It’s been a long time coming, but the AirTag 2 finally launched this week with improved Precision Finding, a longer Bluetooth range, and a louder speaker. It’s otherwise almost exactly the same as its predecessor , but one more difference has been found, and you may want to take note …
Early buyer note-iced that the audible alert tone was gone up a note.
The chime has changed from the note “F” to the note “G”.
David Price confirmed this.
Being away
At least 37 attorneys general for US states are responding to the ongoing problem of the Grok chatbot creating child sexual abuse materials ( CSAM ).
It follows the app being banned in two countries and investigations being opened in both the UK and EU, but both Apple and Google have so far ignored requests for them to temporarily remove Grok and X from their respective app stores …
Most AI chatbots these days are able to generate images from text prompts, and xAI’s Grok is no exception. It can do so either
Apple this week released an array of iOS updates , including iOS 26.2.1, iOS 18.7.4, and more.
Now, however, it appears that Apple has pulled some of these new updates due to problems with network connectivity in Australia.
In a published today, Australia telecommunications company Telstra says that it is “investigating an issue preventing some older Apple devices” from connecting to its network. Importantly, this includes calls to 000 (which is the equivalent to 91
A leaker for posting about Android smartphones has made a claim potentially pointing to improved telephoto performance in the iPhone 18 lineup.
The combination of the vagueness of the report and the rather unlikely nature of it means there’s probably nothing to the claim, but we note it just in case there is some element of truth behind it …
posted the claim on a Chinese social media platform Weibo (machine
The series of variable aperture lenses has been prototyped. Teleconverters are also under evaluation.
This element of the post echoes what
The is (almost) back. that season four will being airing later this year. The highly-anticipated summer release sees the return of star Jason Sudeikis as Ted, Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard, Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca, Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent, and more familiar faces.
In this season, Ted Lasso is set on a new mission, as coach of a women’s team. Production is still ongoing right now, but Apple is confident enough to confirm the summer 2026 release date anyway
Following intense criticism for attending a VIP White House screening of the ‘Melania’ documentary just hours after the killing of Alex Pretti, that Tim Cook sent an internal memo to Apple employees, where he tried to address the situation. Read it below.
As most 9to5Mac readers probably know, Tim Cook has become a frequent presence at U.S. government events since Donald Trump’s re-election.
From White House policy announcements to Cabinet-level briefings and high-profile appearances abroad , Cook is
Apple picked up nine nominations across drama, comedy, and children’s categories, with leading the pack as its most-nominated series. See the nominees below.
Today, Apple TV received a total of nine nominations for the WGA Awards, including Drama Series for , where it will be up against , , , and Apple TV’s own .
got a nod in the Comedy Series category, going up against , , , and .
In the New Series category, and also picked up nominations, going up against
Volvo is doubling down on its commitment to , according to Anders Bell, the company’s chief engineering and technology officer. In an interview with this week, Bell promised that Volvo will “absolutely” continue to offer CarPlay and Android Auto in its cars, including EVs.
“Yes, absolutely we will,” Bell said when asked whether Volvo will continue to support CarPlay. “It’s kind of part of our mentality on this. We want to integrate it to your digital life, not force you to
Apple released the third iOS 26.3 beta this week for iPhone users. The update focuses a lot on interoperability between iPhone and Android devices, as well as support for third-party smartwatches. Here are all of the new iOS 26.3 features so far.
Updated January 27, 2026 with new location privacy features.
For the past 10 years or so, I have been a happy Bartender customer, singing its praises to anyone who’d hear. Alas, macOS Tahoe 26 seems to have broken it beyond repair. Now, I’ll just wait for Apple to inevitably Sherlock its core feature, which I can’t believe hasn’t happened yet.
As someone who lives with the contradiction of always having a little process running in the back of my head to try to minimize cognitive load anywhere I can, I