iOS 18.5 now available with new wallpaper, Mail app tweaks, more

iOS 18.5 for iPhone is now available for everyone. The update brings multiple new features to iPhone users, including a new wallpaper, an upgrade to Screen Time, changes to the Mail app, and more. Head below for the full details on everything new in iOS 18.5…

iOS 18.5 is rolling out now for iPhone users. You can update by going to the Settings app, choosing General, then tapping Software Update. If you don’t see the update right away

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Deals: 24GB M4 MacBook Air $167 off, iPad (A16) $100 off, official Apple USB-C cables from $7.50, more

Today’s Apple deals are starting off with a new all-time low on the . While we are still tracking on just about every configuration, Amazon is taking things even lower on the 24GB 15-inch model at up to the going rate. We are also tracking the best price to date on the new – all of the details you need on that are – as well as a chance to scoop up some official at some of the best prices to date – one for . All of that

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My favorite M4 iPad Pro feature after one year as full-time computer

This week marks a full year since the arrived, and I’ve been using it as my full-time computer that whole time. Reflecting on the past year, there’s one feature upgrade that stands above the rest for me—and it’s strangely a little embarrassing to admit.

Apple’s M4 iPad Pro is without question the device’s biggest upgrade in a long time.

For many iPad Pro users, the 2018 model was the last such noteworthy upgrade. And the

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Apple’s biggest movie of the year is coming soon, here’s the new trailer

F1 is by far Apple’s biggest movie swing of the year. It’s the only title Apple will give a wide, lengthy theatrical release, in the hopes of it becoming the company’s first summer blockbuster. The new trailer just arrived, providing our best look yet at what’s coming.

Over the past year, Apple has made a big shift with its movie strategy. Instead of putting many films in theaters first before they hit Apple TV+, the company is sending movies straight to


Sonos CEO says the company didn’t understand the real world

Interim Sonos CEO Tom Conrad said in an interview that two of the unpopular decisions the company made were deliberate, but the biggest problem was that it failed to understand how its products were used in the real world.

Conrad said that Sonos would never have released the new app had it fully appreciated the difference between its lab testing environment and real homes …

The disastrous story of the new Sonos app

In May of last year, Sonos launched the company’s first headphones , the Ace, intended to compete with AirPods Max.


Apple stock soars on news of US-China tariff deal

Apple stock soared almost 6% at market open today, following the announcement of an easement of US tariffs on China. The countries agreed over the weekend to cut reciprocal tariffs from 125% to 10%. However, the deal is set to expire in 90 days as talks over a longer-term resolution continue.

Naturally, investors in Apple are reacting positively to the news. Tariffs on Chinese production hurt Apple’s bottom line, as they directly affect the cost of making the iPhone, which


I’d like Apple’s promised new Wi-Fi hotspot feature to go one step further

A report over the weekend said that iOS 19 will have a small but useful new feature when using public Wi-Fi hotspots. According to Bloomberg, if we register with any of our Apple devices, then all our other ones will automatically log us in next time.

In other words, register for your coffee shop Wi-Fi with your iPhone and you’ll benefit from automatic login on your iPad or Mac on a subsequent visit. That’s great, but I’d love to see Apple go


SoundCloud latest company to hit trouble with AI clause in T&Cs

SoundCloud is the latest company to run into trouble after quietly adding an AI clause to its terms and conditions. The clause appeared to allow the company to use subscriber work to train AI models …

A number of companies have been called out in the past for this, with Adobe one of the most high-profile examples back in June of last year.

A change to Adobe terms & conditions for apps like Photoshop has outraged many professional users, concerned that the company is claiming the right to access their content, use it


Federal ‘click to cancel subscriptions’ rule delayed, may be weakened [U]

A “click to cancel” law was last month passed in California , and now the FTC has ratified a federal rule designed to achieve the same goal. The idea of both is to force companies to make it as easy to cancel an online or app subscription as it is to sign up in the first place.

Update: The FTC has announced that enforcement has been pushed back from May 14 to July 14 to give companies more time to respond – and that it may even be weakened – see end of


Apple might increase iPhone 17 prices, but not reveal the true reason – WSJ

During Apple’s recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook revealed that absorbing the impact of tariffs was likely to cost the company about $900M in the current quarter. However, he refused to be drawn about whether we can expect iPhone 17 prices to be increased in response.

A new report today claims that Apple is considering raising prices for the new iPhone line-up, but almost certainly won’t give the real reason for this …

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