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Apple Refreshes Mac Studio and Mac mini with M6 and M5 Ultra, Drops Polishing Cloth to $9
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Apple Refreshes Mac Studio and Mac mini with M6 and M5 Ultra, Drops Polishing Cloth to $9

Apple refreshed Mac Studio and Mac mini with the new M6 and M5 Ultra chips, and cut the Polishing Cloth to $9, even as Mac Studio and mini prices climbed again.

iOS 26.6.1 and macOS 26.6.2: Apple Patches Nearly 30 Security Vulnerabilities
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iOS 26.6.1 and macOS 26.6.2: Apple Patches Nearly 30 Security Vulnerabilities

Apple's iOS 26.6.1 and macOS 26.6.2 close nearly 30 security holes, mostly in WebKit, plus an IPSec bypass on iPhone. Here's every fix, explained.

What's New in iOS 27 Beta 6: Apple Shifts to Weekly Betas
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What's New in iOS 27 Beta 6: Apple Shifts to Weekly Betas

Apple's iOS 27 beta 6 fixes the Pinned Messages bug, redesigns macOS window controls, and marks a shift to weekly betas ahead of September's release.

iOS 27's "Optimizing Search and Siri" Explained: What the Banner Means, Your Progress Percentage, and How Long It Takes
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iOS 27's "Optimizing Search and Siri" Explained: What the Banner Means, Your Progress Percentage, and How Long It Takes

iOS 27's Optimizing Search and Siri banner now shows your exact indexing percentage in Settings. What it means, why it runs, and how long it takes.

Apple’s Glasses Have to Solve a Problem Meta Hasn’t
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Apple’s Glasses Have to Solve a Problem Meta Hasn’t

Smart glasses are no longer a concept. Meta sold over seven million pairs of Ray-Ban glasses in 2025, and the category that spent a decade being a curiosity is now a consumer product with a genuine audience. Apple is coming for it.

Skylight Calendar 2 Review: A Genuinely Useful Device That Can't Quite Get Out of Its Own Way
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Skylight Calendar 2 Review: A Genuinely Useful Device That Can't Quite Get Out of Its Own Way

The Skylight Calendar 2 fills a real gap in busy households, but a pattern of half-finished features and inconsistent AI keeps it from being as good as it should be.