Apple adds three new stations to its live global radio lineup

Apple Music continues to expand its live-hosted radio stations with three new offerings: Apple Musica Uno, Apple Music Club, and Apple Music Chill. On Tuesday, Apple announced that music fans can tune into a handful of new live-hosted music stations for free, without a subscription. Like Apple's other live-hosted stations, these will feature music experts…

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Get your holiday shopping done with this all-time-low Apple Watch sale

Our favorite smartwatch ever, the Apple Watch 10, is on sale for $70 off today at Amazon, its best price since Black Friday. Both the 42mm and 46mm models are on sale for $50 off, but the 46mm model here has a coupon box that lowers the price by an additional $19. The Apple Watch…

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Tap to Pay on iPhone comes to the United Arab Emirates

Tap to Pay on iPhone -- image credit: Apple Apple has launched its Tap to Pay on iPhone feature in the UAE, continuing the slow rollout that began in the US in 2022. Tap to Pay on iPhone means that merchants can take payments without a separate contactless card reader. They and their customers can…

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How Apple Intelligence can turn anyone into a star student (without cheating)

Apple Intelligence is generally perceived as a mundane AI suite, especially when compared to the likes of Google’s Gemini—which lets its users reimagine their photos and perform other advanced tasks. Nevertheless, the iPhone maker has managed to build solid tools that often come in handy when getting productive tasks done. While I don’t necessarily find…

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Report: The OLED MacBook Pro will dump the notch for a camera ‘hole’

The 2026 MacBook Pro is shaping up to have some interesting upgrades. There’s a rumor that it could feature cellular connectivity, but perhaps more relevant to a wider audience is that the 2026 MacBook Pro could sport an OLED display, according to an X post by Jukanlosreve, who got access to an Apple adoption roadmap…

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The real Apple Intelligence is the AI we met along the way way

Despite what you might have heard from AI companies, Apple doesn’t think the Singularity is coming any time soon. Writing for Wired, Steven Levy gives us “The Inside Story of Apple Intelligence” (subscription required) via an interview with Apple executives, including senior vice president of machine learning and AI strategy John Giannandrea. All of the…

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MacWeb cloud firm adds M4 Mac mini options for developers

Racks of M4 Mac mini devices -- image credit: MacWeb Cloud service MacWeb has launched new options for developers to use its M4 Mac mini configurations, using the new device on demand for building and testing apps. MacWeb allows developers to effectively rent a Mac in order to use the device's performance, or test apps,…

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Our 6 favorite 2024 releases all took Apple in new directions

2024 has been jam-packed for Apple. During this year, the company released new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches, nearly updated its entire iPad line, refreshed most of its Macs, and launched a brand new device in an entirely new category. While some of these releases were naturally underwhelming, many of its newest devices offer incredible…

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Throw out your scanner

Why lose desk space to a physical scanner when you can get an app that does the same job, only better? iScanner is an iOS app that can digitize practically anything, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $27.99, but not for much longer (reg. $199).  What can iScanner do? This app can scan…

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