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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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Apple Says iPhone Driver's Licenses Coming to These 8 U.S. States

Sunday June 1, 2025 9:22 am PDT by
In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, providing a convenient and contactless way to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps. Unfortunately, this feature continues to roll out very slowly since it was announced in 2021, with only nine U.S. states and Puerto...
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Instagram Expected to Release iPad App Later This Year

Sunday June 1, 2025 8:59 am PDT by
The Information's Kaya Yurieff and Kalley Huang in April reported that Meta was working on a long-awaited Instagram app for iPads. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman corroborated the report in his Power On newsletter today. Gurman said that Meta employees are "actively testing" Instagram for the iPad, and he expects the app to be released this year, barring any setbacks. Meta has offered a...
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WWDC 2025 Likely 'Smaller-Scale' Than Past Two WWDCs, Here's Why

Sunday June 1, 2025 8:31 am PDT by
There are signs that WWDC will be "smaller-scale" this year than it was in 2023 and 2024, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. At WWDC 2023, Apple unveiled the Vision Pro, along with its visionOS operating system. While the headset has faced low sales, due in part to its high $3,499 starting price, this was still a major and highly-anticipated product announcement. Apple Intelligence...
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macOS 26's Name Has Leaked

Sunday June 1, 2025 7:32 am PDT by
Apple has used California-themed names for its Mac operating system names for more than a decade, starting with OS X Mavericks in 2013. And it appears that this trend will continue for at least another year, based on a new report. macOS 26 will be named macOS Tahoe, after California's scenic Lake Tahoe, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Lake Tahoe is known for its reflective waters,...
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macOS Tahoe Name Leaked Ahead of Apple's WWDC Event Next Week

Sunday June 1, 2025 7:08 am PDT by
The alleged name of macOS 26 (yes) has leaked. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that macOS 26 will be named macOS Tahoe, after California's scenic Lake Tahoe. Apple previously named its Mac operating systems after big cats like Cheetah, Tiger, Leopard, and Lion. Starting with OS X Mavericks in 2013, however, Apple switched to California-themed names like...
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Apple Will Give You Extra Money For Your iPhone Right Now

Friday May 30, 2025 12:35 pm PDT by
Apple has temporarily increased its iPhone trade-in values in select countries, including the U.S., Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, U.K., and China. Apple says the extra credit towards a new iPhone is available through June 18. In the U.S., the maximum estimated trade-in values increased by only $5 to $30, with the full changes in that country outlined below. ...
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iPhone 17 With a Smaller Dynamic Island? Here's What Rumors Say

Friday May 30, 2025 11:51 am PDT by
All four iPhone 17 models will adopt metalens technology for Face ID, according to Jeff Pu, an Apple analyst at equity research firm GF Securities. He revealed this information in an investor research note earlier this month. Earlier this year, a leaker known as Digital Chat Station also claimed that the iPhone 17 Pro Max would adopt a metalens for Face ID that integrates the transmitter and ...
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iPhone 17 Base Model Now Said to Feature A18 Chip and 8GB of RAM

Friday May 30, 2025 11:07 am PDT by
The latest rumored specs for the iPhone 17 base model are underwhelming. In a research note with equity research firm GF Securities this month, Apple analyst Jeff Pu said that the lowest-end iPhone 17 model will be equipped with the same A18 chip that is used in the iPhone 16 base model. The chip will continue to be manufactured with TSMC's second-generation 3nm process, known as N3E, he...
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Here's What Automakers Told Us About CarPlay Ultra (Not Very Much)

Friday May 30, 2025 8:15 am PDT by
Earlier this month, Apple announced the launch of CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation version of its in-vehicle software system. CarPlay Ultra is currently limited to luxury Aston Martin vehicles in the U.S. and Canada, but Apple said that many other automakers around the world are working to offer it within the next year. We asked more than a dozen automakers about their CarPlay ...
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Apple Store in the Netherlands Temporarily Closing Starting Next Month

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:42 pm PDT by
Apple has announced that its Den Haag store in the Netherlands will be temporarily closed for renovations starting this Sunday, June 1. The store is located in The Hague, the capital city of South Holland. First opened in 2014, Apple Den Haag is one of the company's flagship stores, located in a covered walkway with historical architecture. The remodeled store will likely feature an Apple ...
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Apple TV+ Announces 'The Morning Show' Season Four Release Date

Thursday May 29, 2025 7:04 am PDT by
Apple TV+ series "The Morning Show" is returning later this year. Apple announced that a 10-episode fourth season of the show begins September 17, with new episodes to follow each Wednesday through November 19. "The Morning Show" was one of the first shows available on Apple TV+ when the streaming service launched in 2019, and it involves fictional journalists who work for a TV news...
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Apple Again Rumored to Announce iOS 26 Next Month

Thursday May 29, 2025 6:30 am PDT by
It looks like Apple really will be jumping to iOS 26 this year. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was first to report that Apple was planning to start tying the version numbers of its software platforms to release years. For example, Gurman expects Apple to announce iOS 26 at WWDC next month, instead of iOS 19. The rumor has since been corroborated by AppleInsider's Marko Zivkovic. "I can...
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This Tiny Macintosh Replica Actually Works

Wednesday May 28, 2025 12:57 pm PDT by
Meet the pico-mac-nano, a super tiny yet functional Macintosh replica created by 1-bit rainbow, a website that sells parts for vintage Apple products. Inside the miniature 3D-printed Macintosh 128K case is a small Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller, along with a 2-inch LCD screen. The replica Macintosh is actually usable, as it runs an emulated version of the classic Mac operating system,...
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Apple Working on Studio Display 2: Here's What the Latest Rumors Say

Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:22 am PDT by
Apple released the Studio Display in March 2022, alongside the first Mac Studio, and it has not received any hardware upgrades since. The current Studio Display features a 27-inch LCD screen with a 5K resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, up to 600 nits brightness, a built-in camera and speakers, one Thunderbolt 3 port, and three USB-C ports. In the U.S., the monitor starts at $1,599. Below,...
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Apple Offers Another Way to Watch MLS Sunday Night Soccer For Free

Wednesday May 28, 2025 11:10 am PDT by
Apple today announced that DIRECTV customers can watch Apple's weekly Sunday Night Soccer production at no additional cost, for the remainder of the 2025 Major League Soccer season. This includes both residential customers at home, as well as commercial customers, such as sports bars and restaurants that subscribe to DIRECTV. Sunday Night Soccer consists of a weekly Major League Soccer match ...
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iOS 19 Will Add a New Battery Life Feature to Your iPhone

Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:44 am PDT by
iOS 19 will add a new AI-powered battery management mode to iPhones, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. He said the feature will analyze how a person uses their iPhone and make adjustments to extend battery life. Despite being powered by AI, Gurman said the feature will be available on all iPhone models that run iOS 19, suggesting that it will not be tied to Apple Intelligence...
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Tesla Now Shows Live Supercharging Status on iPhone's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island

Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:10 am PDT by
Tesla updated its iPhone app on Tuesday with Live Activities support on iOS 17.2 and later, allowing you to view your vehicle's live Supercharging status on the Lock Screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro models and newer. Supercharging status updates will begin automatically, as soon as your charging session begins, according to the release notes for the latest version of the...
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Apple Card Savings Account vs. Competitors: Which Can Earn You More?

Wednesday May 28, 2025 8:45 am PDT by
In the United States, the Apple Card offers a high-yield savings account option, allowing you to earn far more interest on your money compared to the average bank's basic savings account. However, the account's interest rate was lowered this week, with the annual percentage yield (APY) dropping from 3.75% to 3.65%. If you deposited $1,000 into the account, and maintained that balance for one ...
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Apple Announces Expanded Access to iPhone and iPad Repair Parts

Wednesday May 28, 2025 8:31 am PDT by
Apple today announced that it recently launched a Genuine Parts Distributor program in the U.S. and Europe, broadening access to genuine repair parts. The program allows repair shops that do not have a direct relationship with Apple to order genuine Apple parts via third-party distributors, including MobileSentrix and Mobileparts.shop. Currently, these distributors are offering display,...
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Apple Updates Logic Pro for Mac and iPad With Several New Features

Wednesday May 28, 2025 7:05 am PDT by
Apple today announced that it has updated its professional music-making app Logic Pro with several new features on the Mac and iPad. First, a new Flashback Capture feature lets you recover a performance that otherwise may have been lost because you forgot to set Logic Pro to record. Next, there are enhancements to the Stem Splitter feature that allows you to extract stems from an audio...