Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch…
iOS 17 Apple is on the second round of developer betas for its current-gen operation systems, including iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma, and visionOS 1.3. Developers taking part in Apple's beta program can secure the new builds through the Apple Developer Center or more directly by updating their iPhone or…
Renders of what could be the iPhone 16 Pro Apple has reportedly increased its chip order with TSMC, one that apparently puts both the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models on the A18 chip. According to sources of CTEE, Apple has upped its chip order from partner TSMC. With the increased order in place,…
A HomePod in use The original HomePod is now a "vintage" item according to Apple, making it the first from the smart speaker range to be given the designation. Apple's support pages has a list of products that Apple deems to be vintage or obsolete, depending on how long they have been on the market.…
With WWDC in the rearview mirror, the summer turns to updated beta releases as we march steadily toward September, when we expect all the new operating systems to arrive, along with, of course, new iPhones and Apple Watches. And we’lre also getting an exapansion of the international release of Apple Vision Pro, which launched in…
We expect most of Apple’s AirPods headphones to get updated in fall 2024, with Cupertino unveiling its 4th-gen AirPods and 2nd-gen AirPods Max, along with the possibly launch of an entirely new AirPods Lite model. But a new report raises interesting questions about where the range will go beyond that: According to the highly respected…
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If you want an Apple Watch right now, get the SE 2nd gen because it’s down to $189 at Amazon. With an MSRP of $249, this is the most affordable this smartwatch has been outside of Black Friday, and we know we’re unlikely to get those same price levels anytime soon. The Apple Watch SE…