A busy week. Five new devices went on sale in Australia on Friday, John Ternus delivered his first earnings as CEO, and the first iOS 27.3 betas arrived with a few changes worth noting.
New Macs and an OLED iPad mini are here
Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro is now on sale here, alongside a 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, an M6 iMac and a redesigned iPad mini.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display — a tandem OLED panel with touch — starts at $4,599, and the 16-inch model starts at $5,499. A separate 14-inch model with M6, and the familiar Liquid Retina XDR display, starts at $3,199. The 24-inch iMac with M6 starts at $2,399. The new iPad mini has an 8.5-inch OLED display and an A20 Pro chip; Wi-Fi models start at $1,099, and Wi-Fi + Cellular at $1,349. Prices include GST.
Ternus’s first earnings, and the Duo is still hard to get
Apple reported September-quarter revenue of US$114.5 billion, up 12 per cent, in John Ternus’s first results since he took over on 1 September. Earnings per share were US$2.10, up 14 per cent. Fiscal 2026 revenue hit an all-time high of US$479 billion, with a September-quarter record for iPhone and an all-time high for Services. Mac revenue was US$10.8 billion, up 24 per cent, and Ternus said Apple has “never sold more Macs in a fiscal year” than it did in 2026.
The iPhone Duo is a different story. It went on sale on 23 October, so it barely figures in these numbers, and supply is still tight. “Duo is constrained as of today,” Ternus told Reuters. “We’re not able to predict when supply and demand will be in balance.” He also said a “very small percentage” of units had been returned over display issues. If you’ve been waiting on a Duo in Australia, there’s still no date to plan around.
iOS 27.3 heads into beta
Apple released the first developer betas of iOS 27.3 and the rest of the 27.3 family on Tuesday, with public betas on Thursday. The public releases are expected in December.
It’s the biggest update to iOS 27 since September. Safari gets a vertical tabs option and an Adaptive Dark Mode for sites that don’t offer their own. Siri AI can do more in Apple’s apps, and the redesigned Health app is back, with custom Insights and longevity information. macOS 27.3 also brings Live Activities to Macs that don’t have a Dynamic Island.
From 27.3, photos and files you share from iCloud with “Anyone with the link” will be “made accessible to Apple” for a harmful-content check. Links limited to people you choose, and “Send a Copy”, are not included. Apple says content shared with anyone is no longer end-to-end encrypted, even if Advanced Data Protection is on.
Dating apps, and AI companions, headed for 18+
On Monday, Apple told developers that from 16 November they will need to declare whether an app shares real-world location, or includes dating and relationship features — including virtual companions that engage in sexual or romantic content. Apps in that dating category will get a minimum age rating of 18+. Developers have until 12 January 2027 to complete the declarations.
What to watch next week
HomeView, Apple’s new smart home hub, and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K are due on sale on Friday, 13 November. A minor software update, iOS 27.2.1, arrived on Monday with fixes for iMessage group chats and Bluetooth pairing. If you haven’t installed it yet, it’s worth doing.
