iOS 18.3 RC introduces new Visual Intelligence features & notification summaries changes

The iOS 18.3 release candidate includes support for two Visual Intelligence features on iPhone 16. The iPhone 16 range will receive support for two Visual Intelligence features with the iOS 18.3 update, while Apple Intelligence's notification summaries are getting much needed changes. On Tuesday, Apple deployed release candidate versions of iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3.…

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Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 cable is a jaw-dropping half-off today

Apple’s Thunderbolt cables aren’t something we usually recommend because they’re just so expensive, but they’re hard to pass up when they’re on sale. Target has Apple’s 1m Thunderbolt 4 cable down to $35 right now, which is a 50 percent discount and the lowest price we’ve ever seen. We know, we know—the newest MacBook Pro…

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Mac users will finally get the smarter Mail app in macOS 15.4

If you still rely on email, help with sorting your messages on the Mac is coming. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter (subscription required), the Mail app will feature new sorting features in an upcoming major update to macOS Sequoia. With the Sequoia 15.4 update, the Mail app will have the sorting…

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Top Amazon deals on Apple devices: save up to $300 this week

Save up to $300 on Apple devices at Amazon - Image credit: Apple, Amazon. Amazon is ramping up its deals on Apple this week, with fresh price drops on AirPods, AirTags, MacBooks and more. We've rounded up the best offers to save you money in 2025. A single AirTag is down to $22.99 at Amazon…

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Netflix plans are becoming more expensive in 2025

Netflix is increasing prices for subscriptions in 2025. In a likely attempt to satisfy current shareholders and deal with increased content production and licensing costs, Netflix is increasing pricing for most of its plans, worldwide. Users can expect to pay even more for their Netflix subscriptions in 2025, as Netflix has raised prices across the…

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Samsung’s new Galaxy phones are coming to show everyone how to really copy Apple

Thanks to Apple’s feast-or-famine approach to product announcements, January can be a tedious month for the Macworld crew. The last batch of new products came out in the fall, and the next ones probably won’t be here until the spring; in between, we shiver and get bored. In their wintry desperation, keynote-starved Apple reporters have…

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Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset.

The Gulf of Mexico remains in Apple Maps President Trump signed an executive order demanding that many landmarks change their names, including the Gulf of Mexico, but Apple Maps hasn't changed. Here's why it isn't quite that simple. Maps are a funny thing. For a long time, we studied global geography using a map designed…

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iPhone 17 Air leak shows off new ‘camera bar’ design

Well-known leaker Majin Bu posted an image (above) on X of what he claims to be the casing for an iPhone 17 (in protective plastic wrap). if it’s real—and it’s far too early to know for sure—then the iPhone is about to go through some big changes. The image seems to show one large rear…

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Marvel Snap is back online in the US after outage

Marvel Snap is back online, but still not on the App Store in the US. Marvel Snap is once again available to users in the United States, following the aftermath of the TikTok ban and the actions against ByteDance, but it still isn't on Apple's App Store. Marvel Snap is a relatively popular digital card-collecting…

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