Deals: AirPods Pro 3, 1TB M5 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air $300 off, Titanium Apple Watch $300 off, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by AirPods Pro 3 back down at $210 (within $10 of holiday price) just after the reveal of the all-new AirPods Max 2 . We also have Apple’s M5-powered 24GB MacBook Pro with 1TB storage at $200 off launch price as well as this 24GB M4 MacBook Air at $300 off joined by Apple Pencil Pro from $65 , Apple Watch


Apple Maps EV Routing adds battery preconditioning for Ford Mustang Mach-E

Ford’s Mustang Mach-E is one of very few cars with support for Apple Maps EV Routing in CarPlay. The feature helps you plan EV trips by automatically inserting necessary charging stops along your route.

One limitation of Apple Maps EV Routing, however, is that it doesn’t support battery preconditioning. According to Ford, however, this is changing.

, Ford says that the 2026 model year Mustang Mach-E supports en-route battery preconditioning when using Apple Maps EV Routing:

Your Ford


F1: The Movie wins Apple its first Academy Award in three years

The 98th Annual Academy Awards were held last night. Apple had six nominations total, and its first Oscar in three years thanks to F1: The Movie’s ‘Best Sound’ victory.

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Apple acquires MotionVFX, maker of popular Final Cut Pro plugins and more

Apple has acquired MotionVFX, the company behind popular templates and plugins for Final Cut Pro. MotionVFX announced the acquisition , saying it is “joining the Apple team to continue to empower creators and editors to do their best work.”

Here’s the full message from MotionVFX:

We are extremely excited to share that MotionVFX is joining the Apple team to continue to empower creators and editors to do their best work.

For over 15 years, we’ve been on a mission to create world-class, visually inspiring


Apple partnering with London Marathon: ‘Apple’s technologies support runners at every level’

Apple has been announced as an official partner of this year’s TCS London Marathon ahead of race day next month.

Running and Apple already have a strong association after a decade of developing the to be the best run tracking smartwatch on the market.

When the London Marathon kicks off next month on Sunday, April 26, Apple will be an even bigger part of the race this year as the Official Performance Technology Product Partner.

Apple’s Jay Blahnik is quoted in today’s :

“The London Marathon is


AirPods Max 2 vs AirPods Max: Here’s everything new

Today Apple unveiled the long-awaited AirPods Max 2. Here’s a comparison of all the differences between AirPods Max 2 and the previous AirPods Max models with both USB-C and Lightning.

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Apple unveils AirPods Max 2 with H2 chip, upgraded noise canceling, and more

Apple has the official AirPods Max successor today. Years after the original model was introduced, AirPods Max 2 are here.

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iOS 27 might include a Liquid Glass slider, but should it?

Apple named Steve Lemay its Vice President of Human Interface Design last December, following the departure of Alan Dye to Meta. At the time, this led to speculation that Apple might walk back its Liquid Glass design language under Lemay’s leadership.

In yesterday’s edition of , Mark Gurman said this isn’t in the cards. Apple is, however, revisiting a setting that could let some anti-Liquid Glass iPhone users scale back the design.

According to Gurman, not only will iOS 27 not include


iOS 27 likely won’t include any major changes to Liquid Glass: report

In just a few months, Apple is expected to unveil its latest round of operating systems: iOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and so on. Previous reports on iOS 27 have heavily focused on how this years operating systems should focus more on performance improvements and overall stability.

In , Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that we probably won’t see any serious changes to Liquid Glass, though there could still be some minor ones.

A lot of people aren’t the biggest fans

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Kiosk 27’ makes your iPhone camera feel like film

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight . This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact .

iPhone cameras have come a long way over the years, but if you find yourself yearning for more of a classy, filmic look versus the computational photography of today, might be a fun fit for you.

First and foremost, uses sensor-RAW processing. It isn’t just a

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