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You may soon be able to watch Instagram Reels in picture-in-picture mode
In a new test, Meta is letting select users keep watching Instagram Reels as a floating window on their devices even after they close the app. Here’s what it looks like. more…
2025-09-02 22:42
9to5Mac Daily: September 2, 2025 – New AirPods Pro health features?
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2025-09-02 22:13
Apple’s deals with Google largely unaffected in antitrust case ruling
Following months of testimony for the remedies phase of the Google antitrust trial, Judge Amit Mehta just issued his decision, and it is largely beneficial to Apple’s deals with Alphabet. Here are the details. more…
2025-09-02 21:47
JENNIE Beats Solo 4 gets launch date, as new Beats Solo and Studio Pro colors leak
Today, Apple announced the launch date for the Ruby Red Special-Edition JENNIE , which features a pair of attachable red bows and more custom-made features for fans of the K-pop superstar. Here are the details. more…
2025-09-02 20:57
Apple Wallet has three new features for boarding passes in iOS 26
Using digital boarding passes on the iPhone has become common practice for many of us. But after years with no changes to the feature, iOS 26 is about to upgrade Apple Wallet’s boarding passes with several handy new features. more…
2025-09-02 20:49
Apple’s AI exodus continues with four new deflections to Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic
It looks like Meta’s hiring freeze definitely does not apply to Apple engineers. As reported by Bloomberg, Jian Zhang, Apple’s Lead AI Researcher for Robotics, will be joining the Meta Robotics Studio. And he’s not the only one leaving. Here are ...
2025-09-02 19:42
With AirPods Pro 3, Apple sounds like it’s following a winning playbook
AirPods Pro 3 are almost here, and rumors indicate Apple plans to follow the highly successful proven playbook of AirPods Pro 2. Here’s what that means. more…
2025-09-02 19:19
New ‘Vision Air’: Here’s how much lighter and less expensive it might be
Apple has a new Vision Pro 2 launching soon, but two of the main complaints about Vision hardware—weight and cost—likely won’t be addressed until 2027’s rumored ‘Vision Air’ ships. Today, a new report outlines how much cheaper and more affo...
2025-09-02 19:00
The iPhone’s ‘boring’ era officially ends next week
Apple launches new flagship iPhones every year with a variety of upgrades. But after years of relatively stagnant innovation on the design front, the iPhone 17 launch will kick off several years of exciting new innovations that put an end to the recent...
2025-09-02 18:36
Join Relay in supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Once again, our friends over at Relay have launched their annual campaign to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Relay community has raised over $4 million for St. Jude since 2019. I’ve set up a 9to5Mac fundraising page for S...
2025-09-02 18:30
Apple is already raising iPhone Fold expectations in a big way, per report
Apple’s first ‘iPhone Fold’ is still about a year away from launching, but according to a new analyst note, the company recently raised shipment expectations significantly for the new model. more…
2025-09-02 18:13
Here’s why Apple’s cheapest iPad is actually the most practical model
As a techie, it’s easy to get caught up in the trap of buying the most expensive devices with the most features. And, for the most part, it’s still a problem. That said, I recently made the decision to switch to Apple’s , the budget model with an...
2025-09-02 17:52
Apple releases beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, more
Apple has just released another wave of beta updates for its forthcoming major software versions, including beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, and more. more…
2025-09-02 17:23
Apple releases beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, more [U]
Apple has just released another wave of beta updates for its forthcoming major software versions, including beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, and more. Update: Apple has now shipped public beta versions of the same builds, just a few hours after the devel...
2025-09-02 17:23
macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 now available
Contrary to expectations, Apple is rolling out a new wave of developer betas ahead of next week’s “Awe Dropping” event. Here’s what to expect. more…
2025-09-02 17:21
macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 now available [U: Public betas]
Contrary to expectations, Apple is rolling out a new wave of developer betas ahead of next week’s “Awe Dropping” event. Here’s what to expect. more…
2025-09-02 17:21
Apple releases iOS 26 beta 9 for iPhone
Turns out iOS 26 development isn’t quite over yet. After only shipping eight beta versions of major iOS releases over the last several years, Apple has released the ninth developer beta version of iOS 26. We expect the redesigned version of the iPhon...
2025-09-02 17:20
iPhone 17 event promises to go beyond the usual yearly updates for each product
We have a solid sense of what to expect from the iPhone 17 event next week. Still, there’s a narrative turn happening that will make Apple’s “Awe dropping” presentation feel more new than the typical routine tech announcement. more…
2025-09-02 15:54
Deals: 24GB/1TB M4 Mac mini $200 off, M4 iPad Pro $500+ off, iPhone 15 Pro Max $730 off, more
There are still plenty of notable Apple Labor Day deals still live in our master hub right here, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break does have some additional offers that should be on your radar. Firstly, we have an even lower price on the M4 Mac mini w...
2025-09-02 15:45
Amazon Prime subscribers will soon lose ability to share benefits outside household
Amazon has a change coming soon for Prime subscribers: the ability to share Prime’s shipping benefits with members outside your household is ending soon. more…
2025-09-02 15:05