Save big on Apple’s iPad mini 7 with prices as low as $399

Save $100 on the iPad mini 7 - Image credit: Apple The best iPad mini 7 price has returned, with Apple resellers dropping the ultraportable tablet to $399. Both Amazon and Best Buy are competing for your business with fresh price drops on Apple's latest iPad mini. You can pick up the 128GB Wi-Fi capacity…

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Apple makes first change to Pixelmator Pro with a new splash screen

Pixelmator's image editing apps have been updated with no bug fixes and no improvements — but it did get a new splash screen confirming the firm's acquisition by Apple. Back in November 2024, it was announced that Apple was acquiring Pixelmator, the maker of notable Mac and iPad image editing apps. That acquisition was subject…

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Hands on with the Dbrand Aperture cover for Apple Vision Pro

The Dbrand Aperture cover for Apple Vision Pro Dbrand's ridiculous, ugly, and surprisingly useful Aperture cover is designed to protect the Apple Vision Pro. While polarizing, Dbrand may be on to something. Apple Vision Pro looks sleek with its 3D glass front. But that glass is also terrifying. One accidental pull of the battery cable…

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Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope review: a compact night sky guide

Amateur astronomers and beginners will find the Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope useful for capturing shots of the night sky with the help of an iPhone, and get decent results very quickly. Like photography and many other hobbies, astronomy can require both resources and knowledge. To understand what's in the night sky, you have to know…

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Apple wants to add a display into the Apple Vision Pro headband

A display could be added into the fabric of an Apple Vision Pro headband Apple has been researching how to work a display into the headband of the Apple Vision Pro, maybe to save users having to put it on to see if updates are done or perhaps give info to outside observers. The headband…

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Apple works with Alibaba to bring Apple Intelligence to China

Apple Intelligence isn't available in China yet Apple's push to bring Apple Intelligence to China has taken a big step forward, with it working with Alibaba to produce AI features for the country's iPhone users. Apple is in the middle of a slow rollout of Apple Intelligence to its iPhone, iPad, and Mac users, with…

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Finding a perfectly sized Apple Watch band may get easier in the future

How it used to be when finding the right size Apple Watch band was complicated There's got to be a better way to find the right Apple Watch band size for your wrist than trying out countless ones, or printing out paper guides — and Apple thinks it has the answer. The Apple of today…

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PSA: Apple’s latest updates turn on Apple Intelligence even if you had switched it off

On Monday Apple released iOS 18.3.1, iPadOS 18.3.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.3.1, updates that include one major security patch and bug fixes–but nothing much in terms of features and usability. Except for one thing, discovered by Jeff Johnson of the Underpass App Company. It turns out that these updates turn on Apple Intelligence, even if…

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