With Apple Intelligence and Genmoji, users can now create their own emoji. Even so, the classic emoji are still available and will certainly never go out of style. The emoji are so popular that one artist has now turned Apple’s running shoe emoji into a real product.

As reported by , artist and designer Jose Wong decided to create real running shoes based on the design of the Apple-made emoji, known to many iPhone, iPad and Mac users. Called “The Shoe 1,” it will be

It’s Black Friday season once again, meaning it’s the best time of year to save some money. We’ve gathered a list of our favorite indie app deals this holiday season – allowing you to try out something new on your iPhone, all while supporting small, independent app developers. There are 25 apps highlighted here, but there’s even more deals to find, linked at the bottom.

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Microsoft this year teased a new feature for Windows called “Microsoft Recall,” which essentially captures snapshots of everything that happens on the PC and uses AI to let users quickly find something they’ve forgotten. After much controversy, the feature is now available in beta – and I believe Apple could do something similar on the Mac, but in the right way.

For those unfamiliar, Microsoft Recall is a feature that lets users go back in time on their PC. Think of Time Machine on the Mac, but instead

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Wicked’s successful film adaptation has brought The Wizard of Oz back into public discourse, and some have noted its parallels found in . Now, series writer and star Brett Goldstein has about the close relationship between the Apple TV+ series and the classic film and book.

In a , Brett Goldstein was asked point blank whether Ted Lasso was an intentional retelling of The Wizard of Oz.

The actor behind Roy Kent, who was also a writer on the show, gave a remarkably candid response.

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Apple silicon has led to significant advancements on the Mac, including the recent M4 models. But some of the best evidence for Apple’s advantages in silicon is found in a surprising and unconventional place: the iPad mini 7.

Apple’s new iPad mini 7 arrived last month after rumors had long predicted its debut. And one of its chief features, Apple Intelligence support , was all but guaranteed based on prior reporting.

However, the way that AI support arrived was perhaps the device’s biggest surprise.

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Benjamin and Chance debate the appeal of the iPhone 17 Air as more details about the redesigned phone leak out. And Siri is set for more LLM-powered updates, but maybe not until spring 2026. Is that too late for Apple to ever catch up to

GM has made its stance clear on the future of equipping its vehicles with Android Auto and CarPlay. It won’t be. However, a clever third-party kit promises to restore the functionality.

In March of last year, GM announced that its future vehicles wouldn’t support CarPlay or phone-projected Android Auto, instead adopting Google’s Android Automotive platform. The decision was met with overwhelming negativity from users, and has led to GM having to defend the decision over and over again .

However, for

is a leader in the premium accessories market for Apple products, and will be offering some of its best prices ever for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, providing customers with the ultimate value on cases and other accessories for your Apple products.

These will be running through December 2nd, and you can also take advantage of some outside of the ones highlighted here, where you can buy any item and save 10%, buy any 2 items and save 20%, and any 3 items for 30% off