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iOS 18.5 is the next iPhone update being released. With about a month of beta testing completed, the new software update is nearly ready for public launch. Here’s when to expect it.

Security vulnerabilities discovered in Apple’s AirPlay SDK mean that millions of devices could be hacked by attackers. The flaw has been dubbed AirBorne.

Related vulnerabilities would also have allowed hackers to attack Apple devices too, but the iPhone maker says it has issued fixes for these in the past few months. CarPlay devices are also vulnerable, though the real-life risks there are very low …

Trigger warning for brief references to sexual assault.

It’s been discovered that millions of Reddit users were deceived and “psychologically manipulated” by an unauthorized AI experiment performed by researchers from the University of Zurich …

As we inch closer to the release of the iPhone 17 in September, Apple is ramping up its supply chain production. According to a new report from Digitimes today, Apple and its supply chain partners recently completed the Engineering Validation Test (EVT) process for the iPhone 17 lineup…

A leaker with a decent track record says that Apple will be switching to a much better type of integrated memory for the iPhone 18 line-up, offering three benefits over the current RAM spec.

It’s also looking increasingly likely that all iPhone 17 models will get 12GB of integrated memory to boost AI performance …

Key Apple supplier Pegatron has suggested that the US might soon see “empty shelves” in stores due to the impact of Trump’s tariffs.

Pegatron is second only to Foxconn in its role in Apple’s supply chain, as a key assembler for MacBooks, iPads, and the Apple Watch …

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with Dr. Deepak Kumar, Founder and CEO of Adaptiva, about their expansion into Mac and Linux patch management.

Rumors about foldable iPhones have circulated for many years, but recent reports have suggested that Apple is finally getting closer to announcing its new product. Apple is reportedly working on two foldable products, a foldable iPhone with an ~8-inch inner display, and a giant 20-inch foldable iPad. The foldable iPhone is on track to debut first.

AirPods Pro 3 are coming later this year, and out of all the rumored new features, the single best upgrade may prove itself a gift that keeps giving: Apple’s H3 chip.

Last year, a rumor suggested that the iPhone 17 Pro might have a more durable and anti-reflective display technology. As it turns out, that might not be the case after all…

Apple is gearing up to launch AirTag 2 soon, but four years after the first AirTag debuted, a new test of competing options on Google’s ‘Find My Device’ network shows that Apple is still very much ahead in lost item tracking.

On paper, the M4 MacBook Air might look like a pretty standard iterative update. But diving into the details, it stands out as one of Apple’s easiest products to recommend, and two new changes specifically may offer the best reason yet for MacBook Pro users to switch to the Air.

Apple just shipped new betas across its array of software platforms. Beta 4 for watchOS 11.5, visionOS 2.5, tvOS 18.5, and more is now available.

Apple’s next Mac software update, macOS 15.5, is inching closer to wide distribution. Today Apple released macOS 15.5 beta 4 to developers, bringing the latest refinements and fixes.

Update 4:47 p.m. ET: A new public beta is now available too, just hours after the developer release shipped.

Apple has released iOS 18.5 beta 4 for developers. The pre-release iPhone and iPad software update has been light on features, although there are some small changes.

I’ve tried many MagSafe wallets over the years, and I’ve yet to find the perfect one. I recently picked up ESR’s new five-card MagSafe wallet, and it’s become my daily carry thanks to its separate ID slots and ability to hold multiple cards.

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Over the weekend, a buzzy story gained traction across several publications. It seemingly started with this New York Post article. The basic message: “Apple warns users to delete Chrome from their iPhones immediately.” If true, that would indeed be huge news. But the real details are more complicated and nuanced.

Rumors around Apple’s next Vision Pro-style device have been all over the place in the past year. Recently though, Apple’s plans have started becoming more clear: a lighter, cheaper Apple Vision ‘Air’ product is coming. And now according to a new report, it could launch by the end of this year.

For the past seven years, I’ve used an iPad Pro as my main computer. In those years, I have seen the internal hardware match up to the power of MacBooks using the M4 chip, and I have witnessed iPadOS evolve from just a larger version of iOS to carving out its little niche use cases. Although for as much as I love my iPad, most would agree that iPadOS can sometimes feel like it holds that hardware back. But I have been able to change a few simple things that make my iPad look and feel like macOS without giving up the versatility of the iPad.

A Bloomberg report over the weekend suggested that we may see Apple smart glasses as an interim step along the way toward a full AR-based Apple Glasses product.

Essentially, it would be a copy of the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses – and as someone who uses those, my view is that an Apple version only makes sense if two key conditions are met …

Apple’s Beats brand brought the iconic Beats Pill back from the dead last summer. Now, the company is refreshing the lineup with two new colors for Beats Pill shoppers: Navy Blue and Blush Pink.

Another interesting tidbit from today’s announcement from Beats is that the new Beats Pill is its best-selling speaker. The company says that Beats sold more Beats Pill (2024) units in the first nine months since launch compared to all past Beats Pill launches.