Apple Announces October Event for Macs: 'Scary Fast'

Apple today announced its second fall event of 2023, with the online event set to be held on Monday, October 30 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple's October event will be about the Mac, and the company is expected to refresh several Macs in the lineup. Apple's Events website features an Apple logo on a black background that morphs into the Mac Finder icon, confirming the event's Mac focus.

MacBook Pro May Get Full Redesign in 2025, Says Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple could completely change the design of the MacBook Pro in 2025, an analyst forecasts, with an added proposal that Apple may add a more affordable MacBook to the range too.

Amazon Rolls Out Passkeys as Big Tech Bids Farewell to Passwords

Amazon enables passwordless passkeys on iOS and the web.

Qualcomm’s Latest CPU for PCs Beats Apple’s M1 and Catches Up with M2

Apple has been doing a great job with its Apple Silicon “M” chips for computers.

Kuo: Apple Could Spend $4.75 Billion on AI Servers in 2024

Apple is expected to spend several billion on hardware to support its artificial intelligence development in 2024, according to speculation from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo expects Apple to spend "at least" $620 million on servers in 2023 and $4.75 billion on servers in 2024.

iOS 17.1 Likely to Launch Tomorrow

Apple's iOS 17.1, iPadOS 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1, tvOS 17.1, watchOS 10.1, and HomePod Software 17.1 updates are expected to be released to the public tomorrow following several weeks of beta testing. We are expecting the software to go live at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, which is when Apple typically releases updates.

Gurman: Apple to Announce New Macs This Month

Apple is planning a Mac-focused product launch, for the end of this month.

Apple to Host 'Secretive' Vision Pro Training Event for Retail Staff

Apple is planning to bring select retail store employees to Cupertino, California in early 2024 to learn about the Vision Pro headset.

iPhone 15's Record High Production Costs Could Push Up iPhone 16 Prices

The iPhone 15's production costs are appreciably higher than those of last year's iPhone 14 models, marking record high component prices that Apple could pass onto customers in 2024, Nikkei Asia reports.

New iPad Hardware Currently Slated for Next March, Report Says

While Apple is reportedly prepping new Mac announcements for this month, the iPad lineup is set for the year. Bloomberg reports that Apple is currently planning to announce new iPads sometime around Mach of 2024.

Apple Plans More AI in iOS, Improved Siri in $1B Technology Push

Apple has embarked on a billion-dollar push to develop generative AI, as the iPhone maker attempts to bring more AI to the next versions of its operating systems.

PSA: iOS 17.1 Doesn't Fix Nighttime iPhone Shutdown Bug

There is no word on when this issue might be fixed, and Apple has yet to comment.

Apple Rumored to Follow ChatGPT with Generative AI Features on iPhone as Soon as iOS 18

Apple plans to start implementing generative AI technology on the iPhone and iPad in late 2024 at the earliest.

Ads Could Be Coming to Apple’s Original Narrative Podcasts

Apple’s effort at producing original podcast series must be going well. According to Bloomberg, Apple is interested in bringing ads to its “higher profile, narrative programming” for the first time.

FCC Says Apple Can Use Faster 6GHz Spectrum for Headsets, CarPlay, and More

The United States Federal Communications Commission today opened up 6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum to low power devices like AR/VR wearables (via The Verge). This means that AR/VR devices like Apple's Vision Pro headset will be able to operate on the 6GHz band, though it is unclear if the initial version of the Vision Pro will be able to take advantage of this functionality.

Apple Allegedly Has a 12.9-inch iPad Air in the Works

A new pending report claims that Apple may be working on a 12.9-inch iPad Air, expanding the lineup similarly to that of the iPad Pro.

iPhone 16 and 16 Plus Again Rumored to Jump From A16 to A18 Chip

All four iPhone 16 models will be equipped with A18-branded chips, according to Jeff Pu, an analyst who covers Apple and its supply chain. He first shared this prediction last month, and he touched on the topic again in a research note this week with Hong Kong-based investment firm Haitong International Securities.

Kuo: MacBook Sales Down 30% Amid No New Products for Remainder of 2023

Kuo claimed that MacBook sales as a whole are expected to be around 30% lower this year compared to 2022.

Several App Store Employees Fired in China for Accepting Free Meals and Nightclub Trips From Developers

At least five employees who worked for the App Store in China have been fired for inappropriate conduct with developers.

Release Candidates for iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2 Updates Out Now

Apple has handed out release candidate builds of iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2 for testing by developers, ahead of a release to the public.

Apple Ends Partnership with John Lasseter’s Skydance Animation, ‘Spellbound’ Going to Netflix

Surprising news in the animated movie space for Apple TV+. Deadline exclusively reports that Apple and Skydance Animation have mutually agreed to end their partnership. As part of the dissolution, Apple is relinquishing rights to the planned Spellbound animated movie project.

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 181 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari.

Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 2

Apple today introduced new firmware for the the AirPods Pro 2 with Lightning port and the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 with USB-C port. The new firmware is 6A305, up from the 6A303 update for the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 that came out on October 10.

iOS 17.1 Fixes iPhone Display Image Retention Issue

The iOS 17.1 update that Apple is set to release in the near future addresses an issue that "may cause display image persistence.