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Joe joined MacRumors in January 2015 and is now a Senior Reporter. Based in Ontario, Canada, he has been covering Apple since 2008, with previous stints at 9to5Mac and other tech blogs.

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Apple's All-New Home Hub Will Be Revealed October 13: What to Expect

Saturday October 10, 2026 6:58 am PDT by
Apple reportedly plans to unveil an all-new smart home hub as part of the "Welcome home" product launch it announced for Tuesday, October 13. Our image above is just a rough concept based on rumored design details, so be prepared for the device's actual appearance to be different. The device will likely be unveiled in a press release shared on the Apple Newsroom website at around 9 a.m....
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Apple Announcing HomePod Mini 2 Next Week With These New Features

Saturday October 10, 2026 6:55 am PDT by
Apple reportedly plans to unveil a new HomePod mini as part of the "Welcome home" experience it announced for Tuesday, October 13. We expect the new HomePod mini to be announced in a press release shared on the Apple Newsroom website at around 9 a.m. Eastern Time on that day, and hands-on photos and videos should surface shortly afterwards. The second-generation HomePod mini is rumored to...
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A New Apple TV 4K is Finally Coming on Tuesday

Saturday October 10, 2026 6:45 am PDT by
After a nearly four-year wait, a new Apple TV is finally expected to be announced as part of Apple's "Welcome home" launch on Tuesday, October 13. We expect the new Apple TV to be announced in a press release shared on the Apple Newsroom website on Tuesday, and then selected reporters and content creators invited to Apple's "Welcome home" experience in New York that day will likely share...
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Apple Potentially Behind 'HomeView' Trademark Filed Alongside 'homeOS' Last Year

Friday October 9, 2026 1:44 pm PDT by
Apple potentially used a shell company named Home Services LLC to secretly file for a "HomeView" trademark in the U.S. and various other countries last year, around the same time that another shell company named Home Operations Suite LLC that also might be linked to Apple filed for a "homeOS" trademark. Apple reportedly plans to unveil an all-new smart home hub during its "Welcome home"...
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Mark Your Calendar: Six Important Apple Dates Coming Up This Month

Friday October 9, 2026 12:50 pm PDT by
The final three weeks of October are going to be extremely busy for Apple, so we have recapped some key dates below if you want to mark your calendar. Apple will be announcing new products on October 13, the iPhone Duo launches on October 23, and even more products are expected to debut on October 27. Here are six important Apple dates coming up this month: Monday, October 12: You can g...
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First Apple TV 4K Now 'Vintage' Ahead of New Model Coming on Tuesday

Friday October 9, 2026 9:25 am PDT by
Apple today added the first-generation Apple TV 4K from 2017 to the vintage products list on its website, just four days before a new model is finally expected to debut. A fourth-generation Apple TV 4K will reportedly be unveiled on Tuesday, October 13, as part of Apple's "Welcome home"...
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Apple Event vs. Apple Experience on October 13: Here's the Difference

Friday October 9, 2026 7:31 am PDT by
Apple has invited selected reporters and content creators to an "experience" in New York on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. The invitation has a "Welcome home" tagline, suggesting that Apple plans to unveil new products for the home, with rumors calling for an all-new smart home hub, a new HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV 4K. Apple has a penthouse in the Tribeca neighborhood of...
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Apple Announces 'Welcome Home' Launch: What to Expect on Tuesday

Friday October 9, 2026 7:09 am PDT by
Apple has announced that it is holding a private "experience" in New York on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. Both the invitation sent to content creators and a teaser video shared by Apple's marketing chief have a "Welcome home" tagline, suggesting that Apple plans to unveil a set of new products for the home. Apple plans to unveil three new products on October 13, according to...
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Apple to Unveil Seven New Products Across October 13 and October 27

Friday October 9, 2026 6:34 am PDT by
Apple has invited selected reporters and content creators to a private "experience" in New York on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 a.m. Eastern Time. Both the invitation and a teaser video shared by Apple's marketing chief have a "Welcome home" tagline, suggesting that Apple plans to unveil new products for the home, in line with rumors. Apple is expected to unveil three new products on October 13: ...
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Apple Now Pushing iPhone Users Still on iOS 26 to Install iOS 27

Thursday October 8, 2026 1:17 pm PDT by
Starting today, iPhone users still running iOS 26 will see iOS 27.0.1 as the prominent software update in the Settings app under General → Software Update, with iOS 26.7.1 now relegated to a smaller "Also Available" section at the bottom. iOS 27 was released on September 14, but until now that update and later iOS 27.0.1 were shown under the "Also Available" section, with iOS 26.7 and...
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Tim Cook Says He's 'Not Meddling' With Apple's New CEO John Ternus

Thursday October 8, 2026 11:15 am PDT by
In his new role as the executive chairman of Apple's board of directors, Tim Cook told The Independent's David Phelan that he is "not meddling" with Apple's new CEO John Ternus. "First of all, John and I have an incredible level of trust in each other," said Cook. "The relationship must be based on trust, and the communication must be frequent and significant. But other than that, what I'm...
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Tim Cook Explains Why He Stepped Down as Apple CEO Before iPhone Duo Launch

Thursday October 8, 2026 11:05 am PDT by
The Independent's David Phelan on Wednesday interviewed Apple's executive chairman Tim Cook at Apple's U.K. headquarters in the Battersea Power Station, and one of the topics they discussed was John Ternus taking over as Apple's CEO. Ternus, who was previously Apple's hardware engineering chief, succeeded Cook as Apple's CEO on September 1. Cook said the transition "started years ago."...
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Apple Still Expected to Announce Three New Products on October 13

Thursday October 8, 2026 6:40 am PDT by
On his Power On podcast today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman insisted that Apple plans to hold an "online home event" on Tuesday, October 13 to introduce an all-new smart home hub, a new HomePod mini, and a new Apple TV 4K, all with Siri AI. It is not clear if Gurman is referring to a feature-length, live-streamed event video, or if he considers a series of Apple Newsroom press releases and...
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Turn Your Vehicle's Wired CarPlay Into Wireless CarPlay

Wednesday October 7, 2026 2:15 pm PDT by
Twelve South, a well-known accessory maker for Apple products, has released a new AirFly Drive accessory that turns wired CarPlay into wireless CarPlay. AirFly Drive uses Wi-Fi to establish a connection between your iPhone and vehicle, eliminating the need to use a USB-C cable for CarPlay. Priced at $39.99 in the U.S., the AirFly Drive plugs into a USB data port in your vehicle. The...
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iPad Mini 8 to Offer These 10 New Features

Wednesday October 7, 2026 2:04 pm PDT by
Last month, our exclusive leak revealed that the next-generation iPad mini will feature Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, a landscape front camera, and a redesigned speaker system, but that is not all, as plenty of other upgrades have been rumored. Here are 10 new features and changes expected for the iPad mini 8: Apple's latest A20 Pro chip, manufactured with TSMC's advanced 2nm process....
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'MacBook Ultra' Rumored to Have Seven New Features

Wednesday October 7, 2026 1:50 pm PDT by
Apple's long-rumored 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with OLED displays will reportedly be unveiled in October or November, with up to seven new features expected. One report said the laptops will have "MacBook Ultra" branding, but we will have to wait and see if that actually happens or if Apple sticks with MacBook Pro branding. Here is a recap of the rumored features so far:OLED...
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Boston's MBTA Testing New Charlie Card With Apple Wallet Support

Wednesday October 7, 2026 10:54 am PDT by
This year, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has been testing a new version of the Charlie Card with Apple Wallet support on the iPhone and Apple Watch. The new Charlie Card is limited to testers who signed up in 2024, with a public release to follow "at a later...
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Manchester's Bee Card Now Fully Supported in Apple Wallet

Wednesday October 7, 2026 9:09 am PDT by
In August, Transport for Greater Manchester announced that the Bee Card could be added to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, but it was limited to younger riders using free or discounted "Our Pass" tickets. As of this Tuesday, though, the Bee Card is now fully supported in Apple Wallet for all types of Bee Network tickets. To add the card to Apple Wallet, open the app, tap...
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12 New Things to Expect From Apple in October

Wednesday October 7, 2026 7:40 am PDT by
October is about to become a very busy month for Apple, with the company set to release the iPhone Duo, both iOS 27.1 and iOS 27.2, and a new Mac Studio configuration with 512GB of RAM. In addition, up to seven more Apple products may be unveiled this month, including an all-new smart home hub, a new Apple TV 4K, a new HomePod mini, an iPad mini with an OLED display, MacBook Pro models with OLED...
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Apple Drops Intel Macs From Magic Mouse/Trackpad Compatibility Lists

Wednesday October 7, 2026 5:47 am PDT by
Apple updated its Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad product pages around August 25 to drop all Intel-based Macs from the compatibility lists for the accessories, and this week it updated some related tech specs pages to reflect these changes. Given the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad still work with Intel Macs, it is unclear why the accessories are now considered to be compatible with Apple...