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Today’s best deals include Apple’s latest 13-inch MacBook Pro at $100 off, plus previous-generation iPhones are on sale, and Logitech’s Slim Folio for iPad Pro gets a discount. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro Trusted Apple retailer Expercom is taking up to $100 off the new 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro. Prices start at $1,234. Every other retailer out there, like Best Buy, is charging full price at this time....

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the Apple veteran employee who has been overseeing the company’s “Project Titan” electric car initiative is leaving the company. The report, citing “people familiar with the matter,” says Steve Zadesky, who has been with Apple for 16 years, is leaving the company for “personal reasons.” The timing for Zadesky’s departure is unknown at this point, as are his specific reasons for leaving, although the report makes it clear that it was for “personal reasons and wasn’t related to his performance....

Apple’s iPad is rapidly emerging as the most quickly adopted consumer electronics launch in history, with sales rates surpassing the last de rigeur consumer tech purchase, the DVD player. Sounds incredible? Yes, perhaps so, but these aren’t my words but the findings of new data from Bernstein Research, who point out that sales are blowing past Q1’s one million and already massively eclipsing the 350,000 DVD players sold in year one, the previous “most quickly adopted non-phone electronic product....

We’re starting the week off with fresh discounts on Apple’s new 2020 MacBook Air, plus a new Anker Work from Home sale, and various price drops on official iPhone cases. Head below for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s 2020 MacBook Air hits all-time low Anker’s work from home essentials sale Official iPhone cases see fresh discounts Save 25% on Logitech’s Slim Folio for iPad Pro CalDigit’s Thunderbolt 3 Dock is $45 off Best trade-in deals Subscribe to the 9to5Toys YouTube Channel for all of the latest videos, reviews, and more!...

We’ve been watching as banners go up at Moscone West in preparation of Apple’s WWDC developer conference on Monday, and now the company appears to have revealed “Yosemite” as the name for its next OS X release. The image, however, appears to be of El Capitan, a rock formation in Yosemite and another name Apple has reportedly trademarked as “El Cap”. For that reason, there’s a possibility Apple could go with either the El Cap or Yosemite name for 10....

Apple filed documents today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to announce the next annual shareholder meeting held at the company’s headquarters on Feb. 27, 2013. The proxy statement revealed CEO Tim Cook’s compensation in 2012 equaled less than $4.2 million, but it also detailed six proposals shareholders would vote on at the meeting. The notable proposals include the election of the company’s board and whether Apple should have a “Board Committee on Human Rights”....

Downtime on Apple’s Developer Center led to concern that it may have been hacked after a number of developers noted that their mailing address had been changed to one in Russia. Apple has now issued a statement saying that this is not the case, and the issue – suspicious as it appeared – was in fact due to a bug … The statement implied that no account details had actually been changed, but a glitch led to the same Russian address being displayed to multiple developers....

[Still waiting… Comment: Managing expectations for AirPower release, price, and features] Alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone X last September, Apple showcased its wireless charging accessory called AirPower. The charging mat will allow Apple users to charge their iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch on the same surface. At the time, Apple teased a 2018 debut, and now it looks like we’re inching closer to that release…. According to a new report from Macotakara, Apple is on schedule to begin selling AirPower sometime in March through its own retail stores, as well as resellers such as Best Buy....

A new report from Bloomberg indicates that Apple’s global mobile market share gains can be attributed to Samsung missing analysts’ shrinking sales estimates. As the rising popularity of cheaper smartphones erodes Samsung’s profit margin, the company continues to struggle to meet industry estimates. According to the report, Samsung also faces a new threat from Apple in China. Following the Cupertino company’s deal with China Mobile, Apple is expected to make tremendous gains in that country, further pressuring Samsung to drop prices in order to maintain any hope of competing in the market....

The LG UltraFine 5K Display is no longer available from the Apple Store — at least for now. The LG 5K monitor that was designed in partnership with Apple to support all features of macOS is now listed as “Currently Unavailable” on Apple’s website, following a considerable shipping estimate a few days ago. We have verified Apple’s website from different countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Brazil, and in all of these, the LG UltraFine 5K Display is not available....

Following the release of iOS 10.3.2 to the public last month, Apple this evening has stopped signing iOS 10.3.1. This means that users will no longer be able to downgrade to iOS 10.3.1, and instead will be required to remain on iOS 10.3.2…. Apple almost always stops signing older iOS releases following the release of a new version. This is the company’s way of ensuring that users have the most recent version of iOS and thus have the latest security and performance improvements....

It looks like Apple is working on an electric, possibly autonomous automobile. Numerous publications have reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook started the project about a year ago, which followed a M&A meeting with Tesla’s Elon Musk in the Spring of 2013. We must remember that Apple has many R&D projects and “says no a thousand times for every yes” and of course even if the car project does happen, any type of product is many years off (barring any acquisition)....

Today’s best deals include new price drops on Apple’s latest 27-inch Retina 5K iMac, plus Anker has a new Back to School sale, and you can save on Apple TV, as well. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Save on 27-inch Retina 5K iMac Apple’s latest Retina 5K iMacs feature a familiar design but with upgraded internals, along with a new 10th-generation processor and a 1080p webcam....

http://youtu.be/Zr1s_B0zqX0 Bloomberg reports that a survey by ad effectiveness specialist Ace Metrix Inc showed that Apple’s new ‘mission statement‘ ad campaign has been far less effective than its traditional product-focused ads. Advertising experts have suggested that the ad campaign, which aims to focus on the experience people have when using Apple products, rather than the products themselves, may have been a forced decision for Apple, since it doesn’t currently have much in the way of new products to promote....

The case, number 1-08-CV-110403, was filed by the Boston Retirement Board, claiming new evidence to have been unearthed as a result of an investigation of Apple’s own confidential records. Boston Retirement Board says it cannot describe this evidence at this stage of the court filing because the court has not ruled yet on how the confidential information should be treated. It says the evidence may have to be submitted in a sealed form to the court, arguing that the case should be heard (even though the window in which such a case could be filed has passed) because of the time it took to secure the necessary clearance to examine Apple’s confidential papers....

Apple has today updated its iOS version statistics for developers. Apple publishes these numbers every few months based on usage traffic to the App Store. The company says that 88% of all iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models are now running iOS 12. That proportion rises to 90% if counting only devices released in the last four years. These are likely the final figures for iOS 12 as Apple readies iOS 13 for release next month....

Just a day after sharing three new advertisements for its iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Apple this evening has unveiled yet another. Today’s new ad features Golden State Warriors player Stephen Curry showing off Live Photos. The ad shows Curry shooting a half-court shot while a teammate watches and snaps a photo right after Curry releases the ball. The two then use the Live Photos feature of iPhone 6s to view the image....

Back in March, Apple announced WWDC 2018 with an eye catching graphic. Shortly after, designer Martin Hajek released a sharp set of wallpapers for iPhone and Mac. Now he’s back with a DIY kit to create your own WWDC 2018 design. Hajek has shared a full walkthrough on how to build your own 2018 WWDC 3D custom design. The $75 kit can be purchased from shapeways and the corresponding dot graphic can be downloaded here....

Apple is rolling out the fifth macOS 10.12.5 developer beta through the Mac App Store. macOS Sierra 10.12.5 beta is currently only available to developers. Public beta versions usually come a few days after developer versions if not the same day. The upcoming update follows macOS 10.12.4 which brought Apple’s color shifting Night Shift feature to the Mac for the first time. Apple is also running developer betas for iOS 10....

Update #2, 3:30AM ET: 4-5 week shipping times across the board from Apple. Update: Most all models are now shipping in 2-3 weeks via Apple. The iPhone X is now available for pre-order on Apple’s website. After 6 hours of downtime, the Apple Online Store has returned with the iPhone X in tow. Head there now to get the pre-order process started. The iPhone X is also now available from carrier websites:...