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Deals: M4 MacBook Pro $200 off or M4 Pro $300 off, M3 MacBook Air $550 off orig. price, Apple Watch Ultra 2, more
Joining the ongoing $100 price drops on Apple’s upgraded M4 Mac mini configurations and this particularly notable Amazon all-time low on Twelve South’s near-perfect 15W 3-in-1 HiRise 3 Deluxe MagSafe stand, today we are starting things off with the MacBooks. First up, Amazon is offering up to $200 off the Apple’s most-affordable 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro and $300 off the upgraded 48GB 16-inch model. From there we move over to some serious clearance pricing and the return of Amazon all-time lows on 24GB 15-inch M3 MacBook Airs at $550 off the original price before we take a look at deals on Apple Watch Ultra 2, AirPods Max (USB-C), and Lexar’s tiny Go portable SSD for iPhone. All of that and more awaits below.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 19 design leak shows Apple may have found a winning formula

The latest video from Jon Prosser offers easily the most extensive look yet at iOS 19’s rumored new design. And if the video’s mockups prove accurate come WWDC, it seems Apple may have found a winning formula to guides its design: striking a careful balance between fresh and familiar.
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Apple just announced a line-up of five new games coming to Apple Arcade in the coming weeks, including WHAT THE CLASH?, a new party game from the team behind WHAT THE GOLF? and WHAT THE CAR?. Here’s what’s coming.
Expand Expanding CloseiPhone 17 leak reveals Pro models will get exclusive new Camera app feature

One thing about the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max has been clear for a while: Apple plans to lean hard into beefing up the Pro camera system even while scaling cameras back on the iPhone 17 Air. Now, a new leak from Jon Prosser reveals an exclusive software feature coming to the Camera app for this year’s Pro models.
Expand Expanding CloseApple @ Work Podcast: Secure communication methods in the enterprise

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with Jeremy Gottschalk, founder and CEO of Marketplace Risk, about how organizations should think about communication tools and balancing with security, convenience, and privacy.
Apple stops signing iOS 18.3.2, blocking downgrade from iOS 18.4

Following the release of iOS 18.4 last week, Apple has now stopped signing the iOS 18.3.2 firmware. This means that iPhone and iPad users can no longer downgrade to this version of the operating system after updating their device to a newer version.
Expand Expanding CloseLatest iOS 19 leak shows new icons, floating bars, and redesigned apps

We recently reported on a video by YouTuber Jon Prosser, who claims to have seen an internal build of iOS 19. In the video, Prosser showed a sneak peek at what to expect for the new design of the next version of iOS. Now the YouTuber is back with more images based on alleged leaked internal builds of iOS 19, this time showing the new icons, floating bars, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseDemand for iPhones increases in US Apple Stores as customers fear price hikes

There’s a lot going on in the world right now as President Trump last week announced tariffs on imports from other countries. Fearing a potential price increase, many customers are flocking to Apple Stores to buy new iPhones and other products before they get more expensive.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 18.4 adds tons of new Shortcuts actions, hints at Siri’s future upgrades

Siri’s big AI upgrades may still be a long way off, but some changes to the Shortcuts app in iOS 18.4 offer the first major hints in Apple’s software of what’s to come. Shortcuts has gained new actions for Apple apps, with super fine-grained controls available for building shortcuts that change apps’ settings in various ways.
Expand Expanding CloseThe iPhone’s ‘boring’ era is almost over with three big launches coming

Apple makes the iPhone better every single year. But for a long time now, new models have been a bit “boring” compared to the product’s early days of innovation. According to rumors about what’s coming next, however, the iPhone’s “boring era” is ending this fall and staying gone for a while yet.
Expand Expanding Close9to5Mac Daily: April 7, 2025 – iPhone design rumors, home hub delays

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Apple’s Stocks app has a powerful hidden feature for easier tracking

The US stock market is currently extremely volatile due to tariff uncertainty. As a result, the iPhone’s built-in Stocks app is likely getting more use right now than usual. Here’s a powerful hidden feature of Apple’s Stocks app that makes it easier to stay on top of the market.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s why M4 MacBook Pro is one of the best purchases you can make right now

Last October, Apple announced the M4 MacBook Pro. On the surface, it looks like yet another MacBook Pro spec bump. However, there are a number of key features that make it worth upgrading to, even if you already have an older 14″ MacBook Pro.
Expand Expanding CloseMagSafe Monday: OpenCase aims to perfect Apple’s MagSafe with a smarter, slimmer case design

MagSafe is one of those Apple features that should feel perfect, but the reality often falls short. Accessories can shift, slip off, or add more bulk than you want. OpenCase looked at that experience and decided there was a better way. Their design improves how MagSafe accessories attach while keeping the case lightweight and simple. It’s the kind of solution that makes you wonder why Apple didn’t do it this way from the start.
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Apple brought Lumon to life with ‘sanctioned merriment’ event this weekend
Apple hosted a big event “of sanctioned merriment” this weekend, at the New Jersey site where Lumon’s office exterior is filmed: Bell Works. Now, the company’s Apple TV channel on YouTube has shared an inside look at what went down.
Expand Expanding CloseApple launches new Mac and Vision Pro app for managing Immersive content

Apple has just released a brand new app for Mac and Vision Pro. As spotted by MacRumors, ‘Apple Immersive Video Utility’ is available on the App Store as a new way for creators to work with Immersive Video files.
Expand Expanding CloseiPhone 17 Air’s camera problem may not matter as much as I thought

This fall, Apple is launching a new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air that could prove especially compelling. The new model will have some shortcomings though, including only a single rear camera. But thanks to a little fact-finding exercise, I now know that won’t matter as much to me as I’d initially feared.
Expand Expanding CloseApple is racing to fly planes of iPhones into the US ahead of Trump’s tariffs

With the full breadth of Trump’s tariffs slated to kick in on Wednesday, Apple is racing to brace for impact. A new report from The Times of India today says that part of Apple’s strategy to limit the impact of these tariffs is to stockpile as much inventory as possible in the United States…
According to senior Indian officials cited in the report, Apple flew five planes full of iPhones and other products from India and China “in just three days during the final week of March.”
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Deals: 24GB M4 Mac mini $100 off, black Apple Watch Ultra 2 up to $170 off, Powerbeats Pro 2, more
We are ready to kick-off the week in Apple deals starting with a couple offers that hit over the weekend on M4 iPad Pro Magic Keyboards and the return of $100 price drops on upgraded M4 Mac mini configs, including both 16GB and 24GB models. Next up we have the black titanium Apple Watch Ultra 2 that is now as much as $170 off, with Best Buy open-box listings including full warranties starting from $629, alongside $100 off brand-new Apple Watch Series 10 models, new lows on select M3 iPad Air configs, and the first chance to save on the new Powerbeats Pro 2. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Expand Expanding CloseThis iPhone feature explains how The Atlantic joined confidential group chat

Last month, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg revealed that he had been accidentally included in a government group chat where confidential war plans were shared. US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was the one who added Goldberg, but he blamed the number getting “sucked in” by his phone. Now, a new report at The Guardian explains how an iOS feature played a key role in the whole mess.
Expand Expanding CloseJony Ive’s new AI product is ‘not a phone,’ but might work like one

Longtime Apple design head Jony Ive has largely avoided creating new tech devices since starting his own firm, LoveFrom. But early details on Ive’s new “personalized AI device” have revealed the designer could be treading familiar territory in his partnership with OpenAI’s Sam Altman.
Expand Expanding CloseThe UK can’t keep its encryption battle with Apple secret, court says

The UK won’t be able to keep its fight with Apple over end-to-end encryption secret after all. As reported by the BBC, tribunal judges on Monday rejected the government’s request to keep details of the battle private, saying: “It would have been a truly extraordinary step to conduct a hearing entirely in secret without any public revelation of the fact that a hearing was taking place.”
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change that

There has been a lot of speculation about how high Apple might raise iPhone prices in response to Trump’s tariffs. A new report from The Wall Street Journal, however, offers the most realistic look yet at what it currently costs Apple to make the iPhone 16 Pro and how that could change thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
Expand Expanding CloseNew report lays out potential plan for Apple to ‘soften the blow’ of imminent US tariffs

Last week, the Trump administration announced an extreme tariff plan on essentially every other nation in the world. This would make imports far more costly, and as a result, Apple’s stock fell nearly 10% on the news. Given the fact that everything about Apple’s supply chain relies on strategic overseas manufacturing, this is awful news for the company.
However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman lays out some ideas on how Apple could mitigate these tariffs.
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