Retailers including Amazon and B&H have launched early Black Friday discounts on Apple products, with the M5 MacBook Air cut by up to $250, Apple Watch Ultra 4 nearly $100 off and Ultra 3 clearance models $250 off, and AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 discounted by $50-$100. Amazon has also reopened pre-orders for the new Apple TV 4K ahead of its release next week, alongside pre-order pricing on the new Apple HomeView and the 2026 Apple Polishing Cloth, while B&H is bundling a free $150 gift card with pre-orders of the touchscreen M5 Pro MacBook Pro.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-07
Apple has seeded the first beta of iOS 27.3, which brings back the redesigned Health app (split into Insights, Longevity and Browse tabs) that had been tested but dropped from iOS 27.2. The update also adds a Gym Strength feature for Apple Fitness+ that builds adaptive four-week workout plans, plus Reachability support for iPhone Duo.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-06
Apple's watchOS 27.3 and iOS 27.3 betas, released this week, introduce Siri Recap and Live Rewind, two 'Audio Intelligence' features exclusive to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Siri Recap ambiently listens to conversations throughout the day and generates AI summaries that can be deleted automatically after up to seven days unless manually saved.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-06
Retailers including Amazon and Best Buy have launched early Black Friday discounts on Apple products, with the M5 MacBook Air at $250 off—its lowest price in nearly five months—and Apple Watch Ultra 3 models discounted $250 as part of clearance pricing. Other deals include AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, AirPods Max 2 at $100 off across all colors, a $9 restock of the 2026 Apple Polishing Cloth, and a returning pre-order discount on the new Apple HomeView.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-06
Samsung's second-generation Galaxy Watch Ultra features a 1.52-inch display with peak brightness of 5,000 nits, up from 3,500 nits on the original model, and is described as lighter and slimmer than its predecessor and Apple's Watch Ultra 4. It retains the 47mm squircle design, proprietary Dynamic Lug System for bands, and lacks a rotating bezel, with button protrusions reduced and less orange accenting than before.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-06
Android Authority's review of the Apple Watch Series 12 finds the device largely unchanged in size and design from the Series 10 and 11, with incremental upgrades to battery charging, sensors, and health features. The 46mm aluminum model starts at $449, with a 42mm version from $399, and the watch remains iPhone-exclusive. The reviewer concludes software, performance, and display quality remain strong, but says competing smartwatches have now matched or exceeded some of Apple's capabilities.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-06
Apple has announced its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge will take place on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th, 2026. Users can earn the award by completing any workout lasting 11 minutes or more, recorded via the Workout app or any third-party app that logs activity to Health.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple has seeded the first developer beta of iOS 27.3, which brings back the redesigned Health app, adds Gym Strength workouts to Fitness+, and introduces vertical tabs and adaptive dark mode in Safari. The update also expands Siri AI's language support and app actions, adds Audio Intelligence features for Apple Watch, and updates Reachability and StandBy mode for iPhone Duo and standard iPhones.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple's latest beta adds Audio Intelligence to the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, combining faster Shazam-style music recognition, Sound Recognition for alerts like doorbells or crying babies, Live Rewind that recalls the last 15 seconds of audio, and Siri Recap that summarizes conversations. Music and sound recognition were already available at launch, but the beta speeds up song detection and adds the new conversation-recall features.
cnet.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple has released the first developer beta of watchOS 27.3, introducing two Audio Intelligence features announced in September: Siri Recap and Live Rewind. Both work only on Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, with Siri Recap generating Apple Intelligence summaries of conversations and Live Rewind showing a 15-second transcript when the Digital Crown is double-pressed.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple has rolled out Gym Strength, a new beta feature within Apple Fitness+ that builds personalized, four-week strength training plans based on a user's goals, experience, schedule and available equipment. The program covers over 350 exercises across more than 30 types of equipment, offers trainer video demonstrations from multiple angles, and lets users log reps and weight via Apple Watch so future weeks adjust automatically.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple has released Siri Recap and Live Rewind for Apple Watch, two always-listening features first unveiled two months ago. Both features require users to opt in before they become active.
zdnet.com
· 2026-11-03
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