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Following years of anticipation and months of preparation , WhatsApp today began rolling out username reservations worldwide, allowing users to claim a unique name before the privacy-focused feature launches later this year. Here are the details.

Apple has acquired a variety of apps recently , and the latest—Play—won the 2025 Apple Design Award in the ‘Innovation’ category. Here’s what it does.

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by what might be your chance so score a seriously deep deal as official price hikes start to hit Amazon – score MacBook Pro at up to $650 off while you still can and the same goes for M4 iPad Air at $350 off . Prime Day all-time low pricing is still live on Apple’s 2026 AirTag 2 from $22 each , and the ultra-rare Prime Day deal rolls on with the latest bl…

Silo returns later this week for season 3, and the first reviews indicate the new season could be the show’s best yet thanks in part to a new split-timeline story.

Apple is rumored to have more new iPhones launching in 2027 than ever before, and a new post from leaker Digital Chat Station corroborates that. Here’s what he says is coming.

Some of the recent Apple price hikes exceeded 50%, while the cost of upgrading memory and storage has literally doubled in some cases. The company has said that it’s “ working tirelessly to find solutions” to the problem, but when might we expect prices to revert – if ever … ?

If you’re a long-time T-Mobile subscriber on a plan you took out years ago, the company may have some bad news for you. The carrier is closing what it says are more than 1,100 different legacy plans and moving subscribers onto new ones, with price increases or reductions in usage limits likely …

A maxed out MacBook Pro has never been cheap given Apple’s pricing on both RAM and SSD upgrades, but the recent price hikes mean that the 16-inch model now tops out at a five-figure sum. John Gruber ran the numbers and noted that while the base model prices only went up by around 14%, there were massive increases to both RAM and storage options …

We learned yesterday that Apple is trying to persuade the Trump administration to allow it to buy memory chips from two Chinese companies blacklisted by the Pentagon, CXMT and YMTC. Apple previously sought permission from the Biden administration to do the same thing back in 2022, and that did not go well – despite promising to use the chips only for iPhones sold in China …

Apple just announced unprecedented price increases for the majority of its product lineup, with only iPhone and Apple Watch not yet seeing a price hike. This is because of the AI-driven memory crisis, caused by AI data centers buying up loads of memory supply, putting tons of pressure on the market. Apple tried to hold out for quite a while, but the situation got out of hand . It’s worth noting t…

Later this year, Apple will be debuting an updated version of the Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips – a long awaited refresh. The current Mac Studio, released in early 2025, includes an M4 Max and M3 Ultra chip, so at least on the high end, it’s pretty behind. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , the M5-based Mac Studio, which should just be a chip upgrade, is still on track to launch t…

In this hands-on guide, I’ll show you how to transform a USB drive into a macOS Golden Gate USB installer . Having access to a macOS Golden Gate USB installer is useful for upgrading from macOS Tahoe or earlier versions of macOS across multiple Macs, among other use cases. Have a look at my full hands-on video walkthrough, and be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Mac guides and tut…

This weekend, Apple TV is running a special promotion where all of its Formula 1 streaming is available for anyone in the United States to watch for free, no Apple TV subscription required. The Austrian Grand Prix race is about to start, and if you want to tune, simply open the Apple TV app on your preferred device.

With iPhone Air, Apple reintroduced the MagSafe battery pack. It’s $99, and optimized specifically for iPhone Air. It’s rather slim, though it’s rather weak in capacity – making Qi2 alternatives all the more interesting. We’ll be delving into the top options on the market, just in case you want a higher capacity MagSafe battery for your iPhone, or aren’t buying the iPhone Air.

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 . Mirage is a brand new app that brings best-in-class desktop wireless screen sharing to your entire Apple ecosystem. You can stream from your Mac to your iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, or even another Mac. It’…