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Banks and Credit Unions to Team Up Against Apple Pay Fees(macrumors.com)

98 points by Brajeshwar 1 month ago | 78 comments

MacRumors article reporting that an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple of blocking tap-to-pay competition is advancing, letting banks and credit unions sue together.

Apple's Siri AI Can Be Swapped Out for Claude, ChatGPT, Code Shows(macrumors.com)

199 points by tosh 1 month ago | 113 comments

ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok Are Down(macrumors.com)

57 points by tosh 1 month ago | 17 comments

Apple caught off guard by AI demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio(macrumors.com)

475 points by thm 1 month ago | 555 comments

MacRumors article reporting that Apple's new Mac mini and Mac Studio launch was driven by unexpectedly strong enterprise demand for AI hardware, citing The Information.

Apple Releases New Polishing Cloth(macrumors.com)

71 points by robin_reala 2 months ago | 24 comments

Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When the AI Bubble Bursts(macrumors.com)

155 points by thm 3 months ago | 136 comments

Apple Silicon Exec Explains Mac Mini AI Demand and On-Device Future(macrumors.com)

183 points by tosh 3 months ago | 264 comments

Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models(macrumors.com)

696 points by unclefuzzy 4 months ago | 535 comments

MacRumors article reporting Apple's announcement of a new Apple Intelligence architecture built on foundation models developed with Google using Gemini technologies.

MacBook Neo is so popular that Apple doubled production(macrumors.com)

313 points by tosh 4 months ago | 349 comments

Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsens(macrumors.com)

48 points by pixelesque 5 months ago | 39 comments

Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8(macrumors.com)

64 points by fraXis 5 months ago | 38 comments

Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Months(macrumors.com)

81 points by tosh 5 months ago | 63 comments

Notepad++ Code Editor Comes to Mac After 20-Year Wait(macrumors.com)

21 points by Brajeshwar 6 months ago | 9 comments

Tim Cook Stepping Down(macrumors.com)

34 points by schappim 6 months ago | 3 comments

Some iPhone Apps Receive Mysterious Update 'From Apple'(macrumors.com)

56 points by tosh 6 months ago | 17 comments

Apple Announces New Mac Sales Record Following MacBook Neo Launch(macrumors.com)

33 points by akyuu 7 months ago | 31 comments

Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine(macrumors.com)

286 points by tosh 7 months ago | 396 comments

First MacBook Neo Benchmarks Are In(macrumors.com)

30 points by tosh 7 months ago | 26 comments

Apple Announces Low-Cost 'MacBook Neo' with A18 Pro Chip(macrumors.com)

71 points by vanburen 7 months ago | 49 comments

iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life(macrumors.com)

87 points by tosh 8 months ago | 67 comments

iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, Including Zero-Day(macrumors.com)

130 points by akyuu 8 months ago | 81 comments

AirPods Pro 4 Could Feature Cameras to 'See Around You'(macrumors.com)

25 points by geox 8 months ago | 32 comments

Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features(macrumors.com)

150 points by stalfosknight 8 months ago | 57 comments

Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app(macrumors.com)

978 points by pier25 9 months ago | 807 comments

MacRumors article reporting Apple set a November 1, 2026 deadline for Patreon creators to move to App Store in-app purchases, giving Apple up to a 30% cut.

iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch(macrumors.com)

120 points by angott 9 months ago | 35 comments

Texas app store age verification law blocked by federal judge(macrumors.com)

299 points by danso 10 months ago | 212 comments

iOS 26.3 brings AirPods-like pairing to third-party devices in EU under DMA(macrumors.com)

292 points by Tomte 10 months ago | 255 comments

iOS 26.2 fixes 20 security vulnerabilities, 2 actively exploited(macrumors.com)

128 points by akyuu 10 months ago | 115 comments

Jony Ive's OpenAI Device Barred from Using 'Io' Name(macrumors.com)

71 points by thm 10 months ago | 43 comments

Apple AI chief John Giannandrea is retiring in spring 2026(macrumors.com)

182 points by 7777777phil 10 months ago | 207 comments

Netflix Kills Casting from Its Mobile App to Most Modern TVs(macrumors.com)

113 points by Brajeshwar 10 months ago | 97 comments

Apple and Intel Rumored to Partner on Mac Chips(macrumors.com)

103 points by bigyabai 11 months ago | 59 comments

iOS 26.2 to allow third-party app stores in Japan ahead of regulatory deadline(macrumors.com)

316 points by tosh 11 months ago | 209 comments

Apple Reportedly Moving Ahead with Ads in Maps App(macrumors.com)

42 points by daveoc64 1 year ago | 28 comments

Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales(macrumors.com)

107 points by akyuu 1 year ago | 111 comments

iOS 26.1 lets users control Liquid Glass transparency(macrumors.com)

147 points by dabinat 1 year ago | 133 comments

Remembering Steve Jobs(macrumors.com)

35 points by ksec 1 year ago | 34 comments

AirPods live translation blocked for EU users with EU Apple accounts(macrumors.com)

400 points by thm 1 year ago | 493 comments

MacRumors news article reporting that Apple's AirPods Live Translation feature will be unavailable to EU users with EU Apple accounts, likely due to EU regulations.

Garmin beats Apple to market with satellite-connected smartwatch(macrumors.com)

223 points by mgh2 1 year ago | 209 comments

Y Combinator files brief supporting Epic Games, says store fees stifle startups(macrumors.com)

190 points by greenburger 1 year ago | 184 comments

M5 MacBook Pro No Longer Coming in 2025(macrumors.com)

62 points by behnamoh 1 year ago | 77 comments

Meta Poaches Two More Apple AI Executives(macrumors.com)

14 points by alwillis 1 year ago | 9 comments

Apple Notes Expected to Gain Markdown Support in iOS 26(macrumors.com)

270 points by danso 1 year ago | 227 comments

Google Shows Off Android XR Smart Glasses with In-Lens Display(macrumors.com)

35 points by tosh 1 year ago | 40 comments

Apple Blocks Fortnite's Return to iOS App Store, Epic Claims(macrumors.com)

77 points by tosh 1 year ago | 51 comments

Don't Buy into Apple's Hype About AirPods Max Gaining Lossless Audio(macrumors.com)

40 points by ksec 1 year ago | 33 comments

Plex no Longer Offers Free Remote Playback for Personal Media(macrumors.com)

34 points by A4ET8a8uTh0_v2 1 year ago | 29 comments

Apple Introduced Its Most Controversial MacBook 10 Years Ago Today(macrumors.com)

28 points by tosh 1 year ago | 37 comments

New MacBook Air Fixes This Decades-Long Design Oversight(macrumors.com)

9 points by ksec 1 year ago | 5 comments

Qualcomm Claims New X85 Modem Creates 'Huge Delta' in Performance versus Apple(macrumors.com)

38 points by tosh 1 year ago | 49 comments

ChatGPT Can Be Used as Default Safari Search Engine with New Extension(macrumors.com)

13 points by TimLeland 1 year ago | 3 comments

Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK(macrumors.com)

148 points by tosh 1 year ago | 48 comments

Apple Maps Might Start Showing Ads(macrumors.com)

30 points by ksec 1 year ago | 27 comments

Apple Resumes Advertising on X(macrumors.com)

14 points by greyadept 1 year ago | 5 comments

EU's AltStore Gets First Native iOS Pornography App(macrumors.com)

47 points by ilamont 1 year ago | 32 comments

Apple ordered by UK to create global iCloud encryption backdoor(macrumors.com)

1105 points by throw0101d 1 year ago | 574 comments

MacRumors article reporting that the UK government secretly ordered Apple to provide backdoor access to encrypted iCloud content worldwide, citing The Washington Post.

Disney+ Loses 700k Subscribers Following Price Increase(macrumors.com)

44 points by mgh2 1 year ago | 28 comments

Bird Buddy Launches 'Wonder' Camera for Watching Insects(macrumors.com)

3 points by Tomte 1 year ago | 0 comments

Apple Vision Pro May Now Be Out of Production(macrumors.com)

22 points by uladzislau 1 year ago | 8 comments

Apple Says Meta Is Making Unreasonable Interoperability Requests Under EU's DMA(macrumors.com)

25 points by impish9208 1 year ago | 22 comments

Blackmagic Debuts $30K 3D Camera for Capturing Video for Vision Pro(macrumors.com)

262 points by tosh 1 year ago | 286 comments

AirPods Pro 2 hearing aid and hearing test features approved to launch in Canada(macrumors.com)

9 points by amichail 1 year ago | 1 comments

Microsoft Discontinues iMac Rival Surface Studio 2(macrumors.com)

48 points by HatchedLake721 1 year ago | 45 comments

iFixit Shares M4 MacBook Pro Teardown(macrumors.com)

5 points by tosh 1 year ago | 0 comments

M4 MacBook Pro Uses Quantum Dot Display Technology(macrumors.com)

44 points by mfiguiere 1 year ago | 22 comments

Cops suspect iOS 18 iPhones are communicating to force reboots(macrumors.com)

156 points by tosh 1 year ago | 231 comments

Mac Mini with M4 Pro is the fastest Mac ever benchmarked(macrumors.com)

49 points by bontoJR 2 years ago | 17 comments

iOS 18.2 Lets EU Users Delete App Store, Safari, Messages, Camera and Photos(macrumors.com)

129 points by sandwichsphinx 2 years ago | 140 comments

Apple may stop producing Vision Pro by the end of 2024(macrumors.com)

113 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 230 comments

Developers Now Required to Share Phone Number and Address on EU App Store(macrumors.com)

12 points by amichail 2 years ago | 5 comments

Alleged M4 MacBook Pro unboxing video(macrumors.com)

66 points by TaurenHunter 2 years ago | 63 comments

Meta Is Probably Training AI on Images Taken by Meta Ray-Bans(macrumors.com)

66 points by reaperducer 2 years ago | 36 comments

Apple No Longer in Talks to Invest in ChatGPT Maker OpenAI(macrumors.com)

120 points by Kye 2 years ago | 29 comments

Apple's 80% charging limit for iPhone: How much did it help after a year?(macrumors.com)

39 points by Tomte 2 years ago | 38 comments

Apple Shares Full iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro Repair Manuals(macrumors.com)

184 points by stalfosknight 2 years ago | 113 comments

Bricked iPhone 16 Can Be Restored Wirelessly Using Another iPhone(macrumors.com)

108 points by impish9208 2 years ago | 97 comments

Microsoft Says Apple's 30% Fee Makes Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS App 'Impossible'(macrumors.com)

33 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 36 comments

Meta cancels high-end mixed reality headset after Apple Vision Pro struggles(macrumors.com)

319 points by tosh 2 years ago | 446 comments

MacRumors article reporting that Meta canceled a high-end mixed reality headset meant to rival Apple Vision Pro, citing The Information.

Epic Games Store Launches on iPhone in EU, Brings Fortnite Back to iOS(macrumors.com)

12 points by tosh 2 years ago | 0 comments

MacBook Owners with Faulty Butterfly Keyboards Begin Receiving Payouts(macrumors.com)

11 points by tosh 2 years ago | 1 comments

Microsoft Blames European Commission for Major Worldwide Outage(macrumors.com)

62 points by layer8 2 years ago | 34 comments

Walmart Selling MacBook Air with M1 Chip for $649 Starting Today(macrumors.com)

19 points by haunter 2 years ago | 10 comments

Apple Users Are Keeping Their Devices for Longer as Upgrades Slow(macrumors.com)

12 points by virgildotcodes 2 years ago | 19 comments

Apple M5 Chip's Dual-Use Design Will Power Future Macs and AI Servers(macrumors.com)

37 points by doener 2 years ago | 41 comments

Mr: Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to EU at Launch Due to DMA(macrumors.com)

9 points by razodactyl 2 years ago | 3 comments

Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to Europe at Launch Due to DMA(macrumors.com)

16 points by jdminhbg 2 years ago | 3 comments

Apple Explains iPhone 15 Pro Requirement for Apple Intelligence(macrumors.com)

4 points by mgh2 2 years ago | 2 comments

Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2(macrumors.com)

6 points by marban 2 years ago | 0 comments

Japan Passes Law to Allow Third-Party App Stores on the iPhone(macrumors.com)

99 points by marban 2 years ago | 23 comments

macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner(macrumors.com)

131 points by bmulholland 2 years ago | 56 comments

Japanese 'My Number Card' Digital IDs Coming to Apple's Wallet App(macrumors.com)

37 points by tosh 2 years ago | 39 comments

Search the Web with a Phone Call Using This New Arc Search Feature(macrumors.com)

5 points by tosh 2 years ago | 2 comments

Microsoft Says New Surface Pro Is Faster Than 15" M3 MacBook Air(macrumors.com)

55 points by mgh2 2 years ago | 62 comments

Apple to Power AI Features with M2 Ultra Servers(macrumors.com)

25 points by mikhael 2 years ago | 27 comments

Apple to Power AI Features with M2 Ultra Servers(macrumors.com)

7 points by maattp 2 years ago | 0 comments

Microsoft: Laptops with Snapdragon X Elite Will Be Faster Than M3 MacBook Air(macrumors.com)

20 points by tosh 2 years ago | 16 comments

Apple Updates App Store Guidelines to Permit Game Emulators, EU Music App Links(macrumors.com)

171 points by bangonkeyboard 2 years ago | 116 comments

Apple Says iPhone 6 Plus Now 'Obsolete' and iPad Mini 4 Now 'Vintage'(macrumors.com)

8 points by thunderbong 2 years ago | 5 comments

macOS Sonoma 14.4 Bug 'Destroys Saved Versions in iCloud Drive'(macrumors.com)

28 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 3 comments

macOS Sonoma 14.4: Reasons Not to Update(macrumors.com)

8 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 0 comments

Apple Agrees to Pay $490M to Settle Lawsuit That Tim Cook Defrauded Shareholders(macrumors.com)

16 points by mgh2 2 years ago | 1 comments

Apple Buys DarwinAI Ahead of Major Generative AI Updates Coming in iOS 18(macrumors.com)

71 points by mikhael 2 years ago | 38 comments

Apple announces ability to download apps directly from websites in EU(macrumors.com)

698 points by Hamuko 2 years ago | 1265 comments

MacRumors article reporting Apple's announcement that EU developers can distribute iOS apps directly from websites, plus other DMA-related changes.

EU Probes Apple's Decision to Shut Down Epic's Developer Account(macrumors.com)

64 points by dataking 2 years ago | 57 comments

Alternative iOS App Stores Only Work for 'Grace Period' When Outside of EU(macrumors.com)

39 points by tcfhgj 2 years ago | 24 comments

Apple's Decision to Disable Web Apps Attracts Scrutiny in EU(macrumors.com)

17 points by pier25 2 years ago | 3 comments

Handful of Apple Vision Pro Units Develop Identical Crack in Cover Glass(macrumors.com)

46 points by bcarroll22 2 years ago | 34 comments

Apple's iMessage avoids EU's Digital Markets Act regulation(macrumors.com)

87 points by danaris 2 years ago | 125 comments

iOS 17.4 Nerfs Web Apps in the EU(macrumors.com)

31 points by dattiimo 2 years ago | 11 comments

Fortnite to Return to iOS in Europe Following App Store Changes(macrumors.com)

14 points by kripy 2 years ago | 0 comments

iOS 17.4 Introduces Alternative App Marketplaces with No Commission in EU(macrumors.com)

13 points by mattweinberg 2 years ago | 5 comments

Apple Vision Pro Weighs Almost as Much as a 12.9-Inch iPad Pro(macrumors.com)

22 points by mfiguiere 2 years ago | 24 comments

US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission(macrumors.com)

796 points by virgildotcodes 2 years ago | 1140 comments

MacRumors article reporting Apple now lets US developers link to non-App Store purchasing options but will still collect a 12 to 27 percent commission.

App store to be 'split in two' ahead of EU iPhone sideloading deadline: report(macrumors.com)

83 points by marban 2 years ago | 138 comments

Tim Cook Meets EU Antitrust Chief Ahead of iPhone App Sideloading Deadline(macrumors.com)

8 points by akyuu 2 years ago | 1 comments

Apple Starts Sending 'Batterygate' Settlement Payments(macrumors.com)

38 points by tosh 2 years ago | 38 comments

Amazon Prime video to now include Ads(macrumors.com)

8 points by treyfitty 2 years ago | 1 comments

Department of Justice and FTC Looking into Beeper iMessage Controversy(macrumors.com)

37 points by my12parsecs 2 years ago | 38 comments

Apple Confirms Governments Using Push Notifications to Surveil Users(macrumors.com)

521 points by marban 2 years ago | 217 comments

MacRumors article reporting Apple's confirmation that governments have surveilled smartphone users by requesting push notification data from Apple and Google.

Apple plans to equip MacBooks with in-house cellular modems(macrumors.com)

119 points by mgh2 2 years ago | 176 comments