In an apparent marketing change of mind, and without warning or comment in its online retail store, Apple has canceled its Mac mini "test drive" offer after only one day.
The Apple Store previously said
Test drive a Mac mini Exclusive Online Offer Try it for 30 days - send it back if you don't love it.
Macworld has received confirmation from Apple that the offer has been removed.
Sunday February 22, 2026 9:48 am PST by Joe Rossignol
In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said Apple will have a three-day stretch of product announcements from Monday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 4. In total, he expects Apple to introduce "at least five products."
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Apple's software engineers are testing iOS 26.3.1, according to the MacRumors visitor logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions.
iOS 26.3.1 should be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or security vulnerabilities, and it will likely be released within the next two weeks.
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Tuesday February 24, 2026 4:03 am PST by Tim Hardwick
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While the AirPods Pro 3 launched less than six months ago, it has been rumored that Apple plans to unveil new AirPods Pro this year.
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