Apple smart home hub launch might be delayed until 2026: report

According to , Apple will no longer be launching its rumored smart home hub this year. This is due to all of the delays with Apple Intelligence Siri , and Apple reportedly is considering delaying the launch until sometime in 2026 until some of the engineering challenges are figured out.

This news doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise, but it’s still a bit of a bummer.

To recap, Apple is working on an all-new product category for your home. Think like an Echo Show or


iPhone 17

Gurman: iPhone 17 Pro won’t feature ‘particularly bold’ new design

According to , the iPhone 17 Pro design might not necessarily be a gigantic year over year leap. Early iPhone 17 Pro rumors suggested the possibility of a more drastic design change, whereas now it’ll be far more similar to last years design, apparently.

In his newsletter, Gurman not to expect a ‘particularly bold new look’ with iPhone 17 Pro. The front will appear ‘quite similar’ to the 16 Pro, whereas the back camera will look ‘meaningfully different.’

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Apple Silicon

These are the best new MacBook deals before US tariffs: options as low as $649

In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $649. With looming tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end very soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase.

Apple has launched 4 MacBook Airs since entering the Apple Silicon era, with the M1, M2, M3, and M4 chips

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Indie App Spotlight: ‘Sofa’ keeps you organized during your downtime

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 .

is an easy-to-use app that helps keep you organized when you don’t have something to do. Everyone has some level of downtime, but often don’t plan things out. Social media doomscrolling is often an option, but helps you plan out other leisure activities.

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Apple has an iPad keyboard problem

Last month, Apple introduced a number of new products, including a for $599. While that wasn’t exactly remarkable, it did bring something new to the table – another variant of .

This brings function keys to the for the first time, which is a pretty big win, but it also includes a number of head-scratching compromises. Let’s discuss.

First things first, this for starts at $269. That’s by no means affordable for an iPad keyboard.

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Apple @ Work: Apple’s next enterprise play should drive ARR growth

, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple .

Apple’s enterprise business is doing incredible, but not because of subscriptions or recurring revenue. The


Elevate your M4 MacBook Air with these multifunctional accesssories

With the , I have been telling people that this is the most recommendable and best bang-for-buck laptop on the market. The power of the M4 chip combined with 16 GB of unified memory will be more than enough for 95% of customers walking into an Apple Store. But it is not all perfect, with only 256GB of base storage and no additional USB-C ports there is room to add some accessories to make your experience even better. So here are the best

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App Store and other Apple services currently down for some users

If you’ve been experiencing issues when trying to access some of Apple’s online services, it’s not just you. The App Store and other Apple services are facing an outage and are currently down for some users.

The outage was confirmed by Apple on its . According to the company, the App Store, Apple Fitness+, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Podcasts have been affected. The outages began around 2:33 PM PT.

“Users are experiencing a problem with this service


Apple considers expanding iPhone assembly in Brazil to get around US tariffs

President Trump announced this week a series of tariffs imposed on the import of products from other countries, which will end up hitting many US companies like Apple – since most of its products come from China. Now it seems that Apple is considering expanding the assembly of iPhones in Brazil to get around the US tariffs.

Sources familiar with the matter told Brazilian magazine that Apple has been considering expanding the capacity of its facilities in Brazil as a way of paying lower import duties on iPhones.

Apple has been assembling products in Brazil since


Control Center just got even better in iOS 18.4, here’s what’s new

iOS 18’s new Control Center has proven to be much more than a one-off design change. Apple has steadily added new capabilities to Control Center via software updates, and iOS 18.4 continues that trend in a big way thanks to several nice upgrades.

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