With iOS 26 (currently in beta), Apple has finally caught up with rival podcast apps like Overcast by adding more fine-grained playback speed controls to the Podcasts app. While competitors have long offered precise speed adjustments, Apple’s rigid presets often left you caught between speeds that felt either too slow …
Read More »From iPhone 17 Air to iPhone 20: Apple’s Redesign Timeline
Apple is planning to completely change the design of the iPhone over the course of the next three years, leading to a radically different “iPhone 20” to celebrate the iPhone’s 20th anniversary in 2027. Here’s what’s coming. 2025 In 2025, Apple plans to debut the iPhone 17 Air, a much …
Read More »Apple Has Reportedly Considered Releasing iPhone 17 Air Bumper Case
Apple has “considered” releasing a bumper case for the upcoming iPhone 17 Air, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Similar to the bumper case that Apple introduced for the iPhone 4 in 2010, Gurman said the iPhone 17 Air version of the case would cover the edges of the device, but …
Read More »iOS 26 Adds 25W Qi2 Wireless Charging Support to iPhone 16 Models
While it has yet to be officially announced by Apple, the upcoming iOS 26 update adds Qi 2.2 support to all iPhone 16 models, except for the iPhone 16e. iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max models running iOS 26 can be wirelessly charged …
Read More »iOS 26: Eight New Features in Apple Music
Apple has made several updates to the Apple Music app in iOS 26, and it has AutoMix, which has become one of the most popular additions. Apple Music also features the Liquid Glass redesign like the rest of Apple’s apps, along with new translation features and other quality of life …
Read More »Y Combinator Files Brief Supporting Epic Games, Says App Store Fees Stifle Startups
Startup accelerator and venture capital firm Y Combinator (YC) today filed an amicus brief supporting Epic Games in Epic’s continued legal fight with Apple. Y Combinator says that Apple’s “anti-steering restraints” have long inhibited the growth and development of technology companies that monetize goods and services through apps. The company …
Read More »Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 226 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the Safari browser. Safari Technology Preview 226 includes fixes and updates …
Read More »Apple Card Turns Six With Big Change Ahead
Tomorrow marks the sixth anniversary of the Apple Card becoming widely available in the U.S., following a more limited preview period. Apple’s credit card can be managed in the iPhone’s Wallet app, with key benefits including color-coded spending summaries, no fees, and Daily Cash cash back paid out daily. Apple …
Read More »What to Expect From the Next Mac Mini
AppleInsider‘s Marko Zivkovic today said that he has discovered a device identifier for what is “almost certainly” a Mac mini with an M5 chip. He already discovered an identifier for a potential Mac mini with an M5 Pro chip last month. All in all, the next Mac mini will be …
Read More »Mark Gurman Responds to Last Week’s Apple Device Leaks
Last week, Apple released and then pulled a software tool that accidentally contained identifiers for many unreleased devices and chips, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. His findings included new models of the Studio Display, Apple TV, Apple Watches, Apple Vision Pro, iPad mini, HomePod mini, and more. Here is …
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