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Devindra Hardawar/Engadget  You're not alone if you've waited until Black Friday to scope out deals on the latest MacBooks.Considering these are some of the best (and most expensive) laptops out there right now, plenty of people will be looking for the best MacBook deals over the holiday shopping period.

It was a challenging year for phone makers as chip shortages and factory shutdowns wreaked havoc on the supply chain.Even Apple was affected, although less than many of its rivals, which allowed it to shine in a big way.Looking back at Apple's 2022 brings us to the same sentiment as 2021 before it - the more things change, the more they stay the same.

You'll still potentially have to wait over a year for it to happen, but Apple is said to be releasing a slew of OLED MacBooks in 2024Plenty of Windows laptops come equipped with OLED displays.You have the Dell XPS 15 OLED, the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE, and the Lenovo Slim 9i to name just a few.But so far Apple has not made the switch from LCD to OLED on its MacBooks.

As spotted by MacRumors on Wednesday, Apple has cut the trade-in values of iPhones by up to $80, with the biggest cuts coming to the iPhone 13 Pro Max ($570 trade-in value versus $650 before) and the iPhone 13 Pro ($470 versus $550).And while trade-in values for many base models (iPhone 7, 8, X, and 11) and some of their sibling releases (iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max) remain unchanged, nine out of the 20 iPhones listed now have a reduced trade-in value.

By Mark Gurman | Bloomberg Apple Inc. set a June 5 date for the event where it plans to unveil a mixed-reality headset, the first major new product since its smartwatch debuted eight years ago.The company scheduled its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, better known as WWDC, to kick off on that Monday and run through Friday, June 9.

Apple is raising the price of getting a new battery installed in most iPhones, iPads, and Macs, starting on March 1st.The company made the announcement on the devices' repair pages, in small text under its price estimators, which was noticed by 9to5Mac.How much the price hike is depends on what device you have.

Apple discontinued its 12-inch MacBook back in 2019, leaving the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air as the smallest devices in its laptop range.There's been speculation about whether it could make a return ever since, especially after Apple began making laptops with its own silicon in 2020.And the rumours aren't going away.

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Apple's M2 MacBook Air was one of our favourite new devices of 2022, not least because it finally give the Air some long overdue design love.Until last year, the Air had languished without a design upgrade since 2011(!).And more changes could be in store this year.Multiple sources have claimed that Apple is planning to launch a new MacBook Air as soon as this Spring - and along with the current 13-inch version, rumour has it we'll be getting a bigger 15-inch model too.

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Apple said it would transition all of its Macs away from Intel silicon within two years of the M1's announcement.It's missed that deadline.Does anyone else vividly remember the day of June 22nd, 2020?I sure do.That was the day when Apple announced that its Macs were going to transfer away from Intel processors to the company's own silicon.

If you're in the market for a new Apple laptop, there are plenty of discounts available.While there are more generous savings with slightly older models, like Apple's M1-powered MacBook Pro, you can still find some solid discounts on Apple's M2-equipped notebooks.These include the new MacBook Air as well as Apple's smaller 13.3-inch MacBook Pro.

If your phone, iPad, or MacBook is in need of a new battery, you might want to make your way to the Apple Store before the end of February.Apple plans to increase the cost of battery replacements for most out-of-warranty devices by $20-$50."The current out-of-warranty battery service fee will apply until the end of February 2023.

One hockey game and some cheap sparking white wine are all that stand between us and the year 2023.I am eager to welcome in the new year, but there are some things I would like us not to bring with us into it.Now, using a convenient and familiar framing device, I present what's in and out for 2023.The Caps and Pens are the two oldest teams in the NHL, and their rivalry is even older.

Billy Steele/Engadget  Easy to use and with a notable emphasis on design, there are many reasons why Apple devices are so desirable.While we saw some great discounts for Black Friday, many of the brand's best and most recent products are also seeing impressive Cyber Monday discounts.Some of the prices also happen to be the lowest we've seen yet.

Opinion Apple's Mac hardware keeps getting thinner and lighter, and its iPads keep becoming more and more capable.I'm hardly the first to observe that the two products are getting closer together - but if Apple's environmental claims mean anything the products are now so close it's irresponsible they don't overlap.

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If you've now totally lost track on which AirPods iteration Apple is on, you're not alone.After double (and triple) checking, I can confirm the most recent model is the AirPods Pro (2nd generation), which retail at £249 on the Apple store.However, if these are the wireless headphones you want, you can save a cheeky tenner over at Amazon UK, where they are now £239 (opens in new tab).

If you asked me to tell you all the most exciting things that happened to the Mac in the last two years, I'd start with hardware, not software.The transition from Intel's chips to Apple silicon has been transformative, ushering in huge battery-life boosts and allowing MacBook Airs and Mac minis to do the kind of work you would have needed a MacBook Pro or 27-inch iMac for a few years ago.