Apple is reportedly moving away from annual launches

If there’s one thing we can usually set our Apple Watches to, it’s Apple’s schedule of releases. There’s a spring event with Macs, WWDC in June with all of the OS previews, September is for iPhones and Apple Watches, and October is dedicated to Macs and iPads. Apple occasionally deviates from that routine, but for…

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Report: Apple Intelligence to finally arrive on October 28

The iPhone 16 was marketed as being made for Apple Intelligence, but that much-hyped feature wasn’t available when it launched. And it seems disgruntled owners still have a few weeks to wait. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman claims that iOS 18.1 is currently slated for a public…

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AirPods Max drop to under $400 on eve of Prime Day

It’s just about the perfect time to get yourself a new pair of AirPods Max since the headphones are down to $399 right now at Amazon, a mighty savings of $150 off the MSRP. These headphones are some of our favorites, earning a 4-star rating following our review, with our expert praising the great sound…

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M1 iMacs failing with dark horizontal lines on screen

An unknown but growing number of iMac users are reporting display failures on their M1 iMacs, typically around two years after purchase. Apple has had screen issues of various types before, and it's perhaps not surprising given the complexity of displays. But this new one has the extra sting that it appears to be mostly…

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Apple Watch Series 10 Review: A light update, in both features and weight

Apple's substantial watchOS 11 update combined with hardware changes in the Apple Watch Series 10 have quite literally polished what continues to be the best smart watch on the market. Ten years after introducing the Apple Watch, it has come a long way. Apple has a much clearer focus of what it wants the wrist-worn…

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Hackintosh enthusiast ports macOS Sequoia to Steam Deck

A previous attempt got macOS Catalina partially running on a Steam Deck. Credit: Lampa183 A Hackintosh enthusiast has managed to get a version of macOS Sequoia running on Valve's Steam Deck handheld gaming device in an exercise they admit is "pointless." The modder notes that they, with help from others, "figured out a way to…

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Massive price drops on iPad mini, AirPods and Apple Pencil Pro

Amazon launched early fall Prime Day deals on Apple products. Amazon continues to launch early fall Prime Day deals, with AirPods Max, the iPad mini 6 and the Apple Pencil Pro all seeing steep price cuts. New fall Prime Day markdowns Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days event starts on October 8, but Apple deals are…

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