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OWC SoftRAID 9 adds RAID 6 and RAID 6+ protection designed to keep an array accessible after two drives fail, but the new modes require macOS 27. OWC's SoftRAID 9 SoftRAID 9 is available now for Mac and Windows. Existing Premium subscribers receive the upgrade at no additional cost, and current SoftRAID volumes won't need to be reformatted. The release expands SoftRAID's fault-tolerance options w…

Reviewers have found that Apple's latest wearables deliver better health tracking and battery life, while Apple's highly promoted, and highly controversial, Audio Intelligence features largely remain untested. Apple Watch Ultra 4 and Apple Watch Series 12 review roundup Reviews of Apple's newest wearables have begun rolling in ahead of Friday, September 18's release date. Here's what reviewers ac…

Every year, talking heads from big banks pop up in the media to assess iPhone preorder demand at launch. This year, they're underestimating the iPhone Duo bull in the china shop. iPhone 18 Pro sales have already started, and analysts are worried for no reason For years now, Apple's September iPhone release includes a Pro and a non-Pro. There have been some exceptions previously, like the iPhone X…

After years of fans complaining that the beloved iPhone mini disappeared, Apple brought back a pint-sized phone that costs as much as a MacBook Pro. I want one. All of these cool features and I'll just need to pony up four months of my mortgage You may remember me as the author of nearly 3,000 words about how the iPhone 16e seemed like a stupid product. You also may remember that a large portion …

Apple makes it sound easy to update apps for the new iPhone Duo . It's going to take some developers longer, not everything will work well at first, and some won't do it at all. This is what you paid $2,000 for? Give it time: developers can have a lot to do to make their apps take proper advantage of the iPhone Duo - image elements credit: Apple. Even though everyone believed a foldable iPhone wa…

AI-assisted scripting, reporting, compliance controls, and MCP support are coming to Addigy's Apple device-management platform, with administrators still required to approve management actions before they run. M5 MacBook Pro Addigy Intelligence Suite launches September 17 with AI Script Assist, natural-language reporting, controls for unapproved AI applications, and support for Model Context Prot…

After nearly two decades of protecting iPhones, Spigen brings that proven experience to the new iPhone 18 lineup and Apple's first foldable iPhone. Spigen is ready for iPhone Duo with its new case lineup Apple just introduced its most expensive iPhone yet, and it folds. Don't worry, while it might be Apple's first foldable, Spigen has been building cases for foldable phones for over 7 years. The …

Apple Music wants to make the wait for a new album more exciting with a built-in countdown showing exactly when it will drop. Image credit: pdfu via X Apple Music is preparing to add release countdowns for upcoming albums, giving listeners an at-a-glance timer showing how long remains before new music becomes available. The countdown appears directly on an album's page beneath the search bar. The…

Apple executives have been talking in detail about the iPhone 18 Pro's 2nm A20 Pro processor, but also how it was intentionally designed alongside so many other elements to provide greater speed and efficiency. Sri Santhanam talks about the design of the A20 Pro processor - image credit: The Circuit podcast The A20 Pro processor in the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and iPhone Duo is the most …

Apple's top-tier Mac, the Mac Studio , has been given a big AI bump with the M5 Ultra. Here's how it compares against the M3 Ultra model it replaces, including the all-important performance benchmarks. The Mac Studio now has M5 Ultra, an upgrade from the M3 Ultra. The new Mac Studio arrived on Tuesday , with the all-new M5 Ultra now the top-of-the-range chip for tough productivity workloads. Appl…

After a year with the iPhone 17 , I've found plenty to appreciate about it, but that still doesn't make me love it. iPhone 17 review, one year later The iPhone 17 was Apple's 2025 baseline release. For whatever reason, the general public really took to it. Apple's own Tim Cook pointed out repeatedly that the phone was one of Apple's best sellers of all time. As fate would have it, it was also the…

Apple has finally brought Visual Intelligence to the Mac with macOS Golden Gate , and it is a boon when it works. Here's how to get started. You can select a region on your Mac's screen and if it shows food, you can get nutrition details - image credit: Apple I admit I have sometimes taken a photo of my Mac 's screen and used Visual Intelligence on my iPhone to find out what I'm looking at. But a…

Apple Executive Chairman Tim Cook has already been called upon to attend a state dinner with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24. Former Apple CEO Tim Cook continues his role as government liaison Tim Cook stepped down from his CEO position on September 1 and took over as Executive Chairman and Apple government liaison. The new role is meant to keep CEO John…

The first GameSir G8 was an affordable return to iPhone grip controllers, and while its successor doesn't have any significant bells or whistles, it gains Apple certification and iPad mini support. GameSir G8 Plus review Not every product needs to blow us away with some revolutionary new feature or concept. Game controllers have found a fairly mature place, design-wise, so there's no need to rock…

Apple has agreed to DRAM pricing at $2 per Gb in the new year, up from $1.50 today. With spiking demand and supply struggling to catch up, things are going to get much worse before they get better. AI-driven RAM shortages continue Former Apple CEO Tim Cook called the AI-driven RAM shortages a "100-year flood" that would inevitably lead to product price increases . Those price increases came for n…