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iPhone 17 Pro, Max and Air: Release dates, colors and everything else you need to know about Apple’s new phones
After seeing the changes coming with iOS 26, we’re ready to finally see Apple’s newest collection of smartphones: the iPhone 17 lineup. While that’s still more than a month away — assuming Apple sticks to its usual release schedule — we haven’t been left completely in the dark about what the new phones will look…
The 2025 WWDC: From Intel, Apple’s Nearly Free, and the New Interfaces Are…More Shiny?
Have you ever heard the idiom “ripping off the band-aid? With thanks to Wiktionary for the definition, it means: To perform a painful or unpleasant but necessary action quickly so as to minimize the pain or fear associated with it. That’s not what Apple’s doing right now with the end stages of its Intel-to-Apple Silicon…
The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Your iPhone and iPad will look significantly different when iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 roll out this fall. And no, you haven’t missed seven operating system upgrades since iOS 18 last year. Apple has changed the naming structure of its OS updates and made them all consistent—visionOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26—so they’re now tied…
All of the new features coming to Apple’s iOS apps | TechCrunch
At WWDC 2025 on Monday, Apple unveiled a series of new features that will launch with iOS 26 this fall across its apps. These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly requested group chat features in Messages. Some of these updates include Apple Intelligence, like Live Translation. Others, like…
5 impactful iOS 26 changes you may have missed during Apple’s WWDC keynote
Summary Apple reveals iOS 26 at WWDC 2025, introducing a new Liquid Glass design overhaul. New iOS 26 features include a revamped Phone and Messages app, and new additions to CarPlay. iOS 26 introduces Live Translation for breaking down language barriers and enhances Visual Intelligence to include searching for content on your screen. At WWDC…
Apple’s new app is DOA because they don’t care enough about gaming
Summary Apple is rumored to be working on a new app that will replace and expand Game Center, but it’s not going to do much to help gaming on Apple platforms. Executives just don’t treat gaming as a priority, and actively deter high-quality games via their hardware and App Store policies. It’s unlikely Apple will…
Apple’s credibility is on the line with this fall’s Siri revamp
Summary Apple has been struggling to deliver on Apple Intelligence features, especially contextual awareness and app intents for Siri. If Apple doesn’t live up to promises, it risks becoming a vaporware brand, disillusioning shoppers and investors alike. There’s even a chance it could end up permanently behind its competitors in the generative AI space. It’s…
The Top New Features in Apple’s iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
Apple executives always describe new hardware and software as the “best” or “biggest” ever, but the delivery doesn’t usually live up to the hype (see last year’s iPads). However, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 might be deserving of a few of those adjectives. The latest version of the operating system has the usual degree of…
Why I don’t think Apple’s Studio Display isn’t worth it anymore
Summary There’s no HDR support or local dimming on the Studio Display The 60Hz refresh rate can limit your gaming experience The overpriced Studio Display lacks HDMI ports and height adjustability When the first Apple silicon iMacs were introduced, we had to say goodbye to one of the most beautiful displays that Apple had ever…
Apple’s spring 2025 part II: Computers, tablets, and a new chip, too
Another week, another suite of press release-only-announced products. With the exception of the yearly (and mid-year) in-person WWDC, will we ever see Apple do another live event? I digress. Some of what Apple’s rolled out (so far…it’s only Wednesday night as I write these words) this week was accurately prognosticated at the end of my…