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On this week's episode of the Smart Home Insider podcast, we talk about security systems, and how they can integrate with other devices to protect your home and family. Smart Home Insider Podcast Joining as guest host for this security episode is Jimmy Lin, Vice President of Product Management at ADT. We dive into what's new with ADT as well as security systems and Matter in the latter half of th…

Apple's first live soccer broadcast shot entirely on iPhone impressed viewers with close-up camera work during the LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo FC match, but the experiment also exposed the limits of smartphone cameras during fast-moving gameplay. Apple and Major League Soccer Apple placed iPhone 17 Pro units throughout Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, for the LA Galaxy and Houst…

Today only, B&H is clearing out M3 iPad Air inventory with a $150 discount during its Deal Zone event. B&H is knocking $150 off Apple's M3 iPad Air with this flash deal. The 11-inch iPad Air M3 with 128GB of storage is marked down to $449 today only at B&H as part of its Deal Zone sale. Save $150 on M3 iPad Air Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

In this week's "Sunday Reboot," Apple shoots soccer with iPhones , Epic Games misses the mark with its messaging, and Plex's astounding price rise. Sunday Reboot: An iPhone, Fortnite, and a price rise Sunday Reboot is a weekly column covering some of the lighter stories within the Apple reality distortion field from the past seven days. All to get the next week underway with a good first step. Th…

Save $300 on Apple's latest 14-inch MacBook Pro with an upgrade to the M5 Pro 18C CPU/20C GPU chip and boost to 48GB RAM. The flash deal ends today. Save $300 on a 14-inch MacBook Pro with 48GB RAM - Image credit: Apple Apple's M5 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro was released in March 2026, but a popular configuration is already marked down heavily during B&H's flash sale that ends today. Save $300 on thi…

AirPods users will see different personal audio controls in iOS 27 , with an improved settings menu that should make them easier to manage. AirPods Pro 3 While AirPods don't really have an operating system that gets featured at WWDC , the audio line can still be affected by changes. For WWDC 2026, that will involve iOS 27 as well as iPadOS 27 , and macOS 27 . According to Mark Gurman in Sunday's …

Apple will be adding support for Google Cast and other alternatives to AirPlay as part of iOS 27 , in order to appease the EU's Digital Markets Act. EU flags in Brussels — image credit: EU The Digital Markets Act is viewed by Apple as a problem, due to a lack of clarity about regulatory requirements and their effects. While this has so far meant the blocking of some features from reaching the con…

Generative AI is not Apple's strong suit, but Image Playground, the tool responsible for horrific AI avatar generation and Genmoji, should see significant improvements with the OS 27 cycle. Image Playground will generate images based on provided photos and other inputs, but the results leave a lot to be desired Apple announced Apple Intelligence features that had to be delayed in 2024, and one of…

The WWDC updates for watchOS 27 are expected to be minimal thanks to Apple's stability focus. However, Apple is rumored to be improving the heart-rate tracking with the new fall update. Apple Watch Series 11 The WWDC 2026 keynote is a few weeks away, and the excitement is all about AI and iOS 27's changes. While you can expect some tweaks to watchOS 27, it seems like there won't be that many visi…

A new Gen AI subdomain has been found for Apple's website, with the domain's appearance solidifying AI as one of the major topics at WWDC in June. Apple Intelligence is expected to get a big Siri upgrade for WWDC 2026 Apple's annual WWDC event is set to start on June 8 , with its keynote setting the tone for the rest of the year. While Apple is secretive as usual about what will be mentioned, one…

The $20B search engine preference deal with Apple was "fair and square," Google insists in its antitrust appeal against the Department of Justice. Google is the preferred search provider in Safari on iPhone In August 2024 , a court ruled that Google was a monopolist in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet. One that involved an investigation into Google's $20 billion…

An FCC filing lists a pair of unreleased Apple over-ear headphones as on the way, but it's more likely to be a Beats product than an AirPods Max stablemate. Beats Solo4 Occasionally, unannounced Apple products surface through regulatory filings as they undergo testing and other necessary tasks before going on sale. While these filings can often provide a lot of clues about what Apple has planned,…

The latest "leak" from someone impersonating a now-defunct leaker appears to be nothing more than painted lens covers, especially considering the modern iPhone design has a unibody case. iPhone 17 Pro Max has a unibody rear case. Note the design of the plateau here. Majin Bu was once a prominent Apple leaker who had some accurate leaks. After attempting to sell cases for an unreleased iPhone, the…

As OpenAI prepares an IPO, information suggests it is bleeding money. Apple, on the other hand, continues to benefit from AI without all of the spend. Jony Ive & Sam Altman | Image Credit: OpenAI If you didn't predict it already, you could sense that AI was past its sell-by date when you watched the 2026 Google I/O conference . Half the hyped new technologies seemed worthless or at best old hat, …

Purported images of Apple's clear cases for the iPhone 18 range are causing unfathomable excitement for how different the MagSafe markings are. Purported Apple clear cases for (L-R_ iPhone 18, iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max - image credit: MyDrivers There's a strong chance you never noticed this, and perhaps quite a strong one that you'd now have to look at these images to spot the difference. …