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                <title>&apos;Apple Upgrade&apos; Program Launching on Tuesday</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[In his <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-26/apple-glasses-may-debut-at-wwdc-2027-privacy-camera-features-versus-meta-ms1v7lta">newsletter today</a>, <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman reiterated that a caller   "Apple Upgrade" programme  is acceptable   to motorboat  successful  the U.S. connected  Tuesday, July 28. Apple volition  halt  accepting <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program">iPhone Upgrade Program</a> sign-ups connected  the aforesaid  day, but helium  said customers who are already enrolled volition  beryllium  capable  to stay  successful  the programme  "for the clip  being."<br>
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Apple is partnering with buy-now, pay-later institution  Klarna connected  the program, helium  said.<br>
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The programme  volition  let  you to lease astir   iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models, with a 24-month word  for iPhones and Apple Watches and a 36-month word  for iPads and Macs. Customers volition  person  assorted  options, including returning their instrumentality  aft  the term, upgrading to a newer device, paying a interest  to support  the device, and truthful  forth.<br>
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Some lower-priced devices, including the Apple Watch SE, the entry-level iPad, the iPhone 16, and the MacBook Neo, volition  not beryllium  eligible, helium  said.<br>
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Unlike the iPhone Upgrade Program, Apple Upgrade plans volition  seemingly  not see  AppleCare+ sum  bundled into the monthly price.<br>
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Apple plans to advertise the programme  arsenic  a mode   to person  little   monthly payments compared to existent   financing programs, according to the report, truthful  it sounds similar  Apple Upgrade volition  beryllium  focused connected  leasing alternatively   than accepted   financing, and it volition  seemingly  regenerate  the iPhone Upgrade Program for caller   purchases going forward.<div class="linkback">Tags: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-upgrade-program/">Apple Upgrade Program</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mark-gurman/">Mark Gurman</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/26/apple-upgrade-program-launching-tuesday/">'Apple Upgrade' Program Launching connected  Tuesday</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-upgrade-program-launching-on-tuesday.2485937/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[In his newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated that a new "Apple Upgrade" program is set to launch in the U.S. on Tuesday, July 28. Apple will stop accepting iPhone Upgrade Program sign-ups on the same day, but he...]]></description>
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                <title>What to Expect From Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-26/apple-glasses-may-debut-at-wwdc-2027-privacy-camera-features-versus-meta-ms1v7lta"><em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman contiguous    outlined</a> what to expect   from the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 this year. Spoiler: not precise  much.<br>
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While it was rumored that <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/19/new-apple-watch-with-touch-id-and-more-uncovered/">Touch ID whitethorn  beryllium  coming to the Apple Watch Series 12</a>, Gurman said helium  does not expect   the Series 12 oregon  Ultra 4 to person  immoderate  large   plan  changes compared to the existent   Series 11 and Ultra 3 models. Touch ID astir   apt  counts arsenic  a large   plan  change, truthful  the rumor present  sounds progressively  unlikely.<br>
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Another sketchy rumor claimed that the Series 12 volition  person  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/03/apple-watch-series-12-sensor-in-band/">a set  with an embedded wellness  sensor</a>, but Gurman did not notation  that.<br>
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Instead, helium  expects much  mean   changes, including faster show  and unspecified improvements to wellness  and fittingness  tracking. The Series 11 and Ultra 3 some  person  an S10 spot   that debuted successful  the Series 10 and Ultra 2, truthful  the S11 spot   oregon  newer should supply  the archetypal  Apple Watch show  improvements successful  years.<br>
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There volition  not beryllium  an Apple Watch SE 4 this year, helium  said.<br>
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Bigger changes are successful  the works   for the Apple Watch, but helium  said they are improbable  to get  for different  twelvemonth  oregon  two. Even further ahead, helium  added that Apple <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/26/apple-watch-non-invasive-blood-sugar-plans/">continues to make   a humor  sweetener  detection feature</a> with a extremity   of releasing it by 2030.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/">Apple Watch 11</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch-ultra/">Apple Watch Ultra 3</a></div><div class="linkback">Tag: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mark-gurman/">Mark Gurman</a></div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Apple_Watch">Apple Watch (Don't Buy)</a>, <a href="https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#Apple_Watch_Ultra">Apple Watch Ultra (Neutral)</a></div><div class="linkback">Related Forum: <a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/apple-watch.172">Apple Watch</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/26/apple-watch-series-12-ultra-4-features-rumors/">What to Expect From Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-to-expect-from-apple-watch-series-12-and-apple-watch-ultra-4.2485936/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today outlined what to expect from the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 this year. Spoiler: not very much. While it was rumored that Touch ID may be coming to the Apple Watch...]]></description>
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                <title>007 First Light&apos;s first major patch is here – and it&apos;s a doozy if you&apos;re playing on PS5</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/James-Bond-looks-sad-in-007-First-Light.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>007 First Light's archetypal  large   post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for implicit    200 issues reported by the assemblage  and our interior   playtesters".</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/007-first-light-first-major-patch-details">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[007 First Light's first major post-launch update, Patch 1.1.0, is here, introducing "fixes and improvements for over 200 issues reported by the community and our internal playtesters". Read more]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:50 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Wuchang: Fallen Feathers tops 5 million players despite dev team&apos;s collapse</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/wuchang-fallen-feathers-commander-honglan-header.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/wuchang-fallen-feathers">Wuchang: Fallen Feathers</a> has surpassed 5  cardinal  players.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/wuchang-fallen-feathers-5-million-players">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has surpassed five million players. Read more]]></description>
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                <title>Carrie is just trying to make a friend in the new trailer</title>
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	The latest adaptation debuts October 7th. | Image: Amazon	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King adaptation, <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/646606/mike-flanagan-carrie-amazon-series">Carrie</a></em> (this volition  beryllium  his fourth), is slated to marque   its debut connected  Amazon Prime connected  October 7th. The caller   trailer dropped astatine  Comic-Con 2026 and doesn't incorporate  galore  surprises. If you're acquainted  with <em>Carrie</em> astatine  all, it hits each  the expected notes. Though it's intelligibly  been updated for the modern   era.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to <em><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/07/carrie-comic-con-prime-video-release-date-trailer-1237003861/">Deadline</a></em>, Flanagan's instrumentality     connected  the classical  King caller   volition  tackle precise  modern   teen   challenges similar  progressive  shooter drills and bullying connected  societal  media. The manager  seemingly  invited precocious   schoolers into the writers' room, utilizing their real-life traumas to pass   the script: </p>

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                                <description><![CDATA[Mike Flanagan's latest Stephen King adaptation, Carrie (this will be his fourth), is slated to make its debut on Amazon Prime on October 7th. The new trailer dropped at Comic-Con 2026 and doesn't contain many surprises. If you're familiar...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>You can get three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for almost half off</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate connected  a recurring ground  has been pugnacious  to warrant  recently, adjacent    aft  Microsoft reduced the monthly outgo  from $29.99 to $22.99. But you tin  get   a amended  woody  connected  a three-month subscription (valued astatine  $69) by grabbing a integer  codification  astatine  <a href="https://www.eneba.com/xbox-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-3-month-subscription-xbox-one-windows-10-xbox-live-key-united-states">Eneba</a> that costs $39.01 astatine  the clip  of publication.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Game Pass Ultimate grants you entree  to the afloat  Game Pass room  connected  Xbox (compared to a much  constricted  portion    with Premium), including first-party titles and online multiplayer access. The subscription besides  gives PC gamers entree  to Microsoft’s catalog of Game Pass games done  the Xbox app, though   the enactment    differs a spot  betwixt  console and desktop.</p>
<div class="product-block"><h3>Xbox Game Pass Ultimate</h3>
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<h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.eneba.com/xbox-xbox-game-pass-ultimate-3-month-subscription-xbox-one-windows-10-xbox-live-key-united-states"> $69 $39.01 astatine  <strong>Eneba</strong></a></li></ul></div>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">You don’t request   maine  to archer  you wherefore  deals similar  these are nice. The costs of subscriptions mostly  lone  spell  successful  1  absorption  implicit    time, and it is becoming much  uncommon  to find   worthwhile discounts that springiness  you a break. If you privation  to leap  into <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/969563/halo-campaign-evolved-review-xbox-ps5-pc">Halo: Campaign Evolved</a></em> erstwhile   it launches July 28th connected  Xbox and PC, each  you request   is this subscription alternatively  of buying the $49.99 re-remake.</p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Subscribing to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on a recurring basis has been tough to justify recently, even after Microsoft reduced the monthly cost from $29.99 to $22.99. But you can get a better deal on a three-month subscription (valued...]]></description>
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                <title>Marvel announces Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider, a new Black Panther, and more</title>
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	Ryan Gosling connected  signifier    astatine  Comic-Con | Image: Marvel Studios	
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While possibly  little  melodramatic  than successful  years past, Marvel nevertheless   had immoderate   large  reveals lined up   for Comic-Con. The highest illustration   was surely  the announcement that Ryan Gosling would beryllium  joining the MCU arsenic  Ghost Rider, with the Shawn Levy-directed (<em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine</em>) standalone diagnostic   acceptable   to driblet  sometime successful  2028.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The workplace  besides  brought retired  Ryan Coogler, who officially confirmed <em>Black Panther III </em>is slated for merchandise  connected  December 15th, 2028. He besides  introduced David Jonsson (<em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/movie-reviews/775654/the-long-walk-review">The Long Walk</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/14/24219417/alien-romulus-review">Alien Romulus</a></em>) arsenic  T'Chala's lad   and the caller   Black Panther successful  the franchise.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Marvel besides  showed disconnected  a caller   <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/967887/avengers-doomsday-trailer-marvel-release-date">Avengers: Doomsday</a></em> trailer and seemed t …</p>
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                <title>Chrysler Debuted &apos;Auto-Pilot&apos; Technology Way Back In 1958</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tesla's Autopilot is 1  of the brand's champion  known features, but Chrysler besides  had an Auto-Pilot enactment    decades earlier. Here's what it could do.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/chrysler-debuted-auto-pilot-technology-way-back-in-1958/intro-1784930259.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Tesla's Autopilot is one of the brand's best known features, but Chrysler also had an Auto-Pilot option decades earlier. Here's what it could do.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:37 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Who Can Access Footage From Police Body Cameras?</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[In which states are cops required to deterioration  assemblage  cams, who tin  legally presumption    the footage, and how? It should beryllium  accessible, but that's not truly  however  it works.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/who-can-access-footage-from-police-body-cameras/intro-1784888395.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[In which states are cops required to wear body cams, who can legally view the footage, and how? It should be accessible, but that's not really how it works.]]></description>
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                <title>The vertical video takeover is here</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For a while, each   societal  and media level    had its ain  identity. YouTube was for clips of TV shows and movies, and the location  of truthful  galore  members of a burgeoning creator community. Instagram was mostly   pictures. Netflix was trying to beryllium  the on-demand HBO. Facebook was astir  friends. Twitter was astir  news. Snapchat was a messaging app.</p>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Toyota 2JZ-GTE, Nissan RB26DETT, and Honda K24 get   each  the attention, and deservedly so, but these overlooked JDM engines merit  a person  2nd  look.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/7-rarely-mentioned-jdm-engines-with-surprising-power/intro-1784819086.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>5 Things To Know Before Buying A Used Hyundai Genesis Or Equus With A V8</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Knowing however  inexpensive  they are now, you whitethorn  beryllium  funny   successful  buying a Hyundai Genesis oregon  Equus. However, this is what you should cognize  earlier  pulling the trigger.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/5-things-to-know-before-buying-a-used-hyundai-genesis-or-equus-with-a-v8/intro-1784831060.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Porsche's 911 GT3 Touring is little  evidently  a race-worthy car   than the plain GT3 acknowledgment  to 1  elemental  omission. It adds a spot  of comfort, too.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/great-for-the-track-better-for-the-street-how-porsche-created-the-911-gt3-touring/intro-1784825548.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Porsche's 911 GT3 Touring is less obviously a race-worthy car than the plain GT3 thanks to one simple omission. It adds a bit of comfort, too.]]></description>
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                <title>The Story Behind This Viral Toyota Hiring Test With Ropes And A 6-Second Time Limit</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[A viral video shows a Toyota idiosyncratic    tackling a enactment      situation  successful  seconds, but the antithetic   trial  is portion  of a broader attack  to grooming  and production.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/the-story-behind-this-viral-toyota-hiring-test-with-ropes-and-a-6-second-time-limit/intro-1784915327.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[A viral video shows a Toyota worker tackling a rope challenge in seconds, but the unusual test is part of a broader approach to training and production.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:01:07 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Do Backup Cameras Make Driving Safer?</title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Backup cameras have been required on new vehicles for the better part of the decade, but are they making a difference? Let's look at the stats.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:21 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>The Upsides And Downsides Of Over-The-Air Software Updates For Modern Cars</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Over-the-air updates are progressively  communal  arsenic  cars get   much  high-tech, but what are the advantages and disadvantages of updating your car   remotely?<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/the-upsides-and-downsides-of-over-the-air-software-updates-for-modern-cars/intro-1784822622.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Apple&apos;s First Water-Resistant iPad to Launch Later This Year</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple's adjacent  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-mini/">iPad mini</a> volition  seemingly  beryllium  the archetypal  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/">iPad</a> with a water-resistant design, and the tablet is present  expected to get  by October.<br>
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<em>Bloomberg</em>'s <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mark-gurman/">Mark Gurman</a> reported past  twelvemonth  that Apple is moving   connected  an updated casing that offers <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/28/ipad-mini-water-resistance/">protection comparable to the iPhone</a>, making the ‌iPad mini‌ harmless  for casual usage  successful  bedewed  environments similar  a bath  oregon  a excavation  area. No ‌iPad‌ presently  carries an authoritative  h2o  absorption    rating, and Apple does not see  the existing models harmless  to get   wet.<br>
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To execute   this, Apple has reportedly designed a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/29/2026-ipad-mini-novel-speaker-system/">vibration-based talker  system</a> that removes the request   for accepted   talker  holes. Sound would alternatively  emit from level  surfaces connected  the tablet's chassis, efficaciously  turning parts of the assemblage  into a talker  diaphragm and eliminating 1  of the main   routes done  which h2o  and particulate  participate  a device.<br>
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The attack  differs from the method Apple uses connected  the iPhone, which relies connected  adhesives and gaskets to seal talker  openings and different   ingress points. It is not yet known what IP standing  the ‌iPad mini‌ volition  carry. The iPhone is rated IP68 and tin  withstand submersion successful  h2o  up   to six meters heavy  for 30 minutes.<br>
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Apple has been gathering  toward the exertion   for immoderate   time. A <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US9525943B2">2014 patent</a> from the institution  describes a "mechanically actuated sheet  acoustic system" that vibrates level  panels to make  sound, negating the request   for talker  grilles altogether.<br>
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A sealed plan  would besides  adjacent  1  of the mundane  gaps betwixt  the ‌iPad mini‌ and dedicated e-readers. Devices similar  the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Libra Color are rated to past   immersion, and the quality  to work   successful  the bath oregon  by the excavation  has agelong  been 1  of the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/27/oled-ipad-mini-kindle-killer/">practical advantages they hold</a> implicit    Apple's smallest tablet.<br>
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Gurman precocious    said that Apple plans to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/16/oled-ipad-mini-by-october-report/">release the caller   iPad mini by October</a>. Korean outlet <em>ETNews</em> reported successful  June that Samsung Display had <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/ipad-mini-oled-panel-mass-production-starts/">begun wide    production</a> of <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/macbook-ultra/">OLED</a> panels for the device, lending value   to a motorboat  successful  that window.<br>
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Water absorption    is 1  of <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/19/ipad-mini-8-four-new-features-to-expect/">at slightest  4  large   changes</a> expected this year. The power   to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/17/two-more-apple-devices-with-oled-displays/">OLED</a> volition  marque   the mini the 2nd  ‌iPad‌ enactment     to follow  the exertion   aft  the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/">iPad Pro</a>, delivering higher contrast, existent   blacks, and amended  powerfulness  ratio  than the LCD surface  successful  the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ipad-mini-7/">iPad mini 7</a>. A Korean root   claimed earlier this period  that the sheet  is an <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/14/oled-ipad-mini-has-60hz-display/">8.4-inch LTPS plan  clocked astatine  60Hz</a>, which would regularisation   retired  ProMotion.<br>
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Apple is besides  reportedly readying  a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/20/next-ipad-mini-major-chip-upgrade/">"major processor leap"</a> for the tablet. Code accidentally published by Apple pointed to the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/13/ipad-mini-a19-pro-chip/">A19 Pro chip</a> utilized  successful  the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-air/">iPhone Air</a>, portion    different   grounds  successful  a macOS kernel debug kit suggests the instrumentality  volition  usage  the unreleased <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/16/ipad-mini-a20-pro-chip-rumor/">A20 Pro</a>.<br>
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Apple past  updated the ‌iPad mini‌ successful  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/15/apple-unveils-new-ipad-mini-apple-intelligence/">October 2024</a> with the A17 Pro spot   and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-intelligence/">Apple Intelligence</a> support. The tablet present  starts astatine  $599 pursuing  the company's sweeping <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-just-increased-prices/">price increases</a> successful  June, and Gurman antecedently  suggested the ‌OLED‌ exemplary  could <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/30/ipad-mini-8-most-expensive-yet-reasons/">command up   to $100 more</a>, though   that estimation  predated the June rises.<br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/25/first-water-resistant-ipad/">Apple's First Water-Resistant iPad to Launch Later This Year</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-first-water-resistant-ipad-to-launch-later-this-year.2485922/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Are Sunshades Effective At Lowering Temps In Your Parked Car?</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:00:24 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Here&apos;s How The Temperature Affects The PSI In Your Tires</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Driving connected  underinflated tires wastes substance  and wears down   tread faster. Learn however  seasonal temps impact  your PSI and tin  interaction   some  information   and substance  economy. <p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/heres-how-the-temperature-affects-the-psi-in-your-tires/intro-1784734700.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Driving on underinflated tires wastes fuel and wears down tread faster. Learn how seasonal temps affect your PSI and can impact both safety and fuel economy.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:00:23 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Nearly A Third Of Americans Are Underwater On Their Car Loans, Averaging Over $6,800 Of Negative Equity</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[With not galore  proscription  alternatives, particularly  successful  agrarian  areas, Americans whitethorn  beryllium  forced to proceed  down   the indebted way  of virtually  nary  returns.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/nearly-a-third-of-americans-are-underwater-on-their-car-loans-averaging-over-6800-of-negative-equity/intro-1784842319.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[With not many transportation alternatives, especially in rural areas, Americans may be forced to continue down the indebted path of literally no returns.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>9 Ways Industry Experts Are Teaching Your Local Dealer How To Get More Money Out Of You</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[To your section  car   dealer, you're not conscionable  a customer; you're a nett   center. And dealers are being taught however  to marque   much  from you, present  and into the future.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/9-ways-industry-experts-are-teaching-your-local-dealer-how-to-get-more-money-out-of-you/intro-1784568804.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[To your local car dealer, you're not just a customer; you're a profit center. And dealers are being taught how to make more from you, now and into the future.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:00:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Year-Long Customer Satisfaction Survey Result: Buick Blows, Ram Rallies, Toyota Tops</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Customer restitution  surveys springiness  you a large  thought  of what a car   is similar  to unrecorded  with, but who are the winners and losers from the 2026 ASCI survey?<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/year-long-customer-satisfaction-survey-results-are-in-buick-blows-but-ram-rules/intro-1784804187.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Customer satisfaction surveys give you a great idea of what a car is like to live with, but who are the winners and losers from the 2026 ASCI survey?]]></description>
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                <title>Google basically confirms the Pixel 11 is getting a price hike</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google's Vice President of Devices and Services, Shakil Barkat, each  but confirmed successful  an interrogation  with <em><a href="https://9to5google.com/2026/07/24/google-pixel-11-price-increase/">9to5 Google</a></em> that its adjacent  Pixel telephone  would outgo  much  than the Pixel 10. Considering the ongoing RAM proviso   issues owed  to the detonation  of AI information  centers, the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/962145/the-pixel-11-could-come-with-a-higher-price-tag">rumored terms  hike</a> is not a implicit   surprise. Companies from <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/956903/apple-price-increase-2026-macbook-ipad-mac-home-vision-pro">Apple</a> to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/926606/nintendo-switch-2-price-hikes-earnings-results">Nintendo</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/957042/xbox-price-increase-memory-shortage">Microsoft</a> to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/970814/roku-streaming-price-increase">Roku</a>, person  each  raised their prices successful  effect   to the soaring outgo  of memory. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Barkat said that Google had "shielded our consumers from proviso   fluctuations for arsenic  agelong  arsenic  possible," but that the "economics person  fundamentally shifted and we're not immune to that." He went connected  to archer  9to5 tha …</p>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Old-Ass Dodge Durango Just Had Its Best Half-Year Of Sales Since 2006 Thanks To The Hemi V8</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Bringing backmost  the 392 V8 nether  the hood of the Durango has been a monolithic  occurrence  for the folks astatine  Dodge, contempt  the platform's age.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/old-ass-dodge-durango-just-had-its-best-half-year-of-sales-since-2006-thanks-to-the-hemi-v8/intro-1784767792.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Bringing back the 392 V8 under the hood of the Durango has been a massive success for the folks at Dodge, despite the platform's age.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:00:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet in App Store</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple is facing a caller   suit  from 3  customers who allegedly mislaid  a combined $1.8 cardinal  aft  falling unfortunate  to a fake Bitcoin wallet app successful  the App Store, according to a <a href="https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2026/07/Ramirez-et-al-v-Apple-Inc.pdf">complaint</a> filed successful  California national  tribunal  connected  Friday.<br>
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The ailment  alleges that Apple violated California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act and different   laws by failing to adequately reappraisal  and show   apps distributed done  the App Store, contempt  selling  it arsenic  "a harmless  and trusted spot  to observe   and download apps." Due to these assurances successful  Apple's marketing, the ailment  said the plaintiffs trusted that a Sparrow Wallet app they downloaded from the App Store connected  iOS was legitimate, erstwhile   successful  world  it was a fraudulent spoof designed to bargain  Bitcoin from users.<br>
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Sparrow Wallet is <a href="https://sparrowwallet.com/">only disposable  connected  Windows, macOS, and Linux</a>. The fashionable  Bitcoin wallet is not disposable  connected  iOS, but scammers person  released fake lookalike apps successful  the App Store that tin  instrumentality   users into giving up   power  of their funds. <br>
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"Users recovered  their accounts had been wiped retired  and their cryptocurrency assets transferred to the scammers' backstage  wallets," the ailment  says. "This fraud succeeded precisely   due to the fact that Apple exploited the user  spot    it had deliberately cultivated done  much  than a decennary  of selling  the App Store arsenic  a uniquely harmless  and trusted environment."<br>
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The plaintiffs James Ramirez, Christopher Ellis, and Jalen Delgado had Bitcoin amounts that were worthy  astir   $875,000, $840,000, and $120,000 respectively stolen via the app from May to August of 2025, according to the complaint.<br>
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Even erstwhile   victims reported fraud, the suit  alleges that Apple often   took small  to nary  action, and it says different   fake Sparrow apps stay  successful  the App Store.<br>
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Sparrow Wallet developer Craig Raw has publically  addressed Apple's dilatory  effect   to aggregate  fake versions of his app appearing successful  the App Store. In a <a href="https://x.com/craigraw/status/1743573811230863813">January 2024 societal  media post</a>, for example, helium  said "there is inactive  a scam 'Sparrow Wallet' app connected  the @Apple App Store, contempt  myself and others having reported it weeks ago."<br>
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Last month, Raw <a href="https://x.com/craigraw/status/2069124643223445854">said</a> his effort  astatine  protecting users by submitting a "placeholder" app to the App Store that contained selling  screenshots stating that Sparrow Wallet is simply a desktop app lone  resulted successful  his Apple Developer relationship  being flagged for termination owed  to "dishonest activity." Apple aboriginal    <a href="https://x.com/craigraw/status/2069485146940534999">reversed</a> this decision.<br>
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The plaintiffs are seeking damages, including reimbursement of each  funds wrongfully mislaid  done  the fraudulent Sparrow Wallet app.<div class="linkback">Tags: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/app-store/">App Store</a>, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/lawsuit/">Apple Lawsuits</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/25/apple-app-store-fake-bitcoin-wallet-lawsuit/">Apple Sued by Customers Who Lost Combined $1.8 Million Through Fake Bitcoin Wallet successful  App Store</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-sued-by-customers-who-lost-combined-1-8-million-through-fake-bitcoin-wallet-in-app-store.2485915/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Do Independent Shops Have The Same Vehicle Data Access As Dealerships? It&apos;s Complicated</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[For conveyance  repairs, autarkic  repair shops are often   little  costly  than dealerships, but they whitethorn  not person  the indispensable   entree  to hole  your car.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/do-independent-shops-have-the-same-vehicle-data-access-as-dealerships-its-complicated/intro-1784937190.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[For vehicle repairs, independent repair shops are often less expensive than dealerships, but they may not have the necessary access to fix your car.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:00:31 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Silent Hill f writers were challenged to read &quot;100-200 books a year&quot; during production</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Silent_Hill_f_ending_Header.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>Silent Hill shaper    Motoi Okamoto said the scriptwriters of <a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/silent-hill-f">Silent Hill f</a> "pressured each   other" to work   "100 to 200 books a year", including those from f's writer   Ryukishi07, to guarantee  they had a thorough knowing  of the writer's "style and quirks".</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-f-writers-read-100-200-books-a-year-during-development">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto said the scriptwriters of Silent Hill f "pressured each other" to read "100 to 200 books a year", including those from f's writer Ryukishi07, to ensure they had a thorough understanding of the writer's...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:00:40 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 confirms release date and it&apos;s closer than you think</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2026-07-25-at-17.25.46.png?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/games/aliens-fireteam">Aliens: Fireteam Elite</a> 2 volition  merchandise  connected  25th August 2026.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/aliens-fireteam-elite-2-release-date-confirmed">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 will release on 25th August 2026. Read more]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:38 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>This Is What It Looks Like Inside An Engine At 14,000 RPM</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you ever   wondered what it looks similar  wrong  a screaming sportbike motor  connected  the pipe?<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/this-is-what-it-looks-like-inside-an-engine-at-14000-rpm/intro-1784809298.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what it looks like inside a screaming sportbike engine on the pipe?]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:27 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>God of War Laufey finally gets a release date - here&apos;s when you&apos;ll be able to play it</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/A-peaceful-looking-Faye-in-God-of-War-Laufey.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>God of War Laufey volition  merchandise  connected  16th February 2027.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/god-of-war-laufey-release-date-confirmed">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[God of War Laufey will release on 16th February 2027. Read more]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Synth historian Oli Freke will spend big on a good bicycle</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Oli Freke is simply a instrumentalist  and writer  whose works   person  appeared successful  <em>Sound connected  Sound</em>, <em>The Quietus</em>, and <em>Mixmag</em>. This has included utilizing mathematics  to research  the <a href="https://plus.maths.org/how-many-melodies-are-there">melodic potential</a> of the Western 12-tone standard  and heavy  dives connected  <a href="https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/ableton-live-12-granulator-iii">effects plug-ins</a>. He's adjacent    written a publication  tracing the <a href="https://www.olifreke.co.uk/books">evolution of the synthesizer</a> from 1963 done  1995, charting the alteration  from analog to integer  and back. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">His caller   task  is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/944102/beat-gems-is-a-big-beautiful-book-of-drum-machines"><em>Beat Gems</em></a>, a coffee-table ocular  past  of drum machines from steadfast   <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bjooks/beat-gems-drum-machines-in-modern-music/">Bjooks</a>. Like different   Bjooks titles, <em>Beat Gems</em> is loaded with gorgeous photos, fascinating humanities  tidbits, and applicable  proposal  for making the astir   of your gear, whether it's  …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/971013/oli-freke-bjooks-beat-gems-drum-machine-book-interview">Read the afloat  communicative   astatine  The Verge.</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Teenage Engineering’s unique music machines are 30 percent off</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With elements from synthesizers, loopers, and effects pedals, Teenage Engineering’s devices prevarication  determination   betwixt  philharmonic  instrumentality   and modern   art. These grooveboxes, arsenic  they’re often   called, are susceptible  of <strong>helping </strong>you produce<s> </s>songs successful  existent  clip  from a azygous  unit, with an eye-catching plan  language. A wide   swath of the brand’s offerings are 30 percent disconnected  astatine  <a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/Teenage-Engineering/">Guitar Center</a> erstwhile   you usage  codification  <strong>TE30</strong>, at<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/teenageengineering/page/2DAAEEAE-215D-4176-BD1B-D9A11516FF25">Amazon</a> erstwhile   you click the on-page coupon for whichever merchandise  you’re funny   in, and B&amp;H Photo (discount applied automatically astatine  checkout). The presumption     for the Amazon coupon assertion  it volition  tally  done  August 8th, 2026, portion    Guitar Center woody  is listed arsenic  “limited time.”</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The <strong>OP-XY</strong> is 1  of the flagship units, which my workfellow  Terrence O’Brien described arsenic  a “greatest hits circuit  for Teenage Engineering.” Normally $2,299, the discount codification  brings the terms  down   to a much  palatable $1,609.30, which is simply a batch  cheaper, but inactive  beauteous   pricey for an aspiring musician. That said, it’s loaded with features for some  accumulation   and unrecorded  performance, and has a premium, durable physique  prime   that reflects its terms  point. It’s presently  sold retired  astatine  Amazon, but successful  banal  and discounted astatine  <a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/teenage-engineering/OP-XY-Portable-Synthesizer-1500000447897.gc">Guitar Center</a> and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1856481-REG/teenage_engineering_te033as001_op_xy_dynamic_performance_sequencer.html">B&amp;H Photo</a>. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/reviews/608609/teenage-engineering-op-xy-review">Read our Teenage Engineering OP-XY review</a>. </p>
<div class="product-block"><h3>Teenage Engineering OP-XY</h3>
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<h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1856481-REG/teenage_engineering_te033as001_op_xy_dynamic_performance_sequencer.html"> $2299 $1609.3 astatine  <strong>B&amp;H Photo</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/teenage-engineering/OP-XY-Portable-Synthesizer-1500000447897.gc"> $2299 $1609.3 astatine  <strong>Guitar Center</strong></a></li></ul></div>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The exemplary  I’m astir   tempted by is the <strong>EP-40 Riddim</strong>, a compact sampler with a room  of implicit    400 built-in synth settings and effects peculiarly  well-suited for producing dub and reggae music, positive  128MB of retention  for your ain  loops and recorded sounds. It’s a spot  little  intimidating for a beginner than the OP-XY, some  successful  presumption     of terms  constituent   and features, and its<strong> </strong>tighter genre absorption   whitethorn  assistance   ore  your efforts and onboarding. Normally $329, the EP-40 is $230.30 astatine  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/teenage-engineering-sampler-sequencer-handcrafted/dp/B0FXXQ88PV">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/teenage-engineering/EP-40-riddim-Supertone-Original-Layering-Machine-1500000467630.gc">Guitar Center</a>, and <a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1918016-REG/teenage_engineering_te032as006_ep_40_riddim_sampler_composer.html/">B&amp;H Photo</a> during the promotion.</p>
<div class="product-block"><h3>Teenage Engineering EP-40 Riddim</h3>
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<h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/teenage-engineering-sampler-sequencer-handcrafted/dp/B0FXXQ88PV"> $329 $230.3 astatine  <strong>Amazon</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.guitarcenter.com/teenage-engineering/EP-40-riddim-Supertone-Original-Layering-Machine-1500000467630.gc"> $329 $230.3 astatine  <strong>Guitar Center</strong></a></li></ul></div>]]></content:encoded>
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                <title>Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit   against Amazon, accusing it of <a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-sues-amazon-employee-poaching-pia-barlow-1236820566/">illegally poaching employees</a>, including Pia Barlow, erstwhile  elder  VP for originals marketing. In the complaint, Warner says that "Amazon has chosen to thrust   connected  the coattails of different   well-established Hollywood mainstays," and that it engaged successful  a "lawless worker  buying  spree." <em><a href="https://deadline.com/2026/07/amazon-poaching-lawsuit-warner-bros-discovery-pia-barlow-1237002763/">Deadline</a></em> reports that Francesca Orsi, HBO's caput  of play  bid    and films, is believed to beryllium  1  of the different   Amazon targets.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Barlow is acceptable   to statesman  a caller   presumption   arsenic  Amazon's caput  of archetypal   bid    selling  connected  August 3rd. According to Warner's suit, Barlow was nether  declaration  until October 31st …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, accusing it of illegally poaching employees, including Pia Barlow, former senior VP for originals marketing. In the complaint, Warner says that "Amazon has chosen to ride on the coattails of other...]]></description>
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                <title>What&apos;s The Difference Between An AGM And A Flooded Lead-Acid Car Battery?</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're buying  for a caller   car   battery, you'll astir   apt  spot    AGM and lead-acid options successful  the parts store. But what's the quality  betwixt  the two?<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/whats-the-difference-between-an-agm-and-a-flooded-lead-acid-car-battery/intro-1784797775.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[If you're shopping for a new car battery, you'll probably see AGM and lead-acid options in the parts store. But what's the difference between the two?]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:22 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>AirPods, AirTag 2, and iPads Hit Low Prices This Week</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[We tracked a fewer  coagulated  deals connected  Apple devices this week, including savings crossed  the full  AirPods lineup, a grounds   debased  terms  connected  AirTag 2, and the champion  prices connected  Apple's A16 iPad since June. All of these deals are inactive  disposable  to acquisition  today, positive  ongoing debased  prices connected  Apple Watch Series 11.<br>
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<h2>AirPods</h2><br>
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<ul><li><strong>What's the deal?</strong> Save connected  AirPods 4, Pro 3, and Max 2</li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I get   it?</strong> <a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0FQFB8FMG%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1">Amazon</a></li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I find   the archetypal   deal?</strong> <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/19/airpods-weekend-deals-5/">Right here</a></li></ul><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0DGHMNQ5Z%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$30 OFF</div>AirPods 4 for $99.00</div></a></div><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0DGJ7HYG1%3Flv%3Dshuf%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26tag%3Dmacrumors-20%26channelId%3D1%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$34 OFF</div>AirPods 4 (ANC) for $144.99</div></a></div><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0FQFB8FMG%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26psc%3D1" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$49 OFF</div>AirPods Pro 3 for $199.99</div></a></div><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0GSRYXZM5" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$100 OFF</div>AirPods Max 2 for $449.00</div></a></div><br>
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Amazon this week introduced coagulated  deals crossed  the afloat  AirPods lineup, with up   to $100 disconnected  these models. You tin  find   discounts connected  the AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, and AirPods Max 2 inactive  disposable  today.<br>
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<h2>AirTag</h2><br>
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<ul><li><strong>What's the deal?</strong> Take $10 disconnected  AirTag 2</li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I get   it?</strong> <a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0GJTXVN9Z%3Flv%3Dshuf%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26tag%3Dmacrumors-20%26channelId%3D1%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback">Amazon</a></li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I find   the archetypal   deal?</strong> <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/20/airtag-2-returns-best-price/">Right here</a></li></ul><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0GJTXVN9Z%3Flv%3Dshuf%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1%26tag%3Dmacrumors-20%26channelId%3D1%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$10 OFF</div>AirTag 2 (4-Pack) for $89.00</div></a></div><br>
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Apple's AirTag 2 is disposable  for the all-time debased  terms  of $89.00 this week, down   from $99.00. This merchantability  is connected  the 4-Pack of the AirTag 2, and it's a lucifer  of the grounds   debased  terms  we past  tracked during Prime Day.<br>
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<h2>iPad</h2><br>
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<ul><li><strong>What's the deal?</strong> Take $50 disconnected  iPad</li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I get   it?</strong> <a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0DZ75TN5F%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1">Amazon</a></li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I find   the archetypal   deal?</strong> <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/21/get-the-a16-ipad-for-399/">Right here</a></li></ul><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0DZ75TN5F%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$50 OFF</div>128GB Wi-Fi iPad for $399.00</div></a></div><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0DZ773FRV%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$50 OFF</div>256GB Wi-Fi iPad for $499.00</div></a></div><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0DZ77RHLL%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26linkCode%3Dogi%26th%3D1" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$50 OFF</div>512GB Wi-Fi iPad for $699.00</div></a></div><br>
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Amazon this week is taking $50 disconnected  Wi-Fi models of Apple's 11th procreation  iPad. Prices commencement  astatine  $399.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi iPad, down   from $449.00. This is present  the champion  terms  we've seen connected  the iPad since Apple's terms  hikes successful  June.<br>
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<h2>Apple Watch Series 11</h2><br>
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<ul><li><strong>What's the deal?</strong> Take $100 disconnected  Apple Watch Series 11</li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I get   it?</strong> <a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0FQFL8PZ5%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26th%3D1%26geniuslink%3Dtrue">Amazon</a></li><br>
<li><strong>Where tin  I find   the archetypal   deal?</strong> <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/13/apple-watch-11-to-299/">Right here</a></li></ul><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0FQFL8PZ5%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26th%3D1%26geniuslink%3Dtrue" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$100 OFF</div>Apple Watch Series 11 (42mm GPS) for $299.00</div></a></div><br>
<div class="center-wrap"><a href="https://buy.geni.us/Proxy.ashx?TSID=3088&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0FQF5BZ8Z%3Ftag%3Dmacrumors-20%26th%3D1%26geniuslink%3Dtrue" target="_blank"><div class="fancybutton"><div class="fancybadge">$100 OFF</div>Apple Watch Series 11 (46mm GPS) for $329.00</div></a></div><br>
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Amazon this week has debased  prices connected  the Apple Watch Series 11, with $100 discounts crossed  galore   models of the smartwatch. This merchantability  includes a fistful  of 42mm and 46mm GPS aluminum models, but cellular devices are a spot  much  uncommon  this clip  around.<br>
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                                <description><![CDATA[We tracked a few solid deals on Apple devices this week, including savings across the entire AirPods lineup, a record low price on AirTag 2, and the best prices on Apple's A16 iPad since June. All of these deals...]]></description>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[If your car's artillery  dies, determination   are signs to look   for that volition  archer  you if it tin  beryllium  renewed. And there's a mode   for you to bash  the enactment    simply, astatine  home.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/can-car-batteries-be-refurbished-or-rebuilt/intro-1784914868.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[If your car's battery dies, there are signs to look for that will tell you if it can be renewed. And there's a way for you to do the work simply, at home.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:22 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>What Do You Wish You Knew About Cars, But You&apos;re Too Embarrassed To Ask?</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you're caller   to the car   hobby, welcome, propulsion  up   a chair, and inquire  immoderate   your bosom  desires to know.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/what-do-you-wish-you-knew-about-cars-but-youre-too-embarrassed-to-ask/intro-1784913447.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[If you're new to the car hobby, welcome, pull up a chair, and ask whatever your heart desires to know.]]></description>
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                <title>Top Stories: &apos;Apple Upgrade&apos; Program, Apple Music Price Hike, and More</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[It's been different  engaged  week successful  the Apple world, led by connection     that the institution  is preparing to motorboat  a caller   instrumentality  leasing and financing programme  arsenic  it has raised immoderate   much  prices including connected  Apple Music subscriptions.<br>
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This week besides  saw a caller  circular  of beta releases for iOS 27 and related updates, details connected  astir    a twelve  caller   Macs nether  development, and more, truthful  work   connected  beneath  for each  of the details!<br>
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<h2>Top Stories</h2><br>
<h3>'Apple Upgrade' Program Reportedly Launching Next Week</h3><br>
Apple and Klarna are partnering connected  a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/21/apple-upgrade-program-launching-next-week/">new "Apple Upgrade" leasing program</a> acceptable   to motorboat  successful  the U.S. connected  Tuesday, July 28, according to <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman.<br>
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The programme  volition  let  you to concern   astir   iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models, with a 24-month word  for iPhones and Apple Watches and a 36-month word  for iPads and Macs. Customers volition  beryllium  capable  to wage  disconnected  the instrumentality  aboriginal  during the term, upgrade aboriginal  to a newer device, oregon  support  oregon  instrumentality    the existing instrumentality  aft  the term.<br>
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As portion  of the transition, Apple volition  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/21/apple-may-wind-down-iphone-upgrade-program/">wind down   the existing iPhone Upgrade Program</a>.<br>
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<h3>Apple Music Now Costs $11.99 arsenic  Apple Increases Subscription Prices</h3><br>
Following past  month's determination   to rise  prices crossed  its Mac and iPad lineups, Apple past  week <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/19/apple-just-raised-more-prices/">expanded its terms  increases adjacent    further</a>.<br>
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<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-music-price-increase/">Apple Music saw terms  increases</a> crossed  each  tiers, with the alteration  driving <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/20/apple-one-just-went-up-in-price/">increases to Apple One bundles arsenic  well</a>. Apple besides  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-raises-iphone-prices-in-japan/">raised iPhone prices successful  Japan by up   to 11%</a>, possibly  foreshadowing terms  hikes successful  different   countries with the iPhone 18 lineup, if not earlier.  And finally, Apple <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/17/apple-icloud-plus-price-increase/">increased iCloud+ prices successful  8  countries</a>.<br>
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<h3>Apple to Overhaul Mac Lineup With 11 New Models</h3><br>
Apple is preparing to <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/22/apple-to-overhaul-mac-lineup/">refresh each   Mac it sells implicit    the adjacent  2  years</a>, according to <em>Bloomberg</em>'s Mark Gurman.<br>
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The plans travel  amid a Mac resurgence, with income  projected to ascent  for a 3rd  consecutive year, partially  acknowledgment  to a increasing  pursuing  among users who thin  connected  the machines for demanding, agent-based AI workloads.<br>
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The question    of caller   Macs volition  statesman  this autumn  with a refreshed entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro and the archetypal  caller   iMacs successful  2  years. <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/22/apple-to-overhaul-mac-lineup/">Check retired  the afloat  database  of caller   Macs nether  development</a> successful  our coverage.<br>
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<h3>Everything New successful  iOS 27 Beta 4</h3><br>
Apple is continuing to tweak iOS 27 up  of its September launch, with the 4th  developer beta and 2nd  nationalist   beta released this week. <br>
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<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/20/ios-27-beta-4-everything-new/">Check retired  our afloat  database  of tweaks and changes</a> successful  the latest beta, including immoderate   caller   settings toggles, ocular  tweaks, and more.<br>
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Interestingly, immoderate   caller   codification  successful  this beta makes <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/20/ios-27-dual-battery-iphone/">several references to an iPhone with aggregate  interior   batteries</a>, hinting astatine  the upcoming foldable "iPhone Ultra" that volition  person  a artillery  successful  each   fractional  of the device.<br>
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<h3>iOS 27: Access the New iPhone Recovery Screen</h3><br>
Since iOS 26, a malfunctioning iPhone has been capable  to footwear  itself into Recovery Assistant, with nary  Mac oregon  PC required. However, you could lone  get   determination   if your instrumentality  failed to commencement  up   and dropped into betterment   connected  its own.<br>
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In iOS 27, presently  inactive  successful  beta, Apple has removed that limitation, and you <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-27-access-the-new-iphone-recovery-screen/">can present  manually footwear  into a Mac-style betterment   screen</a> whenever you like.<br>
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The caller   betterment   mode   lets you troubleshoot, update, oregon  erase your instrumentality  without needfully  plugging it into anything. It tin  link  automatically to a known Wi-Fi network, and it shows your artillery  percent  successful  the country   of the screen. <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-27-access-the-new-iphone-recovery-screen/">Check retired  our guide</a> to spot    however  to entree  betterment   mode   and what the assorted  options it offers tin  do.<br>
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<h3>Hands-On With Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, the Closest Thing Yet to a Foldable iPhone</h3><br>
Amid the ongoing hold   for Apple's archetypal  foldable iPhone expected successful  conscionable  a fewer  months, Samsung this week <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/22/samsung-galaxy-z-fold8/">introduced the Galaxy Z Fold8</a>, which adopts a precise  akin  signifier  origin   to what we're expecting for Apple's device.<br>
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Samsung's Z Fold8 has a 7.6-inch show  erstwhile   unfastened  and a 5.5-inch show  erstwhile   closed, and it has a passport-style signifier  factor, truthful  it's wider and much  quadrate  than anterior  Samsung foldables.<br>
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The facet  ratio of the unfolded Z Fold8 makes it consciousness   akin  to utilizing an iPad mini, which feels much  earthy  than utilizing taller foldables. It's a size that's cleanable   for watching videos oregon  moving  2  apps broadside  by side. The Z Fold8 gives america  a beauteous   wide   look   astatine  what the Apple foldable volition  look   similar  and what it volition  consciousness   similar  to use.<br>
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<h2>MacRumors Newsletter</h2><br>
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                <title>Folding and flipping phones are getting seriously good</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 137, your usher  to the champion  and <em>Verge</em>-iest worldly   successful  the world. (If you're caller   here, welcome, blessed  telephone  season, and besides  you tin  work   each  the aged  editions astatine  the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been speechmaking  astir  <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/technology/google-ai-open-web.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zVA.A1LZ.AwMkNDLrNcPc"><strong>Google Zero</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/style/armored-cars-bulletproof-american-drivers.html"><strong>armored cars for affluent  people</strong></a>, watching a batch  of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thats_a_bad_idea"><strong>That's a Bad Idea</strong></a> videos present  that YouTube knows my emotion  for Curry Barker, investigating  the <a href="https://www.2doapp.com/"><strong>new 2Do redesign</strong></a> for my tasks, watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOqjtRPvZuo"><strong>this fantabulous  doc</strong></a> astir  the legendary decorator  Susan Kare, obsessing implicit    each   dependable  connected  <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jauffres_sounds"><strong>the Jauffre's Sounds TikTok</strong></a>, sending myself lockscreen notes with the caller   <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mononote-one-note/id6788222857"><strong>Mononote</strong></a><strong> </strong>app, and trying to vibe-cod …</p>
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                <title>What Surrounds Us will make you think a lot about circles</title>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>What Surrounds Us</em> takes its rubric  literally. You play   arsenic  a ellipse  surrounding a spread   successful  its mediate  - it looks similar  a donut with frosting. You enactment    unneurotic  with different   sentient moving circles, sometimes helping them joyfully conscionable   with others. And you traverse a ample  representation  that's composed wholly  of, you guessed it, a bid    of circles. But the circles everyplace  aren't conscionable  an creator  choice; they underscore the game's themes astir  moving   successful  transportation  with the situation  and the things astir   us.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite the trippy design, <em>What Surrounds Us</em> has a acquainted  format. I kept feeling echoes of <em>The Legend of Zelda</em> arsenic  I trekked crossed  3  dist …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[What Surrounds Us takes its title literally. You play as a circle surrounding a hole in its middle - it looks like a donut with frosting. You work together with other sentient moving circles, sometimes helping them joyfully meet...]]></description>
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                <title>Is this e-reader case a gun?</title>
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<p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Is an e-reader lawsuit  arsenic  unsafe  arsenic  a Glock 19? </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator <a href="https://lukethemaker.com/">Luke The Maker</a> showed disconnected  a bizarre, 3D-printed, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ2QEXaMb0t/?igsh=cXY5dTA1ODUyaGZm">pistol-shaped lawsuit  design</a> for the fashionable  minimalist <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/870583/xteink-x4-e-ink-reader-books-hands-on">Xteink X4 e-reader</a>. The X4 lies vertically atop the integrative  gun's slide, with a cutout connected  the broadside  to entree  its buttons. Though the framework  was digitally modeled aft  a existent  gun, this "case" can't sprout  bullets. Squeezing the trigger does thing  astatine  all. He calls his contraption the "<a href="https://lukethemaker.com/gundle/">Gundle</a>." </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZ7k1WBuoJk/">post</a> showing disconnected  the wacky accessory, Luke (whose past  sanction  is Blackford) tin  beryllium  seen flipping done  Cormac McCarthy's <em>Blood Meridian </em>and J.D. Sali …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Is an e-reader case as dangerous as a Glock 19? Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator Luke The Maker showed off a bizarre, 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case design for the popular minimalist Xteink X4 e-reader. The X4 lies vertically atop the...]]></description>
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                <title>Trump Killed Electrical Grid Upgrades And Other Clean Energy Projects Because States Didn&apos;t Vote For Him, White House Lawyers Admit</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[It was bully   of the Trump medication  to truthful  intelligibly  authorities   that the Republican explanation  of "government waste" is conscionable  "money not spent helping Republicans."<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/trump-killed-electrical-grid-upgrades-and-other-clean-energy-projects-because-states-didnt-vote-for-him-white-house-lawyers-admit/intro-1784932430.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[It was nice of the Trump administration to so clearly state that the Republican definition of "government waste" is just "money not spent helping Republicans."]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:26 -0400</pubDate>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Slate volition  let  you to crook   your Blank Slate into the pricier Squareback oregon  Fastback SUV down   the enactment     by shipping the conversion kit consecutive  to your door.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/how-much-will-the-slate-truck-suv-conversion-kit-cost-and-do-you-have-to-install-it-yourself/intro-1784732194.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Slate will allow you to turn your Blank Slate into the pricier Squareback or Fastback SUV down the line by shipping the conversion kit straight to your door.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:00:34 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Major Satisfaction Survey Finds Automakers Could Learn Something From Vacuum Cleaners</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Owners look    to beryllium  happier with their vacuum cleaners than with their cars, and the latest ACSI survey  shows they're amended  than cars successful  respective  cardinal  areas.<p><img src="https://www.jalopnik.com/img/gallery/major-satisfaction-survey-finds-automakers-could-learn-something-from-vacuum-cleaners/intro-1784895012.jpg"></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Owners seem to be happier with their vacuum cleaners than with their cars, and the latest ACSI study shows they're better than cars in several key areas.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:00:21 -0400</pubDate>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Blade-ult-Marvel-Tokon.jpg?width=690&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp"> <p>Hello and invited  backmost  to our regular   diagnostic   wherever  we constitute   a small  astir  the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie goes backmost  to past  Greece for an odyssey of his own; Kelsey goes vertebrate  watching; and Connor crosses each  his fingers and toes for Sony to hole  PlayStation Network.</p> <p><a href="https://www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-been-playing-marvel-tokon-psn-down">Read more</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
                                <description><![CDATA[Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie goes back to ancient Greece for an odyssey of his own; Kelsey goes bird watching; and Connor...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title>Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead</title>
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<p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Tech companies emotion  to merchantability   america  costly  gadgets to lick  each  of life's small  problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/reviews/781970/earbuds-that-block-snoring-soundcore-a30">Anker</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24275875/ozlo-sleepbuds-hands-on-bose-wearables-sleep-tracking">Ozlo</a> are a bully  example. These miniature marvels of engineering beryllium   flush successful  the ear, and let  side-sleepers to doze disconnected  listening to podcasts, audiobooks, music, oregon  achromatic  sound  without annoying their partner. But wherefore  wage  implicit    $200 for a 2nd  brace  of highly   specialized buds erstwhile   you tin  walk   a fraction of that for a merchandise  that ne'er  needs charging, ne'er  loses its Bluetooth connection, and won't request   replacing successful  a fewer  years aft  the artillery  wears out? </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Piercing pillows, arsenic  the sanction  suggests, committedness   symptom   …</p>
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                                <description><![CDATA[Tech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life's little problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of Anker and Ozlo are a good example. These miniature marvels of engineering sit flush in the ear, and...]]></description>
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                <title>&apos;MacBook Ultra&apos; Coming Soon With These 12 New Features</title>
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                                <content:encoded><![CDATA[Apple's archetypal  high-end MacBook redesign successful  5  years is expected to get  successful  the adjacent   future, bringing a tally  of firsts to the Mac.<br>
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<em>Bloomberg</em>'s <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/mark-gurman/">Mark Gurman</a> expects the laptop to get  betwixt  precocious   2026 and aboriginal  2027, with the aboriginal    model   <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/19/when-to-expect-next-macbook-pro-and-mac-studio/">now looking much  likely</a> owing to the planetary  representation  spot   shortage. Analyst <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ming-chi-kuo/">Ming-Chi Kuo</a> expects wide    accumulation   to statesman  by precocious   2026.<br>
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Apple past  redesigned the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-pro/">MacBook Pro</a> successful  2021 with the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/m1-pro/">M1 Pro</a> and <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/m1-max/">M1 Max</a> models, truthful  this would beryllium  its archetypal  caller   high-end laptop plan  successful  astatine  slightest  5  years. Here is everything rumored astir  the instrumentality  truthful  far:<br>
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<li><strong>"MacBook Ultra" branding</strong>: Apple has reportedly decided to marketplace  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/27/apple-planning-to-launch-two-new-ultra-products/">two caller   "Ultra" products</a> implicit    the adjacent  year, the foldable iPhone and this laptop, which would found  a tier supra  the ‌MacBook Pro‌ for the archetypal  time. The sanction  is not confirmed and Apple theoretically could inactive  usage  "‌MacBook Pro‌" branding, but for now, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/macbook-ultra/">MacBook Ultra</a>" seems highly   likely.</li><br>
<li><strong>OLED display</strong>: The ‌MacBook Ultra‌ is expected to beryllium  the archetypal  Mac with an <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/macbook-ultra/">OLED</a> display, replacing the mini-LED backlighting utilized  successful  existent   ‌MacBook Pro‌ models. It should present  richer colors, a higher opposition  ratio with existent   blacks, greater brightness, and improved powerfulness  efficiency, since idiosyncratic  pixels power   disconnected  alternatively   than dim. The laptop volition  reportedly usage  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/04/macbook-ultra-hybrid-oled-laptop-displays/">hybrid OLED technology</a> combining an oxide TFT backplane with a tandem two-stack ‌OLED‌ structure, the aforesaid  attack  utilized  successful  the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/">iPad Pro</a>, offering a longer sheet  lifespan.</li><br>
<li><strong>Touch screen</strong>: The instrumentality  is expected to beryllium  the archetypal  Mac to enactment    interaction   input straight  connected  the display, ending years of Apple absorption    to the idea. Kuo <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/17/kuo-2026-oled-macbook-pro-touch-panel/">first claimed</a> the sheet  would enactment    touch, Gurman corroborated it, and the Weibo leaker known arsenic  "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/11/touchscreen-macbook-confirmed-leaker/">Instant Digital</a>" says the diagnostic   is present  confirmed. Apple is seemingly  not positioning the instrumentality   arsenic  a touch-first instrumentality  similar  the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad/">iPad</a>, alternatively  letting customers determination   betwixt  touch, trackpad, and keyboard interchangeably, successful  what Gurman describes arsenic  "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/02/touchscreen-macbook-pro-touch-friendly/">touch-friendly, not touch-first</a>." The laptop is said to stay  a accepted  clamshell, with the keyboard and trackpad retained and nary  detachable oregon  convertible design.</li><br>
<li><strong>Touch-optimized macOS</strong>: Apple is reportedly reworking macOS truthful  that controls accommodate  to the input method being used. Tapping a paper   barroom  point  would seemingly  aboveground  a larger acceptable   of touch-optimized controls, and the strategy   is said to summation   iPad-style gestures including pinch-to-zoom and accelerated  scrolling. Touch-based options would beryllium  integrated passim  the operating strategy   alternatively   than confined to a fistful  of apps.</li><br>
<li><strong>Reinforced hinge</strong>: Apple apt  plans to adhd  a reinforced hinge truthful  the show  does not wobble erstwhile   it is tapped. The existent   ‌MacBook Pro‌ hinge moves easy  and does not tilt particularly  acold   back, some  of which could beryllium  a occupation   connected  a instrumentality   designed to beryllium  prodded.</li><br>
<li><strong>Hole-punch camera</strong>: The "notch" is expected to disappear, replaced by a acold   smaller hole-punch camera astatine  the apical  of the display. The alteration  was archetypal  indicated by a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/09/macbook-pro-without-notch-roadmap/">roadmap from probe   steadfast  Omdia</a> and has since been corroborated by <em>Bloomberg</em>. Losing the notch would adhd  disposable   surface  country  and escaped  up   the paper   barroom  abstraction  it presently  intrudes upon, taking the plan  a measurement   person  to an uninterrupted, edge-to-edge display.</li><br>
<li><strong>Dynamic Island</strong>: The cutout is expected to digitally grow  into an iPhone-style <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/dynamic-island/">Dynamic Island</a>. It would beryllium  interactive and grow  contextually based connected  the app oregon  Mac diagnostic   successful  use, surfacing items specified  arsenic  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/siri/">Siri</a>, debased  artillery  alerts, and AirPods transportation  indicators successful  the country  surrounding the camera.</li><br>
<li><strong>M5 Pro and M5 Max chips</strong>: The laptop is present  expected to vessel  with the <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/26/oled-macbook-stick-with-m5-pro-and-m5-max/">existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips</a> already recovered  successful  the existent   ‌MacBook Pro‌, alternatively   than the "M6 Pro" and "M6 Max." Apple has seemingly  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/2027-macs-m7-chips/">scrapped the M6 Pro and M6 Max altogether</a>, accelerating alternatively  to M7 Pro and M7 Max chips said to beryllium  optimized for intensive AI workloads with upgraded neural accelerators, graphics improvements, and accrued  representation  bandwidth. A second-generation exemplary  with those chips is reportedly planned for precocious   2027.</li><br>
<li><strong>Thinner design</strong>: The ‌MacBook Ultra‌ is expected to beryllium  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/17/apple-plans-thinner-iphone-slimmer-macbook/">noticeably thinner and lighter</a> than the existent   ‌MacBook Pro‌. Moving distant  from mini-LED backlighting should itself assistance   slim down   the lid. There has truthful  acold   been nary  denotation  that Apple intends to region   ports specified  arsenic  HDMI, <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/magsafe/">MagSafe</a>, oregon  the SD paper  slot to execute   it, which was a profoundly  unpopular determination  the past  clip  around.</li><br>
<li><strong>Two show  sizes</strong>: The laptop is expected to beryllium  offered successful  some  14-inch and 16-inch sizes, mirroring the existent   ‌MacBook Pro‌ lineup, with the 2  models <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/26/oled-macbook-stick-with-m5-pro-and-m5-max/">reportedly code-named K114 and K116</a>.</li><br>
<li><strong>Slimmer bezels</strong>: Research steadfast  Omdia claims Samsung Display volition  proviso   14.3-inch and 16.3-inch panels, marginally larger than the 14.2-inch and 16.2-inch screens connected  existent   models, which would suggest   thinner bezels astir   a somewhat  bigger display. A February study  from <em>Bloomberg</em> indicated that wide    <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/24/touchscreen-macbook-pro-dynamic-island/">screen sizes are not expected to change</a> compared to the ‌MacBook Pro‌.</li><br>
<li><strong>Built-in cellular</strong>: Apple has reportedly astatine  slightest  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/06/apple-cellular-mac-custom-modem/">considered built-in cellular connectivity</a> for aboriginal   Macs, which would beryllium  a archetypal  for the platform. If the program  goes ahead, the ‌MacBook Ultra‌ would apt  usage  Apple's existing C1X modem oregon  its next-generation C2 modem for 5G and LTE. This is seemingly the astir   uncertain diagnostic   connected  this list.</li><br>
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There are already signs of the touchscreen MacBook successful  Apple's software. macOS 27 Golden Gate hints astatine  the instrumentality   successful  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/10/macos-27-hints-at-macbook-ultra/">at slightest  3  ways</a>: it adds <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/09/macos-27-brings-direct-touch-control-to-sidecar/">direct interaction   input to Sidecar</a>, allowing users to pat  and interact with macOS elements with a digit  connected  an ‌iPad‌; it introduces iPhone-style <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/09/macos-27-golden-gate-pull-to-refresh-support/">pull-to-refresh</a> crossed  apps including Safari, Mail, News, Podcasts, and Calendar; and its caller   "Search oregon  Ask" ‌Siri‌ interface successful  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/08/siri-conversations-macos-27-spotlight/">Spotlight</a> adopts a dark, pill-shaped plan  that would beryllium   people    astir   a <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/dynamic-island/">Dynamic Island</a>.<br>
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There is immoderate   awkwardness for buyers. The archetypal  ‌MacBook Ultra‌ looks acceptable   to brace  Apple's astir   ambitious Mac redesign successful  years with silicon that has already been connected  merchantability  for months, but a successor with overmuch  much  precocious  chips could travel  little  than a twelvemonth  later.<br>
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Pricing is the remaining unknown, but it is apt  to beryllium  high. Apple <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/25/apple-just-increased-prices/">raised prices crossed  its Mac lineup</a> successful  June, and the 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ present  starts astatine  $1,999, rising to $2,499 with the M5 Pro chip, portion    the 16-inch exemplary  starts astatine  $2,999. The ‌MacBook Ultra‌ is expected to beryllium   supra  each  of them.<div class="linkback">Tag: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/guide/macbook-ultra/">MacBook Ultra</a></div><br>This article, "<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/07/24/macbook-ultra-12-new-features/">'MacBook Ultra' Coming Soon With These 12 New Features</a>" archetypal  appeared connected  <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/">MacRumors.com</a><br><br><a href="https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macbook-ultra-coming-soon-with-these-12-new-features.2485891/">Discuss this article</a> successful  our forums<br><br>]]></content:encoded>
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