Apple saw 23% jump in iPhone sales in China in early 2026

While China’s overall smartphone market saw a 4% decline in sales over the nine weeks from January to early March, Apple registered a 23% spike, according to a new Counterpoint Research report. Here are the details.

According to the report (via ), the rising costs of memory chips led Android manufacturers to raise prices to the point that not even government subsidies were able to curb the decline in smartphone sales.

Apple, on the other hand, leaned on e-commerce discounts and benefited from the


iOS 26’s new Apple Maps feature has quickly become a favorite

Apple Maps in iOS 26 benefits from several new features , but the personal standout for me— Visited Places —has become a favorite for an unexpected reason.

Continue reading...

Apple says customers should ‘update iOS to protect your iPhone from web attacks’

Apple has published a new support document that encourages customers to update to the latest iOS versions in order to “protect your iPhone from web attacks.”

“Security researchers recently identified web-based attacks that target out-of-date versions of iOS through malicious web content,” the reads.

“For example, if you’re using an older version of iOS and were to click a malicious link or visit a compromised website, the data on your iPhone might be at risk of being stolen,” the company


AirPods Pro now have 10+ hidden controls in iOS 26, here’s the full list

AirPods have long supported touch controls via the earbuds’ stems, but the list of supported actions and gestures has grown substantially over time—including in iOS 26. Here are all of the 10+ hidden controls now offered by AirPods Pro.

Continue reading...

Apple Vision Pro gains smoother gameplay with Nvidia’s top GeForce Now streaming plan

Nvidia’s most expensive game streaming plan now supports 90 frames per second gameplay on Apple Vision Pro. GeForce Now also streams at higher resolution for Vision Pro compared to other headsets.

Apple’s new M5 Apple Vision Pro ( ) supports up to 120Hz refresh rates. The original M2 Apple Vision Pro supports up to 100Hz refresh rates.

Nvidia’s streaming rate for is capped at 60Hz for its free and Performance ($10/month) tiers.


Apple Health integrates with newly announced ‘Perplexity Health’ AI feature

Following yesterday’s Comet iOS browser release, Perplexity is back with another AI announcement: Perplexity Health. The new “suite of connectors” includes integration with Apple Health, Perplexity says.

The company announced Perplexity Health, an expansion of its “Computer” AI agent tool , in a :

Today we are launching Perplexity Health, a suite of connectors to your personal health data that allows for powerful personal uses of Perplexity Computer, providing accurate health information for the most important questions.

The announcement goes on to say that Perplexity


Meta reconsiders shutting down its unpopular metaverse game world

Meta has pulled the plug on its plan to, well, pull the plug on a big but unpopular part of its metaverse.

As points out, Meta’s Andrew “Boz” Bosworth during an Instagram Ask Me Anything session that the company has decided not to take its Horizon Worlds online multi-player game offline.

Meta will still put its energy toward Horizon Worlds on mobile, which arrived in April 2022, but the VR space where the game originated in 2021 will remain online for


Apple TV reveals major new film with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence

Apple TV has a strong lineup of new movies coming this year, but the streamer just another high-profile title in the works: What Happens at Night, from director Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence.

Continue reading...

March Madness unseats ChatGPT for top of the App Store

Sports has defeated AI for the top of the App Store. March Madness is in full swing, and that’s knocked ChatGPT out of the top downloaded apps spot for today.

In fact, it’s not just one March Madness-related app pushing around the top AI apps.

ChatGPT, Claude, and Google Gemini have recently remained the top downloaded apps, according to the App Store chart.

Another AI app, Perplexity’s Comet browser, briefly ranked in the top three, pushing out Gemini, when


Deals: AirPods Pro 3, 24GB M4 MacBook Air $300 off, Apple 240W cable $18, new M4 iPad Air, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is still carrying one of the best prices to date on AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, as well as details on slipping MacBook Neo shipping times and how to score delivery this week at a discount. But we also have 13-inch 24GB M4 MacBook Air at $200 off and 15-inch models at $300 off joined by the most affordable new 13-inch M4 iPad at a new low

Menu