Insta360 jumps on the rear iPhone screen trend with its new Snap monitor

Insta360, named for its panoramic action camera, is the latest company to jump on the trend.

Last month, my colleague Fernando Silva opened my eyes to the world of rear touchscreen iPhone cases. The purpose? Mostly using the highest-quality camera on your iPhone to take selfies. Fair enough.

What I didn’t realize is that this is apparently becoming a trend now. The Selfix iPhone case as a one-off accessory is one thing, but Insta360 is a brand with

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Apple TV unveils return of acclaimed London crime thriller

Apple TV’s next crime thriller is the return of Criminal Record, with season 2 premiering later this month—here’s the new trailer.

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Apple very cautious about iPhone Ultra sales, as Samsung wins major concession

A new report suggests Apple is being extremely cautious in its expectations of demand for its most expensive ever smartphone, the iPhone Fold (or iPhone Ultra ). The company is said to have told manufacturing partners to plan for significantly lower orders than initially expected.

The report also says that Samsung has taken advantage of its technological lead in advanced folding displays to win a major concession from Apple …

reports that Apple had initially expected to sell around 10 million units during the launch phase, but its manufacturing partners have now been told


FBI says cyber fraud cost Americans $21B last year – here’s what you need to know

The FBI says that a sharp rise in scams saw cybersecurity crime cost US victims a total of almost $21 billion last year. The most common example was investment scams, with cryptocurrency fraud responsible for the largest losses.

The report includes AI-related scams for the first time. The agency says that the use of voice cloning, forged documents, and deepfake videos were responsible for £893m in losses …

The figures were revealed in the , published this week.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC


Apple gets bottom ranking for repairability of iPhones and MacBooks – with one exception

Repairability ratings based on official government criteria in Europe have found that Apple gets the worst ratings for the repairability of both iPhones and MacBooks .

However, in the laptop rankings the MacBook Neo was found to be very much an exception, so perhaps there’s hope for the future …

The French government imposes a legal requirement on manufacturers to display their repairability ratings according to a set of criteria intended to allow for like-for-like comparisons between brands. The EU has very similar criteria, and US Consumer Organization Public Interest

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WhatsApp’s improved CarPlay experience is now available to all iPhone users

Following just a few days of beta testing, WhatsApp has now released its improved CarPlay experience to all iPhone users. Here are the details.

A few days ago, WABetaInfo noticed that WhatsApp had started to test an improved CarPlay experience.

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9to5Mac Overtime 066: Every time I breathe there’s a new Claude update

Jeff unpacks his surprising journey from AI skeptic to enthusiast, sharing how he now uses tools like Claude Code to build custom solutions. Fernando provides an honest opinion about the new AirPods Max versus AirPods Pro 3, and a one-month check-in on the MacBook Neo.

9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. and our for more.

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watchOS 26.4 fixes a major Apple Watch Workout app complaint

Apple redesigned the Workout app in watchOS 26, but not everyone has loved the new exercise tracking experience. It turns out Apple has been listening, because watchOS 26.4 addresses a major complaint about the new design.

A common complaint about the Workout app on watchOS 26 is that it feels slow or requires more interactions to simply start a workout.

The redesign is a huge change after a decade of using the Apple Watch Workout app one way, of course. The current design is also just a little


Apple Arcade could use an ‘always allow’ feature that’s separate from App Store

I love Apple Arcade. The game catalog really clicks with my son, and unlocks hundreds of premium games. The best part is that the games have no ads or in-app purchases.

This makes for a much better gaming experience on his iPad. There’s just one feature I’d love to see Apple add.

Spring break is here, and my kid has just one question: “May I download this Apple Arcade game?” The only problem is he has that one question a lot .

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Apple TV: Six-part Vietnam docuseries picks up 3 News & Documentary Emmy nominations

received three nominations today for the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Here’s what it’s up against.

Earlier today, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the 47th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, set to take place on May 27 and 28 in New York City.

Apple received 3 nods in total, all of them for , a six-part docuseries released early last year.

Narrated by Ethan Hawke, showcases “the reunion of old friends,

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