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Abstract cover art for Apple's White House ballroom donation

Business & Law15 Oct

Apple committed $25 million to Trump's White House ballroom, The Washington Post reports

Apple committed $25 million to the White House ballroom, joint top donor with Nvidia, according to fundraising records obtained by The Washington Post.

Pinkesh Gajera

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iPhone15 Oct

John Ternus tells TIME the iPhone Duo goes back to a 2011 patent he co-filed, and calls Apple's memory shortage a crisis

In a TIME profile, Apple CEO John Ternus traces the iPhone Duo to a 2011 foldable patent, calls Gemini a supplier for Siri and the memory shortage a crisis.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for Meta's Muse Spark Open model running on M5 Ultra Mac Studios

Mac15 Oct

Meta's Muse Spark Open is an 816 billion parameter model built to run across M5 Ultra Mac Studios

Meta has released the weights of Muse Spark Open, an 816 billion parameter model it tuned with Apple's MLX to run across two or more M5 Ultra Mac Studios.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for blurring a home in Apple Maps Look Around

Security & Privacy15 Oct

How to ask Apple to blur your house in Apple Maps Look Around

Apple will blur your home in Apple Maps Look Around if you ask. Here is how to request it, what to send, and what a blur does not hide.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the HomePod as a Mac speaker

Home15 Oct

The full-size HomePod 2 also works as a Mac speaker, Apple says, but only with Wi-Fi 6E Macs

Apple's fine print says the full-size HomePod (2nd generation), not only the HomePod mini 2, can be a Mac's speaker, on Macs with Wi-Fi 6E or later.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Business & Law15 Oct

OpenAI agrees not to use Apple's alleged trade secrets after the judge says Apple is likely to win an injunction

At the 14 October hearing, OpenAI agreed not to use information Apple says was stolen and to collect forensic images from 14 employees' devices.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for cooking, timers and guest features on Apple's HomeView

Home15 Oct

How to use HomeView in the kitchen and with guests: Start Cooking, timers, Handoff and its humidity sensor

Start Cooking turns a Safari recipe into steps with hands-free timers, guests get a limited mode, and a built-in sensor reads the room's temperature and humidity.

Pinkesh Gajera

iPhone

More iPhone news

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15 Oct4 min read

iOS 27's extra-large widgets: the 4x6 Home Screen size, the 11 Apple apps that use it, and how to add one

iOS 27 brings an extra-large 4x6 widget to the iPhone Home Screen. Here is which Apple apps offer it, how to add one, and what app makers need to ship it.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the Health app redesign leaving the iOS 27.2 beta

14 Oct3 min read

iOS 27.2 beta 4 removes the redesigned Health app, and keeps the data testers added

Apple's fourth iOS 27.2 beta restores the old Health app. Data added in the redesign stays in Settings, and Apple still says the new app comes this year.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the iPhone Duo's hinge cooling design

13 Oct4 min read

Apple routes a graphite pipe through the iPhone Duo hinge to spread heat across both halves

Two Apple engineers told PCMag the iPhone Duo moves heat through a flexible graphite pipe in its hinge, so both halves of the phone can shed it.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for forwarding calls on iPhone

12 Oct3 min read

How to forward calls on iPhone in iOS 27, and the carrier codes for when the setting is missing

Call forwarding is in Settings, Apps, Phone on iOS 27, but only on some carriers. Where it is missing or you need conditional forwarding, carrier codes do it.

Pinkesh Gajera

Mac

More Mac news

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Leak13 Oct

Gurman: Apple will host Los Angeles creator events on 27 and 28 October for its new Macs and iPad mini

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple is planning influencer events in Los Angeles on the evening of 27 October and on 28 October for its Mac launch.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for inserting emoji on a Mac in macOS 27

13 Oct4 min read

How to insert emoji on a Mac in macOS 27, including the hidden colon shortcut

Every way to type emoji in macOS 27, from Globe-E to Genmoji, plus the hidden Slack-style colon search that needs a Terminal command to switch on.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for iPhone Mirroring on a Mac running macOS 27

12 Oct4 min read

iPhone Mirroring in macOS 27: a resizable window, Control Center and streaming video, but not for every iPhone

macOS 27 lets the iPhone Mirroring window be resized and opens Control Center with Command-4. Resizing needs iOS 27 and skips iPhone 11, 12 and 13.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for a Cray-1 replica built from Mac minis

12 Oct3 min read

A Spanish computer museum built a Cray-1 replica from 30 old Intel Mac minis, and it reaches about 1.3 teraflops

Spain's Museo de Historia de la Computacion put 30 Intel Mac minis from 2012 inside a full-size Cray-1 replica. It runs macOS Mojave and stays silent.

Pinkesh Gajera

iPad

More iPad news

14 Oct4 min read

Bünyamin Aydın's Cappadocia fashion show, From Earth to Sky, was designed on iPad Pro and filmed on iPhone 18 Pro Max

Les Benjamins designer Bünyamin Aydın planned his Cappadocia balloon show on iPad Pro, and Neels Castillon filmed it on iPhone 18 Pro Max, Apple says.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for Apple's reported iPad mini price rise and iPad delay

Leak12 Oct

Bloomberg: the OLED iPad mini will cost considerably more, and the A19 entry-level iPad slips to early 2027

Mark Gurman says the OLED iPad mini will be considerably more expensive than today's 599 dollar model, and the next entry-level iPad waits until early 2027.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the entry-level iPad A19 leak

Leak4 Oct

Apple's code points to an A19 iPad with 8GB of memory, bringing Apple Intelligence to the cheapest iPad

Apple code shows the next entry-level iPad with an A19, 8GB of memory, N1 and a C1X modem, enough for Apple Intelligence. Bloomberg says spring.

Pinkesh Gajera

2 Oct3 min read

The iPadOS 27.2 beta adds the Mac's Siri text pop-up for iPads with a trackpad, and Apple TV app profiles

In the iPadOS 27.2 beta, selecting text with a trackpad or mouse brings up a Siri prompt for proofreading and rewriting, as it does on the Mac.

Pinkesh Gajera

Apple Watch & AirPods

More Apple Watch & AirPods news

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13 Oct3 min read

Apple Watch Ultra 1 or Ultra 4: what four years of upgrades buy, and why watchOS 27 decides it

From Apple's own pages: Ultra 4 adds 14 hours of battery, satellite messaging and watchOS 27, which the original Ultra cannot run. 799 dollars in the US.

Pinkesh Gajera

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13 Oct4 min read

Apple sells a Diwali edition of AirPods 5 in India, and Beats teases a Pokémon Pill

Apple India is selling engraved AirPods 5 for Diwali at the normal 17,900 rupees until 11 November, and Beats has teased a Pokémon Beats Pill.

Pinkesh Gajera

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11 Oct4 min read

AirPods 5 or AirPods Pro 3: what the extra 100 dollars buys, and which AirPods 5 case to pick

AirPods 5 against AirPods Pro 3, from Apple's spec sheets: three times the noise cancellation, double the battery and health features for 100 dollars more.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the new apps in watchOS 27

8 Oct3 min read

watchOS 27 replaces three Find My apps with one, and adds Siri and Readiness apps to Apple Watch

watchOS 27 merges Find Devices, Find Items and Find People into one Find My app, and adds a Siri app and, on the newest watches, Readiness.

Pinkesh Gajera

Home

More Home news

15 Oct5 min read

Which HomePod, Apple TV and HomeView models get Siri AI, and when, as Apple's store hints at the full-size HomePod

Siri AI reaches HomeView and Apple TV 4K from 2021, and later the HomePod mini 2. The first mini is out, and the full-size HomePod is unconfirmed.

Pinkesh Gajera

HomeView's display tilts on a stainless steel hinge above the speaker base. Reviewers confirmed the tilt is manual only. Image: Apple Newsroom.

15 Oct6 min read

What reviewers found in their Apple HomeView hands-ons: loud and simple, with face recognition still untested

Seven outlets handled HomeView at Apple's launch. They liked the sound and the size, but none could test face recognition or Siri AI properly.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the HomeView FCC filing and its 2024 test dates

15 Oct4 min read

FCC filing shows Apple HomeView was in regulatory testing from October 2024, two years before launch

Apple's FCC filing for HomeView, model A3218, shows radio testing at a US lab began on 14 October 2024, two years before the smart display was announced.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the home theatre features missing from the new Apple TV 4K

15 Oct4 min read

What the new Apple TV 4K leaves out for home theatre: no 4K120, no audio passthrough and no DTS

Apple's specs for the $299 Apple TV 4K stop at 4K60 and list no audio passthrough or DTS. Why home theatre critics wanted more, and who it matters to.

Pinkesh Gajera

Services

More Services news

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14 Oct4 min read

Apple TV renews Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Tatiana Maslany's dark comedy thriller, for a second season

Apple TV is making a second season of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, with Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson returning. No date yet; season one is streaming now.

Jaymin Navadiya

Abstract cover art for the October 2026 Apple Developer Program License Agreement

14 Oct3 min read

Apple's developer agreement adds terms for HomeView widgets, Live Assistance and app replacement

Apple's revised developer agreement covers HomeView widgets, CarPlay apps on HomeView, Live Assistance, group subscriptions and tax reporting.

Pinkesh Gajera

14 Oct3 min read

Apple Music's icon goes black and white in iOS 27.2 beta 4, and red leaves the Music app

iOS 27.2 beta 4 gives Apple Music a black and white icon, a blue tab bar and black widgets, replacing the red that has marked the service for years.

Jaymin Navadiya

Abstract cover art for Apple TV's Being Heumann and the Heart podcast

13 Oct3 min read

Apple TV releases the Being Heumann trailer, and sets Heart, Karen Kilgariff's true crime podcast, for 19 October

Being Heumann, starring Ruth Madeley, reaches Apple TV on 13 November. Heart, an eight-part true crime podcast, starts on 19 October.

Pinkesh Gajera

Apple Intelligence

More Apple Intelligence news

Leak15 Oct

Apple Intelligence is coming to China in December with iOS 27.3, Bloomberg reports, but without Siri AI

Bloomberg reports Apple Intelligence will reach mainland China with iOS 27.3 in December, with the 2024 features only and no Siri AI. Apple has not confirmed it.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for removing Apple Intelligence models from a Mac

5 Oct5 min read

RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes its models, after Apple dropped the single off switch

An open-source tool turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27, deletes its models and stops them returning. It frees about 10GB and breaks more than Siri.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for Siri AI's delayed launch in the European Union

Leak5 Oct

Siri AI could stay off EU iPhones for five months or more, Bloomberg's Gurman says

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman calls a wait of about five months the best case for Siri AI on iPhone and iPad in the EU. On the Mac, Europeans already have it.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Leak3 Oct

homeOS: Bloomberg's Gurman says Apple's home hub software is built around Siri AI, with touch as the backup

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says the home hub's software is called homeOS and is designed around Siri AI. Apple has said nothing, and one claim is unconfirmed.

Pinkesh Gajera

Security & Privacy

More Security & Privacy news

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14 Oct3 min read

Elevation Lab pulls its AirTag Silencer, which disabled the speaker, after stalking concerns

Elevation Lab has stopped selling a tool that pierced the AirTag speaker, admitting it could help someone track a person who gets no phone alerts.

Pinkesh Gajera

14 Oct3 min read

How HomeView knows who you are: no Face ID, but your face plus your recently unlocked iPhone

HomeView has no Face ID. It shows personal data only when its camera recognises you and your paired iPhone is home and was recently unlocked.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for Apple's Switch to Safari campaign against Chrome

13 Oct4 min read

Apple's Switch to Safari campaign takes on Chrome over trackers, distractions and battery life

Apple has launched a Switch to Safari page and two 15-second ads that pitch Safari against Chrome on tracking, distractions, speed and battery life.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the P7 DarkSword iPhone spyware variant

9 Oct5 min read

A new DarkSword variant called P7 steals keychain data and crypto wallets from unpatched iPhones, iVerify says

iVerify has found P7 DarkSword, a reworked variant of the leaked iPhone spyware that processes keychain data on the phone and targets crypto wallets.

Pinkesh Gajera

Business & Law

More Business & Law news

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15 Oct4 min read

Apple closes above $5 trillion for the first time, the second company after Nvidia to do it

Apple ended 14 October at $342.96 a share, worth about $5.005 trillion: its first close above $5 trillion, on a day the Nasdaq fell 1.88 per cent.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for the temporary closure of Apple Del Amo in Torrance

14 Oct4 min read

Apple Del Amo in Torrance is temporarily closed, and the reported water damage behind it is unconfirmed

Apple has shut its Del Amo store in Torrance, citing events beyond its control. Reddit posters blame a mall roof leak; Apple gives no cause and no reopening date.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for OpenAI's claim that a former employee took device files to Apple

14 Oct4 min read

OpenAI says an employee who left for Apple took files on an unreleased device and presented its plans to Apple's leaders

In Apple's own trade secrets case, OpenAI says a returning Apple engineer took over 100 device files on his last day. Apple says it has found no evidence.

Pinkesh Gajera

Abstract cover art for IDC's third quarter 2026 China smartphone figures

14 Oct3 min read

IDC: Apple's China share rose to 17.8 per cent in Q3 as the market fell 15.4 per cent and Huawei led

IDC says China's smartphone shipments fell 15.4 per cent in Q3 2026. iPhone shipments fell 4.3 per cent, so Apple's share rose to 17.8 per cent.

Pinkesh Gajera

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Apple committed $25 million to Trump's White House ballroom, The Washington Post reports

John Ternus tells TIME the iPhone Duo goes back to a 2011 patent he co-filed, and calls Apple's memory shortage a crisis

Meta's Muse Spark Open is an 816 billion parameter model built to run across M5 Ultra Mac Studios

How to ask Apple to blur your house in Apple Maps Look Around

The full-size HomePod 2 also works as a Mac speaker, Apple says, but only with Wi-Fi 6E Macs

OpenAI agrees not to use Apple's alleged trade secrets after the judge says Apple is likely to win an injunction

How to use HomeView in the kitchen and with guests: Start Cooking, timers, Handoff and its humidity sensor

iOS 27's extra-large widgets: the 4x6 Home Screen size, the 11 Apple apps that use it, and how to add one

iOS 27.2 beta 4 removes the redesigned Health app, and keeps the data testers added

Apple routes a graphite pipe through the iPhone Duo hinge to spread heat across both halves

How to forward calls on iPhone in iOS 27, and the carrier codes for when the setting is missing

Gurman: Apple will host Los Angeles creator events on 27 and 28 October for its new Macs and iPad mini

How to insert emoji on a Mac in macOS 27, including the hidden colon shortcut

iPhone Mirroring in macOS 27: a resizable window, Control Center and streaming video, but not for every iPhone

A Spanish computer museum built a Cray-1 replica from 30 old Intel Mac minis, and it reaches about 1.3 teraflops

Bünyamin Aydın's Cappadocia fashion show, From Earth to Sky, was designed on iPad Pro and filmed on iPhone 18 Pro Max

Bloomberg: the OLED iPad mini will cost considerably more, and the A19 entry-level iPad slips to early 2027

Apple's code points to an A19 iPad with 8GB of memory, bringing Apple Intelligence to the cheapest iPad

The iPadOS 27.2 beta adds the Mac's Siri text pop-up for iPads with a trackpad, and Apple TV app profiles

Apple Watch Ultra 1 or Ultra 4: what four years of upgrades buy, and why watchOS 27 decides it

Apple sells a Diwali edition of AirPods 5 in India, and Beats teases a Pokémon Pill

AirPods 5 or AirPods Pro 3: what the extra 100 dollars buys, and which AirPods 5 case to pick

watchOS 27 replaces three Find My apps with one, and adds Siri and Readiness apps to Apple Watch

Which HomePod, Apple TV and HomeView models get Siri AI, and when, as Apple's store hints at the full-size HomePod

What reviewers found in their Apple HomeView hands-ons: loud and simple, with face recognition still untested

FCC filing shows Apple HomeView was in regulatory testing from October 2024, two years before launch

What the new Apple TV 4K leaves out for home theatre: no 4K120, no audio passthrough and no DTS

Apple TV renews Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Tatiana Maslany's dark comedy thriller, for a second season

Apple's developer agreement adds terms for HomeView widgets, Live Assistance and app replacement

Apple Music's icon goes black and white in iOS 27.2 beta 4, and red leaves the Music app

Apple TV releases the Being Heumann trailer, and sets Heart, Karen Kilgariff's true crime podcast, for 19 October

Apple Intelligence is coming to China in December with iOS 27.3, Bloomberg reports, but without Siri AI

RemoveMacAI turns off Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and deletes its models, after Apple dropped the single off switch

Siri AI could stay off EU iPhones for five months or more, Bloomberg's Gurman says

homeOS: Bloomberg's Gurman says Apple's home hub software is built around Siri AI, with touch as the backup

Elevation Lab pulls its AirTag Silencer, which disabled the speaker, after stalking concerns

How HomeView knows who you are: no Face ID, but your face plus your recently unlocked iPhone

Apple's Switch to Safari campaign takes on Chrome over trackers, distractions and battery life

A new DarkSword variant called P7 steals keychain data and crypto wallets from unpatched iPhones, iVerify says

Apple closes above $5 trillion for the first time, the second company after Nvidia to do it

Apple Del Amo in Torrance is temporarily closed, and the reported water damage behind it is unconfirmed

OpenAI says an employee who left for Apple took files on an unreleased device and presented its plans to Apple's leaders

IDC: Apple's China share rose to 17.8 per cent in Q3 as the market fell 15.4 per cent and Huawei led

Apple news, reported and analysed