular among retro gaming enthusiasts on iPhone, is now officially available for iPad, following an app update to version 1.6. Delta has been hugely popular since its debut on the App Store and the emulator has been a constant presence in the Top Charts, with users flocking to play retro games that origina…

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 vs. Samsung’s Galaxy Buds3 Pro Samsung this week introduced its latest earbuds, the Galaxy Buds3 Pro, which look quite a bit like Apple’s AirPods Pro 2. Given the similarities, we thought we’d compare Samsung’s new earbuds to the ‌AirPods Pro‌. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Design wise, you could potentially mistake Samsung’s Galaxy Buds3 Pro fo…

Top Stories: Everything New in iOS 18 Beta 3, HomePod With Screen Rumor, and More Apple is moving right along with development and testing on iOS 18 and related software updates, with the third developer betas arriving this past week and public beta versions of most of them expected very shortly. Not all of the new features Apple showed off at WWDC last month will be available right away, however, with some rolling out in la…

The Best Early Prime Day Deals on Apple Products Amazon is soon to be 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, and there are already many deals you can get on sale ahead of the event. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When …

iOS 18: What’s New With Safari iOS 18 includes updates for many of Apple’s built-in apps, and Safari is no exception. Apple’s browser has some useful new features for more quickly getting to the information that you want most from websites. This guide highlights everything that’s new in Safari. Highlights Highlights detects relevant information on a webpage that you’re visi…

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Software Chief Eddy Cue Attend Sun Valley Conference Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple Software and Services chief Eddy Cue are attending the annual Sun Valley Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, this weekend. The media finance conference is well-known for attracting some of the biggest names in tech. Image via Reuters The Sun Valley Conference has been likened to a camp for billionaires, where tech and …

Apple Shares ‘Suerte’ Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max Short Film Apple recently shared Suerte, a new short film that was shot entirely on iPhone 15 Pro. The film follows singer-songwriter Iván Cornejo, known for albums Alma Vacía, Dañado, and Mirada. In the film, Cornejo goes on a journey to Mexico to seek inspiration from his roots for a new hit, and he ends up on a great adventure. His song “Intercambio I…

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Charger From Lululook For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an Apple Watch Ultra 2 and a Lululook 3-in-1 Charger to go along with it. Lululook has a range of Apple device charging options, and the $65 3-in-1 Wireless Charger can charge an iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods at the same time, so it’s a useful …

The MacRumors Show: Samsung’s Latest Challengers to Apple On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all of the major new device announcements from Samsung’s 2024 Galaxy Unpacked event and how they compare to Apple’s offerings. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos The Galaxy Z Fold6 features a 7.6-inch main screen and a 6.3-inch cover display, both enhanced wit…

Amazon Prime Day Deals Arrive for Portable Power Stations From Anker and Jackery Amazon today has introduced a big selection of discounts on Anker’s and Jackery’s best portable power stations, with as much as $2,300 in savings on these devices. These accessories are high-capacity portable batteries that can provide backup power to a wide variety of things, from laptops to RVs. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Ama…

Hackers Steal Phone Records of ‘Nearly All’ AT&T Customers Hackers broke into a cloud platform used by AT&T and accessed the phone records of “nearly all” of its cellular customers, AT&T announced on Friday. AT&T said the stolen data contains phone numbers of both cellular and landline customers, as well as AT&T records of calls and text messages across a six-month period between May 1, 2022 and Octobe…

Apple Vision Pro Launches in UK, Canada, France, Germany, and Australia Apple’s Vision Pro spatial computing headset today arrived at Apple Store locations in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, and Australia. The device was previously only available in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, mainland China, and the United States. Consumer interest in the $3,499 headset has slowed at home, and Apple will be hoping it…