iPhone 16E to Debut Wednesday? Apple’s Budget iPhone May Get a New Name Apple’s upcoming budget iPhone might not be called the iPhone SE 4 after all, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman lending credence to rumors of a potential name change for the device being unveiled this Wednesday. In his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman mentions Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent social media announcement about a new product unveiling on F…

Gurman: M4 MacBook Air Models to Launch by March ‘At the Latest’ Apple will begin selling new MacBook Air models featuring its latest M4 chip by March “at the latest,” mirroring the time frame of the M3 MacBook Air launch last year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple last updated the MacBook Air line in March 2024. Gurman’s comments appeared in his latest Power On newsletter, suggesting the reporter…

MacBook Pro Now Expected to Get M5 Chip Before iPad Pro Apple will bring its next-generation M5 chip to the MacBook Pro in the fall, followed by the iPad Pro in the first half of 2026, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman’s latest claim flips the previously expected order of devices to transition from M4 to M5 chips, which was based on last year’s M4 product launch order. Apple first introdu…

Pro Display XDR 2 and Larger iMac: Here’s What the Latest Rumors Say In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman briefly touched on the future of the Pro Display XDR and a larger iMac. This comes amid rumors of a new Studio Display with mini-LED backlighting launching by 2026. Below, we recap the latest rumors. Pro Display XDR 2 Released in December 2019, the Pro Display XDR features a 32-inch sc…

Apple is ‘Ramping Up’ Work on a New Studio Display Apple is “ramping up” work on a new Studio Display, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the new Studio Display “should arrive by 2026,” alongside Macs with M5 chips. The new Studio Display will have a similar design as the current model, including a 27-inch screen size, according to Gurman. The …

Apple Maps Might Start Showing Ads Apple is “exploring” the idea of showing search ads in the Apple Maps app, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Back in 2022, Gurman said software engineering was “already underway” to display ads in the Apple Maps app, but Apple did not move forward with the idea at the time. Today, he said Apple is “giving this notion more thought” again. T…

Apple is Now Selling a Refurbished Mac Mini for Just $319 (!) A few days ago, we reported that Apple’s refurbished Mac mini pricing had a problem, and it appears that Apple has taken note. Apple was offering a refurbished Mac mini with the M2 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage for $559, which was $50 more than a refurbished Mac mini with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. All other key s…

10+ Announcements Apple Could Have Rolled Into a February Event Apple appears to have enough upcoming product announcements to justify a full event this month, yet all signs indicate these reveals will be handled through a series of press releases instead. There are a multitude of rumors from reliable sources about specific announcements in the coming weeks, so here’s everything that Apple could have feasib…

Top Stories: ‘Apple Launch’ Next Week, Powerbeats Pro 2 Debut, and More Apple is in the middle of trickling out a variety of announcements including Powerbeats Pro 2 and an Apple TV+ app for Android phones this week, and based on a tease from Tim Cook it looks like there’s at least one bigger announcement in store for next Wednesday. While a new iPhone SE is the odds-on favorite for Wednesday’s announcement, there …

Apple’s Next iPhone SE Launching on Wednesday – Here’s What We Know Apple CEO Tim Cook teased an Apple announcement that’s coming on Wednesday, February 19, and it’s looking like that mystery announcement will be the next-generation iPhone SE. We’ve been hearing about the ‌iPhone SE‌ 4 for quite some time now, and we essentially know everything to expect. If you want a sneak peek at what’s coming, read on. Nami…

Like Apple, Meta is Working on Humanoid Robots Facebook parent company Meta is investing heavily in AI-powered humanoid robots, according to a report from Bloomberg. Meta wants to create robots that can act like humans and help people with physical tasks, and has developed a new team in its Reality Labs hardware to work on the project. Meta’s first focus will be on robots that can do househ…

Apple Announces New Downtown Detroit Store is ‘Coming Soon’ Apple today announced that it will soon be opening a new retail store in Downtown Detroit. At this time, the store page on Apple’s website does not provide any further details, including an exact location or grand opening date. Apple does mention that the Downtown Detroit store is now hiring. Last year, it was reported that the Downtown Detro…

Apple Intelligence Siri Overhaul Could Get Delayed Apple’s smarter version of Siri that incorporates Apple Intelligence features could end up being delayed, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple is running into engineering problems and software bugs that could push back the launch of the new functionality. Rumors suggested that Apple planned to introduce the new ‌Siri‌ features in iOS 18.4, bu…

Review: BenQ PD2730S 5K Designer Monitor – A Studio Display Alternative That Doesn’t Break the Bank Apple may have a fight on its hands in the 27-inch 5K display space. Recently we’ve seen a solid budget competitor to the $1,600+ Apple Studio Display arrive on the market with the $799 ASUS ProArt 5K Display, and now here we have the BenQ PD2730S, part of the company’s Designer Series that promises “always accurate and consistent colors.” Pri…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Presidents’ Day Deals Arrive for iPad, MacBook Air, AirPods, and Much More February has been full of great Apple deals, and this week continued the trend with ongoing all-time low prices on AirPods, AirTag, Apple Pencil Pro, iPad, and MacBook Air. We’re also still tracking solid deals on third-party earbuds and headphones over at Woot. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a…

Amazon Revamps Prime Video App on Apple TV — Here’s What’s New Amazon this week updated its Prime Video app for the Apple TV with several improvements. According to The Verge, the app is now better optimized for the tvOS platform. You can now use the Siri Remote to swipe through TV shows and movies, and touchpad gestures for fast forwarding and rewinding content are now supported. Suggested search results…

iPhone SE Likely to Become More Popular Than Ever Apple is likely to sell over 20 million iPhone SE 4 units this year, making it the most popular ‌iPhone SE‌ model ever, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a new post on X, Kuo said that the fourth-generation ‌iPhone SE‌ is expected to see shipments of approximately 12 million in the first half of 2025 and 10 million in the second half …

The MacRumors Show: Apple Teases Its Next Major Product Launch On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the imminent Apple product “launch” that is widely expected to be the fourth-generation iPhone SE. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos In a social media post on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook teased an upcoming “launch” of some kind scheduled for Wednesday, Febru…

Instagram Tests New Dislike Button for Comments Instagram is testing a “dislike” button that can be used for comments, Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed today. The dislike button is designed to give people a “private” way to signal that they don’t feel good about a particular comment. Mosseri says that the feature is just a test at the current time, but the goal is to help “make comments…

Netflix Isn’t Adding Apple TV Integration After All Earlier today, some Netflix users in the United States began seeing Netflix content in the Apple TV app’s Continue Watching queue, which prompted speculation that Netflix was rolling out ‌Apple TV‌ integration. As it turns out, Netflix content showing up in new places in the ‌Apple TV‌ interface was a bug, and Netflix is not introducing expande…