Tired of paying for cloud storage? This $89 deal for 2TB is a no-brainer.

Nothing might be worse than paying a recurring fee for iCloud…or getting a storage limit notification and having to upgrade and pay even more each month. Why not own your cloud storage for life? Instead of paying a $10 subscription monthly, you could pay $89 once and have FileJump forever. With this plan, you’ll get 2TB…

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Rumor roundup: iPhone 17 Pro’s camera resolutions and layouts

There have been quite a few rumors about the iPhone 17 Pro's camera system, many months before Apple actually introduces the new iPhone generation. Here's everything the rumor mill has said about the imaging elements. The camera system is one of the big selling points of the iPhone range. Frequently used in the Shot on…

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Crippling flaws found in early betas for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS

If you're thinking of testing iOS 18.4 or watchOS 11.4 beta tests on older devices, don't. Apple has unsigned and removed watchOS 11.4 beta 1 for the Apple Watch Series 6, and has pulled iOS 18.4 beta 1 from the iPhone 12 and some select iPad models. The company has pulled beta testing the next…

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Here’s how this app makes screen time good for your kids

Remember how your parents used to tell you that gaming would rot your brain? They may have had a point, but they definitely couldn’t predict that one day, there would actually be kids’ games that would be good for their brains. Meet Pok Pok, the award-winning Montessori app that’s filled with games designed to stimulate your…

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Apple prepares to add Google Gemini to Apple Intelligence

Google Gemini integration could be coming to Apple Intelligence soon Code within the new iOS 18.4 beta shows that Apple appears to be readying an alternative to its ChatGPT integration in Apple Intelligence, with an option to use Google Gemini. Apple has been upfront from the start of Apple Intelligence that it intended to work…

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Crime Blotter: iCloud selfies helped nab burglary gang

Selfies on iCloud help capture a gang behind a series of burglaries, iPad thefts, and a UK crime spree make up this week's Apple Crime Blotter. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, looking at the world of Apple-related crime. Selfies found in iCloud helped nab gang accused of burglarizing prominent athletesThe criminal ring believed…

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iPhone 17 Pro Max leak shows redesigned camera layout

Close up of a render purporting to show an iPhone 17 Pro Max in a MagSafe case New images from a reasonably accurate leaker show renders of iPhone 17 Pro Max case that detail a significant design change for the camera system. Rumors have now persisted for months that the iPhone 17 Pro series will…

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iOS 18.4 to enable control of Matter-compatible robot vacuums

A number of robotic vacuums will soon be supported in iOS 18.4 The first beta for iOS 18.4 adds support for controlling robot vacuums via Apple Home, with several high-profile models ready to support it. The official release of iOS 18.4 is currently expected to be in April, but testing on the first beta is…

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