2026-11-14 23:25:16
Black Friday is now less than two weeks away, taking place on Friday, November 27 in 2026. As always, this will be the best time of the year to shop for great deals, including popular Apple products like AirPods, iPad, Apple Watch, and more.
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Specifically, in this article we're sharing all of the Apple products that currently have all-time low prices, or discounts that are at least close to their record-low prices. Of course, these are early Black Friday deals, so even better discounts could emerge later in the month, but if you're shopping right now these are all the best prices around.
2026-11-14 22:00:08
Apple's wild past few months are finally starting to slow down with the last of the big hardware launches coming this week.
Meanwhile, developers are continuing to optimize their apps for the all-new form factor of the iPhone Duo and Apple looks to shake up its internal iOS and macOS development to give engineers more time to explore and develop new features within the existing update cycles, so read on below for all of the details on these stories and more!
2026-11-14 06:04:47
Apple's HomeView is out today, and we're finally learning all the little details about the new hub. We've rounded up a list of tidbits for those setting up a HomeView or thinking about getting one.
2026-11-14 04:35:53
Apple today released HomePod software version 27.2.1, but it does not enable Siri AI on the HomePod mini 2. Apple's website continues to say the feature is "coming in a future software update," but it has not provided a timeframe.
Due to the HomePod mini 2 having only 2GB of RAM, well below the minimum 8GB of RAM required for dedicated Siri AI, personal context requests will require a paired Apple Intelligence–enabled iPhone or iPad with Siri AI turned on.
tvOS 27.2.1 was also released today, and it enables Siri AI on the Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) and Apple TV 4K (3rd generation). Siri AI is an opt-in feature on these devices, so after installing the update you will need to open the Settings app and tap on General → Siri → Siri AI (Beta). This will initiate a download with support.
If you update to tvOS 27.2.1 and take no further action, Siri Classic remains enabled by default.
2026-11-14 03:26:39
Apple today released tvOS 27.2.1, an update to the tvOS 27 operating system that launched in September. tvOS 27.2.1 comes nearly three weeks after Apple released tvOS 27.2.
tvOS 27.2.1 brings Siri AI support to the 2nd- and 3rd-generation Apple TV 4K models, but it is available for all Apple TV 4K models that support tvOS 27.
Apple announced Siri AI for the Apple TV when debuting the 4th-generation Apple TV 4K. A separate tvOS 27.2 build activates Siri AI on the newest set-top box, but the older Apple TV 4K models will need the tvOS 27.2.1 update to get access.
Siri AI is the smarter, more capable version of Siri that Apple introduced earlier this year. Siri AI can play content, draw on personal context to offer suggestions, answer world knowledge questions, and complete tasks.
Using Siri AI on the Apple TV requires a paired Apple Intelligence-compatible iOS device, which includes the iPhone 15 Pro and later.
Apple TV users can download tvOS 27.2.1 by going to Settings > System > Software Update. Apple has also released a new HomePod Software 27.2.1 update for the HomePod and HomePod mini.
2026-11-14 03:00:35
The ongoing Microsoft 365 outage is resolving after nearly 24 hours. The company said the underlying issue has been fixed and it is seeing "broad recovery and stability" across its services as it works to restore access to customers.
The Microsoft 365 downtime started at approximately 1 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday. Customers could not access their Outlook email or use some features in Teams and Copilot. Exchange accounts in Apple Mail were also affected. Most calling, meeting, and messaging functions stayed online, but some users ran into errors scheduling meetings or adding calendar entries.
Businesses, educational institutions, and governments worldwide were impacted by the outage.
Microsoft apologized for the outage and said it was unrelated to a cyberattack or AI agents. It was caused by an issue introduced in an earlier network capacity upgrade. Microsoft said it will give a full incident report after completing a review.
We are deeply sorry for the disruption this incident has caused our customers and partners. We know the trust they place in our services and take that responsibility extremely seriously. We are seeing broad recovery and stability across our services.
This was a technical issue not related to cyber or AI / agents. The incident was introduced by an issue during an earlier network capacity upgrade that surfaced following a recent network change. We have addressed the underlying issue and continue to restore service to remaining customers and regions.
Given the scale of demand, we restored services gradually, validating stability at each stage. While this took longer, it helped ensure a stable restoration.
We will provide a full post-incident report once our review is complete.
