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The appeal of Apple devices has always been a mix of hardware quality and software features, with the wider ecosystem absolutely key. Effectively, Apple devices gain value as soon as you have more than one of them.

Handoff is a perfect example. You can begin working on a document on your Mac, seamlessly continue on your iPad, and then make some last-minute changes on your iPhone. Google is now cloning this feature in Android 17 …

Discord is now using end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls across all platforms: desktop, mobile, web and console.

It’s been a very long time coming – the company first shared its privacy plans back in 2023 and began the migration process a year later …

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The first two episodes of ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,’ Apple TV’s newest thriller-comedy, are now available to stream. Here’s what the show is about.

WhatsApp users will soon be able to set disappearing messages to vanish after the recipient has read them. Here are the details.

As Comcast-owned Sky moves early to lock down its F1 media rights in the U.K. and Italy, Apple may be facing an even more competitive path to expanding its Formula One deal beyond the U.S. Here are the details.

Rhea Seehorn has joined her second Apple Original project, signing on as part of the cast for the upcoming film ‘Running.’ Here are the details.

Apple has struck a new talent and IP deal with Animato, a startup that makes virtual avatar software for video chats and tutoring. Here are the details.

Among iOS 26’s many new features for Apple Wallet, one of my favorites has been the long-awaited fix for order tracking. Here’s how to use it.

Disney+ and Hulu are on a path toward merging, and to that end, Disney just announced three new features rolling out today for app users, plus another that’s coming soon.

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Spotify users are facing an annoying bug when using the app via CarPlay, where the track name, artist, and album shown on the screen differ from what’s actually playing.

Spotify says it’s aware of the problem and is investigating.

Apple TV is the exclusive streaming home of Peanuts, and the streamer just announced that four new Peanuts premieres are coming this summer.

Last month, Apple announced a series of major leadership changes, including that John Ternus will take over as Apple CEO effective September 1. At the same time, Apple also elevated Johny Srouji into a broader role as the company’s chief hardware officer.

Bloomberg now reports that Srouji is making a series of changes to “speed up work on future devices.”

Apple’s Sports app was just updated to version 4.0, adding new features for the upcoming World Cup and expanding the app’s availability worldwide. Here’s what’s new.

WWDC is still a few weeks away, but earlier today Apple previewed a variety of new accessibility features coming in iOS 27, and one video feature stood out as especially exciting for me: Generated Subtitles.

My new favorite Apple Watch and Apple Health metric is one that has been quietly working in the background for years. Specifically, it’s a bit of a hidden Apple Watch feature for tracking a great healthy habit: Time in Daylight.

Anthropic is introducing two new features for Claude Managed Agents that give users more control over the security and privacy.

macOS 27’s unveiling is just weeks away, and besides dropping support for four Mac models, rumors indicate the new software version will be packed with AI features and some design updates. Here’s what’s coming.

Plex has announced a massive price increase for the Lifetime tier of its Plex Pass plan. Starting in July, Plex says that the Lifetime Plex Pass price will increase from $249.99 to a whopping $749.99.

You still have six weeks to lock in the current pricing …

Today Apple announced its lineup of new accessibility features coming in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and more, with an upgrade to Voice Control offering an exciting preview of agentic capabilities the new Siri will reportedly gain.

Epic Games has said that Fortnite is now back on the App Store worldwide, although there is one notable exception.

The company has again criticized what it calls “junk fees” from Apple and indicated it expects to win an ongoing antitrust lawsuit against the iPhone maker …