April 2025

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 just gained three additional features. more…

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

Macworld There’s a new iPad Air! Apple launched the M3 iPad Air in March 2025. While it will be a while before you can get much money off that model, which went on sale on March 12, you can save money on an older iPad Air, which isn’t all that different to the new one.

Macworld With a new iPad and iPad Air having launched in March 2025, now is a great time to grab a bargain on the iPad of your choice. As a general rule, you can find good savings on iPads at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target in the U.S., and at Amazon, John Lewis, and Currys

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… more…

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported a couple of days ago on what he described as “Apple’s biggest push into health yet with a new AI doctor.” While I completely understand why Apple would want to do this, I think the company will need to tread extremely carefully to avoid the risk of doing more harm than

Macworld Every year, those who own older Apple devices nervously tune in to the WWDC keynote presentation to see if they will be able to install the upcoming major software updates. The iPhone, for example, typically gets around six or seven years of active support, but there’s no guarantee like Google or Samsung. Some models

Macworld Today’s internet is loaded with clutter. From nonstop video ads and clickbait banners to sneaky trackers and malware-laced pop-ups, browsing can feel more frustrating than fun. But with AdGuard Family Plan, you can take back control—cleanly, securely, and now affordably. For a limited time, you can grab a lifetime subscription to AdGuard Family Plan for just $15.97 (regularly $169.99) using code FAMPLAN through April

Macworld Is AI giving you an ulcer? Good news! Soon you’ll be able to turn to AI for help with that! Uhhhnnnn…Look out! Apple Intelligence reportedly wants to manage your health. People in the U.S.: “Our healthcare system is broken!”The market: “Maybe giving people wrong answers will fix it.” Apparantly, Apple is working on “Project

Macworld We expect April and May to be pretty slow months for Apple releases. There is no new hardware expected in either month, according to the latest rumors, and the major updates to the iOS 18 and macOS 15 cycle seem to be more or less done—Apple is shifting focus to iOS 19, which will