Fear not, M4 Macs are still coming ‘very soon’

We’ve been hearing for a while now that Apple is going to release new M4 Macs this fall. Well, now it’s fall (in the Northern Hemisphere) and we’ve now reached the stage of the news cycle where we’re all waiting for the news to drop, but instead we’re getting reports that the news is dropping […]

Apple exec surprises no one with hype about future iPhones

Render of a possible future — and slimmer — iPhone Apple’s John Ternus is enthused about the iPhone 17 and beyond, with him saying in a leaked memo that the company is working on most ambitious lineup the company has ever worked on. Here’s why. Even Tim Cook has noticed he’s over used the line, […]

TSMC alerts U.S. to possible AI chip sanctions breach

Dies on wafers – Image credit: TSMC TSMC has advised the U.S. that there was an attempt by Huawei to violate sanctions against China restricting the export of AI chips to China, as the probe that could affect Apple chip production rolls on. The United States introduced controls in 2022 that severely restricts any exports […]

iPad mini review roundup: Internal but needed changes

The first reviews for the new iPad mini are out, and the general consensus is that it’s a relatively safe update that depends on Apple Intelligence to be worthwhile. Apple’s update to the iPad mini introduces relatively few changes to the form. It is practically the definition of a spec-bump update, with the main change […]

Revealed: How Apple creates your passwords

When you log into a new service or website on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, the operating system will promptly suggest a ready-made password that you can accept or reject. This password will be quite long; it will not contain any recognizable words; and it will contain special characters such as hyphens and numbers. All […]

French publishers try to get Apple to drop Distraction Control

Distraction Control lets users wipe away website elements they don’t want to see A consortium of publishers and ad companies in France have written to Tim Cook to ask him to ditch Distraction Control, undaunted by how he ignored them last time. It was in May 2024 when members of French organizations including Alliance Digitale, […]