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Counterpoint Research's Q3 2026 report shows global PC shipments fell 21% year-over-year to 57 million units, with every major vendor except Apple and ASUS seeing sharper declines. Apple's shipments dropped 11% to 5.6 million units, lifting its market share to 9.8% from 8.7% a year earlier, with Counterpoint crediting the MacBook Neo for cushioning the decline.
The October 22, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily recapped reports on upcoming iOS 27.2 features and discussion of a possible Apple Music rebrand. The episode is distributed via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play and RSS, with a sponsorship from Backblaze.
Apple TV has announced that its Frank Marshall-directed Fleetwood Mac documentary, titled "Fleetwood Mac: The Chain," will premiere on January 29, 2027, nearly two years after it was first announced. The film features new interviews and archival footage with band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, covering the group's history since forming in 1974.
The Browser Company announced it will retire Arc, its browser known for its unconventional interface, on December 22, directing users toward Dia, its newer AI-focused browser available for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows 11 PCs. New Arc account creation has already stopped, and mobile features like tab sync and Browse for Me will be disabled on November 23 ahead of the full desktop shutdown and account deactivation.
On the Happy Hour podcast, host Chance Miller shared a week-long hands-on account of Apple's rumored foldable iPhone Duo, covering its hinge positions, software maturity, Touch ID versus Face ID, and battery performance. The episode also discussed Apple's newly announced 'Pro and Tell' product event and covered a HomePod Sound Glow feature test plus Apple's explanation that its new Apple Music logo was 'built by sound'.
Apple's upcoming iOS and iPadOS 27.2 update will extend Apple TV user profiles to iPhone and iPad, syncing playback history and recommendations across devices, with new kids' character avatars from shows like The Snoopy Show and Frog and Toad. The update also adds optional American Sign Language and British Sign Language support, accessible via Settings under Apps > TV > Sign Language.
Starting October 23, Orangetheory Fitness members can pay a one-time $99 fee to connect their personal Apple Watch directly to the gym's proprietary performance-tracking system, called OTconnect for Apple Watch. The feature displays real-time calories burned, heart rate, heart rate zones and Splat Points on the wrist during class, with fuller data available afterward in the OTF app and via email. The fee also includes up to two free months of Apple Music and Apple Fitness+.
Apple has launched an 'Intelligent Assistant' feature across its iWork apps—Pages, Keynote and Numbers—available in beta to Apple Creator Studio subscribers. The assistant can draft content, generate images, shapes, slides, tables and formulas, and pull in up-to-date information using natural language commands. It currently requires iOS 27 or later and is limited to US English.
Amazon is selling Apple's 16.2-inch MacBook Pro configured with an M5 Max chip, 36GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD for $3,499, a $900 reduction from its original price. This marks the lowest price yet recorded for this particular configuration.
Amazon is currently selling the Apple Pencil (USB-C) for $69, down from its $79 list price, ahead of its support for the new iPhone Duo foldable. AirPods Pro 3 are also discounted to $199, a $50 reduction from their $249 price. Separately, a 36GB M5 Max MacBook Pro is listed at a $900 discount, described as its lowest price yet, alongside other deals on refurbished MacBook Neo units and USB-C cables.
With Apple's new Mac Mini M6 now available, retailers are discounting the previous-generation M4 Mac Mini's base configuration (256GB storage, 16GB memory) to $649, $150 off its $799 price. The M4 originally launched in 2024 at $599 before Apple raised prices across its lineup this year, citing chip and memory shortages; the new M6 starts at $899.
Apple's upcoming iOS 27.2 update, expected next week, carries design changes to two built-in apps. Apple Music drops its red accent color for black, white and blue tones across the tab bar, library sections and widgets, while Apple Books repositions its reading controls, adds progress bars, and introduces a standard Liquid Glass menu.