Here’s a first look at the iPhone 17
Apple's big fall event just wrapped up, and we rushed out of the Steve Jobs Theater to get our hands on the latest iPhones. Here's a look at the new iPhone 17, Apple's base model this year, which is joined by the thinner iPhone Air and beefier iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max - there's […]
Apple barely talked about AI at its big iPhone 17 event
Apple's hotly-anticipated Apple event was chock-full of news about updates to AirPods, the Apple Watch, the new suite of iPhones, and more. But during the one-hour-and-fifteen-minute presentation, which was considerably shorter than usual, there was one notable buzzword missing from a good chunk of the fanfare: AI. Although CEO Tim Cook said during the livestream […]
The iPhone 17 comes with Apple’s new in-house networking chip
Inside Apple’s splashy iPhone 17 lineup is a new chip: the N1. It’s a wireless networking chip made in-house by Apple, allowing its devices to support the latest networking technologies, including Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and the smart home protocol Thread. Apple previously used chips made by Broadcom to power Bluetooth and Wi-Fi within its […]
Apple’s new MagSafe battery is only designed for the new iPhone Air
Apple just announced a new, official MagSafe battery for the super-slim iPhone Air, but if you were hoping the battery would work with other iPhones, it apparently won’t. According to the product page for the $99 battery, “the iPhone Air MagSafe Battery was created exclusively for iPhone Air,” and the compatibility list includes just the […]
Hands-on with all the new Apple Watches: Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3
Following Apple's "Awe dropping" event today, we've been able to try out all the new Apple Watch models announced today including the Series 11, the Ultra 3, and the refreshes SE 3. The entry-level Apple Watch SE was last updated in 2022 with the second-generation model, but the new SE 3, which starts at $249 […]
The eight biggest announcements from Apple’s iPhone Air event
Apple just wrapped its extensive fall hardware keynote, which featured the marquee announcement of the thin iPhone Air, along with other iPhone 17 models, plus a suite of new Apple Watch wearables, and the new AirPods Pro 3 - phew, that was a lot. All of Apple's new tech is releasing on September 19th. In […]
Apple’s using more recycled materials in its iPhones and watches
Apple’s new iPhone Air contains more recycled titanium than any of its predecessors, the company announced at the Tuesday Keynote. It’s using 80 percent recycled titanium. The phone as a whole is made with 35 percent recycled material by weight, compared to 30 percent recycled material for the iPhone 17. The company’s latest lineup of […]
Our first look at the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max
There were two surprises for me picking up the iPhone 17 Pro. For one, the colors and bold - a nice change of pace from last year's barely-there pales. But the bigger one is just how much has changed about the back of the phone. By all accounts, this still feels like an iPhone, with […]
iPhone Air hands-on
Apple just announced the iPhone Air, which, as you might guess by the name, is something Apple is marketing as extremely thin and light. It's 5.6mm thin and has a ProMotion display, one camera, Apple's Ceramic Shield 2 glass on both sides, and an A19 Pro chip. But what does it actually feel like to […]
Apple will launch watchOS 26 on September 15th
If you’ve been hoping for a faster way to dismiss calls and alarms on your Apple Watch, you’ll soon be able to upgrade to watchOS 26 and take advantage of a new wrist flick gesture. First announced at WWDC 2025, watchOS 26 has already been available to developers and those willing to try the public […]