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One of the most common AirTag use cases is for tracking luggage, and Apple shipped a great feature in the last year that helps airlines recover lost luggage faster. Now, per a report at travel publication Skift, that feature has just gotten a key upgrade.

IKEA has been combining speakers with lamps for some time now, and its latest lineup includes new versions of these as well as round speakers with eye-catching graphics.

The company says its latest models with graphics created by local designer Teklan will add form, color, and character to a room …

Update: The Anker Nano is 30% off right now on Amazon for Black Friday. Review below.

The iPhone Air has surprisingly good battery life for users with light-to-medium daily usage habits. But if you are going to be away from a charger for a long time, especially going travelling like on a plane, you’ll probably want to carry some extra juice with you.

Apple has made its custom MagSafe Battery for iPhone Air, that fits precisely beneath the camera plateau on the back of the phone. But another big competitor in this space is Anker, with the Anker Nano Power Bank in a similar size promising 5,000 mAH capacity at half the price of Apple’s offering. But how much extra battery life should you actually expect to get from these power banks, and which is best?

Both mobile and desktop versions of the Pocket Casts app have introduced a new playlist feature designed to help you organize your favorite podcasts.

You can manually create your own playlists by hand, while a Smart Playlists option can apply your own rules to do the job automatically …

The iPhone Fold has entered the next stage of production after what is said to be a “breakthrough” in eliminating the crease normally seen in folding phones when they are laid flat.

Although the display is being made by Samsung, several elements are said to have been designed by Apple and will be unique to the device …

A competition regulator has accused Apple of misleading users about the level of privacy offered by the App Tracking Transparency feature. That accusation, while made in good faith, is based on a misunderstanding.

The iPhone maker has responded by saying that it may be forced to withdraw the privacy protection from EU users …

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Alcyr Araujo and Eduardo Vitor join the show to talk about about web browsers with agentic AI capabilities will change how IT works and operates.

There may be a different way to look at what could happen to Apple’s top leadership over the next few years.

Spotify is already planning its next price increase, according to a new report.

While there is no shortage of vintage, rare, or otherwise classic products for sale on eBay, some are more vintage, rare, or otherwise classic than others. Here are seven gift ideas that may not be the cheapest, but will surely make an Apple fan’s Christmas.

If you’re a Mac user looking for a solid external display that pairs nicely with your MacBook’s crisp retina display, you’ll know that finding one can be a challenge. Apple offers its Studio Display with a 27″ 5K retina display, but that costs $1599 just for the cheapest version with a basic stand. If you want a more versatile stand, the Studio Display will cost you $1999.

Luckily, a number of 27″ 5K monitors have been launching lately, many of which have been at more affordable price points than Apple’s Studio Display, while offering an incredibly comparable experience. One of them is the ViewSonic VP2788-5K, which I’ll be reviewing here today.

Apple Invites launched earlier this year as a brand new app for organizing events, and in iOS 26.2 there’s a new systemwide feature coming that makes using the Invites app more convenient.

Apple’s Wallet app got a strong lineup of new features in iOS 26, including one hidden addition you might have missed: a highly requested new setting to disable promotional notifications.

I’ve tested a lot of docks over the years, from small compact on-the-go hubs that I use alongside my iPad to the full desktop-class docks that claim to be able to handle everything you throw at them. But the iVANKY FusionDock Max 2 is the first one that actually delivers on that promise. This dock has been purpose-built for Apple Silicon, bringing true Thunderbolt 5 performance with triple display support and 23 professional-grade ports, all wrapped in a sleek and unique design.

Apple’s decision to go with a single rear camera has been one of the iPhone Air’s most divisive choices. Here’s how it performed in DXOMARK’s tests.

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MagSafe gear is one of my favorite gift categories because it is useful, affordable, and easy to give to anyone with an iPhone. In 2025, Qi2.2 accessories have made everything faster and easier, with better heat management and faster charging. I have tested a lot of MagSafe gear this year, and these are my favorite Christmas gift ideas to keep your iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods charged and ready.

Apple has confirmed that it recently cut a number of jobs within its sales division. While layoffs are common in the tech industry, Apple treats job cuts as a last resort option.

As OpenAI pushes forward with its hardware ambitions, its aggressive hiring spree is quickly becoming another retention challenge for Apple. Here’s what’s going on.

Anthropic has announced its latest AI model with Claude Opus 4.5. The company has also expanded Claude Code availability to the Claude desktop app for the first time.

It’s the best time of year to score heavy discounts on streaming services, and Black Friday deals have now launched for HBO Max, Disney+, and more. Here are the details.

Shopping research is already a popular use of AI. Now ChatGPT is adding a new tool that makes finding the right products even easier.

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At Emerson Collective’s Demo Day, Laurene Powell Jobs got Jony Ive and Sam Altman to open up a bit more about what they’re building together.

In the interview, the duo reveal that they have their first AI hardware prototypes and expect to start building the product in less than two years.