HomeKit Weekly: Airversa’s Humelle is the Thread humidifier my house needs this winter
I love natural gas heat for a few reasons, but one is avoiding AUX heat from a heat pump and watching the bill rise. The downside is when the gas heat kicks on, the air in mt house is bone dry. My nose ends up being super dry for months. A humidifier like the Airversa Humelle works with Apple Home over Thread, so it can run itself based on what the air actually needs, and with the temps in my area getting into the 40s in the next week, I am glad I have one. more…

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Swipeblocked catalogs the phrases Apple's keyboard won't suggest
Your iPhone's reluctance to suggest certain words runs the gamut from bodily functions all the way to Santa Claus, revealing some interesting boundaries in Apple's keyboard dictionary.iPhone keyboard's hidden word list revealed by SwipeblockedA new website, Swipeblocked, wants you to know that there are thousands of words and phrases your iPhone will not let you say. Except it will let you say every single one of them.It just won't put those words in your mouth. Or hands, I suppose. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Users can turn off the new MacBook Pro’s illuminated Apple logo
Apple has confirmed that owners of the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display can disable the machine’s illuminated Apple logo… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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iOS 27.2 adds three new ways to customize your iPhone
iOS 27.2 launched last week with a lot of new features, and also several ways you can customize your iPhone. Here’s what’s new for iPhone personalization. more…

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The jury's still out on who and what a touchscreen MacBook Pro is for
As Apple's new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display laptops go on sale, I'm still at a loss as to who these multi-thousand-dollar laptops are really for, and whether Apple even knows the answer to that question itself.Touchscreen laptops are here, whether they'll be used or not - Image Credit: AppleThese laptops, which sit above the already exceptional MacBook Pro in Apple's lineup, start at $2,899 for the 14-inch model. Opt for the 16-inch version, and you'll hand over at least $3,399.That's hundreds of dollars more than their comparable MacBook Pro cousins. Bear in mind that these machines use the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The same SSD and unified memory, too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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No ****! And 5 other Apple Watch Live Rewind testing takeaways
Macworld Live Rewind, one of the more compelling features demonstrated at the launch of the Apple Watch Series 12 back in September, has finally become available with the launch (in beta form) of watchOS 27.3 and iOS 27.3. I’ve spent several days testing Live Rewind, and can report that it’s a thoroughly impressive proof of concept. But there are flaws and limitations to be aware of, even if several of the latter are the result of good intentions. Here are six takeaways from my hands-on testing with Live Rewind on the Apple Watch Series 12. Live Rewind is surprisingly accurate I was skeptical, but Live Rewind does a surprisingly decent job of understanding and transcribing what it hears. I started by playing YouTube videos of restaurant conversations for people learning English as a foreign language: slow, clear, with largely simple vocabulary. I sat close to the iPad playing the video. An easy task to begin with, and Live Rewind coped easily. The transcripts were virtually perfect, not to mention beautifully formatted with line breaks to denote separate short speeches. I stepped up the difficulty by looking up some menus online (I selected this fancy restaurant) and acting the part of the waiter myself. I selected esoteric dishes I hadn’t heard of, spoke quickly and was careless with my enunciation, chucked in some ums and ers, varied volume and occasionally mumbled a little. And the feature produced a mostly accurate transcript that would have been extremely useful to a diner who had missed an option on the list. This time the formatting was more of a challenge–Live Rewind couldn’t keep track of separate sentences, so the whole thing was jumbled together with a sometimes misleading number of commas–and occasionally I had to decipher a soundalike guess when the feature didn’t recognise a term. (“IV” instead of Ivy, “7 and Y” instead of the British rivers Severn and Wye, for example.) But the information was mostly there. The most difficult task was when I used Live Rewind (after obtaining consent!) to recall snatches of random conversations with my family. This was more mixed. It caught the gist a lot of the time. But there were more soundalike guesses than before, and some sentences were missed entirely. This mostly related to distance, I think, and I’ll come back to that later. So Live Recall is by no means perfect. But considering the difficulty of the task–handling variations in accent and diction, mumbling and muffled speech, irregular grammar, slang, in-jokes, proper nouns, brand names, technical or foreign terms–it does a very solid job. My verdict is that the accuracy is high enough to be useful as backup if you missed something, but not yet accurate enough to depend on as an alternative to paying attention. That should be “tenderstem broccoli,” obviously.David Price / Foundry Live Rewind has a short memory Like the proverbial goldfish, Live Rewind has a memory of 15 seconds. Which is shorter than you might think. On one test I read out a list of just four main courses, but made sure to include the additional verbiage for each one, as I suspect many waiters in high-end establishments would be encouraged to do. Nothing extreme, just an extra sentence detailing ingredients and/or preparation. The result of this slight bulking out was that Live Rewind, despite being triggered the very moment I finished my list, missed a big chunk of it. The first main and half the second were lost to history. Bear in mind, too, that while lists of specials in restaurants may frequently fit in the 15-second window (assuming the waiter refrains from prolixity), other scenarios may not work so well. Will the list of cocktails at a bar fit in 15 seconds, or the list of films at a cinema, or the list of changes your boss told you to make to a document? I have my doubts, although Siri Recap, if you use it, does not have a time limit and may be able to step in. The short memory, it’s worth noting, applies whether or not Live Rewind is currently hearing anything. If you trigger the feature, it won’t rewind to the last 15 seconds of audio it heard; it will show you any speech it has heard in the past 15 seconds, ending when you double-press the Digital Crown. If you’ve been sitting in silence for at least 15 seconds, you’ll see the message “No voice detected.” And even if you do manage to capture the transcript of some speech, Live Rewind will by default forget it the moment you tap the X button to close it. You need to explicitly save it to the Siri app if you want to keep the record. (You’ll save only the transcript, needless to say, not the audio from which it was created.) This short memory is deliberate, by the way, as we’ll discover. Live Rewind has a short range My first impressions of the feature were not good. When I tried to use it on a conversation with my daughter, who was sitting perhaps 6 or 8 meters away and speaking unusually clearly, it produced a transcript of all my words and literally none of hers. But after more testing it became apparent that this was an issue of range, not accuracy. Live Rewind is good at picking up speech that’s close to you, and far less effective when someone is speaking even from the other side of the room. I haven’t been able to find any evidence that this is deliberate (I know, for example, that the closely related feature Siri Recap can and will listen to people further away, since Apple gives the example of a lecturer “in an otherwise quiet room” in its notes) but suspect that it may relate to privacy. If the waiter leans in and tells you about today’s delicious cod cheeks, one may assume they consent to being heard. If the speaker is three tables away, things become murkier. Live Rewind doesn’t approve of swearing I don’t want to shock you, but while testing this feature I happened to hear a YouTuber use the word “shit.” Live Rewind transcribed this as ****. (Siri Recap did the same, incidentally.) The closest I can find to an explanation is in the support document, where Apple says Siri Recap is “designed to omit potentially harmful content, such as language that promotes self-harm or hateful speech.” But that’s a different issue, and “shit” does not, as far as I can see, constitute hateful speech. So it’s a bit of a mystery. But very much the sort of family-values prudishness we’ve come to expect from Apple. How very shocking.David Price / Foundry The range of privacy measures is admirable… For better and worse, the issue of privacy is absolutely central to Live Rewind. Apple is conscious that most of us are creeped out by the idea of a wrist-mounted surveillance bot listening in on conversations. It’s conscious that previous surveillance-adjacent tech (Google Glass, for example) has encountered significant public pushback, and wants to avoid bad PR. So everything has been done with privacy in mind. To trigger Live Rewind, you have to double-press the Digital Crown, a distinctive gesture intended to be hard for creeps to disguise. A similar intent lies behind the on-screen animation and non-mutable sound effect, both of which alert anyone close enough to be recorded by the feature that you are summoning a transcript of what they just said. It’s also worth mentioning that the feature works on your device. (The processing legwork happens on the companion iPhone, not the Apple Watch, by the way, so make sure it’s nearby.) It doesn’t happen in the cloud, and Apple insists it does not have access to the data. I won’t pretend I’m completely on board with listening tech in general. I fear that such technologies are becoming more and more widespread and normalised. But with Live Rewind, Apple has done everything it can to take privacy concerns into consideration. …and sometimes frustrating I applaud Apple for its efforts to safeguard privacy. But like the AirTag, which quite rightly took steps to combat stalking and in the process made itself a far less effective anti-theft device, Live Rewind finds itself in a position where good intentions lead to many of its most frustrating limitations. The short memory is there to limit the feature’s surveillance capabilities. Ditto, I suspect, the short physical range. It also doesn’t attempt, by design and for explicitly privacy-related reasons, to identify or differentiate between multiple speakers (not even “speaker A” and “speaker B”), despite this being an obvious way to make transcripts easier to parse. When viewing the transcript on your Apple Watch, you’ll find that the screenshot function is disabled, presumably to make it slightly less convenient for bad actors to eavesdrop and then share the results. But this also makes life less convenient if you want to share them for innocent reasons, such as sending the list of specials to a latecomer on their way to the restaurant, or publishing an article about how well the feature works. Live Rewind would be much more useful if these limitations were cast aside, but it would also be more controversial, and Apple doesn’t like that. You’ll need a new Apple Watch Series 12 to use Live Rewind.Mahmoud Itani / Foundry Conclusions I’m way more impressed by Live Rewind than I expected to be. The accuracy is very solid. Yes, it makes some mistakes when tested under the most challenging conditions, but a lot of those mistakes will actually be phonetic best guesses that can be deciphered with little effort. And it usually gets the important details right. It’s not quite sharp enough that you can ignore the waiter listing off specials or the senior colleague asking you a question and assume everything will be transcribed perfectly. But it’s a handy backup for the parts you missed while mostly paying attention. The main issues I have with Live Rewind, if they can be called issues, are the limitations deliberately put in place for privacy reasons. It’s got very short range, for instance, and the 15-second memory window is on the low side in terms of usefulness. But privacy matters, and I understand why Apple made these decisions. Speaking only for myself, I still find the concept a tiny bit creepy. But Apple has done its best to minimise that factor, and this is overall a very decent effort.

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iPhone 18e rumor points to chip upgrade and few other changes
The iPhone 18e is rumored to focus on a new chip, with few other changes expected for Apple’s budget phone, which may arrive in spring 2027. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Apple’s new glowing logo on the MacBook Pro has a hidden on-off switch
Macworld With the MacBook Pro with PROLED Display, Apple returned the Apple logo to its former glory, switching from shiny aluminum to one that lights up and glows again. And it’s got a new trick: Turn up the display brightness, and the logo gets brighter, too. Turn down the display brightness, and the logo dims. However, since the brightness controls on the display and logo are linked, the only way to turn the brightness on the logo all the way down is to also turn off the display. And sadly, Apple did not include a system setting control for the logo, so you can’t turn it off by simply flicking a switch. But you can turn it off through Terminal, Apple’s command line interface for the Mac. In fact, Apple has a support document with the details. Turn off the glowing Apple logo You must be logged into the Mac with an account that has Administrator rights. Launch Terminal. It is in Applications >Utilities. You can also press Command + Space to bring up Spotlight Search, type “Terminal,” and press Return after “Terminal — Open” appears in the search box. Copy the following and paste it into Terminal sudo defaults write com.apple.CoreBrightness LEBacklightMode -int 0 then press Return Terminal will ask for your password, which must be a user with Administrator rights. (When typing the password, Terminal will not show the characters.) Press Return and the logo should turn off. Quit Terminal. Turn on the glowing Apple logo Follow the same steps as above, but enter this Terminal command: sudo defaults delete com.apple.CoreBrightness LEBacklightMode The glowing Apple logo is on by default, so if you reinstall macOS after turning it off, it will turn back on.

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Apple CEO John Ternus announces all-time record Mac sales in fiscal 2026
Apple sold more Macs in its 2026 fiscal year than in any previous year, CEO John Ternus said during the company’s Q4 2026 earnings call… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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A new matched pair of Apple Card & Apple Pay ads have popped up
Apple is pushing its financial services in a pair of new ads on YouTube. The first features a distracted therapist booking a vacation on her brand new Apple Card. The second called "Out Run" features a Kaiju attack, and the main character getting away, thanks to a quick gas purchase with Apple Pay. Neither are revolutionary, but they are fun. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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3 ways to stop your Mac from sleeping
You can stop your Mac from sleeping if you want it to stay on indefinitely — we show you how to do it the best ways. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Apple rumored to drop the iPhone’s dedicated Action Button next year
Apple plans to eliminate the dedicated Action Button on new iPhone models starting in the second half of 2027, merging its functions into… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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Get a free $150 gift card with Apple's new PROLED MacBook Pro at B&H
B&H is kicking off its holiday sale with a free $150 gift card on Apple's brand-new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with a PROLED display.Get a free $150 gift card with MacBook Pro PROLED laptops - Image credit: AppleApple's 2026 MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display is hitting store shelves, and B&H is running a special promotion right out of the gate. Get a $150 B&H gift card with the purchase of a 14-inch or 16-inch configuration.Get free $150 B&H gift card deal Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Deals: M5 MacBook Air $250 off, Apple Watch Ultra $250 off, HomePod mini 2, HomeView, AirPods $100 off, more
Firstly, go secure yourself a couple 2026 Apple Polishing Cloths at $9 a pop before they sell out, a well as the Apple HomeView pre-order discount, then scope out the AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off and all five colors of Apple’s AirPods Max 2 at $100 off. We also still have various Apple Watch Ultra 4 models at nearly $100 off to match the all-time low and a return of clearance pricing on the Ultra 3 at $250 off the original list. Today’s headliner deal though would have to be these M5 MacBook Air models that dropped in price again to lowest price we have tracked in nearly 5 months at $250 off the list. Those offers join a chance to save some cash on the new HomePod mini 2, rare deals on some of the best podcasting mics in the game, and the official start of Best Buy’s massive early Black Friday sale.  more…

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Developers have optimized over 100,000 apps for the iPhone Duo
Apple says that developers have been rapidly adapting their apps for the iPhone Duo's twin screens, with thousands of new ones being added daily.Apple is championing how yet more apps that have been updated for the iPhone DuoThe lack of apps that hadn't been updated for the iPhone Duo was definitely the device's Achilles' heel. But as AppleInsider said, that problem was small, getting smaller, and by the time most buyers get their iPhone Duo, it will be gone.Now in a statement to AppleInsider, Apple has boasted about the rate at which developers are updating to take advantage of the iPhone Duo. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Next year’s iPhone Pro redesign will drop an important button, per leak
Next year Apple is rumored to have a big redesign coming to the iPhone Pro models, and per a new leak, it may come with the loss of the Action button. more…

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Apple TV announces season three for ‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’
Thursday, on the heels of the season two finale, Apple TV announced an eight-part third season for award-winning docuseries “Knife Edge… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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iOS 27.2 adds Apple Photos invisible watermark feature, here’s how it works
iOS 27.2 arrived last week, and among its changes for Apple Photos, the update adds an invisible watermarking feature when you use certain editing tools. Here’s how it works. more…

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Today in Apple history: iTunes sales hit astonishing new heights
On November 6, 2003, Apple set a new record for digital music sales: 1.5 million downloads in one week, thanks to iTunes on Windows. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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It's a weird time to buy a laptop, but the new MacBook Pro doesn't skimp on quality
It has the best laptop screen we've used, but there may be reasons to wait.

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Apple says there are already over 100,000 apps built for iPhone Duo
Apple released the iPhone Duo two weeks ago, and the app story is quickly taking shape. In a new statement to 9to5Mac, Apple has revealed that there are already “well over 100,000 apps” on the App Store designed for iPhone Duo, and thousands are being added each day. more…

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Apple Stores roll out holiday decorations to kick off the season
The holidays are coming, and Apple Stores around the world are rolling out decorations today to celebrate. Here’s a look at this year’s holiday decor. more…

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iPhone 20 range rumored to ditch Action Button
The Action Button may soon be dropped, but if you thought that would mean getting back the much-missed mute switch, think again.The Action Button as introduced on the iPhone 15 ProBack in 2023, the Action Button began replacing the mute switch on ever iPhones, but that stopped with the launch of the iPhone Duo. Now prolific leaker Instant Digital claims that it's about to be history.Writing on the Chinese social media site Weibo, they say (in translation) that "Apple's Action button... will officially be phased out starting with new iPhone models in the second half of next year." So presuming Apple sticks to its new split iPhone launch, that may mean that the 20th anniversary iPhone will be the first to lose it. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Blockbuster U.S. jobs report shows 165,000 payrolls added in October as unemployment falls to 4.1%, supporting outlook for Apple and consumer spending
The U.S. economy delivered a blockbuster jobs report for October, with nonfarm payrolls rising by 165,000 — more than double economists'… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 Milanese Loop plunges to $649 at Amazon
Grab the Apple Watch Ultra 3 with a Milanese Loop band for $649, the lowest price on record at Amazon.Save $250 with Amazon's blowout Apple Watch Ultra 3 deal - Image credit: AppleAmazon has dropped the price of the Apple Watch Ultra 3 to $649, delivering a $250 early Black Friday discount off the $899 MSRP on Apple's premium smartwatch. This is the lowest price on record for the last-gen Milanese Loop style in size Medium.Buy Apple Watch Ultra 3 for $649 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple Store now offers extended holiday returns for all products
Apple has rolled out its holiday theming at the online Apple Store, and with it a new, extended return policy has just been put into place. Here are the details. more…

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Apple's incredible Q4, iOS 27.3 features, & more iPhone Duo on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple may never earn enough money to satisfy investors, regulations force more rules for iOS developers, and Audio Intelligence is a very controversial feature on the AppleInsider Podcast.Apple's earnings and more on the AppleInsider PodcastAnother earnings call has come and gone, but this time it was CEO John Ternus at the helm. Sure, he read off prepared statements, but so has Tim Cook for every previous earnings call.Your hosts discuss just how much money Apple made, where it stands compared to its competitors, and what might be feeding into Apple's high revenue and margins. It's an incredible quarter that tops even the 2020 holiday quarter. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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★ The Dalrymple Report: MacBook Neo, Apple Watch, and Samsung mocking the Duo
One of the most popular Macs Apple has released lately is the MacBook Neo and a new version is coming. There is a feature on the Apple Watch that I never knew existed until speaking with Dave on the show … Continued

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Want to Rent an Internet Address at the White House?
Several staffers at the White House are using computers or mobile devices equipped with residential proxy services that render their internet address available for others to rent, security experts warned today. One of the proxy services is a Russian company whose founder's web hosting business was ground zero for cyberattacks against election systems in Arizona and Illinois in 2016.

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Tech Firms Dismantle Botnet That Turned 1.3M TV Boxes Into Proxies
Google said today it worked with industry partners to dismantle a botnet made up of more than 1.3 million Android TV set-top boxes that ship with malicious software which secretly rents the user's Internet connection out to strangers and conducts advertising fraud. Experts involved in the takedown say the action is likely to sever the botnet's access to more than 10 million additional compromised systems, including other Internet of Things (IoT) products such as Android-based healthcare devices and karaoke machines.

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Widespread PHP Flaw May Cause Many Site Outages Today
Expect to see quite a few websites serving "404" or "Page Not Found" errors today: Nearly 70 percent of websites need to update their core software to fix a pair of vulnerabilities that allow an attacker to seize full control over affected servers. Experts say there are working exploits for the flaws, and that these critical bugs are already being exploited in the wild.

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Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site
U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently stole highly sensitive data from the FBI have identified executives at two different ransomware negotiation firms who maintained unusually close relations with the extortion group, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Sources close to the investigation say one of the executives in the United States even helped ShinyHunters operate a website that pressured victims into paying a ransom.

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U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for payments related to ransomware, narcotics, darknet markets, fraud and cybercrime services that are helping Russia circumvent existing financial restrictions.

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Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flaws
Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. Today's epic patch batch dwarfs September's record of nearly 1,000 fixes, which was already about ten times the normal monthly patch load from Redmond.

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FBI Arrests Founder of Ransomware Negotiation Firm
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday arrested the co-founder of a Canadian cybersecurity firm in connection with an investigation into the ShinyHunters hacking group that recently relieved the FBI of sensitive data on thousands of agents, multiple sources tell KrebsOnSecurity.

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ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests
A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the hacking gang. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the suspect, who uses the hacker handle "Rey," was detained as ShinyHunters was in the process of extorting a business unit recently divested by the global aerospace company Boeing, which manufactures the fleet of planes used by the employer of Rey's father -- Royal Jordanian Airlines.

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Is your old iPad still safe to use? Security updates and support explained
When Apple stops issuing security updates for older iPads, they become unsafe to use. But exactly how long can you safely keep using an old iPad? The post first appeared on The Mac Security Blog.

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What is SMS? What SMS text messages mean and how they work
SMS text messaging is ubiquitous and here to stay. But given its lack of encryption, is it safe to rely on SMS for two-factor authentication? Here are the key things to know about SMS, MMS, and more modern texting standards. The post first appeared on The Mac Security Blog.

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What’s the difference between malware, a virus, a Trojan, and a worm?
Viruses, worms, and Trojans are all types of malware, but the names describe different ways malicious software operates. A virus relies on an infected file or program, a worm can reproduce and spread on its own once active, and a Trojan relies on disguise to persuade you to open or install it. This guide defines […] The post first appeared on The Mac Security Blog.

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🔥 B&H Offers Free $150 Gift Card with New PROLED XDR MacBook Pros
B&H has launched a new promotion on Apple's latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with PROLED XDR touchscreen displays, offering a free $150 B&H Gift Card with qualifying preorders. The offer covers select M5 Pro and M5 Max configurations, including models with standard and nano-texture displays. The new MacBook Pros feature OLED touchscreen technology, Dynamic Island, and Apple's latest professional processors. Shop 14-inch PROLED XDR MacBook Pros at B&H or shop 16-inch models. The $150 gift card is included with qualifying orders. For additional prices and deals, visit our Touchscreen MacBook Pro Price Tracker.

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🔥 Amazon Takes $250 Off 13″ and 15″ M5 MacBook Airs with 1TB SSDs
Amazon has increased its early Black Friday discounts on Apple's M5 MacBook Air, taking $250 off the 13-inch and 15-inch models with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSDs. The 13-inch M5 MacBook Air is now $1349, down from Apple's $1599 MSRP, while the larger 15-inch model is $1549, down from $1799. Both are an additional $50 below Amazon's previous sale prices. These are the lowest reported prices for these configurations since Apple's June price increases, making them particularly attractive for buyers who want the extra storage without upgrading to a MacBook Pro. See our 13-inch MacBook Air Price Tracker and 15-inch MacBook Air Price Tracker for current Amazon offers and additional deals.

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Week’s Best Mac Desktop Deals, Save Up to $200
Amazon has this week's best Mac desktop deals, headlined by the M5 Max Mac Studio down to $2,299 — $200 off its $2,499 MSRP — and M6 Mac minis from $779, up to $150 off.B&H had these same prices in its early Black Friday sale, but most have since returned to full price there; the exception is the 24GB Mac mini, still $1,149 at B&H. Amazon still has all five configurations at the sale prices: the Mac Studio at $2,299, the base M6 mini at $779, the 16GB/512GB mini at $949, the 24GB/512GB mini at $1,149, and the M5 Pro mini at $1,549.The Mac mini is the smallest, most affordable way into a desktop Mac, while the Mac Studio is the step up for pro workflows that need the M5 Max's extra cores and memory.Get the M5 Max Mac Studio for $2,299 at Amazon.For the latest prices and sales, see our Mac mini Price Tracker and Mac Studio Price Tracker, updated regularly.

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🔥 B&H Launches Early Black Friday MacBook Pro Sale, Save Up to $550
B&H has announced a new round of early Black Friday and Holiday specials on Apple's 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, with savings of up to $550 on select M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max models. The biggest discount is on a 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro with a nano-texture display, reduced from $5549 to $4999, saving $550. B&H is also taking $310 off select 16-inch M5 Pro models, including one reduced to $3289. On the 14-inch side, B&H has select M5 MacBook Pros in Silver and Space Black for $1799, saving $200, while a 14-inch M5 Pro model in Space Black is available for $2289, saving $200. These are limited-time holiday offers, with most listed through November 15. The $2289 M5 Pro promotion is scheduled to end November 6. See our 14-inch MacBook Pro Price Tracker and 16-inch MacBook Pro Price Tracker for additional retailer prices and deals.

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Week’s Best MacBook Air Deals, Save Up to $200
Amazon and B&H are both offering $200 off Apple's M5 MacBook Air this week, with the 13-inch model down to $1,099 and the 15-inch model down to $1,299.The 13-inch M5 Air with 16GB of memory and a 512GB SSD is $1,099 at both retailers, and the 1TB version is $1,399 — both $200 off. The 15-inch M5 Air with 16GB and 512GB is $1,299 at both retailers, also $200 off, while the 1TB version is $1,599.99 at Amazon, down $199.01.Both sizes run Apple's M5 chip with 16GB of unified memory, a Liquid Retina display, MagSafe charging, and up to 18 hours of battery life in a thin, fanless design — the 13-inch for portability, the 15-inch for a bigger screen at the same saving.Get the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air for $1,099 at Amazon or B&H.For the latest prices and sales, see our 13-inch MacBook Air Price Tracker and 15-inch MacBook Air Price Tracker, updated regularly.

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Amazon Drops Magic Keyboard for 10″ iPad to $199, Save $50
Amazon has dropped Apple's Magic Keyboard for the 10.9-inch iPad to just $199, down $50 from its $249 list price — a 20% saving.The Magic Keyboard attaches magnetically and adds a full-size backlit keyboard with a trackpad, a floating cantilever design with an adjustable viewing angle, USB-C pass-through charging, and a Smart Connector connection with no pairing or charging needed.At $199 it is a sensible add-on for anyone who types on a 10.9-inch iPad every day — students, office workers, and anyone who wants a laptop-style setup without a second device. Check compatibility before ordering, as it fits 10.9-inch iPad models only.Get the Magic Keyboard for 10″ iPad for $199 at Amazon.For the latest prices and sales, see our iPad Magic Keyboards Price Tracker, updated regularly.

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Week’s Best iPhone Deals: Save $300 on iPhone 18 Pro Models
This week's strongest iPhone deal is Metro by T-Mobile's iPhone 18 Pro Max 256GB for $999.99, $300 off its $1,299.99 price when you bring an eligible number to a qualifying plan.Metro also has the iPhone 18 Pro 256GB for $899.99, $300 off $1,199.99, while Total Wireless offers the iPhone 17e 256GB for $0 per month for 24 months through Total Wireless Edge, an offer ending November 4, 2026.Verizon's iPhone Duo 256GB is $1,999.99, or $41.66 per month for 48 months, paired with a $30-per-month Simplicity plan for a combined $72 per month for switchers, with no trade-in required.Get the iPhone 18 Pro Max for $999.99 at Metro by T-Mobile.For the latest prices and sales, see our iPhone Price Tracker, updated regularly.

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Amazon Drops Apple Pencil Pro to $99, Save $30
Amazon has dropped Apple's Pencil Pro to just $99, down $30 from its $129 list price — a 23% saving on Apple's most advanced iPad stylus.Pencil Pro adds a squeeze gesture for switching tools, barrel roll for precise control of shaped pen and brush tools, haptic feedback, and Find My support, and it attaches magnetically to compatible iPads for pairing and wireless charging.At $99 it is a sensible add-on for students, designers, and anyone who annotates, sketches, or marks up documents on a compatible iPad Pro, iPad Air, or iPad mini — check compatibility before ordering.Get the Apple Pencil Pro for $99 at Amazon.For the latest prices and sales, see our Apple Pencils Price Tracker, updated regularly.

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B&H Launches Early Black Friday Sale on 13″ M5 MacBook Airs, Up to $200 Off
B&H has launched early Black Friday specials on Apple's 13-inch M5 MacBook Air, with discounts of up to $200 on select configurations and prices starting at $1099. The sale includes the 16GB/512GB model starting at $1099, the 16GB/1TB configuration at $1399, and the 24GB/1TB model at $1599. All three feature Apple's M5 processor, a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, and up to 18 hours of battery life. B&H is also offering free 1–2 day shipping on qualifying MacBook Air orders, making these early Black Friday prices worth a look ahead of the holiday shopping season. Shop B&H's 13-inch M5 MacBook Air specials, or visit our 13-inch MacBook Air Price Tracker for the latest prices and deals.

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B&H Expands Early Black Friday Mac mini Sale, Save Up to $150
B&H has expanded its early Black Friday sale on Apple's latest Mac mini lineup, with discounts now available across current M6 and M5 Pro models. The base M6 Mac mini with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD is $779, down $120 from Apple's $899 MSRP, while the 16GB/512GB model is $949, saving $150. B&H is also discounting upgraded models, including the 24GB/512GB M6 Mac mini for $1149 and the more powerful M5 Pro Mac mini for $1549. Both represent savings of up to $150 compared with Apple's prices. These are among the best prices we've seen on Apple's current Mac mini lineup, and B&H is offering free 1-2 day shipping on qualifying configurations. Get the 16GB/256GB M6 Mac mini for $779 at B&H. For the latest prices and sales, see our Mac mini Price Tracker, updated daily.

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Amazon Launches MacBook Neo Sale, Save Up to $30 on 256GB Models
Amazon has launched a rare sale on Apple's MacBook Neo, taking about $30 off select 256GB models and roughly $10 off 512GB configurations. Select 256GB MacBook Neo models are currently available for around $669, down from Apple's $699 price. Amazon has also dropped 512GB models to around $789.99, versus Apple's $799 price. The larger discount is currently available on select 256GB colors, including Silver, Citrus, and Blush. MacBook Neo discounts have been relatively uncommon since Apple adjusted pricing earlier this year, making today's sale noteworthy as early Black Friday shopping gets underway. Shop the 256GB MacBook Neo sale at Amazon. For the latest prices and sales, see our MacBook Neo Price Tracker, updated daily.

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Amazon Drops M5 iPad Pros to $1,099.99, Save $99
Amazon has dropped the 11-inch M5 iPad Pro (256GB, Wi-Fi) to $1,099.99, down from $1,199, and the 13-inch model to $1,399.99, down from $1,499. Both deals save $99, while higher-storage models are discounted by up to $149, making this a strong time to buy Apple's flagship tablet for creative work, photo and video editing, drawing, and demanding everyday use.With its fast M5 chip, Ultra Retina XDR display, ProMotion refresh rates up to 120Hz, Face ID, and Thunderbolt connectivity, the Pro stays thin and portable while handling work that would strain a lesser tablet. The 11-inch model is easiest to carry, while the 13-inch model offers a larger canvas for artists and multitaskers.Get the M5 iPad Pro from $1,099.99 at Amazon, and compare every configuration on our iPad Pro price tracker before you choose a size or storage level.

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