Apple’s wearable a mix of tradition, innovation, and versatility

The new Apple Watch series 10 (left), and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 (right). In a new interview, a trio of Apple executives reflect on the Apple Watch Series 10 and how some of its original innovations came from influences outside the company. The Apple Watch isn't just the most popular digital wristwatch in the…

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Apple added considerably bigger batteries to its iPhone 16 range

iPhone 16 Pro had the biggest generational battery capacity gain. The iPhone 16 family has much bigger batteries than its predecessor, with the iPhone 16 Pro growing by almost 10% versus the iPhone 15 Pro. Apple's update to the iPhone 16 included a boost to battery life, adding a few more hours to each model.…

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macOS Sequoia causing issues with security tools and web browsers

macOS Sequoia has caused problems for third-party security software. Apple's macOS Sequoia has apparently caused problems for users of third-party security products and web browsers because of firewall-related issues within the new operating system. On Monday, Apple officially launched macOS Sequoia, making the new operating system finally available to the public. While the operating system…

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Apple Fifth Avenue store gets Apple Intelligence glow ahead of iPhone 16 launch

Apple Intelligence glow at Apple Fifth Avenue Apple continues its tradition of decking out the Fifth Avenue store ahead of product launches, this time with glowing rainbow colors signifying Apple Intelligence on iPhone 16. The iPhone 16 lineup launches around the world on Friday, and Apple is ready with decor representing a feature that won't…

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Clicks Keyboard review: trading speed for well-made nostalgia

The Clicks Keyboard for iPhone will either be an amazing nostalgia trip that forces you to slow down and think, or it will be a finger trap of typing torment. Either way, it's a well-executed product. I want to get this out of the way at the top — Clicks is awesome. However, it is…

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Apple Stores fill with customers trying out the iPhone 16

A visitor to Apple Jing'an, Shanghai, trying out an iPhone 16 As the new hardware lineup becomes available in Apple Stores around the world, Apple has shared images of customers trying out the iPhone 16 and other products for the first time. Following the introduction at retail, Apple has started to share photographs of customers…

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Samsung mocks Apple design in a painfully awkward ripoff ad

Notice the lowercase word "different", with a period, and in what appears to be the Garamond font Samsung is now mocking Apple over a perceived lack of new designs for the iPhone, and doing it with a nod to the famous "Think Different" ads — as well as doing it despite a lack of new…

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Podcast #791 – Ryzen 9000 Gets Better, Intel Spinning Off Fab Business, new AGESA, bye 4090, and Too Much “ai” News

Get in fans, we're doing a bunch of AI stories!  And AMD freshens up AGESA (again), Intel splits off foundry ... we have have an Xbox fridge and so many Security stories! … Source

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