Apple's Mac roadmap for the next two years leaks

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is planning to release a new entry-level MacBook Pro powered by the M6 chip before the end of this year. The same time frame allegedly also applies to some new iMacs. The MacBook Ultra with OLED touchscreen, expected to be offered in 14" and 16" sizes, is said to be "on track for release between the end of this year and early next year". This will be powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The Ultra is reportedly being tested with macOS 27.1, which is expected to become available at the end of October, so the hardware is definitely not...

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Apple Upgrade program is coming next week with up to 36-month payment plans

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is planning to launch a new device leasing program in partnership with Klarna. It will be called Apple Upgrade and will require a soft credit check. It will apparently work like a subscription, with iPhone and Apple Watch leases running for 24 months and iPad and Mac leases running for 36 months. The Apple Watch SE, the base iPad, the iPhone 16, and the MacBook Neo will be excluded from the program. You will be able to pay off the device early and upgrade early to a new model, as well as decide whether to return or keep the device at the end...

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Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is on hold

The bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery was won by Paramount Skydance, which forced Netflix to drop out. The deal has however been put on hold by a judge. Twelve US state attorneys general requested a temporary restraining order to block Paramount Skydance from closing the deal, and US District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of the Northern District of California granted the request. The deal is now effectively on hold for the next 14 days. On August 3, the judge will hold a hearing on the state attorneys general's motion for a preliminary injunction, which would freeze the deal until...

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Apple's 20th anniversary iPhone may offer a 7-inch screen

Apple's iPhone will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, and the company is rumored to mark the occasion with a major redesign for its iPhone Pro lineup. The upcoming models are likely to go by the iPhone 20 moniker and are said to feature an edge-to-edge quad-curved display and solid-state buttons. Well-known tipster Digital Chat Station has now claimed that Apple is testing a 6.96-inch display, which could make its way to the iPhone 20 Pro Max. Image generated using Gemini AI While that's only 0.06 inches larger than the panel on the current iPhone 17 Pro Max, the tipster...

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European Commission fines AliExpress €550 million for counterfeit goods

The European Commission has today issued a fine of €550 million against the Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress for failing to "diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe or counterfeit products", according to the official press release. The company was found to be breaching its obligations under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA mandates that online platforms like AliExpress take measures to review potentially illegal products, and AliExpress apparently "overestimated the effectiveness of its system in detecting and removing illegal products"....

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Samsung unveils tandem OLED display for laptops that can reach 1,600 nits peak brightness

A couple of weeks ago, VESA introduced a new top-level certification for displays called DisplayHDR True Black 1400, which increases the brightness requirement by 40% compared to the previous top standard (you guessed it, it’s up to 1,400 nits now). Samsung just announced that its new OLED display has earned this certification and that it is already supplying panels to laptop manufacturers. The certification requires that black pixels remain at 0.0005 nits or lower while white pixels blast out 1,400 nits at 10% On Pixel Ratio (i.e. 10% of screen pixels are showing white, the rest are...

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