Juli Clover 2023-12-08 18:13:43 www.macrumors.com A check signed by former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs sold for $46,063 at auction this week. Issued by “Apple Computer Company” in 1976, the $4.01 check was made out …
Apple Watch Ultra 2 Hits New Record Low Price of $699, Alongside Series 9 and SE Sales
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-08 11:55:07 www.macrumors.com Amazon has a few big discounts on Apple Watch today, headlined by a new all-time low price on the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Many of these watches can be delivered by …
Best Buy’s New Weekend Sale Has Record Low Prices on MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-08 10:37:16 www.macrumors.com Best Buy’s month-long holiday sale continues this weekend with multiple all-time low prices on Apple’s line of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air computers. In addition to Apple notebooks, Best Buy’s event …
Apple’s 10th Gen iPad Returns to All-Time Low Black Friday Price of $349
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-08 08:51:48 www.macrumors.com Last month, Apple’s 10th generation iPad (64GB Wi-Fi) hit a new all-time low price of $349.00 during Black Friday. Today, that deal has returned on Amazon, and you can once again …
Threads Introduces Tags, or Hashtags Without the Hash Symbol
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-08 07:03:54 www.macrumors.com The Threads social network from Meta is rolling out tags, which work like hashtags on other platforms but include some unique additional functions. The Threads compose window includes a new # …
Apple Pay Outage Affecting Some Users
Juli Clover 2023-12-07 14:34:07 www.macrumors.com There is an Apple Pay and Wallet outage that is causing some users to experience issues with Apple Pay web payments and in-app payments using Apple Pay. According to Apple’s System …
Anker Begins Countdown to Christmas Sale With Up to 50% Off Popular Charging Accessories
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-07 10:55:53 www.macrumors.com Anker has launched its newest holiday sale, this one offering a special deal every day in the lead-up to Christmas. These sales offer up to 50 percent off select products, and …
Apple Promotes iCloud’s Advanced End-to-End Encryption Feature as Data Breaches Increase
Joe Rossignol 2023-12-07 11:00:00 www.macrumors.com Apple today shared a study conducted by MIT professor Dr. Stuart Madnick that found 2.6 billion personal records were compromised by data breaches in the past two years. The study was …
Facebook Messenger Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption by Default
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-07 07:03:28 www.macrumors.com Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls on Messenger and Facebook, finally delivering on a pledge it committed to some time ago. Messenger encryption originally arrived in …
Apple Adds Push Notification Data to Law Enforcement Guidelines
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-07 05:32:11 www.macrumors.com Apple has updated its Legal Process Guidelines to reflect the company’s legal obligation to comply with law enforcement requests for Apple ID information associated with its push notification service. The change …
Kuo: Apple Upgrading iPhone 16 Microphone to Boost Siri AI Experience
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-07 04:07:39 www.macrumors.com Apple plans a significant upgrade to the iPhone 16 microphone to improve the new AI-enhanced Siri experience, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Writing in his latest Medium post, Kuo says …
Samsung’s 27-Inch ViewFinity S9 5K Display Gets Massive $555 Discount on Amazon
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-06 10:48:02 www.macrumors.com Samsung’s 27-inch ViewFinity S9 5K display has hit a new all-time low price today on Amazon, available for $1,044.04, down from $1,599.99. The display has an estimated delivery date of December …
Amazon Takes $200 Off 15-Inch MacBook Air, Available From $1,099
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-06 10:09:20 www.macrumors.com Amazon today has nearly every model of Apple’s 15-inch M2 MacBook Air on sale. Prices start at $1,099.00 for the 256GB model, and it’s available in every color at this price, …
Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-06 08:06:46 www.macrumors.com Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users by tracking push notifications that move through Google’s and Apple’s servers, a US senator warned on Wednesday (via Reuters). In a letter to the Department …
Make iPhone 16 Batteries in India, Apple Tells Component Suppliers
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-06 07:08:07 www.macrumors.com Apple has told component suppliers it wants iPhone 16 batteries to be made in India, as part of the company’s efforts to diversify its global supply chain and reduce its reliance …
Apple Releases New AirPods Pro 2 Firmware
Juli Clover 2023-12-05 14:28:24 www.macrumors.com Apple today released new firmware update for both the Lightning version of the AirPods Pro 2. Apple’s release notes indicate it should also be out for the USB-C version, but it …
Black Friday Prices Return for AirPods Pro 2 With USB-C, iPad, and More
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-05 10:30:15 www.macrumors.com Today we’re tracking a collection of deals that are matching – or nearly matching – the same all-time low discounts we saw during Black Friday. This includes the AirPods Pro 2 …
Apple Watch Series 9 Drops Below Black Friday Pricing, Now Available From $309
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-05 09:35:12 www.macrumors.com Amazon has an Apple Watch Series 9 deal today that is undercutting the price we saw during Black Friday a few weeks ago. Across the lineup, there are also multiple prices …
iPhone 15 OLED Supplier Still Plagued by Leaky Light Issues
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-05 08:04:56 www.macrumors.com Apple supplier BOE still can’t catch a break in its production of OLED displays for iPhone 15 models. According to a new report by DigiTimes, the Chinese-based manufacturer is still struggling …
Instagram and Facebook Messenger Chats to Disconnect This Month
Tim Hardwick 2023-12-05 04:57:11 www.macrumors.com Meta has revealed plans to end Instagram users’ ability to chat with Facebook accounts later this month, rolling back a feature that it introduced over three years ago. In September 2020, …
Netflix ‘Completely Satisfied’ With Pace of Password Sharing Crackdown
Juli Clover 2023-12-04 20:07:00 www.macrumors.com Netflix has been “completely satisfied” with the pace of the password sharing crackdown it initiated in the United States earlier this year, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said today at the UBS …
Apple Computer Check Signed by Steve Jobs Expected to Fetch More Than $25,000 at Auction
Juli Clover 2023-12-04 17:37:47 www.macrumors.com Steve Jobs memorabilia and remnants from Apple’s early days tend to fetch high prices from collectors, and a check to RadioShack signed by Jobs is no exception. Up for auction this …
Apple Music Users Experiencing Bug With ‘Add Playlist Songs’ Setting
Joe Rossignol 2023-12-04 12:28:53 www.macrumors.com In recent weeks, many Apple Music subscribers have reported that the “Add Playlist Songs” setting is broken on the iPhone, iPad, and sometimes the Mac. After a user toggles off the …
Apple’s New 14-Inch MacBook Pro Available From $1,399 With Latest Steep Discounts
Mitchel Broussard 2023-12-04 09:34:52 www.macrumors.com Apple’s 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is available for multiple all-time low prices today at Best Buy, starting at $1,399.00 for the M3 512GB model, down from $1,599.00. The prices in this …