Do you remember the days when new iOS versions might introduce major redesigns? iOS 7, I’m . Despite annual whispers predicting another big iOS revamp, I feel very confident in saying those days are over. And one recent app debacle shows why.

Sonos, in case you haven’t been paying attention , has had a very bad go of it lately.

The company recently replaced its CEO following months of attempted fixes for its big 2024 mistake: launching a major app redesign.

The new Sonos

Meta has officially started testing ads on its Threads micro-blogging social network. The company says this is a “small test” for the time being with a handful of different brands across the United States and Japan.

A report in November said that Meta was aiming to bring ads to Threads sometime in early 2025, and today’s announcement shows the company is right on time. Meta’s goal is to capitalize on the continued growth of Threads amid the fractured text-based social network industry.

Apple has shared the first details on user adoption of iOS 18 so far. The company says that iOS 18 is currently installed on 68% of all iPhones and on 76% of iPhones introduced in the last four years.

These numbers show that iOS 18 adoption is on the same trajectory as iOS 17 adoption last year.

These numbers are measured by the devices that transacted on the App Store on January 21, 2025. The information was published on

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One rumored change for the iPhone 17 might not come to fruition after all. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today says that the size of the Dynamic Island across the iPhone 17 lineup to be “largely unchanged” compared to the iPhone 16 models.

Analyst Jeff Pu has reported several times that the iPhone 17 Pro Max will feature a “much narrowed Dynamic Island” thanks to a new “metalens” technology. This change would apply to the proximity sensor currently housed in the Dynamic Island and allow Apple

Apple Intelligence has arrived, but Siri and Apple’s AI suite of features are nowhere near the level of rivals OpenAI, Anthropic, and others — especially with the absence of an Apple chatbot. For that reason, the company has recruited an internal software veteran to help course correct the path for Apple’s AI efforts. Mark Gurman at has the report:

Apple Inc. executive Kim Vorrath, a company veteran known for fixing troubled products and bringing major projects to market, has a new job: whipping artificial intelligence

Immersive Video on the Vision Pro is one of the product’s must-try experiences, and Apple’s first new release of the year—Man Vs. Beast—arrives next week to take you on a bull-riding adventure.

Man Vs. Beast is a 10-minute short film coming to Vision Pro next week, .

The new Immersive Video will debut on Friday, January 31 and transport viewers into the wild world of the rodeo.

Here’s Apple’s description:

Hang on

The is one of the most advanced smartphone gimbals on the market. We’ve had a chance to play with it for a few weeks, and these are about the new gimbal.

There’s nothing better than an intuitive way to turn a product on and off. No double clicks and holds or looking for a switch on the bottom of a gimbal. All you need to do to turn on the is unfold the arm, and the gimbal instantly turns on and calibrates itself.

Along with that, the simple

Friday has arrived and so has a surprisingly extensive list of fresh new Apple gear deals along with it. First up, and perhaps most notable of all, in Space Black or Silver has now fallen back to the all-time low at – this is the most affordable model in the M4 lineup. From there we move over to the latest Apple Watch lineup – all of the GPS-only have now dropped back to Black Friday prices with – and the with just about all of the most affordable models now seeing

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