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Top Stories: ‘Apple Upgrade’ Program, Apple Music Price Hike, and More

Top Stories: ‘Apple Upgrade’ Program, Apple Music Price Hike, and More

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It’s been another busy week in the Apple world, led by word that the company is preparing to launch a new device leasing and financing program as it has raised some more prices including on Apple Music subscriptions. This week also saw a fresh round of beta releases for iOS 27 and related updates, details on roughly a dozen new Macs under development, and more, so read on below for all of the details! Top Stories ‘Apple Upgrade’ Program Reportedly Launching Next Week Apple and Klarna are partnering on a new “Apple Upgrade” leasing program set to launch in the U.S. on Tuesday, July 28, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The program will allow you to finance most iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models, with a 24-month term for iPhones and Apple Watches and a 36-month term for iPads and Macs. Customers will be able to pay off the device early during the term, upgrade early to a newer device, or keep or return the existing device after the term. As part of the …

Top Stories: iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Public Betas, Apple Back to School Promo, and More

Top Stories: iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Public Betas, Apple Back to School Promo, and More

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Following through on its promise of a July release, Apple delivered the first public betas of iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and more this week, opening up testing to a broader audience. This week also saw Apple’s annual Back to School promotion go live in a number of countries, ongoing fallout from Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI alleging theft of trade secrets, rumors about Apple’s iPad lineup, and more, so read on below for all of the details! Top Stories iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 Now Available to Public Beta Testers Apple this week released the first public betas of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and more, allowing anyone with a compatible device to download and test the new software. The public betas come after roughly a month of developer beta testing as Apple heads toward an official launch in the fall. If you’re looking to test out the new public betas, check out our install guides for iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate, and then take a look at our guides highlighting …

Top Stories: ‘iPhone Ultra’ and Apple TV Rumors, iOS 27 Beta 3, and More

Top Stories: ‘iPhone Ultra’ and Apple TV Rumors, iOS 27 Beta 3, and More

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Apple’s annual iPhone event is just two months away, but we’re still not quite clear on when and in what quantities the new foldable “iPhone Ultra” will be available. It sounds like we could end up in a situation similar to that of the iPhone X where it was introduced at the September event but didn’t become available for pre-orders until around six weeks later. Other news this week included a third round of developer betas for iOS 27 and related updates, some fresh iPhone 18 Pro rumors, a recap on where things stand with the next-generation Apple TV, and more, so read on below for all of the details! Top Stories ‘iPhone Ultra’ Likely to ‘Repeat the iPhone X Story’ With Delayed Launch Apple will likely “repeat the iPhone X story” by unveiling its foldable iPhone at the same time as the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, but starting foldable iPhone pre-orders at a later date, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo this week said manufacturing challenges have limited early production …

Top Stories: ‘MacBook Ultra’ and iPhone 18 Rumors, iOS 26.5.2 Security Fixes, and More

Top Stories: ‘MacBook Ultra’ and iPhone 18 Rumors, iOS 26.5.2 Security Fixes, and More

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After last week’s craziness around Apple’s major price hikes, things returned to a bit more of a normal flow this week, with the rumor mill offering up tidbits about the long-rumored touchscreen MacBook, the iPhone 18 lineup, and more. This week also saw minor updates for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that included a surprising number of security fixes, while a cyberattack at an Apple manufacturing partner has the company concerned about leaked confidential information, so read on below for all the details! Top Stories Apple’s OLED ‘MacBook Ultra’ Will Stick With M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips Last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple will be accelerating development of its M7 family of chips to deliver greater AI-focused capabilities sooner, but it also means Apple will not be releasing M6 Pro and M6 Max chips. That revelation left open the question of which chips Apple is planning on using in its highly anticipated touchscreen “MacBook Ultra” rumored for release late this year or early next year, and Bloomberg now says Apple will be using M5 Pro …

Top Stories: Massive Apple Price Increases, iOS 27 Beta 2, and More

Top Stories: Massive Apple Price Increases, iOS 27 Beta 2, and More

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The Apple community was rocked this week as the company instituted massive price hikes on a broad array of products, with many products seeing increases of 10–20 percent and a few as high as 50 percent or more. The move led many Apple fans to flock to Amazon and other retailers in attempts to make purchases before the price increases trickle down to third-party sellers. Other major news this week included a recap of the numerous products in Apple’s pipeline rumored for release over the next 12–18 months, a second round of developer betas for iOS 27 and other updates, changes to Apple’s chip roadmap, and more, so read on below for all of the details! Top Stories Apple Just Increased Prices on MacBooks, iPads, and More After Tim Cook signaled last week that Apple hardware price increases were “unavoidable” in the face of high memory and storage costs from suppliers, Apple this week followed through with a slew of major price increases across its Mac and iPad lineups, as well as on HomePod, HomePod …

Top Stories: Apple Price Hikes Coming, 20th Anniversary iPhone Rumors, and More

Top Stories: Apple Price Hikes Coming, 20th Anniversary iPhone Rumors, and More

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While Apple held out as many other smartphone and computer manufacturers raised prices in the face of massive increases in memory and storage costs, CEO Tim Cook has signaled that Apple will soon have to follow suit as the “situation has become unsustainable.” In other news this week, rumors covered not just the iPhone 18 but also the 20th anniversary iPhone that’s still over a year away, while Apple customers can some receive new perks with Chase credit cards and we went hands on with macOS Golden Gate to see what’s new, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more! Top Stories Tim Cook Says Apple Price Increases Are ‘Unavoidable’ Due to Memory Costs Hang onto your hats! Apple will be raising prices on at least some products to offset the high cost of memory and storage, CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal this week. Apple is no longer able to absorb the increased prices and will need to pass some of the cost on to consumers. “Unfortunately, …

Top Stories: WWDC 2026 Recap With Siri AI, iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and More

Top Stories: WWDC 2026 Recap With Siri AI, iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and More

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WWDC 2026 has come to a close, and it brought a number of announcements with the headliner being the new Siri AI functionality available both in a standalone app and integrated throughout most of Apple’s next-generation operating systems. iOS 27 brings a host of other improvements with an emphasis on performance, while macOS 27, known as macOS Golden Gate, delivers some Liquid Glass design refinements and more, so read on below for all of the details! Top Stories Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2026 in 10 Minutes Apple held its WWDC 2026 keynote on Monday, introducing iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27. It took Apple around an hour and 15 minutes to walk through the major new features in the updates, but we have a quicker 10-minute recap for those who want the highlights. Our recap also includes links to all of our keynote-day article coverage, so it’s a great place to catch up on all of the big announcements. And if you want a full summary of …

Top Stories: ‘All Systems Glow’ for WWDC, MacBook Neo Popularity, and More

Top Stories: ‘All Systems Glow’ for WWDC, MacBook Neo Popularity, and More

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Apple’s big week for developers is just around the corner, and that means WWDC 2026 will also be giving everybody else their first peek at what Apple has in store for iOS 27, macOS 27 and more later this year. Other notable Apple news this week included the popularity of the budget MacBook Neo, the status of new Apple TV and HomePod mini models, iOS 26.5.1 and macOS 26.5.1 bug-fix updates, and more, so read on below for all the details! Top Stories What to Expect From WWDC 2026: Gemini-Powered Siri, iOS 27, macOS 27 and More Apple’s annual developer conference WWDC returns for 2026 next week, so be sure to check out our comprehensive guide of everything we’re expecting to see at Monday’s keynote event. Apple this week teased the event with a new “All systems glow” tagline, a play on the phrase “all systems go,” and it likely hints at Siri’s rumored new design on iOS 27. Both a dedicated Siri app and a new “Search or Ask” feature in the iPhone’s Dynamic …

Top Stories: iOS 27 Leaks, MacBook Ultra Rumors, and More

Top Stories: iOS 27 Leaks, MacBook Ultra Rumors, and More

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WWDC 2026 is coming up very quickly now and we’re continuing to learn more about what to expect in iOS 27 and other updates, so make sure to check in to see the latest as we head toward Apple’s big week, which kicks off with the traditional keynote on Monday, June 8. While we may not see anything on the hardware side at WWDC, Apple does have plenty of products in the pipeline, and this week gave us an opportunity to check in on where things stand with the high-end “MacBook Ultra,” the long-rumored foldable iPhone, and more, so read on below for all the details! Top Stories iOS 27’s Siri App and ‘Search or Ask’ Feature Shown in Leaked Images With less than two weeks to go until the official unveiling of iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman has shared some new re-created screenshots showing off what the revamped Siri will look like, in both standalone app form and a pop-up “Search or Ask” version associated with the Dynamic Island. Additional re-created …

Top Stories: Apple Card AirPods Pro Promo, WWDC 2026 Schedule, and More

Top Stories: Apple Card AirPods Pro Promo, WWDC 2026 Schedule, and More

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The week’s biggest Apple stories revolved around a new Apple Card promo essentially offering free AirPods Pro 3 to new cardholders, as well as Apple’s official announcement of the major WWDC 2026 events plus media invitations to the keynote. Other popular topics this week included rumors about the upcoming foldable iPhone, tips and tricks for Apple Watch and iPhone, and more, so read on below for all the details! Top Stories New Apple Card Holders Can Get Free AirPods Pro 3, But There’s a Catch Late last week, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman revealed that Apple would be launching a new promo to encourage users in the U.S. to sign up for Apple Card: a cash back promotion that would essentially offer free AirPods Pro 3 to new Apple Card customers. The promo officially launched this week, and while it does offer the free AirPods Pro 3, there is a bit of a wrinkle. The cash back comes in the form of $25 per month over 10 months with a requirement that the Apple Card be used …