AI
OpenAI Promised Not to Use Apple's Secrets. The Promise Is the Tell.
A judge says Apple will likely win an injunction, OpenAI agreed to a standstill, and then accused Apple of the same thing. Here's the clean recap and what's really at stake.
Editor's Picks
Hand-picked stories from the newsroom
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iPhone
iPhone Duo Sold Out Before Breakfast. The January Ship Date Is the Real Story
iPhone Duo sold out within minutes of preorders opening, and new orders now ship January 25. What that says about supply, demand and how to still get one.
By Justin Scharlemann 3 min read
iPhone
iPhone Duo Sold Out Before Breakfast. The January Ship Date Is the Real Story
iPhone Duo sold out within minutes of preorders opening, and new orders now ship January 25. What that says about supply, demand and how to still get one.
By Justin Scharlemann 3 min read
Apps & Services
Withings Takes Your Apple Health Data for Free. Sending Your Weight Back Costs $99.99 a Year
Importing your Apple Health data into Withings is free. Sending your own measurements back now costs new users $99.99 a year.
Events
Everything Apple Announced at Its Welcome Home Event
Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, a $299 Apple TV 4K and Apple Home Collection: every announcement from Apple's Welcome home event, with prices and dates, plus what the lineup says about Siri AI, rising prices and your existing Apple home.
Software Updates
The current release and the current beta, and whether to install them.
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Software Updates
What's New in iOS 27.2 Beta 4: The Health App Preview Ends, Apple Music Gets a New Icon
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Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 27.2 Beta 3 with a New Apple Music Logo, Books Refresh, and Touch Mac Hints
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Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 27.0.1 With iPhone 18 Pro Face ID and Camera Fixes
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Software Updates
What's New in 27.2 Beta 2: Anti-Snatching Code, Redesigned Sliders, and More
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Software Updates
Inside Apple's Redesigned Health App: Everything We Found in the iOS 27.2 Beta
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Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 27.2 Beta 1 with an All-New Health App, More Siri AI Languages
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Software Updates
MacOS 27 Golden Gate Is Out: Siri AI Comes to the Mac, and Intel Support Ends
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Software Updates
iOS 26.6.1 and macOS 26.6.2: Apple Patches Nearly 30 Security Vulnerabilities
Reviews
Gear we actually lived with for weeks before writing a word.
By device
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iPhone
Hold Assist: How to Let Your iPhone Wait on Hold for You
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iPhone 18 Pro Setup: 13 Settings to Change First in iOS 27
11 min read
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How to Make Your iPhone Screen Unknown Callers Before It Rings
4 min read
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iPhone Duo Sold Out Before Breakfast. The January Ship Date Is the Real Story
3 min read
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iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 18 Pro: Is the Two Year Upgrade Worth It?
13 min read
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Mac & iPad
How to Set a Battery Charge Limit on Your Mac (And Automate It With Shortcuts)
4 min read
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Apple Is Tightening Full Disk Access on the Mac. AI Agents Are the Reason.
4 min read
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Apple Refreshes Mac Studio and Mac mini with M6 and M5 Ultra, Drops Polishing Cloth to $9
5 min read
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The MacBook Ultra Has to Be More Than a Mac You Can Tap
9 min read
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The MacBook Neo Is a New Kind of Mac. Here's What That Actually Means.
4 min read
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Wearables
Withings Takes Your Apple Health Data for Free. Sending Your Weight Back Costs $99.99 a Year
7 min read
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Apple Watch Series 12 vs Apple Watch Ultra 4: Which Should You Buy?
10 min read
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The Reboot Bug Hiding in Two of Apple's Newest Devices
3 min read
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Apple's Health App Just Picked a Fight With Oura, Whoop, and Garmin. It Might Not Be a Fair Fight.
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The Apple Watch's identity crisis is bigger than a redesign rumor
5 min read
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Hidden in Plain Sight
Solid Apple features nobody told you about.
Analysis, guides and extras
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How To
iPhone 18 Pro Setup: 13 Settings to Change First in iOS 27
11 min read
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How to Set Up Your Kid's iPhone in iOS 27, Step by Step With Apple's New Family Guide
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Setting Up a New iPhone? Do It in This Order
5 min read
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How to Secure Your Apple Account: The 8 Settings That Stop Most Takeovers
5 min read
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iPhone Storage Full? 7 Fixes That Free the Most Space in iOS 27
5 min read
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Analysis
OpenAI Promised Not to Use Apple's Secrets. The Promise Is the Tell.
5 min read
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Withings Takes Your Apple Health Data for Free. Sending Your Weight Back Costs $99.99 a Year
7 min read
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Everything Apple Announced at Its Welcome Home Event
8 min read
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Apple Is Tightening Full Disk Access on the Mac. AI Agents Are the Reason.
4 min read
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Apple Says "Welcome Home" on October 13. Its Home Has Some Catching Up to Do.
4 min read
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Buying Guides
Should You Upgrade to the New Apple TV 4K? It Depends on Which One You Own
7 min read
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iPhone 16 Pro vs iPhone 18 Pro: Is the Two Year Upgrade Worth It?
13 min read
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HomeView’s Wall Model Ships With Nothing to Power It. Here Is the Real Cost
10 min read
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iPhone Duo vs iPhone 18 Pro Max: Which Should You Buy?
12 min read
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iPhone Duo Repair Costs: Apple's Full Price List and the AppleCare+ Math
8 min read
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From the Archive
iPhone
No Man's Sky Is Coming to iPhone and iPad, and It's the Whole Universe
By Justin Scharlemann
iPhone
iPhone Duo Preorders Open October 16: Every Price, Key Dates, and How to Get One on Launch Day
By Justin Scharlemann
Smart Home
Apple Says "Welcome Home" on October 13. Its Home Has Some Catching Up to Do.
By Justin Scharlemann
iPhone
Somewhere Between iPhone and iPad, the Duo Found Its Own Place.
By Brad Thomas
Apps & Services
iOS 27.1 Isn't Coming to Your iPhone. Here Is Why You'll Get iOS 27.2 Instead
By Justin Scharlemann
iPhone
iPhone 18 Pro Problems So Far: What iOS 27.0.1 Fixed, What It Didn't, and When to Get a Replacement
By Justin Scharlemann
Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 27.2 Beta 3 with a New Apple Music Logo, Books Refresh, and Touch Mac Hints
By Justin Scharlemann
Software Updates
Apple Releases iOS 27.0.1 With iPhone 18 Pro Face ID and Camera Fixes
By Justin Scharlemann
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