Joe Rossignol

Apple today released HomePod software version 27.2.1, but it does not enable Siri AI on the HomePod mini 2. Apple's website continues to say the feature is "coming in a future software update," but it has not provided a timeframe. Due to the HomePod mini 2 having only 2GB of RAM, well below the minimum 8GB of RAM required for dedicated Siri AI, personal context requests will require a paired ...

The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K began arriving to customers today, and some users noticed the YouTube app is not working. If you have encountered this issue, make sure tvOS 27.2 is installed via Settings → System → Software Updates. If it already is, you may need to restart the Apple TV via Settings → System → Restart. Last, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the YouTube app. Update:...

Apple's new HomeView smart home display launched today and the release notes for HomeView software version 27.2 are now available in a support document. Since these are the first HomeView release notes that Apple has publicly shared, they go over a lot of the device's basic features and functionality:HomeView software delivers powerful, personalized experiences to enjoy entertainment, stay...

Apple's new HomeView smart home display is available starting today. If you use Canadian French, which is most widely spoken in Québec but also elsewhere, Apple today reiterated that the HomeView will be gaining support for the regional language in a future software update, but it did not provide a timeframe for the update's...

TechRadar's Jacob Krol interviewed Apple's Vice President of Hardware Engineering Matthew Costello about Apple's all-new HomeView smart home display, which is available starting today. The discussion was largely focused on the HomeView's design, with Costello touching on the device achieving a display-related record for Apple products. Specifically, the HomeView's display brightness can...

The first three HomeView-compatible smart home accessories in the Apple Home Collection are available to order starting today, including the LG Indoor Cam ($199.95), LG Outdoor Cam ($299.95), and LG Video Doorbell ($249.95). The remaining accessories from LG and Schneider Home are expected to launch by early...

It's a Christmas miracle: some customers who ordered the iPhone Duo through Apple and received an estimated January 25 delivery date saw their delivery windows move up to December 14 to December 21 today, according to comments posted in the MacRumors Forums and on X. A few customers have even seen their delivery date move from January 25 to December 12 to December 14. Apple's online store...

Apple Sports was updated today with support for the UFC, allowing mixed martial arts (MMA) fans to keep track of fights in the free iPhone app. The latest version of the Apple Sports app provides live, real-time stats for UFC fights. The app displays full cards of men's and women's fights, round-by-round updates, a heat map of strikes during fights, and more. The app also gained support...

In a post on his Truth Social platform today, U.S. President Donald Trump said he thinks that Apple's chairman Tim Cook should become Nvidia's CEO. Nvidia today announced that Jensen Huang has resigned as the company's CEO effective immediately following reports that he had two extramarital affairs, including one that the U.S. government believes involved a spy working for the Chinese...

Apple today shared its annual holiday season ad, in which a young man rediscovers his creativity after receiving a MacBook Neo as a gift from his parents. The short film, titled The Dreamer, is directed by Melina Matsoukas. "Watch the new Apple Holiday Film about a parents' gift that helps their son rediscover his creativity," said Apple, in the video's description. "Sometimes all it...

In her HomeView review shared in a free edition of her New Things newsletter today, tech journalist Joanna Stern said Siri AI once told her "I don't have a camera to see you," even though the device has a camera. Apple confirmed to Stern that it plans to release a software update in December with a fix for this issue. Siri AI also refused to open Stern's garage door or unlock her front door, ...

On our YouTube channel today, Dan Barbera shared a review of Apple's all-new HomeView smart home hub ahead of the device launching on Friday. Subscribe to MacRumors on YouTube Barbera spent the past week testing the HomeView and has shared his impressions, so be sure to watch our video above to hear what he thinks. As a refresher, the HomeView features a 7-inch square display connected to...

Apple today announced that select Apple Home Collection accessories will be available to order starting Friday, November 13, with availability beginning in December. Apple did not say exactly which accessories can be ordered tomorrow, so stay tuned. Introduced alongside Apple's new HomeView smart home hub last month, the Apple Home Collection is a new lineup of smart home accessories that LG ...

Apple on Tuesday abruptly placed the Apple Support Community into a read-only state and announced that the forums will be permanently closing on Friday, November 20. Those who contributed to the site — some for more than two decades — were blindsided by this decision and had no chance to post farewell messages. Even if you felt the Apple Support Community contained too many generic or...

Apple employee Eric Chen Su was arrested and charged with suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter last week following a fatal collision near the intersection of North Tantau Avenue and Pruneridge Avenue, right next to the Apple Park Visitor Center, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and the San Francisco Chronicle. Shortly after noon on Friday, Su was reportedly traveling ...

The free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with two new features: hosts can now add polls to invitations so guests can vote on details such as a party's theme and food, and hosts can now add an "emoji effect" that floats across invitations. Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers. The...

Google has announced that a dedicated Gemini app on Apple CarPlay is rolling out around the world in several languages starting today, allowing you to have conversations with the AI assistant right from your vehicle's dashboard. Gemini conversations on your iPhone automatically sync to CarPlay, so you can continue a previous conversation or start a new one. For example, you can ask Gemini ...

Apple has announced that the long-running Apple Support Community discussion forums for user-to-user tech support will be permanently closing on Friday, November 20. The forums have existed in some form for nearly 30 years, so it is the end of an era. Effective immediately, the Apple Support Community forums are in a read-only state, with new posts no longer being accepted. The final message ...

Apple today announced that the long-running Apple Support Community discussion forums will be permanently closing on Friday, November 20. Effective immediately, the Apple Support Community forums are in a read-only state, with new posts no longer being accepted. The final message posted to the site appears to have been submitted at 5:49 p.m. Pacific Time today. There is still a sign-in...

Earlier today, it was once again reported that the next-generation iPad Air will be equipped with an OLED display, albeit with a 60Hz refresh rate. That is not all, of course, with the new iPad mini announced last month likely providing us with a preview of some other upgrades coming to the iPad Air in the first half of 2027. Below, we have outlined 10 new features that are likely for the...