May 2025

Macworld In the lead up to Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, we’re going over the state of Apple’s major product categories. This is the finale of our “state of” shows, which focuses on the iPhone and iOS. It continues to be Apple’s biggest product, nearly 20 years after its release.   This is episode […]

The ongoing saga of potential tariffs on iPhones continues. After Trump threatened Apple with an additional 25% tariff on iPhones, the worst-case scenario could see the cost of the most expensive model in the line-up exceed $4,000. However, a federal court has ruled that the president doesn’t actually have the legal authority to impose tariffs

Just when it seemed like the internet had finally moved on from obsessing over Apple’s iPhone naming conventions… here we go again. more…

After President Trump threatened to slap Apple with a 25% tariff on iPhones made outside the U.S., one of his top economic advisors is now downplaying the potential fallout of the proposed tax. more…

Meta has growing ambitions in the hardware space, and per a new report that growth will soon inspire an interesting new direction: opening physical stores with retail workers, just like the Apple Store. more…

Apple introduced a major Control Center overhaul in iOS 18. But its work on the iPhone feature was far from done. Here are all the ways Control Center has gotten better with recent iOS updates. more…

Macworld We’re just weeks from the next WWDC, where Apple will announce the next version of iOS. According to rumors, iOS 19 will be the biggest change since iOS 7 in terms of design, this time featuring a new interface reportedly inspired by visionOS. I still remember the feeling of using iOS 7 for the

Apple is planning a huge shakeup to its naming scheme for software updates. Bloomberg reports that this year’s iOS update won’t be called iOS 19 after all. Instead, Apple is planning to call it “iOS 26” as part of a new year-based naming strategy. Here’s exactly what that means for all of Apple’s platforms …

In early April, Opera showcased AI Browser Operator, a first look at its vision for agentic browsing in the AI era. Now, the company is detailing what that actually looks like: rather than being just a feature, Operator is part of an entirely new browser called Opera Neon. more…

Macworld Every so often, Apple makes an attempt to push its platforms as a place for serious gaming. If the latest report from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg is accurate, the company will try again this year with the launch of iOS 19, macOS 16, and its other yearly OS updates. According to the report, Apple