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
Apple has released build 24K154 of tvOS 27.2 specifically for the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K, which launches November 13 and is currently available for preorder. This differs from build 24K122 that shipped last week to existing Apple TV models, though Apple has not published separate release notes explaining the differences.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-02
Apple's $149 HomePod Mini 2, reviewed hands-on, uses a faster S10 chip and Wi-Fi 6E support that let Siri respond to commands in under three seconds, a major improvement over the original's delays. The new Siri AI features Apple promised are not yet available and will arrive in a later software update, while the speaker's sound system remains unchanged from 2020's original.
theverge.com
· 2026-11-01
9to5Mac's daily podcast covered the day's Apple news, including new HomePod features, in its October 30 episode. The show is distributed across major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Play.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-30
Apple released tvOS 27.2, adding Find My app support for the Siri Remote on older Apple TV models, ASL and BSL captioning options for select Apple TV app titles, and synced profile support between iPhone/iPad and Apple TV. The update also introduces a new black-and-white Apple Music icon matching iOS 27.2's redesign, and is available free for second-generation Apple TV 4K units and later.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-30
Amazon has launched a new Echo lineup, led by the Echo Show 16, now available for preorder. The device trades the series' previous room-filling, 360-degree audio for smaller woofers and tweeters, adds a built-in Fire TV platform previously reserved for larger wall-mounted models, and keeps its touchscreen, camera and mic along with wall-mount support.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple's newly announced M6-powered iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro launch at the same starting prices as their predecessors, with the iMac also gaining extra CPU and GPU cores at no added cost. This breaks from a pattern of recent Apple launches that included price increases.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple's 27.2 software update for HomePod 2nd generation and HomePod mini 2 adds the ability to set them as the default system audio output for Macs with Wi-Fi 6E support. The update also significantly cuts wireless audio latency, and adds features like Sound Glow, Lock Controls, and home theater surround sound support.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-27
Apple unveiled a redesigned iPad Mini with an 8.5-inch OLED screen, IP67 resistance and an A20 chip, priced from $699, available to preorder now and on sale Nov. 6. It followed with a new iMac powered by the M6 chip, offering faster CPU, GPU and Neural Engine performance, starting at $1,499, plus a MacBook Pro refresh, as part of a week of launches that also includes upcoming HomePod Mini 2, Apple TV 4K and Home Collection products.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-26
Apple kicked off a multi-day product rollout by unveiling a redesigned iPad Mini, available to preorder Wednesday and in stores Nov. 6, priced from $699. The tablet features an 8.5-inch OLED display, IP67 water resistance, an A20 chip, a repositioned front camera and a new 'Acoustic Display' speaker system. Apple is expected to reveal an M6-powered iMac and refreshed MacBook Pro models, possibly with OLED screens, later this week, alongside a scheduled HomePod Mini 2 launch Friday.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-26
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'.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-22
Apple is preparing HomePod 27.2 software, currently in developer and public beta testing, that brings some new HomePod Mini 2 capabilities to older models. Per MacRumors, the first-gen HomePod and Mini will gain lock-controls functionality, with the Mini also getting the Sound Glow RGB light display, while the 2nd-gen HomePod will additionally support Mac audio output and four-speaker arrays with the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-21
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