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Apple Executives Explain Why the MacBook Pro Finally Has a Touch Screen https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/apple-executives-touch-screen-explanation/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MacRumorsApple Executives Explain Why the MacBook Pro Finally Has a Touch ScreenApple CEO John Ternus explained Apple's thinking on the MacBook Pro's new touch capabilities in an interview with Wired. Despite the addition of a touch display, Apple still sees the MacBook Pro as an indirect input device. From Ternus: The Mac is first and foremost an indirect input device, built around the trackpad and keyboard. But I think there's times when it's comfortable and handy to have t
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Illuminated Apple Logo Returns to MacBook Pro After 10 Years https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/illuminated-logo-returns-to-macbook-pro/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MacRumorsIlluminated Apple Logo Returns to MacBook Pro After 10 YearsThe iconic glowing rear Apple logo is returning to the MacBook Pro with the latest model, Apple today announced. Apple removed the illuminated logo from the MacBook Pro with its 2016 redesign, replacing it with a polished, non-illuminated version. Its return restores one of the laptop's most recognizable design features after a decade. We're glowing with excitement over the new MacBook Pro. You've
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Apple CEO John Ternus Teases Touchscreen MacBooks: 12 Final Rumors https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/apple-ceo-john-ternus-teases-touchscreen-macbook/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MacRumorsApple CEO John Ternus Teases Touchscreen MacBooks: 12 Final RumorsIn a post on X today, Apple CEO John Ternus shared a short video that shows an Apple logo being projected onto a dark wall against a nighttime city skyline. This teaser comes just a few hours before Apple is expected to announce new MacBook models with touch-enabled OLED displays, so it is very likely in reference to that. Apple invited selected tech reporters and content creators to a "Pro and te
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Apple Releases iOS 27.2 With New Siri AI Languages https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/26/apple-releases-ios-27-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MacRumorsApple Releases iOS 27.2 With New Siri AI LanguagesApple today released iOS 27.2 and iPadOS 27.2, the first major updates to the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 operating systems that came out in September. iOS 27.2 is available for all iPhones able to run iOS 27, including the iPhone Duo, while iPadOS 27.2 is available for all iPads able to run iPadOS 27, including the newly announced OLED iPad mini. The iOS 27.2 update expands Siri AI to new languages, inc
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iPhone Duo Fails JerryRigEverything's Dusty Durability Test https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/24/iphone-duo-fails-jerryrigeverything-test/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MacRumorsiPhone Duo Fails JerryRigEverything's Dusty Durability TestApple's iPhone Duo has failed JerryRigEverything's latest durability test. Despite its IP68 dust-resistance rating, dust entered the hinge through several ingress points, overwhelming the magnets that hold the phone shut. The bend test then left a permanent green line across the inner display, before the screen became unresponsive.
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iPhone Duo: How to Skip the Swipe Up After Touch ID https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/iphone-duo-touch-id-rest-to-open/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

MacRumorsiPhone Duo: How to Skip the Swipe Up After Touch IDApple's iPhone Duo uses traditional Touch ID authentication instead of Face ID, with the sensor built into the side button, iPad-style. By default you have to authenticate with your finger to unlock the device, then swipe up to dismiss the Lock Screen, but there's a setting that removes the latter step. Here's how to enable it.
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