Welcome to the third Keynote del Domingo, the weekly roundup of the most important Apple news, explained in five minutes and with opinion. Every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on minchu.tech.
Apple promised “an exciting week” and delivered: an OLED iPad mini on Monday, an iMac and MacBook Pro with M6 on Tuesday and, on Wednesday at Pro and Tell, the first Mac with a touchscreen. Along the way, iOS 27.2 brought Siri AI in Spanish, the HomePod mini 2 hit stores, and the iPhone Duo got its first serious problem. Here are the week’s 10 stories.
The new Macs and the iPad mini
1. It’s official: the first touchscreen Mac. The MacBook Pro with a PROLED XDR display moves to tandem OLED (up to 2,000 nits peak), builds the touch sensor into the panel itself, swaps the notch for the Dynamic Island, and brings back the glowing Apple logo ten years later. It doesn’t debut the M6, though: it uses the M5 Pro and M5 Max. It starts at $2,899 in the US and arrives November 6. For working with images, it’s the one I’d pick; if you only want power, the M6 model is much cheaper.
2. The M6 comes to the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the iMac. On Tuesday Apple debuted its new chip in two machines. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 (12-core CPU and GPU, Wi-Fi 7 and up to 24 hours of battery life) and the iMac with M6, with an SSD twice as fast and the same seven colors. Both arrive November 6.
3. An OLED iPad mini… at 60Hz. An 8.5-inch OLED display, A20 Pro chip, IP67 water resistance and speakers under the screen, on sale November 6. What it doesn’t have is ProMotion, and Apple has come out to explain why: according to Dave Pakula, 60Hz looks much better on OLED than on LCD. Why it stays at 60Hz.
Apple news about the iPhone
4. Cracks along the iPhone Duo’s hinge. Just over a week after launch, units have appeared with the inner display cracked along the fold. Apple acknowledges a problem in “a small number of units” and asks owners to contact AppleCare for a replacement, but doesn’t explain the cause; iFixit is weighing several, none confirmed. If you have one, use it normally and, if the crack appears, take it to an Apple Store.
5. Why it’s so hard to get an iPhone Duo. According to Mark Gurman, about 80% of units went to Apple Stores, some stores got only 50, and online delivery already slips to late January. If you want one sooner, a physical store is your best bet. How to improve your chances.
6. Siri AI now speaks Spanish with iOS 27.2. With support for Spanish from Spain and Mexico, it remembers previous conversations and uses your personal context. In the US and Latin America it works on compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch models; in Spain and the rest of the EU it’s still blocked on the iPhone, but it does work on the Mac. Good news for the millions of Spanish speakers in the US. How to use it in Spanish.
Home, software and prices
7. The HomePod mini 2 is on sale. It brings the S10 chip, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 6, Sound Glow and the option to use it as a Mac speaker. On the other hand, it has one fewer microphone and Siri AI isn’t there out of the box. What changes and whether it’s worth it.
8. Apple Creator Studio fills up with AI. MotionVFX built into Final Cut Pro, Generate Fill in Pixelmator Pro, and AI assistants in Logic Pro, Keynote, Pages and Numbers. It arrives in November and is free for subscribers, and the AI works in English from day one.
9. The MacBook Neo goes up for students in Spain. Apple has changed the education price again there: €739 for the 256GB model and €839 for the 512GB one. The discount drops to €60, down from €100. The price history and whether it’s still worth it.
Beyond Apple
10. Amazon refreshes its Echo lineup with Alexa+. Five new devices: Echo Dot with the AZ3 chip, Echo Studio with a camera, the Echo Time alarm clock, the Echo Show 16 and the Alexa Photo Frame. Just as Apple prepares its HomeView, Amazon makes its move; if you’re torn between the two, here’s my HomeView vs. Echo Show comparison. What each one brings and how much it costs.
This week’s guides
If you’ve updated to iOS 27, this week I published several hands-on guides: the new parental controls and what to do if Reminders alarms don’t go off. And if you have a Duo, 8 tricks for its camera. Yesterday I also took a look back: how Apple has changed in 15 years.
Today on minchu.tech
Throughout the day I’m publishing why Apple bought Ascend.io, a startup that automates data work with AI agents; what’s happening with Google Maps and the borders of Ceuta and Melilla in the European Parliament; and when easyJet will have Starlink Wi-Fi on its planes.
Your turn
Would you use a touchscreen on a Mac, or does it seem like a $2,899 whim? Have you tried Siri AI in Spanish yet? Reply to me on X, Instagram or Threads.
See you next Sunday.
