Apple is planning to completely rejigger the software on all its biggest products, from the iPhone and Mac all the way down to the Vision Pro. To promote this rapid maturation across the Apple ecosystem, every OS will reportedly experience a growth spurt and jump from whatever number it’s on to “26,” according to Bloomberg. […]
Apple Reportedly Says ‘Screw It’ and Jumps From iOS 19 to iOS 26
Apple iPhone fans may soon feel like their parents, who had to watch their baby grow up way too fast. The latest reports suggest the tech giant won’t stick to its old naming convention. The expected iOS 19 will instead be called iOS 26 to line up with the year following now. All your Apple […]
Trump Struggles to Silence His Ringing iPhone During Press Conference
President Donald Trump had difficulty figuring out how to stop his phone from ringing Friday during an Oval Office press conference that was supposed to be about nuclear energy. It’s just the latest reminder that the 78-year-old president has never been great with technology. Trump was in the middle of talking about the crippling tariffs […]
Folding iPhone May Arrive in 2026, if The Leakers Could Agree
Apple’s spaceship headquarters in Cupertino, California, always has several UFOs circling around it, though it’s rare to see them land. If you read the most-cited reports from the most-prominent Apple rumormonger, Mark Gurman, the company’s most-interesting inventions and gadgets are often two years away from full release. These reports may be enough to keep the […]
Apple’s Super-Skinny iPhone 17 Air Might Have a Huge Downside
A super-thin iPhone 17 “Air” (as everyone has been calling it) is coming this fall whether we want it or not. Influencers will fawn over its slim profile; I will definitely try to cut cake with it. But phones barely thicker than a USB-C port will likely nix the creature comforts that we’re all used […]
Apple’s Second-Biggest Supplier Says to Expect Empty Shelves Due to Trump Tariffs
So far, the impact of Donald Trump’s trade war with China has mostly only been felt in the markets. The worst is yet to come for consumers, according to Pegatron, a Taiwanese company that plays a key role in the supply chain of Apple and other electronics companies like Dell. An executive from the company, […]
This Wireless Phone Charger is as Thick as it Is Useful
Wireless charging pucks make hot phones even hotter. Sure, it allows you access to phones’ only USB-C port while charging, but the process of electromagnetic induction is still less efficient than a direct connection through a power cable. That leads to excess heat. If you’ve ever picked up a phone on the charge and immediately […]
Apple Will Fully Encrypt RCS Messages Between Androids and iPhones
It’s been less than a year since iPhones were granted the ability to send messages to Green Bubbles unfettered, and only now is proper end-to-end encryption making an appearance. Better late than never. The GSM Association announced new specifications for RCS, requiring it to be end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) based on a protocol called the Messaging […]
iPhone 16e Review: The Gateway Phone to the Apple Ecosystem
I’m going to be, as we millennials say, “for real” with you all about the iPhone 16e. After a couple of days with it, I prefer it over wielding the iPhone 16 Pro, at least for testing purposes. I’m not saying there isn’t a point in dropping a stack of cash on a Pro version […]
Why I’m Not Sad Apple Killed the Home Button With the iPhone 16e
Admittedly, I do not have the same kind of history with the iPhone’s Home button as lifelong iPhone owners. I was there for a moment with the iPod touch and then, briefly, the iPhone 4S. I went back to Android. But I realize what a big deal it is that Apple has done away with […]