Today’s best Apple deals feature ongoing pre-order offers on Apple Watch Series 10 and with MagSafe, but we have also spotted particularly notable offers on the latest M3 MacBook Air. The 15-inch models with 16GB of RAM are now $300 off the going rate and land joined by the return of iPad 10 down at $299 with various color options, as well as up to $200 off M4 iPad Pro configs. All of the best deals on iPhone 16 cases also now sit alongside launch discounts on Spigen’s new AirPods 4 cases, some Find My accessories, charging gear, Mac keyboards, and more. Check it all out below.
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In 2023, Samsung broke Apple’s 20-year streak of winning first place in the American Customer Satisfaction Index for personal computers by forcing a tie. This year Apple has returned to ruling the category while HP won second, knocking Samsung down a notch.
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The ongoing saga of the future of the Apple Card continues today. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks with JPMorgan Chase about taking over the Apple Card business from Goldman Sachs.
This comes as Goldman’s losses from its consumer business continue to mount, recently surpassing $6 billion.
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Today Apple released the latest beta for the next big update to macOS. Beta 4 of macOS Sequoia 15.1 includes Apple Intelligence features. It is rolling out to developers now.
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Following the release of iOS 18 to everyone this week, Apple is continuing iOS 18.1 beta testing. The company is now rolling out iOS 18.1 beta 4 to developer testers ahead of its expected release in October.
iOS 18.1 beta 4 is the first beta to be available for all iPhone models, not just iPhones capable of running Apple Intelligence.
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Apple launched major updates to its software platforms just yesterday. iOS 18, visionOS 2, iPadOS 18, and more were released to the public. But today, developer betas for the next big releases are already here. Beta 1 for watchOS 11.1, visionOS 2.1, and tvOS 18.1 are available now.
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With RCS rolling out on the iPhone yesterday, Google is looking ahead on new features including cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Android and iPhone.
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It’s been a long time since Apple has been working on a system to let users wirelessly recover and restore the firmware of their devices. This was first introduced for Apple Watch with iOS 15.4 and watchOS 8.5, and then expanded to Apple TV with iOS 17 and tvOS 17. Now with iOS 18, Apple is finally bringing this system to the iPhone 16 lineup.
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Snap announced a lot of big changes coming to the Snapchat app starting today. There’s a major app redesign rolling out, plus new AI features including a lens that shows you an old-aged version of yourself.
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Today alongside big updates to the Snapchat app, Snap unveiled its newest AR Spectacles and launched the Snap OS software platform. These product announcements sought to excite the development community. Joining Snap’s developer program is going to cost you though: $99 per month, with a 1-year commitment. Did we mention that’s the only way to get the new Spectacles?
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