A man alone with his thoughts -- and that Friend AI lanyard around his neck As if we aren't already all in bubbles that reaffirm our beliefs thanks to social media, now there's an AI "Friend" who is always ready to hit you with praise and put you in a parasocial relationship with your iPhone…
You can now record calls and get transcripts in iOS 18.1 Call recording and transcription has become available to try out in the iOS 18.1 developer beta. Here's what it's like, and how to use it. Part of the wave of iOS 18 updates, call recording and transcription wasn't available as part of the initial…
Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools [left], Grammarly logo [right] Apple Intelligence provides iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia users with new AI-driven tools to improve their writing. Here's how it compares against the current market favorite, Grammarly. It's fair to say that Apple Intelligence is a big jump for Apple, in many different ways. After living with…
Apple Park Norman Foster, the man responsible for Apple Park's iconic design, sat down for a new interview to talk about that process and his time with late CEO Steve Jobs. Apple has called Cupertino, California, a home for quite some time. From 1993 until 2017, Apple conducted a majority of its business at the…
Weird thing happened last week (no, not that). Apparently, Apple woke up one day and realized it was spending a mess of money on TV shows. Time to kill off some characters! The company seemingly wants to shed the image in the industry that it will pay more than rivals, simply because it is cash-rich.…
While everyone was talking about the arrival of Apple Intelligence in the iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 betas, Apple also delivered a series of updates for its existing operating systems. And if you own a Mac, you should absolutely install it right away. The updates don’t include any notable new features, but they do fix…
Wondering which versions of macOS your Mac can run? We’ve put together a macOS compatibility checker that will show you what Macs the different versions of macOS and Mac OS X support, so you can tell what version you should be running on your Mac. What Mac operating systems can my Mac run? Apple releases…
How to pause Activity Rings in watchOS 11 While Activity Rings are a staple for fitness enthusiasts, there might be times when you need to pause them. Here's how you can do it in watchOS 11. The Activity Rings on the Apple Watch are a great way to keep track of your daily movement, exercise,…
iOS 17.6 has been released Apple has released updates for its current-gen operating systems, with the builds of iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, and macOS Sonoma 14.6 now available to install. Depending on the configuration of devices, the updates may automatically download and install for users once the updates are detected. Alternately,…