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iPadOS 26 is a huge upgrade for iPad, especially in areas of productivity. Alongside new windowing and multitasking features, dock and files changes, there’s a new iPadOS 26 capability for apps that pro users will love: Background Tasks.

We’re still in the early days of satellite-based mobile phone connectivity, and T-Mobile is pushing forward with its Starlink-powered T-Satellite service.

We learned back in February that the British government had secretly ordered Apple to create a worldwide backdoor into iCloud. We said at the time that the demand was “as technically clueless as it is outrageous.”

Apple responded very intelligently, and it seemed from a development last month that the UK had withdrawn its demand. We’re learning today that this isn’t in fact the case …

Meta just announced a big change coming to its privacy policy in a couple months. It’s going to start using data from your chats with AI products to sell ads hyper-targeted to you. And there’s no way to opt out.

Apple TV+ kicked off its best-ever fall lineup with major returning TV shows in September, but October brings a greater focus on brand new original series. Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV+ in October.

We’re not expecting to see Apple’s long-awaited combo speaker and smart home control panel until sometime next year. We’ve been using HomePad as a placeholder name, but a leak back in the summer suggests it may be known as the HomePod Touch.

The form factor is expected to be broadly similar to Amazon’s Echo Show, and the company has just announced smarter versions …

Apple has asked a judge to dismiss a patently absurd claim made by Elon Musk that the iPhone maker is legally obliged to strike a partnership with his xAI company.

Musk’s X Corp is seeking billions of dollars in damages from Apple, claiming that it illegally favors OpenAI’s ChatGPT …

Epic Games has given Apple a backhanded compliment over the changes it made to reduce the barriers to installing the company’s games store on iPhones.

Apple had long come under antitrust fire for forcing users to take 15 separate steps to install a third-party app store. The company has now reduced that to six steps and eliminated what has been described as a “scare screen with a misleading message” …

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Earlier this year, Apple announced that it was leading the charge on a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to the RCS Universal Profile, which is published by the GSMA. Apple told 9to5Mac in March it would come to the iPhone in a future software update. Google soon after jumped in, stating it too was ‘committed to providing a secure messaging experience.’

I didn’t think it was completely unreasonable to assume we’d see this showcased at WWDC 2025…that didn’t happen. Then I thought maybe in one of the iOS 26 betas? Also nothing. So, what happened to cross-platform E2EE for RCS messaging? Is it still coming?

Update: The FCC has also published documents related to an unreleased Apple Vision Pro device. Find the new details below.

If you’re in the market for a new MacBook Pro or iPad Pro: the FCC may have just given us the strongest sign yet that a refresh is just weeks away. Here are the details.

Have you ever searched your own name online? You can find anything from your home address and phone number to your relatives, job history, and even financial data. It’s often all exposed and available to strangers. Below we explore how to remove your details from the web and prevent scams using Incogni.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit today claiming that Apple fired a Virginia Apple Store employee over complaints of religious discrimination. Here are the details.

They grow up so fast. Apple has added the iPhone 11 Pro Max and every model of the Apple Watch Series 3 to its vintage product list. Here’s what that means.

The iPhone’s default ringtone is highly recognizable, but with iOS 26 Apple added a lot of alternate options. There are seven brand new ringtones total, most of which are remixed versions of the familiar default. Listen to all of the new iPhone ringtones below.

A Seattle federal court has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that accused Apple and Amazon of unlawfully handling iPhone and iPad prices. Here are the details.

Today, Apple’s as-yet-unannounced M5 iPad Pro was seemingly leaked by the same YouTuber who last year leaked the M4 MacBook Pro. Thanks to the surprise reveal, we now have benchmarks for Apple’s forthcoming M5 chip, and they point to big gains coming in a key area.

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OpenAI has just launched its second iPhone app, Sora, alongside the very popular ChatGPT. Sora is a brand new standalone app for AI video creation. Here are the details.

Out of all the shows Apple TV+ has ever canceled, Schmigadoon! likely ranks near the top in loyal fan following. The series was canceled after two seasons (both of which I highly recommend), but now it’s coming back soon as a Broadway musical.

Update 3:15 p.m PT: A second unboxing video of the M5 iPad Pro has been published.

Remember last year when an unboxing video of the M4 MacBook Pro leaked before it was even announced? Well, it’s happened again. This time, Russian YouTuber Wylsacom — the same channel that leaked the MacBook Pro — is back with an unboxing of the unannounced M5 iPad Pro. This also provides us with our first look at benchmark results from the unannounced M5 chip.

watchOS 26 is the Apple Watch’s latest major software update, and I’ve been using it in beta for a few months now. Here are the new watchOS 26 features I’ve been loving most throughout that time.