Apple’s most profitable iPhone upgrade is quietly losing steam

Fewer iPhone buyers are paying for extra storage, signaling a shift toward cloud reliance that could shake up one of Apple's most profitable upsells. Apple has long relied on iPhone storage upgrades as a revenue driver. The strategy is simple — offer a base storage option that's "good enough" while enticing users with pricier upgrades.…

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Some iPhone users will soon get a ‘secret addition’ after upgrading to iOS 18.3

We thought we had learned all there is to know about iOS 18,3 when it arrived earlier this week, but apparently there’s one more feature Apple didn’t tell us about. As reported by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, Apple has been working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US to bring support for the Starlink network in iOS 18.3, and…

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Netflix brings ‘Season Download’ button to iPhone, iPad

Netflix brings Season Download button to Apple devices If you love binging your favorite shows on Netflix, a new-to-iOS and iPadOS feature makes it even easier. Starting Wednesday, Netflix has rolled out a much-requested feature to the Netflix iPhone and iPad App. You can easily binge your favorite Netflix series by tapping the Season Download…

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Apple Vision Pro review one year later: time to exit the preview

It's been a wild year for Apple Vision Pro, if slow, and it's time for Apple to step up and prove it's the future and drive customers, developers, and creators to the platform. Apple Vision Pro continues to be one of Apple's most frustrating yet amazing products it has ever released. It is simultaneously a…

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Mac Backup Guru Review

At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Friendly user interface, easily customizable inclusion and exclusion options for copying Handy scheduler app functions well and the program works to offer more control over snapshot archives than Time Machine Excellent, fully-featured 30-day demo lets you truly put the program through its paces Cons Lacks some polish, and full disk…

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Apple’s AI ethics doubted by scaremongering shareholder proposal

Apple Intelligence and Siri Apple could be forced to detail more of its AI activity, after a proposal asks shareholders to expose whether Apple is truly working ethically in the field when training Apple Intelligence. As a company well known for its stance on user privacy and security, Apple knows it has to be above…

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Judge tells Apple it’s too late to intervene over Google monopoly case

Google is the default search engine on iPhone because it pays to be Google has been found in court to be a monopoly, but there is to be a trial to plan how to remedy the situation, and the judge has now refused to accept Apple intervening, saying it waited too long. The US Department…

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