February 2025

Apple is expected to launch its first new products of the year this week. But the launch I’m most excited about, the new ‘HomePad’ device, is going to require a longer wait than expected per a new Mark Gurman report. more…

Apple’s Sports app keeps pushing regular new updates on the App Store. Just two weeks ago, the app added info for where to watch national games plus new navigation shortcuts and more. And today, Apple Sports version 2.5 has introduced NASCAR support and is ready for MLB’s Spring Training. more…

A new accessibility program based on an app for deaf and hard of hearing users is being tested on the New York MTA system. It will provide riders with instant access to a live sign language interpreter when engaging with staff. The approach means that any member of Metropolitan Transit Authority will be able to

Apple TV+ has been reworking its film strategy and shifting away from theatrical releases and huge budgets. But there’s at least one upcoming movie the company’s still going all-out with: this summer’s Brad Pitt-starring F1. Here’s the adrenaline-pumping teaser that aired during the Super Bowl. more…

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The two biggest criticisms of Vision Pro have been price and the weight. We know Apple is working on a lower-priced model, and a new patent application describes a way to make the headset very much lighter. Early reviewers commented on the fact that it starts to feel very heavy when you wear it for

Apple Silicon chips have transformed attitudes toward ARM architecture, from being suitable mostly for power-efficient mobile devices to also capable of powering desktop processors which Intel behind. ARM CEO Rene Haas has now weighed-in on the DeepSeek controversy in a new interview, expressing his skepticism about one of of the key claims and voicing his

A growing number of people are wearing their Apple Watch on their ankle, according to a new report, with five different reasons cited. The most mundane of these are people with tiny wrists who find that the Watch is too loose during workouts, even with the smallest of bands … more…

Neither Apple nor Google have returned TikTok to their respective app stores, and with very good reason: the supposed get-out-of-jail-free card offered by Trump is nothing of the sort. Both companies would be left exposed to hundreds of billions of dollars of liability. As of the weekend, Android users who want to download TikTok do

Macworld Why lose desk space to a physical scanner when you can get an app that does the same job, only better? iScanner is an iOS app that can digitize practically anything, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $24.99 with code SCAN, but not for much longer (reg. $199).  What can iScanner do?