By Julie Clover One of the top complaints about the previous-generation iPad mini 6 was “jelly scrolling,” or screen tearing, and it looks like that’s an issue Apple may have addressed with hardware updates to the iPad mini 7’s display. On the latest episode of the Six Colors podcast, Jason Snell and Dan Moren discussed …
Joe Rossignol While the iPhone 17 Pro models are still almost a year away from launch, analyst Jeff Pu has already laid out his expectations for the devices. In a research note from investment bank Haitong International this week, Pu reiterated his previous claim that both the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max …
Mitchell Broussard Today, Best Buy unveiled new record-low prices on several models of the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro exclusively for members. Non-members can still find solid second-best prices on these machines, but My Best Buy Plus/Total members can get an extra $200 off select laptops this week. Note: MacRumors is a Best Buy affiliate. When …
Joe Rossignol Apple discontinued the Powerbeats Pro sometime last week, about five and a half years after the wireless earbuds launched. The Powerbeats Pro are a sportier, fitness-focused alternative to the AirPods Pro, with built-in, adjustable ear hooks for a secure fit. Key features of the original Powerbeats Pro include the H1 chip that debuted …
Joe Rossignol Like the iPhone 16 models, the new iPad mini will likely launch without Apple Intelligence, but the features should be available on the device soon. Geekbench results for the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip show the device running iPadOS 18.0, not iPadOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence. Last month, a private account …
Hartley Charlton The seventh-generation iPad mini has now appeared on Geekbench, confirming 8GB of memory and showing how the 5-core version of the A17 Pro chip's GPU performs. The new iPad mini, identified in the Geekbench database as the iPad 16.2, includes the same A17 Pro SoC that was first unveiled in the iPhone 15 …
Julie Clover Some iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro users are experiencing excessive and unexplained battery drain, according to complaints on Reddit, Apple Support Communities, and the MacRumors forums. While many of the reports are from iPhone 16 users, older iPhones running iOS 18 may also experience battery life issues. There's a long-running iOS 18 …
Julie Clover Apple is working behind the scenes to prepare to add new Apple Intelligence features to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15. We'll get the first set in the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 updates, but Apple is gearing up for the next batch, too. MacRumors has discovered new references to …
Joe Rossignol Apple TV+ today announced a partnership with Major League Baseball and Imagine Documentaries to produce a three-part documentary series that will offer “behind-the-scenes coverage” of the upcoming 2024 World Series. The as-yet-untitled docuseries is in production, but no release date has been announced. Apple said the documentary series will explore the “dramatic, high-stakes …
Julie Clover As Apple celebrates the 10th anniversary of Apple Pay, Apple Pay and Apple Wallet chief Jennifer Bailey spoke with The Points Guy today to talk about current and upcoming Apple Pay features, like car key and ID integration into the Wallet app. Apple Pay wasn't an immediate hit with consumers, but Bailey said …
