Apple's update to the iPhone SE adds a new design and Apple Intelligence, as well as a new name: iPhone 16e. Here's how it compares to yesterday's budget option — the iPhone 16. Arriving just shy of three years after the third-generation iPhone SE, the newly-rebranded iPhone 16e has arrived as the new entry-level model…
The original and second generation iPhone SE The new iPhone 16e is surely the right combination of prices and features to be a hit, but the iPhone SE range that it has replaced will always be special. Here's how significant the iPhone SE was — I actually remember what I was doing when it was…
We’re tired of waiting for our iPhones to power up after being plugged into the outlet for 30 minutes. This sound like you, too? It’s time to ditch the standard charging block for this GaN one that reaches incredible charging speeds with overheating protection. It’s now only $59.99 (reg. $119). The 20W charging block you bought…
"Severance" -- image credit: Apple "Severance" has officially become the most-watched Apple TV+ series, beating out former champion "Ted Lasso" — but you're probably not surprised. Apple can tell when it has a good thing going. While every show it picks up doesn't become a hit, it certainly makes it known when it's found something…
Apple's M4 Pro Mac mini is on sale for $1,299. Apple retailers are competing for your business by knocking triple digits off the M4 Pro Mac mini, while the standard M4 model has dropped to $549. The M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is a popular configuration due to…
Apple didn't simply change the expected iPhone SE 4 name to iPhone 16e — they're distinct product lines and all the data points to a strategy shift. We should have seen this coming. Every Apple-focused website saw Tim Cook's post on February 13 and assumed that it was an iPhone SE 4 reveal. After all,…
Use iPerf3 on macOS to test network bandwidth and throughput. iPerf3 is a network throughput tool used to measure the performance of the network your Mac is using. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. iPerf (sometimes simply called "iperf") is a UNIX memory, network throughput, and bandwidth tool first developed at…
Apple went big on iPads in 2024, announcing new iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini tablets. But one model missed out: the standard, basic iPad. Other than getting even cheaper (it got an aggressive price cut to $349/£329 last year) Apple’s cheapest tablet is still exactly the same 10th-gen model that came out way…
Apple has finally introduced its first in-house modem alongside iPhone 16e, the C1, marking a major shift in its hardware strategy. For years, Apple has relied on Qualcomm for iPhone modems, but that relationship has been winding down. The company took a big step toward independence in 2019 when it acquired Intel's smartphone modem business…