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Benjamin Mayo also creates apps for iOS as a professional indie developer and contractor; more details here. Email to discuss making your iOS project.

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Tim Cook shares open letter of gratitude as he announces Apple CEO transition

Apple today posted a touching open letter from Tim Cook on its website, in which he calls his time as CEO of Apple an “honor and a privilege”. He also describes incoming CEO, John Ternus, as a “brilliant engineer and thinker”.

As announced today, Tim Cook will move to the executive chairman role in September. Ternus is being promoted from his prior role as SVP Hardware Engineering.

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Apple has already teased Siri’s new design coming in iOS 27

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s WWDC26 artwork has already given us our first look at the new design for Siri coming as part of iOS 27. Apple’s voice assistant will finally be getting the revamp it deserves in iOS 27, with a bunch of new functionality and a new look.

Gurman says the new Siri design includes visual elements that resemble the glow effect seen in the WWDC26 poster art. It is reportedly most striking when the iPhone is used in dark mode, which is why the WWDC art used a black background.

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Apple’s major MacBook Pro overhaul is reportedly ‘slightly’ delayed due to supply chain shortages

Touchscreen MacBook Pro mockup

A lot of us are impatiently awaiting the next-generation of MacBook Pro, which is expected to feature a bevy of updates including a new OLED display with Dynamic Island cutout, a touch screen a la iPad and iPhone, and the more powerful M6 Pro and M6 Max chip.

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is today reporting in his newsletter that Apple is facing some production issues due to the industry-wide memory shortages. Supply constraints mean that the MacBook Pro launch is slightly delayed, and possibly won’t arrive until early next year.

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New Mac Studio may not arrive until October

In the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Bloomberg newsletter, he reports that the new generation of Mac Studio may not arrive until October. The current Mac Studio is offered in M3 Ultra and M4 Max configurations, albeit with long shipping delays and several models now completely out of stock.

A refresh is certainly due. However, supply chain constraints are apparently impacting Apple’s ability to deliver the (likely M5-powered) Mac Studio update. Gurman says that Apple had been aiming for a release around the middle of the year, but now that has been pushed back several months.

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Postponed Apple TV series ‘The Savant’ will finally be released this summer

The Jessica Chastain thriller series, The Savant, was originally set to air on Apple TV last September. However, the company decided to cancel the release at the eleventh hour. Star Jessica Chastain said she was ‘not aligned’ with Apple on the decision. As months passed, many doubted if the series would ever make it to air.

But finally, Chastain herself confirmed to Variety that “we’re going to see it”. Variety indicates that Apple is targeting a July release date, although that is not yet officially confirmed.

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All Apple TV shows and movies: what to watch with your subscription

Apple TV offers exclusive original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV costs $12.99 per month. You can get a seven-day free trial for new accounts here. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV, as well as the latest trailers …


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Apple Glasses to sport high-end designs using premium materials, at least four styles in testing

Apple Glasses concept

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Apple is actively testing at least four different styles of frames for its upcoming smart glasses project. Apple is counting on its superior design taste to stand out from rivals like the Ray-Man Meta Glasses.

The report indicates Apple is evaluating the designs and plans to launch several, in multiple colors, somewhat similar to how it launched a range of different watches when the Apple Watch debuted in 2015 …

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Several Mac mini and Mac Studio configs are now completely out of stock at Apple

The availability of higher-end models of Mac Studio and Mac mini continues to deplete, amid worsening supply constraints and the possibility of an M5 refresh just around the corner.

Several models are now showing as “currently unavailable” at the Apple Store, which means buyers aren’t even able to place an order for them. That includes the M4 Mac mini with 32 GB RAM, and at least two configurations of Mac Studio …

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iOS 26.4.1 fixes iPhone bug that stopped iCloud data from syncing, including Apple Passwords

iOS 26.4.1 is available today. While the official release notes were vague, a thread on the developer forums indicates it actually fixes a significant bug related to iCloud data syncing.

Developers had noticed that iPhones running 26.4 would stop receiving iCloud change notifications, which impacted cloud data sync for apps that use CloudKit framework, including Apple’s own Passwords app. Apple has now addressed this regression with the just-released iOS 26.4.1 version.

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Apple faces supply chain problem as MacBook Neo demand exceeds expectations

The new MacBook Neo has apparently been a smash hit, and Apple will likely talk up its success at its next quarterly earnings call. But, in what can be considered a good problem to have, Apple is facing a bit of a supply chain predicament. Its stock of A18 Pro chips — the previous-gen iPhone processor that powers the Neo — is reportedly running low according to respected analyst Tim Culpan.

One of the ways Apple got the price of the Neo down was by using leftover, binned, A18 Pro chips that were originally destined for life inside iPhone 16 Pro. If it needs to ramp up production again, though, the laptop’s margins will be squeezed.

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iPhone Fold dimensions: Here’s how the foldable iPhone sizes up next to the iPhone 18 Pro

Reliable leaker Sonny Dickson today posted a photo of dummy units showing the final size of the iPhone Fold next to iPhone 18 Pro Max and iPhone 18 Pro Max.

You can see the foldable iPhone has a passport-esque form factor, wider and shorter than the other pro iPhones when closed. When unfolded, the large display will measure about 7.8-inches diagonally. In terms of screen surface area, the Fold will be closer to an iPad mini than the Pro Max.

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NASA astronauts on the way to the Moon capture Earth using iPhone 17 Pro Max

The next Apple Shot on iPhone ad campaign is writing itself: the four NASA astronauts currently on the Artemis || mission are taking stunning shots of Earth, using iPhone 17 Pro Max.

As confirmed on NASA’s official Flickr page, three of the published shots were taken on iPhone. The images show Earth through the window of the Orion spaceship’s capsule.

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This Apple TV show is one of the ten most popular originals in the United States right now

Another Apple TV show has appeared in the Nielsen chart for streaming originals in the US, which is by no means a guarantee given the relatively small size of the streamer.

The second season debut of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters just scraped in the Top 10 at position 10, with 467 million minutes viewed for the week of March 2 – March 8.

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Apple drops price of Studio Display XDR without stand option by $400

The Studio Display XDR has gotten a rare Apple price drop, if you pick the option without the stand included. The Studio Display XDR launched last month with a starting price of $3299, whether you opted for the model with VESA mount or the model with Apple’s tilt-adjustable stand.

The company has quietly updated the pricing to make the VESA mount option $400 cheaper, so the entry price for the display is now $2899. The Studio Display XDR with stand still starts at $3299.

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Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary with special animated homepage

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Apple has updated its website homepage today with a special animation video that features some of the company’s most iconic creations.

The sketch art animation depicts the original Mac, the iMac, the iPod, the App Store, the Watch, iPhone 17 Pro, Vision Pro and more in a sketch art illustrative style.

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The new adaptive Apple Music design draws complaints from dark mode users

The new Apple Music album and playlist design introduced with iOS 26.4 has a lot of fans, but is drawing the ire of some hardcore dark mode users. Now that the colors of the interface adapt to match the album art, screens can be very bright at night if you tap on an album that features mostly white or other light-colored backgrounds.

For users that rely on dark mode to keep the phone screen dark at night time, these interface ‘flash bangs’ are triggering frustrations.

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How to watch Formula 1 races on Apple TV

Starting with the 2026 season, Apple TV has entered an exclusive deal to broadcast Formula 1 in the United States, including all Grand Prix, qualifying and practice sessions in the United States.

In short, that means you need an Apple TV subscription to watch Formula 1 races this season. In this post, we’ll break down exactly how to subscribe, how to save money, what is the best device to use to tune in, and what you can watch for free.

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Apple TV renews space drama For All Mankind for sixth and final season

Apple TV today announced that it is renewing its acclaimed space drama For All Mankind for a sixth season, which will be the show’s series finale. For All Mankind was one of the debut shows when Apple TV(+) launched back in November 2019.

The six season run will allow the creators to finish up all of the show’s storylines as originally planned, making it one of the few modern sci-fi streaming series to be allowed to end on its own terms, rather than a premature cancellation.

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Report: iPhone Air is about twice as popular compared to the Plus model it replaced

According to cellular network data from Ookla, the iPhone Air is about twice as popular compared to the iPhone 16 Plus, in the comparable launch period for the iPhone 17 and year-ago iPhone 16 lineup.

While the Air is seemingly the least popular model of the iPhone 17 generation, Apple will still consider it a relative success, as this report shows the Air has firmly eclipsed the sales performance of the outgoing Plus model.

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Formula 1 on Apple TV: How to watch Australian F1 Grand Prix

The 2026 Formula 1 season kicks off this weekend, with the Australian Grand Prix as the first race of the season. If you are in the United States, the sport has a new broadcast home: all races are streaming with an Apple TV subscription, live and on demand.

You can watch in the Apple TV app across iPhone, Android, Mac, Apple TV 4K set-top box, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, Fire Stick, Roku and more platforms. You can also watch online at tv.apple.com.

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Apple raises base price of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, but RAM upgrade costs remain unchanged

Apple just launched the new generation MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, which was an opportunity for the company to give us some insight into how the recent surges in memory, storage and other PC components are impacting its pricing.

The answer is somewhere in the middle. The entry price into the Air and Pro has been bumped up, but the much-feared jump in RAM upgrade pricing did not happen. RAM costs for consumers remain the same …

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Some Apple AI servers are reportedly sitting unused on warehouse shelves, due to low Apple Intelligence usage

Earlier this year, Bloomberg reported that Apple was looking to host the much-delayed new Siri models on Google servers, rather than Apple’s Private Cloud Compute. The Information is reporting a similar story this morning, saying that Google has been tasked with running Siri servers inside its data centers, while adhering to Apple’s privacy standards.

The Information goes on to detail how Private Cloud Compute is not up to task. As well as being underpowered, it is also reportedly underutilized in its current state, with the company only using about 10% of its capacity on average, leading to some already-manufactured Apple servers to be sitting dormant on warehouse shelves.

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