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Yesterday Apple released beta 2 for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and more—but watchOS was absent. Now today, watchOS 27 developer beta 2 has arrived to complete the lineup.

Update 6/25: Two days later, watchOS 27 beta 2 is now also available for Apple Watch Ultra 3.

Benjamin and Chance react to the shocking price increases across Mac, iPad, and more, as well as break down all the latest changes in iOS 27 beta 2. Also, how fair is it that watchOS 27 cuts off so many models of Apple Watch, while iOS 27 is available for every iPhone that runs iOS 26.

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Apple raised prices on many of its products today, and not by small amounts. But today’s price increases likely aren’t the only ones planned, as a statement Apple gave to the press hints at more changes coming.

Apple is planning a big change to its Apple Silicon strategy for the Mac. A new report from Bloomberg today details that Apple does not plan to release higher-end versions of the upcoming M6 chip. Instead, it will release the base M6, then immediately shift its focus to the M7 lineup. Here’s what to expect.

Last year, Notion expanded its productivity suite to include Notion Mail, an AI-powered email client. Today, the company announced that it’s shutting down the Notion Mail inbox service this fall.

Apple Notes in iOS 27 adds a variety of new features, including one I just discovered that power users are sure to appreciate: section links.

As promised a week ago, Apple just increased prices across a range of product lines. While rising RAM costs are to blame, according to Apple, Wall Street isn’t too impressed with the move.

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With the increased popularity of smart rings from Oura and others, there’s been plenty of speculation about whether Apple would build its own competitor. Now, per leaker Kosutami it sounds like an Apple ‘iRing’ might be in development.

Today Apple rolled out significant price increases across most of its products, but certain products were spared. Here’s every Apple product that didn’t increase in price—at least not yet.

Earlier this week, I outlined three reasons for agreeing with Mark Gurman that the Apple price increases could be imminent, and that indeed proved to be the case.

iPhones have escaped the increases, but they are otherwise both broad-reaching and pretty dramatic. But perhaps the most surprising thing is that the MacBook Neo has been included …

Apple just rolled out a slew of price increases across Mac, iPad, Apple TV, HomePod and more product lines.

Apple CEO Tim Cook warned this was coming a week ago, as component pricing for memory and storage hits unprecedented levels. In a statement to Bloomberg today, the company acknowledged “this is not welcome news” and is “working tirelessly to find solutions”.

Apple has raised prices across the board for many of its products today. MacBook Neo now starts at $699 (up from $599), while MacBook Air now starts at $1299 (up from $1099). Other impacted products include MacBook Pro, iPad, iPad Air, and many more.

iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods pricing is unchanged.

Amazon Prime Day is here again, and it provides an unmissable opportunity to upgrade your home with Roborock’s smartest vacuums at the lowest prices ever offered.

The offers run from June 23 to June 26, and apply to a wide range of the company’s products – from the entry-level Q7 M5 Plus all the way up to the flagship Saros 20.

Day 3 is here, and the 2026 Prime Day sale is still rolling. This morning, we are taking a look at the very best iPad deals live for this year’s sale celebration, joining the ongoing AirPods Pro 3 discount, a giant $150 off AirPods Pro Max, and the best deals ever on the most popular Apple Watch Series 11.

This year, the new 2026 M4 iPad Air is in the spotlight, especially the more affordable storage capacity models. We also have some rare iPad mini discounts and up to $150 off the M5 iPad Pro. Deals start from $299 on iPad this year, and you can check them all out below.

Update: The Apple Store is back online with significant price increases affecting Macs, iPads, and more.

Apple’s Online Store is down this morning, with the company saying it’s “making updates to the Apple Store.”

Although the Siri app refuses to summarize webpages, the intelligent assistant can do so from within Safari.

Similarly, it can summarise the content of YouTube videos from within the app – though the exact situation with both appears complex …

We may still be waiting for the launch of the iPhone Ultra, but a leaker with a decent track record claims that Apple has already made the decision to go ahead with a second-generation model.

The same source says that the company has not yet made a final decision on whether to produce a third-gen iPhone Air …

The new Siri app on iOS 27 defaults to the new Siri AI, but there is a way to quickly switch to ChatGPT at any time. Here’s how it works.

The official Prime Day 2026 sale is now flying, and the AirPods deals are too. The new 2026 AirPods Max 2 are now sitting down at a wild $150 off the list price in all five colors, while AirPods Pro 3 are nearly 30% off, and we are still tracking AirPods 4 down at $99 shipped.

• AirPods Pro 3 $179 (Reg. $249)
• AirPods 4 from $99 (Reg. $129)
• AirPods Max 2 from $399 (Reg. $549)

Head below for the full details on the best AirPods deals for Prime Day …

Managing school-issued Macs and iPads has always been a balancing act between IT control and parent visibility when the devices go home. Today, Mosyle has announced Mosyle@Home, aimed at solving this problem. This new platform gives parents and guardians an official way to manage school devices after hours, and it supports school-issued iPads and Macs.

A new rule added to Siri AI’s system prompt in iOS 27 beta 2 changes how it should handle requests involving extracting or summarizing content behind a URL. Here are the details.

Silo season 3 premieres next week on Apple TV (watch here), with three major changes coming that have been highlighted in the season’s marketing. Spoilers ahead, but only those Apple has already revealed.