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Deals: AirPods Max $119 off, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch SE 3 $173, Trail Loop 50% off, more

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 4:40am on 9to5Mac

Your mid-week 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are ready to roll. Alongside the ongoing Amazon low on AirPods Pro 3 and the 35% price drop on AirPods 4 with ANC at $119, we also spotted the Midnight AirPods Max at $119 off via Amazon as well. Those deals also join a giant 50% price drop on the official Apple Blue/Bright Blue Trail Loop (it is now even lower) as well new lows on the Anchor Blue and Neon Ocean Bands that debuted in September. The black USB-C Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is seeing a rare price drop today and we also have Apple Watch SE 3 as low as $173. Hit the jump for a closer look. 

Apple TV has acclaimed London crime thriller coming back soon

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 3:35am on 9to5Mac

Apple TV has been ramping up its slate of crime thrillers recently, and it just set the release date for season 2 of the acclaimed show Criminal Record. Here are the details.

Pages, Keynote, Numbers get iOS 26 updates, here’s everything new

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 2:43am on 9to5Mac

Pages, Keynote, and Numbers have just been updated for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe. The updates adopt a Liquid Glass design and add new features, including many that are exclusive to Apple Creator Studio.

Apple Creator Studio launches today, and it’s an incredible value

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 2:19am on 9to5Mac

Two weeks ago, Apple announced its brand new Apple Creator Studio bundle, offering its suite of creative apps for a single subscription. Apple Creator Studio is set to launch today, and the first reviews and impressions have hit the web.

Head below for a full roundup.

A brief note about one more AirTag 2 difference

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 1:58am on 9to5Mac

It’s been a long time coming, but the AirTag 2 finally launched this week with improved Precision Finding, a longer Bluetooth range, and a louder speaker. It’s otherwise almost exactly the same as its predecessor, but one more difference has been found, and you may want to take note …

As 37 US states respond to Grok CSAM problem, Apple really needs to act

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 12:28am on 9to5Mac

At least 37 attorneys general for US states are responding to the ongoing problem of the Grok chatbot creating child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

It follows the app being banned in two countries and investigations being opened in both the UK and EU, but both Apple and Google have so far ignored requests for them to temporarily remove Grok and X from their respective app stores …

Apple pulls select iOS updates due to connectivity issues

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 12:24am on 9to5Mac

Apple this week released an array of iOS updates, including iOS 26.2.1, iOS 18.7.4, and more.

Now, however, it appears that Apple has pulled some of these new updates due to problems with network connectivity in Australia.

Leaker makes unlikely claim about improved iPhone 18 telephoto performance

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 11:56am on 9to5Mac

A leaker better known for posting about Android smartphones has made a claim potentially pointing to improved telephoto performance in the iPhone 18 lineup.

The combination of the vagueness of the report and the rather unlikely nature of it means there’s probably nothing to the claim, but we note it just in case there is some element of truth behind it …

Apple TV shares first look at Ted Lasso season four, airing this summer

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 10:01am on 9to5Mac

The hit comedy Ted Lasso is (almost) back. Apple TV has announced that season four will being airing later this year. The highly-anticipated summer release sees the return of star Jason Sudeikis as Ted, Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard, Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca, Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent, and more familiar faces.

In this season, Ted Lasso is set on a new mission, as coach of a women’s team. Production is still ongoing right now, but Apple is confident enough to confirm the summer 2026 release date anyway.

Tim Cook addresses Minneapolis shootings in internal memo: ‘time for deescalation’

Published: Jan 28nd 2026 3:05am on 9to5Mac

Following intense criticism for attending a VIP White House screening of the ‘Melania’ documentary just hours after the killing of Alex Pretti, Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook sent an internal memo to Apple employees, where he tried to address the situation. Read it below.