Joanna Stern at is an expert at coming up with clever and inventive new angles for her Apple product reviews. For , Joanna tried something entirely new by creating “Joannabot,” which she describes as a “generative-AI buddy who never tires of answering your iPhone 16 questions—especially whether it’s worth an upgrade.”

Joanna and the WSJ team fed the generative AI bot a decade of her iPhone review excerpts, iPhone specs from Apple, and her notes after a week of testing the iPhone 16

iOS 18 is a big release with a ton of new features. Some enhancements to the Home app, like support for robot vacuum cleaners, aren’t coming until later . But there’s one update available now that could save you time and frustration. Building your smart home of the future just got easier than ever in iOS 18’s Home app.

Have you ever bought a smart home product only to find that you need to download a separate app, or have a compatible hub to add it

There’s an unfortunate bug in Apple’s latest software update that you should know about. The bug occurs in the Messages app on iOS 18. For now, the fix could require data loss. However, you can avoid potential data loss before a fix is in place if you know how to avoid it.

The bug was shared with 9to5Mac by reader Alex after unfortunately discovering it and losing data. We’re sharing the steps to reproduce the bug so readers can avoid potentially losing years

Joining a host of ongoing exclusive offers we have for 9to5 readers on new iPhone 16 cases from , , and the , among others, today it’s all about Apple Watch Ultra 2, iMac, and huge savings on iPad Pro. Alongside $50 price drops on the new black model, Amazon has now knocked once again. That deals joins a on Apple’s latest as well as up to configurations. And on top of that, we have new lows on , charging gear, and

There’s no Apple Watch Ultra 3 yet, with the gorgeous satin black finish the only hardware change to the Ultra 2. But Apple’s upgrading its Ultra line through software, with three new Apple Watch Ultra 2 features in watchOS 11. Here’s how the Ultra 2 just got better.

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch is just a couple days away. Alongside the first reviews dropping , we have also learned some new details about the device’s repairability. There are several interesting internal changes that make this the most repairable iPhone ever. Here’s how iPhone repairs are improving.

Apple has been moving for years toward making the iPhone more repairable. It’s a goal that very much supports the company’s . We’ve seen efforts like the Self Service Repair program as a way to

A survey by a UK bank suggests that AI -generated voice cloning scams are on the rise, with 28% claiming to have been targeted. It’s recommended that people agree a secret code to guard against the possibility of being take in …

A voice cloning scam is when a criminal uses AI to generate a fake version of the voice or a friend or family member, claiming to be in trouble and needing money urgently.

While these scams have been around for years in text form, the use of AI

The first iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max reviews are in, and there’s a lot to digest. This early round of reviews gives us our initial look at the iPhone 16 Pro hardware changes, battery life, camera upgrades, the all-new Camera Control, and more.

, Nilay Patel gives us the “good news” about the camera changes with the iPhone 16 Pro. The upgraded Photographic Styles feature lets you easily adjust “how the camera processes colors, skin tons,

The first iPhone 16 reviews are out, alongside those of the Pro models, and the general verdict is that the gap between the two is smaller than ever.

While 9to5Mac readers have understandably favored the Pro and Pro Max , even the base model gets a lot of the new camera functionality , and reviewers were impressed …

Allison Johnson opens with this – but says that the Camera Control button was disappointing.

Over the past few years, Apple’s standard iPhone looked a little neglected. The Pro models