By Andrew Orr Apple’s Mac shipments outpaced the PC market in the first quarter of 2026, but the growth reflects a mix of product timing and industry-wide pressure rather than a clean demand rebound.A stack of MacBooksIn the first quarter of 2026, global PC shipments hit 63.3 million units, marking a 3.2% increase compared to 2025. The rise was driven by consumers and businesses rushing to buy PCs before anticipated memory price hikes.Additionally, the large number of existing Windows 10 systems prompted many to upgrade, affecting both the consumer and commercial sectors. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Andrew Orr Apple TV is gaining ground in the U.S. streaming market. Here’s how much Apple TV viewership has grown over the last few years, and how the gap is narrowing among the top platforms.Apple TV 4KStreaming spent the last decade rewarding scale, with Netflix and Prime Video building libraries so large that finding something to watch became a chore. Scale still defines the top tier, but oversized catalogs now slow people down instead of pulling them in.New Q1 2026 data from JustWatch, based on more than 35 million U.S. streaming interactions between January 1 and March 31, shows the gap beginning to tighten. Netflix leads at 19% and Prime Video follows at 17%, while Disney+ holds 16% and Apple TV has climbed to 12%. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen The rumor mill is still churning on the iPhone 18 Pro colors, with a new leak showing what the colors may be.Four possible colors of iPhone 18 ProThe iPhone rumor mill has been on a bit of a color kick lately, with multiple rumors claiming to know which Apple will use in 2028. For the iPhone 18 Pro, it seems that there could be four colors on the way.The image shared by Weibo leaker Ice Universe shows what appear to be rear camera plateaus for the iPhone 18 Pro. It is unclear where they were sourced from, but they may be shots gathered from an accessory maker, rather than the actual Apple supply chain. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher Regulators in India have set a final hearing date over the country’s potential $38 billion antitrust fine against Apple and the App Store. Apple is apparently not cooperating.Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: AppleThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) determined in July 2024 that Apple has “significant influence” over digital products and services, and that it has abused its market dominance. Consequently, the CCI imposed a fine, but in March of the same year, revised laws came into effect which meant that this fine could be much greater.Apple is challenging the law which lets India set fines based on global turnover instead of local. According to Reuters, has so far not submitted financial details that the CCI says it needs to calculate the fine. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen In this week’s “Sunday Reboot,” Apple Japan shines with its delightful ads, Siri engineers learn about AI, and a feel-good Apple executive retirement story.Ads, AI, and retirementSunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step.This week, users were scammed by a Freecash app that somehow got through App Store review, researchers came up with a way to steal $10,000 from a locked iPhone, and details surfaced about a paraplegic pilot’s death for an Apple Immersive Video documentary. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple will be making it easier for users to lay out apps and widgets on the iPhone home screen, thanks to a new addition to the UI in iOS 27.You can already do a lot with the iOS home screen. In more recent updates to iOS and its other operating systems, Apple has made it gradually easier to personalize the home screen. If a report about iOS 27 is accurate, that release could make things even easier.According to Mark Gurman in his “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg, Apple is testing a new home screen customization option. The tweak consists of new options in an existing menu, to allow users to revert mistakes. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By William Gallagher The M5 Mac Studio is now expected to be delayed from its summer launch, and the OLED MacBook Pro pushed to 2027, solely because of the industry-wide shortage of memory.The next Mac Studio may be delayedApple has so far weathered the global RAM and SSD shortages better than most, but still it has raised some prices and ceased selling certain Mac configurations. Now according to Bloomberg, the shortage is going to mean that key new Macs will be delayed.Specifically, the updated Mac Studio that Bloomberg recently claimed was due for summer 2026, is now more likely to come in October. Then while the OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro wasn’t expected until near the end of 2026, the report claims that it will now most probably be launched in 2027. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Malcolm Owen Apple’s WWDC event will have a major focus on the long-awaited Siri overhaul, as well as a more blown-out white-light appearance in iOS 27.The glowing 26 in the WWDC logo is a hint of what Siri will become in iOS 27Apple will be holding its Worldwide Developers Conference from June 8 through to June 12. It will be the main preview event for all of Apple’s major operating system updates arriving in the fall, including iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.However, while there will be changes across the board, Mark Gurman for Bloomberg has seized upon the WWDC 2026 logo as an indicator for Siri changes. The logo, he writes on Sunday, teases Siri’s new look. Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Stephen Silver iPads are stolen from a Best Buy, G-Love is caught up in the fake Ledger app scam, and AirTags solve two thefts, all in this week’s Apple Crime Blotter.Man in handcuffs. Image Credit: PixabayThe latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By Christine McKee B&H’s flash Deal Zone offers a $400 discount on Samsung’s M8 32-inch 4K Smart Monitor, which pairs well with Macs.Grab Samsung’s 32-inch M8 USB-C Monitor for just $299.99 today only.You can pick up the Samsung M8 Smart Monitor for just $299.99 today only during B&H’s Deal Zone savings event.Buy Samsung M8 for $299.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
