Early Black Friday November 2025 deals are here on all things Apple, including a MacBook Air at an all-time low price, $100 off an iPad Mini, and AirPods heavily marked down for the holidays.

Apple recently released firmware updates for all AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods 3 models, and it has since shared release notes for the updates. Unfortunately, Apple merely says the firmware updates include unspecified "bug fixes and other improvements,

Tencent Holdings Ltd. has struck a deal with Apple Inc. that will see the iPhone maker handle payments and take a 15% cut of purchases in WeChat mini games and apps, resolving a high-profile dispute that’s dogged the world’s largest smartphone arena.

An Apple AirTag's battery life can last for longer or shorter than normal depending on factors like regular use and where and how it's used.

The stretchy fabric satchel for your iPhone makes a fashion statement. CNET's Bridget Carey wore it and waved it, and dubbed the iPhone Pocket "Apple's Labubu."

In the U.K. the long Pocket is sold out, but short is available in lemon, cinnamon and sapphire. In France, there are no long Pockets left, but short is available in lemon, purple, pink, peacock, cinnamon, sapphire and black.

In the category of more obviously sci-fi, rather than subtly, you can very much slot Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which got its first season back in 2023, telling some of the backstory of how big beasties like Godzilla, King Kong and various Kaiju actually started to first be discovered.

On Wednesday, Apple launched its new Digital ID feature, having announced in June that it would debut as part of iOS 26. Travelers can now use their passports to create a Digital ID, which is valid for use at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at over 250 airports. It is not currently eligible for international travel.