The iOS 18 feature backlog has gotten so bad it’s starting to affect iOS 19

Troubling news from inside Apple Park, where the engineering team is reportedly struggling to deal with the increasingly dire state of iOS 18 development. The public version of iOS 18.0 launched back in September, but it did so without the inclusion of Apple Intelligence, the most highly anticipated new feature for this cycle. It’s debatable…

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How to find and block an AirTag that’s detected near you

Apple’s AirTag is a compact tracking device that can be attached to personal items to make it easy to find them. Unlike a GPS tracker, which requires cell service and may drain a battery quickly, an AirTag relies on the distributed Find My network of iPhones, iPads, and Macs that hundreds of millions of people…

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Wedding banned – Apple Watches not welcome at fashionista’s ceremony

The original Apple Watch had a feature for lovingly sending your heartbeat to a partner It's a long walk up that aisle, and wedding guests could even hit their stand goal in church, but one couple is insisting that nobody wears an Apple Watch to their special day. Whoever this couple is, conceivably they are…

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Last-Minute Holiday Apple Watch Deals: Grab prices from $189

The black Apple Watch Ultra 2 has dropped in price today. Amazon and Best Buy are enticing shoppers to pick up last-minute holiday gifts with fresh discounts on Apple Watch models, including the Series 10 and Ultra 2. New for Thursday is a steeper price drop on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 at both Amazon…

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Apple is reportedly making an AI server chip with Broadcom’s help

The future of technology involves AI and Apple is doing what it can to be part of that future. To that end, a new report states that the company has a partnership in place to develop its AI hardware. According to The Information (subscription required), Apple is working with Broadcom on a server chip that…

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Leaked iPhone 17 frame shows wide, Pixel-style camera bump

We’ve heard for some time that the iPhone 17—either the entire line or just the new “Air” variant—will change up the iconic design of Apple’s phone with a new centered camera bump. Now, thanks to an alleged leaked image (shown above) of the phone’s frame out of the supply chain from a Weibo user, we…

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Apple is about to switch to its own Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip

Apple is getting ready to replace the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips in its products, currently supplied by Broadcom, with a chip of its own design. According to a new report from Bloomberg, the company has been hard at work on this project for several years and should start rolling out the chips in products beginning…

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You might outrank Santa Claus when someone finds this iPad Air under the tree

Instead of letting down the Apple lover on your gifting list this year with something like AirTags, why not surprise them with an iPad Air? No, you don’t have to splurge to get them some Apple gear, at least if you shop refurbished. Check off your holiday shopping list with this 4th Gen iPad Air. Grab…

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