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While Apple was reportedly aiming to bring an anti-reflective display coating to the iPhone 17 Pro models this year, a reliable source now tells MacRumors that the plan has been canceled for now as Apple ran into difficulties scaling up the process for the millions of devices it will need to produce.

Apple has brought anti-reflective nano-texture display options to several recent products like the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro, but so far the iPhone has been limited to a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating that still leaves the glass fronts of the devices susceptible to glare.
 

We're expecting at least some iPhone 17 models to see an increase in RAM to 12GB from the current 8GB, and a new rumor claims that the increase will extend to all four models in the lineup.

Apple had originally been thought to only include the higher RAM amount in the iPhone 17 Pro Max, though analyst Ming-Chi Kuo indicated last week that it will extend to not only the iPhone 17 Pro and the "iPhone 17 Air," but potentially even the base iPhone 17 if supply chain issues can be overcome. This week's rumor from Digital Chat Station on Weibo claims this will indeed be possible.
 

While ChatGPT is currently the only third-party AI service integrated into Apple Intelligence on iPhones, Apple has reportedly been open to adding other services, with Google Gemini regarded as the most likely future addition.

As part of an ongoing antitrust trial against Google, its CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed that he has held discussions with Apple CEO Tim Cook about Gemini integration and he hopes a deal will be reached by the middle of this year. That timing would set the stage for the inclusion of Gemini in iOS 19, set to be introduced at WWDC next month ahead of a public launch in September.
 

On the latest episode of The MacRumors Show, Dan and Hartley discuss the rumored look of the iPhone 17 "Air" and iPadOS 19's major productivity update.

The ‌iPhone 17‌ "Air" is expected to introduce a radically thinner design that could measure just 5.5mm thick, even requiring the side buttons to be thinner than those used on the other models to simply fit on the device.

Other topics of discussion include the rumored "Sky Blue" color option for the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max and a rumored major upgrade with iPadOS 19 to make the ‌iPad‌ more "macOS-like," with improved productivity, multitasking, and window management.
 

This year, Mother's Day lands on Sunday, May 11, and we're tracking quite a few offers from some of the best Apple-related accessory companies, as well as steep discounts on Apple products at Amazon.

In our roundup you'll find deals on AirPods, Apple Watch, iPads, and MacBook Air at Amazon, as well as a big Apple Watch band discount at Woot. ZAGG, Samsung, and more are also offering significant sales this week.

If you're planning on purchasing a gift for someone, we recommend checking out the deals as soon as possible, considering shipping estimates vary for every company.