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iFixIt’s teardown of the new AirPods 5 is now up, revealing an important, albeit tiny, repairability improvement. Watch it below.

CNN reports that Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Apple this week challenging the company’s explanation for removing ICEBlock from the App Store last year. Here are the details.

iPhone Duo pre-orders start on Friday, October 16, but Apple just announced when you can get an early start on the process. Here are the details.

Amazon’s early fall Prime Day sale is in full swing with thousands of price drops already up for grabs. While there will be plenty more Apple gear dropping in price come next week, we are already seeing AirTag 2 at the lowest price yet, $500 off this M5 Pro MacBook Pro, up to $150 off MacBook Air models, and discounts on some of Apple’s latest releases.

All of those, of course, join up to $1,200 off smart TVs, loads of MagSafe chargers, and power banks, as much as 50% off Amazon’s smart speakers and displays, smart home upgrades, and more. Head below for a closer look and be sure to check back as we will be updating this post right up until next week.

iOS 27.0.1 just launched yesterday, but Apple is already well on its way to preparing iOS 27.2 as a forthcoming iPhone update (with 27.1 likely iPhone Duo-only). Here are three new features coming with iOS 27.2.

Apple has new beta firmware rolling out now for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and select other models. Here are the details.

Today alongside a big update to Final Cut Camera, Apple announced that it’s rolling out updated versions of Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Pixelmator Pro, and Freeform. Here’s what’s new.

Apple is rolling out a big update to Final Cut Camera today, the pro video app it first released for iPhone back in 2024. The update introduces a new design along with support for variable aperture on iPhone 18 Pro.

OpenAI has teased 20+ announcements as part of its DevDay 2026 event. The event will be streamed live. You can see everything announced today below.

A recent report from Chinese outlet Jiemian News offers an update on iPhone Duo production, including how many units are being made, assembly troubles, and more.

New CEO John Ternus has plans to “overhaul” Apple in an attempt to make it “run faster and leaner,” according to a new report from Bloomberg. This includes introducing more products, eliminating “middle-management positions,” and much more.

Apple’s Shortcuts app in iOS 27 adds a user-friendly new way to build shortcuts that I love, but it also adds 35+ new and improved actions and automations to the app. Here’s the full list.

iOS 27 adds new features to Apple Notes, Messages, Wallet, and more, and it has a few improvements for the Reminders app too. Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27.

Today Apple TV unveiled the trailer for Nocturne, a new thriller series based on bestselling crime novel “The Sandman” by Lars Kepler.

Meta last year launched a school partnership program for Instagram, in which it promised to prioritize student reports of cyberbullying.

The company has now expanded the program to allow schools to post stories and notes that only their own students can view – alongside support for clubs, teams, and more …

iOS 27 brings new features to almost all of Apple’s apps, including Messages, Apple Music, Wallet, and more. Apple’s Find My app has its own share of changes in iOS 27. Here’s everything new.

I first talked about how much iPhone video stabilization impressed me when I tested it on the iPhone 13 Pro back in 2021. It’s been improved significantly since then, with both the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro having a version Apple refers to as “ultra-stabilized video.”

While it doesn’t sound as sexy as some features, it makes a massive difference to the usability of the iPhone for handheld shooting – and my latest test really drove home just how good it is today …

A key new feature in macOS 27 is Safari’s Notify Me function. This has the Apple Intelligence automatically monitor a web page for updates and send a notification when it occurs.

This feature can be useful in a wide variety of ways, with price drops being one of the most obvious. Unfortunately, a limitation means that it doesn’t yet support what I would consider the most important use case for Notify Me …

Apple software chief Craig Federighi said in an interview that he is excited to see what developers will do with the hinge mechanism in the iPhone Duo.

He said an API lets developers read the angle of the hinge with an accuracy of around five degrees, and the ability to read what Apple describes as the “pose” of the device …