At least five VPN apps in the App Store were found to have links to the Chinese military, according to a new report today. Three of them have racked up more than a million downloads. A subsidiary of one of the Chinese companies behind the apps is currently hiring for a role in “monitoring and … Read more
Rumors about next year’s ‘iPhone Fold’ have been growing, including sky-high expectations for the new device’s price. Those rumors may provide Apple yet another good reason to test the waters of premium pricing this year by launching an iPhone 17 Ultra. Here’s why. iPhone Fold’s rumored price would be huge leap from current top-tier After … Read more
Your Tuesday deals on Apple gear and accessories are now live and at the ready down below. We are once again tracking $100 price drops on the latest iPad mini 7, including the mid-range 256GB model, as well as an ongoing offer on the 36GB M4 Max MacBook Pro at $350 off. From there we … Read more
One of my favorite Apple accessory brands, Nomad, is having an extremely rare sitewide sale for April Fools! Nomad is giving everyone 15% off all of its amazing products. That means all of its newest releases, from its 3 in 1 charger to its new Kevlar cables to its leather phone cases, are eligible here, … Read more
Apple released iOS 18.4 to everyone this week, and it comes with a big upgrade to the Home app. With iOS 18.4, users can now add robot vacuums to HomeKit for the first time thanks to the Matter smart home standard. Here are the best robot vacuums compatible with HomeKit in iOS 18.4… What can … Read more
Apple’s AirPods Max revision last fall was underwhelming. It only brought a few changes: new colors, USB-C, and Personalized Spatial Audio. But now thanks to iOS 18.4, this new AirPods Max model just gained three additional features. Latest AirPods Max firmware adds three new features I love my AirPods Pro 2, and a big part … Read more
iOS 18.4 includes a variety of big and small upgrades for iPhone users, but if you’re in the EU, there’s one especially huge bonus change: Apple Intelligence is now fully supported for EU users. iOS 18.4 brings Apple Intelligence to EU users Not long after Apple first debuted its initial Apple Intelligence feature set at … Read more
Apple is allowing emulators on the App Store. Here’s what’s arrived, and what’s on the way to play your favorite retro games on your iPhone, updated on April 1. The early April changes to the App Store Review Guidelines reversed a rule that practically banned emulators from the App Store. After the rule was … Read more
Apple has gotten a lot of flack for talking up Apple Intelligence while delivering very little of it, and now it seems Amazon is about to do the exact same thing. A new report citing internal company documents suggests that Alexa+, Amazon’s equivalent of the new Siri, will also launch without many of its headline … Read more
Plex’s new UI for iPhone – Image Credit: Plex Plex has rolled out its new mobile experience, giving iPhone users an updated app for streaming content from their home server. Available to some users in preview since November 2024, the new iOS app experience for Plex has arrived. The update has started to roll … Read more