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Macworld The iPhone is available to order, with shipments starting on Friday (though if you order now, you won’t get it until October). The media was given the go-ahead to post their reviews on Wednesday, and the reviews are positive (did you really expect otherwise?), with the non-pro 16 being the big winner. iPhone 16 […]

Joanna Stern at The Wall Street Journal is an expert at coming up with clever and inventive new angles for her Apple product reviews. For this year’s iPhone 16 launch, Joanna tried something entirely new by creating “Joannabot,” which she describes as a “generative-AI buddy who never tires of answering your iPhone 16 questions—especially whether

Macworld Apple’s traditional fall rollout of major software updates has hit its first bump in the road for 2024, with the news that iPadOS 18 has had to be pulled after reports that it was bricking users’ iPad Pros. iPadOS 18 was announced back in June at WWDC, and finally became available to the public

iOS 18 is a big release with a ton of new features. Some enhancements to the Home app, like support for robot vacuum cleaners, aren’t coming until later. But there’s one update available now that could save you time and frustration. Building your smart home of the future just got easier than ever in iOS

There’s an unfortunate bug in Apple’s latest software update that you should know about. The bug occurs in the Messages app on iOS 18. For now, the fix could require data loss. However, you can avoid potential data loss before a fix is in place if you know how to avoid it. more…

Joining a host of ongoing exclusive offers we have for 9to5 readers on new iPhone 16 cases from SANDMARC, Burton Goods, and the Arc Bumper Cases, among others, today it’s all about Apple Watch Ultra 2, iMac, and huge savings on iPad Pro. Alongside $50 price drops on the new black model, Amazon has now

There’s no Apple Watch Ultra 3 yet, with the gorgeous satin black finish the only hardware change to the Ultra 2. But Apple’s upgrading its Ultra line through software, with three new Apple Watch Ultra 2 features in watchOS 11. Here’s how the Ultra 2 just got better. more…

Macworld The Apple Watch Series 10 arrives this week, but if you just want a great smartwatch at a great price, a discounted Series 9 is your best bet right now. And we’ve got a great one: The 41mm Apple Watch Series 9 with cellular is just $349 at Walmart, a savings of $150 and

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch is just a couple days away. Alongside the first reviews dropping, we have also learned some new details about the device’s repairability. There are several interesting internal changes that make this the most repairable iPhone ever. Here’s how iPhone repairs are improving. more…

A survey by a UK bank suggests that AI-generated voice cloning scams are on the rise, with 28% claiming to have been targeted. It’s recommended that people agree a secret code to guard against the possibility of being take in … more…