Apple’s popular over-ear AirPods Max headphones are facing supply constraints. According to estimates listed on Apple’s website, AirPods Max orders are currently back ordered until mid-February. The shortages appear to affect all five AirPods Max color variants…

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Seven big banks are creating a mobile wallet app, designed to compete with Apple Pay, according to a new report today.

Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo are three of the banks named, with two motivations suggested for the initiative …

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Alongside those for the new Mac mini, the first M2 MacBook Pro reviews are out. Everyone agrees it’s a beast of a machine, but many wonder whether it’s just too much Mac for even its target audience.

Alongside a surprising number of reviewers bemoaning the lack of a touchscreen, there is a common thread that the older M1 models are more than enough computer for the vast majority of people, even video pros …

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The first reviews of Apple’s newest Mac mini have officially been published, ahead of orders arriving to customers starting tomorrow. The reviews offer our first look at the performance of the Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro chips inside, detailing how that performance stacks up against the previous-generation Mac mini, the Mac Studio, and much more.

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An Apple antitrust appeal filed in the UK is likely to be decided on how a court interprets the meaning of a single word. Even more crazily, this is the second time that a single word has had a major impact on potential action against the Cupertino company on the very same issues.

The first time came down to the legal difference between an antitrust “study” and an “investigation,” and this time it all hinges on the legal meaning of the word “shall” …

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While other tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Meta have been downsizing their workforce, there’s so far been no sign of Apple layoffs. A new report today suggests there may be three reasons for this.

First, it argues, Apple has been more cautious than other tech companies when it comes to expansion …

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Last fall when iPhone 14 Pro Max launched, it took the top spot for the fastest download speeds in multiple studies beating out competitors like Samsung’s Galaxy S22 smartphones. As it turns out, in the latest report, the iPhone 14 Pro Max has lost its download speed crown to not just one but two Android devices.

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On this day 40 years ago, Apple’s first Macintosh went on sale, just two days after being introduced to the world during a commercial break in the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII. Although “1984” became a cultural phenomenon and a watershed moment for product launches, Apple’s Board of Directors was against it from the start. Here’s how the legendary ad almost didn’t air…

While the iPad Pro lineup has gotten a few minor revisions recently, things have largely stayed the same since the current-generation design language was introduced in 2018. According to a new report, however, this could be about to change as Apple readies a “major iPad Pro revamp” for next year…

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Apple released a new full-size HomePod just a few days ago, joining the HomePod mini in Apple’s lineup of smart speakers. The HomePod mini was released in 2020, which could lead you to speculate that a new version is on the way. Bloomberg reports today, however, that no such product is in the works…

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