WhatsApp has that preteens can now use its messaging platform via new parent-managed accounts that come with certain restrictions. Here are the details.

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Today the MacBook Neo arrives in users’ hands, and , MKBHD says it’s potentially “Apple’s most disruptive product” in the last 10+ years.

Apple has released a new version of its Invites app, adding a smart and useful improvement to the iPhone app’s widget.

Starting with today’s version 1.7 update, Apple Invites includes the option to let the countdown widget work with any upcoming event.

“Invites countdown widget now features a ‘Next Upcoming’ option to count down automatically to your next closest event, updating as each event passes,” according to the release notes.

Apple Invites widgets can still be set to manually countdown to specific events

Apple’s sports lineup keeps growing. Following the start of Major League Soccer and Formula 1 seasons, Apple TV is about to premiere Major League Baseball (MLB) games too. Here are the full details.

Apple Arcade’s April lineup will introduce three new titles to the . These include a couple of the most acclaimed indie games of the last few years.

Starting April 2, Apple Arcade will include DREDGE+, Unpacking+, and My Very Hungry Caterpillar+. Both DREDGE and Unpacking are indie hits that have already proven to be fan favorites outside of Apple Arcade.

Apple says will include all released DLC content when it comes to Arcade next month:

DREDGE+ brings the complete edition of the acclaimed fishing adventure to Apple

Today a pair of new iPhone 18 Pro-related posts from Weibo leakers have arrived, outlining what to expect from the product’s design, dimensions, and more.

The iPhone 18 Pro is only about six months away, and the latest rumors introduce some clarity but also fresh ambiguity into Apple’s purported plans for the device.

From a design standpoint, we’ve been expecting several changes :

1. Thicker frame for a larger battery
2. Dynamic Island that’s about 35% smaller
3. New colors, and

Yesterday we learned that the “world’s most advanced flight simulator” will soon work with Apple Vision Pro. Now we have a first look at how the experience will look, including how ARKit intelligently handles physical controls.

X-Plane 12 is coming to Apple Vision Pro through a companion app this spring. Support will be enabled by visionOS 26.4, which supports Nvidia CloudXR 6.0 technology. The flight simulator will stream in mixed reality to Apple Vision Pro from X-Plane 12 on