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Federico Viticci at MacStories is out today with a major update to his Apple Frames shortcut that frames your screenshots with official Apple product bezels. Federico describes Apple Frames 4 as a “complete rethinking of the shortcut that is noticeably faster, updated to support all the latest Apple devices, and designed to support even more personalization options.” more…

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by AirPods Pro 3 back at one of the lowest prices to date alongside Amazon knocking $100 off all Apple Watch Series 11 models with deals from $299 . We also have the return of M4 MacBook Air clearance discounts at up to $300 off the launch prices on 15-inch models and the recently upgraded 32GB/1TB M5 MacBook Pro back to the Amazon low . Head below for a …

AirPods Pro 3 (currently $199 for limited time) pack a lot of improvements over AirPods Pro 2, one of which helps prevent them from getting permanently lost. more…

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Last week a new report on the MacBook Neo’s success contained details on Apple’s plan for the product’s successor, and the next-gen Neo already sounds like a big upgrade. more…

The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is one of the web’s most valuable resources, enabling us to access earlier versions of webpages and websites. It performs an invaluable role in preserving information that would otherwise be lost when websites go offline, as well as providing a practical tool to track updates made to a web page. However, the organization says that it is now under severe thre…

John Giannandrea’s time at Apple is officially coming to an end this week. Giannandrea joined Apple in 2018 after eight years at Google to head the company’s machine learning and AI strategy. In December of last year , however, Apple announced that Giannandrea was stepping down from his position and would serve as an advisor to the company before fully departing in spring of 2026. more…

The MacBook Neo is already available in a fun choice of colors, but some people like to go further by giving their machine a more personalized look. Some do this with skins, cases, or silicone key covers, but you can switch up the color combo using official Apple parts for as little as $39 … more…

It’s believed that Apple has waited many years to launch the first folding iPhone in large part because the company wasn’t happy with the very visible crease in early competitor models. We’re expecting that foldable iPhone to be launched later this year, likely branded as the iPhone Ultra . The crease problem was reportedly solved last year , but a new report suggests that multiple innovations ha…

Bloomberg reported back in February that Apple was considering a new deep red color option for the iPhone 18 Pro , which some have described as crimson. A leaker with a decent track record is today backing this report, though is doing this in a slightly odd way which may or may not mean anything … more…

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter , Apple is actively testing at least four different styles of frames for its upcoming smart glasses project. Apple is counting on its superior design taste to stand out from rivals like the Ray-Man Meta Glasses. The report indicates Apple is evaluating the designs and plans to launch several, in multiple colors…

If you’re trying to buy a new iPhone but don’t quite want an iPhone 17, it can often be hard to find something on a tighter budget. Sure, Apple offers the iPhone 17e at $599 – but not everyone finds that to be a compelling phone. Luckily, there’s plenty of great options if you want to buy used, and I’ll be diving into five great picks for varying needs. more…

Belkin has just released two excellent new Qi2.2 chargers – providing 25W MagSafe charging in an ultra-compact design. Normally, these products are centered around the Apple ecosystem, but Belkin’s new 3-in-1 actually embraces modularity and gives Android users an option to bring their own watch charger. Both are very slim, and work excellently no matter which ecosystem you’re in. more…

Apple has included excellent display panels on iMacs for years, but for the longest time, there hasn’t really been a way to use it for anything other than macOS. There used to be a feature called Target Display Mode, but it’s long been discontinued. This has been a shame, since plenty of iMacs have excellent displays that go to waste after the compute is outdated. I’ve found a pretty good solutio…

In the era of Apple Silicon, MacBooks are more affordable than ever. Nowadays, you can buy a MacBook Air with 512GB of storage and 16GB of memory for $1099 directly from Apple, when such a configuration would’ve cost $1599 just a few years ago. And on top of that, we have MacBook Neo bringing the entry-point down substantially. Even with Apple’s prices coming down though, there’s still a number o…