Inbound emoji - Image credit: Emojipedia The Unicode Consortium has issued its latest collection of emoji you could be using on an iPhone in late 2025, including a distorted face, a "fight cloud," and an apple core. The Unicode Consortium's Emoji Standard & Research Working Group is behind the creation and management of emoji characters.…
Apple's iCloud promo -- image credit: Apple The UK's "Which?" consumer group and publication is to sue Apple over what it claims is the company's anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage. It's not the first lawsuit against Apple over iCloud storage, and the company's free 5G has certainly been aggravating for…
Apple’s new M4 Macs started shipping last Friday, and we have the new Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook Pro in-house. Why are these some of the more exciting Macs to hit the market? Find out on this episode of the Macworld Podcast! This is episode 909 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola. Watch…
Google is increasing the competition with Siri and Apple Intelligence on iPhone, by releasing a standalone iOS app for Gemini. Google's Gemini has been available to use for some time on the iPhone, but as part of the main Google app. Now, Gemini is available as its own standalone app for iOS, and is being…
The AI wars are nothing if not persistent. Apple, Meta, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft are all charging ahead, doing their best to make their new AI tools an indispensable part of our daily lives. Google’s latest multi-modal AI is called Gemini and it has been available for some time now, easily selectable with a single…
Following the launch of the first M4 Macs, Apple released Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac and updates for iPad, Final Cut Camera, and Logic Pro. The updated software is free to current users through the App Store. Here are quick summaries of the new features for each app. Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac…
Measuring MacBook battery life in straight hours of real-world usage (as Apple likes to do) is not always an accurate metric for comparison purposes as so many use and environmental factors play a part. We can, however, rely on straight technical specifications to tell us the stated battery capacities of each MacBook. Where Apple is…
If you’ve been waiting to get some AirTags, now’s the time to do so because they just dropped to a brand-new low price. You can snatch a four-pack of AirTags for $70 right now, a 29 percent discount on its $99 MSRP and bringing the price down to just $17.50 per AirTag. If you’d rather…
A class-action lawsuit filed this month accuses Apple of misleading AirPods Pro customers and failing adequately to address an audio defect reported shortly after the product’s launch in 2019. The suit (via ClassAction.org) focuses on two seemingly widespread problems with the 1st-gen AirPods Pro: unwanted crackling sounds, and the failure of Active Noise Cancellation to…