Apple Honors Jimmy Carter With Homepage Tribute Apple today updated its homepage to honor former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. The longest-lived president in U.S. history, Carter served in the position from 1977 to 1981 and was known for redefining the post-presidency with his focus on human rights and diplomacy through the Carter Center, for which…

Apple could bring its ‘Pro’ OLED displays to the entire iPhone 17 line Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeOne of the big benefits of buying a “Pro” iPhone is currently that you get a fancy high-refresh rate OLED display, but that may become standard across the iPhone 17 lineup, according to a Weibo leak from Digital Chat Station spotted by MacRumors. The outlet notes that Digital Chat Station leaked accurat…

Apple TV Plus is free to stream this weekend Image: AppleApple TV Plus will be free to stream this weekend from January 4th through the 5th, similar to HBO’s old free weekends on cable. The company posted the news on social media alongside a short trailer featuring some of its top shows, with the tagline “see for yourself.” A press release from Apple indicates the free weekend covers the …

Apple promised next-gen CarPlay in 2024, so where is it? Apple’s new CarPlay is still just a concept. | Screenshot: AppleWe still haven’t seen the “next generation of CarPlay” that Apple first announced in 2022 and continues to say on its CarPlay webpage is arriving in 2024, as MacRumors points out. And barring some spectacular surprise, it’s not coming today or tomorrow. What gives? So far, we’ve on…

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Spotify vs Apple Music For $6 more than price of my Spotify Premium ($20), I can get the Apple One family plan which includes Apple Music, TV, storage, etc. Sure I’ll lose the playlists I’ve been building for years, but apart from that, is there any drastic differences between the two music platforms? submitted by /u/ardishahini

Is your iPhone sharing photos with Apple by default? iOS 18 introduced an “Enhanced Visual Search” toggle for the Photos app. | Screenshot: iOS 18 Settings appApple occasionally makes choices that tarnish its strong privacy-forward reputation, like when it was secretly collecting users’ Siri interactions. Yesterday, a blog post from developer Jeff Johnson highlighted such a choice: an “Enhanced Vi…

Apple Watch Series 10 Hits All-Time Low Prices in New Year’s Sale, Starting at $329 Amazon this weekend has discounted numerous Apple Watch Series 10 models to all-time low prices, perfect timing for anyone looking for a smartwatch as we head into the new year. You’ll find $70 off both 42mm and 46mm GPS Series 10 models in multiple case colors and band styles, and this time the deals do not require any coupon codes. Note: MacRu…

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Apple pulls remaining Lightning-based devices from European stores Lightning’s days have come to an end in the EU. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeApple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built around USB-C. EU Directive 2022/2380 goes into force t…

Top Stories: iOS 19 Compatibility, Top 5 Apple Products for 2025, and More It’s shaping up to be a busy 2025 for Apple, with a number of rumors and articles this week highlighting some of what we can expect. While the unveiling of iOS 19 is still over five months away, we’re already hearing about which devices are likely to support it, while in the much nearer term Apple is currently preparing an iOS 18.2.1 bug fix up…

Apple steps in to defend Google, says it ‘does not plan to create a search engine’ of its own Apple has filed a motion to defend its ability to make search distribution deals with Google.

Apple still has some tricks left up its sleeve for 2025 (Macworld/Dan Moren) Here it comes, barreling down on us full steam: 2025. Somehow we’ve already burned through a quarter of this century. It’s been a good twenty-five years for Apple, to be sure, and from all the early indications it seems like the next year will continue the trend, insofar as such things can be predicted with any certainty.…

Five Apple Intelligence Features Coming in 2025 Even though iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2 added multiple Apple Intelligence features like Image Playground, Genmoji, Writing Tools, and more, there are still new ‌Apple Intelligence‌ capabilities that we’re waiting on. Apple has at least one more major ‌Apple Intelligence‌ update coming in 2025, and the functionality that we’re expecting is outlined bel…

Apple Set to Become First $4 Trillion Company Apple is on the brink of becoming the first company in history to surpass a $4 trillion market valuation, Fortune reports. Apple’s stock (AAPL) has nearly risen 40% in 2024. Before the markets opened on December 27, Apple’s market capitalization stood at $3.92 trillion, leaving the company just a modest surge in stock value away from the unprec…

Apple Stops Selling iPhone 14 and iPhone SE in More EU Countries Starting today, the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, and third-generation iPhone SE have been fully removed from Apple’s online store in most EU countries, due to an imminently-effective regulation that requires smartphones with wired charging capabilities that are newly placed for sale to be equipped with a USB-C port in the EU. The trio of iPhone m…

Apple TV+ Shares ‘Severance’ Season 2 Sneak Peek Apple has released the first eight minutes of the highly anticipated Severance season two premiere as a special preview for Apple TV+ subscribers, following the show’s nearly three-year hiatus. The exclusive preview, now available in the ‌Apple TV‌ app under the Bonus Content section of the Severance page, gives fans their first look at the nex…

Best Apple Deals of the Week: AirTag 4-Pack Hits Low $69.99 Price, Plus Deals on Apple Watch and More Christmas has come to an end, and with it many of the season’s biggest discounts have expired. However, you can still find some great deals on Apple products today, including an all-time low price on the AirTag 4-Pack, as well as some solid deals on Apple Watch and MacBook Air. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. …

Apple Teases Apple TV+ Surprise on January 4 and 5 Apple this week began teasing some kind of upcoming Apple TV+ surprise that’s set to happen on January 4 and January 5, telling customers to “stay tuned” and “save the date” in social media posts. Apple’s images have a tagline that says “See for yourself,” but it isn’t clear what Apple has planned. Some users on Reddit have speculated that Appl…

Apple Announces Japanese New Year Promotion With Exclusive AirTag Apple today announced the upcoming launch of its annual New Year promotion in Japan, providing customers with a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥30,000 with the purchase of eligible Apple devices. Customers in Japan can get an Apple gift card when shopping at Apple from January 2 to January 5, and as a bonus, the first 50,000 people to purchas…