Month: June 2025

A new report claims that the Apple Vision Pro could gain support for spatial controllers in a future visionOS update, amplifying a previous leak suggesting support was coming soon.visionOS 26 may introduce support for third-party spatial controllers on Apple Vision Pro.The Apple Vision Pro currently supports game controllers used with the Xbox and PlayStation, but…

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While the iPhone 17 series is still three months away from launching, rumors about next year’s iPhone 18 models continue to surface. The latest word comes from Apple analyst Jeff Pu. In a research note with equity research firm GF Securities this week, Pu said that he expects the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro…

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Looking forward to WWDC 2025? Get in the mood with the official Apple Music playlist for the event, which features 20 songs from a variety of artists, including Benson Boone, Charli xcx, Ed Sheeran, Don Toliver, and others. “Get ready for the biggest Apple developer event of the year with a new playlist of summer…

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As we wait for WWDC to kick off next Monday, Apple today announced the winners of its annual Apple Design Awards, recognizing apps and games for their innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement. The 2025 Apple Design Award winners are listed below, with one app and one game selected per category: Delight and Fun – CapWords…

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Apple has announced that its Den Haag retail store in the Netherlands will be reopening on Thursday, August 14, following a temporary closure. As we previously reported, the store has been closed since June 1 for renovations, but Apple had not announced a reopening date until now. First opened in 2014, Apple Den Haag is…

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A message about WWDC sent to retailers outside of Apple has been taken to mean there will new device launches, but it’s most likely wishful thinking.Tim Cook is still more likely to come on stage empty handed at WWDC — image credit: AppleEvery year, it’s been rumored that Apple will update almost everything it sells…

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Like it did last year, Apple officially unveiled the 2025 Apple Design Awards winners a few days before WWDC. And while this time around, Spatial Computing didn’t get its own category, apps built for Apple Vision Pro played a larger role than ever. more… Go to Source Author: Marcus Mendes

By this time next week, Apple will have fully unveiled its big iOS 26 redesign. But as we count the days until Monday’s WWDC keynote, one notable designer just published what could be the best preview yet of what’s coming to Apple’s software. more… Go to Source Author: Ryan Christoffel

Designer Sebastiaan de With imagines what Apple’s upcoming OS redesign might look like ahead of WWDC 2025.Image Credit: Sebastian de With, LuxWith WWDC less than a week away and Apple dropping hints that changes are coming, everyone is curious about what the Cupertino-based tech giant has up its sleeve. We’re nearly positive that there’s a…

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The A20 chip widely expected to debut in the iPhone 18 Pro and folding iPhone will take advantage of a new packaging technique, on TSMC’s 2nm chip fabrication technology.Dies on wafers – Image Credit: TSMCRumors about the iPhone 18 generation are already spreading, even though we have yet to see the iPhone 17 range. However,…

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Set up Game Center on your iPhone and Mac and set your username so you can compete with friends and unlock achievements in the games you play. You can see where you stand among your friends — and globally. (via Cult of Mac – A 24/7 website publishing the latest Apple news, rumors, reviews, how-tos…

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While the Apple Vision Pro may offer a glimpse into Apple’s, well… vision for gesture-based spatial computing, it’s still an awkward fit for traditional gaming. Coming next week, that may change. more… Go to Source Author: Marcus Mendes

Until recently, Apple’s biggest hit show, by far, was Ted Lasso. Now that title belongs to Severance. But a brand new comedy series—Stick—is the best Apple TV+ attempt yet to re-capture its Lasso magic. Here’s what reviews say. more… Go to Source Author: Ryan Christoffel

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, a super thin smartphone that will compete with Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air. To see what it’s like using such a thin phone, MacRumors video editor Dan Barbera used it as his main device for two weeks to see what it might be like to use Apple’s equivalent…

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