03-13-26 -

10+ New Features Coming in iOS 27
We're only three months away from Apple's WWDC 2026 event, which will see the company unveil iOS 27. With the fully revamped version of Siri possibly delayed until September, iOS 27 is shaping up to be the update we wanted iOS 26 to be. There...

03-13-26 -

Apple Kicks Off 50th Anniversary With Surprise Alicia Keys Concert in New York
Apple mysteriously shut down its Grand Central Terminal store in New York City today, and it turns out it was for an impromptu Alicia Keys concert to celebrate Apple's upcoming 50th anniversary. Apple quietly invited select YouTubers and memb...

03-13-26 -

iFixit Teardown: MacBook Neo Has Most Accessible Mac Battery in Over a Decade
Repair site iFixit did its traditional teardown on the MacBook Neo, and was pleasantly surprised with the laptop's repairability. "We haven't been as happy about a MacBook since 2012," says iFixit. iFixit took apart the more expens...

03-13-26 -

MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 17 Pro and 25W Qi Charger From Lululook
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 Pro and a 25W Qi2.2 3-in-1 Charger from Lululook to go along with it. Priced at $79, Lululook's 3-in-1 Charging Station is...

03-13-26 -

The MacRumors Show: MacBook Neo First Impressions
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss first impressions of the MacBook Neo, Studio Display XDR, and iPhone 17e. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Following its announcement last week, the &z...

03-13-26 -

Mac Trade-Ins Surge Amid MacBook Neo Launch
Apple this week saw an unusual surge of Mac trade-ins amid the launch of the MacBook Neo. A reliable source speaking to MacRumors revealed that the quantity of Macs traded in at Apple retail stores this week increased over 100% compared to p...

03-13-26 -

iPhone 17 Pro is Now Part of MLB History
Back in September, the Apple TV streaming service's broadcast of the pivotal Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers game at Fenway Park incorporated live footage captured with the iPhone 17 Pro, and now the device has been enshrined in MLB history. ...

03-13-26 -

Apple's First Foldable Displays Nearing Mass Production
Advanced display panels destined for Apple's first foldable iPhone are reportedly nearing mass production. The Weibo leaker known as "Instant Digital" today said that Samsung Display is set to begin mass production of OLED panels f...

03-13-26 -

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Launch Deals Hit Brand New M4 iPad Air, M5 MacB...
This week was Apple launch week, and we're already seeing solid markdowns on the new M4 iPad Air, M5 MacBook Air, and more. Additionally, below you'll find deals on AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and Apple Watch Series 11. Note: MacRu...

03-13-26 -

Apple is Up to Something Secret in New York
Apple's retail store at the Grand Central Terminal in New York is temporarily closed, but the reason why remains a mystery. As seen in photos shared by Parker Ortolani, Apple's space on the Main Concourse's East Balcony is covered up with tem...

03-13-26 -

iPhone Fold: 5 Things We Learned This Week About Apple's Foldable
It's been a big week for foldable iPhone rumors. In case you missed any of them, here are five developments that we've covered over the last few days. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone Fold this September. For everything else we know, be...

03-13-26 -

Parallels Confirms MacBook Neo Can Run Windows in a Virtual Machine
Parallels Desktop virtualization software is compatible with the new MacBook Neo, according to an update from the company – but Windows VM performance will depend on your intended use case. From Parallels' updated knowledge base article: P...

03-13-26 -

Apple TV Claims First F1 Viewership Victory Over ESPN
Apple TV aired the first Formula 1 race of the 2026 season last weekend following an exclusive streaming rights partnership for five years, and Apple senior VP of services Eddy Cue is already calling it a win for the company. Cue told The Hol...

03-13-26 -

Apple to Cut App Store Developer Fees in China From March 15
Apple has announced it is lowering App Store developer fees in China from March 15, with commission rates for standard in-app purchases (IAPs) set to change to 25%, down from 30%. In an update on its Developer blog, Apple also said the commis...

03-12-26 -

Anthropic's Claude Can Now Create Interactive Visuals Directly in Conversations
Anthropic's Claude chatbot has been updated with support for inline visual content that will help it provide clearer answers. Claude can now create custom visuals like charts, graphs, and diagrams. Visual content will be used when it better c...

03-12-26 -

iPhone 17e Hands-On: What's New and What's Not
Apple's latest low-cost iPhone launched yesterday, and we picked up the iPhone 17e to see how it compares to the iPhone 16e that came before it, and how it measures up to the iPhone 17 lineup. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more...

03-12-26 -

Google Maps Adds Gemini AI-Powered 'Ask Maps' Feature and 3D Immersive Naviga...
Google today added Gemini AI to Google Maps, enabling a new Ask Maps feature. Gemini in maps can answer complex, real-world questions that Google says "a map could never answer before." There is a new Ask Maps button where Google Ma...

03-12-26 -

iPhone 17e vs. iPhone 16 Buyer's Guide: Which Low-Cost iPhone Should You Choose?
The iPhone 17e just joined the iPhone lineup. Apple continues to sell the iPhone 16 as an alternative low-cost option, and while the two devices share many core features, there are still more than 25 differences between them to be aware of. F...

03-12-26 -

Samsung's Monitor Sale Includes Free Copy of Resident Evil Requiem, Plus TV a...
Samsung introduced the newest line of Galaxy products last month, including the S26 smartphones and Galaxy Buds4. Today, you can find a few discounts on some of these products, plus savings on Samsung's most popular monitors and TVs, with notable ...

03-12-26 -

Apple Says 'Hello' With New Instagram Account
Apple is already on Instagram, where it primarily shares photos and videos for its Shot on iPhone campaign, but the company is expanding its horizons. Apple today launched another Instagram account called Hello Apple (@helloapple), where it w...

03-12-26 -

MacBook Neo Teardown: Modular Ports, Glue-Less Battery, Zero Tape
A teardown of the new MacBook Neo by Australian YouTube repair channel Tech Re-Nu reveals what may be the most modular and repair-friendly Mac laptop in recent times. The Neo is shown being taken apart in just six minutes, suggesting Apple ha...

03-12-26 -

MacBook Neo's Keyboard Can Be Replaced Individually
Apple has published its MacBook Neo repair manual, and it reveals some big repairability news: the keyboard can be replaced individually. For many years, replacing the keyboard in a MacBook has required replacing the entire Top Case, which re...

03-12-26 -

Apple Announces 50th Anniversary Plans
Apple today announced that it plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary, which is on April 1. In addition, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a "50 Years of Thinking Different" letter. "While Apple is known for looking forward, this mi...

03-12-26 -

Apple CEO Tim Cook Shares '50 Years of Thinking Different' Letter
Apple CEO Tim Cook today shared a "50 Years of Thinking Different" letter, ahead of the company's 50th anniversary on April 1, 2026. Here is the full letter:Fifty years ago in a small garage, a big idea was born. Apple was founded o...

03-12-26 -

Amazon Introduces First Cash Discounts on New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
Apple's new M5 MacBook Air and M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro just launched yesterday, and now Amazon has the first cash discounts on these models. You'll find $49 off nearly every new MacBook model on Amazon, without the need of a membership o...

03-12-26 -

Foldable iPhone's 12GB RAM to Be Supplied by Samsung
Apple's first foldable iPhone will feature 12GB of RAM supplied by Samsung, with the latter set to begin DRAM shipments in the second quarter of this year in line with Apple's production schedule. Korea-based media outlet The Bell reports tha...

03-12-26 -

iPhone Fold Said to Come in These Three Storage Options
The storage capacity options for Apple's upcoming book-style foldable iPhone have allegedly leaked, along with their approximate pricing. According to the Weibo-based leaker Instant Digital, Apple will offer iPhone Fold storage capacities in ...

03-11-26 -

MacBook Air With OLED Display is Still Years Away
Apple is planning to launch a MacBook Air with an OLED display, but it won't come for several years after the MacBook Pro is updated with OLED screen technology. We're not going to see an OLED ‌MacBook Air‌ until at least 20...

03-11-26 -

Friday Night Baseball Returns to Apple TV on March 27 for 2026 MLB Season
Weekly MLB games are set to return to the Apple TV subscription service on Friday, March 27, Apple said today. The fifth Friday Night Baseball season will begin with the Los Angeles Angels facing off against the Houston Astros, followed by the Cle...

03-11-26 -

Apple Releases New Versions of iOS for Older iPhones
Apple today released iOS 16.7.15, iPadOS 16.7.15, iOS 15.8.7, and iPadOS 15.8.7, updates designed for older iPhones and iPads that are not able to run newer versions of iOS and iPadOS. iPhone and iPad users can install the updates by opening ...

03-11-26 -

iPhone Fold to Feature iPad-Style Multitasking and Layouts
The upcoming foldable iPhone that Apple plans to debut this September will operate like a cross between an iPhone and an iPad, reports Bloomberg. When the device is opened up, the UI will have an iPad-like layout that supports multitasking wi...

03-11-26 -

Hands-On With the New MacBook Neo
Happy MacBook Neo launch day! Apple's $599 notebook is finally here, and we picked one up to take a look at the new machine and share some first impressions. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The ‌Mac...

03-11-26 -

Watch: Apple's Lesser-Known Co-Founder Ronald Wayne to Appear at Event Tonight
Following the release of his new book Apple: The First 50 Years, tech columnist David Pogue is hosting an Apple at 50: Five Decades of Thinking Different event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California tonight. The event wil...

03-11-26 -

New Apple Studio Displays Double Internal Storage to 128GB
The Apple Studio Display and ‌Studio Display‌ XDR are equipped with A19 and A19 Pro chips, respectively, and each display has 128GB of internal NAND storage. With A-series chips, the Studio Displays run an iOS-based operatin...

03-11-26 -

Apple Vision Pro is Getting the 'World's Most Advanced Flight Simulator'
X-Plane, which is advertised as being the "world's most advanced flight simulator," is coming to Apple's Vision Pro in the next month or so. The upcoming visionOS 26.4 update adds support for NVIDIA's CloudXR 6.0 platform, and this ...

03-11-26 -

Apple Ties Samsung as Top Smartphone Maker in 2025
Apple and Samsung produced nearly the same number of smartphones in 2025, tying for the top position in global smartphone production, according to a new report from TrendForce. Global smartphone production reached approximately 1.254 billion ...

03-11-26 -

MacBook Pro to Receive 'Major Upgrade' by Early Next Year
Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today said the MacBook Pro will receive a "major upgrade" with an OLED display by early next year. In a blog post, Kuo said the new MacBook Pro will be released between late 2026 and early 202...

03-11-26 -

Apple Arcade Adding These Three Games in April
Apple today announced three new games coming to Apple Arcade in April, along with several updates to existing titles on the service. The three new games heading to ‌Apple Arcade‌ next month are as follows: DREDGE+: A ...

03-11-26 -

Apple Invites App's Home Screen Widget Just Got Better
With the latest version of the Apple Invites app on the iPhone, released today, the app's Home Screen widget has received a small but useful enhancement. In August, the app gained a Home Screen widget that counts down the days until an upcomi...

03-11-26 -

AirPods 4 ANC Hit $119.99 Low Price on Amazon
Amazon today has the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation for $119.99, down from $179.00. This is a solid second-best price on the AirPods 4 with ANC, and the best price we've tracked so far in 2026. Note: MacRumors is an af...

03-11-26 -

Apple Released Seven New Products Today
Starting today, the seven new Apple products that were announced last week are available at Apple Stores and beginning to arrive to customers. The colorful MacBook Neo and all of the other new products are on display at most Apple Store loca...

03-11-26 -

Studio Display vs. Studio Display XDR Buyer's Guide
Apple's refreshed Studio Display arrives alongside the all-new ‌Studio Display‌ XDR, which replaces the previous Pro Display XDR. The ‌Studio Display‌ XDR is more than twice the price of the ‌Studio Dis...

03-11-26 -

Launch Day Discounts Arrive for MacBook Neo, M4 iPad Air, and More
Today is the launch day for all of Apple's newest products, including the M4 iPad Air, MacBook Neo, M5 MacBook Air, M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro, and iPhone 17e. Below, we've collected all of the offers and discounts you can get on these products...

03-11-26 -

iPhone 18 Pro May Not Have a Smaller Dynamic Island After All
Apple's iPhone 18 Pro models may not have a smaller Dynamic Island after all, despite rumors suggesting that it would see a reduction in size this year, according to a known leaker. Citing recent supply chain information, the leaker known as ...

03-11-26 -

TikTok Launching Two New Apple Music Features on iPhone
TikTok and Apple today announced that Apple Music subscribers will be able to listen to full-length songs on Apple Music without leaving the TikTok app. When a TikTok user comes across a song they love while browsing their "For You"...

03-11-26 -

Kuo: iPhone 18 Pro Prices Still Likely to Hold Firm This Year
Apple's pricing for the iPhone 17e and MacBook Neo strongly suggests that Apple plans to keep iPhone 18 Pro prices unchanged when the new models launch later this year, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Sharing his latest thoughts o...

03-11-26 -

iPhone 18 Pro Max Thickness and Weight Allegedly Revealed
Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max will be slightly thicker than its predecessor, measuring in at 8.8mm, up from 8.75mm on the iPhone 17 Pro Max. The information comes from oft-accurate Weibo-based leaker Ice Universe. The claim chimes with a...

03-11-26 -

MacBook Neo 2 Might Not Feature Touchscreen After All
Apple's second-generation MacBook Neo may not feature a touch-capable display after all, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a report dated September 2025, Kuo‌ accurately predicted that the ‌MacBook Neo‌ would enter mass pro...

03-11-26 -

MacBook Neo Gets Same Battery Cycle Rating as MacBook Pro, Air
Apple has updated its battery cycle count support document to include the new MacBook Neo, revealing that the entry-level laptop has a maximum cycle count of 1,000. A battery cycle is completed when you've discharged an amount equal to 100% ...

03-11-26 -

$599 MacBook Neo Available for Same-Day Pickup at Apple Stores
Wednesday is the official launch day of Apple's low-cost MacBook Neo, and as customers who pre-ordered begin to receive their purchases, Apple has also started in-store sales for the new laptop, along with a host of other new products. Custom...