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Apple Reports Q4 2026 Revenue of $114.5 Billion
Source: Apple. Today, Apple reported its 2026 Q4 earnings, posting quarterly revenue of $114.5 billion. Here are the highlights: Revenue was $114.5B, up 11.7% from Q4 FY25. iPhone revenue was $57.6B, up 17.5%, and represented 50.3% of Apple’s total revenue. Services revenue was…
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Apple Frames 4.1, Now with Support for iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, and MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display
Today, I’m releasing a small but useful update to Apple Frames, my shortcut for framing screenshots taken on Apple devices with official product bezels, with support for iPhone Duo and the 18 Pro line. Following the work that I put into Apple Frames 4 earlier this year, I was…
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Monthly Log: October 2026
In this month's edition of the Monthly Log: Mini to the Max, by John Touching the Future of the Mac, by John This Story is for Club Members Get weekly newsletters, exclusive stories, member downloads, and ad-free version of MacStories Unwind. See Plans Already a member? Sign in
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MacStories Weekly: Issue 535
This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: One Month with Dot, by John Reading on the iPhone Duo, by John Spotlight on Club MacStories: Extra Buttons, Portable Keyboards, and Local AI, by John This Story is for Club…
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OpenAI Adds iCloud Calendar and Mail Plugins and Dot Texting
OpenAI continues to add features to its ChatGPT app on a regular basis, but there are a couple of recent Apple-specific updates worth mentioning. First, OpenAI created plugins for Calendar and Mail a couple of days ago. Both features use iCloud and require you to set up an…
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MacBook Pro with Touch: A Mac for the iPad Generation
Ever since I got my hands on the very first iPad Pro all the way back in November 2015, I’ve gotten used to a certain type of computer interaction that Steve Jobs once decried as “ergonomically terrible”: working with a keyboard, but sometimes also touching the screen. Of…
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Apple Kicks Off Touch on Mac Developer Resources with Videos and Labs
Source: Apple As part of the introduction of Touch on the OLED MacBook Pros today, Apple has begun rolling out resources for developers. Apple’s press release explains that many third-party apps will just work with Touch, but the company is also releasing updated system gesture…
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Apple Brings Touch to the Mac with New OLED MacBook Pros
Source: Apple. Apple today introduced newly redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros featuring tandem OLED displays that support Touch. The new MacBook Pros, which are thinner and lighter than previous models, feature the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, both of which include a Neural…
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Apple Creator Studio to Add MotionVFX, AI Assistants, and MCP Support in November
Source: Apple. In November, Apple Creator Studio will get its biggest update since its release in January. There’s a lot here, so let’s break it down by app. Final Cut Pro and Motion Source: Apple. Back in March, Apple acquired MotionVFX, a highly regarded plug-in maker for…
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Apple Updates the Entry-Level 14-Inch MacBook Pro with the M6
Source: Apple. Apple also introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro today featuring the M6 chipset. This entry-level MacBook Pro retains the design of the current M5 MacBook Pros, so the changes are all under the hood. Starting at $1,999, the updated MacBook Pro bumps the chipset…
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Apple Updates the iMac with the M6, Starting at $1,499
Source: Apple. Apple’s daily hardware drops continued today with a refresh to the iMac. The new iMac upgrades from an M4 to an M6 chip, with the base model starting at $1,499 and available in blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange, and silver. There are two M6 configurations.…
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Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 27.2 with Apple Pencil Support for iPhone Duo and Smarter Siri
The iPhone Duo now supports the Apple Pencil (USB-C). It’s been just six weeks since iOS and iPadOS 27 were released, but Apple just introduced version 27.2, which packs a surprisingly long list of new features, some of which were first announced back in June at WWDC, while…
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Today on AppStories: iPhone Duo First Impressions and Apps
Today on AppStories, Federico and I share our first impressions of the iPhone Duo and share our experiences in New York and London, where we learned more about the Duo and met with developers for demos and conversations about their apps. It’s an excellent episode and just the…
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The New iPad mini Adds OLED with a Larger 8.5-Inch Display
Source: Apple. Apple today announced an update to the iPad mini, one of my favorite iPads. The new mini features an 8.5-inch OLED display, a landscape Center Stage camera, and many other updates throughout. This is a big update, so let’s dig into the details. The revised iPad…
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Goodnotes: Take Your Architectural Ideas from Desk to Job Site [Sponsor]
Goodnotes architectural plans, site photos, and annotations on iPad and iPhone Many architects still think best with a pencil in hand. A floor plan starts as a sketch, an elevation changes after a client meeting, and tricky details get worked out during site visits. Goodnotes…
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MacStories Weekly: Issue 534
This week, in addition to the usual links, app debuts, and recap of MacStories' articles and podcasts: Trying to Get Work Done on the iPhone Duo, by Federico 14 iPhone Duo Tips, Tricks, and Little Details, by John Duo Questions, Dictation Dilemmas, and DIY Fixes, by John This…
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Apple Investigating Options for Extending Web Content Under iPhone Duo’s Safari Controls
Jen Simmons, writing at the official WebKit blog: Safari 27.1 does bring one change to users. Now, when someone holds iPhone Duo partially folded like a book while looking at a PDF on the web, Safari 27.1 automatically shows PDFs as two pages side by side. When they open the…
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A Day with the iPhone Duo: First Impressions
I spent Wednesday in New York, interviewing developers about their iPhone Duo apps. It was like a little slice of WWDC dropped among Manhattan’s skyscrapers, which was wonderful. There’s nothing I enjoy about what we do at MacStories more than talking to developers about their…
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Building for iPhone Duo, in App Developers’ Own Words
I spent yesterday in New York City interviewing developers about their iPhone Duo apps and the experience of building for such a new and different device. The depth and breadth of developers Apple assembled was excellent. I spoke to indie developers like Vidit Bhargava about…
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iPhone Duo Review Roundup: Great Hinge, Messy Apps, and Everybody Misses Face ID
iPhone Duo reviews are out today, and while I was hoping that this year I’d get to review this hybrid device under embargo, it hasn’t happened (I hope it will, someday!). I’ve spent the past few hours reading, annotating, and watching as many Duo reviews as I could, and I’ve…