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  • Toyota launches Car Keys support for Apple Wallet

    Toyota launches Car Keys support for Apple Wallet

    If you’re a Toyota owner, you’re going to like this.

    The Japanese automaker appears to have launched support for Apple Wallet. Per a post on Reddit, the company is now rolling out Apple car key support for some of its vehicles, as confirmed by a 2026 RAV4 owner on Reddit.

    The adoption of car keys follows a report in December that Toyota had been added to Apple’s backend database of vehicle brands that could support the feature.

    While this doesn’t necessarily mean Toyota will immediately begin implementation, it does lend hope that car key support won’t take much longer to arrive.

    It’s unknown how many different Toyota vehicles support car keys, or what model years will gain support for the feature.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via 9to5Mac, MacRumors, and Reddit

  • Rumor: Apple to announce low-cost, colorful MacBooks at March 4 media event

    Rumor: Apple to announce low-cost, colorful MacBooks at March 4 media event

    Following Apple’s announcement that Apple will be holding a media event in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4, the rumor train has gone into motion and the word on the street is that Apple’s low-cost MacBook will be announced at the event.

    Per MacRumors and a leaker known as “Instant Digital” on Weibo, Apple is said to be using the color scheme of the Apple logo graphic used for the upcoming “Apple Experience,” which should match the colors of the new entry-level Mac. The invite graphic shows a 3D Apple logo made up of transparent discs in yellow, green, and blue. The post effectively constitutes a claim that the device is set to arrive at the event.

    According to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a June 2025 post, the budget MacBook could come in silver, blue, pink, and yellow finishes, which would match the entry-level iPad. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has also noted in his latest Power On newsletter that Apple has tested a range of playful color options for its upcoming low-cost MacBook, going well beyond the muted tones available on its current notebook lineup.

    Gurman has stated that the colors tested so far include light yellow, light green, blue, pink, classic silver, and dark gray. He’s noted that it’s unlikely that all of these colors will ship, even though these would be the most colorful notebooks Apple has offered since the iBook G3 era in the late 90s, which included Tangerine, Blueberry, Indigo, Graphite, and Key Lime.

    The low-cost machine is expected to feature a 12.9-inch display, an aluminum chassis, and an iPhone chip, likely the A18 Pro, rather than an M-series processor. It will likely retail for well below $1,000.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and Bloomberg

  • Apple TV to carry this year’s Major League Soccer season as part of its standard subscription fee

    Apple TV to carry this year’s Major League Soccer season as part of its standard subscription fee

    If you’re a sports fan, you’re going to like this.

    In addition to Apple streaming all F1 races on Apple TV in the U.S., the company will be carrying all Major League Soccer games this season. Major League Soccer used to be a paid standalone subscription from Apple and was known as “MLS Season Pass.”

    The matches themselves will begin this Saturday, February 21st, and an Apple TV subscription retails for $12.99 per month, and is available at a discount through the Apple One bundle.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via 9to5Mac and tv.apple.com

  • GameSir offers Mac users access to “full Steam library” via GameHub announcement, technical details unknown

    GameSir offers Mac users access to “full Steam library” via GameHub announcement, technical details unknown

    If you’ve been hankering to play your Steam library on your Apple Silicon-based Mac, GameSir might finally have a solution, even if the technical details remain vague.

    GameSir has released its GameHub for Mac promo, which shows AAA Windows titles such as Black Myth: Wukong and God of War Ragnarok — both of which are not Mac native, running on Macs. The headline boldly states that “Your Mac is now a gaming PC.”

    At present, the wording hints at native Windows compatibility on macOS, although the company has yet to disclose technical details as to how this is achieved, especially since Apple Silicon doesn’t support Boot Camp and the current version of macOS can’t run Windows software without some kind of translation, virtualization, or other middleman.

    To date, GameHub has mostly been known as an Android platform linked to Guangzhou Chicken Run Network Technology Co., Ltd., offering emulation, compatibility layers, and streaming tools. There’s currently no macOS download available, no developer documentation, no benchmarks, and no list of supported games or their limitations.

    GameHub is thought to be built on WINE, and to incorporate elements of Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit, virtualization, or a custom translation layer. It’s unknown if support for the “entire Steam library” is marketing talk or a real compatibility claim.

    There are still key technical questions unanswered. DirectX 12 translation, anti-cheat systems needing kernel-level Windows parts, launcher chains, and driver dependencies are big challenges for macOS compatibility solutions. No current method completely overcomes these issues.

    At present, GameHub’s announcement is vague but hopeful, and could offer Mac gamers the breakthrough they’ve been wanting for year.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via AppleInsider and @GameSir

  • Rumor: Apple’s iPad Pro line could go several years without a major upgrade

    Rumor: Apple’s iPad Pro line could go several years without a major upgrade

    Per noted Weibo-based leaker “Instant Digital,” Apple’s iPad Pro could go several years without a major update.

    While the leaker didn’t cite specific criteria for this, it’s thought that the cost of the OLED panel now used in the device is unlikely to come down in price and the last major redesign apparently did not significantly stimulate sales growth. In turn, while Apple may maintain a. regular iteration cycle with the devices, it apparently has no intention of pursuining significant upgrades such as ultra-slim borders around the display, the likes of which are available on rival high-end tablets.

    Apple offered the first major redesign of the device since 2018 in 2024 with changes to its overall design. The company would later add the M5 chip to it in October 2025, along with minor connectivity upgrades.

    The ‌iPad Pro‌ is likely to gain the M6 chip and iPhone 17 Pro-style vapor chamber cooling at some point toward the end of 2026 or in 2027, but there have been no other rumors about the future of the product line.

    Staytuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors