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In the future, Apple users should expect more paid upgrades and subscription bundles just like what the company launched with Apple Creator Studio last month. As said by Mark Gurman in this week’s Power On newsletter , “I believe Apple is looking at all areas of its software and services” for further services monetization opportunities. Obviously, the appeal of more subscription bundles depends o…

Apple’s long-awaited Studio Display refresh might be happening soon. As noted by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman , shipping times for Apple’s Studio Display are slipped to late February and Early March in some configurations… more…

In today’s Power On newsletter from Mark Gurman , an interesting new possibility was shared for the iPhone lineup: a smaller, clamshell foldable iPhone. This model is far from fruition, though Apple is currently considering it. more…

Apple officially launched CarPlay Ultra last year, but only for Aston Martin vehicles. It’s the next-generation version of CarPlay that the company first teased at WWDC 2022 with a revamped design and deeper integration with the car itself. Today, a new report from Bloomberg reveals that CarPlay Ultra will come to at least one major new car later this year … more…

In a snippet of the Power On newsletter released today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman provided an updated release timeline for the new MacBook Pros with M5 Pro and M5 Max, which are expected to launch before the spring. more…

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Apple has updated its website with changes to the checkout flow when buying a new Mac. Previously, the Apple Online Store would show you a range of preconfigured options with specific processors, RAM, and storage configurations, before letting you dive into the granular configurator. With this week’s revamp, however, those preconfigured options have been removed… more…

Apple Watch certainly feels like a rather mature platform at this point. Software wise, there isn’t usually a ton I’d like to see – though there probably is a lot of potential for the Apple Watch to serve as an AI wearable. Nonetheless, there is one nifty software upgrade I’d really like to see them add to the Apple Watch. more…

This is about the time of year when most people’s enthusiasm for their New Year’s resolutions starts to wear off. Gym visits decline, diets get less strict, and those screen time goals we set with much determination have likely already been broken. But if you are one of those who decided 2026 will be the year you take control of your online privacy, then keeping a resolution has never been simple…

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Welcome to 9to5Mac’s top stories of the week, where we recap the biggest news in the Apple world every Saturday. This week, we have AirTag 2, a blockbuster Apple acquisition, and iOS 26.3 beta testing continues. Plus, our usual slate of new podcast episodes, opinion pieces, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories. more…

A new website takes Apple’s most persistent software bugs and reframes them as a hilarious scoreboard, using intentionally over-the-top math to estimate how many collective human hours they’ve supposedly wasted over the years. more…

From time to time, OpenAI removes older models from ChatGPT’s model picker, as users become accustomed to newer ones. Here are the models being retired on February 13. more…

Apple is apparently pushing to turn its newly launched creative bundle into a brand of its own. Here are the details. more…