Apple releases fourth developers betas for iOS 18 and the rest Last updated 16 minutes ago Apple's now on its fourth round of developer betas for its fall operating system updates, with new builds of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 now available Round four arrives after an…
iOS 17 Apple is now on its fifth round of current-generation operating system builds, including release candidates for iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6. Developers taking part in Apple's beta program can download the new builds to an Apple Developer Centeror by updating their iPhone or iPad already running the betas via the Settings app. Public…
Choosing the "Pistol" emoji on Twitter/X now again gets you a gun instead of a water pistol Users on Twitter/X have found that after six years, choosing the pistol emoji now shows an image of a gun instead of a water pistol. The existence of any particular emoji is down to the Unicode Consortium and…
Lake Vrangla now available to all Apple Vision Pro users Lake Vrangla is a foggy new environment available in visionOS, beta or not, and is found near Oslo, Norway, in the real world. Bora Bora debuted in the first visionOS 2 beta, and now we have Lake Vrangla. However, it arrived as a server-side push…
Apple's Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Williams Apple's Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams has been seen in Chinese state media photographs, meeting with senior officials in the country. In May 2024, Jeff Williams went on what's been described as a secret visit to TSMC in Taiwan. It was secret in that neither Apple nor it chip…
Mumbai, India India is cutting back its import duty on iPhones and also selected iPhone components, meaning it will cost Apple less to bring in completed phones, and to make new ones locally. At least one reason that Apple even began producing iPhones in India was because locally-made devices have avoided the country's 20% import…
Google Chrome icon Four years after declaring it wanted to block third-party cookies in Chrome, Google has confirmed it won't block the online trackers after all. In 2020, around the time when Apple blocked third-party cookies in Safari, Google insisted it would do the same thing. Four years later, Google has seemingly given up on…
Article Hero Image Back-to-school deals on iMacs are heating up at Apple resellers this week, with Prime Day pricing returning at Amazon and exclusive triple-digit discounts on upgraded models at B&H and Adorama. But if you're looking to future-proof your purchase (and budget allows) we highly recommend upgrading to a model with 16GB or 24GB…
A render of an iPhone Fold A new industry report claims that Apple's iPhone Fold is now set to arrive sooner than expected, with the iPhone 18 range. Reports of Apple producing a foldable iPhone have persisted for years, and for at least as long as its rivals have had ones. Most recently, there have…