Looking for a weekend escape? The first two episodes of Long Way Home , the latest installment in Apple TV+’s best travel series, have just dropped — and it’s the perfect watch if you’re craving a scenic adventure.

The docuseries reunites Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman for another cross-country motorcycle journey that’s less about bikes and more about friendship, discovery, and breathtaking landscapes.

For me, the Apple TV+ original season — Long Way Up — coincided with my own foray into

There’s a new perk awaiting Apple Card holders this week. Also, one reason to pay for phone service with Apple Card is going away.

Apple is notifying Apple Card holders about a new promotion this week that unlocks six months of Uber One membership at no cost. The extended free trial period includes like $0 delivery fees with Uber Eats, 6% back in credits with Uber Rides, and up to 10% off delivery and pickup orders.

Apple Card holders can sign up for the extended Uber One

Last fall, a leaked internal memo revealed Apple’s hardware chief, John Ternus, claiming the iPhone’s current roadmap was the “most ambitious in the product’s history.” Now, leaks this week laid out that big iPhone roadmap and seem to back up Ternus’s claim. Here’s what’s coming.

This week we got significant iPhone roadmap leaks from two prominent, reputable sources: Wayne Ma and Ming-Chi Kuo .

The iPhone 17 lineup has been clear for a while

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Benjamin and Chance talk about all the big Apple news of the week, including Apple’s latest earnings report, the new 2025 Pride band and wallpaper, and several rumors about the upcoming iPhone roadmap. Apple is apparently going to shift some of its phone releases to the spring going forward, and the 17 Air might not have the battery life we originally hoped.

, Eddy Cue makes provocative claims about the future of the iPhone in court testimony. We discuss what he meant. Subscribe at .

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This is Rumor Replay , a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: major leaks for iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 18 Pro, a new Air ‘Max’ size, and more spanning 2026 and beyond. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works.

, Google Maps introduced more options for your vehicle icon while in navigation. Instead of the typical blue dot/arrow, users can select a number of different vehicle types and then customize the color. It’s a neat little addition that first appeared in Waze.

More recently, this functionality has extended to Android Auto.

Through Android Auto, Google Maps will

WWDC is only a few weeks away, and Apple has a lot of big announcements coming. Here are four new iPadOS 19 features rumored to be unveiled next month.

Mark Gurman reports for that Apple is developing a chip intended for smart glasses that could come to market in the next two years. However, these smart glasses may not be the highly advanced augmented reality glasses that Apple envisions making someday.

Instead, Apple has set its sights on competing with Meta and . According to Gurman, the non-AR smart glasses will use a class of chip comparable to what’s inside the Apple Watch today. Based on Apple’s plans to mass produce the chip at the end of