There’s up to 1TB worth of SSD storage with today’s sale. You’ll also find the usual four Thunderbolt 3 ports, 16GB worth of RAM, and a redesigned Touch Bar with physical escape and power buttons. It’s arguably the best content-creation machine on the market today if you’re in need of a portable design. Check out our hands-on review for additional details. AirPods Pro with ANC, more start at $195 Best Buy offers Apple’s AirPods Pro in certified refurbished condition for $195....

New data from SensorTower today reveals 164 publishers generated their first million dollars in net revenue during 2018, an approximately 13% increase from 143 in 2017. The interesting data point arises when comparing to Google’s Play Store, who saw 71 publishers last year net one million dollars, and just 88 in 2018. Considering iOS accounts for less than a quarter of mobile operating systems globally with Android generally dominating the remainder, it’s further demonstration of how lucrative iOS app revenue is compared to Android....

Yesterday, we reported that Apple is gearing up to launch its iPhone trade-in program in September. The program will allow an iPhone user to exchange an older iPhone model for a new iPhone at a discounted price. Today, we’ve learned several new details about the program, including how it works, the official name, and information about the launch. The trade-in program will be marketed as the “iPhone Reuse and Recycle Program....

Apple’s plan to sell used iPhones in India to bring new customers into the Apple ecosystem has met with strong opposition, reports Bloomberg. A newly-formed lobbying group has sent a letter to the government asking it to deny Apple the official approval it would need to begin the sales – and one of the companies behind the group is Samsung. “Why even consider allowing import of used phones when import of other used goods such as cars are precluded by 300 percent duty levies?...

Apple has announced on their retail website that the company’s Southlake Town Square location in Southlake, Texas will close for renovations on March 4th. Today’s announcement follows the trend of retail renovations that first began in 2015, refreshing existing locations with the company’s modern store design. Apple has been moving at a rapid pace in 2018, announcing a new store closure every week for the past three weeks. On January 21st we reported that Apple Green Hills was set to close, and Apple Alderwood Mall followed just a week later....

Apple’s decision to include eSIMs into the iPhone XS/Max and iPhone XR will dramatically accelerate adoption of the technology, says a new report … Although Apple uses eSIMs in some iPads and Apple Watches, eSIMs have not yet taken off in smartphones, says ABI Research – but the new iPhones will change that. The firm says that Samsung, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are all now more likely to incorporate eSIMs into their phones following Apple’s decision....

After some debate over whether the difference between iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models made with Samsung or TSMC chips may impact battery life, Apple has offered its own take on the matter: That 2-3% difference may be greater than some suspected, myself included, considering how tight battery life on iPhones can be with moderate to heavy usage. Apple’s full statement (via Ars Technica) actually addresses the type of battery tests many testers reference when measuring performance as being unrealistic:...

After months of speculation, Apple last week officially announced the headphone jack-free iPhone 7. Now, the company appears to be asking MacBook Pro users to take a survey concerning their use of the various connectivity options supported by their laptop. One of the questions relates to the use of the headphone jack, perhaps indicating that Apple is considering removing the connection from the MacBook, as well… The survey, first noticed by MacRumors and corroborated by various posts on Twitter, addresses a variety of areas concerning the MacBook Pro....

Apple has released its latest Behind the Mac video, this time featuring the recording process of Grammy award winning artist James Blake. The short sub-one-minute video takes a look at some behind the scenes footage of Blake recording his latest track “Are you even real” from home. The new single from James Blake is available today. A video in a similar vein includes a look at how Grammy-nominated music producer Oak Felder uses his MacBook Pro....

In the lead up to Apple’s release of AirPods late last month, I had tested just about every pair of cord-free earbuds already on the market. But now that AirPods are here and I’ve been using them daily for an extended period of time, the difference is even more striking than I anticipated. With AirPods, Apple has done what it does best: taken an emerging product category with a frustrating user experience and delivered a polished product made possible by its control over both the hardware and software....

For the first time since iOS 14 was released to the public in September, Apple has updated its developer webpage with adoption information for this year’s update. Apple’s new data indicates that iOS 14 is now installed on 81% of iPhones introduced in the last four years. Apple’s data for iOS and iPadOS usage data is based on devices accessing the App Store. This newest set of data was measured on December 15, Apple says....

Apple today published a press release reminding customers about iPad Pro, Apple TV, and M1 iMac pre-orders beginning tomorrow. The press release also includes the interesting tidbit that not all of the seven iMac colors will be available to purchase or try at Apple Stores. As first spotted by 512 Pixels, Apple says only the green, pink, blue, and silver iMac colors will be available to purchase at Apple Store locations....

As the official release of iOS 5 comes in the next few weeks, Apple has begun seeding iWork for iOS beta 4 to the Developer Center. There’s no word if this build features anything besides bug fixes, but we’ll check it out and let you know. Last night, Apple also pushed out a small update to iBooks version 1.3.1. These updates are sure to be Apple getting ready for their official announcement of the next iPhone(s) and unveiling of iOS 5 next Tuesday....

Apple today has shared its latest advertisement for the fourth-gen Apple TV. This ad, entitled “The Kiss,” focuses on the Siri Remote that ships with the device. The ad is a one minute long spot and comes on the heels of Apple announcing its first original TV series. The ad features an appearance of HBO series Game of Thrones and shows using the Apple TV Siri Remote to do things like rewind content and find more content to watch....

Last night, Apple shared a breakdown of the top apps, games, music, tv, movies and more across its various digital stores. Now, Apple is taking a step back to provide a look at 2016 in terms of its Beats 1 streaming radio station, offering a playlist of the 50 biggest tracks of the year… Earlier today, Beats 1 hosts Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, and Julie Adenuga presented a special show on the streaming radio station breaking down the biggest songs of the year....

Apple chipmaker TSMC says that while we’re expecting to see the first Apple Silicon Macs before the end of this year, there will be a big boost in production from the second half of 2021. Apple itself has said that it expects to complete the transition from Intel to ARM-based Macs within two years, but hasn’t given any indication on which models to expect when … Noted analyst Ming Chi Kuo is expecting the first Apple Silicon Macs to be the 13-inch MacBook Pro and a redesigned 24-inch iMac....

Following the recent attack by Chinese institutions on iCloud.com to attempt to steal account information, Apple has posted a new how-to article about verifying the page you visit when you type iCloud.com into your web browser is the genuine Apple site. The page doesn’t offer a fix per se, but walks through how to check the certificates of the page in Safari, Chrome and Firefox. In Safari, you can verify you are on the correct page by checking that the URL bar highlights green next to the words ‘Apple Inc’....

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZTRTv56k58] Following the latest drone flyover video of Apple’s under construction “Campus 2” last month, today we get an up-to-date look at progress over the last several weeks with another 4K video courtesy of Myithz. Apple is making significant progress on the site as the company wraps up demo and street utilities work and continues full force on building construction and additional earthwork scheduled to last into 2016. The video shows Apple has begun work erecting the structure of the site’s main circular building, as well as structures on the surrounding campus including the parking garage....

The man who was for seven years head of Apple’s Siri efforts has said that virtual assistants don’t deliver on their promise. Bill Stasior left Apple earlier this year, leaving the Siri team without a VP at the helm … He told Business Insider that no virtual assistant currently does what we really want them to. The big challenge, he says, is that human beings can ask any question, or give any instruction, using such a broad range of language....

If you’ve been holding out for a new standalone desktop display from Apple, you’re either going to take news of the Thunderbolt Display being discontinued as a sign of good things to come, or as a cue to finally purchase a new 4K or 5K display from someone else. For most, especially considering Apple itself is recommending you purchase a third-party display, the latter option is going to be the more likely....