Updated with additional details, including name and Mac-only status as well as availability.
OpenAI will make a new product announcement today at 10 am PT/1 pm ET, according to a teaser on social media. As for what’s coming, the six-second clip leaves little to the imagination. It shows what appear to be browser tabs.
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If you like your HBO Max, you’ll be paying more starting today. The streaming TV service has increased prices on all three of its plans, effective immediately. This prices standard HBO Max above standard Netflix.
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iOS 26.1 continues to introduce new features and changes for the upcoming iPhone software update. Here’s the latest from iOS 26.1 beta 4 and more.
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iOS 26.1 is the first big update to Apple’s major operating system release, and as of today, the fourth developer beta version has arrived for testing. Apple has also released iOS 26.1 public beta 4 today.
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When Apple releases iPadOS 26.1 soon, iPad users will have access to the Apple Vision Pro app for the first time.
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In recent years, Apple has stopped including power adapters with products for environmental reasons. iPads and MacBooks still include power adapters in the US, but not with certain models in the EU and UK.
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Apple Vision Pro is officially being upgraded from the M2 to the new M5, but existing customers don’t need an all-new Vision Pro to enhance the experience. Apple has shared release details for two previously announced accessories. Apple’s new Dual Knit Band that comes with the M5 Apple Vision Pro is also available to purchase separately.
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Still waiting for Apple’s first smart home hub with a screen? Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports that the product is scheduled to arrive in spring 2026. Notably, manufacturing will take place in Vietnam and not China, where most first-gen products are produced. Gurman also reports on Apple’s target price for the first new smart home product.
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Apple TV+ is now just Apple TV, and Apple’s senior vice president of Services says the change was simply the right moment to make it.
In a guest appearance on The Town podcast hosted by Matt Belloni, Eddy Cue discussed why the company decided to drop the “Plus” from Apple TV Plus and why Apple does not believe it will create confusion with its other products of the same name.
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It turns out Apple TV isn’t the only new icon in today’s 26.1 beta 3 OS releases. Remember the controversial hard drive icon in macOS Tahoe from over the summer? Apple shipped the design, but it looks like a new version is coming after all.
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Apple is expected to release a second-generation Apple Pro Display XDR in the near future, and it looks like it will include an important component missing from the original $5000 monitor.
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iOS 26.1 continues to introduce new features and changes for the upcoming iPhone software update. Here’s the latest from iOS 26.1 beta 3 and more.
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Today Apple announced that the Apple TV+ streaming service will now be called Apple TV. The company said the rebranding was part of “a vibrant new identity” without sharing additional details. Now we’re getting our first look at the changes ahead.
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iOS 26.1 is the first big update to Apple’s major operating system release, and as of today, the third developer beta version has arrived for testing.
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After exceeding box office expectations all summer, Apple’s F1 movie starring Brad Pitt now has an Apple TV streaming release date. As part of the announcement, Apple has rebranded Apple TV+ to Apple TV.
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Apple Watch recently gained the ability to alert users to potential hypertension. From today, the high blood pressure detection feature will be available for more international users.
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It sounds like Apple will soon welcome a new hire in the podcast leadership department.
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Apple Watch battery life is better than ever. Apple Watch Ultra 3 measures battery life in days, and Series 11 isn’t too far behind.
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Apple has updated App Store Connect to version 3.1. The new version includes iOS 26 support, including a new icon and Apple’s new Liquid Glass design throughout the app.
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We’re still in the early days of satellite-based mobile phone connectivity, and T-Mobile is pushing forward with its Starlink-powered T-Satellite service.
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With macOS Tahoe 26 now available, Apple’s Journal app is no longer limited to the iPhone. After first launching with iOS 17.2 and also coming to iPad with iPadOS 26, Journal is now a proper cross-platform app that works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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While the NFL remains tethered to Microsoft Surface tablets like a bad coach, college football is increasingly embracing iPad. Following a 2024 NCAA rule change that opened the door for sideline video review, a fourth conference has now struck a direct deal with Apple to bring iPad into the game.
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Concert photography is one of the toughest tests for any camera system. Lighting conditions swing from near-darkness to blinding strobes, subjects rarely stay still, and the energy of the crowd can be as unpredictable as the music itself.
This weekend, photographer Ryan Russell put Apple’s latest flagship through those conditions at a Coheed and Cambria / Taking Back Sunday show, and the results show what the iPhone 17 Pro Max camera can deliver in the wild.
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With iOS 26 officially launched, Apple is moving forward with iOS 26.1. Apple just released the first beta version of the first major update to iOS 26 for developer beta testers.
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