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While Activity Rings are a staple for fitness enthusiasts, there might be times when you need to pause them. Here's how you can do it in watchOS 26. How to pause Activity Rings in watchOS 26 The Activity Rings on the Apple Watch are a great way to keep track of your daily movement, exercise, and standing goals. However, there are situations where keeping them active isn't practical. For instance,…

The HidrateSpark Pro 2 makes tracking your water intake easy and fun with Apple Health integration, Find My, and plenty of options for drinking alerts. HidrateSpark Pro 2 review If there's one thing you need to know about your health as a human being, it's that you're probably not drinking enough water. Being properly hydrated can help you stay awake, focused, feeling healthy, and motivated throu…

The Pokemon team visited Apple Park on their way to the Pokemon World Championship starting on August 28 in San Francisco, giving Pikachu a chance to explore and meet the next CEO of Apple. Pikachu wonders around Apple Park One of the perks of being CEO of Apple is meeting all kinds of celebrities. While Tim Cook might be partial to Bono , he's also buddies with a certain electric mouse. A social…

The August 27 partial lunar eclipse will place 96.3% of the moon inside Earth's shadow, and an iPhone Live Photo can give photographers several chances to capture a sharp image. Here's how to do it. iPhone 17 Pro cameras The partial phase begins at 10:34 p.m. EDT and reaches its maximum at 12:13 a.m. EDT on August 28, according to NASA . Before 10:34 p.m., the moon will pass through Earth's light…

I tested out Apple's updated polishing cloth. It still cleans fine, and there are still cheaper options. Cleaning the Apple Vision Pro with the new Apple Polishing Cloth The Apple Polishing Cloth first arrived on the scene in 2021 with a $19 price tag. It's easily mocked as it is just a fancy cleaning cloth. Its popularity was unrivaled, but it's uncertain how many were bought outside of video pr…

A staggering $1,400 discount is in effect on Apple's loaded 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 Max 40-core GPU and 128GB of RAM, but supply is limited and the offer may sell out quickly. Save $1,400 on Apple's loaded M5 Max MacBook Pro with 128GB RAM - Image credit: Apple The $1,400 discount brings the cost of Apple's loaded 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M5 Max chip down to $5,299 when ordered in Silve…

Apple charges $3,800 to upgrade the new M5 Max Mac Studio from 512GB to 8TB. You have better and more flexible choices that can save you money. SSDs for Mac Studio Before Apple's June price increases, the storage upgrade prices were easier to justify. They're much harder to swallow now. The new M5 Max Mac Studio starts at $2,499 and is available to preorder ahead of its September 22 release. Sele…

If you get an unexpected iPhone shipped to you using it is just giving hackers your bank accounts and passwords. Here's what to look for, who to tell about it, and how to deal with it. The sealed iPhone that turned up at a Reddit user's house - image credit: Remarkable_Source_64 on Reddit. Well, maybe you do have a secret admirer, we're not judging and you are looking very good today. But a surpr…

A limited-time MacBook Air special is in effect on Apple's latest M5 13-inch laptop, bringing the 32GB model down to $1,549. Save $150 on this high-end M5 MacBook Air with 32GB RAM - Image credit: Apple B&H's $150 discount applies to the M5 13-inch MacBook Air with a 10-core GPU and 512GB of storage. It also has an upgrade to 32GB of RAM, the max amount available in the M5 MacBook Air range. Buy …

Apple has added Genlock to the new Mac Studio and the M5 Pro Mac mini. If you already know what that does for you, you've already called your production manager to make a purchase. Genlock means you can sync the footage from a whole array of iPhones - image credit: Apple. It wasn't the most high-profile aspect of the newly updated Mac Studio, but Genlock will be the reason some users buy it. Genl…

It's fun to look at Apple invite graphics, and speculate, but it can go off the rails. Apple fans are arguing semantics over whether a Chinese event tagline contains a cheeky nod to the iPhone Ultra. Apple's Chinese event tagline fuels iPhone Ultra debate It's not a big secret that the folding iPhone is likely in about two weeks. Let's not read too much into what Google Translate says, though. If…

Apple has announced a new Apple Education Center in Hanoi, which aims to train employees in the growing number of Vietnamese manufacturing firms supplying the company. Vietnam is an increasingly significant supplier for Apple - image credit: Apple. The new center is the latest investment from Apple's Supplier Employee Development fund, which was founded in 2022 with an initial $50 million. So far…

The M5 Ultra Mac Studio arrives four years after the first, equipped with the M1 Ultra. Here's how the latest top-spec model has moved on from the original big-hitter. M5 Ultra Mac Studio vs M1 Ultra Mac Studio The new Mac Studio appeared with a new M5 Ultra chip on Tuesday, making it the top option for anyone working on AI. It marks the fourth Ultra model to be released, over four years after th…

Removing Downloads from the Dock eliminates its one-click Fan view, but the folder and its files remain on the Mac . Here's how to restore Fan view on the Downloads folder. Downloads on the Mac Dock Apple treats Dock items as aliases that point to the originals. Removing a Dock alias changes only the Dock, so putting it back doesn't recover, move, or duplicate any files. Open Finder and choose Go…

Smart shades are an affordable luxury for your Apple Home , and the ones from Bringnox offer Matter over Thread in a less costly package. It's more of the same, but in a good way. Bringnox smart roller shades review When I accepted the review for Bringnox smart roller shades , I expected something similar or competitive to the SmartWings shades I previously reviewed . Here's the thing — these mig…