Joe Rossignol

Joe joined MacRumors in January 2015, and is now a Senior Reporter. Based out of Stoney Creek, Canada, he has been writing about Apple since 2008, with a focus on breaking news coverage.

Joe Rossignol's Articles

iPhone 17 Air Size Feature

Ultra-Thin iPhone Launching Later This Year With These 12 New Features

Friday March 14, 2025 9:46 am PDT by
While the so-called "iPhone 17 Air" is not expected to launch until September, there are already plenty of rumors about the ultra-thin device. Overall, the "iPhone 17 Air" sounds like a mixed bag. While the device is expected to have an impressively thin and light design, rumors indicate it will have some compromises compared to iPhone 17 Pro models, including only a single rear camera, a...
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Watch the Trailer for Apple's Big Summer Movie 'F1' Starring Brad Pitt

Friday March 14, 2025 6:09 am PDT by
Apple Original Films this week released a trailer for its upcoming "F1" racing film, which will have a theatrical release via Warner Bros. Pictures. In the film, Brad Pitt stars as an F1 driver who was an up-and-coming talent in the 1990s, until an accident on the track nearly ended his career. Thirty years later, Pitt is invited to join a former teammate's struggling F1 team, in a last-shot ...
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Apple Wallet Gets Deeper Integration With PayPal's Debit Card This Year

Friday March 14, 2025 5:25 am PDT by
It would have been really easy to miss it, but Apple last year briefly mentioned a new PayPal feature coming to the Wallet app on the iPhone. In the final sentence of an October 2024 press release, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Apple Pay, Apple said iPhone users in the U.S. would be able to see their PayPal balance when using their PayPal debit card in the Wallet app. Apple said...
iOS 19 visionOS UI Elements

Two More iOS 19 Changes Revealed in New Report

Thursday March 13, 2025 5:38 pm PDT by
iOS 19 remains months away, but rumors about the upcoming update continue to surface. iOS 19 is rumored to feature a visionOS-like design The latest word comes from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who today reported two additional changes that Apple is allegedly planning for iOS 19. First, he said that at least some AirPods models will be getting a new live translation feature with iOS 19 and an...
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iPhone 16e Has a Bluetooth Audio Problem

Thursday March 13, 2025 1:18 pm PDT by
In the two weeks since the iPhone 16e launched, some early adopters of the device have experienced a Bluetooth audio issue. According to complaints from affected users across the Apple Support Community, Reddit, and X, audio being streamed from an iPhone 16e to a Bluetooth speaker periodically stutters or cuts out. It is unclear how widespread the problem is. One affected user said the...
Apple Music Classical Web

Apple Music Classical Now Available on the Web

Thursday March 13, 2025 7:55 am PDT by
Apple Music Classical is now available on the web at classical.music.apple.com. Apple Music Classical launched in most countries in March 2023, allowing users with a standard Apple Music subscription to stream more than five million classical music tracks, at no additional cost. Apple Music Classical is based on Primephonic, a classical music streaming service that was acquired by Apple in...
Amtrak App Icon Feature

Amtrak's Redesigned iPhone App Offers Easier Access to Train Status, Tickets, and More

Thursday March 13, 2025 7:17 am PDT by
Amtrak on Wednesday announced that it has redesigned its iOS and Android apps to provide more convenient access to train status, tickets, and more. Amtrak, the national passenger rail company in the U.S., operates more than 30 train routes throughout the country and into Canada. Here is what is new in the app, according to Amtrak:A passenger can now view their train's status and schedule...
Apple More Personal Siri Ad

John Gruber Says 'Something is Rotten' at Apple

Wednesday March 12, 2025 7:39 pm PDT by
Daring Fireball's John Gruber today shared some strongly-worded comments about Apple's delayed personalized Siri features. Gruber is a well-known Apple pundit who has been writing about the company for more than two decades. In a blog post titled "Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino," Gruber said Apple's credibility has been "damaged" by the delay:Keynote by keynote, product by...
Apple Maps vs Google Maps Feature

iOS 18.4 Adds a Highly-Requested Setting to iPhones — But Not in U.S.

Wednesday March 12, 2025 1:05 pm PDT by
iPhones are finally getting a much-requested setting, but availability is limited. The upcoming iOS 18.4 update introduces an option to set a default navigation app, other than Apple Maps, but unfortunately this new setting is limited to users in the EU. There, you can now set an app like Google Maps or Waze as your default navigation app on the iPhone by opening the Settings app and tapping ...
Mac Studio Cooling Fan

New Mac Studio Supports Low Power Mode With Two Benefits

Wednesday March 12, 2025 11:45 am PDT by
The new Mac Studio models with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips support Low Power Mode, according to an Apple support document updated today. Apple says turning on Low Power Mode reduces the Mac Studio's fan noise, which is useful for tasks that require a quieter environment, and it also allows for reduced power consumption if the computer is left running continuously. The reduced fan noise...
HomePod With Screen Feature

Kuo: New 'HomePod' With Screen to Enter Mass Production After WWDC

Wednesday March 12, 2025 9:50 am PDT by
Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated his belief that a new HomePod with a screen will enter mass production in the third quarter of 2025. Kuo is likely referring to Apple's rumored smart home hub, which is expected to have a square iPad-like screen that can be attached to a HomePod-like speaker base, or mounted on a wall. If his timeframe is accurate, it means that the...
Mac Studio 2025

Mac Studio With Massive 512GB RAM Facing Two-Week Delivery Delay

Wednesday March 12, 2025 8:09 am PDT by
Money can buy an ultra-fast Mac, but it cannot buy ultra-fast delivery, apparently. Apple's new Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chip options began arriving to customers today, but the highest-end model is facing delays. If you order a maxed-out Mac Studio with a 32-core M3 Ultra chip, 512GB of unified RAM, and 16TB of SSD storage on Apple's online store today, the mind-boggling $14,099...
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What to Expect From Apple's Studio Display 2

Wednesday March 12, 2025 7:55 am PDT by
Apple plans to release a new Studio Display in late 2025 or early 2026, according to Ross Young, a display industry expert and VP at Counterpoint Research. In a subscriber-only post shared on X last month, Young said the new Studio Display will feature the same 27-inch screen size as the current model, but add mini-LED backlighting. This upgrade would result in increased brightness and...
iOS 18 Siri Personal Context

Apple Adds Disclosure About Delayed Siri Features to iPhone 16 Pages

Wednesday March 12, 2025 6:50 am PDT by
Apple continues to inform customers that a more personalized version of Siri has been delayed. As noted by 9to5Mac today, Apple has added the following disclosure to all of the iPhone 16 product pages on its website:Siri's personal context understanding, onscreen awareness, and in-app actions are in development and will be available with a future software update.The overall Apple...
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Apple Upgrades CarPlay in Two Ways

Wednesday March 12, 2025 6:05 am PDT by
The upcoming iOS 18.4 update for the iPhone includes a smaller but meaningful improvement for Apple's in-car iPhone mirroring system CarPlay. Specifically, CarPlay now shows a third row of icons, up from two rows previously. However, this change is only visible in vehicles with a larger center display. For example, a MacRumors Forums member noticed the change in a Toyota Tundra with a...
High Power Mode Feature 2

Mac Studio Still Lacks 'High Power Mode' Offered on Some MacBook Pro and Mac Mini Models

Tuesday March 11, 2025 10:56 am PDT by
Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham today published his review of the new Mac Studio. In it, he confirmed that the Mac Studio with the M4 Max chip lacks High Power Mode for intensive workloads. He also tested the higher-end Mac Studio with the M3 Ultra chip, and he did not mention anything about High Power Mode for that model either. Mac Studio review units are running macOS Sequoia 15.3,...
Apple Arcade RollerCoaster Tycoon

Apple Arcade Adding Six New Games in April, Including RollerCoaster Tycoon and Katamari

Tuesday March 11, 2025 7:43 am PDT by
Apple today announced that six additional games are coming to its Apple Arcade subscription service throughout April, including the iconic simulation game RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE, The Game of Life 2, Sesame Street Mecha Builders, Space Invaders Infinity Gene Evolve, and puffies. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic comes to Apple Arcade on April 3 across the...
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M4 MacBook Air Reviews Are Now Out, Plus Sky Blue Unboxing Videos

Tuesday March 11, 2025 6:13 am PDT by
The new MacBook Air with the M4 chip launches this Wednesday. Ahead of time, the first reviews of the laptop have been shared by selected publications and YouTube channels, offering a closer look at new features and changes. While it is a minor spec-bump year for the MacBook Air, the new model does offer a few upgrades beyond the M4 chip. There is an improved 12-megapixel camera with support ...
iOS 19 visionOS UI Elements

iOS 19 Redesign Now Widely Rumored

Monday March 10, 2025 6:43 pm PDT by
It is looking more and more likely that iOS will be receiving a significant redesign this year — perhaps the biggest since iOS 7. It has now been rumored by three separate sources that the iPhone's software platform will eventually look more like the Apple Vision Pro's operating system, visionOS. The changes are expected to be introduced with iOS 19, which should be available in beta...
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Apple Has an Unbelievable Deal on a Mac Mini Right Now

Monday March 10, 2025 2:33 pm PDT by
Apple is currently selling a refurbished 2023 Mac mini with the M2 chip, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage for just $319 on its online store in the U.S., while supplies last. This is a remarkably good price on a Mac, even with it being refurbished. While the M2 chip is a few years old now, it still offers great performance for all but the most demanding tasks. And while 8GB of RAM can be on...