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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. 

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iPhone 17 leak reveals Pro models will get exclusive new Camera app feature

Glass-plastic hybrid lens | Close-up of iPhone 15 Pro Max camera bump

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.

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Apple @ 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.

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Latest iOS 19 leak shows new icons, floating bars, and redesigned apps

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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.

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iOS 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.

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9to5Mac Daily: April 7, 2025 – iPhone design rumors, home hub delays

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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts appStitcherTuneInGoogle Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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MagSafe Monday: OpenCase aims to perfect Apple’s MagSafe with a smarter, slimmer case design

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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 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.

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This iPhone feature explains how The Atlantic joined confidential group chat

Contacts app

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.

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The 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.”

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Here’s how much it costs Apple to make an iPhone 16 Pro, and how Trump’s tariffs will change that

iPhone 16 vs 16 Pro cameras comparison

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.

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New report lays out potential plan for Apple to ‘soften the blow’ of imminent US tariffs

Apple named Fortune's Most Admired Company for 18th year running | Apple Park campus seen from the air

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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