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Over the years, buying an iPad has become an increasingly confusing task. With multiple models and overlapping features and accessories, there’s no longer a clear-cut way to recommend one iPad for one type of user. Still, Apple does have a general idea of how it sees the iPad lineup and who each model is meant for.

Me being me, one of the first things I wanted to do in my new home was set up the smart home technology. That’s now almost complete (I’m currently engaged in mortal battle with presence detectors) and I’ll have an update soon. But there was also the matter of the smart home tech I was leaving behind – and that was less straightforward thanks to a surprising omission in the Apple Home ecosystem …

The 2026 4th of July weekend is upon us and there are loads of notable deals up for grabs. Coming fresh of the Prime Day festivities and major price hikes, the Apple deals aren’t quite as extensive as usual but you can still land up to all-time low pricing on AirTag 2, among others. Those deals also join up to $1,000 off LG OLED TVs , e-bikes, power stations, apparel, and some last-minute 4th of …

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After getting a second chance to formally respond to Apple’s lawsuit, Jon Prosser filed his answer today, disputing the company’s account of how he obtained and published details about the Liquid Glass revamp. Here are the details.

The hit sci-fi series Silo is back today for a third season, streaming exclusively on Apple TV . Based on the book series by Hugh Howey, the acclaimed series sees the human population living in a vast underground bunker, but no one really knows how it came to be. In the third season, a split timeline narrative begins to reveal some of the show’s biggest mysteries. In the present timeline, Juliett…

A new iOS 27 framework will help apps fight back against social engineering scams as they unfold via voice calls, text messages, emails, and more. Here are the details.

Apple will announce the results of its fiscal third quarter of 2026 on Thursday, July 30. Here’s what to expect.

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After releasing an interactive timeline of every iPhone ever made , sheets.works is back with a similar project covering every iPad Apple has released since 2010. Here are the details.

Benjamin and Chance react to the news from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that Apple is accelerating the roadmap for the M7 series of Apple Silicon chips, somewhat at the expense of the as-yet-unreleased M6 line. Also, we break down what’s new in visionOS 27 and do some summer Ask9to5Mac questions. And in Happy Hour Plus , Benjamin and Chance pick their favorite grab-bag features from the iOS 27 WWDC cl…

According to Counterpoint Research, Apple’s entry into the foldable smartphone market will be one of the factors driving an 18% increase in average sale prices in the category in 2026. Here are the details.

Last week, Apple announced dramatic price increases on Macs, iPads, and other products due to rising component costs. As a result, Apple’s stock price took a dive . As we head into the holiday weekend, however, $AAPL has rebounded with a 5% gain today.

In a video published today on its YouTube channel, iFixIt shows the surprisingly analog process of fully assembling and testing an iPhone battery. Watch it below.

iOS 27 has exciting new features coming for CarPlay , but nearly a year late, I recently tested out an iOS 26 addition for CarPlay, and it’s one that should have existed all along.