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Yesterday — 30 May 2025Latest Mac & Apple News

Logitech gears up for MX Master 4 launch

30 May 2025 at 15:04

Logitech hasn’t officially launched the successor to the , a.k.a. my favorite mouse ever, but it might be close.

The company recently submitted documentation for Bluetooth certification in Brazil, just as an (accidental?) teaser appeared on its official Instagram.

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Remembering the controversial iOS 7 introduction

30 May 2025 at 14:02

With just days to go before WWDC, the consensus is that Apple will unveil a big, visionOS-inspired redesign across its operating systems. And while some might be dreading a repeat of the iOS 7 announcement from a decade ago, it’s been long enough that many readers might not remember (or may have never even seen) what that overhaul actually looked like.

So here’s a quick refresher on what happened, and why this year will likely (I mean, hopefully?) be different.

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The latest iPhone 17 rumors: A18 chip, smaller Dynamic Island, more

30 May 2025 at 13:12

According to a recent investor note from GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu, Apple might have a pair of surprises in store for the iPhone 17 lineup this fall. Most notably, Pu has seemingly changed his prediction that the entire iPhone 17 lineup will use a version of the A19 chip. Instead, he now believes the base model iPhone 17 will use the same A18 chip that’s used in the iPhone 16.

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HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot’s air purifier now plays nice with HomeKit and Matter

By: Bradley C
30 May 2025 at 13:00

If there’s one thing I’ve learned living in a house with pets and the pollen in the southern US, it’s that indoor air quality matters more than we think. Air purifiers help lessen the problem, but when you can automate them, even better. SwitchBot recently updated the , and it now supports Matter and works natively with HomeKit without needing an extra hub.

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Rumor: Apple’s renewed ambitions for solid-state buttons go beyond the iPhone

30 May 2025 at 12:28

If you thought the “iPhones are getting solid-state, haptic buttons” rumors were dead, well… so did it. But according to Chinese leaker Instant Digital, Apple is back at it not just for future iPhones, but potentially for other products as well.

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Want to contribute to Apple’s health research studies? Here’s how

30 May 2025 at 11:26

In 2019, Apple launched the U.S.-exclusive Research app. It was designed to let its users enroll in health studies that would help shape new health-related features for its devices, as well as contribute to medical investigations with impact far beyond Apple’s ecosystem.

Six years later, the app is still going strong. And if you live in the U.S. and would like to participate, here’s how to enroll.

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Whatever side you favor in Apple’s court battles, can we all agree on this one thing?

30 May 2025 at 11:00

Apple has for years been fighting antitrust battles all around the world, most of them concerning the App Store, and most of them coming down to a single issue: having monopoly control over the sale of iPhone apps.

Opinions on both sides of the debate are strongly held, and there’s little sign of that changing anytime soon – but it seems to me that there is one thing we could perhaps all agree on …

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‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ now streaming on Apple TV+, with an immersive Vision Pro edition

30 May 2025 at 10:52

Apple’s newest original film, Bono: Stories of Surrender, is now streaming on Apple TV+. And if you happen to own a Vision Pro, there’s also an immersive version that puts you right on stage with the U2 frontman himself. Well, sort of.

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Apple remains the lone Big Tech stock in the red post-Trump tariff turmoil

30 May 2025 at 09:25

Almost two months after Donald Trump first announced his… creative tariffs plan, the stock market has more or less moved on. The biggest tech stocks have bounced back, helped by AI hype, strong earnings, and a growing sense that most of the plan won’t come to pass anyway. Apple, however, remains in the red.

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30 May 2025 at 08:52

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We’re officially just over a week away from WWDC 2025. While we expect big design enhancements and much-needed Apple Intelligence improvements to iOS, Apple has the opportunity to do something it’s quite good at: flexing its privacy prowess.

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Deals: M4 Pro MacBook Pro $460 off, 24GB M4 MacBook Air $235, black USB-C Magic Keyboard all-time low, more

30 May 2025 at 08:45

Alongside a host of ongoing deals across the M3 iPad Air and M4 MacBook Air lineup, this morning saw the 15-inch 24GB M4 MacBook Air drop in price again with up to $235 in savings. From there we move over to the M4 Pro MacBook Pro lineup where you’ll find the most affordable model at $285 off and higher-end configurations seeing giant $460+ price drops alongside a new Amazon all-time low on Apple’s latest black USB-C Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, ongoing deals on Mac mini, and as much as $220 off the Sonos Ace ANC headphones. All of that and more awaits below. 

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‘28 Years Later’ was shot on iPhone, using up to 20 models at once

30 May 2025 at 08:06

Hollywood’s summer blockbuster season is in full swing, and one big new movie premiering next month—28 Years Later—will be especially unique: it was shot entirely on iPhone, including with a rig that held 20 iPhones at once.

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Apple Glasses will offer one big advantage that AirPods can’t match

30 May 2025 at 07:32

Apple Glasses, per the latest reporting, are full steam ahead with a targeted launch in 2026. Until now, I haven’t been that excited about the new product, since its rumored features overlap heavily with AirPods and Apple Watch. But there’s one big advantage that’s changing my mind, and it’s something Apple’s other wearables can’t match.

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Apple’s new ‘Games’ app: Three features coming to your iPhone later this year

30 May 2025 at 07:02

Last fall 9to5Mac exclusively reported that Apple had a new, dedicated ‘Games’ app in the works for iPhone and more. Then this week, Bloomberg corroborated that report and outlined the timing: the new ‘Games’ app is coming this year in iOS 26 and more. Here are three features to expect.

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Hear me out: an iPad Ink

30 May 2025 at 04:15

The is unquestionably a strong product. It rakes in around 10% of Apple’s overall revenue and has more than twice the market share of Samsung, its closest competitor.

However, the market it helped create has shifted dramatically these last few years, and Apple hasn’t kept up.

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Apple doubles down on India with third store amid U.S. tensions

29 May 2025 at 15:50

Apple is set to expand its retail footprint in India by opening its third store at Bengaluru’s Phoenix Mall of Asia, as reported by Business Standard. The move underscores the company’s commitment to the Indian market, at a time when this growing partnership is provoking tension with President Trump.

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