Hartley Charlton Update 6:44 PM: Samsung has told MacRumors that The Elec’s original report is “completely incorrect” and that the “data is false.” While The Elec has retracted its report in full, we’re leaving our original article intact below for reference to provide clarity on the situation. Apple is reportedly planning a significant change to …
Tim Hardwick The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the merger between Vodafone and Three UK, paving the way for the creation of the UK's largest mobile operator. The approval comes with legally binding commitments requiring both companies to invest billions of dollars in rolling out their combined 5G network across the country. …
Tim Hardwick The Apple Card high-yield savings account got an overnight interest rate cut, marking the fourth time this year. The annual percentage yield (APY) on the Apple Card savings account dropped to 3.9% from 4.1%. Push notifications about the cut were sent to Apple Card users on Tuesday evening. Interest rates on savings accounts …
Julie Clover Apple today released a new update to Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser first announced in March 2016. Apple developed Safari Technology Preview to let users test features planned for future versions of the Safari browser. Safari Technology Preview 209 includes fixes and updates to browser, CSS, rendering, scrolling, SVG, text, web APIs, …
Mitchell Broussard Amazon is offering Apple’s AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation for $164.99, down from $179.00. It’s one of the rare Black Friday deals that’s still around this week, and we’re currently tracking the sale exclusively on Amazon. Note: MacRumors is an Amazon Associate. When you click through and make a purchase, we may …
Mitchell Broussard Black Friday deals have mostly dried up, but Amazon is bringing back some record-low prices today on multiple Apple Watch Series 10 models. You'll find $69 off the 42mm and 46mm Series 10 GPS models in a variety of case colors and band styles, all of which require an on-page coupon to see …
Tim Hardwick The iPad Pro, powered by Apple's next-generation M5 chip, is expected to enter mass production in the second half of next year, according to Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a Medium post, Kuo said that the primary assembler of the M5 iPad Pro will be China's BYD Electronics, which will also be …
Julie Clover With the 2016 MacBook Pro models, Apple introduced the Touch Bar, a small touchscreen display located above the keyboard. The Touch Bar replaced the function row of keys and added dynamic buttons that changed for each app, but it was a controversial feature that many Mac users didn't like. Apple began phasing out …
By Julie Clover Apple today released a firmware update for the Beats Solo Buds, the first new software the earbuds have received since their launch in June 2024. The firmware has a build number of 3A130, which is higher than the 3A112 firmware that the Solo Buds shipped with. We don't know what's included in …
By Julie Clover Apple is using Amazon Web Services’ Inferentia and Graviton AI chips to power its search services, Benoit Dupin, Apple’s director of machine learning and AI, said today at the AWS re:Invent conference (via CNBC). Dupin said Amazon’s AI chips are “reliable, accurate, and capable of serving [Apple’s] customers around the world.” AWS …
