Joe Rossignol

Apple today added a few older iPhone and Apple Watch models to the vintage and obsolete products list on its website. Apple has now classified the iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone XS Max as "vintage" worldwide. Apple considers a device to be "vintage" once five years have passed since the company stopped distributing it for sale. Apple and Apple Authorized Service Providers sometimes offer repairs...

Apple Vision Pro launched in stores and began arriving to customers today in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. In addition, customers can now schedule a free 30-minute appointment to demo the headset at Apple Store locations in both countries. Apple has localized Vision Pro pages in South Korea and the United Arab Emirates with more details about the headset, for those unfamiliar. ...

The award-winning Apple TV+ sci-fi series "Silo" is finally back, after nearly a year-and-a-half wait. The first episode of the second season is now available on Apple's streaming service, and one new episode will follow every Friday through January 17. "Silo" follows the last 10,000 people on Earth, all of whom live in a massive underground bunker to escape the seemingly toxic and deadly...

Apple this week released firmware updates for all AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 models. Here are the previous and current firmware versions for these models: AirPods 4 without Active Noise Cancellation: 7B19 → 7B21 AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation: 7B19 → 7B21 AirPods Pro 2 with Lightning charging case: 7B19 → 7B20 AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C charging case: 7B19 → 7B20Unfortunately, ...

Apple on Wednesday released Final Cut Pro 11 for the Mac, with key new features including AI-generated captions, spatial video editing, and a Magnetic Mask tool for isolating people and objects in videos. The update also includes some smaller new features, changes, and bug fixes, as outlined in the full release notes on Apple's website. Many of these features were already outlined in Final...

Apple today announced it will be opening an all-new store at the La Vaguada shopping center in Madrid, Spain on Thursday, November 28. To celebrate the occasion, Apple has released a special wallpaper for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with a creative illustration of Apple's logo. Apple La Vaguada will be the company's 12th store in Spain, and its first all-new location opened in the country...

In its Mac mini announcement video last month, Apple briefly mentioned an "upcoming" version of Final Cut Pro for the Mac. We believe that Apple will likely announce the update later today, as the annual Final Cut Pro Creative Summit conference begins today and involves a visit to Apple Park starting at 2 p.m. Pacific Time today. Final Cut Pro version 10.7 was shown off during the same Apple Park ...

Apple previously confirmed that iOS 18.2 will be released in December, and now a potential release date within the month has surfaced. We believe that Apple is likely planning to release iOS 18.2 on Monday, December 9, based on a recent notice that British carrier EE provided to its customers. In the notice, EE said it will be discontinuing an iPhone feature known as "Wi-Fi calling on other...

Apple has teamed up with luxury book company Assouline to create a limited-edition book showcasing Apple Music's list of the 100 greatest albums ever made. Only 1,500 copies of the book will be sold, so act fast before it's sold out. "Apple Music: 100 Best Albums" can be pre-ordered on Assouline's website for $450. That is obviously a very steep price, but the limited production run makes it ...

Apple today announced that an additional 15 games are coming to Apple Arcade during the upcoming holiday season, including three Final Fantasy titles, PAC-MAN 256, Boggle: Arcade Edition, Gears & Goo, and more. Skate City: New York is coming to Apple Arcade on January 9 Accessible through the App Store, Apple Arcade is a subscription-based service that provides access to hundreds of games...

Apple previously confirmed that iOS 18.2 will be released in December, and now a potential release date within the month has surfaced. We believe that Apple is likely planning to release iOS 18.2 on Monday, December 9, based on a recent notice that British carrier EE provided to its customers. In the notice, EE said it will be discontinuing an iPhone feature known as "Wi-Fi calling on other...

Apple plans to add more health-related features to future AirPods models, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and the upcoming Powerbeats Pro 2 might offer a hint. We previously reported that the Powerbeats Pro 2 will offer heart rate monitoring during workouts, and perhaps that feature will extend to AirPods in the future. Based on our iOS 18 code findings, you will be able to connect the...

While traveling, it is always a good idea to attach an AirTag to your checked bags, so that you can track their location if they become lost at an airport. And soon, a new iPhone feature will make it even easier to track AirTag-equipped baggage. Starting with iOS 18.2, the Find My app on the iPhone allows you to temporarily share an AirTag's location with a trusted person. In addition, Apple ...

Apple Music Classical was updated today with CarPlay and Siri support, as well as stability and performance improvements, according to Apple. CarPlay support was briefly added to a previous version of Apple Music Classical earlier this year, but it was removed just hours later. Starting with version 2.1 today, the app is once again available on CarPlay, as shown in our screenshot below....

In a blog post today, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed two new products that Apple apparently plans to release in a few years from now, including a smart home camera and updated AirPods with more health management features. Kuo said mass production of Apple's smart home camera is scheduled to begin in 2026, and the company apparently aims to sell tens of millions of them over ...

Apple TV+ today shared a recap video for the first season of "Silo. The hit series returns for a second season starting later this week. Warning: The video contains major spoilers, obviously. "Silo" follows the last 10,000 people on Earth, all of whom live in a massive underground bunker to escape the seemingly toxic and deadly world outside. The people are unaware of why the silo was...

Apple today announced you can now pre-order a limited-edition Apple Music: 100 Best Albums book for the low, low price of… $450. That's not a typo. The expensive price tag is partly due to the fact that luxury company Assouline is only selling 1,500 copies of the book, each with a hand-printed number. The hardcover book also features a "sleek translucent slipcase" and "gold-edged pages."...

Apple seeded the third betas of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 to developers for testing today. While the third betas of each update are minor relative to the first two betas, there are still a handful of changes across the Photos app, TV app, and more. A corresponding iOS 18.2 public beta with these changes will likely be released later this week, and Apple previously confirmed that the software...

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman last year leaked Apple's internal roadmap for more than 50 new and relocated retail stores through 2027, and so far the list has proven to be accurate, beyond Apple missing some of its estimated timeframes. Some of the new and relocated stores in the list that have since opened in the U.S. include Apple Del Amo in California, Apple Birkdale Village in North Carolina,...

It has been nearly two and a half years since Apple first previewed next-generation CarPlay at WWDC 2022, and it has still yet to become available in any vehicles. Fortunately, though, Apple continues to work on the software system. Within the code for the third beta of iOS 18.2 seeded to developers today, there are redesigned "Climate" and "Media" app icons for next-generation CarPlay,...