Apple unveils new film from ‘Best Picture’ Oscar winner

Apple made history in 2022 when its film CODA won the Oscar for Best Picture. And now, the director’s follow-up title—Being Heumann—has just been dated for Apple TV.


Apple’s Sports app expands soccer features, here’s what’s new

The 2026 World Cup is over, but a new update for Apple Sports makes the app an even better place to follow soccer around the world. Here’s what’s new.


Amazon just broke one of Apple Wallet’s best recent features

Apple Wallet has long supported order tracking, but just last year the feature became much more useful thanks to an AI enhancement . With a new Amazon change though, Apple Wallet order tracking has just been downgraded again for Amazon shoppers.


Higher Apple prices look set to slow upgrade cycles

A poll of thousands of 9to5Mac readers suggests that higher Apple prices are likely to slow upgrade cycles, even among the most enthusiastic of customers.

Upgrading less frequently was by far the most common response given by readers , while just 9% of respondents said that the price increases wouldn’t affect their purchasing behavior …


Mac beach balls and unresponsive trackpad? This fix seems to work

There have been growing complaints about users experiencing beach balls on the Mac when running macOS 26.5 , with some also saying that their trackpad becomes completely unresponsive for several seconds at a time.

Activity Monitor typically reveals three culprits, and there does now appear to be a reliable solution to the problem …


AI fakes a growing problem on Apple Books, some ‘written’ in a few hours

Tech writer Joanna Stern wrote last month about discovering 10 fake versions of her book I Am Not a Robot on Apple Books within days of the real thing being published. While she was able to get these removed, new ones quickly appeared.

New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill found a fake biography of herself on Amazon, and discovered this was one of thousands of AI -written biographies available on sale …


iOS 27 makes your iPhone faster in 30+ ways

The iOS 27 public beta is now available , and one of the big changes is that it makes your iPhone a lot faster. In fact, Apple has outlined more than 30 ways in which your iPhone will be faster after you update.


Apple testing ‘Live Notes’ AI system to record Genius Bar sessions: report

Apple is reportedly piloting a new “Live Notes” system at some of its retail locations. This system uses AI to record and transcribe Genius Bar sessions with customers, according to a new report.


Apple’s scrapped Mac Pro plans reportedly included a new Intel model

In March, Apple announced it was discontinuing the Mac Pro and confirmed that it had no plans to offer future Mac Pro hardware.

A new report from Bloomberg today offers more context on Apple’s Mac Pro strategy, with a surprising tidbit on something Apple was working on …


Here are all the ways Apple is raising prices and why

Apple’s hardware price increases in June were costly and unwelcome. They were also just the start of a wave of higher prices on Apple products and services. Over the last few weeks, Apple has been raising prices in all areas for different reasons.