President Trump announced this week a series of tariffs imposed on the import of products from other countries, which will end up hitting many US companies like Apple – since most of its products come from China. Now it seems that Apple is considering expanding the assembly of iPhones in Brazil to get around the US tariffs.

Sources familiar with the matter told Brazilian magazine that Apple has been considering expanding the capacity of its facilities in Brazil as a way of paying lower import duties on iPhones.

Apple has been assembling products in Brazil since

iOS 18’s new Control Center has proven to be much more than a one-off design change. Apple has steadily added new capabilities to Control Center via software updates, and iOS 18.4 continues that trend in a big way thanks to several nice upgrades.

is having an especially good year. Severance was a mainstream hit that somehow exceeded Ted Lasso’s success. The streamer had just come off a long string of other critical hits too, and Apple’s follow-through with shows post-Severance has been especially strong . After years of being called “the new HBO,” I think Apple TV+ may have finally started earning that reputation.

When Apple TV+ first debuted in 2019, Apple hyped it up as “the new home for the

Over the years, we’ve seen a handful of unreleased Apple Watch bands emerge outside Apple, but this one might be my favorite. The Apple Watch will celebrate its 10th anniversary later this month, and it turns out Apple made a special edition anniversary Apple Watch Sport Band to celebrate.

Here are a bunch of images showing it off…but you’ll probably never be able to buy it.

9to5Mac reader Mike, who also runs a to Apple Watch band collecting, shared a gallery

Fernando and Jeff talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, how the perception of Nintendo has changed, and how Apple dropped the ball on gaming.

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My favorite moments with Apple Maps are when I’m not going anywhere physically, but rather browsing the app and saving new places to visit. And an iOS 18 upgrade has made that experience better than ever.

Apple Maps serves two primary needs for users:

• getting you from point A to B
• and helping you discover places to go

That first purpose, of course, needs to be done well. Errors in location data are what got Apple Maps into big trouble upon its debut.

But the vast majority of my

Most people don’t think about air quality until it becomes a problem. It might not be random if you’ve ever felt sluggish in a home office or noticed your allergies acting up indoors. CO2 levels, humidity, and temperature all affect how comfortable and healthy your home actually is. A car fire at my neighbor’s house a few months ago reaffirmed this for me. The is built to make tracking air quality easier and integrates with HomeKit over Matter.

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Days after sweeping new tariffs on US imports were announced, many are still wondering what the actual bottom-line impact will be on everyday products. According to , Apple’s current flagship iPhone could soon cost up to $2,300 for high-end models.

Early estimates for iPhone increases post-tariffs are steep

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The cheapest iPhone 16 model was launched in the U.S. with a sticker price of $799, but could cost as much as $1,14

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