The 2026 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin streams exclusively on Apple TV in the US, with the race starting at 4pm ET (1pm PT) on October 25. Apple holds the US rights to every F1 session this season, including all practice, qualifying, Sprint sessions and Grands Prix, under […]

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Apple’s iPhone User Guide explains how to share your screen, ask to see someone else’s screen, or remotely control it during a call in the Phone app. Apple says both you and the other participant need iOS 26 or later, and that remote control is not currently available in the European Union. The feature is […]

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Season two of the German-language dark comedy “Where’s Wanda?” premieres on Apple TV on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Apple says the eight-episode season debuts globally with one episode, followed by a new episode weekly through December 9, 2026. Heike Makatsch, Axel Stein, Lea Drinda, Leo Simon and Nikeata Thompson lead the cast, and UFA Fiction […]

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Small Prophets episode 4, “The Birds of America,” is listed for October 21, 2026 on Apple TV, according to Apple’s episode guide. Apple says the six-episode comedy from Mackenzie Crook releases new episodes every Wednesday through November 4, 2026, so two episodes remain after this one. Crook created, wrote and directed the series, which first […]

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Apple’s Product Environmental Reports give Apple Watch Series 12 a carbon footprint of 10 kg of gross greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e), Apple Watch Ultra 4 13 kg and AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case 11 kg. All three reports carry a “date introduced” of September 9, 2026, and are based on U.S. configurations with packaging […]

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Apple’s macOS 27.2 release candidate notes say Macs with a clean install of the build might not prompt you to allow notifications for some apps, including Calendar, Maps, Find My, Home and Weather. Apple also lists a second known issue where display settings might not be restored correctly when an external display is connected, and […]

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iPhone Duo, which Apple sells from $1,999 and opened for pre-order on October 16, 2026, uses only eSIM. Apple’s spec page says the phone “is activated with an eSIM and does not support a physical SIM,” so anyone switching from an Android phone has to bring their number across as an eSIM. Apple’s support document […]

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Apple is bundling a free streaming trial with each of its new home devices on its U.S. store. The $299 Apple TV 4K comes with 3 months of Apple TV free, while the $149 HomePod mini 2 and the $299 Apple HomeView each come with 3 months of Apple Music free, according to Apple’s buy […]

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HomePod mini 2 arrives October 30 at $149 (U.S.), and Apple says you will need an iPhone or iPad to get it running. “You can’t set up HomePod with a Mac,” Apple’s support guide states, and the device must be updated to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS first. The setup itself is short. […]

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HomePod mini 2 costs 169,00 € and the new Apple TV 4K (4th generation) costs 349,00 € on Apple’s German, French and Spanish online stores, with the speaker arriving on October 30 and the TV box on November 13. EU buyers get the hardware without Siri AI, because Apple says in its footnotes that “Siri […]

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Apple HomeView costs £299 in the UK, C$429 in Canada and A$449 in Australia, according to Apple’s online stores in those countries, and the new Apple TV 4K (4th generation) costs exactly the same in each of them. Both are $299 in the U.S., and both arrive on Friday, November 13. HomeView is sold in […]

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iOS 27 includes a small new Phone app detail for birthdays: a fireworks animation can appear when you call someone whose birthday is saved in Contacts. To see the reported effect, a contact needs a birthday entered in its card and the call needs to take place on that date. The demonstration does not establish […]

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Apple has published a detailed explanation of how Apple Reference Image works on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max. The opt-in camera mode is designed to make a photo verifiable as a capture from an iPhone sensor at a specific time. Apple says Reference Image starts with the supported Main camera sensor, not […]

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Apple TV finished the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with 29 wins, and HBO chief Casey Bloys responded with praise for the competition while noting Apple’s financial scale. Apple’s tally covers both the Creative Arts Emmys and the Primetime ceremony. The company said Widow’s Bay took Outstanding Comedy Series along with its other wins, while Slow […]

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An unverified Geekbench 7 result attributed to Apple’s M6 chip has appeared ahead of the new Mac mini’s September 22 release, offering an early and incomplete look at potential CPU gains. Geekbench is a synthetic benchmark designed to compare processor performance through a defined workload. Its result can be useful as a point of comparison, […]

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India’s Central Consumer Protection Authority has escalated an inquiry into complaints that an iOS 18 update caused display and microphone problems that led some iPhone owners to pay for repairs, according to Reuters. The reported escalation follows an earlier stage in which the regulator sought Apple’s response to the complaints. Reuters said the investigation is […]

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Apple has updated its U.S. trade-in values, cutting the maximum credit for every older eligible iPhone while raising maximum estimates across the iPad and Mac lineups. The changes apply to Apple’s U.S. estimates and should not be used as official pricing in another country. Apple Trade In values vary by market, accepted device list and […]

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The first episode of Slow Horses season six is now streaming on Apple TV. The six-episode season will continue with one episode each Wednesday through October 21. Apple released a trailer for the season in August, confirming the September 16 premiere and the weekly schedule. Its season-six material also confirms Olivia Cooke’s return as Sidonie […]

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Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini orders are showing extended delivery estimates in the U.S., while the orange HomePod mini is currently unavailable to order from Apple’s online store. The reported estimates apply to the U.S. online store at the time of the check and can change without an announcement. A color being unavailable online […]

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The first unverified Geekbench 7 result for Apple’s M5 Ultra suggests a substantial CPU gain over M3 Ultra, but the single database entry is not a substitute for independent testing. The listed result is for the highest-end M5 Ultra with a 36-core CPU. It should not be assumed to represent every Mac Studio configuration or […]

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