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One of Apple’s most exciting announcements during the Fall 2021 Keynote event was the long-awaited iPad Mini 6, an updated model that has received seriously impressive upgrades in every way. In fact, it may be the best iPad of this generation and a perfect…

There’s no doubt that Apple’s seventh-generation iPod nano was one of the oddest devices that the company ever made. It was one of only two traditional iPods to feature a touchscreen, and the only one to ever include a Lightning port and a Home button.…

Apple is continuously tweaking the camera in the iPhone, improving the lenses and adding cool new features – and the new iPhone 13 is no exception. One of the showcase features added to the iPhone 13 lineup is the Cinematic mode. Cinematic mode intelligently…

It appears that the new Apple Watch Series 7 may have one more trick up its sleeve in the form of a new wireless transceiver — an addition that has left many speculating on what Apple could be up to. FCC filings for the new Apple Watch indicate that the…

Even though iOS 15 can still be installed on every iPhone released in the past six years — and every new iPhone sold by Apple since early 2017 — the company is also continuing to support even older iPhone models, with important iOS updates for devices as…

Hot on the heels of Apple’s big iPhone and iPad reveal, Microsoft hopes to steal some of the spotlight with its newest Surface laptop. The new Surface Laptop Studio has a fresh design that emphasizes the laptop’s high refresh rate display. Microsoft…

Welcome back for another round of Best Apple Deals! There’s an awesome sale going on right now over at Amazon, where you can find all of Apple’s M1 MacBooks at a whopping $149 discount. You can also grab a pair of Apple’s ultra-cool new AirPods Max at…

Apple’s latest iPhone 13 models haven’t even hit the shelves in stores yet, but that hasn’t stopped at least one tech reviewer from taking one apart to share a look at what’s inside. While we’ll certainly see a more thorough teardown from iFixit once…

Another day, another vulnerability. This time it affects macOS Big Sur as well as earlier versions of macOS. More concerning, the security hole remains unpatched, according to a report at Ars Technica. The security vulnerability is a significant one allowing…

One of the great things about this year’s 6.1-inch iPhone 13 Pro is that it’s once again the equal of its larger 6.7-inch “Max” sibling in every way, but unfortunately, this may come with a cost. Last year, the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max gained a…

Following news last month that the European Commission is finally preparing legislation to force a common charging standard for mobile devices, the final standard now appears to be in place, and to nobody’s surprise, it’s going to be USB-C. While the…

It’s not entirely surprising, but Apple is officially entering the vaccine passport game with support for digital vaccination cards native to its platform. What exactly is a vaccine passport? It’s all about the ability to prove that someone has received…

From leaks on products to internal employee matters, there’s little doubt that Apple is having a big problem with information trickling outside its company walls, and Tim Cook has made it clear that he’s not going to put up with it. In a memo that was,…

The paint is barely dry on iOS 15, and Apple is already rolling out the first beta of iOS 15.1 to registered developers, which hopefully means we won’t have to wait long before we see a public release. This is especially great since the first iOS 15.1 beta…

Although Apple has undertaken numerous medical research studies in recent years, most of these have been focused on using the Apple Watch since it’s purpose-designed to monitor a wearer’s health. Now, however, an iPhone-centric study is looking at ways the…

You can install this year’s iOS 15 release on many more iPhone models than ever before, but it’s important to know that you’re not going to get all of iOS 15’s goodness if you’re still toting an iPhone from before 2018. To be clear, there’s still a…

Last week, most of the web’s tech news focused on Apple. With the launch of the new iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, no one really looked at what other companies were doing – that’s why you may have missed T-Mobile’s newest 5G UC announcement. Likewise,…

While yesterday’s release of iOS 15 has naturally garnered most of the attention, Apple also quietly pushed out the expected tvOS 15 updates for its Apple TV set-top box and the slightly more mysterious HomePod Software 15, offering several handy…

Consider this your public service announcement of the day: If you want an iPhone before the end of October, you need to order it as soon as possible. Due to incredible demand, iPhone 13 wait times have become longer than first expected – and they’re even…

It’s an exciting day for iPhone and iPad users, with the public releases of iOS 15 (and iPadOS 15) finally landing on devices, but even though you’ll have plenty of fun things to check out, there are some features you’re still going to have a wait for…

Although we won’t be getting every promised iOS 15 feature in today’s initial release, it’s not all bad news. In fact, Apple has actually surprised us with a feature that’s ready to go sooner than we had expected. When Apple first took the wraps off…

As exciting as last week’s iPhone 13 announcement was, today is the day that many more Apple fans have been waiting for, since iOS 15.0 has just landed! After all, only a select few will get their hands on an iPhone 13 this Friday, but almost everybody with…

It looks like Apple TV+ officially has its first major hit on its hands, as popular comedy series Ted Lasso cleaned up at the Emmys over the weekend. When Apple first debuted Ted Lasso last year, it was a watershed moment for the fledgling Apple TV+ service,…

One of the smaller but more interesting surprises in this year’s iPhone 13 lineup was Apple’s choice to move away from the more basic black, white, and silver scheme into a more creative and classy palette. White and silver have always been staple colours…