We’ve covered the new CarPlay experience in iOS 26 a lot over the summer. There’s a lot of excitement for a lot of the changes, but it turns out not everyone loves the complete experience.
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Thunderbolt 5 is starting to arrive on some Macs, but most of us are still living in the Thunderbolt 4 era. For those users, Plugable is introducing a new docking station designed specifically for Macs. The TBT-UDM pairs Mac-friendly styling with pro-grade connectivity at a more competitive price than most premium Thunderbolt docks.
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Apple Arcade is kicking off September with several new games and big updates, including an NFL tie-in just in time for football season.
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Beats is rolling out a fresh limited-edition version of its recently relaunched Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker, teaming up with Bulgarian-born fashion designer Kiko Kostadinov.
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Apple includes a new onboarding experience for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26. An eagle-eyed X user pointed out something interesting about the macOS Tahoe video.
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Anthropic has introduced a helpful new feature for Claude that solves a problem similar to one ChatGPT already addressed.
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Apple has delighted many iOS 26 beta users while also potentially frustrating a few others by introducing a modification to the revamped Camera app.
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iOS 26 beta 6 is out now for iPhones on the developer beta release cycle. Below we’re collecting all of the iOS 26 beta 6 changes compared to the previous version.
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Apple has released the sixth developer beta version of iOS 26. We expect the redesigned version of the iPhone software to officially launch next month.
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There’s a section on Apple’s macOS 26 preview site that reads “Calm in the brainstorm.” The tagline introduces the revamped version of Spotlight, but there’s another Mac experience that it’s more applicable to for me.
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It’s not hard to find knockoff hardware imitating name-brand electronics. Still, this one takes the cake.
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We’re one day closer to Apple officially announcing the iPhone 17 Pro, and Majin Bu has one more rumor about something that could happen. This time it’s over a change to the iPhone 17 Pro antenna system…
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Apple Fitness+ access is coming to another partner platform. FuturHealth, a personalized weight-loss service, announced today that it’s offering complimentary Apple Fitness+ access to all program members at no additional cost. Fitness+ provides guided workout sessions with tight Apple Watch integration
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Apple may not be merging macOS and iPadOS, but the two version 26 operating systems share a lot of similarities. Still, the quest to actually port the Mac operating system to the iPad continues.
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When Apple finishes developing the next generation of Siri, third-party apps will want to integrate with the new system.
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Tech’s favorite YouTuber MKBHD has reviewed CarPlay Ultra for the first time.
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Apple hasn’t officially announced the iPhone 17 lineup, but we expect an event announcement later this month and the actual reveal in about four weeks. One highly anticipated change this year is the arrival of the iPhone 17 Air, replacing the iPhone 16 Plus with an ultra-thin model. Here’s how the iPhone 17 Air display size will compare to the 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max.
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Amazon has finally started rolling out Alexa+, its oft-delayed overhaul of the Alexa voice assistant built on large language model technology. However, Alexa+ shows how difficult it is to replace a mature voice assistant with generative AI, especially when users expect instant, consistent results for simple tasks. It’s a real reality check on the notion that Amazon has managed to release something Apple promised and hasn’t shipped.
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The UFC is back in Las Vegas tonight for UFC Fight Night Dolidze vs Hernandez. Whether you’re watching on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, or Apple Vision Pro, here’s how to stream the action live.
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Apple has released the fourth installment of its Wild Life immersive video series on Apple Vision Pro.
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In his first new video since being sued by Apple for allegedly leaking iOS 26 information from an illegally accessed employee iPhone running unannounced software, Jon Prosser has returned with an iPhone 17 Pro video based on sources speculation.
Yesterday OpenAI released GPT-5, the latest model update to ChatGPT. More than 24 hours later, the new model is still rolling out to paid and free customers. Meanwhile, OpenAI is reconsidering the availability of certain models and limitations for customers. The new model will also be more transparent and offer more control over which tools it uses for which requests.
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Fintiv, a firm you’ve probably only heard of in the context of patent litigation, is once again suing Apple over Apple Pay. Apple’s secure mobile payment solution launched over a decade ago in 2014. Fintiv has been unsuccessfully suing Apple over Apple Pay since 2018.
Apple is not hiding its frustration. In a statement first shared with 9to5Mac, the company accused the Texas-based firm of trying to “distract from their failed patent case” with a new set of allegations.
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HomeKit, Apple’s smart home framework, is great most of the time, and awfully frustrating when things go wrong. This new iOS app wants to change that.
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