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August 21, 2026: Apple Watch Series 12 is rumored to include a ceramic option for the first time since the Series 5 was discontinued. With that in mind, I’m resharing my hands-on post of my favorite Apple Watch from September 2019. Seven years later, it’s still the best version I’ve ever owned. I hope you enjoy! Apple Watch Series 5 introduces the return of the ceramic Edition after being notably…

iPhone 18 Pro will be unveiled next month , and many iPhone users might be asking: what’s going to be truly different this year? Here are some key ways Apple plans to differentiate iPhone 18 Pro from prior models, per the latest rumors.

Tim Cook is in his final weeks as Apple CEO, with John Ternus set to take over the top job on September 1. And per Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan, Ternus could usher in a bolder, riskier era at Apple.

Walmart has announced that it will finally begin rolling out Apple Pay support next week. The retailer has resisted offering Apple Pay support for more than a decade, despite pressure from shoppers.

There’s an old photography saying that the best camera is the one you have on you at the time. The iPhone is of course the camera that most of us have on us most of the time, and that’s obviously a massive benefit for things like shots of kids, social events, and so on. But a current video project highlighted another advantage. I really enjoy walking through London in the early evening, and I’ll …

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Apple TV’s three-part docuseries about the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program is now available to stream. Watch the trailer below.

AppleInsider reports that Apple “has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development,” with at least 60 employees reportedly affected. Here are the details.

Four Counterpoint Research reports published this week reveal drops in smartphone sales and shipments in India, Latin America, Europe, and China. Here are the reports.

Following the initial rollout of Liquid Glass on iOS earlier this year, WhatsApp is now working to bring the design to more interface elements. Here are the details.

Apple has shared more details about the AI labeling requirements it announced for Apple Music back in March. Here are the details.

Apple has released new AirPods beta firmware today for developers and public beta testers. It’s available for AirPods Pro 3 and select other models. Here are the details.

Choosing between AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 3 was already mostly a question of fit, features, and price. Apple is also developing camera-equipped AirPods with Visual Intelligence, but they are not expected to arrive until 2027 at the soonest. That could make waiting an awfully long proposition.

Benjamin and Chance talk about the crazy leak by Apple depicting the new AirPods with cameras in a video demo, the changes in iOS 27 beta 6, their latest experiences with Siri AI, whether iPhone 18 Pro will fit iPhone 17 Pro cases, and perhaps some final resolution in the Apple vs EU App Store commission battle. And in Happy Hour Plus , Benjamin talks about some of the leaks for the upcoming Home…

Well, this seems interesting. ChatGPT’s latest update adds a new Mac integration: the ability to work with conversations from Apple’s Messages app. The feature works with iMessage, SMS, and RCS.