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The Nintendo Switch 2 is a massive hit, but its relatively small screen size is still limiting. Here's how to use an iPad as an external display for better gaming. The welcome screen of the new Switch 2 on our iPad Pro Nintendo has reportedly sold more than five million units of its new portable gaming device. The new handheld sports a new 7.9-inch display, along with updated controllers, a bette…

Apple is formally making room for AI agents in the car, adding a new voice-based conversational app category to CarPlay in iOS 26.4. Siri remains the system-level voice assistant in CarPlay Apple's February 9, 2026 update to the CarPlay Developer Guide introduces a new CarPlay entitlement category for voice-driven conversational apps. The move creates an official path for third-party AI assistant…

Berkshire Hathaway reduced its Apple stake by 4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, but Apple remains the conglomerate's largest equity holding by a wide margin. Berkshire Hathaway trims its Apple investment A February 17 regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows Berkshire trimmed its Apple position during the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Apple was still valued at r…

Amazon has slashed $200 off the M5 iPad Pro, bringing the cost down to a record low $799.91. Get an M5 iPad Pro for just $799.99 while supplies last - Image credit: Apple Apple's latest M5 11-inch iPad Pro is on sale at Amazon for $799.91 in Space Black , delivering the lowest price on record this Wednesday. Buy M5 iPad Pro for $799.91 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

With an Apple experience on March 4, the rumor mill is in overdrive. These are the best candidates — and the also-rans — for what Apple will launch and then have an "experience" to demo on March 4. The more likely Apple launches for early March It seems the March 4 Apple Experience won't be an actual launch of new products in Apple's catalog, but instead capping off multiple announcements during …

Apple may return to its marketing playbook, delivering multiple press releases of big products in just a few days, then highlight them all at the international March 4 "experiences." Apple's experience logo has many layers. The announcement of a special event on March 4 has led to wild speculation of what Apple could introduce at the time. However, with so many oddities surrounding it all, it may…

Apple's failed social media platform Apple Music Connect is back, but this time not for fans. Instead, it's a set of promotion tools for record labels. Apple Music has added a new central resource for record industry professionals It's not as if Apple starts up and abandons social media programs as often as Google kills off apps, but it feels close. Alongside better-known failures such as Ping , …

You can play classic computer games from the comfort of your couch by using RetroArch with the Apple TV . Here's how to get retro gaming on Apple's streaming box. RetroArch works on the Apple TV Retro gaming on Apple's ecosystem enjoyed a revival in 2024, as Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines to allow emulators into the App Store . The change led to a gold rush of emulators arriving in…

Finally, a relatively inexpensive storage and ports dock for the M4 Mac mini that isn't bandwidth constrained. Beelink Mate mini Dock For many years, Thunderbolt and USB docks have been designed to neatly fit underneath your Mac mini. There have been good ones, and bad ones. In the 15 years I've been doing this gig facing the Internet, I've repeatedly seen the same problem crop up in terms of ban…

Users of the Apple Wallet app can now use a digital Car Key to lock and unlock the Toyota Rav4, but the feature's availability has yet to expand to other Toyota vehicles. Apple Car Key can be used to unlock the 2026 Toyota Rav4. Screenshot credit: Reddit user Piecake1234 Since 2020, the Car Key feature has allowed iPhone and Apple Watch owners to unlock and start their cars with the use of mobile…

The Apple Health app has just been updated with two key changes — a new Average Bedtime metric and a blood oxygen graph in the Vitals section. Apple Health now has an Average Bedtime metric. With the release of the first iOS 26.4 developer beta on Monday, enhancements for Apple Podcasts and Apple Music apps were introduced. Another system application, Apple Health, was modified as well. It now of…

Predictably, the tvOS 26.4 developer beta has removed the apps for iTunes Movies and iTunes TV Shows, migrating users to the TV app for media purchases and playback. iTunes TV Shows in the tvOS home screen before the tvOS 26.4 developer beta Apple has slowly been migrating users away from buying content from the iTunes TV Shows and Movies apps for a few years. In Monday's developer beta, Apple ha…

In the face of competition from Open AI and Meta, Apple is said to be redoubling its efforts to get a wearable pendant and camera-equipped AirPods right. A pin of the Apple Intelligence logo. Not an Apple Intelligence pin In a bid to follow the AI marketplace trends, Apple is rumored to be working on a number of new products that take advantage of artificial intelligence. If a Tuesday report on t…

Apple is accelerating development of AI-powered smart glasses designed to pair with iPhone , with production targeted for late 2026 and a potential launch in 2027. Apple Vision Pro might get a slimmer companion Apple's new wearable, code-named N50, is a premium device with Siri and advanced computer vision. It's the company's alternative to Apple Vision Pro , aiming to avoid the bulk and high cos…

A long-running UK challenge to what Qualcomm charged Apple for smartphone modems has concluded, as the consumer group that filed the case has chosen to end it after years of litigation. UK group drops Qualcomm royalty lawsuit British consumer group Which? is withdrawing a five-year-long case against Qualcomm seeking damages over artificially inflated prices on iPhone modems. Initially, the group …