Apple has just launched the latest new games for Apple Arcade, and there’s a big AAA title among them: Sid Meier’s Civilization VII. Here are the details.
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watchOS 26 added a new Apple Watch trick that I’ve been loving
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Tim Cook recently called out one specific AI feature—visual intelligence—as being among the most popular Apple Intelligence capabilities so far. And rumors indicate that later this year, it could get a lot more powerful.
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Apple has just shipped the RC (release candidate) versions of its forthcoming 26.3 software updates, including tvOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, and more.
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Apple’s beta cycle for its 26.3 updates is officially wrapping up, as the iPadOS 26.3 RC (release candidate) is now available for testing. Here’s what that means.
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Apple has updated its online refurbished products store with some big additions: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max are now available refurbished with discounts. Here are the details.
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Apple launched its first product of the year last week: AirTag 2, which arrived five years after the original model. Here are three more new Apple products coming soon that have years-old prior models.
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Alexa+ is Amazon’s new AI-infused version of its popular assistant. Following a slow initial rollout, Amazon has just made Alexa+ available to all users in the US. Here’s how to upgrade to Alexa+, or skip it for now.
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It’s not just you: ChatGPT is down for many users right now. Here’s the latest on OpenAI’s outage.
Update: the problem was resolved with all elements of the service back online by February 4.
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Apple TV is hosting a major media event today, and it just unveiled the highly-anticipated series Lucky, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her first big show since The Queen’s Gambit.
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Apple hosted a special media event on Tuesday called the ‘2026 Apple TV Press Day.’ Here’s everything that was announced at the event.
Expand Expanding CloseApple TV has hit sci-fi series returning soon, new trailer here
Apple TV’s biggest premiere in February is the return of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a sci-fi epic featuring monsters like Godzilla and Kong. Here’s the new trailer.
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Apple TV is holding a major press event today, offering a sneak peek at what’s coming next to the streamer. After unveiling a highly-anticipated series earlier today, Apple TV has just announced a new dark comedy—Outcome—that’s premiering soon with star Keanu Reeves.
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Apple TV has announced a release date for Cape Fear, a new psychological thriller series coming from the producing powerhouse duo of Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese.
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New ‘Humans of Apple TV’ video debuts, watch it here
Apple just released a video highlighting the “Humans of Apple TV.” It features a series of behind-the-scenes stills from a variety of beloved Apple TV shows and movies.
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Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman today announced the launch of Luffu (“loo-foo”), a new health app for families that will eventually expand to hardware devices too. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 26.2 expands AirPods Pro’s powerful new feature, here’s how to use it
iOS 26.2 is the latest major iPhone update, and among its many new features, AirPods Live Translation expanded to a lot more users. Here’s how to use AirPods’ powerful recent addition.
Expand Expanding CloseiTunes might be more popular than you think, per report
iTunes is an ancient relic of an old music era, right? Not so fast, says a new report highlighting iTunes’ resilience despite stiff streaming competition, as evidenced by new statistics from Apple.
Expand Expanding CloseApple just released new updates for old versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS, more
Apple has just released a variety of new software updates for its devices, but they’re all for older versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS. Here are the details.
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OpenAI has just launched a brand new Mac app: Codex, which it says is “the best way to build with agents.” Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseApple TV unveils return of one of last year’s biggest hit series
Your Friends & Neighbors season 2 is coming soon, and Apple TV has just released the first trailer for the returning series—plus confirmed that season 3 is in the works.
Expand Expanding CloseNew iPhone Fold specs revealed, including design, cameras, more
It’s been a busy day for iPhone Fold leaks. After one reputable leaker reported that Apple’s foldable will have the biggest battery yet in an iPhone, new details have been shared by another leaker on several aspects of the iPhone Fold’s design, cameras, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseLeaker says iPhone Fold will have the largest battery yet, by a lot
This fall’s most popular new iPhones will likely be the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, but if you want the absolute biggest battery, it sounds like the iPhone Fold will easily be the winner there.
Expand Expanding CloseHere’s everything new Apple TV has coming in February
The early theme of Apple TV’s 2026 is new seasons of existing shows. January was packed with five such series, and now a couple more are coming in February—including a big-budget sci-fi epic. Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV in February.
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