One of the biggest narratives currently going around about Apple is the company’s AI struggles. But while those struggles are very real, Apple has two big aces up its sleeve that should minimize the damage from ‘new Siri’ shipping late, and propel the company into a bright future. Those two things: innovations in Apple’s upcoming hardware and software. more…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows launches on Mac today alongside its PC and console counterparts. The game is the latest sequel in the long-running Assassin’s Creed franchise from developer Ubisoft and features open world RPG gameplay set in feudal Japan. more…
We have big-time deals on iPad mini 7 and the new M3 iPad Air, hundreds in savings on the new M4 MacBook Pro models and deep discounts on the 24GB M3 MacBook Air. But who cares about all of that today when you can score a wildly rare deal on Apple’s most innovative product in years – the venerable Apple Polishing Cloth is now down at just $7 Prime shipped and it could sell out any time folks. We will have to wait until Apple Polishing Cloth 2 to release before it lands with Apple Intelligence support, but we also spotted the Amazon Renewed Premium 1TB iPhone 15 Pro at $649 off the original price alongside some other notable official Apple accessory deals today – woven USB-C cables from $8.50 and the 30/140W wall chargers at 50% off, plus more. more…
iPhone delivery day can be an especially exciting occasion. Sure the wait can be painful, but do you know what’s worse? Having your new iPhone stolen off the porch just seconds after delivery. That’s what was happening across thousands of US households, and now we know how. more…
The embarrassment over the state of Siri continues, with the discovery that the ‘intelligent’ assistant doesn’t even know what month it is. My colleague Zac Hall suggested that things are now so bad the Siri brand is irredeemably tarnished, and any new version should be given a completely new name – but some think Apple should go further than this, and let us replace Siri with our own choice of AI chatbot … more…
Google has confirmed it is investigating an issue causing low quality in playback of videos and Shorts through the YouTube app on iOS. more…
Apple TV+ is having a big cultural moment thanks to the popularity of Severance’s second season, which concludes tonight. But leaving its current success aside, a new report claims that the streamer has continued being a money drain for Apple even five years after launch. more…
A leaker is out with a new set of iPhone 17 dummy models based on CAD drawings, and these latest ones have a detail not previously seen. The mockups of the two iPhone 17 Pro models appear to indicate which areas of the case back will be metal and which will be glass … more…
The Meta AI chatbot is finally rolling out to European countries from this week, and will be accessible in Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger. However, the headline feature of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses will not be available. The generative AI feature first launched in the US back in 2023, but privacy concerns were raised when it came to light that the company had been training it on Facebook and Instagram posts since way back in 2007 …. more…
The criminals behind a phishing attack aimed at Windows users are now targeting Mac users instead. The goal is to steal your Apple Account credentials (aka Apple ID). The security researchers who uncovered the scam say that it’s one of the most sophisticated attacks ever mounted against Mac users … more…
