Apple today increased the starting price of the Mac mini with M4 Pro chip by $200, bringing the top model to $1,599 on its online store. When the M4 Pro model was launched in October 2024, the starting price was $1,399, but Apple has been hit by the rapid expansion of AI data centers, which has increased demand for memory and storage chips in the technology industry. Apple had already increased the effective starting price of the Mac mini in May by dropping the $599 configuration with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, leaving the $799 model with a…
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Mass production of OLED panels has reportedly begun for several upcoming Apple products, including the long-rumored iPad mini OLED and MacBook Pro OLED. According to a Korean language ETNews report, Samsung Display began mass production of OLED panels for Apple’s first OLED iPad mini this month. The report adds that production of OLED panels for the MacBook Pro is expected to begin in July, coinciding with the start of Samsung’s new 8.6 generation OLED production line. The iPad mini OLED has been rumored for several years now, as Apple gradually expands OLED technology beyond the iPhone and Apple Watch. Apple…
Apple today significantly raised Mac prices across the board. After temporarily shutting it down earlier today, Apple’s online store is back with a series of product price increases. The changes are as follows: MacBook Neo: $699, down from $599 Mac Studio (M4 Max): $2,499, down from $1,999 Mac Studio (M3 Ultra): $5,299, down from $3,999 Last week, Apple announced that it was preparing to raise prices across its product line, with CEO Tim Cook confirming the move was inevitable. Cook made the announcement in an interview with The Wall Street Journalciting the soaring costs of memory and storage chips. “Unfortunately,…
Apple’s online store went down with the message “We’ll be right back”, for reasons that are still unclear. The change could be due to the launch of Apple’s 2026 “Back to School” program, impending price increases, or the launch of new devices. Apple’s annual back-to-school promotion for the US and Canada is expected to launch any day now, as it still hasn’t launched despite the keynote-driven model Apple has followed in recent years. In three of the last five years, the sale began 8-10 days after the WWDC keynote, and with the 2026 keynote held on June 8, that would…
Karlis Dambrans/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Upgrading your phone can be expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. Although flagship phones from Samsung, Apple, and Google are usually the ones that grab everyone’s attention, you don’t need to splurge on one of the high-end devices. Indeed, even though flagship phones have never been more powerful or capable, you certainly don’t need all these cutting-edge specs on your phone for everyday use. Unfortunately, the current memory crisis has forced companies like Samsung to raise prices…
Alpha Skip-Ahead ring initiates can have gamertags up to 15 characters long. Xbox Xbox is rolling out a few new features for its Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring, its invite-only tier that grants access to experimental builds earlier than any of its other testers. It restores support for gamertags to 15 characters, after limiting them to 12 characters a few years ago, due to feedback from gamers who told Microsoft’s gaming division that they wanted more flexibility in choosing usernames. As long as the gamertag they want to use is unique and available, it can…
Apple has updated the Home app with useful new features that leverage Apple Intelligence. The updates improve how HomeKit Secure Video cameras work on Apple’s HomeKit platform. Apple Information Summaries The Home app generates written summaries of motion alerts and what is detected, using AI to determine what was recorded. It can recognize people, animals, vehicles, packages and general movement, giving a summary of what’s happening even if you’re not watching the video footage. It’s smart enough to give details, so you’ll see alerts like “a person walked across the room,” “two people were in the room,” “a dog sat…
Apple’s second-generation foldable iPhone has officially been given the green light for development, a prominent Chinese leaker claimed today. In a post on Weibo, the account known as Digital Chat Station said that the “iPhone Ultra 2 project” had been formally approved and that the second book-style device would likely use the same screen as the first-generation model expected later this year. The first foldable iPhone will use a 7.8-inch foldable OLED panel supplied by Samsung, according to reports. The display uses a newer design that eliminates one of the traditional display layers and instead integrates the color filtering layer…
If you spend $80 of your hard-earned income on a physical edition of Grand Theft Auto VIyou will receive a box with a code inside. The box is the standard rectangular shape that holds a disc, but the game itself doesn’t come on a disc – or two – at all. Maybe the physical part is the warm feeling you get when you manually type in the code on your PS5 or Xbox Series X? Surely it can’t just be referring to the box, right? Either way, at least the physical edition doesn’t cost more than the digital version, which…
Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Although some feel that a smartwatch is not really necessary, it is an industry that has seen robust global growth. Samsung, however, is moving in the opposite direction and has a market share problem in the smartwatch space. A recent report shows a steep 28% drop in the Korean manufacturer’s market capitalization, despite strong growth among many of its competitors, and one of the main reasons Samsung is seeing this huge drop is a lack of innovation. Part of the appeal of wearable devices is their novelty; They…