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- Monday November 17
- 05:15 pmToday in Apple history: First M1 Macs usher in the wonderful world of Apple silicon
On November 17, 2020, Apple released the first three Macs with an M1 chip to great success, sparking a renaissance for the computer maker. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)05:01 pmU.S. jury says Apple must pay Masimo $634 million over Apple Watch blood oxygen patent infringement | Mac Daily NewsU.S. jury says Apple must pay Masimo $634 million over Apple Watch blood oxygen patent infringement
A federal jury in California ruled on Friday that Apple must pay Masimo, a medical-monitoring technology firm, $634 million in damages… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.05:00 pmM5 vs. M4: Apple’s latest silicon breakthrough explained [Updated]
In our list of key M5 vs. M4 chip differences, we call out upgrades to AI processing, graphics processing and memory bandwidth. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)04:55 pmThe Mac Pro is essentially dead
Macworld If you’re the type of power user who’s been keeping an eye on the next Mac Pro upgrade, it’s time to make other plans. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the Mac Pro is basically dead, as Apple has “largely written off” its desktop tower and believes its target audience is served by the Mac Studio. That news isn’t so surprising, considering how Apple has handled the Mac Pro in the past decade. When the Mac Pro debuted in 2006 with an Intel CPU, it was regularly upgraded on a one- or two-year basis until Apple decided to think different and released the cylindrical Mac Pro in 2013. That Mac got incremental upgrades, but its design created limitations on the upgrades it can receive. The company eventually switched back in 2013 to the tower design it still uses today, but also adopted an upgrade strategy so intermittent that customers were left wondering when or if the Mac Pro would get an Apple silicon chip. It eventually did, but it was the last Mac to get an M-series chip, the M2 Ultra, which it still has today. Apple wants to grow its Mac market share, according to past reports, and the company has big plans for the Mac next year. So if that’s the goal, why isn’t the Mac Pro part of it? Apparently, the Mac Pro sells in such low volume that the costs to develop it aren’t worth it. An argument can be made that the customer who wants a Mac Pro doesn’t really care about the CPU speed but rather needs PCI expansion slots. Therefore, they don’t upgrade regularly, and some may even still be using Intel-based Mac Pros. That means the Mac Studio is truly at the top of Apple’s Mac performance chart. It fits the bill when it comes to speed, and it is expandable to a certain extent with external Thunderbolt devices. Of course, you can’t upgrade the CPU, GPU, or RAM after purchase, but that’s true of any Mac, including the Mac Pro. An earlier report claimed that Apple delayed the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips due to a new design that separates the CPU and GPU, which could allow for great user customization at the time of purchase. Gurman also reported that the M4 Ultra chip is no longer in development, the processor that was once rumored to debut in the Mac Pro. Could Apple be taking a two-year approach with its M-series Ultra chip? The most current Ultra is the M3 Ultra, which is Apple’s fastest chip and available in the highest-end Mac Studio, so it seems likely. And if you’re a Mac Pro user, you might want to start thinking smaller.04:53 pmBest early Black Friday iPad deals deliver prices from $299
Fresh early Black Friday iPad deals at Amazon knock $100 off iPad Air models and up to $300 off iPad Pros, with prices across the tablet range dropping to as low as $299.Save up to $300 on iPads ahead of Black Friday.Amazon continues to offer early Black Friday price cuts well before next week's shopping event, with fresh discounts on iPad Air models that knock $100 off.Get iPad deals from $299 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums04:52 pmWhy Apple killing the Mac Pro makes sense
The Mac Pro might be dead, and the end has been coming for years. Apple silicon makes highly expandable towers impossible. Here's why. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)04:47 pmApple releases iMessage sticker pack for newly acquired game
The market for third-party iMessage apps has largely dried up, but Apple seems keen to keep it going. Over the weekend, the company debuted a new iMessage sticker pack for its Arcade title Sneaky Sasquatch. more…04:44 pmDeals: M5 MacBook Pro $150 off, Apple Watch Series 11 $50 off, Powerbeats Pro 2, Trail Loop, Apple Pencil Pro, more | 9 to 5 MacDeals: M5 MacBook Pro $150 off, Apple Watch Series 11 $50 off, Powerbeats Pro 2, Trail Loop, Apple Pencil Pro, more
The official Week 3 Black Friday deals are now in full swing, with up $400 off MacBook models, the first notable discount on Apple Watch Series 11, and the ongoing AirPods 4 offer at the $85 all-time low. Stock is quickly dwindling on the M4 MacBook Air deals at $250 off, but we do now have all-time low pricing on the M5 MacBook Pro at up to nearly $150 off the list price, as well as Powerbeats Pro 2 at up to $138 off. All of that, alongside the lowest prices yet on select 2025 Apple Watch Ultra Alpine and Trail Loop models, awaits below. more…04:05 pmNext year’s AirPods Pro might cost more, here’s why I’m all for it
AirPods Pro 3 just launched in September, but rumors indicate Apple has a new, high-end variant coming next year with IR cameras and a premium price. Here’s why I’m all for a more expensive AirPods Pro model. more…04:00 pmApple products worth $320,000 recovered after being stolen in Pennsylvania, 6 charged | Mac Daily NewsApple products worth $320,000 recovered after being stolen in Pennsylvania, 6 charged
Pennsylvania State Police recovered a tractor-trailer load of stolen Apple merchandise—valued in the hundreds of thousands… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.04:00 pmApple just released a surprise new iMessage app gamers are gonna love
Macworld While it looks like Apple may be done releasing new hardware in 2025, it’s still hard at work on new software. Still to come before the end of the year is iOS 26.2, and over the weekend, Apple dropped a surprise in the App Store for iPhone users. Building off the popular Apple Arcade game, Sneaky Sasquatch, Apple has released the Sneaky Sasquatch Sticker Pack with some 60 stickers to send via iMessage. The pack includes variations on classic emoji in the Sasquatch style, as well as numerous in-game references. Apple acquired RAC7, the 2-person studio that created Sneaky Sasquatch, earlier this year, but this is the first independent release under Apple’s ownership. In October, the game received an update that brought a new farming region with crops and tractors. Back when the feature launched for iMessage back in iOS 10, Apple released several sticker packs, including a Classic Mac pack with iOS 9-stylized icons, but it hasn’t delivered anything new in nearly a decade.03:43 pmNext Apple Watch refresh may not happen until 2028
The next redesign of the Apple Watch may not be until 2028, with Apple believed to continue using its current wearable design for 2026 and possibly 2027.Apple Watch Series 11Apple's last major hardware redesign for the Apple Watch took place in 2024, but we could be waiting a while until the next big change. If a leaker is to be believed, that may not happen until 2028.In a Sunday Weibo post, leaker Instant Digital briefly wrote about the Apple Watch. The leaker said that the series is likely to continue "with its usual schedule next year," referring to 2026. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums03:33 pm10 surprising benefits of Apple Watch Series 11
The benefits of Apple Watch Series 11 go well beyond basic fitness tracking and new goodies like hypertension detection and Sleep Scores. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)03:27 pmUlysses updated with new Liquid Glass design, more
A new update rolling out today adds a fresh Liquid Glass design to the popular writing app Ulysses. The update “fully embraces” Liquid Glass, with optimizations across the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. “This is a massive update,” the Ulysses team says. “It’s still the same app, just better and even more beautiful than before.” more…03:01 pmApple to smooth out iPhone release schedule starting next year
For years up to and including 2025, Apple has stuck to a predictable fall rhythm for its flagship iPhones: dropping two premium Pro… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.02:52 pmIn with a bang, out in silence — the end of the Mac Pro
For almost two decades, the Mac Pro bounced between coveted and beloved, to derided and forgotten. This isn't the first time this has been said, but now it seems like the reign of the Mac Pro is finally over.Apple is reportedly pressing the off switch on the Mac ProAll political careers end in failure, and all devices fade out as they are eventually superseded. Yet this time it's more that the Mac Pro has been usurped, and possibly even stabbed in the back.If you're a Mac Pro fan, you know this day is coming, and you probably don't want to believe it. It's true that the Mac Pro has long lost its crown as the most powerful Mac, but still this is the legendary Mac Pro. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums02:45 pmX Chat rolling out on iPhone with E2EE, voice & video calls, editing, and more
It’s not just the Twitter brand name that is no more – direct messages are also being replaced by X Chat. The new private messaging feature finally brings end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to the platform – though with one question-mark … more…02:17 pmApple hit with massive fine over Apple Watch dispute
Macworld Apple has suffered a major defeat in its long-term legal dispute with the medtech firm Masimo and has been ordered to pay $634 million in damages. As the Daily Journal reports, a federal jury agreed that the latter company’s pulse-oximetry patent was infringed by a feature in some Apple Watches. Apple had argued that damages should be in the $3m to $6m range, whereas Masimo had asked for between $634M and $749M. As part of the verdict, jurors decided that certain Apple Watch models can legally be classed as “patient monitors,” a question which was crucial to the patent-infringement claims. Apple had argued that its smartwatches don’t meet that definition because they don’t provide continuous monitoring, but Masimo argued that the Cupertino company embraced this definition in practice, if not in its marketing verbiage. The dispute has been running for years. Back in 2020, Masimo complained of employee poaching and patent infringement in the Apple Watch Series 4 and 5, which was later expanded to include the Series 6, and eventually the 7, 8, 9, and Ultra models. Last year, the U.S. International Trade Commission blocked sales of the Series 9 and Ultra 2, and Apple was obliged to software-block their blood-oxygen sensors. The feature was eventually restored in August of this year, but in a modified and arguably less useful form. Apple has issued a statement indicating that it intends to appeal the verdict. “We disagree with today’s decision, which we believe is contrary to the facts,” the statement reads. “Masimo is a medical device company that does not sell any products to consumers. Over the past six years, they have sued Apple in multiple courts and asserted over 25 patents, the majority of which have been found to be invalid. The single patent in this case expired in 2022, and is specific to historic patient monitoring technology from decades ago.”02:14 pmApple’s iPhone accessories could start getting a lot more powerful, per leak
This fall, Apple unveiled an unusually large collection of official iPhone accessories, but per a new leak, it seems that the company may have even bigger plans ahead—including iPhone cases with touch interfaces. more…02:00 pmApple’s Mac Pro is a dead end. Mac Studio is the high-end Mac future now.
Apple has effectively abandoned the Mac Pro as a going concern. Inside the company, the prevailing view is that the Mac Studio… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.