Apple debuted its first touchscreen MacBook Pro at a 'Pro and tell' event, featuring a ProLED XDR display with tandem OLED technology, up to 2,000 nits of brightness, and a 120Hz refresh rate. The laptop weighs as little as 3 pounds, has a hole-punch webcam instead of a notch, and brings back a glowing Apple logo on the lid. Pre-orders open today, with availability starting November 6th at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple's John Ternus posted a short video showing an Apple logo-shaped spotlight illuminating a MacBook-shaped wall, hours before the company's planned reveal of a redesigned MacBook Pro featuring a touchscreen and OLED display. The unveiling, set for 10 a.m. PT, follows two days of other launches this week, including a new iPad mini and M6 versions of the MacBook Pro and iMac, and is being held with press gathered in Los Angeles rather than via a standard press release.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-28
Apple's iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, went on sale Friday October 23 at Apple Stores globally, drawing overnight lines of customers hoping for walk-in purchases. Apple had warned walk-in inventory would be limited, and many shoppers were turned away, with staff directing them to check the Apple Store app the next day at 10 a.m. ET for updated stock. Executives including Greg Joswiak and John Ternus appeared at flagship stores in New York and Austin to mark the launch.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-23
In a newly published full TIME interview, Apple CEO John Ternus discussed his relationship with the company's design teams, saying he has worked closely with industrial designers since joining Apple. He described design as central to Apple's culture, noting that designers and engineers collaborate from the earliest stages rather than working in isolation from one another.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-20
Apple sent invitations Monday for an 'Apple Experience in Los Angeles' event on Oct. 28, its third product launch since John Ternus became CEO last month. The invite's 'Pro and tell' wording points to high-end Mac announcements, and Melius Research analyst Ben Reitzes predicts new Macs including a touchscreen notebook.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-19
Apple and Meta announced a collaboration allowing developers to run Meta's new 816-billion-parameter open-weight model, Muse Spark Open, locally on Mac Studio computers. Users can pair two to four Mac Studios to run the model for tasks like coding and video analysis without relying on cloud servers. Executives Mark Zuckerberg and John Ternus publicly confirmed the project on social media after months of joint work.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-15
In a TIME interview alongside CEO John Ternus, Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Greg Joswiak said the company does not feel threatened by OpenAI's hardware ambitions, citing Apple's integration of hardware, software and services as a key advantage. He also said Apple's AI products are aimed at everyday users rather than AI enthusiasts chasing superintelligence.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-15
Apple hardware engineering chief John Ternus told TIME that work on a foldable device began as early as 2011, when he and five colleagues filed a patent application exploring batteries and circuit boards for folding electronics. Ternus said he was unimpressed by other companies' earlier foldable phones, calling them 'cheap and crappy,' and described pushing his team to keep refining the iPhone Duo's design even as rivals shipped foldables years earlier. Apple VP Richard Dinh also described how Ternus urged engineers to avoid settling for an adequate surface material, leading to a custom polymer nanotexture surface and a hinge with over 100 precision components.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-15
Apple is developing a smart home tablet called HomeView, reportedly overseen by hardware engineering chief John Ternus. The device is positioned as part of Apple's push into the smart home category, an area seen as ready for a fresh approach.
wsj.com
· 2026-10-14
Apple unveiled HomeView, a wall- or tabletop-mountable smart home hub with a 7-inch screen that recognizes individual household members by face and shows them relevant information. The device starts at $299 and ships Nov. 13, alongside a refreshed $299 Apple TV 4K with a trackable remote and a $149 HomePod Mini in new colors. All three products feature Apple's recently released Siri AI, letting users carry conversations from the hub to their iPhone or iPad.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-13
Apple has launched a configurator page on apple.com letting customers save color, storage, carrier and payment details ahead of iPhone Duo preorders opening at 5 a.m. PT Friday. The foldable device, unveiled at Apple's Surprise and Shine event, features a 7.6-inch unfolded display, folds to passport size, and supports split-screen multitasking and Apple Pencil under iOS 27. Pricing ranges from $1,999 for 512GB to $3,199 for 2TB, making it Apple's most expensive iPhone yet.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-13
Tim Cook, speaking to The Independent during a visit to Apple's Battersea campus in London, discussed his first month as Apple's executive chairman after handing the CEO role to John Ternus. Cook said the leadership transition had been planned for years and that he now focuses on worldwide policy and government relations rather than day-to-day operations. He said he and Ternus maintain a relationship built on trust and frequent communication, and he told Ternus not to imitate his own leadership style.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-10-08
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