Apple’s China troubles keep abounding. While the company’s main concern is an ongoing trade war between the US and China, where most Apple products are manufactured, iPhone sales are another big struggle. And a on Q1 smartphone sales in China shows things are getting worse.
IDC on China’s smartphone sales for Q1 2025, and Apple is the only major phone maker that declined year-over-year.
As the chart below shows, Apple came in fifth place in shipments and
I’ve often said I’m a Mac -first guy. If I were only allowed to keep one piece of Apple tech, then I’d hand in my iPhone and iPads (yeah, I’ll get to that plural …) without blinking.
If I want to work while traveling, then my MacBook Pro naturally comes with me. But you may be surprised to know that I’ve also commonly taken it with me on vacations and even some long weekends away …
Admittedly this may be an
Seeing people who aren’t developers create apps through vibe coding lately has reminded me of something from two years ago that bodes well for the future of Siri. Vibe coding is the term assigned to the process of building apps using AI by describing the app that you want to exist.
Vibe coders need no prior knowledge of app development. AI tools like ChatGPT provide the expertise. Vibe coders just bring the vision.
The thing that vibe coding reminded me of is a in January 2023. It ran under
WhatsApp this week released a major update that adds a new way to create and manage sticker packs without having to leave the app. Read on as we detail exactly what’s new for WhatsApp users.
WhatsApp already had an option to create and save custom stickers. However, finding and sending these stickers to someone wasn’t exactly an easy task when you have a lot of them in the app. To solve this, WhatsApp is introducing a new option for creating sticker packs.
With sticker packs, you can create
Apple’s Reminders app has become a powerful task manager in recent years, and there’s one highly versatile feature that helps me stay sane when my to-do list grows out of control: Smart Lists.
The Reminders app is equipped with several built-in lists where I spend most of my time on any given day.
‘Today’ and ‘Scheduled’ are my typical go-tos, as I imagine they are for most users.
But there are times my to-dos get a little unruly
Following Severance is a tough job, but Apple TV+ has done surprisingly well so far , helped in large part by Seth Rogen’s hit comedy . And per with one of the show’s co-creators, there’s no end in sight for the series.
The Studio has provided Apple TV+ with the kind of buzz and momentum it hoped to keep up following Severance’s strong run.
While the series hasn’t officially been renewed for season 2 yet, a reveals the creative team isn
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: Apple Vision Air, iPadOS 19 getting Mac-like, watchOS 12, and AI Siri’s surprising timing. Here are this week’s Apple rumors.
Over the week, the Trump administration announced a set of exemptions for its tariffs imposed on products imported into the United States from China. The exemptions cover product categories like smartphones and laptops, giving Apple a huge reprieve for the iPhone, Mac, and more. In comments earlier this week , Trump bragged about how he “helped” Apple with these exemptions.
A new report from dives into the inner workings of the Trump administration, particularly as they relate to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
According to the report, Cook spoke
AT&T has offered fiber internet for years, but today it’s launching a designed to give users valuable internet perks at no extra cost. Here are the details.
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After a 50% discount, Google is now giving US college students free Gemini Advanced and Google One AI Premium for 15 months.
Officially, Google is framing this as helping students ahead of finals. It’s also competing against similar offers from OpenAI and Perplexity:
Students have until June 30, 2025 , with free access for 15 months upon activation. They must have an .edu address, but the plan will be activated on their personal Gmail/Google Account.
Those that previously