Month: October 2025

Apple released iOS 26 in mid-September, bringing a range of new features and changes to iPhones across the globe. But not all of the included improvements have been showcased with Apple’s typical fanfare, and many are likely to have been overlooked. Below, we’ve highlighted 26 lesser known additions and enhancements that could potentially change how…

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The base model iPhone 17 debuted with improved cameras and Pro-level features like ProMotion. Here’s how it compares to Apple’s most affordable smartphone, the iPhone 16e.iPhone 17 [left] vs. iPhone 16e [right]At its “Awe Dropping” event on September 9, Apple unveiled the new-and-improved iPhone 17. It features a larger 6.3-inch display with ProMotion, a 3nm…

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Apple TV+ has extended its deal for classic “Charlie Brown” shows and to continue making new ones, for at least another five years.Snoopy, Woodstock, and all the Peanuts gang, are to stay on Apple TV+ — image credit: AppleIn 2019, Charles M. Shulz’s famous hound’s “Snoopy in Space” was among the earliest shows on Apple…

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Amazon is clearing out Apple Watch inventory, and this deal on the cellular SE 2 delivers the lowest price on record.Grab the lowest price ever on a cellular Apple Watch SE 2.Pick up the 40mm Apple Watch SE 2 (GPS + Cellular) for just $189 — a discount of 37% off MSRP. Select styles are…

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If you’ve been using Meta AI in Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger, you might want to stop. Starting later this year, Meta plans to use your generative AI conversations to personalize content and tailor ad recommendations. Text exchanges and voice conversations with Meta AI will be used to personalize posts, reels, ads, and more. Meta…

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Amazon is discounting the second generation 40mm GPS Apple Watch SE to $179.00 today, down from $249.00. This is just $10 higher when compared to the all-time low price on this 2022 Apple Watch SE model, and the lowest we’ve tracked in a few weeks. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these…

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The UK government has issued a new request for Apple to provide access to encrypted iCloud user data, the Financial Times reports. The report reveals that, in early September, the UK Home Office demanded that Apple creates a way for officials to access encrypted ?iCloud? backups. Unlike its previous order, the latest request focuses on…

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Apple’s AirPods are notorious for being unserviceable, and a new teardown video shows the AirPods Pro 3 do nothing to address that.AirPods Pro 3 demolished during teardown. Image source: iFixitThe popular tiny earbuds are also some of the most environmentally unfriendly products Apple makes. Each update, iFixit emphasizes this with their brutal teardowns of the…

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Buying a new MacBook or iPad usually means dropping thousands of dollars upfront, and then dealing with the headache of reselling it a few years later, wasting your valuable time. But now, you don’t have to.Image source: UpgradedWith Upgraded, you can get the latest MacBook starting at just $33.28 per month and as low as…

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The UK government is continuing its bid to access Apple’s user data, this time with a demand to routinely access iCloud backups of its citizenry.UK Houses of ParliamentIn August, the UK government seemingly backed down from its backdoor access mandate, apparently dropping the initiative against user data held by Apple. A month later, and it…

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The Apple Watch Ultra 3 is an dull upgrade that does little for the “Ultra” name, but a fraction more battery life and satellite connectivity may be enough to push upgrades.Apple Watch Ultra 3 reviewApple Watch is in a tough spot. It is upgraded annually with small chipset changes, few feature adds, and customers are…

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Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for its five-part documentary series about filmmaker Martin Scorsese, giving a first glimpse of his philosophy of film.Martin Scorsese in the new Apple TV+ documentary about him — image credit: Apple TV+Following the announcement that writer/director Rebecca Miller has made a documentary series about Scorsese, a new official…

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