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Apple will launch its flagship iPhone 17 line this fall, including the brand new, ultra-thin Air model. But the latest rumor about the iPhone 17 Air and ProMotion could limit its appeal to a lot of users, especially those coming from a Pro model.

Apple Arcade offers hundreds of ad-free, in-app purchase-free games for iPhone, iPad, and more. Today the service added five new titles, and announced four more coming soon—including a brand new Angry Birds game.

Apple is days away from the official premiere of what is gearing up to be its biggest theatrical bet yet, and early reactions suggest it might actually stick the landing. Or lock the pole position. You get what I mean.

Here’s what critics had to say after last night’s press screening of F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt (Fight Club) and produced by legendary F1 champion Lewis Hamilton.

Ahead of WWDC next week, Apple is out with a new report today touting how the App Store “helps developers reach new heights.” According to Apple, the global App Store “supported” $1.3 trillion in billings and sales in 2024.

This comes after Apple touted the $406 billion impact of the App Store in the United States alone last week.

If you’ve ever wondered how much faith you can place in those colored rings and other exercise data, a new study of Apple Watch activity accuracy has revealed a mix of good news and bad.

Researchers from the University of Mississippi said the device scores well with two key stats, but can be wildly off on a third …

Counterpoint has more than halved the smartphone growth rates it was forecasting for this year, and now expects US iPhone sales to fall year-on-year.

It says that it expects Apple to pass on at least some of the tariff costs to consumers, increasing the prices of the iPhone 17 over those of the current models …

Regulatory filings have revealed what appear to be an upcoming Apple MagSafe charger, which supports charging power of up to 50W.

This may indicate that Apple is planning to double the maximum wireless charging speed of the iPhone 17 from the 25W ceiling of current iPhones …

Today, Meta shared (via The Verge) a few new details about Aria Gen 2, its next-generation experimental smart glasses.

While they’re still not meant for consumers, the hardware show just how fast Meta is moving and how far ahead it is thinking when it comes to the future of wearables, AI, and spatial computing. It also signals how quickly Apple will have to work if it really intends to do more than simply try to catch up. Again.

OpenAI is full steam ahead in its plan to turn ChatGPT into a true productivity assistant, especially for teams and small businesses. Starting today, these users will get access to a new Record Mode and cloud drive integration. Here’s how it works.

Update: Apple has responded to the ruling with a statement provided to 9to5Mac, saying it “strongly disagrees” with the court’s opinion. You can find the full statement below.

Apple has just taken yet another hit in its ongoing legal standoff with Epic Games. As reported by Reuters, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Apple’s emergency request to pause key parts of a lower court order that forces the company to immediately open its App Store to greater competition.

Believe it or not, we are less than a week away from the announcement of iOS 26. Ahead of that launch, rumors about new iOS 26 features, supported devices, and more have started to surface. Here’s everything we know so far.

As Apple continues its years-long breakup with Qualcomm, the chipmaker’s CEO says he is already looking beyond the iPhone, as he tries to reassure investors that the company’s long-term plans don’t depend on Cupertino’s roadmap.

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WhatsApp is getting its own version of OpenAI’s Custom GPTs, Google Gemini’s Gems, and so on. These are custom-made chatbots that can be created without a single line of code and with whom the user can have conversations afterward.

Here’s how it’s going to work.

This year, Apple TV 4K stands to capitalize on the growing success of Apple TV+ with both new hardware and software coming. tvOS 26 will be the next major software update, and these three features are expected to be announced next week.

As noted by 404 Media, Apple has quietly updated its Transparency Report page with data from January through June 2024, revealing some interesting trends in the cat-and-mouse game between the company and worldwide governments regarding our data.

Yesterday, 9to5Mac exclusively reported a handful of iOS 26 features that Apple has been working on and may announce on WWDC for its native apps. Today, we are sharing five previously unreported AirPods features that may also be announced as early as Monday, during the keynote.

Everyone knows the iPhone is Apple’s most popular product. But per a newly published study, what you might not have known is how well the iPad stacks up to Apple’s top seller, and laps the Mac’s popularity at the same time.

Among all the big and small iOS 26 features expected next week, there’s one rumored change that we’re unlikely to hear about from Apple: the ability to replace Siri. That’s because this ‘nuclear option’ is being mandated against Apple’s will, and will be limited in reach—at least for now.