January 2025

Macworld Every now and then, Apple’s wireless earbuds get a new firmware update—that’s the software that controls all the hardware on the device. Sometimes this is just random bug fixes where Apple doesn’t even tell you what’s fixed. Other times, it enables new features when used in conjunction with Apple’s other products (iPhone, iPad, Macs, […]

Macworld In a world dominated by subscriptions, Microsoft 365’s recent price hike has left many looking for a more cost-effective alternative. Instead of shelling out dollars monthly, get lifetime access to all the essential Microsoft apps—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Teams for just $84.97 (reg. $219.99) with Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac.

While shock at yesterday’s DeepSeek news saw the stock prices of many tech giants fall, AAPL climbed 3.25% across the course of the day. Experts yesterday expressed amazement at the Chinese company’s AI model being on a par with US chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Llama despite being developed for a fraction of the cost

Apple reportedly denied an AppleCare+ claim for accidental damage after a MacBook Pro was destroyed in a car crash. A Redditor told the story of his MacBook Pro being catastrophically damaged, and Apple denying him a replacement … more…

Macworld Apple on Monday released a flurry of updates for all of its devices that provide several new features and fix a handful of bugs. But as always, the most important reason to upgrade is because they make your devices safer. Among the numerous security updates, the iOS/iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS

Macworld It is time once again to see how things are going on the good ship Artificial Intelligence, sailing merrily through the seas of current technology. Sorry? Look, the Macalope just writes about tech, he doesn’t get to decide what’s currently hot. Clearly. Or we’d all be talking about the cool new small phones we

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Jeff and Fernando talk Even Realities G1 Smart Glasses, iOS 18.3 release, the TikTok situation, Samsung S25 hands-on, and iPhone 17 Air possibilities. 9to5Mac Overtime is a weekly video-first podcast exploring fun and interesting observations in the Apple ecosystem, featuring 9to5Mac’s Fernando Silva & Jeff Benjamin. Subscribe to Overtime via Apple Podcasts and our YouTube channel for more.

Welcome to 9to5Neural. AI moves fast. We help you keep up. Last week we mentioned that American AI firms are seeing deep competition from DeepSeek R1 out of China. Today DeepSeek’s impact has reached Wall Street as NVIDIA stock drops 17%. Let’s take a closer look at DeepSeek, NVIDIA’s response, and the bigger picture for AI development. more…

Eric Migicovsky, the founder of Pebble, announced plans to bring the e-ink smartwatch back to market. Why now? Migicovsky cites…