Chance Miller

A federal jury in California has sided with Masimo in a patent battle with Apple over Apple Watch’s blood oxygen feature. The jury awarded Masimo $634 million in damages and concluded that Apple infringed on a Masimo patent covering low power pulse oximeter features.

As explained by Daily Journal, much of the case centered on whether Apple Watch can be categorized as a “patient monitor” per Masimo’s patent.

In August, Apple launched a “redesigned” version of the Apple Watch’s Blood Oxygen feature in the United States. This came 18 months after Apple started selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in due to a patent dispute with health technology company Masimo.

The International Trade Commission (ITC) now says that it is holding a new proceeding to decide if this solution should also be banned due to the Masimo patent dispute.

Apple Card launched more than six years ago and has proven to be incredibly popular. The card offers an easy-to-use interface, robust perks like interest-free Apple financing, and more. Here’s everything you need to know about whether Apple Card is worth it for you.

The most exciting time of the year for Spotify fans is fast approaching. Spotify Wrapped is set to launch within the next several weeks, giving listeners a breakdown of their top songs, artists, albums, and more.

Update: Every size/color of the iPhone Pocket is now sold out in the United States.

Earlier this week, Apple announced iPhone Pocket, a new way to carry your iPhone designed in collaboration with ISSEY MIYAKE.

After special launch events yesterday, the iPhone Pocket is now available to order in select countries around the world. It’s a special-edition accessory, and several colors and sizes are already sold out.

Benjamin and Chance discuss all the new features in the 26.2 betas, including a clever new Edge Light mode and even more Liquid Glass throughout the system. Apple launches Digital IDs in Wallet, and there are questions about the future of the iPhone Air.  

And in Happy Hour Plus, we consider if Apple is done for the year, as far as new product launches go. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. 

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Tesla is considering rolling out CarPlay support as soon as the end of this year, according to a new report from Bloomberg.

This marks a huge shift in strategy for the biggest EV maker, which has historically built its entire in-car infrastructure from scratch rather than relying on a third-party.

iOS 26 brought major changes to CarPlay, including a new Liquid Glass design, widgets, Live Activities, and more. The Messages app also added new features like Tapbacks and pinned conversations.

With today’s release of iOS 26.2, Apple has added a new toggle that lets you simplify the Messages app …

macOS Tahoe 26.2 is adding a a fun and useful new feature for video conferencing.

The update introduces a feature Apple is calling Edge Light, which aims to improve your video quality in low lighting conditions by adding a virtual ring light around the edge of your Mac’s display. Here’s how it works.

Apple has officially launched the highly-anticipated new Digital ID feature in Apple Wallet. The feature was first announced at WWDC and is now rolling out to everyone in the United States.

Apple’s implementation of Digital ID is powered by your US passport. Here’s how it works and where you can use it.

Apple has announced its next round of Apple Arcade titles. In a press release today, the company revealed that games including PowerWash Simulator, SpongeBob Patty Pursuit 2, and more will launch on Apple Arcade on December 4.

Chase is back with one of its more lucrative credit card promotions for Apple shoppers.

Starting today and running until December 7, your Chase Ultimate Rewards points are worth up to 50% when redeemed for a purchase via Chase’s shopping portal.

Update, November 11: The Information now reports that Apple is delaying the iPhone Air 2 in order to “work on a redesign of the device and make it more appealing to consumers.” This reportedly includes adding a second camera.

“Some Apple engineers are hoping to release a redesigned version with a second camera lens in spring 2027 alongside existing plans to release the standard iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e at that time,” the report says. However, it is “still too early to tell” whether that is actually doable.

More here.

Apple is reportedly delaying the launch of the iPhone Air 2. The Information reports that Apple recently “notified engineers and suppliers that they were taking the next iPhone Air off the schedule without providing a new release date.” The report cites “three people involved in the project.”

Apple Vision Pro just got a powerful, immersive helicopter training and flight experience app. Rogue Labs has launched Flight Sight, which combines Apple Immersive Video, 3D helicopter models, spatial maps, and more for Apple Vision Pro users.

It’s the latest in a growing library of advanced, enterprise-focused apps for Apple Vision Pro.

A new report from Weibo user highlights Apple’s continued work on refining the screen technology for the iPhone 18 Pro.

According to the rumor, Apple is testing a new way to reduce the size of the display cutout needed for the front-facing camera.

Update 12:01pm PT: Apple has started canceling people’s orders.

Update 7:02am PT: The fun is over. Apple has fixed the pricing error and AirTag 4-packs are back to $99. Apple hasn’t canceled my order yet, though.

As first spotted by our friends at 9to5Toys, Apple’s website currently has a wild “deal” on AirTags: a 4-pack for $29 (down from $99).

Unfortunately, this is almost certainly a rare pricing mistake on Apple’s part…

Apple launched iOS 26 with its new Liquid Glass design language in September. Since then, third-party developers have been hard at work rolling out new Liquid Glass versions of their apps.

Now, Apple has debuted a new page on the Apple Developer website offering a visual gallery of how developers are adopting Liquid Glass in their apps.

Benjamin and Chance discuss all the new features in iOS 26.2, including some fancy Podcast AI updates and a puzzling decision to remove Apple Watch Wi-Fi syncing in the EU. Also, Apple launches a browsable App Store on the web, and is set to pay $1bn annually to Google to use Gemini models as the underpinning of new Siri. 

And in Happy Hour Plus, the pair react to the new Apple TV intro, and get hyped for the premiere of Vince Gilligan’s new series, Pluribus.

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Apple released the first beta of iOS 26.2 this week, with changes for Apple News, Apple Podcasts, Liquid Glass, and more.

As it turns out, iOS 26.2 also brings a big improvement to Apple Music: support for offline lyrics.