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  • Apple keeps making the Phone app better; here’s how

    9to5Mac is brought to you by Tello Mobile. Switching to Tello Mobile can bring the cost of your plan down to as little as $5 a month, or an unlimited plan for just $25 a month, all on America’s largest 5G network. See all of the available plans at tello.com. You might not think about it often, but the Phone app on your iPhone keeps getting more powerful. Here are two features you can use today, plus one coming next month in iOS 27. more…

  • Apple Watch Series 12 is excellent, but I find myself missing this one software feature

    Apple Watch Series 12 has been a marvel of an upgrade, at least for me. I’ve written about it WHOOP. That said, in my past month testing it, there’s one WHOOP feature I’ve found myself missing. more…

  • Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook could debut on November 6: Here’s what to expect

    After over a decade of not adopting touch displays on its Mac notebook lineup, Apple will finally be releasing its first touchscreen MacBook as early as November 6th, after announcing it as early as October 27th. more…

  • Apple’s next HomeView could debut as soon as next year with a robotic arm: report

    Apple just announced its long awaited smart home display: HomeView, and it’s available for $299. That said, the product has been in development for quite some time, being held back by all of the delays with developing a smarter Siri. Now that it’s on the market, some customers have had concern about the fact that you have to move the HomeView around yourself if its on a table with multiple people surrounding it. According to the Power On newsletter, it might not be too long before Apple has a solution. more…

  • iPhone Duo walk-in purchases might be challenging at launch, per report

    According to a new report from MacRumors, Apple employees are being told to warn customers that iPhone Duo likely won’t be available for purchase on launch day if you didn’t already place a pre-order. more…

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  • Sunday Reboot: HomeView is an interesting smart home experiment

    In this week's Sunday Reboot, Apple's HomeView is an interesting smart home launch, but it will probably play better in some countries than others.The HomeView looks nice, but probably wouldn't work with my household. Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get next week underway with a good first step. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

  • Grab Apple's 2026 Mac Studio for $2,299, now $200 off

    The lowest online Mac Studio price on the 2026 line is available at Amazon, with a $200 discount on the standard model.Get Apple's Mac Studio desktop for $2,299 at Amazon.Save $200 on Apple's new Mac Studio that's equipped with an M5 Max chip with an 18-core CPU and 32-core GPU. This desktop also has 36GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD. Retailing for $2,499, Amazon's $200 discount brings the price down to $2,299, delivering the lowest price seen since its September 22 release.Save $200 on Mac Studio Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

  • Retail reset set for November 6 as OLED MacBook Pro looms

    A refresh of Apple Stores taking place on November 6 strongly hints that Apple's OLED iPad mini and touch-enabled MacBook Pro will be available to consumers on or around that date.A current non-OLED MacBook Pro displayBack in August, there were rumors of a refresh of Apple Stores in preparation for apple's smart home push, including products like the new HomeView. It now appears that another refresh is planned, coinciding with the introduction of new Macs and iPads.According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Sunday, Apple's preparation for another major launch event in October will be followed by a store refresh. Following a rumored October 27 event and influencer experience, stores are apparently going to go through a "reset" from the evening of November 5 and into November 6. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

  • HomeView follow-up with robot arm rumored to ship in 2027

    Future versions of the HomeView are being looked at by Apple, with a version using a larger display and a robotic arm potentially arriving as soon as 2027.This is not what the HomeView on a robotic arm will look likeApple's first-generation releases are often competent but gain significant improvements for the second generation. For the HomeView, the next version could get some big upgrades, including a robot arm.According to Mark Gurman's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg, Apple is planning to super-size the HomeView with a motorized arm. It will be capable of spinning 360 degrees around the base, and will automatically turn to face the speaker thanks to voice recognition. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

  • Crime blotter: Man arrested for damage to Macau Apple Store

    iPhone transaction leads to an armed robbery in Florida, an iPad is stolen from a museum in Vermont, and an iPhone catches a suspected carjacker in Baltimore, all in this week's Apple Crime Blotter.The Londoner Macau The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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