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Apple has halted online sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the United States.

Earlier this week, the company announced that it would stop online sales at 3pm on December 21 and retail sales after December 24 to comply with an import ban ordered by the International Trade Commission. Apple has been found guilty of infringing on patents held by Masimo Corporation and Cercacor Laboratories, Inc. with its blood oxygen feature.

Technically, President Biden has until December 25th to veto the ITC’s ruling; however, we’ve haven’t seen any signals to suggest that will happen. If Biden does not veto the ruling, Apple says it will “take all measures to return Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 to customers in the U.S. as soon as possible.”

Notably, the Apple Watch is still available at third party retailers. The Apple Watch Series 9 is currently on sale at Amazon.com for $329 (down from $399) and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 is on sale for $699 (down from $799). It’s likely these prices will go up if inventory dries out.

Apple has confirmed that its upcoming 'Scary Fast' event on October 30 will be Mac focused.

While rumors have suggested we could see a new iMac and possibly new MacBook Pros at the fall event, Apple has revealed that the event will be centered on Mac with a new Apple Events page animation.

Users visiting the Apple Events page will see a large Apple logo with on a dark background. The logo then animates into a 'scary' version of the 'Happy Mac' icon, now used for the Finder icon on macOS.

The special event will take place virtually on October 30th, at 5pm PT / 8pm ET.

Apple has released another new firmware update for its AirPods Pro 2 wireless earbuds.

The firmware is version 6A305, up from 6A303, which was released just 8 days ago. It applies to both the AirPods Pro 2 with Lightning Charging Case and AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C Charging Case.

Version 6A305 release notes
● Bug fixes and other improvements

Firmware updates are delivered periodically while your AirPods are charging and in Bluetooth range of your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Because firmware updates are delivered automatically, you don't need to update your AirPods.