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Following a flash sale on Easter, Best Buy has returned this week with a new 4-day sale that offers discounts on the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, iPhone X, Beats products, iPhone cases, and more. The sale will end this Saturday, April 27 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps ...

iPhone XR remained the best-selling ‌iPhone‌ model in the United States in the first quarter of 2019, as it was in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to a survey conducted by research firm CIRP and provided to MacRumors. The research firm found that the ‌iPhone‌ XR accounted for 38 percent of U.S. ‌iPhone‌ sales during the quarter, ahead of the ‌iPhone‌ XS and ‌iPhone‌ XS Max with a...

Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 12.3 update to its public beta testing group, one day after providing the beta to developers and two weeks after seeding the second public beta. The tvOS 12.3 public beta can be obtained by going to the Settings app on the Apple TV and navigating to the Software Updates section under "System." "Get Public Beta Updates" will need to be...

In April 2016, Beyoncé launched her sixth studio album "Lemonade" worldwide. While the album was available for Apple users to buy for $17.99 on iTunes at launch, it was never put on Apple Music or Spotify and remained a streaming exclusive on Tidal for three years, until today. Now, both ‌Apple Music‌ and Spotify subscribers can listen to the 13 track album (with an original demo version of...

Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming watchOS 5.2.1 update to developers, two weeks after seeding the second beta and almost a month after the release of the watchOS 5.2 update, which introduced AirPods 2 support and expanded the ECG feature to Europe. Once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Apple Developer Center, the new watchOS beta can be downloaded...

Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 12.3 update to developers, two weeks seeding the second beta and three weeks after releasing tvOS 12.2). Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models, the new tvOS 12.3 developer beta can be downloaded onto the ‌Apple TV‌ via a profile that's installed using Xcode. There's also a new second beta software update for the...

In a recent interview with TechRadar, Beats president Luke Wood discussed how the company has changed under Apple's leadership, and the upcoming Powerbeats Pro headphones. The new ‌Powerbeats Pro‌ According to Wood, the ‌Powerbeats Pro‌ is "the culmination of the full integration of [Beats and Apple] working together from a technological standpoint." The company even took into consideration...

Bowers & Wilkins today unveiled a new Formation Suite of high-end home audio products with support for Apple's wireless streaming protocol AirPlay 2. The new line includes five wireless products at launch, including the three-channel Formation Bar, carbon-domed Formation Duo speakers, elliptical-shaped Formation Wedge speaker, Formation Bass subwoofer with a Class D amplifier, and the Formati...

PayPal has returned with the latest 15 percent discount on App Store and iTunes gift cards this week, offering customers the chance to get the $100 gift card for $85 on eBay. This matches previous iTunes gift card sales on PayPal's Digital Gifts eBay storefront, which we haven't seen for a few months. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with eBay. When you click a link and make a purchase, ...

The popularity of OLED smartphones with in-display fingerprint sensors will continue to gather pace in 2019, DigiTimes reports this morning, despite Apple's decision to move away from the technology in favor of face recognition. Citing industry sources, the report says that rising popularity for fingerprint scanners in smartphone screens is being driven by a reduction in sensor prices and the...

Best Buy today kicked off a new 1-day sale for Easter, discounting MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, iPhone X, and iMac. Many of these discounts are lasting for one day only and will expire Easter evening at 11:59 p.m. CT, so if you're interested, be sure to browse the sale today before it ends. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a...

Anker today kicked off a new Amazon Gold Box flash sale, discounting numerous charging accessories to notable low prices. Items on sale include wireless charging mats, portable battery packs, car chargers, USB-C cables, and more. We've listed every Anker item on sale today below, and since this is a one-day-only event be sure to head to Amazon to browse and place your order before the low...

In April 2019, Google announced the launch of a free, ad-supported version of its YouTube Music streaming service for use with Google Home and other smart speakers that feature its voice-activated assistant. Essentially, the free streaming tier means that you can listen to songs from the YouTube Music catalog, interspersed with occasional ads, on your Google Home or other Google...

Apple in October 2020 unveiled the iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max, the first iPhones to support 5G connectivity, and then followed them up with the ‌iPhone‌ 13 and ‌iPhone‌ 14 models. All of Apple's ‌iPhone‌ 12, ‌iPhone‌ 13, and ‌iPhone‌ 14 models support 5G networks, and the 5G modems in the United States work with both mmWave and Sub-6GHz 5G, which are the two types of 5G. 5G...

Apple has been working on a foldable iPhone for multiple years now, and we've been hearing rumors for more than a decade. Information is ramping up, and it looks like we could see Apple release its first foldable ‌iPhone‌ in fall 2026. What Will Apple's Foldable iPhone Look Like? Apple has tested multiple fold styles and device sizes, including one with a clamshell design that would be...

For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Aukey to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a pair of the Key Series B80 Earbuds, which are wireless and connect to your devices using Bluetooth. Aukey's earbuds are a good option for working out, sports, and other rigorous, fitness-related activities because they're designed to stay in the ears and also offer water resistance. Design...

Netflix has begun testing a new feature on mobile that allows select users to "Play a Popular Episode" of certain TV shows, without having to scroll through and pick which one they want to watch. As spotted by Android Police, the test only appears to be on the Android app as of now. Images via Android Police Additionally, users have noticed that in the playback controls of a TV show, there is ...

In lockstep with Amazon, Google has announced a free, ad-supported music streaming option for use with smart speakers that feature its voice-activated assistant. The new "free" streaming tier means owners of Google Home or other Google Assistant-powered speakers can listen to tracks from the YouTube Music catalog, albeit interspersed with ads. Listening to music on your Google Home speaker ...