Apple just sent press invites for the WWDC 2026 keynote, and the company has also the 30+ apps that are Apple Design Award finalists heading into this year’s conference. Here’s the full list.
The Apple Design Awards recognize the best of the App Store each year. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks leading up to WWDC. But ahead of the conference, Apple has unveiled its finalists for this year.
There are 36 total finalists competing in six categories, with three
Last year, iPhone 17 Pro switched from titanium to an aluminum-based design instead. But Weibo leaker Instant Digital, Apple is now exploring an improved version of titanium for future iPhone models.
In 2023, Apple debuted titanium as a unique design trait of its iPhone Pro models. For two years, titanium was seen as a premium feature.
But with iPhone 17 Pro, Apple changed direction and replaced titanium. It opted to return to aluminum, with heat dissipation a touted reason.
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Apple is officially inviting members of the press to WWDC 2026 today. WWDC will kick off on June 8, with a keynote at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.
“Coming bright up” is the tagline for this year’s WWDC festivities.
Apple is expected to unveil its next round of major software updates at WWDC this year. This will include iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, macOS 27, tvOS 27, and
Apple Watch includes a built-in sleep tracking feature. Just wear your to bed, and it works automatically. No need to install apps or enter a special mode.
watchOS 26 takes sleep tracking further with Apple’s sleep score feature. Sleep score is a great way to visualize the quality of your sleep from night to night. There’s one setting in particular that has made sleep score especially useful for me.
Sleep score has been a useful Apple Watch feature for me since it arrived in watchOS 2
The official 2026 Memorial Day sales at Amazon and Best Buy are now live with today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break headlined by a series of notable deals on the new M4 iPad Air – the 256GB M4 iPad Air Cell model dropping back to the all-time low at $150 off , this mid-range 256GB 13-inch at $110 off , and the most affordable model you can buy down at $52
New posts from Weibo leaker Instant Digital offer the latest updates on iPhone Ultra’s production status, release timing, crease-free display breakthrough—and a potential hurdle.
Over the weekend, several posts from Weibo leaker provide insights into Apple’s current progress with the forthcoming iPhone Ultra.
Apple’s first foldable iPhone is reportedly in trial production now. And that has come with both good news and bad news for the company.
Per , Apple’s goal of a crease-free display for the iPhone Ultra
As expected, Apple has officially kicked off its promotion for new Apple Card users. If you sign up for a new Apple Card, you can basically get a for free (basically). Here’s how it works.
Here’s how it works:
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watchOS 26 added hypertension alerts to Apple Watch last fall, which you can learn how to enable here . A today, however, says Apple has another new high blood pressure feature coming to Apple Watch soon.
Apple has 15+ new products launching this fall , including the Apple Watch Ultra 4. And a highlights two major upgrades coming with Apple Watch Ultra 4.
Last summer, Digitimes reported the first details regarding what’s coming with Apple Watch Ultra 4. It said there would be design “alterations,” double the number of sensors, and much better power efficiency.
Since then, however, there’s been surprisingly little reported on the new model.
But today, nearly a year after that last report,