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- Saturday March 21
- 10:50 amApple highlights 13 enhancements coming to iPhone with iOS 26.4
Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 RC build, highlighting 13 enhancements coming to your iPhone, and that means three things. more…08:00 amA MacBook Air for under $200? Check out this refurb on sale
Macworld TL;DR: Skip the four-figure laptop and grab this refurbished MacBook Air for basic browsing, work, and streaming, on sale for $199.97 (MSRP $999) for a limited time. Shopping for a new laptop lately can feel like sticker shock. Many modern models easily cross the $1,000 mark, even if all you really need is something reliable for browsing the web, answering emails, watching videos, or working on documents. That’s why refurbished laptops have become such a smart alternative. The Apple MacBook Air (2017) 13″ is currently available for $199.97 (originally $999) — giving you a dependable everyday computer for a fraction of what new laptops cost. This classic MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch display, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB SSD, which is plenty for storing documents, photos, and everyday files. Its lightweight design makes it easy to toss in a bag for work, school, or travel, while Wi-Fi and Bluetooth keep you connected wherever you are. You’ll also get up to 12 hours of battery life, which means you can browse, stream, or work throughout the day without constantly reaching for a charger. Since it’s a Grade A/B refurbished model, it may show light cosmetic wear, but it’s been verified to be fully functional and includes a charger plus a 90-day warranty. Grab this 2017 refurbished Apple MacBook Air for $199.97 and enjoy a simple, reliable laptop without spending anywhere near what new models cost. Apple MacBook Air (2017) 13″ i5 1.8GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Silver (Refurbished)See Deal Want to see more deals? Visit the shop and use code MARCH15 to save an extra 15% sitewide through March 29. Exclusions apply. StackSocial prices subject to change.08:00 amWhy ask one AI when you can ask twenty at the same time? This tool is 89% off
Macworld TL;DR: Compare outputs from 20+ AI models in one platform with a lifetime subscription to the ChatPlayground AI Unlimited Plan for $67.15 with promo code MARCH15 through March 29 (MSRP $619). AI tools are everywhere right now — but figuring out which one gives the best answer can feel like a full-time job. ChatPlayground AI simplifies the process by putting dozens of top models into one powerful interface so you can compare their responses instantly. Right now, the ChatPlayground AI Unlimited Plan lifetime subscription is available for $67.15 with promo code MARCH15 until March 29 (MSRP $619). Instead of jumping between different AI platforms, you can enter a single prompt and see outputs from multiple models side by side. That includes heavy hitters like GPT models, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and others. It’s a huge time-saver for writers, developers, marketers, and anyone experimenting with AI tools. The platform also includes prompt engineering tools, AI image generation, and the ability to chat with images or PDFs for context-aware responses. You can save conversations, revisit ideas later, and continuously refine prompts for better results. Grab this ChatPlayground AI Unlimited Plan lifetime subscription for $67.15 with promo code MARCH15 before March 29 and explore what happens when the world’s top AI models compete to answer your prompt. ChatPlayground AI: Lifetime Subscription (Unlimited Plan)See Deal Want to see more deals? Visit the shop and use code MARCH15 to save an extra 15% sitewide through March 29. Exclusions apply. StackSocial prices subject to change.Friday March 2010:48 pmJury finds Elon Musk guilty of defrauding Twitter investors
A jury in a San Francisco court concluded today that Elon Musk intentionally misled investors in an attempt to drive down the price of Twitter Inc. ahead of his purchase of the company. Here are the details. more…09:48 pmMysterious Mac Login Failures? Check Your Input Source
A switched input source can make a Mac reject the correct login password. Here’s how an accidental keyboard layout change locked a user out—and the simple fix that got her back in.09:32 pm‘Wonder Pets: In the City’ season 2 now available to stream on Apple TV
If you or your kids enjoyed the first season of Wonder Pets: In The City, all 13 episodes of season 2 are available to stream on Apple TV. Here are the details. more…08:33 pmApple set to pocket $1 billion+ from rival AI apps in 2026 despite Siri issues
While tech giants like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta pour hundreds of billions into building massive AI infrastructure and frontier… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.08:32 pmApple’s rumored iPhone roadmap reveals major overhauls coming
The blueprint for Apple’s annual iPhone releases has stayed fairly consistent for years, but changes have already started, and rumors say even more iPhone overhauls are coming. more…08:29 pmWhatsApp for iPhone may soon offer automatic message translation across 21 languages
iPhone users may soon be able to use WhatsApp to communicate with people who don’t speak their language. Here are the details. more…08:28 pmiOS 26.4 will automatically turn on strict security feature for all iPhones
iOS 26.4 is coming very soon as the next big iPhone update, and Apple plans to enable a key security feature by default in the release. more…07:57 pm9to5Mac Daily: March 20, 2026 – iPhone Fold rumors, Apple Watch patents
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Backup you can rely on. Save 20% with code 9to5daily. more…07:47 pmMicrosoft’s 7-point plan to fix Windows 11 makes macOS Tahoe look golden
macOS Tahoe may have its critics, but even Microsoft is struggling to find things to like about Windows 11. The company has announced plans to turn things around this year. The solution? Fewer ads in the operating system and a moveable version of their equivalent of the Dock to start. more…07:02 pmApple fends off renewed Apple Watch import ban attempt
In a significant development for Apple and its popular Apple Watch wearable lineup, a U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.06:54 pmApple explains why M5 chips have three different core types in new interview
When Apple announced the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips this month, it also revealed a new breakdown of core types: efficiency, performance, and super. In a new interview this week, Apple is shedding more light on the motivation for these changes and what each core is designed to handle. more…06:11 pmApple’s Gemini-powered Siri upgrade could still arrive this month
Apple has had a jam-packed March after just three weeks. The company announced eight new products, broke a Mac launch record, and highlighted 13 enhancements coming to iPhone. Next, one of the most overdue Apple releases in years could follow: Personal Intelligence for Siri and Apple Intelligence. more…05:47 pmApple’s folding iPhone: design, display, and release rumors
Macworld We’ve been reporting on the supposedly imminent launch of a foldable iPhone for years. There have been strong and reliable rumors of a foldable iPhone being just two years away, dating as far back as 2018, at least. Back then, reliable reports from the likes of CNBC said Apple was going to have a folding iPhone on the market in 2020. That became 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025… and now it’s expected to land in 2026 at the earliest. So, while the rumors and reports from parts suppliers and analysts are heating up and seem to be more solid than ever, we would advise even more caution and skepticism than usual with Apple speculation. With that said, here’s what current rumors suggest about the release of a folding iPhone. Update March 20, 2026: According to MacRumors, Barclays analyst Tim Long says his supply chain informants say the iPhone Fold is being targeted for a December launch, a couple months after iPhone 18 Pro models. Foldable iPhone name: What will it be called? Many fans and pundits have got into the habit of referring to the rumored device as the iFold, which has at least the advantage of brevity. But there doesn’t seem to be any reason to believe this will be the official title. A more plausible theory, proposed by a UDN report in November 2025, is that it will be called the iPhone Fold. @macworld.com i-P-h-o-l-d #iphonefold ♬ original sound – Macworld – Macworld Expected iPhone Fold release date According to a series of reports, the major design and specs of Apple’s first folding phone were due to be finalized in the middle of 2025, with production targeted for late 2026. That would mean a launch in late 2026 or early 2027. So far, this timeline has been suggested by several sources in 2024 and 2025, including The Information, The Wall Street Journal, and analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman. A November 2025 report citing supply-chain sources also supported this timeline, claiming the iPhone Fold was about to enter mass production and was on track for a launch in 2026. The phone is expected to be complex and expensive to manufacture, so production volume will likely be very limited at first. A second model in late 2027 should see higher production numbers. Gurman reported in July 2025 that Apple will focus on features for the folding iPhone in iOS 27, which will be released in the fall of 2026. In a report by ChosunBiz in South Korea, Samsung Display president Lee Cheong announced that it is making “preparations for mass production of OLED for foldable phones to be supplied to a North American client.” Later on in the article, the reporter states that “Samsung Display is known to be the exclusive supplier of OLED to be installed in Apple’s foldable phone to be released next year.” According to MacRumors, Barclays analyst Tim Long said in a research note that the folding iPhone will likely ship in December, a couple months after the expected September launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Foldable iPhone design In 2024, The Information reported that Apple had made a couple of prototype “clamshell” flip-phone designs, where the top and bottom of the phone fold to meet. More recent rumors in 2025 from Digital Chat Station on Weibo and analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggest a “book” style fold, with a vertical fold as the left and right sides come together. This is a similar style to the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold. The folding iPhone could be a similar size to the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.Luke Baker The hinge is expected to be one of its most unique features. Some reports have suggested it will be made of a titanium alloy, while analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported in March 2025 that Apple is exploring the use of LiquidMetal for “durability, enhancing screen flatness, and minimizing crease marks” in the screen. Apple has received several patents for hinge designs, and it’s unclear which the company will use in the final design. On July 14, Kuo reported that Apple had figured out how to get rid of the fold crease by using metal plates to help “distribute and control bending stress.” A leak from Weibo account Instant Digital at the start of February says the volume buttons will be on the top edge, aligned right. On the back will be two cameras on a long thin “plateau” similar to the iPhone Air, only black rather than color-matched to the phone body. Folding iPhone display details Ming-Chi Kuo has also reported on the folding iPhone’s set of proposed design details. He says the book-style iPhone will have a 7.8-inch inside display when unfolded, and a 5.5-inch outer display. Kuo says Apple won’t be satisfied until the phone’s display is completely crease-free when opened. In July, TrendForce made the same prediction, reporting that the folding iPhone would feature a 7.8-inch internal and 5.5-inch external display. A later report from The Information put the screen sizes at 7.7 inches inside and 5.3 inches outside. The folding phone is said to be at most 9.5mm thick when folded and 4.5mm when unfolded. For comparison, an iPhone 16 Pro Max is 8.5mm thick, and the thinnest iPhone of all time is the iPhone Air at 5.6mm. Folding iPhone rumored specs: chip, cameras & features We don’t know what processor the folding iPhone will contain, but if it launches in 2026 as rumored, it will probably feature an A20 or A20 Pro—some variant of the processor found in the iPhone 18. We expect most iPhones to use Apple’s own cellular modem and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chips by that time as well. They may even be integrated into the main system-on-chip. The folding iPhone will reportedly have a Touch ID-enabled power button rather than Face ID.IDG Due to the very thin nature of the foldable iPhone, and the need for different front-facing cameras when folded up or unfolded, it will reportedly lack Face ID. Instead, Touch ID will be incorporated into the side button much as it is on the iPad Air’s power button. There will reportedly be two rear cameras (likely a standard wide and ultrawide) and two front-facing cameras, one for when the iPhone is closed and one for when it’s open. Folding iPhone: Price Expect the folding iPhone to be a very high-end, ultra-premium model. The very first release is said to cost $2,000 or more… maybe even as much as $2,399, more than twice the highest-end iPhone Pro Max. That’s the prediction from analyst Arthur Liao, who bases his eye-watering estimate on material costs (particularly the panel and hinge) and Apple’s high-margin business model.05:32 pmApple announces Martin Scorsese thriller ‘What Happens at Night’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence | Mac Daily NewsApple announces Martin Scorsese thriller ‘What Happens at Night’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence
Apple TV has officially announced "What Happens at Night," directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.05:21 pmApple TV’s new top three hits signal what the streamer does best
Apple TV’s most popular shows are never a secret—they’re featured prominently in the TV app’s ‘Top 10.’ And this week, the top three shows spotlight the three genres Apple does best. more…05:05 pmMactracker 8.1.2
Adds detailed information about recent hardware, including the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e. (Free, 267.5 MB, macOS 11+)04:43 pmMac gaming is better than ever, and it still sucks
The state of Mac gaming does Apple's incredible chips and stunning displays a disservice. As it has always been, there's little to suggest Apple knows how, or even wants, to fix it.The M5 Max MacBook Pro should be the ultimate gaming laptop, but it isn'tThe new M5 Max MacBook Pro might be Apple's fastest-ever Mac. It's still a terrible buy for anyone serious about gaming.In truth, the 16-inch MacBook Pro should be a beast of a gaming laptop. It has a glorious, huge, bright, and colorful display and a massive battery. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums