Apple releases beta 4 for iPadOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, and more

Apple has released new beta software updates today, including developer beta 4 for iPadOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, and more.

Today Apple has extended its recent streak of weekly 26.4 beta updates.

Though historically many beta cycles include two-week gaps between updates, so far the company has shipped new 26.4 betas every single week since the first pre-release version debuted last month.

Last week some updates even got two releases, as iOS 26.4,


Apple releases iOS 26.4 beta 4 for iPhone with upcoming features

iOS 26.4 beta 4 is now available. The update comes after Apple released two versions of the third developer beta version. iOS 26.4 includes a number of exciting new features and changes, including AI-powered Apple Music updates.

Changes that we’ve seen coming in iOS 26.4 so far include:

Apple is also testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging and an e nhanced video podcast experience . iOS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Detection by default , and iOS


Apple Fellow Phil Schiller set for first big retrospective interview in years at SXSW

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller will be the subject of an upcoming interview at SXSW in Austin, Texas, next week. Schiller will be interviewed by David Pogue, author of the new book , on March 18, at 2:30 p.m. central:

As Apple enters its second half-century, author David Pogue (“Apple: The First 50 Years”) explores the throughlines of Apple’s astonishing success: simplicity, beauty, elegant design, making the whole widget, focus on very


Deals: M4 iPad Air up to $100 off, 2026 Apple Studio Display $300 off, official Apple Sport bands from $29, more

While there is now less than 48 hours left to score the pre-order deals on the new MacBook Neo, M5 Air, and M5 Pro MacBook Pro, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is kicking off some notable cash discounts on the new iPad – Amazon is now offering up to $100 off M4 iPad Air ahead of release this week with discounts on every configuration. It also happens to have already slashed up to $300 off the new 202


Steve Wozniak on Apple at 50: We didn’t foresee the future, but we took the first step

“Well, it kind of started when I was born,” Steve Wozniak jokes when asked about Apple’s origin. “Steve Jobs wanted a company and he did it, and I was his resource,” Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Jobs nearly five decades ago, adds.

Wozniak also says Apple wasn’t in the business of predicting the future. Instead, it started with a focus of creating something better than the competition.

“We didn’t foresee the future the way it turned


Apple TV unveils new star-packed series based on bestselling novel

One of Apple TV’s highest-profile originals of the year, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, is coming soon—and its trailer was just released.

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Apple might have new ‘Ultra’ products coming this year, per report

Apple just launched the remarkably low-cost MacBook Neo, but the says the company also “plans to push deeper into the high end with more Ultra devices.”

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Every iPhone now has a useful hardware feature that zero Samsung phones offer

This week, Apple is releasing the new iPhone 17e, which doubles the storage and adds the “magic of MagSafe” to the $599 iPhone 16e replacement. Apple’s decision to bring MagSafe to the last iPhone holdout means every iPhone now has a useful hardware feature that zero Samsung phones offer.

When Apple introduced the iPhone 16e a year ago, not including MagSafe in the budget model didn’t make much sense. The iPhone 16e replaced the iPhone SE,


M4 iPad Air reviews: Apple’s powerful, best-value model gets even better

Apple’s arrives in users’ hands this Wednesday, and today the first reviews of the upgraded iPad have arrived. Here’s an overview of what reviewers are saying.

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iPhone 17e reviews praise improved budget pick that makes iPhone 17 look even better

Apple’s new iPhone 17e hits stores on Wednesday, and reviews for the latest $599 model have arrived. Reviewers are praising the new color option, doubled storage capacity, and inclusion of MagSafe. However, what the iPhone 17e lacks is also making the standard iPhone 17 look even better for those who can afford it.

First up, Brian Tong has a video review that calls iPhone 17e a “solid upgrade” for iPhone SE and iPhone 11 users, especially

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