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Apple today added three Mac models to its vintage products list, and moved an additional nine Mac models from the vintage list to its obsolete products list. The following Macs are now classified as vintage: MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 2 Thunderbolt 3 Ports) MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, 4 Thunderbolt 3 […]

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iMessage and FaceTime are acting up for some users, according to Apple’s system status page. Some users are “experiencing a problem” with iMessage and FaceTime, the page says. Apple says it is “investigating” and will provide a status update when possible. The issues began shortly after 5 a.m. Pacific Time, according to Apple. At this

On its System Status webpage this morning, Apple says that iMessage and FaceTime are experiencing ongoing “performance” issues. The problems, however, appear to be relatively minor. more…

Best Buy has a collection of big discounts on the M3 MacBook Pro this week, including the match of an all-time low price on the entry-level M3 512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro at $1,199.00 for My Best Buy Plus and Total members, down from $1,599.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you

Former Apple design head Jony Ive has confirmed reports that he was working on an AI hardware product in partnership with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. We still have no idea what it will do, or what form it will take (image is just a conceptual one of a mystery device). Ive also shared that he

Apple-owned Shazam has released an updated version of the app that supports the new Music Haptics feature in iOS 18. With the feature turned on, the iPhone’s Taptic Engine will tap and vibrate to match the audio of a song playing in Apple Music, Apple Music Classical, and now Shazam, as long as the device

It’s a common claim that each year’s new iPhones are much the same as the previous models, and there’s of course some degree of truth to this. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman went as far as arguing in his latest newsletter that Apple’s pace of development with iPhones is such that we only see something truly new

In iOS 17, Apple doesn’t offer a system-level method for individually locking sensitive apps like Photos behind Face ID. There is a Shortcut action that provides rudimentary protection, but it’s not infallible. Thankfully, iOS 18 includes a dedicated option to lock and even hide individual apps even when the iPhone itself is already unlocked. This

Some users of iPhones running iOS 18 are reporting intermittent touchscreen responsiveness issues, with some devices seemingly ignoring taps and swipes. The problem appears to be affecting various models, including the new iPhone 16 series, as well as older devices dating back to the iPhone 14. Users on Reddit have reported unresponsive areas on the