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Social media sites and advertisers aren't actually using your iPhone microphone to spy on you, but what's happening is complex. Here's how to limit the amount of access Big Tech has to your data, by performing a quick privacy audit. The iPhone can protect your privacy, and limit what it sends to advertisers. Here's how - Image credit: Apple It happens to all of us. You'll be talking about somethi…

Apple's latest privacy ad is filled with chrome-wearing spies that disappear as soon as the person opens Safari . It's yet another ad that doesn't shy away from calling out surveillance capitalism. Apple's new campaign targeting Chrome's stance on privacy The "Privacy, That's iPhone" campaign has been ongoing for years. In 2024, Apple shared an ad with some unsettling mechanical birds with camera…

The Wacom One 14 is a computer-tethered pen display that tries to pull artists away from the iPad , but its solid specifications can't fend off a changing market forever. Wacom One 14 As a professional digital illustrator with 15+ years of experience across comics, gaming, and everything in between, I love pen displays. Pen display tablets and digital art are vital to my day-to-day workflow and p…

The music produced for Apple TV's "Prehistoric Planet" was created in part with custom instruments made from actual fossils and replicas of skulls. The score of the Apple TV show "Prehistoric Planet" used custom-made instruments. Image Credit: Apple. Apple's streaming service is home to a variety of original content , including the natural history series "Prehistoric Planet," which focuses on anc…

Despite Apple's objections, new App Store users in Texas will soon be subject to age verification, as a new state law is set to take effect on June 4. App Store users in Texas will be required to verify their age under a new law. In May 2025 , the Texas App Store Accountability Act made it mandatory for companies like Apple and Google to verify the ages of their Texas-based users. As the law is s…

More images have surfaced of a black colorway for the Apple Vision Pro , this time showing more of the important parts of the headset sporting the hue. Though, you shouldn't get excited about a potential release. Images of a rumored black Apple Vision Pro - Image Credit: @LusiRoy8/X In late May , images of what are believed to be components for a black-colored Apple Vision Pro came to light. A we…

Apple's head-mounted hardware plans are slowly being cut, reportedly by new CEO John Ternus himself, with Vision Air said to be killed off alongside Display glasses. Apple Glass in its AR form would help by showing you the weather, among other tasks. The Apple Vision Pro was supposed to be the first salvo in a new platform for Apple to dominate. However, Apple has reportedly made some moves to cu…

The best 15-inch MacBook Air deal has returned as Prime Day 2026 nears, delivering a $200 price drop on Apple's newest model equipped with an M5 chip. Grab the lowest price ever on the new M5 15-inch MacBook Air - Image credit: Apple You can grab the $1,099 price at Amazon and B&H Photo in the Midnight finish specifically, with B&H stating limited supply is available at the reduced price. The sta…

UK's Wigmore Hall is partnering in a new concert program that will see live recordings premiere exclusively on Apple Music Classical . Three years after its debut , Apple Music Classical has been adding listening guides and a dedicated app for CarPlay . But now it is following the mainstream Apple Music's lead in producing brand-new recordings, this time to mark the 125th anniversary of the renow…

The first European Apple Developer Center is opening in Berlin, Germany, expanding Apple's educational initiative to a whole new continent. The auditorium of Berlin's new Apple Developer Center - Image Credit: Apple Apple Developer Centers are places where Apple can provide developers with resources and assistance to make their apps. After launching in a number of countries, Apple's finally bring…

Apple has given up trying to withhold its financial details from India's antitrust body, although it did negotiate one last delay, and may have managed to greatly cut the up to $38 billion fine it was starting down. Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: Apple It should have been a reasonably simple case of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) fining Apple over antitrust pract…

If your Mac's alerts are becoming a distraction, macOS Tahoe 26 includes simple settings that let you fine-tune how and when notifications appear. How to manage notifications on macOS Tahoe If you're like the rest of us, chances are you're getting a little tired of constant notifications from your devices. While this mostly happens on iPhone , you still can get quite a few notifications on Mac . …

After objecting to turn over relevant emails during discovery in a lawsuit brought on by Elon Musk, the judge is forcing the matter. Musk's email accounts must be submitted for review. Elon Musk's lawsuit against Apple isn't going his way Apple and OpenAI were sued by Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, due to alleged anticompetitive practices . The trial hasn't been going well for Musk so far,…

The newly launched Aqara U400 is the first — and so far only — smart lock with Ultra Wideband Home Key support, and after using it for the past month, I don't think I can go back. Aqara U400 review: The first UWB smart lock I firmly believe that smart locks are one of the best smart home devices you can add to your home. Not only do they offer unparalleled convenience of unlocking or locking your…

Qualcomm and Microsoft believe cloud-based AI wearables are the future, rather than entirely optional and secure on-device features like Apple Intelligence . Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon (left) with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (right). Image Credit: Qualcomm. Big tech has all but embraced the proliferation of AI. Microsoft and Qualcomm are the latest to suggest the future of hardware and software …