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.

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Tidal Owner Jay Z Has Removed All of His Albums From Apple Music [Updated]

Friday April 7, 2017 2:14 pm PDT by
Shawn Carter, known professionally as rapper Jay Z, appears to have removed his entire solo album collection from Apple Music overnight. Now, when searching for "Jay Z" on Apple Music, only songs in which he collaborated with other artists are available to stream on the service in the United States and elsewhere. Jay Z has removed select albums from Apple Music in the past, including Reasonab...
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iPhone 8 Pre-Orders Still Expected in September, But Shipments Likely Delayed Until 'Several Weeks Later'

Friday April 7, 2017 8:51 am PDT by
Apple's widely rumored trio of new iPhones, including traditional 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models and an all-new 5.8-inch model with an OLED display, will likely be available to pre-order in September, but deliveries of the 5.8-inch model will not begin until "several weeks later," says longtime Apple analyst Brian White. An excerpt from White's research note with investment banking firm Drexel ...
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Google and Facebook Working to Fight the Spread of 'Fake News'

Friday April 7, 2017 7:45 am PDT by
Google and Facebook have announced new measures to fight "fake news," a term recently popularized by U.S. President Donald Trump. Google today said it will be making its "Fact Check" label in Google News available everywhere, rather than in the United States only, and expanding the feature to its traditional search results globally in all languages. The "Fact Check" label identifies...
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Apple May Be Working on 8K Display and New High-End Mac Mini

Thursday April 6, 2017 12:08 pm PDT by
Apple recently said it is working on a "completely rethought" Mac Pro with a modular design that will be accompanied by an Apple-branded pro display. Apple did not share any specific details about the external display, but if the blog Pike's Universum is to be believed, it could feature an impressive 8K resolution. The report did not offer any additional details about the display, including...
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New iMacs With Up to Xeon E3 Processors, 64GB RAM, AMD Graphics, and Thunderbolt 3 Rumored for Late October

Thursday April 6, 2017 10:45 am PDT by
Earlier this week, Apple made the rare move of pre-announcing that it is working on new pro-focused iMac models that will launch later this year. Apple did not share any specific details about what the upgrades will entail, but if the blog Pike's Universum is to be believed, the next-generation iMac lineup could feature several improvements that make Apple's desktop computer a more powerful...
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Apple's New Social Video Creation App 'Clips' Now Available for iPhone and iPad [Updated]

Thursday April 6, 2017 9:11 am PDT by
Apple today announced that its social video creation app "Clips," announced last month, will be available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad around 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time today, as reported by Engadget. Clips lets users combine videos, images, and music into one seamless video that can then be shared through iMessage, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and elsewhere. Users can also create...
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Apple Says It Has No Plans for Solely ARM-Based or Touchscreen Macs

Wednesday April 5, 2017 9:29 am PDT by
Apple recently invited a small group of reporters to Cupertino for a roundtable discussion about the Mac, and while the conversation was primarily focused on the Mac Pro, Apple also revealed that it currently has no plans for Macs with touchscreens or Macs powered solely by ARM chips, rather than Intel processors. Ina Fried, reporting for Axios:The company has no plans for touchscreen Macs,...
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Apple Says Stock 8-Core Mac Pro Available to Resellers by End of April, Suggests Custom Configuring Until Then

Wednesday April 5, 2017 8:23 am PDT by
Apple has informed its authorized resellers that the Mac Pro's new 8-core stock configuration will be available to order by the end of April. Until then, Apple said the model can be created by selecting the 6-core option and using the configure-to-order options to match the 8-core model's upgraded tech specs. Packaging changes are likely the only reason why the 8-core model is currently...
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'Apple Watch Series 3' Models Expected in Second Half of 2017 With September Launch Likely

Wednesday April 5, 2017 7:21 am PDT by
The next-generation Apple Watch is scheduled to be released in the second half of 2017, according to supply chain newspaper DigiTimes. The timeline matches a Chinese-language Economic Daily News report that claimed new Apple Watch models will be unveiled in the third quarter of 2017, aka fall, with battery life and performance improvements. Apple Watch Series 2 models and slightly...
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iPhone 8 Predicted to Start at $850 to $900 for 64GB Model, $950 to $1,000 for 256GB Model

Tuesday April 4, 2017 5:19 pm PDT by
Apple's widely rumored high-end iPhone with an OLED display is expected to cost upwards of $1,000, but UBS analyst Steven Milunovich believes that a base 64GB model could start at $850 to $900 in the United States. That price point would be similar to Samsung's new Galaxy S8+, which starts at $840 to $850. Milunovich said the flagship iPhone could start at under $1,000 as part of Apple's...
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Apple Store Set to Open at Dubai Mall as Burlingame, Palm Beach, and LA Area Stores Close for Renovations

Tuesday April 4, 2017 1:35 pm PDT by
Apple today announced that it will be opening its second retail location in Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. We’re getting ready for our newest store in UAE by celebrating local artists and entrepreneurs. Excited for Apple Dubai Mall! pic.twitter.com/SIT4FeDr1x— Angela Ahrendts (@AngelaAhrendts) April 4, 2017 The store will be located at The Dubai Mall in downtown...
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Apple Apologizes About Mac Pro's Lack of Upgradability, Ensures It's Still Committed to Pros

Tuesday April 4, 2017 10:15 am PDT by
Apple invited a small group of reporters to Cupertino on Monday for a roundtable discussion about the future of the Mac. Apple revealed to them reshuffled Mac Pro configurations and pricing, but the bigger news was that it's working on a "completely rethought" Mac Pro that will feature a modular design. The all-new Mac Pro, which won't launch until at least next year, will be Apple's...
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Apple Says Mac Mini is 'Important' But Remains Tight-Lipped About Future Updates

Tuesday April 4, 2017 7:27 am PDT by
Apple today introduced reshuffled Mac Pro configurations and pricing, and revealed that it's working on a "completely rethought" Mac Pro alongside an Apple-branded pro display that will launch beyond 2017. However, Apple remained tight lipped about the Mac mini, beyond noting that it's an "important" product in its lineup. Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller via Daring Fireball:"On that I'll ...
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Apple Says All-New Modular Mac Pro With Apple-Branded High-End Pro Display Coming After 2017

Tuesday April 4, 2017 6:24 am PDT by
Apple today reshuffled its Mac Pro configurations and pricing, marking the first "update" to Apple's pro-oriented desktop computer in over three years. Apple also confirmed it is working on a "completely rethought" Mac Pro with Apple-branded pro displays that will launch at some point beyond this year. The former $3,999 model is now the $2,999 base model, while the previously built-to-order...
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Apple Says New iMacs Geared Towards Pros Coming Later This Year

Tuesday April 4, 2017 6:23 am PDT by
Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller and software engineering chief Craig Federighi have confirmed that Apple is working on new iMac models that the company expects to launch later "this year," as reported by TechCrunch. Apple did not share specific details about what to expect from the refresh, but Thunderbolt 3 ports and faster processors are likely at the very least. At least one model...
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Next-Generation DDR5 RAM Will Double Speeds of DDR4 RAM as MacBook Pro Remains on LPDDR3

Monday April 3, 2017 10:20 am PDT by
JEDEC, the organization that develops global standards for computer memory, has announced it will be previewing its next-generation DDR5 standard for RAM in June 2017. The standard is expected to be finalized by 2018, at which point chipmakers like Intel will be able to add support for the technology. As noted by Ars Technica, DDR5 RAM will double the speed of current DDR4 RAM while offering ...
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All Three 2017 iPhones Said to Feature True Tone Displays

Friday March 31, 2017 9:31 am PDT by
Apple's widely expected trio of new iPhone models will all feature True Tone displays, according to investment bank Barclays. True Tone display technology is currently exclusive to the 9.7-inch iPad Pro Barclays said the tentatively named iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus, and iPhone 8 with an OLED display will each include a "full spectral sensing" ambient light sensor for the purpose of a "True...
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Twitter Will No Longer Count Usernames Towards 140-Character Limit

Thursday March 30, 2017 10:19 am PDT by
Twitter today announced that usernames such as @MacRumors will no longer count towards the 140-character limit for tweets. Now, the usernames of anyone who a user is replying to will appear above the tweet rather than within the tweet itself, so that users have more characters to have conversations. Twitter said users will be able to tap on "Replying to…" to see and change which users are...
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New 9.7-Inch iPad Now Available for Personal Pickup at Apple Stores

Thursday March 30, 2017 9:39 am PDT by
The new 9.7-inch iPad is now available for purchase at select Apple Retail Stores in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan, according to the company's in-store pickup tool enabled today. A handful of stores may have had limited stock already, but supplies now appear ample for Apple to accept reservations. Apple has yet to activate Personal Pickup in other countries where it...
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New 9.7-Inch iPad Teardown Confirms It's Basically an Original iPad Air

Thursday March 30, 2017 6:32 am PDT by
iFixit has shared a brief teardown of Apple's new 9.7-inch iPad unveiled last week, and unsurprisingly, the tablet looks just as much like an original iPad Air on the inside as it does on the outside. In the side-by-side photo above, iFixit noted the original iPad Air on the left has a slightly larger Wi-Fi module compared to the new 9.7-inch iPad on the right, but otherwise the tablets look ...