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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.

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Virgin Mobile UK Says Apple Will Announce (PRODUCT)RED Edition iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus on Monday

Sunday April 8, 2018 11:24 am PDT by
iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models in a limited edition (PRODUCT)RED color will be unveiled as early as tomorrow, according to an internal memo distributed to Virgin Mobile employees in the UK and obtained by MacRumors. (PRODUCT)RED edition iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Virgin Mobile UK states that it will add the new smartphone models to its inventory system on Monday, April 9, coinciding with a ...
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The Six Oldest Products Apple Still Sells Today

Friday April 6, 2018 12:30 pm PDT by
Earlier this week, Apple confirmed it will release an all-new Mac Pro in 2019, as a bid of reassurance to its professional customers who have waited over four years for the company's high-end workstation to be updated. Apple still sells a handful of other major products that haven't been updated in between three and six years, however, and unlike the Mac Pro, it has remained silent about any ...
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Apple Opposes Proposed Repeal of Clean Power Plan in United States

Friday April 6, 2018 8:26 am PDT by
Apple has formally objected the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan in the United States. In a letter submitted to the agency today, Apple said repealing the policy would subject the company and its manufacturing partners to increased investment uncertainty in relation to clean energy, according to Reuters."Repealing the Clean Power Plan will subject...
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Quick Takes: Mac Mini Turning 3.5 Years Old, But Unlike Mac Pro, Apple Remains Silent About Future Updates

Thursday April 5, 2018 1:57 pm PDT by
In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays. Thursday, April 5Mac mini is three-and-a-half years old: Apple today confirmed that its revamped Mac Pro will be released in 2019. It's an opportune time for a reminder that the Mac mini...
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Final Cut Pro X 10.4.1 Available Next Week With ProRes RAW and Advanced Closed Captioning

Thursday April 5, 2018 8:23 am PDT by
Apple today previewed Final Cut Pro X version 10.4.1, an upcoming update to its professional video editing software. The headline feature is a new ProRes RAW format, which combines the visual and workflow benefits of RAW video with the performance of ProRes, a lossy video compression format developed by Apple for use in post-production.With ProRes RAW, editors can import, edit and grade...
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Apple Reportedly in Talks With PlayNitride Over Thinner and Brighter MicroLED Displays

Thursday April 5, 2018 6:58 am PDT by
Apple is in preliminary talks with Taiwan-based company PlayNitride over cooperation in the MicroLED market, according to DigiTimes via Micro-LED-Info. While the report doesn't provide any further details about the potential partnership, PlayNitride has developed its own MicroLED displays called PixeLED that may be of interest to Apple for its future products. Samsung was also reportedly...
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iPhone Slowdown Lawsuits Ordered to Be Centralized in Northern California District Court

Wednesday April 4, 2018 1:10 pm PDT by
Apple's legal battle against dozens of iPhone slowdown class action lawsuits will take place in a courtroom near its headquarters. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation today disclosed it has ordered [PDF] all iPhone slowdown lawsuits to be transferred to the U.S. District Court for Northern California and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Judge Edward...
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iTunes 12.6.4 Released as Minor Update to Version With Built-In App Store

Wednesday April 4, 2018 7:25 am PDT by
Apple has updated its special enterprise-focused version of iTunes that still has a built-in App Store for those who need it. Download links for iTunes 12.6.4.3 have been quietly made available in an Apple support document related to deploying iPhone and iPad apps in a business environment with iTunes on Mac or Windows PCs. The update was prepared on March 20 and released on Tuesday,...
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Apple Pay Now Available in Brazil

Wednesday April 4, 2018 4:52 am PDT by
Apple Pay has officially launched in Brazil today through an exclusive partnership with Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco. Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that Apple Pay would be launching in Brazil during the company's first quarter earnings call, and today the "coming soon" label was removed from Apple's website. A number of Brazilian users have been able to set up Apple Pay as of this morning,...
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Intel's New Core i9 and Coffee Lake Chips Pave Way for Quad-Core 13" MacBook Pro, Mac Mini Refresh, and More

Tuesday April 3, 2018 8:38 am PDT by
Intel today introduced a range of new eighth-generation Core processors [PDF] appropriate for future MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac models. The most notable new chip is the first-ever Core i9 processor for notebooks. With six cores and 12 threads, Intel says the Core i9 is the highest-performance notebook processor it has ever designed. The H-series processor has a 2.9GHz base clock speed...
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Quick Takes: WebKit Team Teases 'Cool New Apple Products' as Rumors Persist About Red iPhones

Monday April 2, 2018 2:03 pm PDT by
In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays. Monday, April 2WebKit's verified Twitter account teases "cool new Apple products" in the pipeline: WebKit is the open source web browser engine used by Safari on macOS and iOS, so the tweet ...
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Apple Maps Now Widely Supports Transit Navigation in Ohio, Maryland, Arkansas, and West Virginia

Monday April 2, 2018 8:22 am PDT by
Apple Maps now supports navigation with public transportation in most metropolitan areas of Ohio, Maryland, Arkansas, and West Virginia. By selecting the Transit tab in Apple Maps on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, users in each state can now access bus and train routes where available, complete with arrival and departure times, service advisories, and other detailed information. The statewide...
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Apple Stores in Westchester and Charlotte Closing During Renovations [Updated]

Monday April 2, 2018 7:15 am PDT by
Apple's retail store at The Westchester shopping mall in White Plains, New York is temporarily closing to allow for renovations to be completed. A store employee has confirmed the store will be closed starting May 6. Apple Store at The Westchester in 2011 The location originally opened in September 2002, entirely before products like the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so it could benefit from ...
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Mark Zuckerberg Rebuts Tim Cook: Companies That Charge You More Don't Necessarily Care About You More

Monday April 2, 2018 5:34 am PDT by
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has countered the argument that companies without an ad-supported business model are better off. "You know, I find that argument, that if you're not paying that somehow we can't care about you, to be extremely glib," said Zuckerberg, in an interview with Vox's Ezra Klein. "And not at all aligned with the truth." "The reality here is that if you want to build a ...
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iOS 11.3 Release Notes Appear to Have Leaked With No Mention of Messages on iCloud or AirPlay 2

Thursday March 29, 2018 8:03 am PDT by
French developer Pierre Blazquez today shared what he claims are the final iOS 11.3 release notes, supposedly obtained from Apple's servers. His tweet contains images of the release notes in English for the United States. Apple blog Mac4Ever shared the release notes in French, which we've translated and embedded below in English. While there aren't too many surprises, it's worth noting that ...
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Quick Takes: What Wasn't Announced at Apple Event, CarPlay Vehicles at New York Auto Show, and More

Wednesday March 28, 2018 1:57 pm PDT by
In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays. Wednesday, March 28 What Wasn't Announced at Apple's Event Yesterday, we shared a video recap of everything Apple announced at its education-themed event, including a new entry-level...
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Tim Cook Discusses Tech in Education, DACA, Facebook Scandal, and More in MSNBC Interview

Wednesday March 28, 2018 9:37 am PDT by
Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down for an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes at Lane Tech College Prep today. The same high school hosted Apple's education-themed event on Tuesday. The full interview will be part of a TV special titled Revolution: Apple Changing the World that will air Friday, April 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on MSNBC. However, reporters in attendance...
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Apple and Northwestern University Partner to Train Chicago Teachers on 'Everyone Can Code' Curriculum

Wednesday March 28, 2018 6:42 am PDT by
Apple today announced it will establish a Center for Excellence at Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago, which will serve as a hub for teachers at Chicago Public Schools to learn and subsequently teach Apple's Everyone Can Code curriculum. Apple is developing the hub in partnership with Northwestern University, whose professors will lead the sessions. Teachers will gain expertise in Everyone...
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Apple Maps Now Supports Transit in St. Louis and Virginia Areas

Wednesday March 28, 2018 5:29 am PDT by
Apple Maps transit directions are now available in St. Louis, Missouri and several metropolitan areas in Virginia, including Richmond and the Hampton Roads region of Virginia Beach—Norfolk—Newport News. By selecting the Transit tab in Apple Maps on iPhone, iPad, or Mac, users can now access MetroBus bus routes and MetroLink train routes in the St. Louis area, GRTC bus routes in the...
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Quick Takes: iOS 11.4 Confirmed, Apple Watch Trade-Up Program Expands, and More

Tuesday March 27, 2018 1:35 pm PDT by
In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite-sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays. Today's edition of Quick Takes focuses on tidbits from Apple's education-themed event at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago today. For bigger news from the event, we've put...