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Apple has announced noteworthy global expansions for some of its latest health features for Apple Watch and AirPods. Here are the details. more…
Apple TV is home to Major League Soccer, Formula 1, and Friday Night Baseball. And this weekend, the streamer just announced it will broadcast the first major professional live sporting event shot entirely on iPhone 17 Pro. more…
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Next year is the iPhone’s 20th anniversary, and new leaks corroborate a prior report that Apple’s iPhone 19 Pro models will both feature a radical new design. more…
Wearables like the Apple Watch and Oura Smart Ring often have substantial positive impacts on the health and fitness of their wearers thanks to providing detailed information and encouraging healthy activity. One dangerous condition they’re often able to detect is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a chronic condition that disrupts breathing during sleep and can prove fatal. Oura rings are now not only able to detect signs of this condition, but also to help sufferers get medical assistance … more…
Strava is completely overhauling its strength training experience, with a new workout log, automatic muscle maps, new sharing tools, and expanded integrations with apps and devices. Here are the details. more…
Indie singer-songwriter Brye has shared a TikTok video revealing that her song Lemons – that notched up 100M streams – was produced in GarageBand on a school iPad with a cheap plug-in mic. The pop singer, whose full name is Bryanna Noelle Sebring, says her experience demonstrates that you don’t need fancy equipment in order to achieve a music hit – and echoes the promise made by Steve Jobs when launching the app for the Mac back in 2004 … more…
We’ve long been expecting a major redesign of the MacBook Pro this year, with an OLED screen one of the key features. However, a Bloomberg report last month suggested that the launch might be delayed into early next year. We still don’t have any clarity on that, but a new supply chain report does seem to suggest that Apple’s manufacturing partners are now gearing up for production … more…
AT&T has just announced a new wireless plan—‘Build-a-Plan’—that lets customers choose exactly the right features for them, and it starts at just $15/month. Here are the details. more…
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has published this year’s Telecommunications, Cell Phone, and Smartwatch Study. Here’s how the iPhone and the Apple Watch did. more…
Adobe released Photoshop version 27.7 today, and one of the most interesting additions is an on-device AI model for the Remove tool that, alas, comes with rather steep hardware requirements. Here are the details. more…
Apple SVP of Services and Health Eddy Cue has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the Entertainment Person of the Year Award, which will be presented next month at the Cannes Lions festival. Here are the details. more…
Just days after being nominated for a 2026 Apple Design Award in the Interaction category, The Outsiders rolled out a major update with Home Screen widgets, expanded workout import options, new metrics, additional workout types, and more. Here are the details. more…
‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV, following an acclaimed eight-part season 1. Here’s what to expect from season 2. more…
Next month tvOS 27 will be unveiled, the next major version of Apple TV 4K software, and Apple confirmed this week that it will bring a useful new display setting: Larger Text. more…
Following a quick comment during Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings call, the Kansas City Public Schools website has elaborated on its plan to transition to an “all-Apple district.” Here are the details. more…
The simple act of sharing your screen in a way that feels natural during a video call can be overly complicated. Hovercraft is a new Mac app that solves a very specific problem around screen sharing during video calls. more…
The streaming service Apple Music today shared an open letter with music labels and industry partners entitled ‘What We’re Doing to Keep Music Fair’, reaffirming its commitment to help the music business navigate the use of AI responsibly. The company said it believes technology should amplify artists, not replace them. Apple says AI music represents significantly less than 1% of all plays on the service, but it is being proactive to keep a fair, level playing field for all creators. more…
Apple shipped iOS 26.5 to all users last week, and now in the last 24 hours, the company has stopped signing iOS 26.4.2—thus preventing downgrades to a prior update. more…
Rumors indicate Apple’s long-expected MacBook Pro redesign will be branded ‘MacBook Ultra’ instead. Here’s why this could be good news for MacBook Pro users in light of a previous redesign misstep. more…
Airbnb launched a major iOS and Android app redesign a year ago. The updated app surfaced new experiences to have on vacation beyond just where you choose to stay. Now Airbnb is further transforming its app into an all-in-one destination for managing your next trip by integrating four useful new services. The new Airbnb app is also leveraging AI with three new features, and the service is expanding the types of destinations you can book. more…
The 2026 Memorial Day sales at Amazon and Best Buy are now live, and today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are ready too. Headliners include this giant $400 price drop hitting this 1TB M3 iPad Air alongside all four colors on Apple’s new mid-range 256GB M4 iPad Air at $110 off and a new all-time low on this nano-texture 1TB M5 iPad Pro at $200 off. We also have the most accessible M5 MacBook Pro models now at $1,499 all-time lows – 16GB/1TB or 24GB/512GB joined by all 15-inch M5 MacBook Air models at $150 off via Amazon ahead of Memorial Day. In case you missed it yesterday, the now live Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game console bundle deal might be the best deal we will see all year. Head below for a closer look. more…
We’re less than three weeks away from WWDC and iOS 27’s unveiling, and reporting indicates Apple has three main goals for the update that could be exactly what the iPhone needs. more…
Ahead of Apple’s annual developer conference next month, Apple has shared an update on how the App Store serves users and developers alike with numerous protections. more…
This week marked the release of ‘Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary,’ by author Geoffrey Cain, a deliciously thorough book that dives deep into the years that most people overlook when retelling the Apple co-founder’s famous redemption story. more…
Act surprised! A new privacy study has found that data brokers and AI companies deliberately deceive consumers who attempt to opt out of the sale of their personal data. An audit of the opt-out processes of dozens of major data companies found that they employ a variety of underhand practices – including fake forms … more…
Apple’s latest immersive video for Vision Pro users is coming this week. It’s called Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness and takes viewers inside the famous football club. more…
Jamf has just announced the appointment of Beth Tschida as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Tschida is a familiar face at the company, having served as Chief Technology Officer since 2022. She succeeds John Strosahl, who guided the company through its transition from public to private ownership after Francisco Partners acquired it back in January 2026. With this announcement, Tschida becomes the first woman to lead Jamf in its 20+ year history. more…
The appeal of Apple devices has always been a mix of hardware quality and software features, with the wider ecosystem absolutely key. Effectively, Apple devices gain value as soon as you have more than one of them. Handoff is a perfect example. You can begin working on a document on your Mac, seamlessly continue on your iPad, and then make some last-minute changes on your iPhone. Google is now cloning this feature in Android 17 … more…
Discord is now using end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls across all platforms: desktop, mobile, web and console. It’s been a very long time coming – the company first shared its privacy plans back in 2023 and began the migration process a year later … more…
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