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The UGREEN 2-in-1 Qi2 Foldable Charging Station is a highly compact and use iPhone and AirPods charging solution that combines a slim design with strong functionality. The charging pad is built to charge both your iPhone and AirPods, featuring Qi2 technology for fast 15-watt charging on the iPhone side. It provides 5 watts of power to your AirPods, making it a nice add-on for people who do not need to charge an Apple Watch at their desk, but do want to keep everything else topped off.

iOS 26 brought a major new Liquid Glass design that, in some cases, led to user reports of slower iPhone performance. But Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently went back to iOS 18 after a long time on iOS 26, and had a surprisingly different experience.

Apple released iOS 26.4 for iPhone last month with new emoji, updates to Apple Music, and more. Now, the company is prepping a bug fix update, and it looks like iOS 26.4.1 is coming soon.

Netflix has released a new iPhone and iPad app called Netflix Playground. Similar to Apple Arcade, the new Netflix Playground app includes ad-free games with no in-app purchase content.

Apple has updated its developer website this week to spotlight third-party apps using Liquid Glass to “create natural, responsive experiences across Apple platforms.”

It’s no surprise that the iPhone is behind the iconic shot of Earth from NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission. It turns out the iPhone isn’t the only Apple product being used by astronauts in space.

I have avoided the AirPods Max since their original release in 2020. I could never justify the $550 price tag, especially when the AirPods Pro line was much cheaper, offered more features, and had a more convenient form factor. I knew there was a target customer for these high-end headphones, but at the time, it wasn’t me. Then Apple dropped the true successor to the Gen 1 AirPods Max and added a lot of the features and internal hardware that the AirPods Pro 3 received earlier in 2025. So I decided to pick up a pair, and while the AirPods Max 2 are objectively great headphones, what it truly did was show me just how incredible the AirPods Pro 3 are. Let me explain.

Apple TV just released the trailer for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a new dark comedy coming next month with thriller flair.

Does your Mac automatically open a bunch of apps each time you reboot? A lot of apps want to auto-launch when you start up your computer.

The problem is it can make your Mac feel slower, especially if you’re not using these apps. Fortunately, Apple makes it easy to disable auto-launch apps in macOS 26 Tahoe.

When Apple announced the Studio Display XDR last month, it detailed a new Medical Imaging Calibrator feature for macOS to allow radiologists to view diagnostic images directly on the display.

That feature has now received FDA clearance. As such, Apple says that Medical Imaging Calibrator will be available this week to Studio Display XDR users in the United States.

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Each year, Jamf—the popular Apple device management platform—releases its Security 360: Annual Trends Report, which gives a broad outlook of the macOS threat landscape currently facing businesses and users. The analysis uses anonymized real-world data collected from over 1.4 million Macs across 90 countries with Jamf software installed.

Now, Jamf is out with its latest edition, which uses data spanning the prior 12 months in 2025. The report offers many notable insights into what its seeing among customers, most interestingly the complete dominance of trojan malware, which even top infostealers, increased over 33% since Jamf’s 2024 outlook.

There’s no shortage of rumors about iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Fold, but surprisingly little has been reported about Apple’s other upcoming flagships. However, new leaks detail what to expect from iPhone 18 and iPhone Air 2’s design and launch timing.

The iPhone Fold is coming later this year, and per a notable leaker, the brand new model just hit a major milestone that’s good news for launch timing.

The next Apple Shot on iPhone ad campaign is writing itself: the four NASA astronauts currently on the Artemis || mission are taking stunning shots of Earth, using iPhone 17 Pro Max.

As confirmed on NASA’s official Flickr page, three of the published shots were taken on iPhone. The images show Earth through the window of the Orion spaceship’s capsule.

Shrinking is one of Apple TV’s biggest hits, and it’s set to conclude its third season in just a few days. Here’s what to expect from the show going forward, according to co-creator Bill Lawrence.

The current 14-inch MacBook Pro design is nearing five years old. It’s also not at all a secret that Apple is working on a redesign for its MacBook Pro lineup.

Despite those facts though, there’s still one compelling argument to be made about buying one today – even with bigger changes right around the horizon.

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

Juggling loads of alarms in the Clock app can be annoying. VariAlarm aims to fix this, by dynamically adjusting your alarms based on your schedule, rather than having fixed times.

Internal Mac storage upgrades are expensive, often causing users to resort to external media when possible. That also has its own problems of sometimes compromising on speed or reliability. HyperDrive Next aims to bridge that gap, by bringing incredible performance to external drives for your Mac.

This story is part of 9to5Mac’s series celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary.

Apple often likes to say that it isn’t a nostalgic company, but they’ve gone all out to celebrate their 50th birthday. The company recently opened an exhibition on campus displaying some of their most iconic products from over the years alongside photographs of memorable moments. There’s even a large screen that plays iconic ads and keynote moments like the 1984 commercial and the opening of the Steve Jobs theater. Thanks to Meriam Al Sultan on X, we all can get a look at the exhibit.

Last month, Apple acquired a popular Final Cut Pro plugin maker: MotionVFX. It isn’t clear what this acquisition will turn into, but based on the fact that it quickly followed the launch of Apple Creator Studio, it’s highly plausible that Apple will integrate its templates, effects, and other offerings as a perk of Apple Creator Studio.

While that on its own is interesting, I think the implication behind it is far more worth talking about.

I’ve had the MacBook Neo for a month, and it’s been an absolute pleasure to use. The Neo has been one of the more exciting new Apple products in a while. It gives you insane value, amazing build quality, and great performance, especially for the price. But to get the price down to $599, Apple had to make some compromises. To elevate my experience a bit, I added a few budget-friendly accessories that I think anyone can add to their MacBook Neo setup!