January 2025

Last week, Apple announced a special edition version of the AirTag in Japan to celebrate the “Year of the Snake.” Apple has since followed that up with a limited-edition version of AirPods 4, available exclusively in select regions. more…

Alongside ongoing deals on models at up to $300 off and a return all-time low on Twelve South’s awesome Find My wall charger, we have a new set of offers to take us into the weekend today. Firstly, you’ll find open-box Apple Watch Series 10 models with full Apple warranties at up to $103 off

Macworld If you’ve always suspected that Siri is listening to you even though you haven’t called upon it, a new class-action lawsuit may give you some peace of mind. Apple has agreed to pay our nearly $100 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over Siri’s ability to “listen to, record, and share their

Apple is expected to release an all-new “iPhone 17 Air” model this year, prioritizing form over function. A new supply chain report today reiterates what to expect from the iPhone 17 Air size and pricing, but it also says Samsung is already hard at work on its copycat… more…

Macworld Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) might sound complicated–they are–but setting one up and using it on your Mac is very easy. Here, we’ll show you through the entire process of setting up a VPN, step by step, from signing up for a service to installing the software and connecting to a server. A VPN encrypts

Macworld In 2024, Apple released a ton of new features in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS 15 Sequoia, and watchOS 11. Many of those features are the kind that I’ve been wanting for a while, such as iPhone Mirroring on macOS Sequoia and native ChatGPT support on iOS 18. While Apple did address many of

iPhone sales in China fell for the fourth successive month, amidst a sharp decline across all non-Chinese brands. Official data revealed that shipments of foreign-branded smartphones were down 47% year-on-year, explaining Apple’s rare decision to discount the cost of current iPhone models in the country … more…

The Chinese government forced Apple to remove VPN apps from the App Store there way back in 2017, and the company is now having to do the same in India. So far, a small number of VPN apps have been removed to comply with an anti-privacy law barring anonymous use, but many more are likely

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Apple Fitness+ today announced a slew of new content to kick off the year, as well as a new integration with the popular social fitness app Strava. Fitness+ users will now be able to easily share their completed workout sessions to Strava, with rich details like episode image, music genre, and metrics. Strava subscribers will