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Customers planning to get a new MacBook Neo tomorrow will need to install a day one update. Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.3.2, which is available for the new Mac. According to Apple’s release notes for ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.3.2, it includes bug fixes and security updates. Apple will likely require the software to be installed read more

Sonos today launched two new speakers, the Sonos Play and the Sonos Era 100 SL. Sonos says that the additions to its lineup “reflect a renewed focus on strengthening the Sonos system” after a disastrous 2024 app redesign damaged customer trust. The Sonos Play is a versatile speaker that can be used from room to read more

While the MacBook Neo achieves a breakthrough $599 starting price, that of course comes with some compromises, and one of them is slower SSD speeds. The Verge today showed the MacBook Neo had up to 8× slower sustained SSD read and write speeds in a benchmark test compared to the new MacBook Pro models with read more

It’s Wednesday, March 11 in Australia and New Zealand, which means it’s the official launch day for all of the products Apple introduced last week, including the new low-cost MacBook Neo, the iPhone 17e, the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models, the Studio Display, the ‌Studio Display‌ XDR, the M4 iPad Air, and read more

Apple is set to launch two new low-cost devices tomorrow, the iPhone 17e and the MacBook Neo. Both devices use A-series chips, which have historically been limited to the iPhone and iPad. The ‌MacBook Neo‌ has Apple’s A18 Pro chip inside, which was first used in the iPhone 16 Pro models, while the ‌iPhone 17e‌ read more

Apple considered but abandoned plans for a flip-style foldable iPhone because it didn’t create compelling new use cases, according to Weibo leaker Instant Digital. Apple reportedly felt that it was an “unnecessary” design because the biggest selling point would have been its smaller size when folded. The split at the middle also caused issues with read more

On an earnings call today, an ASUS executive admitted that Apple’s more affordable MacBook Neo is a “shock” to the PC industry (via PCMag). In the U.S., the MacBook Neo starts at just $599, or at an even lower $499 for college students. “Given Apple’s historically very premium pricing, launching such an affordable product is read more

Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the third betas to developers. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and read more

Tech columnist David Pogue’s new book Apple: The First 50 Years is available in hardcover and digital formats starting today. In time for Apple’s 50th anniversary on April 1, the 608-page book explores the first five decades of the company’s history. Pogue interviewed 150 key people who shaped Apple into what it is today, including read more

Popular Stories Apple Unveils Seven New Products Apple this week unveiled seven products, including an iPhone 17e, an iPad Air with the M4 chip, updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, a new Studio Display, a higher-end Studio Display XDR, and an all-new MacBook Neo that starts at just $599. iPhone 17e features the same read more

Apple CEO Tim Cook today shared a short promotional video on social media highlighting Apple’s new role as the U.S. home of Formula One. The clip takes place around Apple Park and shows Cook driving a small campus buggy along the ring road before pulling up beside Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen. The scene plays read more

Apple may have updated several iPads and Macs late last year and just last week, but there are still a number of new devices expected to arrive later in 2026. Most of Apple’s remaining launches for the year are likely to follow the company’s typical fall schedule in September and October, but we could always read more

Apple’s newly published Studio Display XDR Technology Overview white paper reveals two notable display technologies: a forthcoming Full Calibration feature and a new color measurement model called Apple CMF 2026. According to the document, a future macOS update will introduce Full Calibration, a feature that allows users to recalibrate key display characteristics using professional measurement read more

Apple today provided developers with the fourth betas of upcoming watchOS 26.4 and visionOS 26.4 betas for testing purposes. The software comes a week after Apple released the third betas. The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required. watchOS read more

The colorful new wallpapers that Apple introduced with the MacBook Neo are available for all Macs in the fourth beta of macOS Tahoe 26.4 that came out for developers today. Featuring bubble-style lines with colorful gradients, the wallpapers come in Mac Purple, Mac Blue, Mac Pink, and Mac Yellow. The design and the colors spell read more

Apple is postponing the launch of its planned smart home hub until September 2026, reports Bloomberg. Apple has pushed back the debut of the home hub multiple times due to ongoing issues with the revamped version of Siri. The hub has a heavy AI focus and it is tied to the more intelligent ‌Siri‌ that read more

Apple has a new version of the HomePod and a new Apple TV 4K ready to go, but the devices may be tied to the Siri update that’s been continually postponed, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In a report on a planned September launch for new ‌Siri‌ capabilities and the home hub that’s reliant on read more

Tech columnist David Pogue’s new book Apple: The First 50 Years will be available in hardcover and digital formats starting this Tuesday, March 10. In time for Apple’s 50th anniversary on April 1, the 608-page book explores the first five decades of the company’s history. Pogue interviewed 150 key people who shaped Apple into what read more

If you want a MacBook Neo from Apple for Wednesday, March 11 delivery, but have yet to place an order, you might be out of luck. MacBook Neo pre-orders began March 4, and the initial delivery date was March 11. But now, Apple’s online store in the U.S. shows that MacBook Neo orders placed today read more

ChatGPT is now able to identify songs that are playing using Apple-owned music service Shazam. With a new Shazam integration, ChatGPT users can type in a question like “Shazam, what is this song?” to bring up a “Tap to Shazam” interface to get the title of a song. Shazam’s full music recognition technology is available read more