Apple Pay and other mobile wallet platforms will soon face more regulation in Australia. As reported by Reuters, Australia is set to regulate Apple Pay under the same umbrella as credit cards and other payments.

It’s Cyber Monday, and that means a fresh batch of discounts on all things Apple. Headlining the best offers today, Apple’s 12.9-inch M2 iPad Pro now starts from $949 to go alongside a new all-time low on the companion Apple Pencil 2 at $80. And if you don’t mind going with a previous-generation device, Apple’s 16-inch M1 Max MacBook Pros are now $1,400 off or more. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

A solid-state cooling system called AirJet was able to cool an M2 MacBook Air enough to keep with the M2 MacBook Pro when running a demanding benchmark test over a sustained period.

The bad news is that the system isn’t available for sale to consumers to retrofit, and it’s hardly likely that Apple will use it to remove a key differentiator between the two models – but the company behind the tech does think it could help Apple reduce the size of cooling fans in future MacBook Pro models …

A few weeks ago, I attended the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit – the first such event since 2019 – which included an invite to Apple Park. While visiting its campus, the next version of Final Cut Pro was revealed for the first time. Apple pre-announced its forthcoming update to Final Cut Pro for Mac, version 10.7, noting that it will be released later this month, presumably sometime this week if that timeline sticks.

The update includes one key feature that many Final Cut Pro enthusiasts have been wanting for well over a decade, along with several other enhancements that will help users stay organized and potentially speed up H.264 and HEVC exports. Personally speaking, I’m pumped to finally have these features, but as always, there will be a contingent that feels like Apple needs to do more…

A chance decision made early next year turned out to pay dividends some 18 months later: An Apple Watch worn overnight proved incredibly helpful when dealing with a bout of insomnia.

Specifically, it helped me through a common vicious circle with insomnia: You can’t sleep, you get stressed about the fact that you’re not sleeping, which makes it harder to fall asleep …

NameDrop is a new feature introduced with iOS 17 this year that allows iPhone users to share their contact details simply by holding their iPhones close to each other. Here are more details on how NameDrop works, how to disable it, and more.

The US, UK, and 16 other countries have signed an agreement pledging to take steps to make AI “secure by design.”

Although acknowledged to be a basic statement of principles, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has said that it’s an important first step …

It’s officially Cyber Monday 2023 here at 9to5mac, and the team over at 9to5Toys has already begun working hard to curate all of the best deals of the holiday season. Through Thanksgiving Week, we’ll be delivering all of the most notable markdowns on Apple devices, home goods, fashion, and much more. As always, the major players will be center stage this week, with Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and many others offering up notable deals. Head below for the best Cyber Monday 2023 Apple deals and more.

With more than 12 billion hacked accounts identified to date, cybersecurity tools have never been more important. Hackers who gain access to your accounts can create anything from a minor nuisance to a major disaster, in the case of critical accounts like your Apple ID or financial services.

Cloud storage company pCloud offers a set of three security tools to help protect your personal data against hackers, and all of them are completely free to use:

• Personal data breach checker
• Password strength checker
• Secure password generator

In today’s world, attention is king. Producing high-quality videos that will capture views is more crucial than ever. Filmora 13’s video editing software offers solutions tailored to users’ most pressing challenges. Delving into its features, it becomes evident that Filmora 13 is more than just a video editor – it’s an AI-powered assistant that streamlines the creative process. For a limited time, you can get 30% off Filmora 13 for Black Friday.

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With Apple’s fall release, we’re seeing Wi-Fi 6E continue to come to Apple’s product line. Outside of the MacBook Air, all of the Macs now have options for Wi-Fi 6E. On the iPhone, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max support Wi-Fi 6E. On the iPad, only the iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) support Wi-Fi 6E. Are we at a tipping point where it’s time to start considering Wi-Fi 6E deployments? What about Wi-Fi 7?

Cyber Monday is ushering in discounts across just about everything Apple sells, but Macs are one particular highlight. Everything from the latest M3 MacBook Pros to last year’s devices and more are taking the stage, including desktop machines and so much more. You can head below for all of the best Mac Cyber Monday deals.

The official Black Friday Roborock deals have now arrived with up to $400 in savings at the ready. You’re looking at some of the best prices all year and a chance to hand off your house chores to an intelligent smart home helper, ensure your floors are always clean without you lifting a finger, and stop wasting time doing something a robot should be taking care of. We are tracking deals across the entire lineup for Black Friday, from Siri Shortcut-ready models with 3D obstacle avoidance tech to powerful 17,000 Pa wet/dry vacuums – the deals are now live and waiting for you down below. 

Proton has released a number of updates and new privacy-focused solutions this year, including family plans, its end-to-end Proton Pass password manager, and more. Now, the company has launched a native Mac app for its Proton Drive secure cloud storage.

As families prepare for the Christmas season, outdoor lighting is certainly top of mind for my family, as I am sure it is for many of you. Outdoor lighting is a great way to light up the neighborhood and provide ambiance lightning. For outdoor lighting, it’s a prime way to eliminate the hassle of plugging things up at night and turning them off during the day. Govee recently released the Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro, and it’s ideal for Christmas lighting as well as permanent porch installations.

Aqara has become a smart home and HomeKit leader over the last decade, and the company’s latest devices offer an impressive blend of function and form. Now, for Black Friday, Aqara is offering the best prices on its devices, including smart cameras, doorbells, locks, motion and door/window sensors, and more. And exclusive for 9to5Mac readers, take an extra 20% off the Aqara Camera E1 with promo code “USCE1MAC “.

I think a lot about trying to find a healthy balance with notifications from the Apple Watch.

Some are useful because they reach you when your iPhone isn’t around. Others let you decide you can respond to something later without getting distracted by your phone. Many have no benefit and risk making you more distracted by your watch or numb to notifications altogether. Apple Watch alerts from iPhone are all on by default currently. You can turn them off app-by-app, but you’ll need to repeat this for every new app download.

I think notifications on Apple Watch should be off by default, even if they’re on for the iPhone app. With the current default, Apple should at least include a toggle to disable watch notifications and turn them back on individually. A new system could be much more sophisticated, allowing watch alerts for certain contacts and specific types of alerts from apps. In the meantime, reversing the current behavior or adding an off toggle for all apps would help.

Black Friday is officially here! The savings are offering the best prices yet on tons of Apple’s latest releases, including M3/Pro MacBook Pro Black Friday deals, which start from $1,449. There are also some rare discounts on the latest 11-inch M2 iPad Pro from $719, as well as the best Amazon price yet on AirPods 3 at $140. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

I’d like to think of myself as someone who never loses things. Sure, I misplace things all the time, but the things always turn up. On paper, however, I’ve actually lost two things in the last two years. I knew where the things were both times, but recovery was not an option and replacement was costly. I vow to never let this happen again.

Usually when I get a new iPhone, you can expect two or three iPhone diary pieces from me, reporting my experiences of the photo and video capabilities of the new model. Sure enough, one piece followed quickly – testing the 5x telephoto lens for portraits.

I’d expected to quickly follow up with another piece on using the same lens for cityscape photos. Only … it hasn’t actually proven very useful for these …