iOS 15: All the features that won’t be available at launch
It happens every year. Apple shows off a bunch of awesome new iOS features at WWDC, only to have a handful of them miss the initial release. We shouldn’t be surprised that the same is happening with...
View ArticleiOS 15 is out now with Live Text, Focus, offline Siri, and much more
After beta testing iOS 15 all summer, Apple has released its latest operating system to iPhones everywhere. It’s got a host of new features, including offline Siri processing, Live Text, and Focus...
View ArticleiOS 15: Update now or wait?
Every time Apple drops a major new operating system update—whether macOS or iOS—there’s the question of whether or not you should upgrade right away or wait a while. Certainly, there’s a case to be...
View ArticlewatchOS 8 is here with new fitness features, faces, and more
After beta testing for months, Apple has released the latest watchOS 8 update. Here’s how to get it on your Apple Watch and the new features you should look out for: watchOS 8: How to install To...
View ArticleThe Macworld iOS 15 superguide: Tips, how-tos, new features, and more
Apple’s next big update for a billion-plus iPhones is iOS 15. A beta for developers was made available on the first day of WWDC, June 7, 2021. The beta was then expanded to public beta testers in its...
View ArticleiPhone Other storage: What is it and how do you clear it?
I’m sure this sounds familiar: You’re trying to install the latest iOS 15 release, back up and upgrade to a new iPhone, or download that cool app your friend told you about, and your iPhone says the...
View ArticleRumor points to notchless iPhone 14 Pro, ‘affordable’ iPhone 14 Max
The iPhone 13 hasn’t even hit shelves yet, but rumors are rolling in for the iPhone 14. And after a somewhat lackluster upgrade over the iPhone 12, Ming-Chi Kuo says the 2022 iPhone could bring big...
View ArticleiCloud+ Private Relay explained: Don’t call it a VPN
If you’ve downloaded iOS 15, you might have noticed something different about your iCloud account. Apple is upgrading all paid iCloud accounts to something it calls iCloud+. It includes several...
View ArticleSafari 15 for macOS now available: New macOS tabs will transform your workflow
Tabs are a major user interface element in Safari for macOS—we use them all the time, but they become unwieldly and hard to manage. Apple hopes to address those problems in Safari 15 with a new tab...
View ArticleiPhone 14 rumors: Notchless Pros and a cheaper Max could arrive in 2022
The iPhone 13 isn’t even here yet, and there are already pundits and analysts claiming to know what’s in store for the iPhone 14. At this point, you should regard all such reports with extreme...
View ArticleThe next big thing comes to those who wait
Apple announced the iPhone 13 lineup last week, touting cameras, longer battery life, different colors. A lot of people have said this wasn’t a very exciting iPhone announcement and, you know what?...
View ArticleThe M1X Macs, not the iPhone 13, will be the star of 2021
So Apple’s “California Streaming” event was fun, wasn’t it? Shiny new iPhones, updates to the iPad and iPad mini (finally), a spiffy new Apple Watch Series 7 and Fitness+ workouts, and let’s not...
View ArticleiPhone 13 review roundup: Big improvements where it matters
If you’re still wondering whether to buy an iPhone 13 or 13 mini when they hit stores on Friday, the early reviewers all agree: It’s well worth the upgrade from any iPhone that isn’t an iPhone 12. The...
View ArticleiOS 15: How to move the Safari address bar back to the top
In iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey, Apple has dramatically redesigned Safari for the first time in years. The iPhone gets the biggest changes, with a new tab bar at the bottom of the screen and...
View ArticleFuture iPhones may be able to detect depression, cognitive decline
While rumors about future health and fitness features usually pertain to the Apple Watch, a report in The Wall Street Journal says Apple is looking to expand the iPhone’s role as well. Sources and...
View ArticleiPhone 13 Pro review roundup: The one to get
If it seems like the iPhone 13 Pro is a much bigger upgrade over the iPhone 13 this year than in years past, it’s because it is. Early reviewers agree that the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are...
View ArticleiOS 15.1: Beta 1 is released with SharePlay and vaccine cards in Wallet
Just one day after the release of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple has begun beta-testing iOS 15.1. The first beta was released to developers on Tuesday, September 21. The public beta tests typically...
View ArticleHow to mirror your Mac display through AirPlay
AirPlay lets you stream the contents of a Mac’s display to a compatible device, like an Apple TV, a third-party TV set with AirPlay support, or Squirrel’s Reflector software, which turns lots of...
View ArticleApple Watch Series 7 vs Series 6: Adding up all the small differences
The Apple Watch Series 7 is here…kinda. Apple unveiled its latest watch at its “California streaming” event, but the company did not announce when it will be available for purchase, and that it won’t...
View ArticleThe A15 is plenty fast, but its true power is versatility
Last week, Apple announced the new A15 processor in a peculiar way: by comparing its new chip to the Android competition, rather than the A14 that powered last year’s generation of iPhones. We were...
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