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iOS 27.3 Beta 1: Features, Changes, and Hands-On

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Apple Releases First macOS Golden Gate 27.3 Beta
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Apple Seeds First iOS 27.3 Beta
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iPhone Duo Gets Reachability in iOS 27.3 Beta
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Siri AI Gets More Capable in iOS 27.3
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Everything new in iOS 27.3 beta 1 so far
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Apple Fitness+ Gets Gym Strength Plans in iOS 27.3
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Everything New in the iOS 27.3 Beta
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iOS 27.3 beta 1: All the new features and changes

Apple Posts Record $114.5B Q4 2026 Earnings

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Apple Beats Wall Street Expectations With Boost From Higher Prices
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Apple’s Profit Grows 12 Percent Despite Component Price Worries
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Remarkably, AAPL is up after-hours post earnings
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Apple Reports Q4 2026 Revenue of $114.5 Billion
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Apple's Q4 2026 Earnings Call Takeaways


Apple Opens Siri AI to Third-Party App Developers

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Siri AI is now open to all developers
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Siri AI opens to third-party apps in iOS 27.3 beta
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Siri AI’s Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious

Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve


Safari 27.3 Debuts Adaptive Dark Mode and Vertical Tabs

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Adaptive Dark Mode Coming to Safari 27.3
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Safari introduces Adaptive Dark Mode in 27.3

Apple Intelligence Lands in China With iOS 27.3 Beta

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iOS 27.3 Beta Brings Apple Intelligence to China

OLED iPad Mini Launches to Glowing Reviews

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OLED iPad mini review: A modern multitasker
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Apple Redesigns Health App in iOS 27.3 Beta

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iPhone 18 Rumored to Get Larger Battery and Price Hike

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iPhone 18 rumored to get larger battery, higher price
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iPhone 18 price hike rumored alongside bigger battery

Apple Bans Employees From Betting on Prediction Markets


Apple R&D Spending Surges 32% to Record $45.77B


Apple Seeds New tvOS 27.2 Build for Apple TV 4K Launch

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Apple Watch Veterans Day Challenge Set for November 11

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Apple Watch Challenge set for Veterans Day

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General Apple News

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Apple reports fourth quarter results
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Apple Is an AI Safe Haven—but Safety Isn’t Cheap
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I dumped Apple’s word list
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Apple reportedly working on domestic robots. Here's everything we know
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Apple TV 'Silo' might get a spinoff
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Apple TV Reportedly Planning 'Silo' Spinoff
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Apple’s fiscal 2026 in charts
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Apple is working on a robot that can fold laundry, report says
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Everyone is struggling (except Apple)
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Nevermind, AAPL is down after earnings
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Apple keeps its $0.27 dividend payout unchanged
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Despite posting record earnings, Apple stock swoons
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20 numbers that show how massive Apple really is
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Apple Removes 19 AI Apps Hiding Abusive Deepfake Tools

iPhone

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How USB-C drives can change how you use your iPhone
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iPhone 18e isn't going to get a dramatic overhaul
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Apple Released the iPhone X Nine Years Ago Today

Mac

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We love this iMac G4 to HomeView dupe project
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Mac at Any Scale
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5 Mac Apps For People With Taste (Part 3)

MacBook Pro

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Apple May Phase Out Non-Touch High-End MacBook Pros
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Apple is advertising PROLED MacBook Pro on Discord
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The MacBook Pro’s OLED display is nuts
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Apple Teases Labrinth Live Stream Ahead of MacBook Pro Launch

Air Pods

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Here's how to adjust Apple AirPods for small ears
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Modern AirPods got beta firmware today too
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Apple Releases New AirPods Beta Firmware

Software

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Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all macOS
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Why your Mac may struggle to update XProtect
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Apple HomeView OS Reveals Liquid Glass and App Limits

iOS 27

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iOS 27.3 expands Siri AI to these new languages
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How to use iPhone Duo Reachability in iOS 27.3 beta

macOS Golden Gate

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macOS 27.3 Makes Markdown Files Easier to Read
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macOS 27.3 Includes an Important Security Fix
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tvOS 27.2.1 and macOS 27.2.1 Likely Coming Soon
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macOS 27 does not support CoreStorage volumes
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Trackpad and touch input in macOS Golden Gate

Siri & Apple Intelligence

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iPadOS 27.3 Expands Siri Mode to Camera App
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Siri Recap and Live Rewind debut in watchOS beta