Woot’s Big Apple Watch Band Sale Has Solo/Braided Loops at Massive Discounts Woot has brought back a massive sale on the Braided Solo Loop and Solo Loop bands for Apple Watch, which we last tracked before the Christmas holiday. All bands are in brand new condition and come with a one year Apple limited warranty. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Woot. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a…

Apple Focusing on These Eight New Low-Cost Devices in 2025 Apple’s slate of 2025 products look to be dominated by a large number of low-cost and entry-level devices. Here’s what to expect. With advancements like Apple Intelligence and all-new in-house chip designs, Apple is reportedly looking to enhance many of its budget-friendly offerings, ensuring they remain competitive in an increasingly crowded m…

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Zuckerberg trash talks Apple in interview with Joe Rogan Laura Normand / The VergeMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks Apple “ really invented anything great in a while” and that it has been coasting off of its past success. “Steve Jobs invented the iPhone and now they’re just kind of sitting on it 20 years later,” he said this week. Zuckerberg made the statements during a nearly three-hour long po…

Apple Announces New Miami Worldcenter Store With Special Wallpaper Apple today announced that it will be opening an all-new retail store at the Miami Worldcenter complex, near the city’s downtown core, on Friday, January 24. A grand opening time has not been disclosed, but it will likely be 10 a.m. local time. The store incorporates a biophilic garden that is designed to make vistors feel more connected with n…

Apple Pay Now Lets You Pay Later With Synchrony Synchrony is now available as a buy-now, pay-later option when checking out with Apple Pay online and in apps on iPhone and iPad. Synchrony was added to a list of Apple Pay installment providers in the U.S. in an Apple support document that was updated today, joining Affirm and Klarna. The addition was spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Per…

Apple Intelligence Isn’t Driving iPhone Upgrades Apple Intelligence hasn’t convinced people to buy an iPhone 16, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. According to Kuo, a supply chain survey suggests ‌Apple Intelligence‌ is not pushing people to upgrade their devices. The delay between the ‌Apple Intelligence‌ introduction in June 2024 and a launch even after ‌iPhone 16‌ models came out was …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Earned $74.6 Million in 2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $74.6 million in 2024, up from $63.2 million in 2023, Apple said in its annual proxy filing. Cook’s earnings included a $3 million base salary, $58 million in stock awards, $12 million in performance-based awards, and $1.5 million in other compensation, such as 401(k) contributions, life insurance premiums, vacation ca…

Apple Now Selling Discontinued iPhone 15 Pro Refurbs in Europe Apple today started selling refurbished iPhone 15 Pro models in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, offering the discontinued iPhones at a discount for the first time since their 2023 launch. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are available in the above countries with a 15% discount compared to the equivalent brand new models. Apple began s…

ESR Launches $30 Apple Pencil Alternative With Find My Accessory maker ESR this week introduced the Geo Digital Pencil, a low-cost Apple Pencil alternative that has support for Apple’s Find My functionality. Priced at $30, the Geo Digital Pencil connects to an iPad with Bluetooth, and it supports writing, drawing, sketching, and more much like the ‌Apple Pencil‌. The Geo Digital Pencil connects to …

Apple Card Users Impacted By LA Fires Able to Delay Payments Apple and Goldman Sachs are allowing Apple Card customers who have been impacted by the fires in Los Angeles to temporarily postpone their payments if necessary. Details about Apple’s Disaster Relief Program for ‌Apple Card‌ users were shared by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Payment delays are being offered to ‌Apple Card‌ users who live in an area …

Apple Watch’s Sleep Apnea Feature Continues to Roll Out Around World Apple this month received approval to launch the Apple Watch’s sleep apnea notifications feature in Malaysia, as noted by local resident Xavier Naxa. It is unclear when the feature will actually become available in the country. This development comes less than a month after the feature became available in Brazil, as part of Apple’s efforts to r…

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Here Are Three iOS 18 Features Coming Soon Beyond Apple Intelligence While most iOS 18 updates have been focused on Apple Intelligence, some additional new features and capabilities are coming soon. Below, we outline three upcoming iOS 18 features that Apple has announced that should arrive in updates such as iOS 18.3 and iOS 18.4. Default Map and Translation Apps in EU In an October 2024 document related to th…

Apple to Donate Towards Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery Efforts In response to devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles, California area this week, Apple said it will be donating towards recovery efforts on the ground. “The devastation caused by the fires in Los Angeles is heartbreaking,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a social media post on Wednesday. “Thank you to the incredible firefighters, first responder…

Apple says Siri isn’t sending your conversations to advertisers Illustration: The VergeApple is refuting rumors that it ever let advertisers target users based on Siri recordings in a statement published Wednesday evening describing how Siri works and what it does with data. The section specifically responding to the rumors reads: Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it ava…

Apple Highlights Privacy Commitment After Settling Siri Spying Lawsuit Apple today reiterated its commitment to Siri privacy, making it clear that ‌Siri‌ data has never been used to build marketing profiles, nor has any ‌Siri‌ information been made available to advertisers or sold for any purpose. Apple’s newsroom post comes after it settled a class action lawsuit related to ‌Siri‌ for $95 million. Plaintiffs accu…

Apple Seemingly Working on New ‘Invites’ App to Manage Events Apple could be developing a new app that’s designed to help users organize meetings and in-person events, if code discovered in the latest iOS 18.3 beta is anything to go by. References in iOS 18.3 beta 2 spotted by 9to5Mac suggest the app is called “Invites,” and it will show users a list of people invited to an event and indicate those who h…

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Apple Seeds Second Public Betas of iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 Apple today seeded the second public betas of upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates, allowing the public to test the software ahead of when it launches later this month. The public betas come three weeks after the first public betas. Apple has also seeded new public betas of tvOS 18.3 and watchOS 11.3. Public beta teste…