Founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, Apple is best known for making some of the world’s most ubiquitous consumer devices, software, and services: the iPhone, iPad, iMac and MacBook computers, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iOS, iCloud, iTunes, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and many more. Led by CEO Tim Cook since 2011, Apple is one of the largest technology companies in the world alongside Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
Even though a lot of apps have been updated for the iPhone Duo, they sometimes still have issues.
iOS’s keyboard won’t suggest or swipe-type a lengthy list of insults and political phrases.
A Weibo post from leaker Instant Digital suggests Apple could drop the Action button on next year’s iPhone, while merging its functions with the Camera Control button, as reported by MacRumors. Instant Digital claims long-pressing the button will trigger the Action button, while a single press will open the camera.
Following the Apple Music logo refresh, Apple has given Apple Music Classical an updated look, too. It’s now black-and-white instead of reddish-pink and white.
Apple’s first foldable matches its Android rivals in a few key areas, but it falls short in others.
Apple has updated a support page to say that, when you’re trying to set up Siri AI, you “might” get put on a waitlist — previously, the document indicated that you would get added to a waitlist, as spotted by 9to5Mac.
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The design is starting to show its age next to the lighter, brighter PROLED model, but the entry-level MacBook Pro is still great.
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And boy has it gotten expensive.
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The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is a lighter, thinner, and all-around better laptop. Oh, and sure, there’s a touchscreen.
When you’re trying to cancel a subscription, apps can show messages that “remind subscribers of your subscription’s value as they decide whether to cancel,” and they can even include a “special offer,” Apple says.
I have a hunch these messages are going to be showing up in a lot of apps very soon.
The company dropped daily caps from $300 to $200 for engineers and is planning additional reductions, Bloomberg reports.
Selfie Sing in the iOS 27.3 beta lets iPhone users record a video while singing, complete with on-screen lyrics, via a new “Start Singing” switch. According to MacRumors analyst Aaron Perris, you can then adjust the vocals before sending the clip to your friends. What did they do to deserve that?
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The first developer beta launched today, and it adds some Siri AI updates, vertical tabs in Safari, an updated StandBy mode for slab iPhones that works similarly to the iPhone Duo, Reachability for the iPhone Duo, an updated Health app, and more. Check out 9to5Mac for a comprehensive list.
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With better performance and a better screen, this is a Mini to be reckoned with. But it’s not perfect, and it sure isn’t cheap.
A banner in the app says the app will “retire” on January 30th, 2027, according to 9to5Mac. The banner also points users toward the updated app, which was released earlier this year.
Don’t get too excited yet; it’s running in a virtual machine, and trees and water in The Witcher 3 aren’t supposed to look like that! But SteamOS on Arm-based Macs is now a thing with surprisingly decent performance, ETA Prime demonstrates in this video. Here’s the GitHub page.
The new Mini is faster, quieter, and gorgeous in green, but its upgraded Mac speaker feature didn’t work for me.
MacRumors says that the instructions for technicians are straightforward, but “the fact that Apple issued an internal memo suggests the issue is widespread enough to warrant official guidance.”
Apple confirmed this week there is an “issue” affecting a “small number” of iPhone Duo units. iFixit told The Verge that cracks might be happening due to the flexible screen pushing up against a part of the hinge.
As part of the acquisition, which was disclosed under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Apple will “make employment offers to and hire certain employees” at Ascend.io, a startup that specializes in agentic data engineering. An update on Ascend.io’s website says the startup is “winding down operations as we prepare for our next great adventure.”
Apple’s and Amazon’s new smart displays might make smart displays actually useful.
Ignore the pile of previous favorite notebooks; this is the one that’s gonna change it all for me.
It’s thinner, lighter, and has an incredible OLED display, but after all this time, the touchscreen feels like an afterthought.
Steve Jobs once said touchscreen laptops were a terrible idea. Now Apple is shipping one. The Verge’s Antonio Di Benedetto tells us all about the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, how MacOS is changing for touch, why a laptop user might want a touchscreen, and whether MacBook and iPad are destined to become one.
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The judge in Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI has set a trial start date of July 19th, 2027, as reported by 9to5Mac.
The new touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro’s redesigned chassis is only slightly thinner than the Mini LED model — especially comparing the 14-inchers, shown here. It’s when you pick them up that you really notice and can appreciate the lighter weight.
Your wallet will be much lighter too.
