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We have to hand it to Apple, moving on from Intel's x86 silicon to its own Arm-based Apple Silicon hardware was a bold and risky move, and it's paying off. One of our first run-ins with Apple's home brewed hardware was the 2020 Mac Mini with an M1 chip inside. Now several years later, Apple's chips are even more...
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Amazon recently announced that it's next official Prime Day sales event will take place sometime in July. That's only two quick months away, but if you don't want to wait and are in the market for an Apple iPad tablet right now, we have good news—several models are on sale at Amazon, with prices starting as low as...
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Apple iPhone 16e (starts at $699, as reviewed $899) The iPhone 16e is Apple’s new entry-level smartphone. It’s a great phone that’s simply too expensive, considering it lacks an ultrawide camera and high refresh-rate display. Clean, simple design Beautiful display Nice cameras Excellent speakers Solid performance Good battery...
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Do you use AirPlay to send videos from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac to a television or play music through a smart speaker? Then friends, you are in for a treat. Thanks to a vulnerability in not just Apple's operating system, but the ecosystem-wide AirPlay software development kit (SDK), over two billion devices are...
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Summer is right around the corner, but if you want to get a head start on the back-to-school shopping season—or are just looking for a solid deal on an Apple-brand laptop—then we have good news. There are some great deals to be had on Apple's MacBooks right now, including models sporting its latest-generation M4...
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TSMC's N2 (2nm) chip fab reportedly has a new customer: Intel, who joins the ranks of AMD and Apple tapping the Taiwanese fab goliath's bleeding edge production lines. It's not the first time that Intel and TSMC struck a deal, but it's the first time the contract is for wafers etched with diminutive 2nm...
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A popular tech leaker just dropped a video of a dummy Apple iPhone 17 Air being handled and admired by people at a phone store. The highly-anticipated Air is seen placed side-by-side with an iPhone 16 Pro, showing off its skinny lines. Note that the phone isn't operational, but is a full metal demo unit that's...
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Apple has released iOS 18.4.1 and iPadOS 18.4.1, which fixes two security flaws that impact the Return Pointer Authentication Code (RPAC) and CoreAudio. This update fixes some zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being actively exploited in the wild.
Registered on the CVE program as CVE-2025-31200, one...
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As a father, I can confirm that whenever a kid asks, 'What time is it?', the correct response is 'Time to get a new watch!'. Look, I don't make the rules, I'm just citing the "Dad Joke Manual" that is mandatory reading for dads when they have a kid. And if your kid is asking the same question, you can surprise them...
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If you still get a basket of goodies from the Easter Bunny, it's probably filled with chocolates, jelly beans, and perhaps a minor gift or two (Steam gift card, maybe?). Maybe this year the furry home invader will leave a high-tech surprise, too. If you don't want to bank on it, however, you can take matters into your...
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Google has unleashed a new security feature that will reboot your phone if it senses that it's been locked for three days. The enhancement appeared in the low-key release notes for Google Play Services v25.14 (2025-04-14). This "inactivity reboot" adds a layer of protection by encrypting files and data on a phone and...
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Apple has joined most of the tech world in riding the artificial intelligence wave, though the company is struggling mightily to integrate Apple Intelligence into its products. Embarrassingly, its AI has often failed to even get small features, such as summarizing headlines, working the way most expect it to...
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Apple Mac Studio (2025) with M4 Max: Starts @ $1,999 ($2,199 As Tested) If you crave the best performance an Apple Mac desktop system can offer, look no further than the latest Mac Studio and its very powerful M4 Max chip. It has all the tools you'll need. Apple's M4 Max CPU is very strong Apple's GPU technology shows...
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The Apple Vision Pro 2 could see the light of day earlier than thought by many, which is an interesting product in today's environment. The original Apple Vision Pro at first wowed those who experienced it, but quickly waned in sales and customer adoption. As an owner of the original Vision Pro, I know first hand how perplexing the device
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Nearly six months after release, USB-C versions of Apple's AirPods Max will FINALLY get lossless audio playback via USB-C. Lightning-equipped AirPods Max headsets had wired playback ability since day one, thus when the new variant launched last September, customers were not amused that Apple had seemingly cut the...
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Like just about every technology company, Apple continues to try and incorporate artificial intelligence into as many of its products as it can. However, it hasn’t gone well for the company so far. It has struggled to get Apple Intelligence and Siri up to the level of competing offerings. Things have gone so poorly...
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Apple is in the sights of a lawsuit that accuses it of falsely promoting its Apple Intelligence features to drive more sales of its products. The aggrieved individuals claim that Apple has failed to realize its promises about its intelligence features, and that those who have bought Apple's devices based on the...
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It's fair to say that Apple's products are not known for being super-friendly to DIY (do-it-yourself) repairs, though not without the occasional surprise, such as the iPhone 16 that scored 7/10 by the folks at iFixIt. What about Apple's newly minted M4 MacBook Air? A fresh teardown reveals it's largely more of the...
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The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may be getting vapor chamber cooling to optimize the performance of their A19 Pro processors, according to a leaked source. If true, this will prove that Apple is finally taking CPU throttling seriously (especially due to heat build-up over time when playing AAA games or rendering video)...
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If you own an Apple device, there's a good chance an important security update is available, one that addresses an "extremely sophisticated attack" zero-day security flaw that's being actively exploited in the wild. Your Apple Watch and AirPods are not affected, but practically every other device is, including several...
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Apple has attempted to spur some excitement recently by introducing Apple Intelligence along with a newly, redesigned less expensive iPhone, but it doesn't seem to have succeeded. It seems as if the next move for the Cupertino giant is a complete makeover of the operating systems that power its lineup, according to...
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Could Apple be readying a foldable iPad Pro BEFORE a foldable iPhone or MacBook Pro? Quite possibly yes, according to multiple independent sources. The device reportedly will sport an 18.8-inch display when opened and have an under-display Face ID camera. Regardless of which model gets the bendy-screen treatment...
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