Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.
Apple is preparing to launch an M5 iPad Pro later this year as one of the first products with its next-generation chip. Whatever the new features are, I know I’ll be buying one. Why? Because of a poor choice I made with my M4 model.
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Apple’s big iOS 19 unveiling is a little over a month away, and according to a surprising source, it sounds like the update’s Apple Intelligence upgrades might include supporting multiple new third-party AI models.
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Today Google CEO Sundar Pichai has been in court, testifying as part of the company’s ongoing antitrust trial. And during proceedings, he expressed optimism about Gemini becoming part of Apple Intelligence as early as this year.
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Apple TV+ is exactly one month away from debuting Bono: Stories of Surrender, a concert-style “documentary event.” This will also be the first ever feature-length film in Apple Immersive Video on the Vision Pro. And today, Apple debuted the first trailer to show us what to expect.
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Raycast is a powerful Mac app that’s grown increasingly popular since its launch a few years ago. Now, for the first time, Raycast is available on iPhone too via the just-launched iOS app. Here are the details.
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For a variety of reasons, Apple’s TV app doesn’t offer the most user-friendly experience. Fortunately, that started changing recently in iOS 18.4, and now Apple has rolled out additional TV app updates that make navigation simpler, more streamlined, and better organized than before.
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Out of all of Apple’s 15+ planned product launches for the rest of the year, one product that’s seemed more tentative than the rest is a new Apple Watch SE 3. But a supply chain spotting by display analyst Ross Young seems to confirm a new model is coming, possibly in two new sizes.
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Apple Wallet launched support for digital state IDs, including driver’s licenses, all the way back in 2022. Currently only 10 locations support the feature, but we may have just learned what the next three states will be.
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Ted Lasso season 4 is currently in active development, with scripts being written and shooting commencing this summer. While most of the creative team from past seasons is returning, Apple has made a key change that should help solve season 3’s biggest problem.
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Apple has just launched a new page on its website called ‘Snapshot.’ It’s a discovery tool for following the work of artists, actors, and athletes across three of Apple’s media platforms: Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts.
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iOS 18.5 is the next iPhone update being released. With about a month of beta testing completed, the new software update is nearly ready for public launch. Here’s when to expect it.
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AirPods Pro 3 are coming later this year, and out of all the rumored new features, the single best upgrade may prove itself a gift that keeps giving: Apple’s H3 chip.
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Apple is gearing up to launch AirTag 2 soon, but four years after the first AirTag debuted, a new test of competing options on Google’s ‘Find My Device’ network shows that Apple is still very much ahead in lost item tracking.
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On paper, the M4 MacBook Air might look like a pretty standard iterative update. But diving into the details, it stands out as one of Apple’s easiest products to recommend, and two new changes specifically may offer the best reason yet for MacBook Pro users to switch to the Air.
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Apple just shipped new betas across its array of software platforms. Beta 4 for watchOS 11.5, visionOS 2.5, tvOS 18.5, and more is now available.
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Apple’s next Mac software update, macOS 15.5, is inching closer to wide distribution. Today Apple released macOS 15.5 beta 4 to developers, bringing the latest refinements and fixes.
Update 4:47 p.m. ET: A new public beta is now available too, just hours after the developer release shipped.
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Over the weekend, a buzzy story gained traction across several publications. It seemingly started with this New York Post article. The basic message: “Apple warns users to delete Chrome from their iPhones immediately.” If true, that would indeed be huge news. But the real details are more complicated and nuanced.
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Rumors around Apple’s next Vision Pro-style device have been all over the place in the past year. Recently though, Apple’s plans have started becoming more clear: a lighter, cheaper Apple Vision ‘Air’ product is coming. And now according to a new report, it could launch by the end of this year.
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Even as CarPlay 2 work keeps chugging along, Apple has been slowly adding new features to the existing CarPlay too. Last fall CarPlay got some Apple Intelligence enhancements, and recently Ford EV owners gained NACS routing. Now, with iOS 18.4, there are three more new CarPlay features that just arrived.
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Apple Notes used to be a fairly barebones tool, best known for being used by celebrities to apologize. But a few years back, Apple started investing heavily in making Notes a worthy competitor with third-party alternatives. And in iOS 18, Apple Notes gained a power user feature that’s especially hard to find elsewhere: collapsible sections.
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Apple TV+ is over five years old, and besides its viral Ted Lasso moment, the streamer has struggled to gain mainstream traction until just recently. One producer who made a show for Apple thinks he knows why.
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iPhone colors may not matter much to some, but for plenty of users, they have the power to sway an upgrade decision. And with this year’s iPhone 17 lineup, we could see bigger color changes than usual. Here’s why.
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One of the first movies ever on Apple TV+ was also among the service’s earliest high profile debuts. Greyhound stars and was written by Tom Hanks, earned an Academy Award nomination, and now it’s getting a sequel on Apple TV+. Here are the first details.
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iOS 18.5 has been in beta testing for nearly a month, with a public launch expected in May. So far though, its new features are limited to a pair of Apple Mail enhancements. Per a couple sources, however, iOS 18.5 may ultimately include two additional new features that haven’t yet been revealed.
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