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Every year, Apple has a new chip ready for its latest iPhones. But the A20 Pro chip for this fall’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra sounds like it could be extra special. Here are its two big rumored upgrades.
iOS 27’s unveiling is only weeks away , and rumors for new features keep coming. Here are the rumored iOS 27 upgrades coming for two of iPhone’s most popular apps: Camera and Photos.
Instagram finally launched an iPad app last fall, over 15 years after the iPad debuted. But the iPad version of Instagram differed from its iPhone app in key ways. Now, after a new update, Instagram for iPad has been redesigned to what it always should have been.
CarPlay continues to give drivers more choice than ever when it comes to which services to use on the road. For example, CarPlay now works with three top AI chatbot apps. This extends the iPhone experience into the car without requiring special integration between automakers and services.
As of iOS 26.4, Apple supports a new class of CarPlay app: voice-based conversational apps.
AI chatbot apps fall into this category, and we’ve already seen three big names release CarPlay support.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT app
Update May 8: Anthbot M9 is for the next few days, offering a big $180 discount off the regular price.
I haven’t mowed my lawn in over a month, but it’s manicured like a golf course. That’s because I switched from a push mower to a robot lawn mower that I manage from my iPhone. It’s the , and it’s by far my favorite new piece of technology I’ve tried this year.
When the arrived for testing
Next-generation battery technology is much like fusion power: a major breakthrough is always a year or two away. We keep being promised things like laptop batteries that can last for a month, and true wireless charging throughout a room. None of it ever materializes.
However, one modest but still worthwhile breakthrough in battery tech is real and available today: solid-state powerbanks – including a new MagSafe model from Zens …
My colleague Fernando Silva tested one solid-state MagSafe battery last month and I’ve been testing
Apple is rolling out two changes to the Education Store in the United States and other countries. First, Apple now requires verification for all purchases made via the Education Store in the US … so it’s no longer on the “honor system.”
Meanwhile, Apple has added Apple Watch to the Education Store for the first time …
Starting today, Apple requires shoppers in the United States to complete verification when making a purchase via the Education Store. This change also applies to Australia, Hong Kong, Turkey, Canada
Apple and Meta are publicly opposing a new Canadian bill that they say could force tech companies to break encryption or build backdoors into their products. Here are the details.
Last year, Apple got into a high-profile dispute with the British government after the UK issued an order forcing companies to put backdoors in their encryption systems.
This prompted Apple to stop offering Advanced Data Protection to new users in the country, while existing users would eventually be required to disable it. The British government reportedly ended up backing down under pressure