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  • 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

  • Happy Presidents’ Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!

    Happy Presidents’ Day from O’Grady’s PowerPage!

    Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Presidents’ Day here in the United States, and the staff of O’Grady’s PowerPage will be taking the day off.

    Keep an eye out for some great sales today and we’ll be back tomorrow with all the Mac and mobile news, rumors, previews, and tidbits we can get our hands on, and have a safe and happy holiday on your end.

  • Apple states its commitment to deliver an updated, revamped Siri in 2026

    Apple states its commitment to deliver an updated, revamped Siri in 2026

    Apple has stuck to its previous promise that a smarter, more capable version of its Siri assistant will debut in 2026. Per MacRumors, the company stated this to CNBC on Thursday, only one day after Bloomberg reported Apple is having issues with the updated version of ‌Siri‌, leading to potential delays of the feature.

    While Apple didn’t offer a more specific timeline than “2026,” Bloomberg noted that the company was aiming to include a significant Siri update in iOS 26.4, with an update planned around spring 2026. Bloomberg’s latest report suggests the ‌Siri‌ functionality will not be ready in time to be included in iOS 26.4, so the new features could be pushed to iOS 26.5 or iOS 27.

    During the June 2024 WWDC, Apple previewed three new Siri features in the form of onscreen awareness, personal context, and the ability to do more in and between apps. The company also seems to have started working on additional ‌Siri‌ features like image generation and a tool for searching the web.

    During testing, Siri’s performance was hit or miss in processing queries properly, and the system could take too long to respond to requests. Where some features didn’t work as intended, new features began slowly rolling out via updates. There are still several iOS 26 updates planned for 2026, and iOS 27 will launch in September 2026.

    Apple provided CNBC with a statement because the company’s stock dropped five percent on Thursday, due to the ‌Siri‌ delay rumors and FTC scrutiny over Apple News.

    Apple is likely to release the first beta of iOS 26.4 later this month, which may offer additional insight as to where it stands with Siri.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and CNBC