All MLS playoff matches will stream at no additional charge for Apple TV subscribers, without requiring the separate MLS Season Pass add-on (via Sports Business Journal). Apple and MLS are likely using the expanded access window to convert casual viewers into paying Season Pass customers for the 2026 regular season. …
Read More »Apple’s Vision Pro Developer Strap May Receive an Upgrade Next Week
Apple may be planning to release an updated Developer Strap for the Vision Pro next week, according to a hint on its website. On its visionOS resources page for developers, Apple says the Developer Strap will be available to order again starting Wednesday, October 22, which is the same day …
Read More »Facebook’s New Collage Feature May Use Your Images for AI Training
Meta is adding a new AI-based collage and photo editing tool to Facebook, and it’s rolling out starting today. The opt-in feature scans your camera roll for your best photos and videos, uploads those images to the cloud, then uses AI to create “fun collages and edits.” Facebook will suggest …
Read More »iPhone Air Sells Out in China
Apple’s iPhone Air sold out across online stores in China within hours of pre-orders opening on Friday, the South China Morning Post reports. Demand for the iPhone Air reportedly surged immediately after pre-orders opened. Apple’s online store and the official Tmall flagship both listed multiple color and storage configurations as …
Read More »Head of Apple’s AI Search Project Leaves to Join Meta
Apple’s artificial intelligence division has lost another senior executive, with Ke Yang, who was recently appointed to lead the company’s AI-driven web search effort, departing for Meta, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Yang had only recently taken over Apple’s newly created Answers, Knowledge, and Information group, known internally as “AKI.” …
Read More »iPhone 18 Pro’s Major Camera Upgrade to Be Variable Aperture
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro models will feature a significantly upgraded rear camera with a variable aperture, ETNews reports. The Korean-language report claims that only the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will feature the camera, which will replace the main wide-angle camera on the rear, sitting alongside the …
Read More »macOS 26.1 Beta Hints at Pro Display XDR 2 With Center Stage Camera
Apple today seeded the third beta of macOS 26.1 to developers for testing, and it hints at a potential Pro Display XDR 2 with a built-in camera. As first reported by 9to5Mac‘s Zac Hall, and corroborated by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris, the latest macOS Tahoe beta includes new “Pro Display …
Read More »Apple’s Smart Glasses With In-Lens Display May Feature Two Modes
Apple’s second-generation smart glasses with an in-lens display may have two modes, depending on which device they are connected to. Meta Ray-Bans without an in-lens display In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman said he was told a future version of Apple’s smart glasses may be able to …
Read More »AT&T Website References Next-Generation iPad Pro With M5 Chip
AT&T’s website references an unreleased iPad Pro model with an M5 chip, but it is unclear if it is an accidental leak, or simply a premature SEO play. Here is how the HTML title for the iPad page on AT&T’s website appears in Google search results: Shop Apple iPad Tablets: …
Read More »Vision Pro Future Uncertain as All Headset Development Is Seemingly Paused
Recent reports suggest that there are now no redesigned Apple Vision headsets in active development, with the company’s focus pivoting decisively to smart glasses. When Apple announced the Vision Pro in mid-2023, it described the device as the dawn of “spatial computing,” a new paradigm that would eventually rival the …
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