The long-rumored iPhone Fold – the colloquial term used for the company’s unannounced folding iPhone – is reported to be on schedule for a potential launch in the second half of next year.
The device is said to have reached the Prototype 1 (P1) stage last month, which is the first point at which the company creates fully-functional devices …
| Read more »Announced on Wednesday, the DJI Power 2000 is a solid power station option made by the folks best known for lightweight drones, but it's not really one that you would consider easily portable or inexpensive.
DJI Power 2000
In 2025, the portable power station market is thriving. Consumers are spoiled for choice with the wide selection of options for their personal power needs.
All ranging from large power stations and semi-permanent power backups designed for home use. On the other end are portable units tailored to camping, worksites, and for temporary use in emergencies
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A Qantas data breach resulting from a cybersecurity attack has put up to 6M customer records at risk of exposure, with names, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth confirmed to be included. The hack was of a contact center database operated by one of the airline’s partners …
| Read more »White House condemnation of a free app has drawn substantial attention to it, helping ICEBlock become the most popular social networking app in the App Store, beating out apps like X and Instagram.
ICEBlock alerts people to sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in their area, following a major immigration crackdown by the White House …
| Read more »Summer isn’t just about beaches, pools, and baseball. It’s also time for Prime Day, and Amazon’s big annual sale is even bigger this year, running a whopping four days, from Tuesday, July 8, until midnight on Friday, July 11. As always, the deals will be coming and going quickly, so be sure to bookmark this page as we’ll be monitoring the latest best prices on Macs, iPads, AirPods, Apple Watches and more.
Since Amazon’s last big sale in October, Apple has released some new products, so be on the lookout for super discounts on older iPads and MacBooks, as well as price cuts on the newest models. And of course, you’ll also find great deals on AirPods, Apple Watches, Macs, and everything else Apple sells. We’ll gather the best deals we see in this article, along with some tips for getting the best bargains.
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| Read more »July 2 is the last day to claim your part of a $95 million settlement, if you owned a device with Siri that could've recorded a private conversation.
Siri was the target of a privacy lawsuit.
Emails are being sent out to consumers about a "Lopez Voice Assistant Class Action Settlement," explaining that the recipient could be owed some money. Following after the agreement by Apple to settle a class-action lawsuit, the time has now come for payments to be made.
The email, seen by AppleInsider, advises that the recipient is identified as potentially being a member of the settlement class, based on Apple's records, and could be entitled to receive the patent.
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If you’re looking for a new pair of AirPods, Amazon’s twice-yearly Prime Day sales are a great time to look for a discount. Amazon often has AirPods on sale for well below Apple’s MSRP, but when big sales events like this come around, you can often get a pair for an all-time-low price.
The AirPods picked here are all chosen by our editors, who have decades of experience with Apple devices. We’ve reviewed everything we recommend and we won’t tell you to buy something that’s not actually worth your money. The products below are all at or near all-time lows, and we’ve selected what we think is the best configuration for each product type. We know Apple is expensive, so we’ve chosen products at prices we would be willing to pay, so you can trust that our recommendations will steer you in the right direction—and save...
| Read more »Apple's expansion in India has hit an unexpected issue as hundreds of Chinese workers have been required to leave its iPhone manufacturer Foxconn's facilities in the country.
One of several Foxconn manufacturing facilities in India — image credit: Foxconn
In May 2025, it was revealed that Foxconn had made a $1.5 billion investment in India, and separately the Indian government had approved a new semiconductor factory. Yet according to Bloomberg, even as all of this was happening, Foxconn India began...
Traveling is fun, but planning a trip can be exhausting–especially for tech fans. You need to make sure you have everything you need, including of course the correct chargers and adapters for each of your devices. There’s nothing worse than hunting for an overpriced Apple Watch charger in the hotel gift shop when you just want to sleep off the jet lag.
These problems are well understood. But one thing that’s frequently forgotten by traveling techies is data privacy and security. You’ll probably end up using public Wi-Fi in airport lounges, coffee shops, and your hotel room, which can expose your personal data to hackers and identity thieves. This is why you need a VPN.
If you’re not familiar with the idea of a VPN, don’t worry. Read on as we explain what exactly a VPN is, and how it can help protect your data while traveling.
How a VPN can protect your data
Our personal devices carry a lot of...
| Read more »More than 300 Chinese iPhone engineers and technicians have been recalled from an Indian production plant, says a new report.
No public acknowledgement or explanation has been offered, but suspicion is falling on the Chinese government, which has previously been accused of actively hampering Apple’s attempts to move more iPhone production out of the country …
| Read more »SwitchEasy’s MagPower 4-in-1 is a handy 40W MagSafe charging dock that charges four devices simultaneously.
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| Read more »In iOS 16's Maps app, Guides allow users to explore curated collections of places, either those created by Apple or by other users or publishers.
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| Read more »Apple TV+ has announced an upcoming dramedy starring and executive produced by Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe Award winner Jennifer Aniston.
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| Read more »Priya Kansara has joined the cast of the “For All Mankind” spinoff “Star City” from Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures Television.
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| Read more »Apple has released the second public betas of iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6.
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| Read more »There are three new additions to “Being Heumann,” Apple TV+‘s adaptation of the bestselling memoir from disability activist Judy Heumann.
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| Read more »Addigy — which specializes in live, real-time, and continuously connected Apple device management — has announced Addigy Prebuilt App Catalog.
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| Read more »Do employees consider AI friend or foe? While some may feel they’re competing with AI for jobs, a new report from Howdy finds that 69% are more satisfied with their job due to AI.
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| Read more »Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites.
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| Read more »Summer is nearly here, and that means beaches, baseball, and everyone’s favorite sale, Prime Day! Amazon has announced that its annual Prime Day will be held from July 8-11, and there may be no better time to get your hands on Apple gear. Read on for all the details.
When is Prime Day 2025?
Amazon has announced that Prime Day will run between July 8 and July 11, which is similar to the time frame to Amazon’s usual summer sale event. However, this is the first time Prime Day will last four days, meaning there will be even more opportunities to save.
There will likely be another Prime Day Sale later in the year: Amazon has also run a sale in October in recent years.
Best Prime Day Deals so far
Prime Day starts soon, but there are already loads of Apple deals to get right now:
U.S. Prime Day Deals
If you watched Apple’s WWDC keynote in June, you probably remember the headline features in watchOS 26, such as the AI-powered Workout Buddy and Liquid Glass redesign. But you might not have realized that there’s actually far more to this software update than these showy new additions.
In fact, watchOS 26 is packed with a slew interesting updates, from clever widgets to new ways to enjoy your favorite photos. Here, we’ve picked out eight of our favorite little-known tweaks that you’ll want to rush to try in watchOS 26.
Configurable widgets
Love the Smart Stack on your Apple Watch? With watchOS 26, you now get even more options to customize it to your liking. For example, you can drill down into individual apps and decide which aspects of them show up as Smart Stack prompts, such as home electricity usage and suggested controls in the Home app.
This isn’t just limited to Apple’s own apps – third-party...
| Read more »This probably isn’t the best thing you could do. Apple has filed a lawsuit accusing Di Liu, a former senior Vision Pro engineer, of stealing thousands of documents containing plans for unreleased features, and taking them to his new role working on glasses–based projects for Snap. The lawsuit also stated that while Liu claimed he […]
| Read more »Summer baseball is about to get a lot more prevalent on Apple TV+. Apple and Major League Baseball this week announced the August schedule for Friday Night Baseball, which consists of a weekly doubleheader of MLB games streamed on Apple TV+ throughout the 2025 regular game season. The games are included with an Apple TV+ […]
| Read more »PDFs are everywhere, from contracts and invoices to school assignments and business reports, but editing them is still far more complicated than it needs to be. Many of the most well-known PDF tools charge steep monthly fees just to access basic features. If you’re looking for something more affordable and less restrictive, PDF Reader Pro for Mac gives you a complete set of PDF editing tools with a one-time payment of $29.97 (reg. $39.99).
PDF Reader Pro lets you treat PDFs like editable documents. You can change text, replace or insert images, rearrange pages, and use markup tools to highlight, underline, or strike...
| Read more »Charging cords have a way of looking like a spaghetti explosion, no matter how organized you think you are. That’s why the MagStack Duo is a homerun. For a limited time, you can grab this 2-in-1 magnetic charger for just $29.97 (regularly $39.99), allowing you to charge your Apple Watch and any USB-C device simultaneously, without the tangled mess.
This isn’t your average cable setup. The MagStack Duo features Statik’s patented magnetic design, which means the 60W USB-C cable stays coiled and compact when not in use—and wraps perfectly around the 5W Apple Watch charger. It’s sleek, smart, and ...
| Read more »The release of iOS 18 brought a number of new features to Apple's Journal app, including the new ability to search and sort entries.
Some of the many new features that came to the Journal app in iOS 18. Image credit: Apple
Apple's Journal app was originally introduced in December 2023 alongside iOS 17. In October 2024, it received its first major update, as part of the iOS 18 upgrade.
There's new support for noting one's state of mind, if desired, along with the ability to print individual entries, and more. The biggest new addition to Journal in iOS 18, though, is the arrival of search and sort functionality.
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A federal jury in Delaware has ordered Apple to pay $110.7 million in damages to Spanish technology company TOT Power Control. The jury found that Apple infringed on a key TOT patent related to 3G wireless communication used in devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches. TOT Power Control licenses technology that reduces power […]
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| Read more »Apple has filed (PDF) a lawsuit against former Vision Pro engineer Di Liu, accusing him of stealing thousands of confidential files related to his work on Apple's augmented reality headset for the benefit of his new employer Snap. The company alleges Liu misled colleagues about his departure, secretly accepted a job offer from Snap, and attempted to cover his tracks by deleting files -- actions Apple claims violated his confidentiality agreement. The Register reports: Liu secretly received a job offer from Snap on October 18, 2024, a role the complaint describes as "substantially similar" to his Apple position, meaning Liu waited nearly two weeks to resign from Apple, per the lawsuit. "Even then, he did not disclose he was leaving for Snap," the suit said. "Apple would not have allowed Mr. Liu continued access had he told the truth." Liu allegedly copied "more than a dozen folders containing thousands of files" from Apple's filesystem to a personal cloud storage account, dropping...
| Read more »If you’ve been meaning to check out Apple’s new psychological crime drama “Smoke“, you can now sample the show’s intense opening scene, along with Thom Yorke’s moody theme song for the opening credits. Watch it below.
| Read more »Searching for some of the best Adobe Lightroom alternatives? Consider me your frugal guide looking to steer you toward the cheaper side of RAW photo editing. With Adobe solely offering an annual plan for the majority of its products, many are looking for alternatives that offer the same amount of creativity and features without breaking […]
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| Read more »The is officially certified as ‘Works with Apple Home‘. It’s the company’s first Hub/bridge device to earn Apple’s smart home badge, which allows for easier control of SwitchBot devices inside the Home app and HomeKit.
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| Read more »Apple’s UAE YouTube channel posted an iPhone 16 Pro ad today, promoting the Camera Control button as a great way to snap quick shots. Watch the video below, and answer our poll: Do you use the Camera Control button on your iPhone?
| Read more »It’s hard to believe, but if you’ve been an Apple Music subscriber since its inception, you’ve been streaming for a full decade. Announced as “One more thing” at WWDC 2015, the service launched on June 30, 2015, months before iOS 9 and Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan landed later that fall.
To celebrate the milestone, Apple is offering a “special version” of its annual Replay playlist. Similar to Spotify’s Wrapped campaign, Replay offers “a look back at the top songs, artists, albums...
| Read more »If you want the best tablet you can possibly get, look no further than the M4 iPad Pro. And right now, it’s never been cheaper—with an all-time-low price cut of $200 off, you can get yourself your very own iPad Pro for as low as $1,099. The same discount applies to all other storage capacities as well.
The 13-inch iPad Pro has all the features you could possibly want and then some. It’s super powerful thanks to the M4 chip and it comes with a gorgeous ultra-thin design built around a stunning OLED display. It’s the perfect tablet if you want to be able to use it for both work and fun, if you want to edit images, run project designs, create videos, and so on.
When we reviewed this tablet, we gave it a 5-star rating, appreciating the super-thin design, the gorgeously bright display,...
| Read more »Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup will be unveiled just two months from now, and while most features of the new models have already leaked, there’s at least one big question mark that could swing a lot of upgrade decisions: ProMotion.
| Read more »Spanish company TOT Power Control has been awarded $110.7 million in damages after a federal jury in Delaware found that Apple’s devices infringe on a patent related to 3G wireless communications. Here are the details.
| Read more »Cloud storage is pretty much a must–have these days, but if there’s one thing none of us need in life it’s yet another monthly or annual subscription.
This 4th July you can declare your independence from ongoing cloud fees by taking advantage of a pCloud lifetime plan – with savings as high as 70% …
| Read more »Jennifer Aniston will star and produce a 10-episode Apple TV+ series based on the bestselling "I'm Glad My Mom Died," where she plays the narcissistic mother of "iCarly" actress Jennette McCurdy.
'I'm Glad My Mom Died' by Jennette McCurdy
Apple TV+ is packed with star-studded dramas and comedies, and it continues to roll out new projects at a regular pace. The latest dramedy will likely fit in well with fans of Bad Sisters.
I'm Glad My Mom Died will star Jennifer Aniston, who is also the executive producer for the series via Echo Films. She's playing the titular mother that relishes her identity as "a starlet's mother."
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Apple must pay TOT Power Control more than $110.7 million in damages for infringing a patent related to wireless communications technology.
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| Read more »Apple’s well documented struggles to upgrade Siri with AI might have an unexpected fix. Per Mark Gurman, Apple is considering powering its revamped Siri with third-party AI models from Anthropic or OpenAI. Here’s why that could be the best move for Apple and users.
| Read more »Apple has failed to convince a jury that it didn't infringe on 3G wireless patents with cellular chips in its iPhone, with it now having to pay TOT Power Control over $110 million.
The iPhone's 3G capability has cost Apple in a patent lawsuit
The jury decision, made on June 30 and made public by a Delaware federal court on Tuesday, didn't go Apple's way. In a long-running patent lawsuit against TOT Power Control, it has been decided that Apple's wireless chips violated the company's patents.
This includes cellular chips used in the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
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An injured climber stranded above 10,000 feet on Snowmass Mountain in Colorado was rescued after using Apple's satellite texting feature on his iPhone to call for help.
Emergency SOS via Satellite is on iPhone 14 and later
According to the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office, the 53-year-old man reached the summit on Sunday. During his descent, he injured his wrist and was unable to continue alone, according to KDVR.
Without cell service or Wi-Fi in the remote area, he used Apple's satellite texting capability to contact a family member. That relative alerted the sheriff's office and Mountain Rescue Aspen.
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A climber stranded at nearly 11,000 feet in the Colorado wilderness was rescued this week thanks to Apple’s Emergency SOS satellite messaging feature. Here’s what happened.
| Read more »Apple launched Apple TV+ with the flashy drama The Morning Show, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. With the debut drama about to enter its fourth season in September, Apple is doubling down on Aniston’s star power.
The streamer announced that Aniston will headline a new ten-part dramedy, entitled ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’, by former iCarly star Jennette McCurdy, recounting her experiences growing up as a child actor and her complicated relationship with her controlling mother.
| Read more »Apple is bringing major updates to the Apple Watch this fall with watchOS 26. Among several changes, such as the new Apple Notes app, Apple Intelligence features, and Control Center upgrades, the most distinctive addition is a new system called hints, built as a companion to the Smart Stack widget system. These hints aim to […]
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| Read more »Photos in iOS 26 has reworked the iOS 18 version for the better. Here's how the new version of Photos expected in the fall compares to the old one.
Photos iOS 18 vs iOS 26
One of the most-used first-party apps on an iPhone, Photos is the home for all of the photographs and videos you take with the onboard cameras. With built-in editing tools and search capabilities, you can quickly find memories of yesteryear and make them look good too.
It is an essential app, and therefore any changes made to it will be significant. Even if they don't seem that way from the outset.
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Apple’s Photos app received a major overhaul last year, and iOS 26 brings a handful of new changes. Here’s everything new coming to the Photos app in iOS 26.
| Read more »Labubus are out of stock almost everywhere. And as if scoring one wasn’t already hard enough, POP MART has been constantly hitting me with an Error 500 during checkout. It usually happens when traffic spikes and the servers can’t handle the load. There are several troubleshooting solutions here. You can try switching devices, logging out […]
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| Read more »Resurrect your side projects with Phoenix.new, the new AI app-builder from Fly.io. Just describe your idea, and Phoenix.new quickly generates a working real-time Phoenix app: clustering, pubsub, and presence included. Ideal for multiplayer games, collaborative tools, or quick weekend experiments. Built by Fly.io, deploy wherever you want.
| Read more »Apple published two job openings on LinkedIn and on its job search portal last week. In them, the Bangalore, India, location is looking for two engineers for its machine learning/artificial intelligence team. The two adverts are somewhat vague, but reveal some insights into Apple’s plans.
Our team is responsible for delivering next-generation Search and Question Answering systems across Apple products including Siri, Safari, Spotlight, and more…. You will collaborate with outstanding Search and AI engineers on large scale machine learning to improve Query Understanding, Retrieval, and Ranking, developing fundamental building blocks needed for AI powered experiences such as fine-tuning and reinforcement learning.
The second job advert reads identically, but it is not...
| Read more »Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales event is a fantastic opportunity to find a good deal on the Apple Watch, and this year you’ll get even more time to save. Amazon’s Prime Day sale runs a whopping four days this year, from Tuesday, July 8, to Friday, July 11, and we’re already seeing some great discounts on the Apple Watch even before it officially starts.
The Apple Watch models picked here are all chosen by our editors, who have decades of experience with Apple devices. We’ve reviewed everything we recommend, and we won’t recommend buying something that we wouldn’t buy ourselves. We know Apple is expensive, so we’ve chosen products at prices we would be willing to pay, so you can trust that our recommendations will steer you in the right direction—and save you big bucks.
There are numerous case and band options with the Apple Watch, but make sure the combination you want doesn’t mean you miss out on a tasty...
| Read more »New shipment estimates by supply chain analysts suggest that Apple may have gained computing marketshare in the first quarter of 2025, but the report ignores that shipments aren't sales, and Apple stuffed the channel with hardware ahead of tariff impacts.
Mac shipments jumped in 2025
Apple entered 2025 with faster shipment growth than rivals, with Mac shipments jumping 28.7%. Rivals HP, Dell and Lenovo managed only single-digit growth, according to Canalys data released on July 1.
Apple shipped roughly 2.7 million desktops and notebooks, raising its share of the U.S. PC shipment market to about 16%, up from just over 14% a year earlier in 2024. These figures measure what Apple sent into retail channels, not how many Macs were actually bought by end users.
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Amazon's $849 MacBook Air deal is back, with the M4-equipped laptop available at a $150 discount ahead of Prime Day.
Grab early Prime Day MacBook Air deals.
The $150 markdown at Amazon marks a return of the popular $849 price on the standard M4 MacBook Air 13-inch model, and every colorway is eligible for the savings.
Buy M4 Air for $849
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Apple TV+ kicked off the year with a major win in Severance, but the streamer has another sci-fi series returning next week that’s much bigger in scope: Foundation season 3 is almost here, and reviews say the show’s better than ever.
| Read more »Unlike Windows, macOS blocks most attempts to spoof the MAC address. System Integrity Protection (SIP) locks down low-level changes, and persistent spoofing isn’t natively supported. Although you can disable SIP, that opens your system to risks. A better approach is to use MAC address changers designed to work within macOS, like spoof‑mac, MacMACSpoof, Private Wi‑Fi […]
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| Read more »Meta just took another step in its belated but very welcome push to detach Threads from its Instagram roots. Starting today, the app is officially rolling out its own direct messaging system and a new visual highlights feature. Here’s how they work.
| Read more »Today we are starting off our collection of the best Apple deals with some accessories. Firstly, the latest Satechi M4 Mac mini Stand & Hub as well as the brand new USB4 Slim NVMe SSD Enclosure are now at the best prices to date. But we also have the first deals on the brand’s latest collection of My Find accessories – Keychain, luggage tag, wallet card, and glasses case – as as well as 40% off all...
| Read more »Following its recall of one US-only Power Bank, Anker has now issued a worldwide recall and replace notice for five more similar batteries. Here's what's impacted and how to get a refund.
The Anker Power Banks that are subject to the new recall — image credit: Anker
In June 2025, Anker issued its recall of the PowerCore 10000 batteries because of a potential fire risk, although solely to devices sold in the US. As of July 1, 2025, though, the company is recalling five more Power Banks:
Today, I’m taking a look at Nitro Photo for macOS, a powerful photo and editor manager that’s great for any photographer wanting a cheaper, faster alternative to Adobe Lightroom. Designed with Apple users in mind, Nitro Photo provides a RAW editing and management experience that’s easy for beginners to pick up, yet provides plenty of […]
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| Read more »Encrypted communications provider Proton has joined an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, filing a legal complaint that claims the company's App Store practices harm developers, consumers, and privacy. The Switzerland-based firm joined a group of Korean developers who sued Apple in May rather than filing a separate case.
Proton asked the US District Court for Northern California to require Apple to allow alternative app stores, expose those stores through its own App Store, permit developers to disable Apple's in-app payment system, and provide full access to Apple APIs. The company added a privacy-focused argument to typical antitrust complaints, contending that Apple's pricing model particularly penalizes companies that refuse to harvest user data. Developers of free apps typically sell user data to cover costs, while privacy-focused companies like Proton must charge subscriptions for revenue, making Apple's commission cuts more burdensome.
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| Read more »Apple is rumored to be making a new ‘MacBook’ device for launch later this year or in early 2026. And based on the early details, it sounds a lot like Apple’s taking the iPad approach with its new MacBook and the Mac line as a whole.
| Read more »Apple is researching how to make software for the Apple Vision Pro to help prevent motion sickness from perceived motion, as well as caused by the motion of a vehicle.
We won't now see an Apple Car, but some of the technology invented for it may be coming to the Apple Vision Pro — image credit: Apple
Probably all Apple Vision Pro users say that wearing your headset during a flight is more embarrassing — or at least prone to getting knocked in the overhead storage compartment. But some say that depending on what you're watching, they can get motion sickness because of how the headset's sensors are sometimes thrown by the movement of the aircraft.
It's like an exaggerated version of the motion sickness that some users feel when, say, reading their iPhone in a moving bus....
Google just pulled its note-taking app Keep from Apple Watch, extending a long and storied history of Google killing off products.
Google just pulled its note-taking app Keep
Alphabet Inc.'s Google pulled its Keep note-taking app from Apple Watch with an update on June 30, 2025. The move leaves users without a Google-backed way to take notes on the wrist.
Keep launched for watchOS in 2019 but never got much attention. It lacked watch face complications and other core features. Over time, it fell behind.
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Meta’s renewed push into AI is throwing the entire market off-balance, and Apple is particularly exposed. With morale arguably at an all-time low inside Cupertino’s AI teams, Zuckerberg’s multimillion-dollar check-cutting spree may have already pulled at least one top researcher out of Apple Park. And there may be more to come.
| Read more »Apple has filed a lawsuit against a former senior product design engineer, accusing him of stealing trade secrets related to its Vision Pro headset and taking them to Snap Inc., the maker of Spectacles. The complaint, lodged on June 24 in Santa Clara County Superior Court, claims that Di Liu misused his final days at […]
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| Read more »watchOS 26 is coming this fall as the next major Apple Watch update. It will bring a new Apple Notes app, Apple Intelligence features, Control Center upgrades, and more. One new feature is especially unique: ‘hints’ are being added to watch faces in watchOS 26 as a companion of the Smart Stack.
| Read more »In just a couple of months, Apple will unveil the iPhone 17. But you don’t need to wait to find out what it’s all about. Rumors, leaks, and info started to circulate months before the iPhone 16 was even formally announced, and there isn’t much we don’t know by now. Here’s everything we know about Apple’s new iPhones so far—and be sure to check back until the big event in September.
iPhone 17 software: What was announced at WWDC?
Apple didn’t reveal anything new about the iPhone 17, but we learned that iOS 26 will bring a lot of exciting new features to all iPhone users. A new Liquid Glass design language uses translucent layers and specular highlights to give all the interface elements a glass-like look that adds depth and realism to the user experience — a look and feel that will consistent across all Apple devices.
Many of the iPhone apps are getting updates as well. The Phone app will feature a Call...
| Read more »Apple may have canceled its Apple Car project, but the company continues to be granted patents related to vehicle technology.
The post Apple granted patent for techniques for reducing motion sickness in cars appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Apple is under fire in Brazil as the country’s antitrust watchdog, CADE, has formally recommended sanctions against the company. The agency accuses Apple of abusing its dominance in the iOS ecosystem by restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay for in-app transactions. CADE argues that these restrictions harm […]
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| Read more »Apple has accused a former senior Vision Pro engineer of stealing thousands of documents containing plans for unreleased features, and taking them to his new role working on glasses–based projects for Snap.
A lawsuit alleges that Di Liu claimed he was quitting his job for health reasons, hiding from Apple that his true plan was to join Snapchat as a developer in a “substantially similar” role…
| Read more »The MLS Season Pass price is now $49 for the remainder of the season, which lets subscribers stream all MLS regular season and playoff games, live and on-demand. The price drop reflects the fact that the 2025 season is about halfway finished.
As always, Apple TV+ members get an additional discount: MLS Season Pass is now just $39 if you are a TV+ subscriber. The monthly plan price is unchanged.
| Read more »Most enterprise apps used on macOS don’t come from the Mac App Store, so IT teams are stuck managing them manually. That includes tracking down the latest versions, packaging them up for deployment, setting up the required permissions, and making sure they’re installed and updated properly across every device. It’s a tedious process that doesn’t scale well, and it introduces security risk when apps fall behind on security updates. Addigy aims to solve this by adding a new Prebuilt App Catalog, which is now available to all its device management system customers.
| Read more »Apple is pushing back against a court order stemming from its legal battle with Epic Games, calling the mandated changes to App Store policies “constitutionally offensive.” The company argues that complying with the order would violate its First Amendment rights by forcing it to host and promote messages it disagrees with. The dispute centers on […]
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| Read more »iPhone owners beware: a new and surprisingly plausible phishing scam is making the rounds, and could easily catch out the unwary.
The message, which has been seen by AppleInsider reporters, claims to be from the delivery company UPS. It says a package is ready to be delivered, and encourages the recipient to click on a link to set this up. Of course, the link goes to a fake website where personal data can be harvested.
“We attempted to deliver your UPS package on [date],” the message reads, “but were unable to contact you and the delivery could not be completed. Your package needs to be signed for in person, so please reschedule the delivery by doing the following.” And then you get the link.
iOS’s security measures, created for precisely these kinds of situations, mean links in...
| Read more »A new market intelligence report lists the eight reasons people opt to upgrade Mac or PC, divided into three categories.
It also reveals that Mac shipments grew faster than any PC brand in the first quarter of the year, with year–on–year growth of almost 29% …
| Read more »Brazil has tried fining Apple over the App Store before and backed down, but its technology council is now urging it since other nations are.
The App Store continues to be under first in Brazil
In late 2022, early 2023, Brazil's Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Economica (CADE) regulator opened an investigation following complaints from firms including MercadoLibre, a Latin American ecommerce platform. Now that regulator's technology advisors have concluded that Apple is guilty of the accusations.
The General Superintendence of the Administrative Council of Economic Defense (SG/CADE) said in announcement (...
Apple’s week is off to a rough start. First, Proton filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. Almost simultaneously, a judge in New Jersey rejected Apple’s attempt to dismiss a federal antitrust case.
And on Monday night, things got a little worse: CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, formally recommended that Apple be sanctioned for restricting access to the iPhone’s NFC chip and forcing developers to use Apple Pay.
| Read more »Almost 700 Brother models have been found to contain a number of serious security flaws that could allow an attacker to access other devices on your network, and potentially access your documents. The same is true of some printer models made by Fujifilm, Toshiba, Ricoh, and Konica Minolta …
| Read more »July is always an interesting month for Apple releases.
There’s never any new hardware, and many of the services releases kind of slow down over the summer.
But it’s also a big month for the beta releases of Apple’s major upcoming operating system updates. Apple announces them at WWDC in June and releases developer-only betas, but the public betas start up in July. Those are easier to sign up for and install, and more polished and stable than the early developer releases.
Apps and software updates
The beta releases for iOS 26, macOS 26,...
| Read more »If you need a sleek stand for the Apple Studio Display, Twelve South’s US$19.99 Curve Riser is a decent choice.
The post Curve Riser is a useful stand for the Apple Studio Display, though it lacks height adjustability appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Apple claims one of its San Jose engineers stole trade secrets, then took them to rivals reports SiliconValley.com.
The post Apple sues former engineer for allegedly stealing trade secrets appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »In iOS 16, App Clips offer users a quick way to access specific features of an app without needing to download the full application.
The post How to work with App Clips in iOS 16 appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Apple is suing a design engineer who allegedly copied Apple Vision Pro research and is using it in his new role at Snap, maker of Snapchat and smart glasses.
The current Apple Vision Pro
There's probably now a standard pro forma lawsuit that Apple gets out every year, as this latest example of alleged trade secret theft is far from the first. In 2022, an employee leaked confidential information to the press, while in 2023, three ex-Apple engineers were accused of stealing Apple Car.
And...
Apple introduced new HomeKit architecture back in 2022, with the primary aim of making the smart home system more reliable. At the time, users could choose between upgrading or remaining on the original version of the platform.
Fast–forward to March of this year, and 9to5Mac discovered code showing that the company was planning to drop support for the old version. That was subsequently confirmed by Apple...
| Read more »Rory Culkin (“Black Mirror,” Under the Banner of Heaven”) has been cast in Apple and A+E Studios‘ as-yet-untitled series.
The post Rory Culkin cast in Apple TV+’s upcoming crime series appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Apple has seeded the second developer betas of macOS 15.6, iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, and watchOS 11.6.
The post Apple posts second developer betas of its various operating systems appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »The smarter our phones get, the more difficult it seems for smartphones with different operating systems to be compatible when it comes to actions like sending emojis, sending images and being in groupchats.
The post Survey: there continues to be friction between iPhone and Android phones (and users) appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »Apple may reposition the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 17 Pro for the first time in six years.
The post Apple may reposition the Apple logo on the back of the iPhone 17 Pro appeared first on Apple World Today.
| Read more »While we’re still waiting for some of the Apple Intelligence Siri features promised next year, a big new report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg says that Apple is talking with Anthropic and OpenAI about replacing Siri with a version of Claude or ChatGPT.
This would be a massive shift from the current plans, which involve Apple continuing to improve its own in-house LLM model as it tries to deliver critical new Siri features that were supposed to come this Spring, and still have no real release date.
The report says that Apple has spoken with both...
| Read more »Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites.
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| Read more »Um… what the heck is going on with Apple’s advertising? Forget the problem with Apple selling ads, which is also a problem. Apple has a problem making ads.
Disclaimer: you can’t talk about Apple ads without discussing the “Get a Mac” ads. Legally, the Macalope means. There are any number of local, state, and federal laws that prohibit the discussion of Apple ads without first laying the groundwork of the “Get a Mac” ads. So, sorry, the horny one would love to just discuss Apple’s ads of late but… no can do.
To be clear, the Macalope hasn’t checked on this, he’s just assuming it based on every discussion of Apple ads to date that he’s read.
Throughout the late 1990s and the first decade of the 2000s (no, don’t get up, we’ve locked the doors), Apple ran ads that were incredibly good at...
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| Read more »A new rumor has begun circulating that Apple could be turning from its own Apple Intelligence efforts for an upgraded Siri to third-party providers. The company, which has been in hot water lately as to Apple Intelligence upgrades and features that never shipped, has seen complaints and lawsuits surface from users who’ve felt betrayed by […]
| Read more »A next-gen MacBook could be powered by an A18 chip. On Monday, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted that code references had been discovered that indicated that an upcoming MacBook could be powered by the iPhone’s A18 Pro chip. Earlier today, Ming-Chi Kuo reported that a new, cheaper MacBook would include the iPhone’s A18 Pro chip. […]
| Read more »Cloud storage subscription fees have gotten out of hand. For some popular platforms, paying monthly doesn’t even guarantee you’ll get enough space for all your files, or that those files will be secure once they’re uploaded. Internxt gives you a simpler, long-term solution. Instead of paying monthly, you pay once and get 20TB of cloud storage that lasts for life. Normally, Internxt’s 20TB lifetime subscription would cost $4,900, but the price just dropped to $389.97 during Macworld’s version of Prime Day.
Built for those who value privacy, Internxt is end-to-end encrypted, open-source, zero-knowledge, and GDPR-...
| Read more »Google has discontinued its Keep app for Apple Watch, ending support with the latest version 2.2025.26200. The move removes the lightweight note-taking utility from watchOS, even though the app had continued to function despite years without updates. At the same time, Google has introduced a new Apple Watch version of Google Calendar, now rolling out […]
The post Google Pulls Keep App from Apple Watch, Adds Google Calendar Instead appeared first on The Mac Observer.
| Read more »Whether you’re looking to gift an Apple product or just pick one up for yourself, we’ve scoured the web for the best prices on everything from Macs to MacBooks, iPads to iPhones, Apple Watches to Apple TVs, and more.
Apple rarely discounts its own products–even during its annual Black Friday shopping event, which runs from Black Friday to Cyber Monday it elects to give out gift cards rather than actual price reductions. However third-party retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy run sales all year long. So if you want a new Apple device right now, there are plenty of discounts worth grabbing. In this article, you’ll find the top discounts we’ve seen. Plus, for even more deals, we’ve linked to our dedicated deals round-ups for each product category.
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... | Read more »The Stream Deck is great for running macros on your Mac, but there are ways to do it significantly cheaper. Sometimes, all it takes is a spare keyboard or a secondary numpad.
Epomaker EK21 works with Via for macros
In the pursuit of productivity, users can turn to macros as a way to get things done on their Mac. By hitting specific keys or key combinations on their keyboard, using configuration software supplied by the manufacturer, tasks can be sped up.
These are different from keyboard shortcuts, in that you often just have one action performed with keyboard shortcuts. Macros, however, can be complex enough to trigger multiple functions.
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Chinese display manufacturer BOE is scaling up its OLED production to reclaim a stronger position in Apple’s iPhone supply chain. The company has set up 26 Apple-dedicated OLED module lines at its B11 plant in Chengdu, Sichuan. Eleven of these lines are already in mass production, with three used for development. At full pace, BOE […]
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