by Joe Rossignol LG plans to begin mass production of display panels for the 20.2-inch or 18.8-inch foldable MacBook in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to information provided today by Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a post on Medium, Kuo said Apple is committed to making a foldable screen “as possible without …
Report: iPads are saved and repurposed much more often than iPhones
By Hartley Charlton According to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), iPad owners are more likely to keep or repurpose their old devices than iPhone owners. Data covering the twelve months ending March 2024 shows that 67 percent of repeat iPad customers keep their old iPads or pass them on to family and friends. This contrasts …
5 Reasons to Use the OpenAI ChatGPT App for Mac
Tim Hardwick On May 13, OpenAI announced during its spring update that it would release a ChatGPT desktop app for Mac in the “coming weeks” and said it had begun rolling out the app to some ChatGPT Plus subscribers ahead of a wider launch. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.After testing the …
Microsoft outage affects Bing, Copilot, DuckDuckGo and ChatGPT search
Tim Hardwick The major Microsoft outage affected several key services, including Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot on Windows, ChatGPT internet search, and DuckDuckGo. The outage began around 3:00 a.m. ET and primarily affected users in Asia and Europe. User reports and MacRumors tests indicate that attempts to access Bing.com result in either a …
Buy Apple Watch SE 2nd Generation for Just $189 at Amazon
By Mitchell Broussard The Apple Watch SE with Apple's 40mm GPS receiver is available today on Amazon for$189, down from $249. That's just $10 higher than the wearable's all-time low price. This offer is available in all three aluminum color options and the discount is only available at Amazon. Note: MacRumors is Amazon partner. When …
T-Mobile Announces Price Increases on Some Old Plans
By Joe Rossignol T-Mobile today announced that it will increase monthly prices on some of its older plans in the US by $2 to $5 per line. Affected customers will receive a text message from T-Mobile if their plan receives a price increase, which will take effect next month. The affected plans appear to include …
Apple M1 MacBook Air drops to low price of $699 on Amazon
By: Mitchell Broussard Amazon is selling the 13-inch MacBook Air M1 for $699, down from its original price of $999. Overall, this is the second best price for this version of the MacBook Air, and for the first time in several weeks the computer has gone on sale with a huge discount. Note: MacRumors is …
The best iPad Pro M4 cases currently available
Tim Hardwick Apple released new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models on May 15, but there's still a shortage of cases for the device. For new owners who want to protect their expensive investment from scuffs or accidental falls, we have selected several options. Note : MacRumors is an affiliate partner of some of these …
Little Snitch 6 released for macOS Sonoma with DNS encryption, built-in blacklists, new traffic graph and more
Tim Hardwick Austrian developer Objective Development has announced Little Snitch 6, the latest version of its popular firewall and network monitoring utility for Mac. Every time an application tries to connect to a server on the Internet, Little Snitch displays a connection warning, allowing you to decide whether to allow or deny the connection. Key …
Apple adds live performance support to Shazam
By Hartley Charlton Apple today added Live Activity support to Shazam, its free music discovery and identification app. Shazam's live actions keep the user informed while searching for music in the background, which is especially useful when multitasking or identifying songs in other apps. Shazam's last major update arrived in January, allowing users to identify …