Episodes / October 30, 2026
Apple's First Touchscreen Mac + iPhone Duo Screen Cracks | OS Leaks Ep. 3
Apple's first touchscreen Mac is here: the new MacBook Pro with a touch OLED display and Dynamic Island, from $2,899 (14-inch) and $3,399 (16-inch), in stores Friday, November 6. Some iPhone Duo inner screens are cracking at the hinge, and Apple says to contact AppleCare for a replacement. Plus five new rumors rated, a scam-protection setting to turn on in iOS 27, and whether to install iOS 27.2.
Apple's first touchscreen Mac is here: the new MacBook Pro with a touch OLED display and Dynamic Island, from $2,899 (14-inch) and $3,399 (16-inch), in stores Friday, November 6. Some iPhone Duo inner screens are cracking at the hinge, and Apple says to contact AppleCare for a replacement. Plus five new rumors rated, a scam-protection setting to turn on in iOS 27, and whether to install iOS 27.2.
Chapters:
- 0:00 Cold open
- 0:15 Intro
- 0:22 The Brief
- 1:31 Rumor Meter
- 2:51 Turn It On
- 3:21 Update Watch
- 3:41 Your Call
Sources:
- Touchscreen MacBook Pro (Apple, Oct 28): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/apple-new-macbook-pro/ (opens in new window)
- Everything Apple announced Oct 26-28: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/apple-announcements-october-2026/ (opens in new window)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 (Oct 27): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/27/14-inch-macbook-pro-with-m6-chip/ (opens in new window)
- iMac with M6 (Apple Newsroom, Oct 27): https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-unveils-new-imac-with-m6/ (opens in new window)
- iPhone Duo inner display, Apple statement (9to5Mac, Oct 26): https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/26/apple-responds-to-reports-of-iphone-duos-inner-display-cracking/ (opens in new window)
- HomePod mini 2 and HomeView dates (Oct 13): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/13/apple-october-13-recap/ (opens in new window)
- Apple Q4 earnings Nov 2: https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/06/apple-sets-q4-2026-earnings-release-for-november-2/ (opens in new window)
- Rumor: iPhone Duo 2 under-display Face ID (Gurman, Oct 22): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/22/iphone-duo-2-prototypes-under-display-face-id/ (opens in new window)
- Rumor: MacBook Neo 2 (Gurman, Oct 27): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/27/macbook-neo-2-first-half-2027-report/ (opens in new window)
- Rumor: iPhone 18e (Digital Chat Station, Oct 27): https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/27/apples-low-cost-iphone-18-details-revealed-by-leaker/ (opens in new window)
- Rumor: bigger iPhone Duo (Gurman, Oct 22): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/22/slightly-larger-iphone-duo-rumor/ (opens in new window)
- Rumor: OLED MacBook Air and iMac in testing (Gurman, Oct 25): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/25/oled-macbook-air-and-imac-in-testing/ (opens in new window)
- Impersonation Risk Detection how-to (9to5Mac, Oct 20): https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/20/ios-27-adds-scam-prevention-feature-to-iphone-heres-how-to-enable-it/ (opens in new window)
- iOS 27.2 (Oct 26): https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/26/apple-releases-ios-27-2/ (opens in new window) and security fixes: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/26/ios-27-2-security-fixes/ (opens in new window)
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