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25 Top Stories: 'Apple Upgrade' Program, Apple Music Price Hike, and More

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MacRumors Staff @ MacRumors 1 place · today 09:00 EDT

Top Stories: 'Apple Upgrade' Program, Apple Music Price Hike, and More

It's been another busy week in the Apple world, led by word that the company is preparing to launch a new device leasing and financing program as it has raised some more prices including on Apple Music subscriptions.


This week also saw a fresh round of beta releases for iOS 27 and related updates, details on roughly a dozen new Macs under development, and more, so read on below for all of the details!

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