Michael Potuck

We’ve seen a flurry of sealed original iPhones go up for auction over the last six months. Included in those has been the current record holder that went for $63,000. Now the latest original iPhone sale could challenge that with the starting bid kicking off at a cool $32,000. Notably, this one is a bit rarer than most with a unique Apple “Lucky you” sticker on the sealed box.

Last fall, an Arizona jeweler became the first to give a polished titanium finish to the Apple Watch Ultra. Now De Billas Lux is back with another interesting offering, anodizing Apple Watch Ultra with custom colors. What it says is the first of its kind is an anodized blue and gold version of Apple’s high-end wearable.

WWDC 2023 is officially set for June 5-9. While the week’s sessions, labs, and more will be online this year, Apple is once again holding a special in-person event for the keynote, State of the Union, and more. However, it’s a limited, lottery-style process to get invited. Here’s who can apply for WWDC in-person tickets, how it works, and how to register.

Apple has announced WWDC 2023 today and with that, it’s opened the annual Swift Student Challenge. Prizes will include exclusive WWDC23 outerwear, AirPods Pro, a customized pin set, a one-year membership to the Apple Developer Program, and a chance to attend the special in-person event at Apple Park.

Last month, watchGPT arrived to seamlessly access OpenAI’s smarts right on your Apple Watch. Shortly after, it was renamed to “Petey” as Apple cracked down on apps using GPT in their names. Now the most requested feature is in the works – an iOS version of Petey. While public availability isn’t known yet, you can sign up to be among the first to try out the beta.

After its last report looked at what iPhone and Android users do with their old devices, CIRP is out today with a follow-up that reveals what condition the different smartphones were in as they were traded in, sold, or handed down to family or friends.

Apple has introduced a notable change in how to get its developer and public beta updates on iPhone with iOS 16.4 and beyond. Follow along for a look at how to turn on iOS beta updates in Settings and the benefits of the new system.

Microsoft has announced the latest way it’s integrating OpenAI’s GPT-4 into its services and software. With a fresh app called Security Copilot, Microsoft believes leveraging GPT-4’s AI will usher in “the new era of security” by helping infosec professionals save time, simplify the complex, catch what others miss, and address the talent gap.

Microsoft launched early access to its major update for its Slack competitor today. Microsoft Teams 2 has been “reimagined” based on user feedback with speed and simplicity as two of the update’s priorities. The all-new experience is available in preview for Windows with the company saying an early version for Mac is coming too.

Hello There is a neat solution to saving special greeting cards without keeping the physical clutter. Now in a major update, Hello There 2 has received auto card detection, hashtags, a new default view, new custom icons designed by Basic Apple Guy, and more.

After being rumored as coming with an update for some time, luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid has officially announced wireless CarPlay and Android Auto are now available and come standard with its connectivity suite.

This spring Sonos has launched its all-new Era 300 and Era 100 flagship speakers plus a new black option for its wired Outdoor Speakers. Now the next product the company is aiming to release is the second-generation Move speaker. Here are the upgrades that may come with the large, portable from Sonos.

Award-winning iOS app Genius Scan is out with a valuable update today for iPhone and iPad. The new release brings automatic PDF/Excel expense reports, document type detection, a scan edit UI, and more.

Fitness Stats originally launched in 2020 as a simple and handy way to see your lifetime activity details across 12 categories including exercise time, calories, steps, cycling, running, walking, and swimming workouts (now that’s over 20). Today the app has received a major update with a new way to compare your activity based on custom time periods, see averages across days, weeks, months, and years, additional stats, custom sharing, and more.

The current Apple Watch lineup features three distinct wearables. While much remains the same between Series 8 and previous models, there are some differences worth considering. Read on for Apple Watch Series 8 vs 7 and earlier to help decide what’s the best pick for you or someone you’re shopping for.

Apple is continuing its autonomous vehicle testing in California with the latest data showing it has added more drivers. The new report shows more than 200 people authorized to support the operation of its 67-vehicle test fleet with one very minor collision happening last month.

BenQ has released its latest displays today. The two new 27-inch Ergo Arm Designer Monitors and 32-inch version feature a 4K resolution, USB-C connectivity with up to 90W pass-through power, 95% DCI P3 color space, a built-in flexible mounting arm, and more at affordable price points.

Opera is the latest browser to build in OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence – with an early access offering. Following companies like Microsoft’s lead, the new Opera on desktop has “AI Prompts” that make it super quick to use plus the browser’s sidebar includes access to ChatGPT and ChatSonic.

Last fall Nanoleaf announced that it would be bringing Matter to its Essentials smart lighting lineup along with launching some new bulb types. Now the latest products have arrived with Thread/Matter for the smart A19 and Lightstrip with the GU10, BR30 bulbs, and Recessed Downlight in the wings.