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09-03-25 -
Tim Cook expected at White House on Thursday for Trump AI event
Where will Tim Cook be on the Thursday before the iPhone 17 event? Back at the White House, it seems. more…
09-03-25 -
MacBook Air vs MacBook Pro: Which one makes the most sense to buy right now?
MacBooks are great computers, but there’s a number of different varieties to think about. Between last gen hardware and all of the current models available now, it can feel like there’s a lot of options. Today, we’ll be breaking down which ...
09-03-25 -
Netflix now lets you (almost) easily share clips of your favorite shows
The Netflix app now lets you select the start and end points of a clip, so you can share it outside the app. Here’s how it works. more…
09-03-25 -
WSJ explores the niche markets benefiting from the Apple Vision Pro
By now, you probably know it by heart: the steep price tag and lack of apps have irreparably doomed the first Apple Vision Pro. But that doesn’t mean it’s not doing well in niche markets and uses, per a new WSJ report. more…
09-03-25 -
Reflecting on Apples attempts at a fourth flagship iPhone: Will the 17 Air do...
At next week’s ‘Awe Dropping’ Apple Event, Apple will release the iPhone 17 lineup. One of the most noteworthy models this year will be an entirely new one: the iPhone 17 Air. It’s going to be an ultra-thin iPhone, and it’s set to replac...
09-03-25 -
Bank of America boosts Apple stock target on Google antitrust win
Just a few days ago, Bank of America reiterated its cautiously optimistic outlook on Apple’s stock market performance, with a $250 price target. Following yesterday’s ruling on the Google antitrust case, it has raised its projection. more…
09-03-25 -
Opera One for iOS has a new version, and its all about tab management (and a ...
Today, Opera announced an update to Opera One, its iOS browser, with multiple improvements to tab viewing, searching, managing, and more. Here are the details. more…
09-03-25 -
CarPlay is about to get the Messages feature Ive been waiting for
It’s turning out to be a huge year for CarPlay, surprising many of us after years of middling updates. Among the host of new CarPlay features coming in iOS 26, there’s a key fix for what’s long been the most annoying Messages issue for me: t...
09-03-25 -
These were the most watched Apple TV+ movies and series in August
Every month, JustWatch reports the most popular shows and movies among its users worldwide. Here’s a breakdown of what topped its Apple TV+ charts in August. more…
09-03-25 -
Google closer to powering new Siri and Apples AI search tool as Perplexity fades
While they’re not exactly tying the knot yet, Siri and Gemini are making plans to spend a lot more time together. That’s according to a new report that details the current state of Apple’s delayed effort to upgrade Siri for the modern era. ...
09-03-25 -
9to5Mac Daily: September 3, 2025 Apples deal with Google is safe
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Spons...
09-03-25 -
iPhone 17 Pro Max could deliver in all the ways users actually want
Apple’s iPhone 17 unveiling is only days away, and rumors for the iPhone 17 Pro Max indicate it could deliver in nearly every way that recently surveyed users say they want most. more…
09-03-25 -
AirPods Max get an elegant solution to their biggest design flaw
My biggest complaint about over the years hasn’t been the steep price or which chip Apple put inside. It’s been the lack of wireless charging. Fortunately, an elegant solution to solve this problem has arrived. more…
09-03-25 -
The first iPhone with all-screen display could arrive next year: report
The dream of an edge-to-edge iPhone display with no cutout could come true sooner than we thought. Per a new analyst report, next year’s iPhone Fold might be the first iPhone to move camera components under the display, thus offering a truly all...
09-03-25 -
New Eero Signal promises to keep you connected during internet outages
Eero has a new Eero Signal product that it says will let you “say goodbye to internet outages.” “Eero Signal delivers cellular backup whenever your wired internet connection goes down,” the company explains. It’s available in both 4G...
09-03-25 -
Instagram launches official iPad app, now available on App Store
The day has finally arrived: Instagram for iPad is here. Though it seemed like it might never happen, the popular social media app now offers an official iPadOS version. Here are the details. more…
09-03-25 -
Deals: 512GB iPhone 16 Pro $340 off, M4 Max Mac Studio $300 off, Nomad sitewi...
Alongside ongoing $150 price drops on the M3 iPad Air lineup as well as Apple’s 24GB M4 Mac mini with the 1TB upgrade at $200 off, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break deals are starting with an exclusive sitewide sale event at Nomad. We have secured ...
09-03-25 -
AirPods Pro 3 coming next week: Heres every rumored feature
AirPods Pro 3 are almost here, with a launch at Apple’s September 9 event widely expected. Here’s every rumored new feature coming to AirPods Pro 3. more…
09-03-25 -
reMarkable announces new Paper Pro Move: a palm-sized paper tablet thats pric...
Today, reMarkable larger reMarkable Paper Pro. It’s designed for work on the go, and can easily be slipped in a jacket pocket, bag, or purse. more…
09-03-25 -
iPhone 17 event will finally solve the biggest mystery about 17 Pro and Pro Max
Apple’s “Awe dropping” event on Tuesday will finally solve the biggest mystery around the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. The fact that there’s any mystery at all less than a week before the iPhone event is exciting on its ow...
09-03-25 -
Five new Apple products are the biggest September 9 launch maybes
Apple’s big September 9 launch event is just days away. We’re expecting the iPhone 17 lineup, Apple Watch Ultra 3 and Series 11, and AirPods Pro 3. But beyond these near-locks, what other new products might Apple launch? Here are the five bigg...
09-03-25 -
Just one word in the Google antitrust ruling was worth $20B a year to Apple
For more than a year now, there have been debates about whether Google’s payment to Apple to be the default search engine in Safari would be outlawed. While it had seemed likely this would be the case, what we got was a compromise ruling. It ...
09-03-25 -
Slow Horses season 5 is coming, and it looks better than ever
Apple TV+ is about to kick off its packed fall lineup, with two big returning series coming very soon—including Slow Horses season 5. Here’s a look at the new Slow Horses trailer, which makes season 5 look like it could be the best yet. mo...
09-03-25 -
Addigy teams up with SentinelOne for new Apple security suite with real time ...
Addigy has long been known for its Apple device management service, but its new Security Suite aims to offer additional solutions for IT teams and managed service providers. By combining Addigy’s device management service platform with SentinelO...
09-03-25 -
Rumor: iPhone 17 Pro to feature better thermals for improved battery life, di...
We’re less than a week away from the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup, and a new rumor today sheds light on several more improvements Apple has up its sleeve. In a post on Weibo, the oft-reliable leaker Instant Digital says the iPhone 17 Pro and i...
09-03-25 -
Acers 16-inch Swift Air weighs less than the 13-inch MacBook Air
A second Windows laptop has demonstrated that there is potential for the MacBook Air to be even lighter. Earlier this year, we saw a 14-inch Asus laptop come in lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, and now Acer has done the same with a 16-inch mo...
09-03-25 -
Exclusive: Nomad now 20% off sitewide for 9to5 readers New Apple Watch bands...
Labor Day weekend might have already come and gone, but the big-time deals at Nomad are just starting now. We have now secured 9to5 readers a special code that will knock 20% off everything on the site, from its super-popular Find My Tracking Card...
09-03-25 -
Googles Gemini smart home plans are about to make Siri look even dumber
Apple is already under massive fire for falling behind in AI, and Google’s Gemini smart home plans are about to make that a whole lot worse. Not only is Siri lagging dramatically behind generative AI chatbots in smartphone-based tasks, but Go...
09-03-25 -
Latest Apple store has a new way to blur the boundary between interior and ex...
The latest Apple Store opens tomorrow, just a couple of days after the previous one, which saw the Genius Bar and Pickup counter integrated into a single area. Apple Koregaon Park Also adopts this approach, and both stores also take a new appro...
09-02-25 -
You may soon be able to watch Instagram Reels in picture-in-picture mode
In a new test, Meta is letting select users keep watching Instagram Reels as a floating window on their devices even after they close the app. Here’s what it looks like. more…
09-02-25 -
9to5Mac Daily: September 2, 2025 New AirPods Pro health features?
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Spons...
09-02-25 -
Apples deals with Google largely unaffected in antitrust case ruling
Following months of testimony for the remedies phase of the Google antitrust trial, Judge Amit Mehta just issued his decision, and it is largely beneficial to Apple’s deals with Alphabet. Here are the details. more…
09-02-25 -
JENNIE Beats Solo 4 gets launch date, as new Beats Solo and Studio Pro colors...
Today, Apple announced the launch date for the Ruby Red Special-Edition JENNIE , which features a pair of attachable red bows and more custom-made features for fans of the K-pop superstar. Here are the details. more…
09-02-25 -
Apple Wallet has three new features for boarding passes in iOS 26
Using digital boarding passes on the iPhone has become common practice for many of us. But after years with no changes to the feature, iOS 26 is about to upgrade Apple Wallet’s boarding passes with several handy new features. more…
09-02-25 -
Apples AI exodus continues with four new deflections to Meta, OpenAI, and Ant...
It looks like Meta’s hiring freeze definitely does not apply to Apple engineers. As reported by Bloomberg, Jian Zhang, Apple’s Lead AI Researcher for Robotics, will be joining the Meta Robotics Studio. And he’s not the only one leaving. Here...
09-02-25 -
With AirPods Pro 3, Apple sounds like its following a winning playbook
AirPods Pro 3 are almost here, and rumors indicate Apple plans to follow the highly successful proven playbook of AirPods Pro 2. Here’s what that means. more…
09-02-25 -
New Vision Air: Heres how much lighter and less expensive it might be
Apple has a new Vision Pro 2 launching soon, but two of the main complaints about Vision hardware—weight and cost—likely won’t be addressed until 2027’s rumored ‘Vision Air’ ships. Today, a new report outlines how much cheaper and more...
09-02-25 -
The iPhones boring era officially ends next week
Apple launches new flagship iPhones every year with a variety of upgrades. But after years of relatively stagnant innovation on the design front, the iPhone 17 launch will kick off several years of exciting new innovations that put an end to the r...
09-02-25 -
Join Relay in supporting St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Once again, our friends over at Relay have launched their annual campaign to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Relay community has raised over $4 million for St. Jude since 2019. I’ve set up a 9to5Mac fundraising pa...
09-02-25 -
Apple is already raising iPhone Fold expectations in a big way, per report
Apple’s first ‘iPhone Fold’ is still about a year away from launching, but according to a new analyst note, the company recently raised shipment expectations significantly for the new model. more…
09-02-25 -
Heres why Apples cheapest iPad is actually the most practical model
As a techie, it’s easy to get caught up in the trap of buying the most expensive devices with the most features. And, for the most part, it’s still a problem. That said, I recently made the decision to switch to Apple’s , the budget model wi...
09-02-25 -
Apple releases beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, more [U]
Apple has just released another wave of beta updates for its forthcoming major software versions, including beta 9 for iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, and more. more…
09-02-25 -
macOS Tahoe 26 beta 9 now available [U: Public betas]
Contrary to expectations, Apple is rolling out a new wave of developer betas ahead of next week’s “Awe Dropping” event. Here’s what to expect. more…
09-02-25 -
Apple releases iOS 26 beta 9 for iPhone
Turns out iOS 26 development isn’t quite over yet. After only shipping eight beta versions of iOS over the last several years, Apple has released the ninth developer beta version of iOS 26. We expect the redesigned version of the iPhone software...
09-02-25 -
iPhone 17 event promises to go beyond the usual yearly updates for each product
We have a solid sense of what to expect from the iPhone 17 event next week. Still, there’s a narrative turn happening that will make Apple’s “Awe dropping” presentation feel more new than the typical routine tech announcement. more…
09-02-25 -
Deals: 24GB/1TB M4 Mac mini $200 off, M4 iPad Pro $500+ off, iPhone 15 Pro Ma...
There are still plenty of notable Apple Labor Day deals still live in our master hub right here, but today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break does have some additional offers that should be on your radar. Firstly, we have an even lower price on the M4 Mac m...
09-02-25 -
Amazon Prime subscribers will soon lose ability to share benefits outside hou...
Amazon has a change coming soon for Prime subscribers: the ability to share Prime’s shipping benefits with members outside your household is ending soon. more…
09-02-25 -
Apple might have good news on iPhone 17 pricing, per report
We’re just one week away from Apple unveiling its flagship iPhone 17 lineup, and while market analysts have generally been expecting price increases on most new models, the latest report indicates we might be in for good news. more…
09-02-25 -
New Apple TV 4K is launching at the perfect time for Dolby Vision 2
Apple is expected to launch a brand new Apple TV 4K this fall, possibly as early as next week. Coincidentally, Dolby just happened to unveil its major new Dolby Vision 2 standard today, which could be a great match for the new Apple TV hardware. ...
09-02-25 -
As we await the iPhone Fold, Samsung and Huawei move onto trifolds
It seems clear we’re still a year away from the first iPhone Fold, but the rest of the market isn’t standing still. Samsung is planning to launch its first trifold phone this year, and Huawei is already onto its second-generation model. On ...

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