AI Note Taker is the newest addition to Speechify’s ever-increasing collection of voice-based productivity features. Here are the details.

Over the past few months, Speechify has released multiple features as part of a push to become a voice-first ecosystem bundled under a single subscription across mobile, desktop, the web, ChatGPT, and Meta’s AI Glasses.

Last December, the 2025 Apple Design Award winner in the Inclusivity category released a new Mac app, alongside a feature called Voice Typing

Limited to Germany, the promotion features several iconic album covers from German music history printed on Ritter Sport’s classic 100g bars. Here are the details.

As spotted by (via ), starting next month, Apple and Ritter Sport will feature several iconic German album covers on limited-edition chocolate bars.

The list includes:

Each chocolate bar will feature the album artwork on the front, and a QR code on the back linking directly to the album on .

All five records are available in Dolby Atmos

Apple has new products launching next week , but no Apple Watch models will be among them. Later this year though, Apple Watch Ultra 4 is coming, with four rumored new features so far.

Apple has confirmed that we’re in for a series of product launches starting Monday , and the rumored MacBook is easily what I’m most excited to see. Almost none of the rumored compromises worry me (and some actually sound like features).

I loved the 2015 12-inch MacBook for its portability, though it was more premium in a lot of ways than the MacBook Air until a few years later.

I still expect it to be undefeated in the design department , but I’

Some users in the UK began seeing an age verification prompt after installing iOS 26.4 beta 2. Apple now says the message appeared in error. Here are the details.

A few days ago, my colleague Ben Lovejoy shared his experience with the age verification prompt that users in the UK started seeing after installing iOS 26.4 beta 2.

This age verification requirement is a result of the UK’s , which will require platforms to confirm users are adults before granting unrestricted access to certain content.

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While my preferred way to use an iPhone is with no case or screen protector, I’m actually enjoying both on iPhone 17 Pro and can recommend them. They’re inexpensive enough to try without committing for a year or more.

Five years ago, Apple introduced Ceramic Shield glass to the iPhone screen. It touted four times better drop performance with the promise of fewer shattered iPhone screens.

I haven’t shattered an iPhone screen yet, but I consistently pick up two or three deep scratches after a year

A recap of iOS 26.4 Beta 2, the upcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro, Jeff and Fernando are impressed by the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new Privacy Display feature, 1Password vs. Apple Passwords, and the subscriptions we can’t live without.

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