By Wesley Hilliard Rumors suggest Apple could release an updated Apple Vision Pro at any point, and the FCC has once again shared details about an upcoming product that point to an impending announcement.Upgraded Apple Vision Pro could be revealed soonThe FCC is on a roll in revealing details Apple would like to keep hidden. It shared confidential schematics of the iPhone 16e, then later it shared model numbers of upcoming iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models.Now, according to a report from MacRumors, the FCC has shared a model number for an Apple “Head Mounted Device” with the model number A3416. The current Apple Vision Pro model number is A2117. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Marko Zivkovic Apple has added the iPhone 11 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 3 to its list of vintage products, as it’s been more than five years since both devices launched.The iPhone 11 Pro Max is now on Apple’s ‘vintage products’ list.The iPhone 11 Pro Max, launched in 2019, was the first iPhone to feature a triple-camera system on the rear. Along with its smaller iPhone 11 Pro counterpart, the iPhone 11 Pro Max brought the “Pro” branding to the iPhone, but that was more than five years ago.Apple considers one of its products “vintage” when it stops distributing them for sale more than five years ago, and less than seven years ago. The company provides service and parts for vintage products for up to seven years, assuming the necessary parts are available. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Wesley Hilliard Apple’s M5 series of products are coming soon, and evidence of their nearing announcement mounts with an FCC leak containing multiple model numbers for iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models that don’t yet exist.MacBook Pro with M5 could be announced soonLeaks come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, but one Apple may never be able to get away from is regulatory leaks. The FCC already accidentally revealed confidential iPhone 16e schematics, but the latest leak is for unreleased products.According to a report from MacRumors, the FCC shared multiple device identifiers that don’t correspond with existing devices. They seem to belong to upcoming M5 devices. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee Steeper M4 Mac mini price drops are in effect this week, with deals from just $499 and savings of up to $1,145.Save up to $1,145 on Mac mini desktops.The standard M4 Mac mini is back on sale for $499 at Amazon, with deals to the tune of up to $1,145 off upgraded models as well. You can check out all of the offers in our M4 Mac mini Price Guide.Buy M4 Mac mini from $499 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew O’Hara The Apple Watch Hermes edition is the most expensive wearable Apple offers. Here’s what you get, for what is essentially a fancy Apple Watch Series 11 with an enormous price tag.The newest Hermes Apple WatchThis year marks the tenth anniversary of Apple and Hermes partnering for the special edition of the Apple Watch. We’ve had several versions over the years, and I think this may be one of the best ones to date.I have in the studio the Hermes 46mm silver titanium Apple Watch Series 11. I wasted no time setting it up with my iPhone 17 Pro to check out the new faces. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Amazon’s fall showcase delivered a sweeping set of updates, with Alexa Plus spreading across nearly every device.New Amazon Fire TVAmazon’s September event showed that it still takes hardware seriously, with an unusually broad lineup. It introduced new Echo smart displays, upgraded speakers, refreshed Fire TVs, and a redesigned Kindle Scribe.Ring and Blink also launched cameras with sharper video and smarter software. Alexa Plus now sits at the center of it all, ready to help whether you’re reading, watching, or answering the door. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Amber Neely Apple has been hit with a federal lawsuit accusing the company of denying religious accommodations and engaging in retaliatory firing.Apple Reston | Image credit: AppleOn Tuesday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Apple. The agency believes Apple Reston, located in Virginia, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.The employee in question had worked for Apple for 16 years as an Apple Genius. The EEOC’s press release notes that the employee had consistently received positive performance reviews. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen Are you ready for a MacBook Air that outperforms a M3 Pro MacBook Pro? If the leaked M5 iPad Pro benchmarks are accurate, that’s what’s coming next.Apple’s MacBook Air and iPad ProApple has long been expected to release an M5 edition of its iPad Pro by the end of 2025, but now the first leaks claiming to be about it have started to appear. Most usefully, Geekbench is showing test scores that are promising not only for the iPad Pro, but for an M5 MacBook Air, currently predicted to be released in 2026.That’s because the iPad Pro and the MacBook Air share similar thermal characteristics. They both rely on passive cooling systems, where the higher-end 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro feature dual fans. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher Apple is continuing to look at ways of using its smart mattress technology together with temperature sensors to identify the start of menstrual cycles, and also as a measure of general health.It doesn’t look like the most comfortable sleeping position, but this illustration from the patent is meant to show that sensors can be unobtrustiveEver since Apple acquired the Beddit sleep-tracking firm in 2017, it has been researching ways to improve that tracking. Most recently, that has resulted in the Sleep Score feature of Apple Watch, but Apple hasn’t given up on using bed-based technology.It hasn’t produced an in-bed tracking system, but it has already had two patents granted for the technology. It’s just that one of the two has now been granted again. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr For the last few years, Mac users are facing a wave of fake apps on Microsoft-owned GitHub that disguise themselves as popular software, only to trick victims into handing over their passwords.GitHub Mac malware is on the riseThe scam first surfaced in early September 2025 on the r/macapps forum, when a user spotted suspicious repositories mimicking well-known Mac utilities. Developer Michael Tsai later described how his EagleFiler app was cloned on GitHub, complete with stolen icons and marketing text.The “download” wasn’t an app at all but a Base64 command that installed a shell script harvesting the user’s password. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
