Mitchell Broussard Black Friday 2024 is less than a week away, and as always, the next few days are the best time of the year to score bargains. Right now, that includes big discounts on popular Apple products like AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBook Air, iPad, and more. Note: MacRumors partners with some of these vendors. …
Tim Hardwick The Indonesian government is insisting that Apple invest more than the recently proposed $100 million before the company will consider lifting a ban on sales of the iPhone 16 in the country, according to government officials on Thursday. Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has held internal meetings to discuss Apple's offer, but a …
Tim Hardwick The European Commission has ended its antitrust investigation into Apple's App Store rules for e-book and audiobook apps after the e-book distributor withdrew a complaint. The investigation, originally launched in June 2020, was triggered by a complaint from Rakuten subsidiary Kobo. Kobo argued that Apple’s mandatory 30% commission on App Store purchases made …
Tim Hardwick Apple's restrictions on mobile browsers are stifling innovation and holding back new features that could benefit iPhone users, according to preliminary findings published today by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In its report, the CMA's independent investigation team found that Apple's policies on its Safari browser prevent rival browsers from implementing …
Joe Rossignol Last month, Belkin voluntarily recalled the BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K (model BPD005). The company said it will offer a full refund to all customers who purchased the product. In its recall notice, Belkin said a manufacturing defect could cause the battery in the charger to …
Julie Clover From 2011 to 2014, there were numerous rumors that Apple was working on an Apple-branded TV that would revolutionize the TV industry. No such product ever materialized, but now the rumors are back. playSubscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. Apple 'Evaluating' a TV Apple is “evaluating” “the idea of an …
By Julie Clover Apple is working on a smarter version of Siri that employees have taken to calling “LLM Siri,” Bloomberg reports. Apple is developing a more capable Siri to better compete with chatbots like ChatGPT, with plans to use “advanced large language models.” The chatbot version of Siri will be able to hold ongoing …
Mitchell Broussard Beats is joining the Black Friday discount craze, offering up to 52 percent off select headphones, earbuds, and speakers at Amazon. You'll find many of the same prices at other retailers like Best Buy. Note: MacRumors is an Amazon Associate. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a …
Joe Rossignol Barring any surprises, Apple isn't expected to release any more new hardware until late 2024. However, Apple is rumored to have a slew of product announcements planned for the first half of next year, including an all-new smart home hub, the iPhone SE 4, the AirTag 2, updated iPad Air, iPad 11, and …
Julie Clover Apple today released a new update to Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser first introduced in March 2016. Apple developed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features planned for future versions of Safari. Safari Technology Preview 208 includes fixes and updates to CSS, JavaScript, rendering, scrolling, web APIs, web authentication, web …
