Apple Watch Ultra 2 Now Available on Apple’s Refurbished Store in U.S.

Apple Watch Ultra 2 Now Available on Apple’s Refurbished Store in U.S.

Apple today began selling certified refurbished Apple Watch Ultra 2 models in the U.S. for the first time since the device was released in September. As of writing, refurbished Ultra 2 models with the Blue, Orange, or White Ocean Band are available for $679, compared to $799 brand new. Like new Ultra 2 models sold … Read more

European Regulators Will Soon Approve Apple’s Plan to Open Up Tap-to-Pay to Banks and Payment Providers

European Regulators Will Soon Approve Apple’s Plan to Open Up Tap-to-Pay to Banks and Payment Providers

As part of the changes introduced in Europe in iOS 17.4, Apple gave third-party payment apps and banks direct access to the NFC chip, allowing for non-Apple Pay tap-to-pay payment options. The European Commission is set to approve Apple’s plan to open up tap-and-go mobile payments “as soon as next month,” according to Reuters. With … Read more

Apple’s ‘Mission Impossible’ promo fails

Apple’s ‘Mission Impossible’ promo fails

April 18, 1996: Apple unveils a massive $15 million promotional tie-in for the Mission: Impossible movie starring Tom Cruise. Designed to promote the PowerBook, which Cruise uses in the spy flick, the marketing campaign comes at a particularly bad time. Attempting to climb back into the black after reporting its largest quarterly loss ever, Apple … Read more

Apple’s 13-Inch M2 MacBook Air Hits Record Low Prices at Best Buy, Starting at $849

Apple’s 13-Inch M2 MacBook Air Hits Record Low Prices at Best Buy, Starting at 9

Best Buy today has every model of the 2022 13-inch MacBook Air available for $150 off, matching previous all-time low prices on the notebooks. These prices are available to all shoppers and do not require a My Best Buy Plus/Total membership. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link … Read more

Samsung Regains Top Spot as Apple’s iPhone Shipments Fall in Q1 2024

Samsung Regains Top Spot as Apple’s iPhone Shipments Fall in Q1 2024

Apple’s iPhone shipments decreased by nearly 10% globally in the first quarter of 2024, hit by rapid growth in shipments by rival Chinese vendors, based on data provided by the International Data Corporation (IDC). According to the IDC report, Apple’s shipments fell 9.6% to 50.1 million units in the first quarter, down from 55.4 million … Read more

Apple’s M4 plans could make the latest MacBooks outdated already

Apple’s M4 plans could make the latest MacBooks outdated already

Last week, we reported on famed Apple leaker Mark Gurman’s prediction that an M4 Mac refresh could be expected sometime this year. Gurman suggested that the in-house silicon is nearing the production stage, and could launch later this year. Now, Gurman has shared a roadmap of exactly when to expect M4 refreshes of the Apple Mac … Read more

Apple’s First AI Features in iOS 18 Reportedly Won’t Use Cloud Servers

Apple’s First AI Features in iOS 18 Reportedly Won’t Use Cloud Servers

Apple’s first set of new AI features planned for iOS 18 will not rely on cloud servers at all, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. “As the world awaits Apple’s big AI unveiling on June 10, it looks like the initial wave of features will work entirely on device,” said Gurman, in the Q&A section of … Read more

Apple’s MacBook Air M2 returns to an all-time low, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Apple’s MacBook Air M2 returns to an all-time low, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Another week is coming to a close, which means it’s time for another roundup of good discounts on good tech. This week’s highlights include the return of the best price we’ve seen for Apple’s M2 MacBook Air, which is down to $849. No, this isn’t the latest and greatest MacBook, and yes, a Bloomberg report … Read more

Browser Companies Criticize Apple’s EU Choice Screen in iOS 17.4

Browser Companies Criticize Apple’s EU Choice Screen in iOS 17.4

Several third-party browser companies have experienced a spike in iPhone installs since Apple made major changes to iOS in order to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union, but many are not happy with Apple’s implementation of its default browser choice screen. In iOS 17.4, released last month, Apple no longer limits … Read more