If you’re upset about the M4 Mac mini, you’re just using it wrong

Whenever Apple drops a new product, certain netizens rush to online corners like Reddit, Threads, and X to complain about the latest design choices. The case with the new Mac mini is no different. Despite the device featuring a competitively miniature, sleek build, many loud critics have fixated on the repositioned power button that now…

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Apple is doomed because no one wants to wait for anything

Slow and steady wins the race. At least that’s what the Vision Pro team seems to be banking on. And, hey, it’s worked out for Apple on any number of occasions. It’s hard to think back that far now when history seems to be on some sort of speed run–look, history, the Macalope watched the…

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Apple’s controversial list of the top 100 albums of all time is now a $450 book

If you’re an Apple Music fan, love lists, and like reading short blurbs about all-time great records, your new favorite book has arrived. If you have $450 to burn that is. Apple Music has announced that it has partnered with luxury lifestyle bookmaker Assouline to turn its list of the 100 Best Albums into an…

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Everything new in iOS 18.2 developer beta 3

iOS 18.2 developer beta 3 introduces enhancements to existing features. The third developer beta of iOS 18.2 is now available for all compatible iPhone models, as Apple Intelligence testing continues. Here's everything you need to know about the update. The iOS 18.2 update introduces support for Image Playground, Genmoji, Visual Intelligence, and ChatGPT integration via…

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iPhone 14 Pro prototype reveals scrapped haptic buttons

An iPhone 14 Pro featuring Apple's Bongo design was recently discovered. A newly-discovered iPhone 14 Pro prototype features one of the earliest known incarnations of Apple's scrapped haptic button project. Back in July of 2024, AppleInsider published exclusive imagery of a prototype iPhone 15 Pro Max equipped with Apple's long-rumored haptic buttons. Developed under the…

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Supply chain hints at two potential Apple product releases set for 2026

Tapo smart cameras compatible with Apple HomeKit An Apple supplier may have been tapped to build an Apple-designed smart home camera and future health-focused AirPods, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. After Apple abandoned the decade-long Apple Car project, rumors suggested Apple would increase investments in the smart home and AI. While Apple Intelligence has been…

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Apple Watch Ultra 2 1-year review: Even better than at launch

It's been more than a year since Apple Watch Ultra 2 launched, and we've had the wearable that's only gotten better on our wrist the whole time. I do these extended long-term reviews often on Apple products, often by the time a new model has launched. I see how my opinions have changed with extended…

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Battery problems threaten the iPhone Slim and iPhone Fold

Renders of what the iPhone 17 Slim could look like A new rumor claims that both Apple and Samsung are having difficulty making thinner batteries, thereby limiting just how thin phones like the expected iPhone 17 Slim can be. What's currently rumored to be called the iPhone 17 Slim is believed to be an iPhone…

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US order blocking TSMC’s AI chip shipments won’t hurt Apple

A TSMC factory sign - Image credit: TSMC A US order to TSMC to cut AI chip supplies to China over Huawei sanctions won't cause problems for Apple. However, Taiwan's prohibition of TSMC producing 2-nanometer chips elsewhere could make an impact. U.S. sanctions against Huawei has caused problems for TSMC over attempts by intermediaries to…

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