Apple Just Closed the Last Escape Hatch From Carrier Lock-In
Apple quietly closed the workaround that let carrier-financed iPhones ship unlocked, tightening the same lock-in playbook Verizon has run on unlocking all year.
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iOS 27 Public Beta 1: Siri AI, Liquid Glass Controls, and Everything New
The iOS 27 public beta is here. See how to install it, which iPhones get Siri AI, and every new feature across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
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iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.5.2: Every Security Fix Explained
iOS 26.5.2 brings no new features, just close to 30 security fixes mostly in WebKit. Here's every fix in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.5.2 explained.
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The MacBook Ultra Has to Be More Than a Mac You Can Tap
Apple spent years saying laptop touchscreens were a bad idea. Making them a good one requires more than changing its mind.
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Apple Spared the iPhone From the Memory Crisis. The Mac Wasn't So Lucky.
Apple just raised Mac and iPad prices by up to 33% while leaving iPhone, Watch, and AirPods untouched. That split reveals the real strategy.
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iOS 27 Keeps Every iPhone, But 16 Other Apple Devices Lose Support This Fall
iOS 27 kept every iPhone since 2019, but watchOS, iPadOS, and macOS Golden Gate all took the deepest device cuts in years. Full breakdown by category.
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Apple Fixes Liquid Glass Without Starting Over
The iOS 27 refresh fixes what users spent nine months complaining about. The harder question is why those complaints were necessary at all.
How to Use Playlist Playground in Apple Music (And Write Prompts That Don't Come Back Generic)
A playlist generator has sat inside Apple Music since March, no qualifying hardware required, if you know how to prompt it.
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.
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iOS 27 Public Beta 1: Siri AI, Liquid Glass Controls, and Everything New
The iOS 27 public beta is here. See how to install it, which iPhones get Siri AI, and every new feature across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
Apple's Lawsuit Isn't OpenAI's First Broken Trust. It's the Fourth.
Apple's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI isn't isolated. A near-identical case, Johansson, Musk, and Microsoft show a repeating pattern.
Apple's $30 Billion Broadcom Deal Is Two Stories. Only One Made the Press Release.
Apple's Broadcom press release is about manufacturing jobs. The SEC filing underneath reveals an AI server chip and an RF filter Apple still can't build.
Apple Just Turned Off the Restore Button on a Decade of iPhones.
Apple cut off the restore path on eight legacy iPhones and iPads by unsigning old baseband firmware. The same mechanism still sits under every current iPhone.
What's New in iOS 27: Beta 3
iOS 27 beta 3 is here across the full lineup. Here's everything new across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and more.
Featured
iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.5.2: Every Security Fix Explained
iOS 26.5.2 brings no new features, just close to 30 security fixes mostly in WebKit. Here's every fix in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.5.2 explained.
Featured
The MacBook Ultra Has to Be More Than a Mac You Can Tap
Apple spent years saying laptop touchscreens were a bad idea. Making them a good one requires more than changing its mind.
Featured
Apple Spared the iPhone From the Memory Crisis. The Mac Wasn't So Lucky.
Apple just raised Mac and iPad prices by up to 33% while leaving iPhone, Watch, and AirPods untouched. That split reveals the real strategy.
App Intents Are the New ASO: How Siri AI Will Discover Apps
Apple's app discovery is moving from keyword ranking to intent. Apps that declare their actions through App Intents get surfaced by Siri AI, while the rest fall outside assistant-driven discovery.