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Apple's fifth developer beta of iOS 27 has just arrived, and with it, redesigned icons for several key apps, and a lot more than normal than this late in the beta cycle. Here's what's new. iOS 27 beta 5 adds more Search settings, redesigned app icons, and more. On Monday, three weeks after the release of iOS 27 beta 4, Apple made the fifth developer beta available for download . iOS 27 beta 1 int…

Apple is gearing up to release even more security updates as it tests out beta fixes for iPhone , iPad, and Mac. Apple gears up to roll out even more security updates to Mac, iPad, and iPhone It looks like we'll be getting yet another round of minor updates soon. On Tuesday, Apple pushed multiple beta builds out for its existing operating systems. The new macOS Tahoe 26.6.2 beta update has build …

Market rumors claim TSMC is holding onto a billion-dollar stockpile of Apple chips due to not having enough memory to complete packaging. However, a prominent analyst doubts it to be the case. TSMC is the chip foundry responsible for the upcoming A20 The persisting memory supply crisis has caused problems with the supply chain, in both sourcing chips for products and in paying high prices for the…

The fifth round of developer betas is here for iOS 27 , iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 as testing for the milestone releases continues. An earlier iOS 27 beta screen Apple has reached the fifth round of developer betas for its upcoming fall releases. So far, the releases include the developer betas for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate, with tvOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 to follow. The …

A photograph seems to back up claims of the increased battery capacity fo the iPhone 18 Pro Max , weighing in at a massive 5,391mAh. Photographs of what is described as the iPhone 18 Pro Max battery cell - Image Credit: Yeux1122/Naver One month away from the introduction of the iPhone 18 Pro range, and the photographic leaks are starting to roll in. In the latest one to surface, it seems the earl…

On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we cover a new plane tracker, a smart home dashboard app, and review several new devices. FlightPortrait artwork, as covered on the latest episode of Smart Home Insider Our guest this week is Daniel Wroclawski, Senior Home & Appliances Writer at Consumer Reports. Dan, a repeat co-host for the podcast, has lots of experience reviewing the l…

Lacking sane leadership, generative AI companies have proven to be irresponsible, all in service of the almighty dollar. The nuclear power industry is the best example of a model to follow. We need 10 Admiral Rickovers to get generative AI companies under control Generative AI is the largest automated plagiarism engine that ever existed. That's on top of AI consuming resources and driving up elec…

Apple and Major League Baseball have announced the first games of their new season, and in the US and certain other countries, many will be streamed in Immersive Video to Apple Vision Pro users. Major League Baseball returns with Apple Immersive video - image credit: Apple Apple has been criticized both for how little immersive video it does, and how poorly it promotes the feature. But in conjunc…

As the launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max nears, rumors continue to circulate, claiming that Apple will be using a dark cherry red as its featured colorway. A mock-up of a Dark Cherry iPhone Following the wild success of the striking Cosmic Orange option of the iPhone 17 Pro line, Apple has been expected to do something similar for the iPhone 18 Pro. It seems that the selected color this tim…

A new report reveals the rather obvious fact that Apple has been testing CXMT memory in more than the iPhone , but also says that competitors are shipping hardware overseas with the controversial RAM already. CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT The global chip shortage has seen Apple looking to use memory made by China's CXMT, even though the firm is blacklisted…

The closeout M4 15-inch MacBook Air is a top-seller at the discounted $1,279 price. This blowout 15-inch MacBook Air deal is limited to stock on hand - Image credit: Apple B&H is looking to clear out remaining M4 MacBook Air inventory this week, with the 15-inch model dropping to $1,279 . This spec includes a 10-core GPU, 16GB of memory, and 256GB of storage, with only the Midnight finish left in…

Analyst firm Jefferies has downgraded Apple stock to underperform alongside a price cut, because the firm believes Apple has cancelled its all-glass design for the still-unannounced iPhone 20. iPhone 20 is probably going to look more like a third-generation iPhone Air Apple has a lot going on to be concerned about. RAM pricing will just get worse , SSD flash cells are a year away from relief, and…

LG Display is reportedly developing 5-stack OLED panels rumored to be headed to the 24-inch iMac , which give ever better brightness and image quality. A 24-inch iMac already has a great display, but a 5-stack OLED one would be better and last longer. Apple is clearly planning to bring OLED displays to all of its devices, potentially with the iPhone 20 Pro getting 2-stack or what the company call…

Here come the price hikes: the continuing memory crisis will make the iPhone 18 Pro even more expensive to manufacture, with it expected to cost Apple almost 40% more to make than the iPhone 17 Pro. A mock-up of a dark cherry iPhone 18 Pro, one of the rumored colorways. Like almost all other tech producers, Apple is subject to the rising costs and limited supply of memory . With the iPhone 18 Pro…

Apple Support in China has published detailed instructions on how local Mac users can utilize Alibaba's Qwen AI with Siri , but the guide was quickly removed. Mac users in mainland China still don't have Apple Intelligence, but they briefly got an Apple guide to it. Back in March 2026 , Apple Intelligence was finally launched and available in China, except it wasn't. Apple had released it seeming…