Live (Image credit: © AppleMagazine ) Jump To: What has Apple announced? What else to expect Apple deals 2026 has proven to be a huge year for Apple. With the unprecedented success of the iPhone Duo and MacBook Neo, plus the small matter of the company’s 50th birthday, the last few months have…
Live (Image credit: © AppleMagazine ) Jump To: What has Apple announced? What else to expect Apple deals 2026 has proven to be a huge year for Apple. With the unprecedented success of the iPhone Duo and MacBook Neo, plus the small matter of the company’s 50th birthday, the last few months have certainly been, er, fruitful for Apple. And just because it can, the company is embarking on a victory lap.Now that the dust has settled on the new iPhones, all eyes are turning to the Mac and iPad line ups. Apple has announced that it has a bunch of new products to reveal this week, all under the umbrella of an event named Pro and Tell. We’re on our way to Los Angeles to find out exactly what Apple has in the oven for us, but in the meantime, Apple has already made one minor announcement. The new iPad mini is here, complete with OLED display and a new, thinner design. Oh, and a price hike – it now starts at $699.We’ll be keeping this page updated with every announcement as it happens, as well as details about all the rumours. What has Apple announced? The new iPad mini, with a thinner and lighter design, OLED display and the A20 Pro chip. What else to expect We're predicting (based on leaks) to see: A new OLED MacBook Pro, possibly with, for the first time ever a touchscreen displayA new iMac, featuring the updated M6 chip Apple deals this week NEW ProductApple iPad Mini OLED: £699 at Apple UKGet up to £840 off this new iPad with an eligible trade-in. View Deal Save $150 Save 14% ($150)Apple Mac Mini M6 (2026) Desktop Computer : was $1,099 now $949 at AmazonWhy should you buy one? It's ideal for creative professionals, with a mighty M6 Chip, a 12‑core CPU and 12‑core GPU, 16 GB of unified memory, and 512 GB SSD storage. View Deal Save $100 Save 18% ($100)Apple Airpods Max 2 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones : was $549 now $449 at AmazonThe top Specs: Active Noise Cancellation, adaptive audio, personalised spatial audio, live translation.View Deal Save $50Save 20% ($49.01)Apple Airpods Pro 3 Wireless Earbuds : was $249 now $199.99 at AmazonThese buds boast features like Active Noise Cancellation, live Translation, heart rate sensing, a hearing aid feature, and spatial audio, to name just a few. View Deal Save $50Save 11% ($50)Apple iPad 11-Inch: A16 Chip: was $449 now $399 at AmazonThe specs: Liquid Retina Display, 128GB storage, Wi-Fi 6, 12MP front/back camera, touch ID, all-day battery lifeView Deal LIVE: Latest Updates Get notified of updates 2026-10-27T15:07:22.690Z So it's official: we've got a swanky new M6 MacBook ProAccording to Apple's announcement, it boasts "up to 13x faster for on-device AI with Neural Accelerators in the GPU" and 4 more hours of battery life. The Liquid Retina XDR display is a nice touch, but I'm still unconvinced whether Apple will be able to compete in the gaming sphere, despite flexing "more detailed graphics and gaming with hardware-accelerated ray tracing." Check out the new model in Apple's official launch video below. The new MacBook Pro with M6 delivers blazing-fast performance and up to 24 hours of battery life. - YouTube Watch On 2026-10-27T14:20:06.368Z The iPhone Duo is reportedly folding under pressure (Image credit: DragonflyNo5923 via Reddit) Multiple early users of the latest iPhone Duo model have reported faults already. But the most interesting part? There seems to be identical damage occurring, with the screen cracking in one very specific location: a thin crack down the centre hinge, and a line of stuck bright white pixels across the right side of the display.The cause seems to be an area of concentrated components around the hinge, in a different shape from the rest of the hinge, possibly causing excess stress on the screen, as diagnosed by iFixit. Would this put you off buying Apple's first foldable? 2026-10-27T13:11:55.959Z (Image credit: Apple) So, this whole big Apple unveil got me thinking... what cultural role does Apple perform these days? I remember when creatives were inspired by the company's marketing and eager to use its products... and although Apple is still the go-to tech company for many creatives, it seems less about being inspired to use the latest MacBook, and more about about the boring stuff, like how dependable the products are.Looking at the numbers, financially Apple is a juggernaut, generating record profits and multi-trillion-dollar valuations in 2026. But that's come at the cost of transitioning from revolutionary tastemaker to dumpy conservative. Sure, it still commands loyalty, but it's more geared to managing consumer habits than inventing cool new things. And really a touchscreen MacBook proves the point. Once dismissed by Steve Jobs as ergonomically unnatural, adopting it today shows Apple to be the pragmatic, market-driven iterator that I wish it wasn't. An Apple touchscreen laptop protects market share and feeds upgrade cycles, which of course is essential... But sadly it proves that modern Apple prioritises commercial efficiency over cultural disruption.Bring me back to the days of the first iPhone. 2026-10-27T12:38:22.287Z (Image credit: Future) A MacBook Air refresh could be coming in early 2027, will we get a tease of that at Apple's LA event?If you can’t hold out until next year for a new, lighter laptop for creative work then read our guide to the 3 laptops graphic designers should consider, it's a good starting point, and so is our video on whether the MacBook Pro M5 is the best laptop for creatives. 2026-10-27T12:22:05.212Z (Image credit: AppleMagazine ) You're here for the Apple rumours about the upcoming LA launch 'experience' kicking off Wednesday at 10 am PT (5 pm UK), so which rumours are leading the pack?Well, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who usually gets these things right, expects 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with touch-enabled OLED screens, a Dynamic Island instead of the notch, and a lighter build. Our take? We think so too, as reported in our article when we said Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro can’t come soon enough. If you’re not sold on OLED for creative work, an OLED MacBook Pro is coming in 2026, but I predict disappointment. 2026-10-27T11:17:11.661Z (Image credit: store.storeimages.cdn-apple.com) So far, Apple has blessed us with a new iPad mini, but who's this dinky device best suited for?Naturally, the mini is all about portability. Think of on-the-go professionals who need a travel companion for commuting. It's also a great fit for e-book readers and students who want a compact note-taking device. With its OLED screen and faster A20 Pro chip, it's a nice upgrade from previous models, making it great for cosy solo Netflix nights. Check out our iPad generations guide to find your perfect match. 2026-10-27T09:59:18.202Z While we await anticipated new Apple releases this week, let's take a stroll down memory lane and digest some of the best Apple products ever that already exist (use the arrow to swipe through).Which one is your favourite? A post shared by Creative Bloq (@creativebloqofficial) 2026-10-27T09:24:11.789Z (Image credit: Future) Wait! Who really wants a touchscreen MacBook?Maybe it's because I never brought iPads into my workflow, but I'm finding it hard to see where this demand is coming from (and presumably, there is demand, if Apple is finally releasing after years of rumour). As I recall, Apple resisted for so long on ergonomic grounds – and also, why mess with a winning formula?!But maybe this explains more about where Apple is in 2026 than anything else. Because a move to a touchscreen laptop is clearly an attempt to court and flip users of devices like the Surface Pro, Surface Laptop and Lenovo Yogas, etc.Or is it because Apple now has to cater to a mobile-first generation who demand touchscreens? Tell us below in the comments! 2026-10-27T08:52:30.661Z (Image credit: Getty Images) One of the most strongly rumoured launches for this week’s event is a brand new touchscreen MacBook. This is something Apple has resisted for a long time, and something that Steve Jobs was famously against."We've done tons of user testing on [a touchscreen MacBook], he announced on stage at the launch of the iPad in 2010, "and it turns out it doesn't work. Touch surfaces don't want to be vertical. After a short period of time you start to fatigue, and after an extended period of time your arm wants to fall off. It doesn't work, it's ergonomically terrible." So there we have it. "Ergonomically terrible." "Doesn't work." It seems safe to say Jobs wasn't a fan of the idea in 2010. But what about today? Time will tell if Apple manages to make the whole thing work. (Image credit: Apple)Hello and welcome to Creative Bloq’s live coverage of this week’s Apple announcements! We’re expecting big things this week, but Apple has already announced something little: the new iPad mini.The main upgrades are:A20 Pro – (as used in the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo)8.5-inch OLED Super Retina display with nano-texture glass option.Thinner and lighter, at 5.4mm thick12MP Centre Stage front camera now on horizontal edgeCompatible with Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C). View More You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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