February 2025

Working from an has its shortcomings, but it also comes with a lot of strengths. Here are some key iPadOS features that have made full-time iPad productivity serve me so well. more…

Welcome to 9to5Neural. AI moves fast. We help you keep up. Earlier this week, Elon Musk started a bid to buy OpenAI, prompting Sam Altman to informally decline, but poking back about buying Twitter. Entertaining as that was, the world of AI has started to calm down — WAIT, WHAT?! OpenAI just announced ChatGPT-5, and it will arrive

Apple’s first M4 Macs launched just a few months ago in early November. But now, you can buy two models—the Mac mini and MacBook Pro—refurbished at a discount from Apple in various configurations. more…

Update: The phone-compatible app isn’t yet showing in the Google Play Store, but it should be rolling out shortly. The Apple TV app is finally making its way to Android users. The app is now available in the Google Play Store for Android phones and tablets. This means Android users can sign up to Apple

Apple’s researchers are experimenting with robotics projects, and a recent public demo of their work involved a cute robot lamp prototype. While the lamp isn’t an official new product, it still got me very excited about Apple’s future Home ambitions. Here’s why. more…

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Apple is expected to brief the press on some sort of an Apple Vision Pro announcement on Friday. The most likely outcome now seems to be selling Apple Vision Pro through third-party retailers. more…

In the early days of the iPhone, users upgraded their device especially often. But as the product matured, and carrier deals changed, the ‘upgrade cycle’ started getting longer. Now, it seems, that trend is starting to reverse. more…

Today’s best Apple deals are headlined by a notable $199 price drop on the most affordable M4 MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM down at $1,400 via Amazon. From there we move over to a big-time discount on the M4 iPad Pro – this 11-inch configuration is $300 off the going rate right now –

Amazon is a go-to retailer for many users, but if you’re shopping for Apple devices, you’ll only find certain products for sale. Soon, that may change—sort of—thanks to a new Amazon test. more…