Joe Rossignol

Apple this week quietly released a new version of its Polishing Cloth on its online store. In the U.S., pricing is now set at just $9, down from $19 for the previous version of the cloth. It is available to order immediately. The new cloth has the same description as the previous version:Made with soft, nonabrasive material, the Polishing Cloth cleans any Apple display, including...

Apple on Tuesday updated the Mac mini with an all-new M6 chip, and it has been rumored that the chip will expand to two more Macs later this year. Apple reportedly plans to release new iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro models with the M6 chip later this year — most likely in October. Next year, the M6 chip is expected to come to the MacBook Air. The M6 chip is equipped with a 12-core CPU ...

The new Mac mini and Mac Studio models unveiled by Apple this week are the company's first new Macs announced in August since 2020. It is extremely rare for Apple to announce new products of any kind in August, excluding smaller things like new color options and accessories. As mentioned, Apple's last notable August product announcement was in 2020, when it updated the 27-inch iMac and a...

Tim Cook will be stepping down as Apple's CEO in just five more days, with the company's hardware engineering chief John Ternus set to take over. Below, we have surfaced some of Cook's notable quotes over his 15 years leading Apple. August 2011, in an email to Apple employees upon becoming CEO:I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple's...

Apple has announced that it will be holding an event on Wednesday, September 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, with the company widely expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, its first-ever foldable iPhone, and more. Other products expected to be announced at the event include an Apple Watch Series 12 with a ceramic case option, an Apple Watch Ultra 4, AirPods 5 with and without...

The new Mac mini and Mac Studio models unveiled by Apple this week are the company's first new Macs announced in August since 2020. It is extremely rare for Apple to announce new products of any kind in August, excluding smaller things like new color options and accessories. As mentioned, Apple's last notable August product announcement was in 2020, when it updated the 27-inch iMac and a...

The new Mac mini and Mac Studio models announced by Apple this week are "slated to ship" with macOS Golden Gate, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Apple's product pages for the new Mac mini and Mac Studio models mention macOS Golden Gate features such as Siri AI, providing further evidence that the computers will ship with the latest operating system, instead of macOS Tahoe. In...

Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chip options, a new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip options, a new version of the Polishing Cloth with a lower price, and updated Magic Keyboards for Macs. To learn more about these products, read our coverage below: Apple Announces New Mac Mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips and More Apple Unveils New Mac Studio With M5 Max...

Apple has announced that it will be holding an event on Wednesday, September 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, with the company widely expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, its first-ever foldable iPhone, and more. Now that we know the event date, we can make an educated guess about when iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders will begin, but there is a bit of a wrinkle this year. Typically,...

If you dial Apple Support's phone number 1-800-APL-CARE from the U.S. or Canada, there is a good chance that an AI-powered support assistant will now answer. While many of Apple's phone systems already had a basic automated operator, the Apple Support phone line is now using a voice powered by generative AI. The assistant can answer questions and troubleshoot issues with your Apple products, ...

Starting today, Virginia residents can add a digital version of their driver's license to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch. The digital ID can be used to display proof of identity or age at TSA checkpoints in select airports, at select businesses, and in select apps, but the number of places where it is accepted is still quite limited. Virginia is the 15th state to...

iOS 27 tweaks some of the information and menus shown alongside the Digital ID passport feature in the Apple Wallet app. As a result of these changes and/or a related bug, some iPhone users have seen their Digital ID deactivated on recent iOS 27 beta versions. Apple says affected users must remove the card and re-add it to the Apple Wallet app in order to use it...

Apple has informed some customers who recently ordered a Mac mini with an M4 chip that has yet to ship that it will be upgrading their order to an equivalent version of the new Mac mini with an M6 chip at no additional cost. Apple's email to customers:Thank you for your recent Mac order. We know you're looking forward to receiving your purchase. As you may know, Apple recently announced...

The new Mac mini and Mac Studio models announced by Apple today are "slated to ship" with macOS Golden Gate, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber. Apple said the new Mac mini and Mac Studio will be released on Tuesday, September 22, so macOS Golden Gate would need to be released before that date if the computers will ship with that operating system. In other words, macOS Golden Gate...

Looking past the new Mac mini and Mac Studio models unveiled today, Apple still has plenty of other new products on its roadmap for this year. It is nearly September, and that means the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the first-ever foldable iPhone are just around the corner. Other products expected later this year include the Apple Watch Series 12 with a ceramic case option, AirPods...

Apple today unveiled new Mac Studio models with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. Pre-orders began today ahead of a September 22 launch, but one configuration will not be available until later. Apple says the Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip and 512GB of RAM will be coming in "late October," with U.S. pricing expected to start well above the $10,000 mark. Apple stopped offering the...

Apple today unveiled a new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chip options, a new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip options, a new version of the Polishing Cloth with a lower price, and updated Magic Keyboards for Macs. Subscribe to MacRumors on YouTube Here are all of the new products that Apple announced today: Apple Announces New Mac Mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips and More Apple Unveils...

Apple today unveiled a new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro chip options, a new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chip options, a new version of the Polishing Cloth with a lower price, and updated Magic Keyboards for Macs. To learn more about these products, read our coverage below: Apple Announces New Mac Mini With M6 and M5 Pro Chips and More Apple Unveils New Mac Studio With M5 Max and M5...

Apple today released a new version of its Polishing Cloth on its online store. In the U.S., pricing is now set at $9, down from $19 for the previous version of the cloth. We have yet to determine if the new Polishing Cloth is smaller than the original or has any other notable changes beyond lower pricing. Apple says the cloth continues to be made with soft, nonabrasive material that can be...

Apple today announced the next-generation Mac mini, which can be configured with an all-new M6 chip or the M5 Pro chip released earlier this year. The M6 chip is equipped with a 12-core CPU and a 12-core GPU, up from a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU in the M5 chip. In addition, the M6 chip features the first-ever dual Neural Engine with two 16-core engines, up from one in previous chips. The M6 ...